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==Oni-inspired games==
==Oni-inspired games==
[[Image:Influence on Jedi Outcast.png|thumb|right|626px|Comment by a developer of Jedi Outcast under an Oni video on YouTube.]]
[[Image:Influence on Jedi Outcast.png|thumb|right|626px|Comment by a developer of Jedi Outcast under an Oni video on YouTube.]]
These games, and thus their sequels, directly took inspiration from Oni's combat system during development, though in Lugaru's case the inspiration was somewhat contrary because the developer, David Rosen, did not like Oni's free, non-contextual combat and sought to make a game that would be fully contextual (in other words, the main character will not launch an attack if the enemy is not in reach, and the attack used is based on the physical relation of the player character to the enemy rather than on the specific input of the player). Info on the released games in this list is found in the above table.
These games, and thus their sequels, directly took inspiration from Oni's combat system during development, though in Lugaru's case the inspiration was somewhat contrary because the developer, David Rosen, did not like Oni's free, non-contextual combat and sought to make a game that would be fully contextual (in other words, the main character will not launch an attack if the enemy is not in reach, and the attack used is based on the physical relation of the player-character to the enemy rather than on the specific input of the player). Info on the released games in this list is found in the above table.


*Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and its sequel Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
*Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and its sequel Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

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Fans have explored several different game engines as a way to recreate Oni with more advanced graphics and other features. Oni has also influenced a handful of later games. The focus below is on games that deliver an Oni-like experience, as opposed to fan-made Oni tribute games in general.

Oni-like games

These games had no influence from Oni (that we know of) but resemble Oni in various ways. Because Oni fans are often thinking about different aspects of the game when they ask for "Oni-likes", we've attempted to characterize what aspect of each game is Oni-like. All of the below games are third-person.

Name Year Platform Female hero Cyberpunk(-ish) Anime-style Deep melee Gunplay
Æon Flux 2005 PS2 Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009 PS3, X360, Windows[1] No No No Yes[2] No
Batman: Arkham City 2011 PS3, X360, Windows[1] Yes[3] No No Yes[2] No
Batman: Arkham Knight 2015 PS4, XBone, Windows Yes[4] No No Yes[2] No
BloodRayne 2002 PS2, Xbox[5] Yes No No Yes Yes
BloodRayne 2 2004 PS2, Xbox[5] Yes No No Yes Yes
Death by Degrees 2005 PS2 Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Devil May Cry 3 2005 PS2, Windows[6] No No Yes Yes Yes
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition 2005 PS4, XBone Yes No Yes Yes Yes
EOE: Eve of Extinction 2002 PS2 No No Yes Yes No
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2004 PS2 Yes Yes Yes No Yes
God Hand 2006 PS2 No No Yes Yes No
Gunnm: Martian Memory 1998 PS1 Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 2000 Windows Yes No No No Yes
Lugaru 2005 Mac, Windows No No No Yes[2] No
Overgrowth 2017 Mac, Windows No No No Yes[2] No
Remember Me 2013 PS3, X360 Yes Yes No No[7] No
Sifu 2022 PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows Yes[8] No No Yes No
Sonic Unleashed (Werehog levels) 2008 PS3, X360 No No No Yes No
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast 2002 Mac, Windows[9] No No No Yes Yes
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy 2003 Mac, Windows[10] Yes[8] No No Yes Yes
The Matrix: Path of Neo 2005 PS2, Xbox, Windows No Yes No Yes Yes
Tomb Raider 2013 PS4, XBone, Windows Yes No No No Yes
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2009 PS3, X360, Windows No No No Yes No
ZeiramZone 1996 PS1 Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Oni-inspired games

Comment by a developer of Jedi Outcast under an Oni video on YouTube.

These games, and thus their sequels, directly took inspiration from Oni's combat system during development, though in Lugaru's case the inspiration was somewhat contrary because the developer, David Rosen, did not like Oni's free, non-contextual combat and sought to make a game that would be fully contextual (in other words, the main character will not launch an attack if the enemy is not in reach, and the attack used is based on the physical relation of the player-character to the enemy rather than on the specific input of the player). Info on the released games in this list is found in the above table.

  • Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and its sequel Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
  • Lugaru and its sequel Overgrowth
  • Reikoneo (in development)
  • Spine (in development)

Engine ports

These were attempts to create a new "Oni" in a more modern game engine.

Name Engine Under development
Ion Eyes Unreal Engine 4 No
Konoko Payne Flexine No
Oni Deathmatch Multiplayer GoldSrc No
Oni-Round2[11] Unity No
OniBGE Blender Game Engine/UPBGE Eevee No
Serious Konoko Serious Engine 2 No
UnrealOni Unreal Engine 4 No

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Remastered and re-released in 2016 for PS4 and XBone.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The combat system is much more contextual than Oni's. "Contextual" means that the attack used is based on the physical relation of the player-character to the enemy – relative positioning/distance/velocity/height – rather than on the specific input of the player.
  3. ↑ Catwoman has her own campaign as a playable character.
  4. ↑ Partially; the game alternates between control of male and female characters.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Remastered versions of the BloodRayne games were released in 2020 for Windows as BloodRayne/BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut and in 2021 for PS4, PS5 and XBone as BloodRayne/BloodRayne 2: ReVamped.
  6. ↑ A remaster of DMC3: Special Edition was released together with Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 2 in 2012 as the Devil May Cry HD Collection for PS3 and X360, and then the Collection was re-released in 2018 for Windows, PS4 and XBone.
  7. ↑ The melee is complex, but combo chains are assembled in menus, not performed ad hoc.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 You can choose the gender of the player-character.
  9. ↑ Later ported to PS4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
  10. ↑ Later ported to PS4.
  11. ↑ Fork of original project that resided at https://github.com/6opoDuJIo/Oni-Round2 (dead link).
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