Just the base game on PS5, you have to get the PS4 DLC to access it on PS5.
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I'll wait for the inevitable PS+ release then.
You can get by without heavily learning either. The biggest difference is there are stances in Nioh. I for instance play Souls game as a heavy so mainly stay in high stance in Nioh.
Once you get a grasps of stances, is when to start looking at other stuff. Switching from high stance to low stance to high stance will get a lot of stamina back. Most of the items make sense for perks (just Google if you are unsure of any term).
After all that if you want to get real crazy is when you start getting into playing sections again for items, re-rolling stats at the blacksmith...etc.
Take your time and learn it slowly. Just figuring out the combat is most of the battle, the rest just optimizes you and makes you unstoppable
Started a fresh save to reacclimate. Got reminded on how easy it is to make a nice looking character who could pass for a dev-crafted NPC (just loaded my original character though).
It's hard going back to a level 1 character though, pretty much no Ki and super slow recovery. It is nice to see that I'm not as rusty on the ONI just-guard-ish move as I thought I would be. Undecided if I'm gonna keep this save or go back to my character who's twenty hours in.
It's hard going back to a level 1 character though, pretty much no Ki and super slow recovery. It is nice to see that I'm not as rusty on the ONI just-guard-ish move as I thought I would be. Undecided if I'm gonna keep this save or go back to my character who's twenty hours in.
When you download the free upgrade from the store, go to the DLC and you'll see they cost $0.01 for some reason.
I've never played either of the Nioh games, but am maybe interested in picking them up for PS5. Should I definitely get both or would I be OK with just Nioh 2? Also, I've never really played any of the Souls games either, so these types of games (difficult, deliberate combat) are pretty much "new" to me.
In the shrine click on boons and you'll find good gear that'll help you.
IMO, just get Nioh 2 on PS4 for a cheap price to get the free upgrade, and try it, beginning of the game is hard though but it gets waaay easier once you get better gear/abilities/magic/ninjitsu and get used to the game.
Sorry for the double post, on mobile and it's hard to edit sometimes.
I would start with Nioh 2 then pick up the first one if you like it. Nioh 2 will take probably take around 50 hours to play through without the DLC.
Echoing what others have said... Get Nioh 2 on PS4 for < $20, do the upgrade, and see if you like it.
If you're really having trouble, summon help to co-op the game and get better gear.
Farming revenants for better gear can be huge early on too.
The games are hard, for sure, especially if you don't do any of that, but there are ways to put training wheels on.
If you got a PS5 with a disc drive, you can get Nioh 2 PS4 on amazon for twenty dollars. Buying the season pass afterwards if you like it will still be cheaper than NIoh 2 complete.
You can skip the first game.
Ok, thanks! 50 hours is not what I was expecting at all. That's quite an investment!
You misread. No Nioh 1 free upgrade.
Standalone cost is $50...
Yeah, it's quite a lengthy game especially since you'll probably be dying a lot lol.
Ah that sucks, oh well. I can get the nioh 2 one for free, I haven't played either of these so was waiting for higher framerate and faster loads. I'll just play my digital nioh 4 version then. Got the Nioh 2 disc back when it was 10$, so that's cool then, get that free
There's a native 4K/60 with minor drops sometimes.
1080p/120, with drops to like 80?
And a PS5 mode, I think it's dynamic 1440p to 1800p and fixed 60, better shadows and details I think.
Yeah it's a pretty lengthy game, there's a good amount of main missions as well as many side missions that you can do.
What's the recommended mode for PS5?
I'm curious to try 120fps (I've never played a game at 120 fps before lol) but if it's not stable or kind of spotty, I'm fine staying at 60 with nice graphics, but then I don't know which of the two 60fps mode would be better lol...
I'm curious to try 120fps (I've never played a game at 120 fps before lol) but if it's not stable or kind of spotty, I'm fine staying at 60 with nice graphics, but then I don't know which of the two 60fps mode would be better lol...
LG CX here, and I found the 120 fps mode to be noticeably not consistent... PS5 doesn't support VRR, so I think it's not just my mind telling me that, though I could discern the uptick in smoothness vs. 60 overall. Still, sometimes just in panning the camera or something I noticed a subtle juddering.
If you have a nice 4k tv do 4k mode the game has many small details that really pop on it. Otherwise, do the other 60fps with more shadow/texture detail.
If you have a nice 4k tv do 4k mode the game has many small details that really pop on it. Otherwise, do the other 60fps with more shadow/texture detail.
So, not sure I have screwed myself out of the PS5 upgrade files, or if I'm just worried for nothing :(
I have Nioh 2 (PS4 physical) and bought the season pass/got all the DLCs for it. In the PS App on the phone, I started adding the DLC PS5 files to begin with before I noticed there was an item called "Nioh 2 Remastered (PS5 upgrade)". I finished adding the Nioh 2 PS5 DLCs one by one, but now when I go to the "Nioh 2 Remastered (PS5 Upgrade)", it says it's unavailable.
Am I screwed now, or was that Upgrade store item just an unlock for all the PS5 DLCs?
I have Nioh 2 (PS4 physical) and bought the season pass/got all the DLCs for it. In the PS App on the phone, I started adding the DLC PS5 files to begin with before I noticed there was an item called "Nioh 2 Remastered (PS5 upgrade)". I finished adding the Nioh 2 PS5 DLCs one by one, but now when I go to the "Nioh 2 Remastered (PS5 Upgrade)", it says it's unavailable.
Am I screwed now, or was that Upgrade store item just an unlock for all the PS5 DLCs?
Nioh 2 remastered on PS5:
Did any one of you notice a white flickering during the character creation and in the tutorial area?
I'm playing in 4K Mode in HDR on.
Did any one of you notice a white flickering during the character creation and in the tutorial area?
I'm playing in 4K Mode in HDR on.
Anyone else lose their save progress on the dlc after upgrading to ps5. Seems like a weird choice to carry over everything but that. I tried reimporting my save, but got the same deal.
I finished the first two and had a save part way in to the third, when I copied over, load it up I have to watch the intro video and have no maps unlocked for any of the dlc.
I finished the first two and had a save part way in to the third, when I copied over, load it up I have to watch the intro video and have no maps unlocked for any of the dlc.
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Playing the PS5 remastered version and every now and then the controls lag and become unresponsive, such that, as an example, the camera will keep spinning and the d-pad becomes unresponsive. Has anyone else experienced this? A reboot of the game usually fixes it.
I've been playing the game for like a month solid, over a hundred hours. Haven't experienced that myself.
Do you have just the one controller?
I have a second controller but the X button is a little "sticky" which obviously makes dodging a lot tricker than it needs to be. I'll revisit some earlier levels with this controller and see what happens. In either case, the build quality of the DualSense is very disappointing. I've had three controllers, and two have had defects so far—I'm praying this lag isn't 3 for 3.