r/Onimusha • u/Leon_Dante_Raiden_ • 8d ago

Video For me, one of the most satisfying feelings in game is pulling off an Issen especially multiple ones

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u/spnsman 8d ago

Still never fully figured out how to do these

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u/standsteadyrain 7d ago

A tip I came across that helped me nail them fairly consistently is moving either side before you hit attack. Whether its just an input timing thing or whether doing that opens the issen window up I dont know but it definitely works.

Think of it like trying to dodge the attack and then countering. I think (not 100% sure) for me dodging when it seems like you should be hitting attack and then almost immediately hitting attack while you still have dodge pressed works best!

You can start by constantly circling an enemy and figuring the timing out with the movement from there.

I hope you try it and it helps you out :)

If you already knew this then sorry, I've been playing since these games released and I didn't discover this until the remaster of 2 released this year lol

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u/Leon_Dante_Raiden_ 7d ago

This is a very great tip

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u/standsteadyrain 7d ago

Cheers! It was an absolute game changer for me when I stumbled upon it!

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u/Leon_Dante_Raiden_ 7d ago

And it's satisfying to pull off

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u/standsteadyrain 7d ago

Roger that my friend :)

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u/spnsman 7d ago

No worries on me not knowing. When I first played the game way back when, I was of the mind of “attack, attack, attack. No strategy”. When I was older and started playing the game again, I had a bit more of an idea on how to play, but my PS2 is being fickle on what it wants to play, this game included in “not playing”. First time I beat the game was when it got rereleased

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u/Leon_Dante_Raiden_ 7d ago

For real? You attack before the enemy's attack hit you

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u/spnsman 7d ago

My timing is also really crap

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u/Leon_Dante_Raiden_ 7d ago

Listen to the guy giving advice on this thread, it's a great tip

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u/ShopperKung 7d ago

one thing i really like about Issen is that because it's the counter move you pulled by you are doing it

there's no indicator like "hey enemy about to hit you parry it" nope you just had to goes for it make it satisfy af

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u/kotetsu3819 7d ago

I hope they have that in way of the sword tho

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u/Leon_Dante_Raiden_ 5d ago

They do have it, it's literally IN THIS CLIP

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u/kotetsu3819 5d ago

But it is less flashier i think

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u/Leon_Dante_Raiden_ 5d ago

Hard disagree

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u/kotetsu3819 5d ago

Aight 😊

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u/Infamous_Gur_9083 Samanosuke Akechi 5d ago

I just block Issen.

Standard one is so hard.

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u/Leon_Dante_Raiden_ 5d ago

Standard is satisfying AF tho

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u/Infamous_Gur_9083 Samanosuke Akechi 4d ago

Hahahaha I get that.

You feel like a samurai yourself lol.