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.