Headup Games and Merge Games announce that
Onikira: Demon Killer will be
officially released on July 30th after a run as an Early Access title. You can
see the game in action in
this fairly old trailer and its
Steam page, though word
is this will be offered on other digital distributors as well. Here's a rundown
on the game:
Developed by Irish-based Digital Furnace Games, Onikira:
Demon Killer is a 2D side-scrolling, beat’em-up set in a fantasy feudal Japan.
Players assume role of Yamazaki Jiro, a lone samurai battling to prevent the
forces of the Japanese underworld, Yomi, from taking over the world of the
living.
Onikira: Demon Killer blends together complex deep fighting mechanics of
traditional 3D beat-em’ups and merges them with classic 2D platformer mechanics.
Some will prefer to go toe-to toe with heavy weapons and mash some buttons while
other players will prefer a ranged game, avoiding heavy melee encounters and the
game’s expressive fighting system enables each player to engage in the way that
suits them best.