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Nioh 2: The Complete Edition

2021-02-05
Developer:  Koei Tecmo GamesPublisher:    Koei Tecmo Games
gamepadPS4, PC
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operativeThird person
Role-playing (RPG)
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Adventure
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Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.

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kawanokawauReviewed a game
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PCの調子が悪くてゲーム進行ができなくなったので断念

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NatspressoReviewed a game
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thumb_upPros
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The gameplay is extremely complex and customizable which makes it incredibly fun once it has been learned. It could be a bit frustrating at first, but it becomes fluid and second nature. I found the bosses to be very learnable as in, you probably cannot get hard stuck because each movement and each attack is readable and can be reacted to.

 

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The levels are mission based and can range from a few minutes to a few hours long. Side missions are optional but i found to be pretty essential to leveling for the main missions.

 

Story

There is a story!!! It's not like your traditional video game story, rather is it focussed on historical japanese influence. It was honestly such a joy to go through and see the simularities.

 

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Your character doesn't have much development - there's some, very slight. You can see more development in main historical figures in the game as they follow actual history.

 

Visuals

The visuals were alright! I found it difficult to see when going into the dark realm. Everything goes greyscale and I wasn't able to properly see abilities. The game was quite pretty, but wasn't the best visuals i've ever seen by any means.

 

Audio

Audio quality was great and responsive. The soundtrack was honestly 10/10. Every boss track that popped on, i was like 'holy cow i could listen to this all day'

 

Difficulty

The game is incredibly difficult. There is no difficulty selection - it is just HARD. The mechanics are very advanced with a high skill ceiling. I never felt the game got any easier. The enemies get increasingly more advanced as the game progressed.

 

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There is aparently a significant amount of post game content that I did not check out. You can also replay with different builds and styles (there are tons!).

 

Overall, i had alot of fun with this game. I had dropped it my first time around after 8 hours, but this time around, it clicked and i loved it. The one BIG problem i had with it, was the PC port had significant FPS issues for K+M - you have to keep a controller plugged in to stabilize the FPS issues. I had to dock points for the poor port and performance.

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j0hncl3itonReviewed a game
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continuação do primeiro Nioh joguei com o personagem da capa não mudei o avatar usar a armadura dele desde o começo do jogo e deu uns up nele. jogo otimo muito bom

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Need help in completing the 1st one before touching 2.

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The fact that the first playthrough is considered sort of a long tutorial tells you everything about this game. On top of that, the number of mechanics both in combat and items is unnecessarily complex for the sake of it. Only play this game if you want to go to NG+4 or something like that and like to fight the same enemies over and over, otherwise don't bother.

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VanishedOGReviewed a game
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Was hit by a brick wall of a boss and have yet to return to finish this game fully and maybe even do a NG+ replay.

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TerasCGReviewed a game
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The Nioh 3 demo came out and it finally triggered me into playing the second game. It's been nearly a decade since my playthrough of the original (not counting the DLC that I went back to after multiple years).

 

This game is every bit as fun as I remember the original being although it doesn't seem to be quite as difficult in the "one touch and you die" sense. Granted, I played every single mission with help either from other players or the AI companions which greatly sped-up and enhanced my experience the whole way through. I was a very casual player of the original and never got too in-depth with all the mechanics of the game, but I did not notice a couple differences this time around. I do think Living Weapon was cooler in the first game than Yokai form in this one. While it functions the same on a surface-level it just didn't feel as good to do. It's apparently not as good in general according to those who helped me during the playthrough. The new Yokai abilities though are a great new addition along with the new counter mechanic against "red" attacks. They felt satisying to pull off (in the Brute Form at least).

Aside from that, the gameplay is essentially "more Nioh" and that's exactly what I wanted.

 

When it comes to the story though... the game does not do a good job presenting it to the players in a cohesive manner. By the halfway point I lost track of what was actually happening. It's been a while, but I think this was done much better in the first game. After reading through what actually happens in this entry I do think it's actually better on paper, especially with the added DLC, but it's a shame that the way it's give to you is so.... bad?

 

The DLC was great, and two missions in particular involving duels with specific "guest" characters had me very excited.

 

Very much still a fan of this series and can't wait for the third entry after playing the Alpha demo for it.

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hat mich nicht abgeholt so richtig.

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TriFeyReviewed a game
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я в рот ебал делать одно и тоже в каждой локации

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MochaTheVAReviewed a game
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This game is alot of fun, is actually somewhat tougher than most Souls likes however I hate that later in the game progression is tied to Gear and Armor grinding rather than just skill basing it like normal. It starts to really take forever to get better and good enough gear to actually help.

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ArghBlarghenReviewed a game
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78 hours

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I find the DLCs too obnoxiously hard, but fusing Dark Souls with Diablo-style itemization is really fun

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SethTheDragonReviewed a game
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I'm not the biggest fan of soulslikes, but I do find myself enjoying many of the non-From Software ones out there. Nioh 2 might be my favorite of the lot! I originally started playing this with friends as part of the Company Boyz channel, but got completely immersed in the gameplay, combat, and looting. We never officially finished Nioh 2 on stream, but I had to see it through myself. By the time I was done, I was well into Dream of the Wise, the second highest difficulty (or NG+++) and sunk over 250 hours into the game! The game is brutal, but very enjoyable! I just want Team Ninja to make Nioh 3 so I can get hooked on it all over again.

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mr_dab6966Reviewed a game
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its perfect weeb game with souls like

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LORDJESSIAHReviewed a game
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9/10

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