Onee Chanbara Origin
Digital Deluxe Edition
The Onee Chanbara Origin Deluxe Edition is a value bundle containing the DIGITAL DELUXE UPGRADE in addition to the full base game.
Onee Chanbara Origin Deluxe Edition Contents：
①Onee Chanbara Origin Base Game
To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the sword fighting action game series Onee Chanbara, the events of THE Onee Chanbara and THE Onee Chanbara 2 have been completely remade in full HD.
The story of Aya and Saki, two sisters bound by mutual hatred and locked in a brutal fight to the death, has been revived and Leimagined.
Main character designer Katsumi Enami breathes new life into the characters, making this silky-smooth 60fps high-speed action game an unmissable treat.
All shall be revealed in this recreated re-release of the games that started it all in Onee Chanbara OrThe Story.
②Onee Chanbara ORIGIN_DIGITAL DELUXE UPGRADE
A value pack which allows you to instantly unlock the playable character Lei, in addition to extra costumes, weapons, 30 BGM songs, and 10 extra missions.
About the GameTo commemorate the 15th anniversary of the sword fighting action game series Onee Chanbara, the events of THE Onee Chanbara and THE Onee Chanbara 2 have been completely remade in full HD!
The story of Aya and Saki, two sisters bound by mutual hatred and locked in a brutal fight to the death, has been revived and Leimagined.
Main character designer Katsumi Enami breathes new life into the characters, making this silky-smooth 60fps high-speed action game an unmissable treat.
All shall be revealed in this recreated re-release of the games that started it all in Onee Chanbara OrThe Story
In the year 20XX AD, Tokyo is nothing but a dystopic wasteland overrun by living corpses known as the Undead. Here we find two sisters who descend from a long line of expert swordsmen, yet were born to different mothers. The elder sister, Aya, was raised by her father, who subjected her to rigorous training in the way of the blade. Meanwhile, the younger sister, Saki, was raised by her mother, learning to despise her father for abandoning them and taking her sister away.
When her father goes missing, Aya decides to put her skills with the sword to use as an Undead-hunter. Upon her beloved mother’s murder, Saki becomes consumed to the point of insanity with a desperate thirst for revenge, resorting to manipulating the Undead to achieve her goal.
Aya resolves to seek out her younger sister, her only surviving relation, while Saki is determined to resurrect her mother using an ancient art passed down through the ages. This art, however, requires the heart of a blood relative to work, meaning that the younger sister must kill the elder if she is to have her sworn vengeance.
And so, amidst a swirling storm of love, hate, and intrigue, the battle between the two sisters begins!
Game Discussion
Steam User 16
I really enjoyed Onee Chanbara Origin. It does not have the depth of games like Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden, or Metal Gear Rising but if you like those kinds of action games you will likely enjoy Onee Chanbara Origin.
POSITIVES
The controls are tight and responsive. It actively discourages spamming by making properly timed presses during combos stronger (with a rhythm style interface to help you learn the timing). There are dodges and parries where dodges are a bit easier but parries can stagger enemies; also there is animation canceling into dodges and parries. Cutscenes are skip-able. There is a scoring system if you like to challenge yourself to get higher scores.
NEGATIVES
The enemy variety is a bit low. There are light RPG mechanics and I think the game would be better without them. There is a specific sound effect before a bunch of enemy attacks to help you time dodges/parries, but I don't particularly like that sound effect as it is high pitched and kind of grating on my ears; sound effects in general are serviceable at best.
NEUTRAL INFO
The game is less than 10 hours for a single play through. There are multiple characters you can swap between mid combat which is cool, but all the characters are largely the same with just different timings on their combos. There are multiple difficulties and bonus missions, but you have to beat the game on one of the initial 2 difficulties to unlock the those additional modes (also the harder difficulties don't change enough from the game to make it fresh; mainly you seem to take more damage). In general though this game is much easier than your average character action game.
SOME GAMES I WOULD RECOMMEND BEFORE THIS ONE
Devil May Cry
Bayonetta
Metal Gear Rising Revengence
Ninja Gaiden
Hi-Fi Rush
Scarlet Nexus
Final Fantasy 16
CONCLUSION
I can't recommend this game for the full $59.99 price, but the game regularly goes on sale for $14.99 at -75% and I can definitely recommend it at it's sale price if you like action games, just not over the games above.
Steam User 16
This is the best one. Not a single doubt in my mind.
The third character you unlock plays like the dream action game I thought up when I was 13.
(Woooo I'm review #1,000!!)
Steam User 11
Can't believe a game about an anime girl wearing a bikini and a cowboy hat fighting zombies, have such a fun and solid combat game play
Steam User 12
Mechanically I think this is the best one in the series. Feels good to play, looks good, and combat is enjoyable. You can also make the blood white.
Steam User 6
It's a very nice remake of the first and second game in the series. Some newer mechanics have been added as well as older mechanics from some of the past games.
Doesn't have co-op like the wii game though which is a minus but the game itself is pretty good. A decent port for pc as well. Definitely a nice action game.
Steam User 2
If you played the others in the series you know what your getting. cute girls in Bikinis fighting zombies in a button masher. Very arcady in a way.
Its fun but not $60 fun especially for how long it is. can be beaten in about 5 hrs. on sale for around $15 is about the most I'd go in on this . If it had branching missions or more of a reason to replay it I could see spending a bit more.
I had to do some work to get this working right, so be prepared it wasnt any thing hard and only took me a few minutes but when i started it up it didnt support 4K resolution and was zoomed in. also it started in Japanese so will have to look up how to get it to english as well unless you understand it.
I didnt have any performance issues or crashes. for me at least it ran great I've seen some people say they have had issues with crashes.
Its very much a budget game. looks like it belongs on the 360 or PS3. Its not graphically impressive but its fine for what it is. especially when doing the anime style artwork .
controls were good outside of the camera could be a pain in the ass durring boss fights .
overall enjoyed it. probably run through it on hard mode but dont think I'll be putting a ton more time into it.
Steam User 3
I really enjoyed this. It's a decent action game that doesn't demand too much of your time. It took me 8 hours for all missions + DLC. However, $60-75 is INSANE for for a game of this length from a series that is infamous for its low-budget production quality. PLEASE do not spend full price for this.
I loved the rhythm of the combat in this. The combo system works such that you do flashier and more powerful attacks if you time your button presses in sync with your sword swings. It feels really satisfying to get good at. I also loved the feeling of parrying. The game rewards you more for parrying than dodging, because the former inflicts stability damage. Successfully parrying a whole string of attacks from a boss makes you feel really cool.
I actually thought the story wasn't too bad. It's definitely better than it had to be. There were some legitimately touching moments.
The biggest issue I had with this was definitely the performance. I had to dig through my GPU driver settings to find a combination that worked well. By default, the stuttering makes it nearly unplayable. I've heard it's worse for AMD, which I have.
Here are the driver settings that worked best for me:
- Radeon Chill: Enabled (Idle and Peak FPS both set to 60fps)
- Radeon Enhanced Sync: Enabled
- AMD Freesync: Off
- Everything else: Default
I would definitely recommend this if you can get it for at least 50% off. I also recommend getting the deluxe edition. The DLC missions are decent, and the costumes are pretty nice. Buying the complete DLC pack after buying the main game is significantly more expensive than the deluxe edition, which includes everything by default.