Acquiescence
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Graphics are definitely not the game's strongest suit, that's for sure. "Early PS3 game" is a tad hyperbolic though.
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Nioh Review Thread
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Graphics are definitely not the game's strongest suit, that's for sure. "Early PS3 game" is a tad hyperbolic though.
Primethius
Banned
Yea, feels like a game on a budget. Not that I mind, I wish more games would opt to go this route to lower the threshold required to be a sales success.
Clarkus Darkus
Member
I would give it a lower score now based on the change too the Co-op mechanic from the last trial beta. Seems pointless now that 1 friend HAS to complete missions before doing it with a friend unlike in the last trial where both could go in Blind.
Graphics are fine, Gameplay top notch.
Graphics are fine, Gameplay top notch.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Back when games reviewed Demon's Souls, they gave it 10/10 but opened by saying the first level had taken them 8 hours to finish. I mean, that's crazy. 2-3 hours is probably at the upper end, and I could maybe believe 4 hours perhaps, but 8 hours for one level?! They even admitted that running through it's probably 5 minutes end-to-end.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Polygon either needs to hang it up, or they should consider hiring somebody that's actually good at games. It's not like there's a shortage of gamers who are also competent writers.
dugdug
Banned
This will only happen if another, way more generic RPG with a good story and bad combat also releases this year.
This man. I like him!This will only happen if another, way more generic RPG with a good story and bad combat also releases this year.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
This will only happen if another, way more generic RPG with a good story and bad combat also releases this year.
Mass Effect Andromeda? Hell even Mass Effect combat takes a massive dump on The Witcher 3 combat and controls though.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
This will only happen if another, way more generic RPG with a good story and bad combat also releases this year.
There's like 4 of them this year :v
StrongBlackVine
Banned
What four? Mass Effect is the only one I see with questionable combat. Horizon Zero Dawn will not falter in combat/controls, same for NieR Automata. Persona 5 is turned based so it's kind of in a different category.
butman
Member
This will only happen if another, way more generic RPG with a good story and bad combat also releases this year.
Mass Effect Andromeda
isaacnukem
Member
Yeah, we should all be happy we're getting a lot of games that prove to be fun no matter who made it
Imp the Dimp
Member
Yeah, Souls, Nioh and Dragon's Dogma are the holy grails of gameplay oriented RPGs. I love all of them. No need to discriminate. Dragon's Dogma has better ranged combat than some dedicated shooters out there.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Mass Effect 3 is like Max Payne compared to TW3. The MP in ME3 would not have been so popular if the combat sucked.
Primethius
Banned
I think from an outside perspective (aka, if your not a fan of the Souls game) people might be surprised to learn that a lot of people love those games for other reasons than just the combat.
It's why, having played Nioh and DD, it's easy to admit the combat in those games walks circles around a Souls title but at the same time but acknowledge that they falter in places where a Souls game succeeds in spades.
Ivory Samoan
Gold Member
I absolutely adore Mass Effect combat, if the MP is anything like ME3MP...hoo boy, so happy.
Horizon and Nier both look to have even better combat too...it truly is a great time to be an ARPG fan, am I right?
Greedings
Member
I absolutely adore Mass Effect combat, if the MP is anything like ME3MP...hoo boy, so happy.
Horizon and Nier both look to have even better combat too...it truly is a great time to be an ARPG fan, am I right?
Zelda looks like it's going down the ARPG route too...
2016; the year of the shooter.
2017; the year of the ARPG.
2018; the year of grand strategy (I can dream).
Gamespot's the big other one.
Lol KH gets no love
Easy Allies.
I would agree with that. I think both of those games have better combat mechanics but Souls and Bloodborne have such unique enemy design and atmosphere that the other two don't do as well, IMO.
You could also say that Nioh tells a much clearer easier to follow story as it plays things out mostly in cutscenes and the like. Its really just a matter of preference after a while as while I think the Soulsborne games have some really cool looking enemies, it does get a bit repetitive as they're basically milking Berserk dry in terms of inspiration.
Nice to see Jeff enjoying Nioh so much. The Dark Souls games were never his thing, but he did seem to like Bloodborne, so I guess it makes sense that he would like Nioh. I'm still surprised how into it he sounds though, he seems to really be digging it. I'm looking forward to hearing more from them in the Quick Look.
Zimmy68
Member
Ok, to be fair, I looked at some boss fight video and it looks very impressive.
But, oi, that tutorial level looked rough. Character model looked like ninja garden vita to me.
Witcher III and Bloodborne are kind of apples and oranges. I can definitely see that depending on priorities one would pick one over the other, and it gets doubly bad when people want to talk about which is the GOTY.I really really hope this isn't becoming the next Witcher III / Bloodborne situation.
Souls fans and Nioh fans need to get along, just sayin'. Mostly they share the same camp.
This is like apples and pears, or mandarins and oranges (maybe lemons and oranges). It's a slight preference thing at best and you can easily love both for similar reasons. That, and DSIII is just getting DLC this year so there shouldn't even be GOTY competition. We'd have that between Nioh and Zelda or Mass Effect if anything.
DOT DASH DOT
Member
Cheat Codes Central should just avoid playing any games full stop imo.
Greatest Ever
Member
Don't know what their NiOh review is, but their reviews have always been trash. Never understood why they moved beyond cheats, but I guess with cheats becoming less prevalent getting with the times meant doing it poorly.
DOT DASH DOT
Member
6/10 says everyone should avoid it apparently.
pretty done
Member
Dragons Dogma shouldn't be lumped with those two. Nioh is pretty much Souls, DD is closer to something like Witcher 3 than it is Souls or Nioh imo.
Kudo
Member
Yes.
mrmickfran
Member
Metacritic is back to 87 :/
Greatest Ever
Member
Not that I'm against more opinions aggregated, but if you need more of reason Metacritic is a joke, the amount of shit reviews they have for so many games that:
A) Have absolutely no editorial standard
B) Spoil the game
C) Don't even exist anymore due to a broken link
Or any combination above sure does make you make you wonder why it matters at all.
A) Have absolutely no editorial standard
B) Spoil the game
C) Don't even exist anymore due to a broken link
Or any combination above sure does make you make you wonder why it matters at all.
Bloodporne
Member
EIGHT hours for the tutorial and first stage then? What the hell goes on over there? I can't even wrap my brain around that.
I wonder how many more "This game is too hard" jabs they can pack in before finally posting their review.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Any reviewers in here, can tell me how many missions left after beating
?
Also please tell me the crystal mechanic is done now.
Okatsu
Also please tell me the crystal mechanic is done now.
Jawbreaker
Member
Yeah, I definitely don't agree with their review. It's a bit difficult to read, but it's an opinion among plenty of others that I agree with.
N° 2048
Member
I stand corrected about Polygon for the first and last time
VanCityGamer
Member
6/10 from Washington Post. Didn't they give Uncharted 4 one of the lowest scores too?
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Yes a 4.
Jawbreaker
Member
They gave RE7 a 5/10.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
LOL wow.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
The Washington post review games? Why?