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Nioh 2 Last Chance Trial 02/28 - 03/01
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Don't forget to redeem Boons at a Shrine. If you played the Alpha you get William transformation and a Shoulder Strap
Just a fact. I didn't say the game is bad.
You know there's a problem when people dont know if they are watching Nioh or Nioh 2 gameplay. Again, I'm not saying the game is bad.
As always, we are talking about Nioh, and there's always someone to talk about FromSoftware games, amazing.
It just feel like it's a 1.5 with more content (like new tools that I dont use because it's kinda useless for me). I'm sure the game is good tho!
Yeah, why would people want a real sequel instead of a "big expansion", lol.
I think it is!
One weapon for $60 is fair enough, I guess.
Considering the popularity of the Souls games and the game in your avatar being developed by them, I'd say it's fair to bring them up. I wonder if you've ever given those games that same criticism, because I bet you haven't. Your contribution to this thread calling this Nioh 1.5 brought this on to yourself. It was a dumb thing to say. It's literally Nioh 2.
As always you bring up FromSoftware games in defense of calling it Nioh 1.5 according to your posts in the Nioh 2 preview thread.
Seriously, let's cut it out with this. Just because it graphics wise looks like it's prequel it doesn't mean it's the same. In all the years gaming has a lot of sequels looks the same as their prequels. And let's don't bring other franchises to make a war out of something that it doesn't deserve it, I dunno why we have to make wars of shit vs shit out of our discussions here.
Lol, I didn't but nice try I guess (someone talked about FS games and I just said to dont compare them).
I should have upload a Megaman avatar, would been better. You wonder and then bet... I am, don't worry about that. I just said it's Nioh 1.5 and didn't think it would affect that many people tbh. It's not like my opinion matters, or is unique.
FromSoftware fans are usually less insecure than this, so maybe you should learn from them.
Insecure, lol.
I was just expecting something more ambitious. Again, I'm not saying the game is bad.
I think this is amazing. Feels really good with paddles too. I did [X/R1] as I find shoulder buttons a little annoying for constant use. Also swapped L1 and L2 in the OS. Just feels way more comfortable to block with L2 and bow is fine on L1.
All these Souls comparisons...I will say it's much easier to fight enemies you aren't locked onto in Souls games. I whiff a lot here, and they easily dodge my attacks. It's comical and makes me feel like a bad samurai. lol
All these Souls comparisons...I will say it's much easier to fight enemies you aren't locked onto in Souls games. I whiff a lot here, and they easily dodge my attacks. It's comical and makes me feel like a bad samurai. lol
It's because it's not some huge graphical overhaul that some folks need to call it a sequel. Gotta love the graphical overhaul the Dark Souls 2 had, oh wait, it didn't. It looked worse.
No one talked about graphic lol.
Day one.
Glad you repeated it for emphasis and confirmation, I guess? You weren't called out by multiple people for no reason, you know. Try to contribute something that isn't some worthless "1.5" comment, because that never ends well for anybody and it makes you look like you have no idea what you're talking about.
The whole not a real sequel thing is a weirdass double standard that I don't see for a ton of other games with similar iterative approach.
CoD, Pokemon respective to each console cycle, Dark Souls, Guacamelee 2, Etrian Odyssey, etc etc etc.
It's just a weirdass argument to make vs just simply saying nioh 1 gave so much content that more nioh isn't appealing enough right now or something similar.
Like if I just finished Nioh 1 like a few months to a year ago I'd be like I'm good too. But for me it's been close to ~3 years, I'm ready for more nioh.
CoD, Pokemon respective to each console cycle, Dark Souls, Guacamelee 2, Etrian Odyssey, etc etc etc.
It's just a weirdass argument to make vs just simply saying nioh 1 gave so much content that more nioh isn't appealing enough right now or something similar.
Like if I just finished Nioh 1 like a few months to a year ago I'd be like I'm good too. But for me it's been close to ~3 years, I'm ready for more nioh.
This game is hard, full of enemies that look like mini-bosses, one after another. Not sure if I wanna force myself to do this once again.
Facts. Just makes it easier for me to put people on ignore lol.
That's usually what attracts me to these types of games. I wonder if this one will get easier like the first one did, or harder. I actually felt that the first one wasn't too bad if you eventually unlocked the right stuff (Sloth/Weakness/Carnage). They were even nerfed because of it.
The first one for was a little challenging at the beginning, but once you level up and find a good gear, it becomes quite "easy". But this one is too crowded of enemies, I'm getting older and my tolerance to die over and over again is getting smaller :D
No one talked about graphic lol.
Nioh 2 Preview Thread
It's nice that they copied a few minor elements but that doesn't make it any less of a loothunt game. Saying it even comes close to the polish of Dark Souls or Sekiro is laughable. All those elements add up to a very similar experience at the core. The game is nothing like Diablo save the...www.resetera.com
That was your response to what Blade Wolf posted. What else could it mean, then? Because Nioh 2 has introduced more new game play mechanics in the sequel than the Dark Souls sequels ever did.
Finished and mostly enjoyed Nioh 1 (though it got tiring near the end with repetitive enemies and boss fights), and even though there are some big additions to Nioh 2, in the moment-to-moment action it just looks and feels almost exactly like Nioh 1. Reminds me of when I finished Borderlands 1 and then played Borderlands 2; even with the three year gap between releases, the exhaustion I had from beating the first game still carries over into the second. I have my $80 deluxe edition fully paid but I might now wait for a sale.
I'm glad big Nioh fans get what they want in this sequel and additions are majorly significant to them, but even the new weapons and devil trigger mode seem like flavoring around a gameplay loop that feels unchanged.
EDIT: I think what makes a Dark Souls sequel feel more bombastic and unique to its predecessor , even if it doesn't have as many raw gameplay changes or additions, is that the entire tempo and atmosphere feels different. All of the Souls games are artistically very distinct, the UI and interfaces are all new, the animations are completely new and redone, and the way a Souls game's presentation is handled, along with its pacing, makes even derivative or similar boss fights/environments feel momentous and memorable. Even though there's new enemies and areas, Nioh 2 just kind of feels like I'm cutting my way through a randomly generated dungeon in Diablo 3; the monotonous pacing and the uninteresting encounter design makes the new additions feel so disposable. New mobs barely stand out because of it. The last thing I wanted from my introduction to Nioh 2 was to walk up to another clueless bandit mook who's crouching over a corpse, kill him in 5 hits, and then see the thousandth yokai realm mini boss spawn point around the corner.
I'm glad big Nioh fans get what they want in this sequel and additions are majorly significant to them, but even the new weapons and devil trigger mode seem like flavoring around a gameplay loop that feels unchanged.
EDIT: I think what makes a Dark Souls sequel feel more bombastic and unique to its predecessor , even if it doesn't have as many raw gameplay changes or additions, is that the entire tempo and atmosphere feels different. All of the Souls games are artistically very distinct, the UI and interfaces are all new, the animations are completely new and redone, and the way a Souls game's presentation is handled, along with its pacing, makes even derivative or similar boss fights/environments feel momentous and memorable. Even though there's new enemies and areas, Nioh 2 just kind of feels like I'm cutting my way through a randomly generated dungeon in Diablo 3; the monotonous pacing and the uninteresting encounter design makes the new additions feel so disposable. New mobs barely stand out because of it. The last thing I wanted from my introduction to Nioh 2 was to walk up to another clueless bandit mook who's crouching over a corpse, kill him in 5 hits, and then see the thousandth yokai realm mini boss spawn point around the corner.
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Anyone else maybe played but now entirely skipping Nioh1 and going straight into Nioh2?
I put about 50hrs into the first one but eventually got burned out and honestly, don't want to go back
I put about 50hrs into the first one but eventually got burned out and honestly, don't want to go back
I understand you. That's I why I won't buy it even though I liked the first one. Too old for this shit. Didn't buy Dark Souls 3 either.
Was coming to post this, there's tons of them in the first level where you have to fight 2+ enemies.
For me, it's not the dying, it's the fact I'm not progressing. I don't have time to waste on one game. I have access to a bajillion good games at any time. I have like 20-30 hours a week to play if that.
Three different levels that are new. One is just a boss fight like the last demo.
Keep calm and Nioh
Official Staff Communication
Guys, chill out.
a) It's OK to find the beta disappointing or underwhelming, and I say this as a huge Nioh fan myself. No need to get testy because someone didn't care for it.
b) On the other hand, if you are unimpressed... maybe don't go out of your way to make provocative drive-bys and then feign surprise when people challenge you, eh?
Don't be a nuisance to others, but don't overreact either. Let's be cool, y'all!
a) It's OK to find the beta disappointing or underwhelming, and I say this as a huge Nioh fan myself. No need to get testy because someone didn't care for it.
b) On the other hand, if you are unimpressed... maybe don't go out of your way to make provocative drive-bys and then feign surprise when people challenge you, eh?
Don't be a nuisance to others, but don't overreact either. Let's be cool, y'all!
Wow I am really getting my teeth kicked in by this game. The Yokai do not fuck around, this is significantly harder than the first game...
Kind of, but you got more tools as well.
That said, it's easier than the previous beta. Outside of the boss, but it seems to be a mid-game one.
If y'all had listened to me we wouldn't have needed a staff post. Come on, fellas.
The burst counter system is so much fun.
I've started over again with the tonfas and I'm really crushing it. Maybe they'll be my main this for this game.
I feel like the lighting is better. The environment and characters just look a lot better in the first level than I remember the original game looking.
I've started over again with the tonfas and I'm really crushing it. Maybe they'll be my main this for this game.
I feel like the lighting is better. The environment and characters just look a lot better in the first level than I remember the original game looking.
Counter when you can. You can block most attacks without any issues, the snake is just fast, and will go down quickly as long as you don't get too greedy.
They're actually one of the easiest big yokais in this level.
Like what though? People keep saying this but don't provide examples of how ambitious.
Dark Souls 1,2 and 3 are some of the best games of all time, but what was so ambitious about the sequels compared to the first games? When you look at it, they were very incremental sequels that sort to polish what made Dark Souls 1 so great rather than fundamentally change it.
You're entitled to your opinion though, of course. I just disagree strongly.
That's me. Not to mention the fact that I like pretty much all the changes more (Not a mega fan of the Yokai mode, but Yokai abilities easily replace Living Weapon for me), so other than a brief resurgence in interest after the first Alpha to get a better hang of the controls again, I haven't bothered withthe first one anymore.
It helps that I never even got to the DLC, so stuff like the Tonfa is wholly new to me. It wasn't until these threads that I found out that they were added in the DLCs for the first game.
They've been nerfed a lot compared to before tbh. Ki refills faster, better visibility, etc.
But yeah, it's still intended to be way harder than the regular areas.
Just downloading this. The German PS Store calls Nioh a "Masocore" game. That's the very first time I heard/saw this term used. I guess that's supposed to be a compound of masochistic and hardcore?
Just checked Google and it's actually a thing, especially in the 80s and 90s. Huh, I never really heard that term. I guess now I will suddenly hear and see that term everywhere due to the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, lol.
Just checked Google and it's actually a thing, especially in the 80s and 90s. Huh, I never really heard that term. I guess now I will suddenly hear and see that term everywhere due to the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, lol.
Yeah I was 25+ hours in and going strong, but jumped at an opportunity to get a Switch and got sucked into BOTW for several weeks. By the time I tried to come back to Nioh later in the year, I'd lost my mojo and wasn't inspired enough by the world/RPG side of things to pick it dive back in, especially with so many other things to play. The Combat left an impression, though. I've reinstalled it a couple times to dick around.