Capcom's triumphant return to the Onimusha franchise felt pretty rote in a short demo -- until the outstanding boss fight.

Capcom’s Onimusha series has been on a long hiatus. Combining Resident Evil-style rendered backgrounds with more agile characters, adding in demons, magic and a feudal Japan setting, the series span multiple sequels — and consoles — til the fourth entry in 2006.

This article was originally published on www.dbltap.com as Onimusha: Way of the Sword preview: The flow of the fight.