On the Verge of Lunacy

Although this game was set in the age of the Warring States in Japan, it doesn't focus on the human conflicts. Instead the player goes on a quest to stop the resurrected Nobunaga and the Genma from taking over feudal Japan and later on, the rest of the modern world. In the first game of the series, Onimusha: Warlords , Samanosuke Akechi received a letter from his cousin Princess Yuki asking him to rescue her from imminent danger. She observed that most of their servants are disappearing and strange events have been happening in the castle. Samanosuke was too late however. And what was supposedly a rescue mission turned out be a quest to rid the world of a much greater threat. The objectives of the first game are quite easy to follow. The player also has to remember everything he sees in the castle (doors to be opened, puzzle boxes, etc.) as some of these will help unlock items needed in the game. The boss fights aren't difficult as long as the player remembers the p...