I do recommend it. Coming from a mid-30's gamer who played all the original Onimusha games, its just great to be back experiencing the franchise. There are moments when it feels like classic Onimusha, but those moments aren't often enough. Original Onimisha was Resident Evil with swords. Of course I don't miss the tank controls and fixed camera, but RE was also more than that. Onimusha WotS nails the atmosphere but I wish there were more RE style puzzles, weird doors, etc. like it used to. I had hoped Way of the Sword would have more connection to the original world building, but a fresh take is also welcome.
The story is alright, it kind of feels like its missing a more thorough connection from plot point to point rather than just "Go here and kill the next boss" but we get what we get.
I will say that the writing for Musashi is fun, I love his expression and emoting. But Shizuka is basically the AAA dialogue meme and its a bit painful at times. She offers hints to puzzles when it's not asked for nor needed and that is quite unfortunate.
The customization increments are agonizingly slow, I guess that's for the pacing and balance of the game.
The combat is the shining point for this game. To those complaining of easy difficulty, you just don't get it. It's not a souls-like, its an action game. And the "easy" comes from the fact that the developers have given us so many different tools to play with. There are just so many different ways of tackling different encounters. You can be slow methodical, you can hack n slash, spam ultimates, you can parry everything. The game allows you to adapt and change tactics on the fly, and that's so much more engaging than a souls-like. The one criticism I have is the pacing of the enemy attacks. It could be tweaked up a bit for more challenge. I'm sure a mod will fix that.
I also love that there is a built-in boss replay system. Often times during the story fight, I'll be so aggressive that I don't get to see all of the modes and transformations. Replaying allows you to switch up fighting styles and adapt to different strategies.
Its an amazing game, I haven't finished but I hope there's a space for a sequel to happen because I just want more.
