![]() If you trim away the wild, leftfield stuff, the game’s premise is rather basic. For players who key into it and can appreciate that characters only occupy the extreme ends of the “being chill” spectrum, the baffling story becomes unforgettable. Except when they’re being cavalier about everything. While players shouldn’t, the characters in OneeChanbara Origin take the story and their family drama very seriously. It’s not going to win any awards and it’s hard to defend as quality storytelling, but there’s some value in the absurdity. It’s also a ton of fun and suits Onee Chanbara Origin’s over-the-top combat and character design. It’s borderline nonsensical, its twists are rarely earned, and the pacing is wild. That depth doesn’t come from the story, though. The game is as excessive as its cover art would imply, but it’s also more than that. I did, and didn’t think twice about it until I had to review Onee Chanbara Origin - a full remake of the low-budget, flagrantly ridiculous first two games in the series. Perhaps they glanced at one of them before dismissing it, assuming that it, like many other games with barely clothed people on the cover, might be pandering and lacking in substance. ![]() ![]() There are people who have only been exposed to the Onee Chanbara series because they noticed the Xbox 360 title, OneChanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad or its Nintendo Wii sequel, OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers on a store shelf somewhere. ![]()
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