Summary
Capcom ended its latest Spotlight event with the announcement thatOnimusha 2: Samurai’s Destinyis being remastered.Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destinywas originally released for the PlayStation 2 in 2002, earning mostly positive reviews and enjoying strong sales at the time of its release. Unfortunately, it’s remained trapped on the PS2 for decades, with Capcom giving no indication that it ever planned on remastering the game - until now.
In 2018, Capcom released anOnimusha: Warlordsremaster, making the original game playable on newer hardware. Unofficial reports indicated that theOnimusharemaster sold very poorly, which dashed hopes that the sequels would get the same remaster treatment. Indeed, many assumed that theOnimushafranchise was effectively dead.
While it’s coming a whopping seven years since the release of the last remaster,Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destinyis finally getting a remaster. The remaster was shown off as the closing announcement of thelatest Capcom Spotlight event, confirming that the game will be released at some point in 2025, though a specific release date was not announced. Notably, Capcom is only releasing native versions of the game for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One, so whileOnimusha 2will be playable on PS5 and Xbox Series X through backward compatibility, it won’t be getting a proper release on those platforms for whatever reason.
Onimusha 2 Remaster Confirmed for 2025
TheOnimusha 2remaster looks like it’s following in the footsteps of thefirstOnimusharemaster, meaning it won’t feature any substantial new content or major upgrades, but will instead spruce up the graphics a bit with a high-definition makeover. Naturally,Onimushafans may take this as a sign that the other games in the series may get remasters down the line as well, though nothing to that effect has actually been announced at the time of this writing.
Even withOnimusha 2finally getting remastered, the bulk of theOnimushafranchiseremains trapped on older hardware.Onimusha 2was followed byOnimusha Tacticson the Game Boy Advance, the fighting game spin-offOnimusha Blade Warriorson PS2, and the critically-acclaimed sequelOnimusha 2: Demon Siege. There was also 2006’sOnimusha: Dawn of Dreams, which similarly earned a great deal of praise.
It remains to be seen if any of these other olderOnimushagames will ever get remastered, but in the meantime, a brand-new entry in the series has been confirmed.Onimusha: Way of the Swordis launching in 2026, serving as the first brand-new game in the series in 20 years.
