It’s no secret that the rest of the gaming industry has been trying its hardest to avoid the behemoth that is Grand Theft Auto VI. The return of Rockstar’s open-world crime series isn’t due until November 19, yet the blockbuster title has been topping PlayStation Stores across the world since pre-orders opened on June 25, and one report made the eye-popping claim that it had generated $1 billion in revenue within its first hour. Even in a year that will see the release of films like Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday, there will be no bigger media moment than the latest trip to Vice City, controversies over price, the ultimate edition’s contents, and physical media be damned. It’s created a unique vacuum where November will be mostly devoid of big releases beyond GTA, turning September and October into an all-out battle royale.
Mid-September is when things will start getting packed with one huge game after another. Marvel’s Wolverine, Insomniac’s long-awaited bloody game putting players in the shoes and claws of Logan, will release on September 15, just two days before Nintendo debuts the latest installment of its globally popular Fire Emblem series, Fortune’s Weave. Shortly after, on September 24, will be Remedy’s anticipated Control follow-up, Control Resonant, which has earned buzz as a potential Game of the Year contender, though it also shares the date with a new Harvest Moon and Silent Hill: Townfall. October, somehow, gets even crazier, with Gears of War: E-Day going up against Star Wars: Galactic Racer on October 6, new Rayman, Final Fantasy, Ace Combat, and Castlevania games scattered throughout the month, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 bowing on October 23, among other things.
With so much traffic, it’s no surprise that Capcom has decided to change the date for one of its biggest upcoming titles. Onimusha: Way of the Sword has moved up three weeks from September 25 to September 4 on all consoles, getting it out of the way of Control and Silent Hill and now placing it closer to slightly lighter company in The Blood of Dawnwalker and Orbitals, debuting on September 3. The publisher undoubtedly wants to give the historical action fantasy a bit of breathing room since it’s the first installment in the Onimusha series since Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams back in 2006. Steam Next Fest also helped create a ton of buzz for the title with one of the standout demos of the event that is available to download and try out now.
Collider Exclusive · Universe Personality Quiz
Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong in the Most?
Star Wars · Lord of the Rings · Harry Potter · Game of Thrones · Star Trek
Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. Eight questions will tell you which one.
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Game of Thrones
Star Trek
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01
What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning?
Every universe is built around a different answer to this question.
ABeing part of something larger than myself — a cause, a rebellion, a fight for freedom that outlasts me.
BThe journey itself — the places I’ll go, the companions beside me, the world I’ll discover on the way.
CLearning — unlocking what I’m capable of, understanding the world’s hidden mechanics, growing into something more.
DLegacy — the name I leave behind, the power I build, the mark I make before the world moves on without me.
EUnderstanding — exploring what exists beyond the horizon and asking what it means to be alive in a universe this vast.
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02
Which kind of world do you most want to inhabit?
The environment shapes who you become. Choose carefully.
AA galaxy of planets, each with its own culture — connected by conflict, trade, and the Force.
BAncient lands of breathtaking beauty, deep history, and a creeping darkness at the edges.
CA world hidden inside our own — full of wonder, community, and magic waiting to be learned.
DA brutal, beautiful continent where power is everything and every alliance is a calculation.
EA future where humanity has reached the stars — and must decide what kind of species it wants to be.
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03
How do you prefer your conflicts resolved?
The shape of a world’s conflicts tells you everything about its soul.
AThrough sacrifice and courage — someone has to make the impossible choice so others don’t have to.
BThrough fellowship — the impossible becomes possible when the right people walk the same road.
CThrough growth — confronting what you fear, understanding what you lack, and becoming equal to the challenge.
DThrough strategy — outthinking, outmaneuvering, positioning yourself so the outcome was never in doubt.
EThrough dialogue — finding the third option, the peaceful resolution, the answer that doesn’t require a body count.
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04
Who do you want beside you when things get difficult?
Your ideal companions reveal the world you were made for.
AA small crew — a pilot, a rogue, a warrior — each broken in their own way, unbeatable together.
BA fellowship of different kinds of people, bound by purpose and deepened by the long road.
CFriends who grew up alongside me — who knew me before I knew myself, and stayed anyway.
DAllies whose loyalty I’ve earned — and tested — and whose ambitions align with mine, for now.
EA crew of brilliant, curious, principled people from every corner of known space.
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05
What is your relationship with power?
How you seek, wield, or resist power is the map of who you are.
AI want to use it to protect — and I’m terrified of what I might become if I’m not careful.
BI distrust it. The most important power in this story is the courage to give it up.
CI want to earn it — through knowledge, through effort, through becoming someone worthy of it.
DI want to wield it. Preferably before someone else decides to wield it against me.
EI want to understand it — its structures, its limits, its ethical dimensions. Power without accountability is the real threat.
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06
How does your universe treat good and evil?
A world’s moral architecture tells you more about it than any map.
AThere is a dark side and a light side — and the choice between them is always present, always personal.
BEvil is real and ancient and patient — and goodness, however small, is the only thing that can undo it.
CGood and evil are real, but they live inside people — and people are complicated, always capable of both.
DGood and evil are mostly a matter of perspective and proximity. Power is the only honest currency.
EEvil is usually the result of ignorance, fear, or broken systems — and understanding it is the first step to solving it.
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07
What role would you naturally fall into?
Every universe has archetypes. Which one fits you without trying?
AThe reluctant hero — ordinary origins, extraordinary moment, changed forever by the choice to act.
BThe unlikely carrier — the one nobody expected to matter most, quietly bearing the weight of everything.
CThe student — not yet who I’ll become, learning through every mistake, growing into something the world needs.
DThe player — sharp enough to see the game for what it is, ambitious enough to try to win it.
EThe explorer — drawn to the unknown, driven by curiosity, most alive when standing somewhere no one has stood before.
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08
What do you ultimately believe about the future?
The answer to this is the clearest window into which universe already lives inside you.
AThat hope is real — that even in the darkest galaxy, a new hope is always possible.
CThat even the smallest person can change the course of the future, if they have the courage to try.
CThat love and friendship and doing what’s right will matter in the end, even when everything says otherwise.
DThat the wheel keeps turning — that power shifts, winters end, and what endures is those willing to fight for it.
EThat humanity — or whatever we become — is capable of extraordinary things, if we choose to be.
REVEAL MY UNIVERSE →
Your Universe Has Been Chosen
You Belong In…
Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.
Star Wars
You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.
- You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance.
- You’d find your people in the Rebellion — a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources.
- Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict — and that is exactly your kind of story.
- The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is.
Lord of the Rings
You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.
- Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate.
- You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory — the road more than the arrival.
- Tolkien’s universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance.
- Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world.
Harry Potter
You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.
- The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into every battle.
- You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously — and you understand that one without the other is incomplete.
- Harry Potter’s universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying.
- That choice — made quietly, without guarantee — is something you understand completely.
Game of Thrones
You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.
- Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation.
- You would survive here — possibly thrive here — because you don’t confuse the world as it is with the world as you’d like it to be.
- Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer.
- Winter always comes. You are already prepared.
Star Trek
You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.
- Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear.
- You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve — while being honest about how hard that achievement is.
- The Federation is the universe’s most ambitious thought experiment: what if we actually got better?
- You don’t just hope that’s possible. You think it’s the only thing worth working toward.
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What Is ‘Onimusha: Way of the Sword’ About?
Way of the Sword offers a modernized approach to the series’ signature swordplay, taking place in a dark fantasy version of Kyoto during the early Edo period. It centers on a reimagining of the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi — with a likeness based on Seven Samurai star Toshirō Mifune — who crosses blades with twisted creatures known as Genma. Only upon obtaining the artifact known as the Oni Gauntlet, however, is he able to slay the monsters and absorb their souls. Torn over using its power versus proving himself with his own skills, he seeks a reason to fight and looks to carve his own path through the evil forces that inhabit the land. Expect fast-paced combat with parries, counters, and more to swiftly carve through enemies and overcome towering bosses.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword releases on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2 on September 4. Stay tuned here at Collider for more on the avalanche of upcoming games releasing in the coming months.
