Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Quick answer (as of October 27, 2026): Onimusha: Way of the Sword has no story DLC, no expansion and no announced sequel. Its DLC is cosmetics, a few stat-boost...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Quick answer (as of October 26, 2026): You fight Benkei twice in Onimusha: Way of the Sword. The first fight ends Bloodbath on the Bridge (Mission 14, Gojo-Ohas...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Quick answer (as of October 24, 2026): You fight Sasaki Ganryu three times in Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Fight 1 (The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu, the same duel t...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
You're seven weeks into Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Dokyo is dead, and Takamura has just told Musashi that now is the time to deal with any unfinished busin...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Most Onimusha: Way of the Sword players get through the whole story on the starting pouch. Then they hit Carnage or the Boss Rematch list, where Hozuki is the o...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Six weeks after launch, a lot of Onimusha: Way of the Sword players are now working through the Boss Rematch menu. It's where you finish the Platinum and un...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Most of the swords you unlock in Onimusha: Way of the Sword are pure dress-up — a new look for Musashi's blade with zero effect on how it swings. The Bisham...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Capcom's first new mainline Onimusha in 20 years has a new official sales number. On October 27, 2026, Capcom published its first-half earnings and confirme...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Genma Notes are the one collectible in Onimusha: Way of the Sword that the game never marks on your map — and you need all 23 of them in a single save to unlock...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Shuten Doji, the "Gourd Drainer," is the Formidable Foe who ends the chapter "The Demon on the Mount" on Mount Oe — and he is the first boss...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Equip the Earth-Shakers as your default Oni Armament in Onimusha: Way of the Sword — they shatter armor, dump enemy stamina for a free Break Issen, and give you...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Onimusha: Way of the Sword hides the upper half of your skill tree behind three dungeons called Oni Portals — and the game only forces you to finish one of them...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Onimusha: Way of the Sword reviewed as one of 2026's best action games — Metacritic 85, an IGN 10/10 — but its post-game Carnage difficulty is the part spli...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Early in Onimusha: Way of the Sword you unlock a dense ability tree, three different upgrade currencies, and dozens of nodes — and the game never tells you whic...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Charms are the most under-used power spike in Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Equip the wrong three and you leave a flat 10–50% of your combat output on the table; ...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Quick answer (as of October 1, 2026): Chain Issen in Onimusha: Way of the Sword lets you carry a successful Issen counter straight into the next enemies instead...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Quick answer (as of September 29, 2026): Dokyo, The Transgressor is the divisive gimmick boss at the end of the In the Light of an Icy Moon chapter of Onimusha:...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Just rolled credits on Onimusha: Way of the Sword and staring at the "New Game+" prompt wondering what you'll actually keep? You're asking the...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Just rolled credits on Onimusha: Way of the Sword and eyeing the Platinum? You're in good company — r/Onimusha is filling up with "Platinum Trophy Achi...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Struggling to upgrade your sword in Onimusha: Way of the Sword because you keep running out of materials? You're not alone — it's one of the most common...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
The best PC settings for Onimusha: Way of the Sword are: turn Ray Tracing OFF, drop Mesh, Sky/Cloud, Foliage, Ambient Occlusion and Volumetric Fog to Medium, ke...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Oni Awakening is the transformation that turns Miyamoto Musashi from a skilled swordsman into a near-unkillable Oni for a few brutal seconds — and in Onimusha: ...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Quick answer (as of September 19, 2026): The final boss of Onimusha: Way of the Sword is Minamoto no Yoshitsune — the "Man in White" who handed Musash...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Quick answer (as of September 17, 2026): The Greater Nue is the roadblock boss most players are getting stuck on in Onimusha: Way of the Sword right now — it...