PS5
In Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the first ending is principally a preparation milestone. Carnage unlocks after a campaign clear, while boss rematches form another requirement. Complete Kyoto before moving your progress forward: not every collectible category or upgrade carries into New Game Plus. This roadmap separates first-campaign cleanup from the challenges best attempted with an established character.
PS5 base-game roadmap covering two campaigns, Carnage preparation and Boss Rematch challenges.
- Required difficulty: Carnage completion and the required boss rematch difficulties are necessary.
- Missable trophies: Cleanup returns to the point before the final mission; finish categories before entering New Game Plus.
- Online: The base-game roadmap is single-player and does not require multiplayer.
Use the first campaign to learn and collect
Begin on a difficulty that lets you read parries, evades and Issen openings. Your first clear unlocks Carnage; there is no need to imitate that challenge immediately. Build a coherent loadout and practise skills before bosses so the second campaign is not also a controls experiment. Preserve a manual slot separate from ordinary progression before attempting the final stretch.
- Preserve a first-campaign save before the ending.
Finish Kyoto categories before moving forward
Track Mysteries of Kyoto, Chance Encounters, Lion Dogs, Genma notes and upgrades separately. Completing one category does not complete the others. Continuing after the ending lets you return to the pre-final-mission point for cleanup. Use that opportunity to check categories that do not transfer into New Game Plus rather than restarting and later discovering that a counter has reset.
- Check each category separately in the pre-final-mission save.
Separate carried progress from reset progress
Upgraded skills, awakened Oni abilities, pouches and charms are among the retained elements, but not every resource follows the same rule. Mysteries, encounters, clothing, sword and gauntlet enhancements, red souls and Spirit Mirror progression do not all follow your character. Prepare persistent elements before choosing Carnage and retain the old slot as your collection reference rather than overwriting it with the new campaign.
- Keep the completed campaign and New Game Plus saves separate.
Approach Carnage with a repeatable strategy
Choose Carnage in New Game Plus and rebuild progression around the elements that reset. During duels, identify an attack you can handle consistently and focus your response there; a reliable short sequence is worth more than attempting a long combination at every opening. Defeats also test preparation. Before replacing the entire build, check which persistent upgrades and consumables you are actually using.
- Confirm Carnage on the second-campaign save.
Finish rematches after the difficult campaign
Clearing the story on Carnage does not replace Boss Rematch. Defeating every rematch boss on Carnage also covers lower difficulties, so track those results rather than replaying every tier separately. If a rematch is missing, repeating the campaign ending does not complete it. Finish by comparing the Carnage campaign, all boss rematches and collections as three separate objectives.
- Finish every rematch on Carnage and verify the recorded results.
Frequently asked questions
Is one campaign clear enough?
No. The first clear unlocks Carnage for New Game Plus, and the list also requires boss rematches.
Does every upgrade carry into New Game Plus?
No. Skills and some categories persist, while other upgrades and collections reset. Check them before moving forward.
Can I collect missing items after the ending?
Continue returns you to before the final mission. Use that save for cleanup before moving the character into New Game Plus.
Sources
- PlayStation – Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- PowerPyx – roadmap e trasferimento in NG+
- Onimusha Wiki – tabella dei trofei e raccolte
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