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Nioh Review Thread
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You're missing the fact that he is based on a real person. One of the first western samurai.
DarknessTear
Banned
A reviewer said it's easier than Dark Souls. Wat? Is it the same as the Beta/etc? Because Dark Souls is easy compared to Nioh for me...
Kazuo Hirai
I really want everyone to know how much more Titanfall 2 sold than Nioh. It was a staggering amount.
BuckRobotron
Member
All sounds good, played the Alpha but just wanted to make sure it didn't go off the rails as a final product. Pre-ordering. Looking forward to getting some new school videogame Shogun on.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
If you've looked up a couple Nioh videos, then yes because it will be recommended to you.
This meme makes no sense because looking at the history of PlayStation, when has it ever failed to deliver games. People used it in an attempt to discredit and belittle PlayStation success.
BigEmil
Junior Member
Wish we had the chart numbers before the reviews went up. Wanted to see how much a difference the reviews made for Nioh
I said "last gen's" Ninja Gaiden and Souls games, both of which got between low and high 80s with the exception of DS2 and guess what everyone thought about that game a month or so after release!
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I really hope this game sells. We meed more strong Souls-likes in the world.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
LOL I don't know why some people are shocked by the scores. The demos have been S tier in gameplay
Kaiser Swayze
Member
So glad the reviews are good. I wish I had more time. This is right in my wheelhouse--I loved Ninja Gaiden, Onimusha, and the Souls games. But between all the stances and builds, I'm expecting a fairly steep learning curve to find out what works best for me. I can't do that when there's only 30 minutes or so at a time to eke out some gaming. Soon though. This is definitely next after RE7.
Pretty much how it feels to me as well. It actually reminds me of the first time I played Demon's Souls, which is quite the accomplishment.
MrJoobJoob
Member
I've read that it's extremely difficult in the beginning as you get used to the combat, but as the game progresses your skills improve and you have opportunities to get extremely good equipment which makes combat more forgiving.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Hmm... reminds me of another series I've played...
Kazuo Hirai
I really want everyone to know how much more Titanfall 2 sold than Nioh. It was a staggering amount.
It's #9-12 in Amazon UK when I look yesterday several times
Nioh main game probably doesn't require doing twilight missions, and those were the hardest parts. Main game seem only hard at the start, once you figure things out and level up a litter your character can becomes way more OP that what's possible in Souls games, that was my take from the demos at least.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
I felt the same as you but (I heard on a podcast I think?) it involves an actual literary or possibly historical event?
MrJoobJoob
Member
I think the difference would be with Dark Souls you can't minmax your armor the same way you can in Nioh. You can still get overlevelled and all but I think it's easier or at least more accessible to do in Nioh. But I'm just going off of a reddit comment from a reviewer who finished the game.
To be fair, that meme started around PS3 launch and that was a really rough time for Playstation.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
The_Darkest_Red
Member
That's interesting. I won't be purposefully trying to min/max so hopefully the balance feels pretty good to me throughout.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
I'd agree. First time I played Nioh I got my ass handed to me by the starting guy in the docks back in the Alpha. By the end of the Last Chance Trial I was mopping the floor with human opponents. The real challenge is with Yokai and Tengu, then Twilight missions.
Again, to ignore what happened during the PS1 and PS2 era was absolute folly.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
It was 8th when i looked yesterday, but i assume most people dont preorder till nearer release anyway.
Oh, now that you mention it, do you carry your progress with the Kodama from one level to the next? Or does it reset?
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Do we know approx how many hours are estimated to beat the main campaign?
In the demos, each mission has its individual Kodama, they also act as Estus Shards for that particular mission iirc.
Or.. At least that is what I have seen.
Edit.. the elixir ones do not reset..
But the rest do..
When you reach a new region, the Kodama Blessing percentages reset. This is because each region has its own set of 25 Kodama to collect.
Probably kinda hard to give an estimate as your skills can really shorten or lenghten the game.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Did you find all Kodama for a particular stat?
BigEmil
Junior Member
Ah that was what increased the elixir count. Thought it was just by levelling but finding Kodama makes more sense.
No.. I have a hard time finishing the game as it is..
How does the living weapon work - does it recharge over time or just via kills?
Also, am I right in saying you press the 2 attack buttons together to activate it? You then turn invincible until it runs out?
Thanks
You do become invincible, but any hits you take will drastically reduce the timer so it's still beneficial to not get hit.
I'm pretty sure it only recharges from kills.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
People said the PS3 had no games because, during a specific time period, it had a really weak line-up and a very high price tag. It wasn't about faith in the platform eventually having games because PS1 and PS2 were so strong. I think that was the core truth of the meme even if it quickly got abused to the point of absurdity.
Audioboxer
Member
There was definitely modes to select? I remember putting it on "action" mode or whatever the 60FPS mode was named.
It might not have been full out "4K" mode, but there was definitely some choice for graphical bells and whistles.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Up to 86 on Open Critic
MrJoobJoob
Member
You can either matchmake to join someone else who requests help -- works a lot like Souls where if the host dies the session ends. OR you can essentially set up a party of 2 to take on an entire mission together, where you can sort of die and revive eachother. In both co op variants both the host and helper receive loot / experience / everything.
rockman zx
Member
The summoned player gets the loot too and you get some extra rewards depending on your performance too.
Bloodporne
Member
Watching Team Ninja bounce back and nail this one feels nice, seriously.
I've obviously been 'championing' this game quite a lot through the various Nioh threads here since the Alpha and I'm really happy to see these scores just for Team Ninja's sake. They probably have a lot riding on this one and it feels truly inspired and like they made what they wanted to play essentially so hopefully this translates into some good sales in the end.
Hats off to them again and I can't wait to get my hands on my copy.
Some questions since I'm at work and can't read through all of details until maybe tomorrow even:
-What seems to be the average reported length?
-Is enemy variety reported to grow as you get further into the game?
-How is level variety? I really like the layouts I've played so far, mainly curious about visual/location variety.
I've obviously been 'championing' this game quite a lot through the various Nioh threads here since the Alpha and I'm really happy to see these scores just for Team Ninja's sake. They probably have a lot riding on this one and it feels truly inspired and like they made what they wanted to play essentially so hopefully this translates into some good sales in the end.
Hats off to them again and I can't wait to get my hands on my copy.
Some questions since I'm at work and can't read through all of details until maybe tomorrow even:
-What seems to be the average reported length?
-Is enemy variety reported to grow as you get further into the game?
-How is level variety? I really like the layouts I've played so far, mainly curious about visual/location variety.
It's a meme! All it needs to take off is some people finding it funny! ;p
Dynasty8
Member
It's supposed to be pretty long. GameSpot is 40 hours in and according to them, they still have a ways to go.