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Nioh 2 |OT| Dark Soul Cores -- out now on PC, remaster available on PS5
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I like that you can change the appearance of any weapon and armor for free, as often as you wish. One thing Assassin's Creed Odyssey did right. Tbh it's easier in Odyssey, but at least Nioh 2 lets you do it without some stupid, arbitrary resource requirement. They also let you use the full CC anytime. Something rarely done in other games and makes no fucking sense.
it's gonna be hard to decide which three stats I would want a permanent buff to at the start of the game since I'm planning on jumping between builds
Nioh 2 is so much better than the already awesome first game. Team Ninja really nailed it. Maining the new Switchglaive and it's just amazing. Usually opening with a heavy throw on duel hatchets before switching to the Switchglaive. Unlocking the weapon switch/attack on ki pulse will result in some brutal combos if timed right. Damn this game is difficult but it's soo freaking rewarding when you nail these awesome combos!
Switchglaive and Hatchet have good synergy? I want to run with then, but I think spear is more suited to having the switchglaive as my main weapon. Still not 100% sure on which weapons I'll main
I've been running this combination since pretty much my 3rd or 4th hour in. I think they have a good synergy in the sense that the hatchets are nice for throwing to open the fight. Easy switch to Switchglaive to keep the enemy at a close distance. There's a certain attack on the Switchglaive that lets you leap over the enemy, switching back to hatchets quickly after will let you do some insane amounts of damage in mid/low stance depending on your available ki. So yea. I absolutely love this combo.
I put about 250 hours into the base game at release, prior to the Odachi, and didn't really play with it until I bought the game again on PC. It was basically everything I wanted in a weapon except for not having a parry (loved the Tempest/Haze cheese with the Katana), but now that's been rectified and it too has a decent parry that leads to a ground attack.
Really enjoyed it in the demo, but alas, I want to extreme cheese my first playthrough with Ninjitsu again, so I'll probably use my second favorite weapon, the Kusarigama. Not sure what to pair it with though. I'll be raising both skill and dexterity, so maybe the Hatchets. Tonfas might be better, but I don't particularly care for them yet. Or maybe I'll just say screw it and use the Odachi, scaling be damned until later when I can somewhat add it. I really like weapons with a parry, and using it for a quick knockdown > reaper probably still works well.
I am kinda trash at these kinds of games but I will give it a shot. I've beaten similar games before such as Bloodborne, which was really cool, and Sekiro, which was one of the worst games I have every played. I can do it!
Can't wait to get my steelbook copy, but probably won't have time to play until the weekend. Sigh.
Nice OT btw.
Looking forward to check some of your no damage bosses videos. ;)
Nice OT btw.
Looking forward to check some of your no damage bosses videos. ;)
I saw some videos and this guy was destroying bosses with kunais doing 500 damage per hit. What's the trick to do that?
I ended up pretty lukewarm on the first game but the idea of a samurai Souls-like is just irresistable to me, and I think I personally ended up enjoying my brief time with Nioh more than my brief time with Sekiro overall.
I think I'm gonna eyeball this one for a sale later down the road, keep my ear to the ground on impressions and even some gameplay tips for my potential jump in later.
I think I'm gonna eyeball this one for a sale later down the road, keep my ear to the ground on impressions and even some gameplay tips for my potential jump in later.
I'd say there's no bad combo so you'll be fine. Pretty well rounded weapon with the katana while the odachi is good reach + strenght.
I never played the DLC for Nioh 1, so I never got to use the Odachi there and I really liked it in the beta for Nioh 2. The katana is just my most used weapon from nioh 1 and what I feel most comfortable with. It looks like they have complimentary enough scaling to be a good match up for my playthrough.
Odachi scales b+ with strength, d+ with heart. Katana scales b+ with heart and c with strength. So I'd mainly go for Strenght, Heart and Constitution, and heavy armor.
Agh, I want to jump on this but I can't afford it time or money wise at the moment. Enjoy, everyone.
I've got this baby pre ordered I also skipped all demos this time want go in fresh (plus I got bored playing first stage in Ni Oh due to the demos). Even skipped all trailers they had my money soon as announced a sequel.
You pick starting class this time right? Sure I heard you pick starting classes now so can jump straight being a ninja is this correct?
You pick starting class this time right? Sure I heard you pick starting classes now so can jump straight being a ninja is this correct?
This is how I felt about the original. Reading the Eurogamer review, it seems this one only doubles down on the original's systems bloat. I might check it out on sale but it's disappointing.
The game laughs at the very concept of classes so I'm not quite sure where you got that picture. The only thing set in stone are your starting stats that are a point higher than the rest. After that, it is the exact same free-balling that was in Nioh 1.
I was expecting Dark souls pick a class for stats then change straight away that's what I was hoping for best thing about Nioh was flipping play styles when I wanted
I'm interested in two things:
1) Are the co-op partners random or can you choose who you want to co-op with?
2) Does it have respeccing like the first game?
Either way, I'm hoping for my copy to arrive tomorrow/Friday. I loved the first game although the post-game kicked my ass big time!
1) Are the co-op partners random or can you choose who you want to co-op with?
2) Does it have respeccing like the first game?
Either way, I'm hoping for my copy to arrive tomorrow/Friday. I loved the first game although the post-game kicked my ass big time!
1) You can host an expedition and invite 2 friends
2) Yes
So, we know 3 DLCs are coming with new weapons, like in the first game. I wonder what they'll be and I'm hoping there's claws type weapon for some hand-to-hand combat!
Thanks! Nice to know, although I don't mind doing some co-ops with randoms either.
Unless they changed it since the trial, it does cost you currency to change armor and weapon appearances. It's just that it's overall very cheap and unless your spending money all of the time it shouldn't be an issue.
Nioh is a game where there are so many builds you can do. Some which are hilariously broken.
Basically it is a kunai build where you get gear that has stats that boosts your throwing weapon damage and various other damage boosting stats.
I always say Nioh shouldn't be just be compared Soulsborne games. It is a cross between Soulsborne and Diablo. So people complaining about the loot system in Nioh are basically missing the point of the game.
