Onimusha: Way of the Sword proves the parry formula is far from stale, you just need to get freaky with it

Summary

Listen, I'll be the first to admit that I'm a little biased towards parry-based action games . Sekiro will forever be my favourite FromSoftware game because of just how excellently it captured the back-and-forth feeling of swordplay, not only with its timed deflection mechanic, but its mandate to have you keep the pressure on. But I appreciate that, for…