ONINAKI
- August 22, 2019
- Tokyo RPG Factory
- 23h median play time
Oninaki proves that Tokyo RPG Factory is not simply built on nostalgia and definitely has the chops to make a captivating modern RPG.
Get on SteamONINAKI is a single-player Anime Action-RPG with an exceptional story and ingenious visuals. As a Watcher, guide wandering souls to the next life while battling enemies in fast-paced, real-time combat, and customize your character with a variety of weapons. The game offers a wholesome story about the importance of life, dealing with grief, and the role of Watchers as they navigate the emotions of the living and the dead.
Reviews
- story431 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
- gameplay117 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 62 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
- music81 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 51 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
- graphics77 mentions
- 61 % positive mentions
- 34 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- grinding35 mentions
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- 100 % negative mentions
- emotional19 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
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- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
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- character development2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
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- replayability2 mentions
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Critic Reviews
Oninaki Review
Oninaki is a welcomed trip down memory lane to the glory days of Chrono Trigger, fully capturing the nostalgia of the time. However, like Tokyo RPG Factory's previous creations, while there's a lot to enjoy here, the flaws cannot be ignored. There is a fascinating premise, and a robust story, but it takes far too long to really get going, and the side-quests are wasted. Also, the scope feels too small. When it comes to the combat, the wide range of Daemons keeps things fresh, changing up the experience enough to keep interest higher but, at its core, the combat is just... fine. There's nothing special - same with the RPG elements that add little extra depth to the whole thing.
70%Oninaki Review
Oninaki proves that Tokyo RPG Factory is not simply built on nostalgia and definitely has the chops to make a captivating modern RPG.
80%Oninaki Review
There’s a clear maturation in the work of Tokyo RPG Factory from game to game, as it sticks closely to its traditional ideals while slowly widening the scope of its ambitions. Bearing this in mind, Oninaki is certainly the biggest and most innovative release from the studio yet, but we wouldn’t exactly call it the best. Though the premise is certainly interesting, we felt let down by the story in this one, and the combat is less generally enjoyable than the turn-based affairs that came before. That being said, we also loved the depth offered by the Daemon system, both in terms of what it offers in character progression and combat variety, and the art style of the dark world is truly something to behold. We’d give Oninaki a recommendation to anybody who loves RPGs; although it isn’t the best, this is another solid showing from Tokyo RPG Factory.
70%
