Probably not disappointing for others but it killed my immersion which is crucial in a game like this. I guess this isn't for me then. :/
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Nioh 2 launches Early 2020 for PlayStation 4
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It sold more than 500k on PC and Sony has a marketing deal.
It'll likely get announced out of nowhere for a release 9 months later like the first one.
KT is being considerate, allowing me to play plenty of Cyberpunk, Bloodlines 2 and Dying Light 2 in early 2020 before I bounce back to soulslikes with Nioh 2 and Elden Ring.
Quite nice of them, actually.
There will almost assuredly be more demos. Give it a shot before you decide to skip it.
Yasuke should definitely be in this, it would be a good scene when he first saw him.
Tenkai should too, considering his real identity reveal in Nioh.
You know who is at the end of the trailer, if not Okatsu (the resemblance is pretty major)?
Mononoke (yes, that one):
- she has fur on her
- semi long hair
- teeth as earrings
- mask
- same time period as Nobunaga
She looks based on another Japanese actress called Haru. They are doing the same thing than Okatsu (who was based on Emi Takei)
You really don't. Going by the Beta, Nioh 2 feels more like an Extension/Update to the first than a full Sequel (which is not a negative for me).
The first nioh is excellent but really long and quite repetitive.
I would not brute force my way through 1 and then jump into 2 to avoid burn-out.
The story also seems to be not really connected.
Oh, there's no doubt that
Mitsuhide
I'm just hoping that they go into further detail about how Nioh's version of Mitsuhide felt so compelled to betray his lord. Having a conviction that Nobunaga's Ambition(tm) will generate more strife for Japan, when the dude was technically so close to uniting Japan, and thus, ending the wars, as it was? There had to be more to it than that, and I still believe the whole "Inheritance" mission only scraped the surface.
And if this game has any possible time travel elements in the mix, it could only make things more interesting.
Sadly yes.
Oh definitely.
The question is who is the character.
So perfect. The original Nioh is one of my favorite games right now. All the new yokai are amazing looking.
Updated my post earlier, found out the new girl is Mumyo, an original character. Also some info on online and avatar creation.
Edit: Looking at the article, it appears the monkey yokai is in fact... the "Monkey Oni", or "Enki". Never heard of it before, seems to be an original monster, lol.
Some pics of Nioh 2 avatar creation menu from https://www.famitsu.com/news/201909/12183042.html
Online co-op mode has also been expanded to now support 3 players (up from 2 in 1st Nioh)
There are also new righteous sword tombs that will result in unsynchronized co-op instead of PvP
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Just like the first game, Nioh 2 also has a couple of characters modeled & voiced by live actors. Kinoshita Tokichiro is played by Takenaka Naoto. And Mumyo, an original character who works as a yokai hunter, is modeled after the actress Haru.
Online co-op mode has also been expanded to now support 3 players (up from 2 in 1st Nioh)
There are also new righteous sword tombs that will result in unsynchronized co-op instead of PvP
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Just like the first game, Nioh 2 also has a couple of characters modeled & voiced by live actors. Kinoshita Tokichiro is played by Takenaka Naoto. And Mumyo, an original character who works as a yokai hunter, is modeled after the actress Haru.
Edit: Looking at the article, it appears the monkey yokai is in fact... the "Monkey Oni", or "Enki". Never heard of it before, seems to be an original monster, lol.
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Man, 2018-2020 (late 8th gen) sure is the season of samurai fighting/action/adventure game, is it not?
Soulcalibur VI
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Samurai Shodown reboot
(don't forget crossover characters)
Nioh 2
Ghost of Tsushima
What am I forgetting?
Soulcalibur VI
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Samurai Shodown reboot
(don't forget crossover characters)
Nioh 2
Ghost of Tsushima
What am I forgetting?
Shit i missed it. I thought the presentation was sheduled for day 3, oh well will watch the recap on youtube.
edit: Just watched it. The boss fight against that horse yokai was pretty intense. It seems you are getting less loot from chests and the like which would be a plus in my book.
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Wow. Japan devs are on FIRE!
Tales of arise.
DBZ kakarot
Guilty gear
Gungrave gore
Sakura Wars
FFVII
NI-OH 2
Yakuza 7.
Plus western games
Tlou2
Cyberpunk
Ghost of Tsushima.
Then next gen hits also. 2020 is gonna be insane.
Tales of arise.
DBZ kakarot
Guilty gear
Gungrave gore
Sakura Wars
FFVII
NI-OH 2
Yakuza 7.
Plus western games
Tlou2
Cyberpunk
Ghost of Tsushima.
Then next gen hits also. 2020 is gonna be insane.
There's barely a story in the first game. It's basically just "go say hi to this historical figure while chasing the bad guy who has corrupted somebody / some place, now you gotta fix it" over and over.
I thought it was because of mainly the spirit stones and Tenkai not wanting someone like Nobunaga to use them.
You need to play the first game...but not because of the story.
Nioh is in my top 5 during this generation.
However, there is no way I will play the 2nd one on ps4.
Seriously, I don't know of any game that has taken into account so much community feedback as Nioh so I'm super jazzed about the sequel!
Don't forget Elden ring. =)
I'm half tempted to wait until next-gen to pick up the games I really want on this list (FFVII, Nioh 2, tlou2, cyberpunk, ghost of tsushima) - assuming backwards compatibility/some sort of enhancement is a thing. Would be the sweetest pseudo launch lineup of all time, not even counting whatever we inevitably get as actual launch games.
So far as what was presented, Nobunaga had only expressed interest in them, and was probably willing to explore the options when he planned to travel abroad. But Mitsuhide, so concerned with "harmony" and foreign interference, had a problem with all of that and that's what apparently led to the betrayal. Between fearing Nobunaga was getting "too ambitious" and his thinly-veiled xenophobia directed to both Kelley and William alike, it really just does more to paint Mitsuhide/Tenkai as an asshole that tacked on 35 more years of war and suffering in Japan unnecessarily (not unlike what he could have been in history). And it's not like the stones weren't inevitably used wholesale as part of a war effort, anyway, thanks to Mitsunari and his forces.
"But muh harmony!" [/Tenkai, probably]
That's why I'm interested in seeing if Nioh 2 takes the opportunity in exploring Mitsuhide any further. We're going to see Hideyoshi featured heavily as a peasant vassal in Nobunaga's service and we already know how much of a creep Nioh's story made him out to be, later on, towards poor Ginchiyo.
"But muh harmony!" [/Tenkai, probably]
That's why I'm interested in seeing if Nioh 2 takes the opportunity in exploring Mitsuhide any further. We're going to see Hideyoshi featured heavily as a peasant vassal in Nobunaga's service and we already know how much of a creep Nioh's story made him out to be, later on, towards poor Ginchiyo.
Same, liked it more than soulsborne series. My most anticipated game of 2020 after P5R.
They want you to double dip with a staggered stealth PC release just like the first.
Bailed on the first one about halfway through I think, I really like the gameplay but I kinda got bored of the structure. I doubt I'll ever go back and finish it but I might give the second one a try.
puuh. There's just too much to play right now and I dunno if it's a good idea to play the first game right before 2.
I heard it's pretty long and can get a bit repetitive. I don't want to get a fatigue
