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Nioh Review Thread

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MKIL65

Member
This will be my first time jumping into the full release of a Team Ninja game.

Pray that the game sells well for them.

60 fps and a great combat system deserves all the support it can get.
 
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Trace

Banned
Lifeline said:
Doesn't Metacritic weigh bigger sites scores a lot more heavily than the smaller outlets.
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Yep. If polygon were to give the game a 6/10 or something it would drop a point, but if "insert random no-name site" gave the game a 4/10 it wouldn't.
 
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Maxinas

Member
Crazy how it hasn't had 1 mixed or negative review yet, i guess i'll have to give it a go after i'm done with Berseria.
 
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Kaako

Felium Defensor
Marvel said:
Can't wait to try co-op.
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Co-op is sooooo damn fun in this game and works really well from past Beta experiences. Different co-op modes too and more coming in the near future! Team Ninja literally busted their asses and went all out with this game and it shows based on how much stuff there is/to do in this game.
 
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Salty Rice

Member
The great thing what makes this game more playable in the end and new game+ than a Souls game is the additional mechanics, unlocks and importantly the Diablo like loot system to hunt down better loot.

Really hope this game sells also really well. Would love to see a Nioh 2.
 
Marvel

Marvel

could never
Kaako said:
Co-op is sooooo damn fun in this game and works really well from past Beta experiences. Different co-op modes too and more coming in the near future! Team Ninja literally busted their asses and went all out with this game and it shows based on how much stuff there is/to do in this game.
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Damn, really?

Now I am even more excited.
 
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Toby Dammit

Banned
Jonboy said:
Love the Souls series, but wasn't feeling the demo here. The combat seems overwhelming at first.

How hard is it to learn and manage the different stances?
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you really only need to master the ki pulse first; switching stances becomes incredibly easy after that
 
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Kaako

Felium Defensor
Marvel said:
Damn, really?

Now I am even more excited.
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Ohhh yes: http://nioh.wiki.fextralife.com/Online
Me and my buddy were playing this for almost 4 hours nonstop in the "Yokai Realm with a Companion" mode which has you sharing one survival bar with your partner and depletes with each death. You can revive and the quicker your revive, the quicker the depletion pauses on total survival bar. There is strategy involved by stick together/positioning. It's just fun as hell to play with your buddy and fucking wreck some Yokai!
 
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Inuhanyou

Believes Dragon Quest is a franchise managed by Sony
I just love the art deco of a lot of the open areas, thanks RPG site, i'm putting down your shot as my desktop

Nioh_Aug172016_19.png
 
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mollipen

Member
Moon Presence said:
Watched a couple of Cowboy's videos and holy shit, this game's brutal. A lot of Souls fans who think they know it all are gonna get salty..
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I've been having a mostly easy time with the overall world difficult, with the exception of a few particular missions/segments that get really tough. I feel like Nioh has much more of a difficulty ramp-up than Souls games do, which tend to be more of a gradual build. There's been a mission or two where I think the change in difficulty is going to be unfair to some players.

The bosses, though, are where you can really get humbled about your "Souls skill". There's one boss,
Yuki-onna
that I was trying to beat for five hours, and I was seriously at the point of tears over having to fight h
er
. And then, the next few bosses I just ripped through no problem.
 
Marvel

Marvel

could never
Kaako said:
Ohhh yes: http://nioh.wiki.fextralife.com/Online
Me and my buddy were playing this for almost 4 hours nonstop in the "Yokai Realm with a Companion" mode which has you sharing one survival bar with your partner and depletes with each death. You can revive and the quicker your revive, the quicker the depletion pauses on total survival bar. There is strategy involved by stick together/positioning. It's just fun as hell to play with your buddy and fucking wreck some Yokai!
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Holy cow.
 
BigEmil

BigEmil

Junior Member
Kaako said:
Co-op is sooooo damn fun in this game and works really well from past Beta experiences. Different co-op modes too and more coming in the near future! Team Ninja literally busted their asses and went all out with this game and it shows based on how much stuff there is/to do in this game.
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Did they fix the coop where the other person helping you can be too OP, they should limit the partner and limit the amount of kills they can do in a time period
 
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ironcreed

Banned
I am going to be a few days late to the party due to moving and needing to buy a new PS4, but I will be there. This game sounds like it is going to exceed expectations.
 
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Dabi

Member
Sony skipping out on the holiday season and releasing a steady flow of quality games from Jan - March is something I can definitely get behind. Nice.
 
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Kaako

Felium Defensor
GearFourth said:
Did they fix the coop where the other person helping you can be too OP, they should limit the partner and limit the amount of kills they can do in a time period
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*grins*
I think later down the line they might add parameters to find players of the same skill set or a little above.
 
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EmilioLargo

Member
Just preordered digitally. First impressions and the latest reviews convinced me. Seems like the perfect ARPG for someone having a PS4 pro and a 1080P set at hand. Probably going to play in action mode predominantly.
 
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ManeKast

Member
Just stayed awake in Australia until 630am. Dropped two valium, hopefully wake up at around dinner time tonight, unlock is at at midnight and preload is done. Should getva solid 10 hrs in from there!!!

17hrs 34mins to go!
 
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Mattenth

Member
Acquiescence said:
Gaf is literally the only site where I see anyone put any stock into OpenCritic. Is it run by a gaffer or something? That would explain it lol.
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That seems a bit unfair...

I can't post screenshots or info for proprietary reasons, but we are included in reports from:
- B&H Impact
- United Talent Agency
- fourtyseven communications
- Telltale Publishing

Reddit review threads:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/5rlkz5/nioh_review_thread/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/5oxras/yakuza_0_review_thread/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/5pplrx/resident_evil_7_biohazard_review_thread/
https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/5rlnst/nioh_review_thread/
https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/5n3ypt/gravity_rush_2_reviews_are_out/?ref=search_posts
https://www.reddit.com/r/gravityrush/ (sidebar)

Nvidia Geforce announcements:
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/watch-dogs-2-graphics-and-performance-guide
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/titanfall-2-graphics-performance-and-tweaking-guide
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/watch-dogs-2-dead-rising-4-steep-game-ready-driver

We're on Enhanced Steam (both average and 3 reviews at the quartiles):
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1338544

Gamefaqs:
https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/181161-nioh/74933548
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/213-nonstop-gaming-general/74933905
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/213-nonstop-gaming-general/74673802

Our score embeds are on multiple publications:
http://stevivor.com/2017/02/review-nioh/
http://www.criticalhit.net/gaming/y...story-thats-perfect-newcomers-treat-veterans/

We outpace Metacritic direct Twitter engagement. Comparing first Nioh tweet:
https://twitter.com/Open_Critic/status/827065014632710144 vs https://twitter.com/metacritic/status/827066464486072321

OpenCritic 10x'd over the last year and should be hitting cash-flow positive this month.

I don't post this to brag... More just to assert that "OpenCritic is irrelevant" is wrong and lethal to our brand. Yeah, we are still in Metacritic's shadow, but we've made a lot of progress.

We need all the support we can get.

One other interesting data point we've found in our research: IGN and GameSpot are viewed as more "authoritative" than Metacritic when it comes to the average gamer looking at review scores. Most gamers don't seem to use any aggregator at all.

The 9.6 from IGN is worth a lot more than Metacritic 88.
 
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Brandon F

Well congratulations! You got yourself caught!
Also decided to just pre-order. I already have so much on my plate to play, but I quite enjoyed the trials and the launch hype...well it stung its cursed tendril into me.
 
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komorebi

Member
Oh Polygon being one of the last to review a widely acclaimed game means they won't be able to resist an edgelord score.

Watch it be something like no option to play as a female which "justifies" the low review
 
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Moon Presence

Member
komorebi said:
Oh Polygon being one of the last to review a widely acclaimed game means they won't be able to resist an edgelord score.

Watch it be something like no option to play as a female which "justifies" the low review
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I'm pretty much expecting this. Oh, look everyone, we're so different.
 
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Cartho

Member
They're already priming us with their review in progress bit on Metacritic:

Challenge is good, but we’re not yet convinced that Nioh handles its devotion to difficulty well at all times. It remains to be seen where the overall balance of these choices will fall when credits roll — whether we’ll be overjoyed at our skills in finishing such a tough title, or just relieved that we can put down the controller and let our blood pressure drop.
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Basically "It's too hard. 6/10"
 
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