Guides
Start here if a fight, an input or an early decision is what stopped you. Each guide answers one question and points at the next step.
- Combat explained
What Parry, Deflect, Issen, Break Issen, souls and the Oni powers each do, and how they chain into one exchange.
- Issen and parry timing
Which defensive input to reach for, what each one leaves you in position to do, and how to drill the counter.
- Beginner tips
The habits worth building in your first hours, what carries over from older Onimusha games, and what to pick up as you go.
- Onimusha vs Sekiro
Where the Issen loop rhymes with Sekiro, where it diverges, and which of the two you will get on with.