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Onimusha: Way of the Sword — All Bosses and How to Beat Them
gaming1 month ago

Onimusha: Way of the Sword — All Bosses and How to Beat Them

Rock Paper Shotgun’s guide compiles every boss and variant in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, with actionable tactics for each fight—parry to counter Sasaki Ganryu, absorb Souls during Daidara’s grabs, defeat Rasho-gan by breaking his red tendril and using bow shots to drop environmental debris, dodge and punish Byakue’s and Ifuu’s telegraphed moves, focus dodges and tail strikes on the Nue family (including Blue/Red and Greater Nue) and exploit Issen opportunities, and for Byakue 2 use exploding barrels at the start; the article also notes two difficulty modes (Story and Action) and that the list is a work-in-progress with more bosses to come.

Stranger Than Heaven Debuts Heavier, Parry-Driven Combat That Leaves Its Motives Murky
games4 months ago

Stranger Than Heaven Debuts Heavier, Parry-Driven Combat That Leaves Its Motives Murky

Hands-on with Stranger Than Heaven reveals a weighty, parry-based combat system that maps left/right bumper actions to stance-specific strikes and uses directional blocks for precise counters, all while sticking to a knife-wielding, no-dodge approach. Encounters with waves of enemies and a challenging miniboss showcase a tense, Souls-like rhythm, but the author remains unsure what Makoto Daito fights for or what RGG Studio is ultimately aiming to say, especially given recent controversies around the Tupac cameo and broader studio direction. At its core, the demo excites with its brutal, methodical combat, even as the larger narrative questions linger.