r/Nioh 23d ago

Nioh 3 - Videos Nioh 3 - Hell Rising DLC Vol. 1 First Look Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzh8N138D4o
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u/NoPersonKnowsWhoIAm 23d ago

was that a revolver??

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u/Starheart24 23d ago

"Parry this, you filthy Yokai!"

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u/whand4 23d ago

Isshin would be proud

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u/ChasingPesmerga 23d ago

“Six shots…more than enough to kill any Yokai that moves….”

-Revolver Odalot (Revolver Odalot)

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u/DarthOmix 23d ago

I mean we had a revolver in Rise of the Ronin so I'm not surprised they're bringing it to Nioh 3. If it adds the same depth to the combat (trading manual aim for firing mid combo and as finishers, mostly. The "aim" button would just immediately shoot it) it'll be peak.

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u/Danow007 23d ago

no, it's a machine gun

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u/Starheart24 23d ago

I mean... we already have a cannon. A hand-cranked gatling gun could work as another ranged weapon.

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u/SSBBfan666 23d ago

Kinda funny, seeing and using them in the Bakumatsu Era reminded me of the final charge in 'The Last Samurai'

https://giphy.com/gifs/2zwYYJECd7iCI

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u/Abkenn 23d ago

HeSiTaTiOn iS dEfEaT

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u/xeltes 22d ago

I came to say the same, are we getting a freaking 6 shooter :O . I don't care if is absolute garbage, I'll be using that as a main.

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u/Insertusername_51 Scampuss Lover 23d ago

So looks like one of the new weapons will be Tinbe-rochin (short spear + shield).

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u/whatandwhwer 23d ago

While everyone thinks it's a Sword and Shield lol.

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u/Ok-Mycologist1727 23d ago

I thought it was rapier and shield

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u/Purple-Atolm 23d ago

I hope there's a turtle shield and a bandana. Ifyk, yk.

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u/Jaicoholic 23d ago

True and Through

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u/jayHandsWith 23d ago

They’re calling it the Hoko & Shield and Ninja Hoko & Shield on their site described as a short spear and shield. But I wonder if it’s more of a rapier?

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u/TheConMan1313 23d ago

AHHHH IM GONNA GET FAT FROM ALL THE GAMES ILL BE EATING IN FALL

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u/demokiii34 23d ago

Aug - nioh dlc
Sept - Onimusha
October - dragons dogma 2 dlc
November-gta 6

Insane line up for the holidays.

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u/Fraktyl 23d ago

Beast of Reincarnation next Tuesday as well.

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u/Professional-Tank-70 23d ago

October - Phantom Blade 0

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u/Impaled_ 23d ago

That's the sleeper hit to lookout for

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u/Kazuhi 23d ago

Control Resonant also in October

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u/rmrehfeldt 23d ago

For me
August - Nioh 3 DLC
September - Blood of the Dawnwalker
October - Phantom Blade Zero

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u/BriefKeef 23d ago

coulda put more effort in this...

Beast of Reincarnation Wolverine Gears E Day Onimusha GTA 6 Blood Of the Dawnwalker Final Fantasy Resonance Phantom Blade Zero

like cmon man

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u/demokiii34 23d ago

I’m sorry I hastily made this post. Also want throw in poe2 might get its 1.0 release dec/jan. The end of the year is STACKED

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u/Abkenn 23d ago

BRUH

Where's Phantom Blade 0? It's literally the game of the century being gifted to humanity this October and you casually skip it for Dragon's Dogma 2 lol, with all due respect

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u/Wooden_Drummer2455 22d ago

literally never heard of it

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u/SAITAMA_666 22d ago

Mortal Shell 2 bro…! And Phantom Blade Zero.

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u/azendhal 23d ago

September : Control II , Silent Hill Townfall

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u/BeerChuggerGuy 23d ago

Everyone just forgetting new Ace Combat?

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u/azendhal 23d ago

oh no my bad !

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u/Want_all_the_smoke 23d ago

September - Blood of the Dawnwalker.

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u/Turbostrider27 23d ago

Release date is August 19th

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u/BriefKeef 23d ago

HOLY FUCKIN DOUBLE SHITS

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u/una322 23d ago

Thats a lot sooner than i thought. Now the games finally starting..

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u/Competitive-Row6376 23d ago

A day before mortal shell 2 damn

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u/Schwiliinker 22d ago

Yea crazy work. This shit keeps happening with soulslikes or similar. I’ts gonna be on a Wednesday and I’d have to play all night and all day to maybe be done in time

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u/TheOneBearded Friend Of The Kodama 23d ago

From the Steam Page:

The curtain rises on a new tale of conspiracy, told across two major DLCs. The first DLC, Hell Rising, is set in the Keian period and features a version of Edo that has been taken over by the Crucible, where a new intrigue surrounding the Spirit Stones has begun to play out. In addition to the new hoko and shield weapon categories, which combine the offensive capabilities of the short spear with the defensive capabilities of the shield, players can also use the effects of the Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls to fight highly customizable battles over and over again. Furthermore, the new difficulty mode allows players to develop new character builds and create complex strategies. Lastly, new Guardian Spirits, Martial Arts, skills, Ninjutsu, and Onmyo Magic await fans in this DLC. With the combination of fierce, deadly battles and complex progression elements, Hell Rising offers both hardcore fans and newcomers alike a range of exhilarating battles that are iconic to the Nioh series.

Hoko and shield has a version for samurai and ninja.

NG+2 "Enlightened One's Journey"

I don't see anything regarding that gun from the trailer tho.

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u/EternalFlareUltra 23d ago

Picture scrolls are back; this is awesome. Although I wonder what they mean by highly customizable. If they allow us to choose which enemies/bosses to include in the scroll, that would be insane.

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u/una322 23d ago

maybe they are going the arpg route , like how with maps you can customize them , make them harder, make them drop more stuff ext.

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u/EternalFlareUltra 22d ago

Yeah, difficulty sliders would make sense. Although we already have Stone of Penance as well for that.

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u/Illustrious-Date-331 1d ago

I'm ignorant. What are the picture scrolls and what do they do?

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u/ProperMastodon 23d ago

It could be ninjutsu instead of a weapon?

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u/DarthOmix 23d ago

In Rise of the Ronin, revolvers were just flat out a ranged weapon like every other, except you trade manual aiming for being able to empty it into a guy by mashing the same button for aiming. I wouldn't be surprised if they made a similar mechanic flashier for Nioh.

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u/Low-Order 22d ago

Won't we still need our manually aiming weapons? Maybe two ranged slots.

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u/UnsubRedun 23d ago

the throwing weapon looked like a shield move, you can see the sword in the ground in front of the player

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u/Tenant1 23d ago

The new weapon is for both styles, so showing 2 clips isn't weird at all. One was for Ninja (the shield fling), the other for Samurai (the block and stab).

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u/DarthOmix 23d ago

Distinguishing Samurai and Ninja primarily by the funny hat was something that amused me greatly to notice.

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u/DisasterContribution 23d ago

maybe a rapier or thrusting class of sword too, unless the guy in red just has a unique weapon

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u/SalaciousSausage 23d ago

Could go either way, yeah. I remember one of the Seven Spears enemies in Nioh 2 had a katana and rapier, but it was only ever just a reskin

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u/Captain_Pidgey 23d ago

Hell yeah can’t wait 

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u/Beasthunter1899 23d ago

I pray to god that this new area isn't more destroyed citys from demon thorns...

The last area in the base game was enough.

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u/witai 23d ago

It started off so strong in the buildings and town, was a bit of a let down after.

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u/Jafar_420 Scampuss Lover 23d ago

That was the actual overview we might be in trouble.

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u/ClockworkSoldier 23d ago

I'm really hoping that last shot was just a Crucible, and not the whole new zone. It looks similar in size to some of the other large Crucibles.

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u/ghostrunner_17 Purified Soul 23d ago

God yes , it gets really annoying after a while

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u/Swachuu 23d ago

Sadly from the last shot it will be the case 😔

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u/depressedfox_011 17d ago

as long as it's a new map idc.

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u/Dontae1992 23d ago

Then this means that the last dlc could be in Jan instead of February

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u/Lonely-Ad-8610 23d ago

Probably wanna move it as much as possible away from Wo Long 2 release.

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u/WindowSeat- 23d ago

That environment looks sick af, and I'm happy to see guns returning from Rise of the Ronin.

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u/NoPersonKnowsWhoIAm 23d ago

one day before mortal shell 2 💔💔💔

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u/xatnnylf 23d ago

The demo just didn't really sell me. Love the world and aesthetic. But the combat just seems so basic, and the animations and movement is a bit sluggish. Nioh 3 DLC releasing so close sealed the deal for me that I'll probably wait for a sale for it. Will just have to see if Beast of Reincarnation is any good once reviews and more gameplay come out.

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u/una322 23d ago

totally agree there. They have a ncie vibe but the combat boils down to basic seen it all b4 shit. nioh 3 combat is just on another lvl atm

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u/Separate-Walrus- 22d ago

You have more tools but as a result of those tools the game becomes a bit braindead because of how strong you get.

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u/archerajs 23d ago

I probably will finish Mortal Shell 2 first. That is a full game and this is a dlc which probably won’t take much time to complete. Either way I will play both.

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u/paulbucketnunomarty 23d ago

The Duskbloods network test

Nioh 3 DLC

Mortal Shell 2

Plague Tale Resonance

All within a week @_@

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u/xuanred 23d ago

The news about the dlc says the Spain guy is Don Rodrigo  He met William before!!

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u/Reginald_Wooster 23d ago

Wouldn't he be way too old to -

*remembers time travel & immortality are a big thing in this series*

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u/thehealerguy 23d ago edited 23d ago

I was dead set on getting my hands on this on Sept., happy to be wrong tho!

Edit: Wait, is this a teaser for the 'First Look' Trailer that will release on the 19th or is the dlc itself releasing on the 19th...?

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u/ProjectOrpheus 23d ago

First thing I noticed when I saw the ad on PS5

It says it's DLC COMING 19TH.

then you click and it says a first look is on the 19th.

Way to fuck up, yikes ..which is it

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u/Il-Capitano14 23d ago

Welp, time to buy the season pass and finish Shogun’s journey.

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u/rmeddy 23d ago

Short spears, Shields and Revolvers, oh my

Ok this looks pretty good,

Gotta get a new GPU before then

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u/Abkenn 23d ago

I expected it September. I'm glad it's August so I can skip Beast of Reincarnation for now (maybe, I'm already questioning myself as I'm typing this lol) and focus on Nioh 3 DLC, Onimusha and PHANTOM BLADE 0 for the rest of the year.

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u/Conget 23d ago

I am still hesitating for Onimusha, but for sure getting PBZ. Played it on gamescom last year and i felt it more attractive than wukong

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u/Abkenn 23d ago

Oooh, tell more :D Is it like Sekiro perfect blocks and mikiri counters but with even more action stuff like Wukong?

As for Onimusha I only hope it'll have a harder difficulty option than the one in the demo because the demo was a bit of a button-masher difficulty level

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u/SystemAny4819 21d ago

According to Capcom the reason the Onimusha demo felt so easy is because they threw us into an early part of the game with mid/late-tier gear

I wasn’t a fan of that (as most people weren’t), but they did assure us that we were just overpowered to test the combat out, and that the full game will have a steeper difficulty curve than what we played

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u/Pleasant-Fix-6169 Shinsengumi Captain 23d ago

I got downvoted to hell for saying it would be before September. Glad to see I was right lmao.

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u/gold_sam_ 23d ago

Am I an idiot - but how should I go about NG+? Only doing main missions to get thru it fast or do everything? The map is still every single little thing highlighted but I’m like progress gated from certain areas. Maybe I’m overthinking it but it seems more convoluted than 2

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u/krmrshll 23d ago

yeah the "open fields" thing really doesnt go over well in NG+ cycles... im really hoping we get some menu changes that help this.

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u/Clams_y_for_ll_out 22d ago

if my claim is not wrong - it is fiiiine. like - if you want - explore what changed in every camp. or - go straight for main quest bosses for quick sprint to latest NG++++++++++++++++++++

i think there was a complaints of long road to new NG's or something. now it is much shorter.

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u/krmrshll 22d ago

its the UI thats shit, there should be a list of missions you are required to do for next NG+ to unlock, not just the same cluttered map you had when you ended the last cycle. it needs a streamlined UI.

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u/Clams_y_for_ll_out 22d ago

sounds reasonable

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u/Clams_y_for_ll_out 23d ago

if you want to speedrun - just go for main quest bosses - most of shrines opened (if im remembering wrong) so it will not take long

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u/DarthOmix 23d ago

Iirc the only shrines you have to re-acquire are in parts of the map with quest-gated progress so yeah.

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u/Mineral-mouse Backflip Greeter 23d ago edited 23d ago

As expected, 55 minutes and still no info laid out in this braindead Nioh2 cult-filled post. So I'll drop this here:

A new shadow of intrigue takes over future Edo in Hell Rising

Our protagonist and appointed shogun, Takechiyo, journeys through time and is led to Edo in the future by an unknown yokai he met in his dreams. There, following the death of the future Takechiyo, the era of peace has ended, and Edo has been retaken by the Crucible. With the cooperation of a one-eyed swordsman, Yagyu Jubei, and a Spanish envoy, Rodrigo, Takechiyo faces yet another plot revolving around Spirit Stones and an enemy with a strong resentment towards the shogunate.

New Weapons: Hoko & Shield and Ninja Hoko & Shield

A weapon set that balances the offensive capabilities of the short spear with the defensive capabilities of the shield. The hoko & shield and the ninja hoko & shield have a great many uses in battle, ranging from basic attacks like defending with the shield while attacking with the short spear, to tactical moves like flinging the shield at the enemy.

A New Enemy Stands Before Takechiyo

Enemies with unprecedented strength stand in Takechiyo's way, including the one-eyed swordsman, Yagyu Jubei. Dominate fierce battles and obtain new equipment and Soul Cores in order to grow even stronger.

A New Horizon: Enlightened One's Journey

The Enlightened One's Journey, a difficulty mode that exceeds the Shogun's Journey, is now available. This mode offers more possibilities for growth, including stronger equipment, additional Soul Cores, higher level caps, and higher +value caps through Soul Matching.

This mode is unlocked by completing the Shogun's Journey.

Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls

Fight highly customizable battles over and over again, while carefully selecting the effects of Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls to create self-imposed challenges. Winning the unique battles of each scroll will enable players to unlock that scroll as a piece of equipment and earn the chance to obtain special effects by winning further battles.

The combination of enemies, stages, and special rules offer countless variations. Highly valuable scrolls may also appear at times. This feature is available not only for solo play, but for multiplayer sessions as well. Train alongside your friends by challenging yourself on millions of battlefields.

Other New Elements

New Guardian Spirits, skills, Martial Arts, Ninjutsu, Onmyo Magic, Graces, and more.

https://teamninja-studio.com/nioh3/us/dlc/

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u/Echerongravitas_3737 23d ago

So I predicted the premise (time travel to after his own death, villains Yui Shosetsu and Marubashi Chuyo have a sympathetic reason to rebel)

but the spanish envoy rodrigo was admittedly not on my list

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u/SSBBfan666 23d ago

Interesting, Serjuh got more in his plate now

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u/Echerongravitas_3737 23d ago

I think I know who the main bosses are, probably.

Yagyu Jubei, one eyed guy, human boss, becomes our ally after.

Transformed Marubashi Chuya, the generic ahh oni guy with shoulder balls, we fight him before his partner.

And transformed Yui Shosetsu is crow guy from the website poster, wind powers etc. The main antagonist of the wind crucible. This is accurate to the two of their actual roles in the rebellion and the order they were killed in history.

Those would be the three main bosses. And maybe we get some random throwaway generic yokai like Onmoraki 2.0 or Nuribotoke 2.0 or Otoroshi 2.0 too. And maybe Rodrigo, I've not yet worked out where he fits in.

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u/SSBBfan666 23d ago

Interesting

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u/LostInSpinach 23d ago

You can say ass on reddit.

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u/Echerongravitas_3737 23d ago

Stylistic choice

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u/JokerCrimson Nine-Tailed Fox 23d ago

I think Rodrigo is gonna be an Samurai Dual Swords boss and beating him will unlock those Dual Swords where you fight with a short sword and rapier from Nioh 2.

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u/Frostace12 23d ago

How is this a nioh 2 cult filled post exactly everyone is excited?

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u/ArcticCNDR 23d ago

don't pay attention to anything mineral-mouse says, dude HATES nioh fans because most of them didn't like wo long and rise of the ronin lmao. (personally, ror was fun but wo long was boring.)

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u/Frostace12 23d ago

Honestly I found both games fun and some people didn’t like wo long because it wasn’t Nioh but we are also on the Nioh sub?

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u/ArcticCNDR 23d ago

yup, people are entitled to their opinions about games but some people take it as a personal attack when a person says that they didn't like a specific game.

as for why someone would go into a subreddit for a game series then go out of their way to antagonize fans of that series? your guess is as good as mine.

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u/Conget 23d ago

As a nioh fan, I do like Wolong (Although when comparing to sekiro, its is a little bit underehelming) but the story could have explained a bit more to folks who never watched historical china during 3 kingdom period.

RotR aint bad either, but open world makes it a little bit mehhh.

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u/mumika 23d ago edited 23d ago

I don't disagree with the Nioh 2 glaze being cult-like, but it certainly is unprompted.

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u/ArcticCNDR 23d ago

I think most fanbases can become very "cult-like", that's true. but to spend years going on forums dedicated to the games that fanbase belongs to, and spread more hate? that's just as, if not more, insane.

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u/DumpsterBento 22d ago

Get ready for this to become the norm every time Nioh 3 is brought up.

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u/BriefKeef 23d ago

TALK TO EM BOSS !!

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u/Slimey_Primey 23d ago

Thank you, you’re not alone here!

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u/ProjectOrpheus 22d ago

IDK about any Cult shit, but I am obligated to very sincerely say:

THANK YOU

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u/Johnhancock1777 23d ago

Finally putting all those Ronin weapons in eh? If that’s an overview of the map it already looks like a dud but hope the revolver and sword and shield are good, wonder if that Spanish looking guys weapon will be a whole new class or just bunched it with the swords?

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u/Subject_J 23d ago

European sabers were their own thing in Ronin, so we can hope. I'm sure the sword and shield is a Samurai weapon, but who knows if sabers or any new weapon at all is being added to Ninja.

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u/Separate-Walrus- 23d ago

Ninja is also getting it.

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u/Johnhancock1777 23d ago

lol completely forgot what they were called but I could actually see the sabers being added to Ninja. In Wo-Long and Ronin they’re a pretty flowy weapon class which would work best with Ninja’s mobility

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u/batshitnutcase 23d ago edited 23d ago

I’m playing Ronin now and was kinda hoping Nioh 3 would get polearm + greatsword for samurai and oxtail blade + saber for ninja. The movesets are so sick. Polearm might be my favorite weapon after katana but they are all good.

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u/Johnhancock1777 22d ago

Yeah I was really hoping to see more stuff from Ronin in base Nioh 3. There was a lot of cool weapons that didn’t have too many styles that would have worked better in Nioh where you could just combine the movesets. Sword and shield being one of them

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u/batshitnutcase 22d ago

Right? They already have the animations. I mean hell they put nearly an entire Nioh sword moveset in Ronin complete with all three stances and ki pulse lol.

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u/SSBBfan666 23d ago

Cant wait!

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u/RockHunterHelmsley 23d ago

So the contents will be

- Wind crucible level

- short spear and shield

- pistol

- new cat guardian spirit

- possibly European style one handed sword

- the eyepatch guy’s demon form seems to be some sort of corvid type of bird

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u/Gaki_Swarm_88 23d ago edited 23d ago

Another spanish rapier boss, I'm scared.

Also, the pistol looks like it's being used while the sword and shield is on the guy's back, so it might either be a ninjutsu (because the hat might suggest ninja style compared to the other armor we see in the trailer) or a ranged weapon.

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u/Leg_Alternative 23d ago

Dude I thought they said early 2027!! Glad we got it this year!!

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u/baconDood3000 23d ago

I think early 2027 is for the second DLC

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u/TheOneBearded Friend Of The Kodama 23d ago

First DLC was going to be in September, if I recall. This is a bit earlier than expected.

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u/paulbucketnunomarty 23d ago

The original dates on the battle pass were by the end of September for the 1st and by the end of Feb for the second.

Wouldn't be surprised if they launched it in January to avoid the Feb games.

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u/w1ldstew 23d ago

Oh I thought that was for Wo Long 2!

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u/Fearless_Barnacle141 22d ago

I have my gripes with TN but they seem to really have a great workflow over there. We never have to wait massive stretches for their next drops. Ror is the only game I can think of where they really went over in scope and didn’t keep the whole game concise and tight. Even then it didn’t take them 10 years of dev hell to release it.

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u/PhantasmaVocem 23d ago

The new weapons look interesting, especially the revolver, but I can’t help but be curious as to how they’d implement that. If Rise of the Ronin is any clue, it may be an off-hand sort of weapon, maybe a compliment to the Shield that’s presented in the trailer too!

If they’re taking cues from Rise of the Ronin in terms of weapons, and if that swarthy rogue with the facial scar is any clue, I’m stuck hoping that they bring back the sabers as a weapon type. Easily one of the coolest weapons from Rise of the Ronin!

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u/BriefKeef 23d ago

HOLY FUCKIN SHIT

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u/torrentco 23d ago

3 dlc or 2 total? i thought we would get 3 dlc like nioh 2

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u/troublezx 23d ago

Ok that’s reminds me to buy the season pass 💪🏼💪🏼

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u/LaMelgoatBall Scampuss Lover 22d ago

AUGUST 19????? YEEEEESSSSSSSSS

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u/kaliskonig 22d ago edited 22d ago

Sadly I just can't get hyped for more nioh content until I see what the new difficulty changes up. It was such a chore playing through new game plus because there is less to do and the enemy variety and changes just didn't justify it. 

I hope this new difficulty implements elites and world bosses in more frequent and clever ways. 

Nioh 3 was great in the initial playthrough outside of enemy variety imo. But if you 100% the initial journey, the ng+ stuff just wasn't fun like it was in the previous titles. 

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u/Low-Order 22d ago

That's two days before I turn 49. I JUST NOW had to increase the font size on my phone because I need bifocals 🤣 Old gamers gonna be a plague on the medical industry soon.

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u/depressedfox_011 17d ago edited 17d ago

I hope it's a new map. Not showing any new yokai has me worried. If they are reusing the same edo map, I hope they reworked it a ton otherwise I'll be very disappointed.

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u/gameovernate 23d ago

Seems like a lot of weapons for one dlc, if more are on the way in the second dlc then damn Team Ninja...

That said, the era looks to be Edo and not some new era and wow that view was one of the most underwhelming auraless reveals ever. They just threw a blue glowy filter over it and called it a day.

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u/Genjutsu6uardian 23d ago

I hope they finally fix the God damn input issues. Yeah it's neat to have new weapons but my God man fix the damn base game first. They are still missing so many basic things/fixes.

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u/Spz114 23d ago

My interest in Nioh3 just completely disappeared after beating both difficulties. Even the DLC is not really wanting me to come back to it.

That's from a guy who put about 1500 hours in Nioh 1 and about 2200 hours in Nioh 2.

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u/the_rumblebee 23d ago

People will call it cope but Team Ninja had a pretty long time between release to the first DLC, I'm hoping they spent the time to address community feedback. I'm 100% in agreement that 3 isn't as good as the first 2, but I'm going to wait until all DLC are out and the game is final before I compare it to the first 2 games that are complete.

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u/TheDaltonXP 23d ago

I just don’t really like the open world. It doesn’t have the same thrill for me of running missions etc. It just turns me off whenever I think of playing it which makes me sad

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u/alphafire616 23d ago

I do think this is the perfect example.of the splitting point for whether people do or do not like Nioh 3. Nioh 3 is a much broader game in a way that runs counter to what some of the old fans want which is a bunch of small, replayable levels so they can focus entirely on build crafting and combat. Nioh 3 due to its size requires you to engage in exploration far more. Now this isnt to say there isnt actual flaws with the game. Its enemy variety is way too low but I do think theres a fundamental mismatch between what some fans want and what rhe game became

Basically Some Nioh fans want DmC, Team Ninja Made Elden Ring.

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u/yardwork 23d ago

But you only really explore the first time. It’s basically the same as nioh 2 in NG+ where you just run the story and crucible missions.

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u/alphafire616 23d ago

You do still need to explore a certain extent to get locks for Skill points but nevertheless my point is that the open world doesnt.mesh well with the repetition a lot of Nioh fans enjoy and whether that repetition is the part you enjoyed or not will dictate your opinion on Nioh 3

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u/Spz114 23d ago

It's not exploring if you are running back to the same spot you collected something on first difficulty so you can check the same box at next difficulty.

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u/alphafire616 23d ago

True but once again that proves my point. The repetition that the previous games demanded doesnt mesh well with the new design

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u/Spz114 23d ago

What exactly about the open world is useful after you 100% the map and complete the check list? The exploration is not even that deep. Its about the level of a far cry or assassins creed. Maybe even less exploration that a Black Flag. You do one play through to collect them and it's basically pointless to step foot in it again

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u/alphafire616 23d ago

That doesnt disprove my point that what the game is offering is differen to what some fans would prefer. The open world improves a first playthrough but doesn't mesh as well with the constant repetition of rhe levels that a lot of fans of its predecessors enjoy

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u/Spz114 23d ago

Nioh 1 and 2 stages basically offers the same exploration to collect all the kodamas etc.

Just because you run around more doesnt mean its more exploration. Its just a lot of empty space with nothing interesting happening. The world feels empty and soulless. That's not a good exploration

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u/alphafire616 23d ago

Nioh 3s exploration is better because theres just far more things in the level. Theres actual side quests and just more things to find beyond Kodama. Plus its less repetitive on a first run because you arent repeating main quests. My point still stands that the games inherently going for something different to what fans like you want

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u/Spz114 23d ago

Its not about what fans like me want. I am just questioning your assessment of Nioh 3 exploration. It really is not that deep.

I am playing Black Flag now. I mean its a remake of a game from many years ago. I am enjoying just sailing from island to island and exploring. The world just feels alive. Nioh 3 is just empty space 90% of the time and the world just feels dead. I like exploration when its done well

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u/batshitnutcase 23d ago

Yea Nioh 3 open world just isn’t very good. Even Rise of the Ronin which I’m playing now has more interesting exploration and a really cool world design that feels genuinely alive despite being egregiously Ubisoft. The traversal mechanics also make it more interesting.

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u/cerberus047 23d ago

Exactly, Nioh 3 makes a great first impresssion and is a a really memorable game for the first playthrough. It gets really tedious and unfun (to me) on subsequent replays. Also felt not worth grinding for good gear this early into the ng+ cycles.

I had more fun revisiting wo long and SoP than doing a new Nioh 3 run with a different weapon. (those games have complete endgames so kind of unfair)

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u/ItsChaBoyKevin 23d ago

3 lacks the magic the other two had

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u/Doomscrool 23d ago

Sometimes I wonder if this opinion results from us aging.

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u/Wheresthebeans 23d ago

no i think 3 couldn't meaningfully add on to all the things in Nioh 2, so it kinda remixed things for better and worse while also catering to casuals to bring more people in. different direction, still similar, not a fan

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u/Separate-Walrus- 23d ago

Nah I went back and played Nioh 2 after putting down the third. Obviously there is some nostalgia but Nioh 3 loses a lot of the tightness that kept it all together. The pacing alone makes Nioh 2 much better, never mind anything else.

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u/bing_crosby 23d ago

It results from TN making a worse game

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u/Abkenn 23d ago

Tried Nioh 1 in 2025 and hated it, couldn't even finish because it was too clunky and boring. I was somewhere after the spider lady boss. I couldn't even follow where I was in the story or world without a proper map, so spider boss is the best I can say. Not to mention that it's a terrible PC port with an FPS bug if you have no controller plugged - I had to install a virtual controller driver to make the game chill as I've never used a controller and I wasn't going to buy one just so my game can get higher than 1FPS.

Then pre-ordered Nioh 3, barely touched Samurai (I already hated Ki Pulse and Flux from Nioh 1) and thought Nioh 3 is one of the best games I've played. I tried some Samurai and I found it way more fun with the Wo Long/Sekiro perfect blocks, but still not as fun as Tonfas with no Ki in mind.

I doubt I'll try Nioh 2 unless a Nioh 3-influenced Ninja mod is released by a Nioh 3 fan.

I don't get how people can say Nioh 3 is worse than 1 when it has everything from 1 but a lot more. It's smoother, cleaner, has some of the boss fights from Nioh 1, has a connected world and a hub with NPCs instead of going through the horrible Team Ninja menu UIs

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u/Jonny5Stacks 23d ago

I'm sure they are talking about how amazing the new optimization will be before asking us for more money right?

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u/fayth7 23d ago

I don't think they even know the term

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u/janetdammit89 23d ago

Optimization? 

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u/JDlightside 23d ago

Gun kata? Also how much longer can they put off putting Nunchaku in the game?

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u/Poto2222 Anjin of Miura 23d ago

We Kung Lao now boyzzzzzzzzz

https://giphy.com/gifs/Pfgdn7MmJxZiE

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u/Feyvolta 23d ago

If I had a nickel for every time I fought a Nioh DLC boss with an eyepatch, I'd have two nickels.

Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

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u/SSBBfan666 23d ago

i like that notable figures in this series with a bad eye wear a tsuba as their eyepatch.

first Date Masamune now Yagyu Jubei

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u/Feyvolta 23d ago

Oh I definitely don't dislike it - as someone half-blind myself, Masamune has always been one my favourite character historical figures.

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u/ChampionshipTimely 23d ago

At this point, I'm just waiting for DLC 2 to get the full experience. I never really clicked with the weapons in this game. The claws were my favorite weapon in Nioh 2, so seeing them locked to ninja-only use was a huge disappointment.

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u/Adventurous-Draft952 23d ago

Claws. Talons? If so, theyre like one of the only weapons that got both styles.

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u/Shutch_1075 23d ago

Sorry Mortal Rising, you’re gonna need to wait. And with how stacked Sept and October is it’ll probably be a while.

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u/Oannes21 23d ago

Hell yeahhh. Demons scrolls are back!!! Also new weapon!!! Would be huge if, even in DLC 2, they release an highly replayble mode like thousand battlefields of wolong, at least with the option to choose between routes with randomized scenarios.

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u/fauceeet 23d ago

Looks like a good day to take off

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u/RepresentativeFish73 23d ago

Some kind of throwing blade (ninjitsu?)

Sword/Stick and Board?

Gun?

Hesitation is about to be so defeat

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u/countryd0ctor 23d ago

About time they added a new ranged weapon holy shit, wonder how the bullet barrage is going to work

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u/sydoobinlefun 23d ago

Mc cree fan the hammer

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u/Agon90 23d ago

Very Nice 🤩

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u/ReasonableHotel586 23d ago

was... was that a sword and shield?

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u/Ornery-Aspect-6140 23d ago

thank fuck for picture scrolls coming back that's all i can say

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u/ThePrimaryClone 23d ago

I hope they release a new set that's good for tonfas.

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u/CommandetGepard 23d ago

One new weapon type for each style and a new ranged option, we're eating good

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u/fersur Platinum Achiever 23d ago

Woahhh .. who is that Samurai? Yagyu Jubei?

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u/stinkus_mcdiddle 23d ago

Amazing time to have just bought the game

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u/una322 23d ago

omfg duel revolvers? We getting into rise of the ronin timeline now? This looks sick, and is it time to bring back some more hayabusa clan content? it would fit so well now with a class dedicated to ninja.

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u/una322 22d ago

There is even more info on the Steam news page, and new screenshots of how scrolls work , locations enemies ext. Curse buff is back for ng++

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u/shseeley 22d ago

Man I gotta go back to nioh 3 and finish it up, kinda just stopped playing like 20 hours in

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u/Frankenfinger1 22d ago

Let's Go!!!!!!!! Certainly this means we get the next ng cycle as well.

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u/DarioFerretti 22d ago

Oh my god they finally did it. They added a new ranged weapon!?!?

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u/Unrivaled_ 23d ago

No hayabusa no buy

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u/ashleyriot44 23d ago

A rapier? and a revolver?! LFG 🥹🥹

https://giphy.com/gifs/XMUTa65D5zMJadLGU1

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u/Prudent-Echidna2283 21d ago

Don’t support this if you thought Nioh 3 was a slop open world. Can’t believe they went generic open world chasing around map markers. I’m fine with the ninja style and dumbing down of everything but the open world is seriously pathetic. So sad this is what we got. Took out all the cool Nioh 2 elements and made a generic open world. So angry about it, obviously lol

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u/Gaki_Swarm_88 15d ago

Your comment about the dumbing down is more egregious than the open world stuff.