Oninaki

released on Aug 22, 2019

The all-new Action-RPG, ONINAKI tells the story of one Watcher on a journey to protect Life, after Death.


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Very addictive gameplay loop.
Story holds up as well, at least thematically - character wise it's pretty weak. Gorgeous 2D art is a bit letdown by just okay looking models.

I want to root for Tokyo RPG Factory so bad because I thought I Am Setsuna was a genuinely great game and had charm out the wazoo, but between this and Lost Sphear being so bland that I could only stomach a few hours of it, I'm starting to think Setsuna was a fakeout. Middling story, cumbersome combat, weak writing...it's all just so disappointing. At least this game, unlike Lost Sphear, feels like it has an identity, but...that's about it really. The atmosphere was nice? I guess?

Oninaki is an ARPG from the RPG factory, their third game and the first ARPG. When I first heard about the plot I was quite intrigued, the theme seemed interesting and the two previous had already shown promise... however, while the plot is still interesting, there's something in it that I quite cannot put my finger on that makes me not excited about, it's just not well presented in a way. There are characters whose story seems mostly unrelated to the game but you can unlock clips of the stories in the skill tree. The battle system is super boring altogether, and after finishing the game I still don't know how half the game mechanics are supposed to work, like shields and stuff. The battles are mostly buttonsmash anyways, and way too long, it is more like samurai warriors than secret of mana. The movement is super jerky, most moves have seconds of delay and framerate drops regularly to make it even more difficult. The graphics are abysmal, the colour palette is muted browns 90 % of the game, it's like someone's taken angry video game nerd's diarrhoea palette and actually thought it'd be a good idea. The music is decent, but the sound effects drown it and are annoying. In summary the game isn't like bad bad it's just meh, and I too regret wasting my time with it.

Infelizmente o game me desagradou devido as mecânicas travadas e os recusos limitados do jogo, deixando a gameplay extremamente travada e dura para realizar alguns comandos.

Cuando jugué la demo me tiró muy para atrás, pero lo vi de oferta a 15 y dije: Qué coño. Por suerte es un juego que empieza a ser divertido conforme avanzas y consigues nuevas técnicas para tus demons. Muy mediocre en todos sus aspectos, pero por 15€ o menos está bien

I don't even know why I suffered through the end-game in attempt to get platinum. Gameplay was kind of addictive but otherwise, the game has nothing to offer.