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Onimusha: Warlords is getting a shiny remaster for Nintendo Switch next year

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Onimusha: Warlords is getting a shiny remaster for Nintendo Switch next year
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Ahead of Nintendo's Nindies Direct happening later this evening, it's been announced that the PlayStation 2 classic, Onimusha: Warlords, is getting a bit of a makeover before it hits the Switch. Yep, it's coming January 15th 2019.

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As a sweet, somewhat odd young lass, Onimusha is one of the few action games I played as a kid and that was when my PS2 save system messed up. By that I mean I couldn't quit the game without losing all of my progress (which was intense), but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

Set in feudal Japan, you'll play as the esteemed samurai warrior, Samanosuke Akechi, and ninja, Kaede, on a mission to save Princess Yuki after demons invade her castle.

Seeing Onimusha: Warlords get a port on the Switch with shiny new graphics, widescreen support, and new difficulty options, really makes me excited to jump back in. I mean, it'd be nice to actually make it to the end, so I'm doubly excited about the news for weird reasons.

There's no word on a physical release as of yet, but we know it'll be coming to the eShop.

Emily Sowden
Emily Sowden
Emily is Pocket Gamer's News Editor and writes about all kinds of game-related things. She needs coffee to function and begrudgingly loves her Switch more than she lets on.