Capcom Readying New Onimusha Announcement?

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Dan Webb

A page on the Capcom Japan site a few weeks back was brought to my attention. Back then all that existed was a number in the middle of the screen: 1560. My first thought was ... the original Onimusha was set in 1560, but I put it down to my over active imagination.

Since then three more numbers have appeared; 1573, 1582 and now 1600. Low and behold, some of those numbers correspond to the subsequent Onimusha titles.

Onimusha 2 took place in 1573 and Onimusha 3 took place in 1582. The latest date seems to break the pattern as Onimusha 4 was set in 1597. So could 1600 be the setting for Onimusha 5?

Seems a little too coincidental to me that the dates correspond with one another. And the Onimusha series has spent too much time out of the spotlight considering how lucrative its been for Capcom over the years.

Whilst this isn't an out and out confirmation, and we don't know when the next clue will appear, but we can sense an Onimusha rumbling in the Capcom camp some time in the not too distant future.

Comments
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  • cool
  • Never properly played one of these games, would be nice to see one available on the 360.
  • This is the best news I've had all day maybe all year, Onimusha is one of my favorite series' of all time. I can't wait for a new one. Hopefully it still has Samanosuke.
  • Remeber the Mgs:Rising teaser that was showing on the Kojima site, right before E3 and everyone said it was Gray Fox because the Raiden shown in the teaser had a deferent eye color to the one he has in MGS4.
  • Never played one. But somewhat interested. :D
  • i loved the onimusha games would love one for 360
  • never heard of this game but i will give it a look
  • I only remember playing this on the Dreamcast, but it was far ahead of it's time. A great game.
  • Hoping. LOved the old ones. Give.
  • Isn't this likely to be a Sony exclusive ?
  • Love the Onimusha series. Would kill for one on the 360.
  • Its wondering me that Onimusha may comes out for XBox 360 but i love that game and i really hope ist comes out for XBox 360.
  • Onimusha was one of my favorite PS2 games and would be a welcomed edition to my 360 collection. Now if we could just get a new SSX!
  • This by far was one of my favorite games of all time. Can't wait!
  • About time I've been wondering for the last year or so when a new Onimusha was coming out. I hope its like the fist one... the third on just seemed like the story was spinning off into stupidness... so I never played 4 but will def play this one if it makes it to the 360
  • make dead rising 2 already
  • I love Onimusha! Capcom will make my day when they release a next gen version
  • #17 its out in september
  • 1600 would make sense. It was a very important year for what the games are loosely based on.
  • I want this game!
  • I was just thinking about this the other day as I picked up my old copy of Onimusha 3. The first one I played and it was very enjoyable, like old school Resident Evil with swords. Which actually leads me to think they'll rehaul the whole thing just like with Resi 4&5. And now I'm very nervous. Oh shit....
  • I only played the Onimusha fighting game for PS2 and I really enjoyed it. I have not played an Onimusha proper game but I would definitely be interested in a new one.
  • Please don't be a PS3 exclusive, loved these games.
  • i got the 1st one when the ps2's came out and liked the franchise ever since. can't wait to see it this-gen
  • judging by capcoms recent release trend i wouldnt expect it to be a PS3 exclusive, but even if it is it would prob be a timed exclusive. either way it would be great to play another Onimusha title, what i got to play of Oni 2 and 3 was brilliant fun so fingers crossed.
  • # 21 .. now I'm excited !!!
  • If Onimusha comes out on the 360, I hope it's not weighed down by being a Ninja Gaiden 2 and/or Devil May Cry 4 style clone. Something about the complexity of the combos and such in those games really would remove a lot of the Onimusha charm factor.
  • If this is true,to me Onimusha will be better than Gears & halo. Onimusha is HUGE! The last i think was "dawn of dreams" which had 2 game discs.
  • i loved the 2nd twas awesome :D
  • http://www.capcom.co.jp/basara/ This is not Onimusha. Perhaps, its new Sengoku Basara(Devil Kings).
  • @ #31....you are right it’s for Basara: Battle Heroes, I read on it also...the Americian title is Devil Kings (I think)...this would be the second one if it comes to the U.S.
  • WOW! NO kidding where did this franchise wonder off to? 1st day purchase!
  • It was already established that it's for Sengoku Basara last week since a link was to a Sengoku Basara game. This may be the 3rd or 4th one in Japan
  • I hope it is as onimusha 4 was a woefully underrated game and ive been far too long without a decent capcom fix...cough..resident evil5..cough!
  • Onimusha? Meh. I'd play it if they remade all of them in a set a la Devil May Cry. Too hard to track down all the prior games just to get caught up in the story. I'm still waiting for a friggin' Fatal Frame collection.
  • u can get all 3 onimusha games inone package thats how i brought all3 medal of honor and devilmaycry 123.
  • Why can't Capcom just announce BOF6???
  • The last Onimusha game i played was the latest one on the Ps2 and that was good.
  • Loves me some Onimusha!!
  • Onimusha Dawn of Dreams was left with somewhat of a cliffhanger ending to it.. so I would love a sequel to that game.. in my opinion was the best Onimusha game of them all.
  • @ Dave: Onimusha wasn't on Dreamcast :p Onimusha games are epic, I played 1 & 2 to death, but never did play 3 for some reason. 4 on 360 would be epic.
  • Fuck Onimusha & Release Monster Hunter!!!!!
  • Hmmm if this is true I'll have to quickly track down Onimusha 2, 3, and 4 and play and beat them before attempting Onimusha 5 but from the looks of it ya. . . .its another Devil Kings game. . . .*sigh*
  • yup definatlly Devil Kings theres only 4 numbers for Christ's sake (and this is supose to be the 5th game). . . .so much hyped destroyed
  • Played the first 3, and it truly is a great series. I would love to see CAPCOM bring it to the 360, and with the way things have been moving the past couple years, I wouldn't see why not.
  • The original Onimusha game was the first game I got for the PS2 and at the time I was blown away by the graphics. A new game for the 360 would be brilliant but from reading the posts above it seems unlikely at the moment.
  • Onimusha is the worst series Capcom ever made...what they need to do is make proper survival horror games again, that have a proper story and the ability to actually scare you. Looks like Alan Wake might be the next game to do that...
  • It's not Onimusha, it's a new Sengoku Basara (Devil King)... I'm disapointed :/
  • Bout time, I got so pissed when Capcom made their last announcement. Screw Lost Planet 2, I was so hoping for this.
  • Its the new devil king game, hopefully it's good XD.
  • The answer is revealed. It is Sengoku Basara 3. It will be released at 2010.
  • Juuuuubeeeeeeiiii lol.... still quote that for some reason :S No. 2 was awesome... then ther was the one with jean reno... all classics lol
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