Onimusha 3: Demon Siege 2004

Is it still worth playing?

Capcom's 2004 action adventure for the PlayStation 2, later ported to Windows, the third Onimusha. The swordsman Samanosuke Akechi's quest to defeat Nobunaga Oda and his army of demons changes when he swaps places with a French officer from the future, Jacques Blanc, and both have to adapt to their new worlds. It is played in a real time environment instead of pre-rendered backgrounds, though the camera is still controlled by the computer. Play alternates between Samanosuke fighting in modern day Paris and Jacques fighting in feudal Japan. Samanosuke uses close range weapons and a bow, while Jacques uses an energy whip that can also swing him across gaps. Both have Issen, a defensive skill that kills an enemy instantly if you attack just before it strikes. Striking just before the enemy does still turns every fight into a matter of timing.