![]() The brand new Yokai Shift elements allows players to skillfully counter opponents' perilous attacks with proper timing, draw on the souls of other Yokai to perform devastating moves, or completely transform into one of three powerful Yokai forms for a limited duration, granting them immense strength and durability to more easily turn the tide of battle. Nioh 2 builds upon the original's fan-favorite elements such as the Ki Pulse and traditional Samurai Combat with the inclusion of Hide's Yokai Abilities. It draws from Soulslike influences in the form of its world building and structure where danger lurks in every corner and death is an ever-persistent occurence as players strive to achieve victory through overwhelming odds. Combining the former's high octane, fast-paced gameplay with the latter's modern approach to highly challenging masocore RPG mechanics, Nioh 2 features punishing melee combat that demands skill and mastery of its various intricate mechanics, as well as a deep understanding of enemy behavior patterns and your own abilities in order to best your opponents. The Nioh franchise is best described as a cross between Team Ninja's own Ninja Gaiden series and FromSoftware's Dark Souls titles. In it, players take on the role of a half-Yokai referred to as a "Shiftling", looking to uncover the mysteries of their birth, who eventually gains the nickname Hide (秀, Hide) and befriends Tokichiro, a merchant seeking glory and leaving his mark in history by selling Spirit Stones. Together, they journey through the Sengoku Era in demon-infested lands, witnessing and playing their parts in the rise and fall of characters such as Oda Nobunaga, and building a legacy that will forever change themselves, being recognized as important figures in Japan's history. Nioh 2 is both a prequel and a sequel in that the majority of its storyline takes place before Nioh, with its latter portions overlapping with the timeline and events of the original game. In the original Nioh, players assumed the role of William Adams, the first Englishman to travel to Japan, in a fictionalized, dark fantasy retelling of events in the war-torn late Sengoku period. Similarly, this new entry in the franchise takes place within the same era, albeit in an earlier time period. See our Nioh 2 review here for our thoughts on the title so far.Nioh 2 is the follow-up to Team Ninja's Nioh, which was released in 2017 to critical acclaim and a solid reception. Read more into it from the Playstation Blog post here. We’ll get to see exactly what that means upon testing! A new type of weapon will be revealed, one that ‘alters the performance of skills outside of set stances’. ![]() There will be three DLC packs in total, with a number of new yokai, bosses, Guardian Spirits, skills, and of course armour and weapons. It is revealed that whenever wars take place, heroes wielding the Sohayamaru will head into battle in order to restore peace back into this land.” Hopefully I don’t end up spending hours getting my best angle, I have enough of that in real life Upon inspection, the whistle shines radiantly as the shadow of Yokai can be seen lurking in the background. As a visitor in Yashima, our protagonist finds a shrine possessing a mysterious whistle called the Sohayamaru. “A great battle has taken place at Yashima in the late Heian period. A quote to tease what it’s going to be about is as follows: The Tengu’s Disciple, the first DLC pack, is set to kick off July 30th, with all new difficulty levels and end-game content, in a similar nature to the first games DLC additions. ![]() In addition, they’ve finally announced the DLC release date and what it’s going to encompass. It would’ve been nice to capture the moment I finally took down Ornstein and Smough for the first time, for sure. Photo mode is certainly more interesting for me when it’s a character I’ve created and forged, like in Dark Souls. I’m personally not a fan of photo modes, but the in-depth camera settings sound interesting, plus I do need to get some suitably grim snaps of my neon-haired samurai captured. In addition, they’re bringing a photo mode into Nioh 2, to allow the player to ‘capture the demonic enemies in their full glory’. Perfectly capturing the moment before your death, perfect… As a little tease of what’s to come, Team Ninja have released have sizeable free update, with 9 new missions to play (both sub-missions and twilight). It’s been a while now since Nioh 2 was released, though there have been whisperings of DLC stirring in the depths.
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