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Onimusha: Way of the Sword

West Area

Follow the Onimusha: Way of the Sword West Area walkthrough to find the SOUL ABSORBER, West Area Map, and unlock new areas.

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Follow the Onimusha: Way of the Sword West Area walkthrough to find the SOUL ABSORBER, West Area Map, and unlock new areas.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Follow the path to a treasure chest and open it for a Herb.
  2. 2
    Continue to a corridor leading to a door, avoiding Ninja Demons.
  3. 3
    Enter the next area and go into a door where you will find a soldier being attacked by demons.
  4. 4
    Use wooden planks to avoid arrows from two demons on a platform above.
  5. 5
    Kill the first monster, climb the ladder, and kill the other two monsters.
  6. 6
    Go back down the ladder and talk to the man to get the SOUL ABSORBER.
  7. 7
    Climb back up the ladder and cross the plank to the door.
  8. 8
    Enter the room and take the corridor to a ladder.
  9. 9
    Climb down the ladder and go to the Magic Mirror (save point) to save your game.
  10. 10
    Open the treasure chest near the Magic Mirror to get the West Area Map.
  11. 11
    Analyze the door on the bottom level of the room to automatically use your Shinobi Kit.
  12. 12
    Exit the Food Storage building and take the corridor to the end, entering the door while ignoring demons.
  13. 13
    Open the treasure chest in this room to get Journal #5.
  14. 14
    Take the Suzaku volume 4 off the top shelf in the upper left of the room.
  15. 15
    Open a secret compartment in the room to find gears. Pull the string to activate the gears.
  16. 16
    Head back through the demon-filled corridors to the Food Storage building.
  17. 17
    Go back up the ladder and outside, then take the ladder to the ground level.
  18. 18
    Take the door to the next area, following the path and avoiding enemies.
  19. 19
    Use the Shinobi Kit on the door.
  20. 20
    Enter and find another save area. Open the treasure chest by answering the question about the Ogre clan's meeting place with the choices: 5th, 7th, 2nd.
  21. 21
    Receive a Magic Jewel from the opened chest.
  22. 22
    Save your game.
  23. 23
    Exit through the other door in the guard station. Search the shimmering white light on the ground to get the Gear.
  24. 24
    Head back through the corridors to the room with fire and furnaces.
  25. 25
    Go to the top left of the room and pull a lever.
  26. 26
    Quickly time your movement with the furnace bursts to cross the room and enter the newly opened door.
  27. 27
    Search the wall near the door to find the Gold Plate.
  28. 28
    Destroy the two crates further in the room; the second crate hides an Herb.
  29. 29
    Pull the lever by the door and exit the furnace room.
  30. 30
    Shoot across the corridor to the room with the missing gear.
  31. 31
    Use the Gear from your inventory on the gear set.
  32. 32
    Pull the string to activate the gears, causing a bookshelf to slide back, revealing a secret room.
  33. 33
    Open the treasure chest in the secret room to get the Silver Plate.
  34. 34
    Take the Byakko from the table by the chest.
  35. 35
    Collect the Fluorite (#8) across from the chest.
  36. 36
    Head back to the food storage room and save your game.
  37. 37
    Take the ladder to the second floor, then go to the outside balcony and take the ladder to the ground level.
  38. 38
    Take the door to another path and follow it, avoiding Ninja Demons, back to the Guard Station.
  39. 39
    Save your game.
  40. 40
    Exit the guard station through the opposite door and approach the barred door.
  41. 41
    Analyze the silver and gold switches on either side of the door.
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    Use the corresponding plate (gold or silver) from your inventory on each switch.
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    Once both switches are activated, the barred doors disappear. Enter the door ahead.
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    Go back to the Guard Station and save.
  45. 45
    Enter the burning building through the door.
  46. 46
    Enter the adjacent door and find a staircase.
  47. 47
    Search next to the staircase to find Fluorite piece #9.
  48. 48
    Go up the stairs into the dark upstairs area.
  49. 49
    Open the trick treasure chest by entering the combination: Middle, Right, Right, Left, Left.
  50. 50
    Receive the Sacred Knife, an upgraded weapon for Kaede.
Tips
  • Avoid all monsters in the West Area as you are not rewarded for killing them.
  • Use wooden planks to avoid arrows from demons on platforms.
  • Fighting demons in some corridors is futile; ignore them.
  • Use the Shinobi Kit on specific doors.
  • Time your movement with furnace bursts to avoid getting burned.
  • Destroy crates to find hidden items.
  • Use the Gear from your inventory to fix the gear set.
  • Save your game frequently at Magic Mirrors and Guard Stations.
  • Kaede is weak; avoid enemies when playing as her.
  • Analyze switches and use the correct plates to open barred doors.
  • Collect all Fluorite pieces.
    • Herb
    • SOUL ABSORBER
    • West Area Map
    • Journal #5
    • Suzaku volume 4
    • Gears
    • Magic Jewel
    • Gear
    • Gold Plate
    • Herb
    • Silver Plate
    • Byakko
    • Fluorite (#8)
    • Fluorite piece #9
    • Sacred Knife (upgraded weapon for Kaede)

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