t has only been a few days since we looked at the Linux Performance in the demo of Onimusha: Way of the Sword. If you remember, the result was excellent. But there was a bitter aftertaste because Capcom’s RE-Engine doesn’t want to trace rays without a bit of nudging and prodding. Although I had the right idea in my tests, I simply and plainly did it wrong. We’re fixing that in this post. And we’re also comparing Bazzite, CachyOS, and Windows 11 with RT enabled in the benchmark. We already know how Windows performs from the first post, so we need to find out how both Linux distros fare.

This is a very short and focused post. So let’s not waste any time and put on a metal hat. Apparently, that’s a thing you do in this world.

I also have a German version of this video.

Capcom appears confident in its games and offers a generous demo of Onimusha: Way of the Sword for everyone to play. This game reminded me a lot of Nioh 3, only with a smartass as the main character. Just like Team Ninja has its own engine for the Nioh games, Capcom utilizes its in-house technology, the RE-Engine, for Onimusha, and, to spoil the ending, it runs beautifully. The RE-Engine already impressed me in Pragmata. But there’s a catch, one that already plagued Pragmata and, from what I could find, RE Requiem: Ray tracing. For some reason, this option is grayed-out in the main menu on Linux.

But first, let me welcome you to another Linux performance analysis.

Let’s dive right in and begin the dance of swords to quench our hunger for FPS with tasty humans.

Err… well… actually, I’m drawing an absolute blank when it comes to Onimusha, so it’s impossible for me to make silly references and jokes, as I normally try to do. What I just said refers to the demo, though. It has nothing to do with a diabolical taste for sacrifices.

(I swear.)

I also have a German version of the video.