Onimusha: Warlords/Gameplay

Absorbing souls
Once you have gained the ogre's gauntlet Samanosuke will be able to absorb souls through it. Whenever a demon is defeated they loose their soul. These glowing lights will float around the screen but will disappear if you take too long to collect them. Use psx: C to draw souls closer and absorb them when they appear.

Souls are used to heal Samanosuke and to improve his items and equipment. Weaker monsters produce small souls while stronger monsters produce larger souls that cause a stronger effect. On special occasions when fighting especially strong demons and bosses souls are released after delivering a large amount of damage.

Magic Mirrors
The small twinkling shrines are Magic Mirrors. They are used as save points and to equipment and items.

Magic Attacks
Once Samanosuke has found an orb hew will be able to use his magic power and perform magical attacks with psx: T. Each orb has its own strengths and elemental magic spell. magic spells used for attacks are the only things in the game that drain your magic