Fans are trying to figure out which action-adventure classic Capcom is reinventing

pcgamer.com:

Although the trailer for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess was shown again during Capcom's showcase, no substantial details were revealed, other than an additional voiceover describing it as a «beautiful yet unsettling world of mystery» which—in a fittingly mysterious way—doesn't reveal much about the game itself.

This has diehard fans of Japanese action-adventure games wondering what inspired this new IP. The first and most likely choice for its DNA comes from Capcom's own Onimusha. Initially intended to be a Sengoku take on Resident Evil, Onimusha became its own well-regarded action series. It's not had a new release in a while, save a remaster of the first game—Onimusha: Warlords—in 2018, leaving its fanbase hungry for more.

Another source of inspiration could be Okami—another Capcom-published action game—which has been name-dropped for its similar ambitions in presentation. Path of the Goddess looks to be bursting with deep-saturated reds and purples, with an emphasis on the weird and fantastical. Similarly, Okami was lauded for its ink-wash painting, cel-shaded style.

There are also some similarities in the plot between these two titles. In the trailer, we see gnarled hands clawing their way into the landscape, painting everything with a corruptive darkness, before our protagonist bursts onto the scene. Okami starts you off in a similar boat as a reincarnated goddess of the sun summoned to purge the world of similar ills.

One surprise contender mentioned by fans outside of Capcom's publishing history is Otogi, a FromSoftware Xbox game. Initially released in 2002, Otogi: Myth of Demons is an action-adventure game that follows Raikoh Minamoto as he seeks to—say it with me—purge the land of a demonic infestation.