Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
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| Developer(s) | Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Designer(s) | Keiji Inafune |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PC |
| Release | February 26, 2004 (JP) April 27, 2004 (NA) July 9, 2004 (EU) December 2005 (Hong Kong, PC Version) |
| Genre(s) | Action Adventure, Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege is a video game developed and published by Capcom. It is the third chapter of the Onimusha saga and was released for the PlayStation 2 on April 27, 2004. It was later ported to the PC.
Plot summary
Template:Spoiler The game opens with Samanosuke Akechi (Takeshi Kaneshiro) destroying the monstrous Genma army in Japan 1582. It then jumps to modern-day Paris 2004, featuring Jacques Blanc (voiced by Jean Reno) riding on his motorcycle to help his friend Phillipe. The Genma army then begins its invasion of Paris near the Arc de Triomphe.
The game returns to Samanosuke in feudal Japan fights his way to Honnoji Temple, which is on fire from a raging battle. Samanosuke battles and kills Ranmaru Mori (Joshua Keaton) and approaches Oda Nobunaga. However, before they can fight, a portal opens in the floor and Samanosuke is pulled through it.
Meanwhile, the French military is fighting several monsters from 1582, but the soldiers can not hold them for long. Jacques arrives on the scene finding Phillipe injured from the battle. Suddenly, Samanosuke appears from a portal in a Paris alley right where Jacques is fighting the Genma monsters. Jacques Blanc runs out of ammo just as he and Phillipe are ambushed, but Samanosuke manages to rescue them. Samanosuke and Jacques meet but are unable to properly communicate.
The time portal reappears and pulls Jacques and Phillipe through to Japan. Samanosuke makes his way towards the center of the hysteria, the Arc de Triomphe. Samanosuke first meets Michelle, Jacques' girlfriend, near the Arc and makes his way towards the roof. There he encounters Guildenstern and finds out he is actually over 400 years in the future in Paris. Samanosuke then fights and destroys Brainstern, a robotic creation.
Jacques Blanc and Phillipe arrive in 16th century Japan. Unfortunately, Phillipe dies of mortal wounds from the previous battle after the time warp. Jacques encounter Samanosuke on his way to Honnoji Temple. Both men realize that to return to their own time period, they must save the current time from destruction. Samanosuke in 2004 Paris teams up with Michelle and Jacques son to save the city from destruction while Jacques and Samanosuke (not player controlled) struggle to fight Nobunaga in feudal Japan. The two men work together across time to solve puzzles and access new areas.
Featured Landmarks in France
Technical
- Onimusha 3 is the first game in the series to use the analog sticks instead of the D-pad to control the character's movement.
- Also the first in the series to use real-time rendered 3D environments instead of static background images.
- The intro sequence was choreographed and Motion Captured by Hong Kong movie star Donnie Yen.
Future Sequel
Although Capcom stated on several occasions that Onimusha 3 would be the end of the series, the ending seems to indicate another game revolving around Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Nobunaga's successor) and the sealing of Samanosuke's Oni gauntlet. Indeed, a new Onimusha game entitled "Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams" has been announced, although its story has not yet been revealed.