LOL!
1) It was one of the first games of that type i've played, and i think part of it is that i just didnt have the patience back then. I was into fighting and shooters. The only strategy game I played was Command & Conquer series. Yea I know, the me now would slap the old me for lack of patience.
2) Back then i didnt have money to buy games. I saved up to buy a PS2 and you can only replay ATV Offroad Fury 2 and Rachet & Clank so long until you get bored. So i modded the PS2 and...uh...borrowed my friends games to copy? I was just so happy i could play all the games in the world and so I wasnt really focusing on what games I got. Matter of fact, now I think back, I dont think I even realize that it said '3' next to Onimusha. I just read it as Onimusha: Demon Siege for some reason.