How are these games ?

JPB

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Was wondering how this series is. I am thinking about picking up these titles but would like some input first. ?

I can get all three copies for a very cheap price. And just need to know if these games are worth playing.
 

Modeps

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I've only played the first in the series on PS2... and it was a long time ago. I remember liking it but thinking it was a little short.
 

purbeast0

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i liked em a lot back when i played em, not sure how i would like them now.

i remember they were basically like Resident Evil games but in a Samurai world. The game controls a lot like the old school RE games in that it has fixed camera angles w/prerendered background, and that pressing UP on the controller makes you move forward, not literally UP on the screen.

i think it also had some elements similiar to devil may cry in that you collected orb type things when you killed people.
 

AstroManLuca

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Originally posted by: purbeast0
...The game controls a lot like the old school RE games in that it has fixed camera angles w/prerendered background, and that pressing UP on the controller makes you move forward, not literally UP on the screen....

Keep that in mind. I got RE1 for the GameCube a few years ago and gave it away that same week because the controls were so terrible. They make the game unplayable.
 

JPB

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Is it anything like Ninja Gaiden ? Those games were very hard.
 

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Originally posted by: JPB
Is it anything like Ninja Gaiden ? Those games were very hard.

Nah, I really think that I beat the first Onimusha in like 2 sittings... it wasnt difficult.
 

VashHT

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Agree with engraver, get the first and don't bother with the others. I liked the first one so much I went through it multiple times and completed everything(including a sweet panda suit). The second one I beat but didn't enjoy really, the 3rd one I couldn't bother finishing even.
 

Eeezee

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I've only placed the first two, they were pretty fun. If you can get them for cheap, they're worth playing once.
 

skace

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Fun games, short, not as difficult as something like Ninja Gaiden, but wouldn't be considered easy either.
 

festus

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The first one was great. It had a really dark feel to it that the others didn't.

The later ones were more action oriented. While the controls got better, the series got worse. I never played the fourth one though.