Capcom's triumphant return to the Onimusha franchise felt pretty rote in a short demo -- until the outstanding boss fight.

Capcom’s Onimusha series has been on a long hiatus. Combining Resident Evil-style rendered backgrounds with more agile characters, adding in demons, magic and a feudal Japan setting, the series span multiple sequels — and consoles — til the fourth entry in 2006.

Playing Onimusha: Way of the Sword recently was refreshing for two reasons: One, it’s been nearly 20 years since the most recent mainline entry in the series, and it was just nice to return to the once-hot Capcom franchise. And two, Way of the Sword is not a Soulslike, a genre that I love, but that is currently in overly abundant supply.