Has anyone heard of Oni?

[wilysword]

I'm just wondering what people's thoughts are on the game. I know it's not one of Bungie's better known games (what with Halo to overshadow it), but I think it's one of the most fun games I've ever played, and that it should have a sequel.

[Mr. Wind-Up Bird]

I played the demo for a little bit. It was pretty fun, but the the level designs were boring.

[gurusloth]

It was an interesting concept, but the controls were clunky, and the bosses were lame and repetitive.

[TheZeroMan]

Oni?

Ssssssh. Never speak of that monstrosity again.

It had promose but was not well put together and the levels were dumb. Yea dumb.

[Dac]

i first thought "here's a game that at least looks decent to play" boy was i wrog it was a trying experience playing that for as long as i did.

[BitVyper]

I hate Oni. I hate it with all my heart and soul. It looked so damn cool, but the controls just didn't work. They had to be some of the worst I'd ever dealt with. There was no point in using a gun, because it took you half an hour to aim correctly, while the enemies never missed.

I think I made it up to some spinny computer thing with a quirky AI before I finally took the game back in disgust.

[The_Phat_G]

I remember the spinny computer thing well. After I got the hang of the controls, it was a pretty fun game. It was indeed a very good idea for a game, but I think that the final product needed a lot more work. The plot was kind of stale, and a multiplayer aspect would have done wonders for the game. With a bit of TLC, a sequel to Oni could be a really awesome game.

[wilysword]

Finally, someone who saw what i did. My goodness people, did you even really play the game? You're console people, aren't you? The controls are almost exactly the same as every first person shooter for PC in the last two years at least.

And, by the by, I almost never miss with the guns. Maybe it's just you, huh?

That computer.... Could you be talking about the second level?! How the heck would you know whether a game is good or not by playing it for five minutes? (Given that often the best part of a game is the middle)

[Kuja]

I like to think of Oni as Rockstar's dry run before they went to make Max Payne.

[The_Phat_G]

In all fairness, it took me a couple hours to beat the super-computer boss. =P

[GatoFiero]

When I first heard of Oni, I had such great hopes. Unfortunately, when one plays Oni, one can tell exactly where they stopped trying to produce a good game. I think it was around level two or three.

They probably should have included the multiplayer. It would have saved the game.

[Raerlynn]

Finally, someone who saw what i did. My goodness people, did you even really play the game? You're console people, aren't you? The controls are almost exactly the same as every first person shooter for PC in the last two years at least.

And, by the by, I almost never miss with the guns. Maybe it's just you, huh?

That computer.... Could you be talking about the second level?! How the heck would you know whether a game is good or not by playing it for five minutes? (Given that often the best part of a game is the middle)

Agreed. It wasn't BAD, but it was more...mediocre. Not great, but not horrible. Controls weren't too bad, but throwing could have been made easier. Combat was fun and andrenaline pumping, especially late game in the PD fighting off all the soldiers. And there are two seperate, somewhat decent endings, decided when you make the choice whether or not to spare Griffin.

[synkr0nized]

The gameplay itself actually turned out to highly entertain me.
The plot was mildly engaging.
The levels were nice and futurisic.
The amount of running around without finding enemies or the right doors on some levels? Boring.

[Kuffie]

it Had its moments, but the controls were sometimes fustrating but if they tweaked it up in a sequel I would play it, the only thing bad in the game..were the controls

[Astral Harmony]

It had some good points but too many flaws for it to be just an okay game. I'm not saying it's horrible or anything. Mostly, I think it was the level design that got to me. I usually saved my guns for when I was dealing with more than two or three enemies at once.

[Sablewolf]

Oni was one of the best game concepts ever, and it was actually hard to beat - imo. The controls could have used a little tweaking, and SOME of the level design was repetive - but the combat system and the difficulty of the AI were first- rate. I would LOVE to see a sequel to it.

[Videogame]

The QUESTION you want to ask is:

Who has NOT heard of Oni.

[Wheel Scorcher]

Oni is generic, just like all of Bungie's other games.

[wilysword]

Wheel Scorcher, I hope for your sake no Halo fans read that and know where you live.

[Astral Harmony]

Any Halo fan that physically attacks someone who calls Halo generic should really be shot in the head. Not that I agree with Wheel Scorcher or anything, but showing such a lack of self-control is just not cool or badass. But back on topic...

I hope to reserve some time to play Oni when I get back from the desert. Yeah, go ahead and flame me. I was too young and unexperienced with gaming when I played Oni and I really think I should give it another go. Believe it or not, there's always worse games to play out there. (doesn't look at State Of Emergency)