I'll say it straight, I love this game. I've played Onimusha's from 1-3 and Dawn of Dreams and it's by far one of my favourite game series, with Onimusha 3 being arguably the best in the bunch... For the PS2 anyway.

With that said, this port is one of THE worst ports I have ever seen, and because it's a port of a game I really like it just feels like a slap in the face when I play it. The resolution is low by default and can't be changed for anything else but fullscreen (understandable for a game this old, but the fullscreen looks horrible if you have a widescreen), there's no way to rebind the controls (there's a "configure input" selection in the options menu, but it doesn't do anything) and there's no way besides trial and error to tell which keys do what because the game reuses the keymappings from the PS2 version of the game (eg. "push R1+X to fire arrows" or "use the right analog stick to swap targets"... yeah, thanks). It's a downright mess.

If you REALLY need to get this game, if you ABSOLUTELY have to play it, then I suggest getting a PS2 and a copy of this game for that. It may be more expensive, but this port sure isn't helping the situation. I just feel like this PC port shouldn't be played. I mean, ok, some of the issues can be fixed through some complicated file editing or third-party programs, tools etc., but that's not the point. If this was a good port, none of that would be necessary. You should be able to play the game WITHOUT resorting to editing files or completely relying on third-party stuff. And even after you're done with all that complicated stuff, you still need to figure out and memorize the overly complicated and completely bonkers keymappings which, need I remind you, cannot be rebound. Some say that their gamepads work well with the game, while others, including myself, cannot even get the damn thing to work, which means we have to rely on JoyToKey and STILL have to figure out the damn keymapping.

Seriously, that is just way too much stuff to do to actually enjoy a crappy port of a good game. It's just not worth it.

Lead me to the my childhood memory , this game make me very happy!!
is very nice game still fun ever!!

Masterpiece Game BUT WORST PORT!!!
Alt+Enter You can play full screen.

This game is really good, but there are some things you need to know. First of all you need a xbox controller and dongle to play with. The controls for keyboard setup are way too bad and unplayable. Another thing you need to know is that you need to force the game to run in fullscreen by pressing alt+enter.

I played the first game Genma Onimusha on XBOX long time ago and loved it. So I bought Onimusha 3: Dungeon Siege, but after playing a little with the keyboard I didn't feel like it was any fun because the controls are so bad and the menus etc are with playstation buttons. After couple of weeks I read that it was playable with xbox controller. So I played the game and finished it. Was alot of fun, really good RPG with power ups and gear level etc. Story is ok. I had about 13 hours played, but I did everything and got all the cool stuff in the game.

I would recommend this game to everyone that likes RPG games, but as I said you need a xbox controller.
Only bad thing about this game is the keyboard controls and the graphics maybe? but ey, its an old game. Hope this helped.

When someone mentions Capcom, Onimusha isn't usually the first game that comes to mind, and i feel like when the Onimusha series was first released on the Playstation 2, they were underrated, but they are actually all brilliant Samurai games, and while this may not be the best port ever, it works and it has nostalgic value. So i love it.

If you've never heard of Onimusha before and are just stumbling upon this game, know that it is a bad port, and you'd be better off just getting a PS2 and playing it on there. BUT, if you've played Onimusha in the past, and put as much time into it as i did, you'll be able to put aside the fact that the port isn't very good, and have fun with this game again.

Edit: Alright, people are being sore about the port now. So i'll say this, READ THE REVIEWS FIRST. There are plenty like mine that clearly state that the port is poor. If you buy the game anyway, knowing that the port is bad, that's your own fault. Like i said, there are people who will buy the game and enjoy it for it's nostalgic value and can get past the bad port. Me being one of them. So i've recommended it. Please don't write reviews butthurt because you bought a game for £3 and didn't like the port.

I'm glad I bought this when it was on sale, becuase this is the worst nostalgia buy I've ever made. I should have looked at the reviews first, because, man, what a disaster. How can you butcher a port this bad? The character models are shot to hell, the resolution is garbage, the controls are never explained and can't be customized, and the whole thing is just a big mess. I'm thankful I only wasted five dollars on this instead of spending the outrageous normal price of twenty. This should be removed.

One of my Favorites , go back in time (pun intended) and play with one of the best french actors of the 80's & 90's
in this third installment of Onimusha.

I don't really have to say more but Review Wise, The only drawback for this game is the control isn't proper for xbox or any other game pad, beside that pure nostalgic memories.

I have had to work around problems but in the end it was a awesome game, only lacking in story depth at times. The combat was amazing, and there are several ways around a situation, and all are good in certains situations. The game is fast paced when it needs to be and will make you want to lose hours of sleep.

Changes that I made -

If you use a concole controller such as xbox 360 or playstation it maps out the same as the old controls -
this is needed in some puzzles and the pc controls feel chunky, especially when executing precise actions

Changed my desktop resulotion to 800 by 600:
the game settings are broken with some aspects, one of the settings is meant to increase the screen size, but dosn't, this can be manually worked around with manual resoultion settings (the game will look like it did on the ps2)

The only problems I had is that the audio for ingame has been played around with and it is slightly quiter compared to the music, it also applies to different sides of headphones so it will go quite at times if not using both headphones
also things like detail settings are broken like the colour of blood

If you have a controller, it is a fantastic game :D

Old but Gold

Please don't buy this game. The port is absolutely atrocious.

Terrible port. This launches windowed 800x600 with no way to change it. There's a resolution option that flat out doesn't do anything. The configure controls menu doesn't open. Control instructions are for a PS2 controller no matter what input system you use. Shame, as I remember this being a fun game. Don't buy anything on PC from Capcom released before RE5/DMC4.