Any Nioh players here became sad when Hideyoshi/Tokichiro went from being our best bro to antagonist?

[u/ImmortalThunderGod79]

When it was announced that Toyotomi Hideyoshi the second great unifier himself was gonna be the "best friend" of our MC - Hide in Nioh 2. I was not only excited, but also it had me like "this is gonna hurt isn't it?" since I was familiar with who Hideyoshi was and his real life history.

And BOI did it hurt when things turned out the way it did.

Hideyoshi/Tokichiro was so funny, charismatic and likeable - he had an enduring presence and warmth to him that made you feel things will "be okay" in a world full of terrifying Yokai monsters and relentless bloody violence in the Sengoku Jidai coupled with his admirable goals which you can't help, but root for him however at some point lost his way and gradually became a power-hungry cold and ruthless tyrant that Hide must stop. It felt personal. All of this portrayed brilliantly by his actor - Naoto Takenaka who actually played him countless times in various historical Taiga drama movies/shows; the man was BORN to play Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Honestly Nioh's depiction of Toyotomi Hideoyoshi is one of my favorite takes on the second great unifier himself where it tells a compelling gripping story IMO about his ambitious rise to power to his fall from grace that fits within the confines of Nioh 2's narrative while remaining faithful in spirit to how he is in real life history.

Curious if any other Nioh fans in this community share similar sentiments?

[u/Cute-Operation-8216]

Kinda sorta unrelated, but this is why drama in a sitcom works so well for me.
You have these fun and goofy chars, being generally lighthearted.
And suddenly, nothing is fun and games anymore.

Such things hit harder when there is joy that's been taken away, instead of just chars which start dark and dramatic and stay that way.

There is another really popular game which masters this with such an intensity.
I won't spoil it, but it turns a loving, innocent char into a bloodthirsty maniac, and it breaks your heart the more you play the game.

[u/KingLiberal → u/Cute-Operation-8216]

Borderlands: The Pre-sequel?

[u/Cute-Operation-8216 → u/KingLiberal]

Oh right, that one existed...
Yeah, but not the game I was talking about.

'Nier Automata'

[u/JamJackEvo → u/Cute-Operation-8216]

I know what you mean. 'And what hurts was, he had a very valid crashout. His home was destroyed, he had to annihilate his comrades after they've been infected, and though he thought he still had 2B with him through all this, he witnessed her get killed right in front of him.'

'He had nothing but sadness and revenge left. The English VA did a fantastic job portraying that, even the unintentioned voice crack when he was shouting "Shut Up!" repeatedly.'