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The gameplay is pretty similar to DS, sure, but the game is actually a good bit different. The combat is incredibly diverse and flows so ... Foundtheinternet!r/NiohPostsDiscordNioh2DiscordNiohDiscordNiohGuidesNiohWikiNioh2WikiNiohDirectory10Postedby4yearsagoIsthisgamegood? DiscussionYesIknow,it'soneoftheseposts.HoweverI'mreallyonthefenceaboutthisone.Thecombatlooksreallygood,butI'mhearingsomedisconcertingstuff,likeit'srepetitiveandpadded.Iwouldreallylikeasecondopinion.26commentssharesavehidereport86%UpvotedSortby:best level1·4yr.agoIfyou'relookingforamixofDiablolikeloot(rarities,RNGrolls,etc)anddarksoulscombat(withplentyofitsownuniquethings)thenit'sforyou.Onlywayitgetsrepetitiveimoiswhenyoucontinueplayingintong+andbeyondandthefactthatthere'snotreallyaTONofuniqueenemies.Butthere'senoughthatyouwon'tbebotheredbyitthroughyourfirst40orsohourplaythough.(Muchlongerwiththedlc).ButifthisturnsyouawayatallIstillrecommendit,justwaitforasale.Ifyouenjoythesethingsandthethoughtofplayingthroughthesamemissionsbutwithharderenemies,acouplenewmoves/enemylocations/muchbetterloot/sets/andrandomlyextrabuffedenemiessoundfuntoyouthenIhighlyrecommendthegameevenmoreso,becausethisistheendgame.Collectingtheperfectpiecesyouwantforyourbuildandgrindingthroughtoupgradeittotakeontheincreaseindifficulty.Tldr:IfyouenjoyedthedarksoulsseriesandenjoyrandomizedlootwithraritiesIrecommendthisgame.Ifyou'reokaywithplayingthroughthesamemissionsbutonaharderdifficultyforbetterlootintheendgamethenIhighlyrecommendthisgame.9ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel2·4yr.agoWhatthisguysaid.AlsoithasareallydamngoodstorybutI'malsoahopelessromanticatheartsotakemyopinionwithagrainofsalt-shrug-3ReplyShareReportSaveFollowContinuethisthread level1[deleted]·4yr.ago·edited4yr.agoMyexperiencewiththegame.I'm41yearsold,beengamingalmostallmylife.Hadneverplayedanysoulslikebefore,grabbedNiohcompleteeditionwhileitwasonsaleinPSN.Thegameisinitiallyhardashell.Punishing.Merciless.Thatmechanismremindsmeofthe"good"oldC64gameswhereyouhavejustonelifeandwhenyoudieyouhavetorestartatthecheckpoint.Iwasnotpreparedtodiecontinuouslyevenonthefirstlevels.Notatall.Butitbecomesreallyaddictiveandrewardingwhenyoustarttounderstandkipulses,differentstances,getnicegearetc.Eventuallyyouwillbehelpingothersfighttheinitiallyimpossiblelookingbossesandthatisthemostrewardingthingever:)Soyeah,itreallyisanexcellentgame.Andsuchagoodexampleofagamethathasgotanextremelysteeplearningcurvewhichbecomesrewardingandaddictiveasyougetbetterwithit.Becauseyouwill,asthegameforcesyoutobecomebetter.6ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·4yr.agoImaginetheoffspringofDarkSoulsandNinjaGaidenThegameispurecombatsoifyouwantanythingnonviolentchoosesomethingelseCombatisfluidandveryversatileYouhaveagazillionoptiononhowyouwanttobuildyourcharacteronthebasisofyourplaystyleStoryiskindoflikePokemonmixedwithDarkSoulsEveryimportantpersonhashisorherorit'sBitbeastherenamedGuardianSpiritEvilguyswanttouseGuardianSpiritstocollectSoulsbecausesoulsequalspowerOh....soulscalledAmrita4ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel2·4yr.agoPokemonmixedwithdarksouls!Greatcomparison:-)2ReplyShareReportSaveFollowContinuethisthread level1·4yr.agoTakeNinjaGaidendifficulty/gameplay-ish,giveitDarkSoulscharactermechanics,andworkinDiablo3'slootsystem.BringtoaboilandserveasNioh.It'sasfunasitlooksifthisgenreticklesyourfancy.Itgetsgrindylate-gamewhenyoustartminmaxingyourgear,butit'sablessingmorethanacurseafter100-200hoursofsteadyprogresstogetthere.There'sno"end",youjustkeepimproving.Alsoanythingbeingviableisjustgreat.4ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·4yr.agoBestcombatofanythirdpersonI’veplayed.DarkSoulsisgreatbutthisgameofferssomuchinthewayofchoiceandprogressionit’slikeanotherworld.ThegameplayisprettysimilartoDS,sure,butthegameisactuallyagoodbitdifferent.Thecombatisincrediblydiverseandflowssonaturallyitwillmakeothergame’scombatfeelsluggish.There’snobetterfeelingthanwhenyoufinallyslicendiceHino-Enma.Inmyopinion,thehardestbossofthemainstorylineisonthesecondlevel(notcountingthetowertutorialthere).Foronething,theoptionstodeeplypursuethepathoftheNinja,Onmoyomage,orjuststicktobeingamorephysicalsamuraiisgoldentome.Youcandabbleinanypathasdeeplyasyouwantandmakeanytypeofcharacteryouprefer.Nothappy?Reincarnate.I’dsaythatthegamecoulddobetterinshowingyouallthewaysyoucanprogressthough.IgothalfwaythruWotSambeforeIrealizedyouhadAgyoandUngyopoints.Alackofhandholdingdoesincreasethesatisfactionthough.Buyit.Playthestoryifyoucangetthroughit.Ifyou’restilljonesingforthatsweetslicingaction,thendoitagain.Andagain.2ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·4yr.agoThereissomerepetition,butithasabrilliantcombatgameplaymanagestokeepthisgamerefreshingforyou.2ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·4yr.agoNeverleavethehousewithoutaquickchangescrollYes1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1[deleted]·4yr.agoIputitdownafter20hoursbecauseitgotrepetitivebutthengotbackintoitandstartedforcingmyselftolearnmoreaboutitscomplexity.Thatmadeitmorefun.1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·4yr.agoYeahItihnkitprobhasthebestcombatoutofanyPS4exclusiveorpseudo-exclusive(PS3and/orPCversion)1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·4yr.agoThisgameistrulyexceptional.ItnotlikeninjaGaiden.Itisasoulsgamewithalotofheartandwaymoredepth.Also,morefrustration.Butthat'sabenefittome.Ifyoulikeds,getathisgame.Youarealsoaskingacultforadviceontheirfavoritecult.1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·4yr.agohonestlyyesitjustlacksenemytypesatleastthat'swhatIfeltbytheendofthefirstplaythroughgameishonestlyoneofthebestgameseverthoughthecinematicsalonemakethisgameworthit,Ipreordereditfor$80andIhavetosayIdidnotandstilldonotregretit.Amazinggame,itisalittlerepetitivebytheendbutthat'sokay.(justenemies/maybecombatdependingonyourstyleandcreativity,theresdefinitelysomesuperboringcheesebuilds,findwhatsfunnotoverpowered)1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·4yr.agoIhavespent900hoursonthisgame..beatabyssandplatinum(Myfirstgamewithplatinum).100%onDLCaswell....Still,notsureifIlikethegame,hmmmmm1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·9mo.ago·edited9mo.agoIdislikeit.There'sjusttoomanydamagespongeswhichdotoomuchdamagetotheplayer.Health+Damagebuffs=/=gooddifficulty.ThecombathassomeuniquetwiststhatIlike,butthegamejustisn'tfunimo.I'mgladtohavegottenitforfreeonepic,becauseitmeansIdidn'thavetowastemoneyonagameIdon'tenjoy.Thelootraritiesaresuperannoying,theskillssystemjustfeelslikeit'stoomuchtokeepaneyeon.Idk,IlikethevanillasoulsexperiencethatFromprovideswiththeirgames;it'sreliable,andyouknowwhatyou'regettinginto.Iunderstandotherpeoplemightlikeitthough,ifdamagespongesareyourthing,thenbyallmeans,goaheadandplay.You'llprobablylikethis.Edit:FUCKIT'SGROWINGONME!Imightlikethegamenow.1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·2mo.agoThegameisprettygood,andinNioh1noteveryNPacisaminiboss🤣1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowAboutCommunityr/NiohARedditcommunitydedicatedtoNiohandNioh2,actionRPGsdevelopedbyTeamNinjaandpublishedbyKoeiTecmo(PC)andSonyComputerEntertainment(PS4)forreleasein2017andMarch13th202096.7kMembers231OnlineCreatedSep15,2015JoinToppostsmay23rd2018Toppostsofmay,2018Topposts2018BacktoTop 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