Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword claims the top Famitsu spot this week with a tidy 34/40, outpacing Orbitals’ 35/40 aggregate by the narrowest of margins yet still landing as the week’s strongest single-title performer. Four Japanese critics praised the modernized swordplay, Musashi-focused narrative, and soul-absorbing combat loop that keeps the series’ signature rhythm intact while adding parry options and an Issen technique that rewards timing over button mashing. Motion controls on Switch 2 earn a quiet nod for letting players feel the blade before switching to classic inputs for boss encounters.

The score arrives alongside a broader critical wave that has the revival sitting at 86 on Metacritic across platforms, with Western outlets already calling it Capcom’s cleanest action return since the Resident Evil reboot era. Reviewers single out the Kyoto setting’s atmospheric detail and the deliberate combat pacing that demands attention without padding length—roughly 20 hours for a focused run. One X post from a Japanese account simply posted the Famitsu breakdown and let the numbers speak, while Western chatter celebrates the franchise’s return after two decades without the usual “it’s just nostalgia” caveats.

Whether this 34/40 translates into the long-awaited series resurgence or simply a well-executed one-off remains the open question, but the Japanese press has already handed Capcom the week’s clearest endorsement. The sparks flying from clashing blades and the predictable cutscene complaints read like familiar Onimusha footnotes rather than fatal flaws.