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[VGC] Team Ninja: ‘The Nioh story has come to an end, there are no plans for a sequel at this point’
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Like I said in the other topic, it's just wild that just when Team Ninja got something new that did very well for them, they're already ready to move on.
Hopefully, it's just for the sake of a successor series that adapts its gameplay, but moves on from William, Amrita, Yokai and the Sengoku shenanigans thereof.
Hopefully, it's just for the sake of a successor series that adapts its gameplay, but moves on from William, Amrita, Yokai and the Sengoku shenanigans thereof.
Feels a bit premature to be honest. The Nioh franchise is excellent and still has so much to give. Very bummed out by this.
A fantastical journey comes to an end. It'll be interesting to see what they have planned next on next/current gen systems:
I really do love Nioh 2 and it is a shame they're moving on but whatever they decide to make next, I'm buying tbh.
Still hoping if it does return they do something along the lines of the Nioh 1990 idea I posted awhile back. Obviously just hoping. Likely would be very different.
For console Sony publish both games everywhere besides Japan(which is by Koei Tecmo), this is why I guess.
Maybe this could change with another re-release in the future? idk
They published the game in the West on both platforms, so they probably have a fair amount of influence.
Nah souls sequels were great, and it's spin off BB is one of the best games of all time
A shame as they are damn good, but it seems they are just not interested more than anything, so better than just half-assing it I guess.
Considering that DS3 is my favorite Souls game, I think I could still take a good 10 more dark souls games before getting to that point.
They most likely have a say on where the game should lanch.
Sony published Nioh 1&2 in the West
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They only made 2 sequels, for Dark Souls i would hardly call that running it into the ground.
I'm amazed that people want to go out while on a high point. Its super common these days to keep making sequels just because the franchise is popular. If this were activision they'd likely have little say in the matter.
At least it got 1 sequel. Unlike another game exclusive to PlayStation 4 that almost everyone loves, it didn't even get a remaster or next-gen patch.
It definitely had a pretty unfortunate release date since it came out the same weekend that lockdown started. The PS5 versions will probably help with that.
Didn't it break the 1M mark in a few months?
I don't know how fast it did compared to the first one but I thought it did well, and it was also released on a very crowded month, the remaster plus PC version will guarantee nice legs also.
Did they pay for the development or something? or are they just publishing it like warner is publishing cyberpunk in the west? for nioh 2, they could easily get a publisher that would grant them xbox version, right?
Another answer to a question about a sequel from a separate interview: https://www.thegamer.com/team-ninja-interview-fumihiko-yasuda-nioh/
Fumihiko Yasuda: "In terms of a sequel right now, Team Ninja would like to focus on working on new titles, so there really isn't a plan for Nioh 3 at this point. But after creating some new projects and gaining some new experience and skills from those new potential projects, I would like to go back to the series at some point, utilise all the experience and new skills that we gain from some new projects, and then potentially, go back into the series at that point, and create an even greater game to surpass Nioh and Nioh 2 and to create something even better."
I posted this here before, but Sony Interactive Entertainment staff takes up about 3.5 minutes of Nioh 2's 7.5 minutes end credits. SIE played a large part in QA testing, worldwide localization and marketing, and other areas.
Fumihiko Yasuda: "In terms of a sequel right now, Team Ninja would like to focus on working on new titles, so there really isn't a plan for Nioh 3 at this point. But after creating some new projects and gaining some new experience and skills from those new potential projects, I would like to go back to the series at some point, utilise all the experience and new skills that we gain from some new projects, and then potentially, go back into the series at that point, and create an even greater game to surpass Nioh and Nioh 2 and to create something even better."
I posted this here before, but Sony Interactive Entertainment staff takes up about 3.5 minutes of Nioh 2's 7.5 minutes end credits. SIE played a large part in QA testing, worldwide localization and marketing, and other areas.
Hmm that is what I thought.
I am fine with this. Taking breaks then returning will help them make an even better game.
They need to make a third one eventually. The potential of this franchise has yet to be fully realized.
I absolutely loved Nioh and even I never bought the sequel after playing the demos. I have two local friends who were also fans of the original and had the same reaction to those demos aka never buying the actual game based on them. Felt way too similar and yet somehow less fun to play at the same time for me.
I think it's probably time to move on from it. 1 and 2 were good but 2 was already very iterative of 1. I'd like to see them do something new rather than Nioh 3.
Yeah, I really enjoyed these games, but, 1 almost just felt like a really long expansion. Calling it early feels like the right move.
I already own Nioh 1 and Nioh 2 on PS4. Can someone explain what I'd gain by also buying the PS5 versions coming next month? 4k60? All DLC? (I never bought any DLC for either game.) Anything else?
Hayashi's also said that they want to make a new IP for the PS5 like they did with Nioh on the PS4.
That's good. Loved nioh 1, and was pumped for the sequel.
But it felt too much the same.
Glad they are moving to something new.
But it felt too much the same.
Glad they are moving to something new.
Despite loving Souls games, Ninja Gaiden, and Japanese mythology, Nioh just never really clicked for me. Funny because it appealed to literally all of my interests. I think it might have been the looting aspect and large emphasis on menu micromanagement that ruined it. Meant that on later difficulties, beating a boss was more about what you did in the menus prior rather than actually learning their attack patterns and utilising the combat system.
I'll be glad to see them move on tbh.
I'll be glad to see them move on tbh.
Nothing except the DLC for you. There's free upgrades for 2 if you own the Ps4 versions. You'd just be wasting money when you could just buy the DLC. Nothing known about a Nioh 1 free upgrade so don't count on it. Also the games are 4k and "up to 120fps" whatever that will end up meaning.
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- Players that own Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition on PS4 can upgrade to Nioh 2 Remastered – The Complete Edition on PS5 at no additional cost.
- Players that own Nioh 2 on PS4 can upgrade to the base game – Nioh 2 Remastered on PS5, and receive the PS5 version of any DLC expansions they own on PS4.
I have mixed feelings about the no Ninja Gaiden part of this. On one level I want the series to come back. On another, due to how popular and acclaimed Nioh was, my fear around that is they will try to craft a new Ninja Gaiden into the mold of a Souls-like action RPG, and I would not want that at all, since if the franchise returned I'd want a pure action experience. So it's probably for the best that they are going to do their own things instead of trying to revive it in the end.