The Nioh Collection Review – Smooth Suffering - Game Informer

It's a great game in it's own right. I really love the story, even if the gameplay and the atmosphere are enough to carry the game without the ... Skiptomaincontent Search: Join SignIn Search: HamburgerMenu FollowUs Twitter Facebook Instagram Twitch YouTube Join SignIn Share FollowUs Share Close Post Tweet Email https://www.gameinformer.com/review/the-nioh-collection/the-nioh-collection-review-smooth-suffering CopyLink FollowUs Close Twitter Facebook Instagram Twitch YouTube Review TheNiohCollection Review TheNiohCollectionReview–SmoothSuffering byDanielTackonFeb04,2021at05:00AM Share FacebookPost TwitterTweet EmailEmail CommentComment ReviewedonPlayStation5 Publisher KoeiTecmo,SonyInteractiveEntertainment Developer TeamNinja Release February5,2021 TheNiohgamesaredeliberatelydifficultuphillbattlesagainstallmannerofdemonicfoes.Asyouslaughteryourwaythrougheachlevel,theexperiencesboastseriouslootcustomizationandbuildvariety,tonsofcontenttogrindandconquer,andopportunitiestotakeonbigbosseswithfriends.Oh,andtherearemanydeathstobehadaswell,astheNiohgamesarebrutalwithoutremorse.Thetough-as-nailssamuraislashersarenowavailableasaremastereddoublefeaturewiththePlayStation5’sNiohCollection. Thisisagreattimetodiveintothefranchiseifyou’vebeenputtingitoffforanyreason,asthepackageincludesremasteredversionsofbothNiohandNioh2,plustheirassociatedDLCandadd-ons.WhileI’dbehardpressedtorecommendgoingbacktotheoriginalNiohwhenNioh2isessentiallyamuchmorerefinedtakeonthatexperience,it’sabonushistorylessonifyou’rehungryformore(thoughyoucanalsopurchasetheseremastersindividually).Chancesare,youwon’tbe,becauseyoucaneasilyspendahundredorsohoursontheNioh2contentaloneifyou’reshootingfordeependgame,DLC,andmore. TheremasteredtitlesincludedintheNiohcollectionfeature4Kgraphicsandupto120framespersecond.Ifyourtelevisionormonitordoesn’tsupportthoseamenities,noproblem.Bothgamesrunincrediblywellandlookfantasticregardlessofyoursetup.Runningat60FPSisimportantforgamesintheaction/RPGgenre,asyouwanttobeabletoeffectivelyassessthesituationbeforeswinging,dodging,blocking,orki-pulsingyourwaytovictory,andyou’llhavethatregardlessofhowawesomeyoursetupis.ThefastloadtimesfacilitatedbythePS5’sSSDareanotherextremebenefitgivenhowmanytimesyou’llbeloadingbackfromdeath. GoingbacktotheNiohgamesafterreviewingbothofthemseparatelyonlaunchisaninterestingtask.ThoughNiohgamessharesimilaritieswithFromSoftware’sSoulsseries,TeamNinjamadesomestrikingdesignchoicesthatplayersneedtobeawareofbeforedivingin.Forexample,Nioh’sworldsareactivelyhostile,andseekyourdemisewithasortofsickcrueltybehindenemyplacement,bossabilities,andmore.Ifyou’rewillingtotakeabeatingfromabullyandsmileasyougrowstronger,callyourfriendsintothegametohelp,andgrindyourselfamassivesetofpowerfulgear,Niohistherightfitforyou.ItisfuntocomebackatyouroppressiveenemieswithahostofgearandmagicoptionshourslaterandcrushdemonicYokaithatweregivingyounightmares,butyouneedtohavetherighttemperamentandattitudetoproperlyenjoythechallengesthattheseriesunloadsonyou.   Ifyoucanputonahappyfaceasyougetone-shotbyademon,enjoyrepeatingsidemissionsforloottocreateaperfectly-rolleditempiece,andeventuallyovercomethemostviciousadversaries,you’regoingtoberightathome.Ontheflipside,ifbeingabsolutelycrusheddownintothedirtbeforeslowlyclawingyourwaybackupisn’tyourthing,thereareplentyofotheraction/RPGstotrybeforecomingovertoNioh. IrecommendgoingtoNioh2immediately,regardlessofwhetherornotyouplayedtheoriginal.Nioh2refinesandbuildsuponvirtuallyeverysystemthatthefirstgameoffered,andgivesyouatonofcontentandoptionstoexplore.Somecontentisreusedalmostwholesalefromtheoriginalgame,soyoucangetalltheNiohyouneedfromjustdiving immediatelyintothesecondgame.Theoriginallooksandplayssubstantiallybetterthanitdidbefore,butincomparisontothesequel,itfeelsmorelikeaprototypeconcept. Don’tworryaboutgoingoutoforder;thestoryhasneverbeenabigdrawformewiththisseries,andyouwon’tmissmuchthere. Evenifyou’vealreadyplayedNioh2andknowwhattoexpect,IrecommendhittingupsomeofthenewweaponsandoptionsofferedherewiththefullDLCondisplay.Thefistweaponsletyoupunch,kick,andbrawlyourwaytovictoryandshouldn’tbemissedforthoselookingforanewexperience.ThesubstantialDLCcontentinbothgamesistunedtogiveeventhebiggestandbaddestdemon-slayeroutthereachallenge,sothoseofferanother greatreasontorevisitthesegames. TheNiohCollectionisaworthwhilereturnforseasonedprostoexperienceoptimizedvisuals,DLCcontent,ordifferentweaponsandskills.Fornewplayers,thisremasteredcollectionisabsolutelythebestwaytoexperiencetheNiohgames.Justbeawareofwhatdemonicdelightsyou’resigningupfor! On On Off Off 8.75 AboutGameInformer'sreviewsystem ConceptExperiencethepunishingNiohgameswithsilkysmoothperformanceandalltheircontentadd-ons GraphicsEnvironmentvarietyandflairhasalwaysbeenthefranchise’sweakness,andthathasn’tchangedhere SoundWhilenothingstandsout,themusicaddssubtleandsignificantinflectionstothegameplay.Bossbattlesgetthebloodflowing! PlayabilityTheNiohgamesaredemanding,andnecessitateawilltoperseverethroughchallenging(andpotentiallyunreasonable)situations EntertainmentIfyou’reagluttonforpunishmentandprecision,looknofurther,asyoubattleyourwaythroughadark,monster-ladenvisionoftheSengokuperiod. ReplayModerate ProductsInThisArticle TheNiohCollection Platform: PlayStation5 ReleaseDate: February5,2021 Purchase MoreInfo PopularContent Feature GodofWarRagnarök'sCombatLetsYou'PlayWithYourFood' coverreveal CoverReveal–GodofWarRagnarök opinion IThoughtTheLastOfUsWasBetterThanThis digitalissue TheGodofWarRagnarökDigitalIssueIsNowLive News Tencent,SonyCollectivelyAcquire30PercentOfEldenRingDeveloperFromSoftware exclusive ExclusiveFirstLookAtMarvelStrikeForce'sOriginalSpider-VerseCharacter gamescom2022 SonicFrontiersIsTheFirstSonicGameIWantToPlaySinceDreamcast impressions TMNT’sCowabungaCollectionIsNostalgiaDoneRight News HereAreSeptember’sPlayStationPlusGamesForEssential,Extra,AndPremiumMembers gamescom2022 LiesOfPHands-OnPreview–FourThingsWeLoveAboutThePinocchio-InspiredSoulslike