Videogame history is incremental additions to mechanics and systems, series and genres, and technology and production pipelines, and following their cinematic shooter Resident Evil, Capcom began applying its 3D action model to more genres, swapping elements to experiment without breaking. The PlayStation 2 primed the design for the design’s second generation, and Jun Takeuchi’s Onimusha: Warlords successfully created cinematic sword fighting, translating hack ‘n slash into 3D as SquareSoft’s The Bouncer had done for brawlers. The increased processing power for animations and effects, the high-res art and character models, all aided gameplay and presentation, transforming the grindhouse zombie flick into a historical fiction samurai horror film.
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