Onee Chanbara Origin Review (Steam)
To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the sword fighting action game series Onee Chanbara, the events of THE Onee Chanbara and THE Onee Chanbara 2 have been completely remade in full HD. The evolution of this high-speed action game cannot be missed!
Pros:
- Anime graphics.
- 22442mb Download size.
- Steam achievements.
- Controller support.
- Tutorial screens pop up as you play.
- Hack and slash gameplay.
- Combo counter.
- Beserk mode-you get covered by the blood of your enemy and once you are totally covered you go into Berserk mode which increases attack and speed attributes for a short time.
- Level up-earn exp then choose to enhance your stats-ho/attack and defense.
- End of level breakdown and rank.
- Big boss encounters.
- Charge up special moves.
- Fast loading times.
- Blood crystals-in game currency.
- Very satisfying button-mashing combat.
- Can skip all cutscenes.
- Mobile phone–acts as a menu.
- Photo mode.
- Music-can buy/unlock new music for field/boss/battles.
- Quests-own in-game achievements in a way with rewards.
- Tutorials archive.
- Ship to spend cash on abilities and items.
- Combo commands library.
- Player stats and place to equip rings which give game-changing abilities.
- You get a noise to help with blocking and parrying.
- Impressive body dismemberment and blood dispersal.
- Upbeat Catchy soundtrack.
- Controls are quite simple to learn.
- Has a Devil May Cry feel to it all.
- On-screen icons for missions.
- Cool finish-press X and A on a stunned enemy to get bonus blood crystals.
- Practice mode-set player hp, slain gauge, Xtasy gauge, enemy type, enemy number, enemy strength, enemy behavior, and enemy invincibility.
- Can do all the items and shopping from the main menu.
- Many enemy types.
Cons:
- The mouse cursor not only stays on the screen when using a controller but it is a spinning loading circle icon.
- Slowdown and screen tearing happens a lot.
- Graphics have a smudgy out of focus sheen to it all.
- Constant difficulty spikes.
- The camera acts erratically making it hard to see opponents.
- Very button mashy.
- Full of boobs.
- Cheesy dialogue in places.
- Very small out of focus text.
- Game over brings up a quit option with yes highlighted so it’s very easy to get kicked back to the menu.
- Basic camera mode.
- Combat waves can outstay its welcome.
- When quitting the game it will boot up a Windows interface option that needs a mouse to clear.