Nioh - Review After 100%

Talking about my experiences with the unique soulslike meets diablo title that is Nioh!

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:50 Hours Played
02:22 Overview
02:59 Technical State
04:36 Story Set Up & Thoughts
07:43 Tutorials and Conveyance
08:53 Difficulty & NG+
14:12 Progression Systems
22:07 Gameplay
25:54 Bosses
28:16 Combat
39:12 DLC
41:50 The Abyss
44:46 Steam Deck Compatibility
45:58 Positives/Negatives
48:38 Conclusion
50:10 Wrap Up

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[LORDOFDORKNESS]

Oh wow, even the review is 50 minutes.

Deep respect for actually sticking to the 100% format on such a LONG~ game!

[heckdis]

I LOVED the ki pulse system. Once you really master it (I used the dodge too) you can essentially dance around enemies without ever letting up on the pressure. The reward of mastering the combat system was up there with Sekiro for me.

[nomercy]

When I played this I set the language to Japanese and turned off subtitles. The story was gloriously confusing and I think it made me enjoy it more that way. I had no idea what anyone was saying and judging by Williams reactions neither did he so I felt more immersed.

[Sean-gx]

what an absolute unit. 50 minutes. Nioh 2 is a game youll love. i go back every so often just to see if i can still keep up with the combat. definitely the best combat system to date.

[Optaquon]

Great video. One thing I loved that you didn't mention is that you can also ki pulse by changing stances or weapons which means you can chain combos together, so you can play the combat much more aggressively

[jayjaygeez]

I have no intention of going back to this game but I watched this entire review. And I rarely watch videos this long. Kudos to you, man. Love your approach.

[NooqGaming]

The 2nd Nioh lets you have skill and gear presets which makes playing around with different weapon categories and switching from magic to ninja focus helps balance the repetitiveness of late game

[arcuz]

The Nioh games are seriously underrated. The loot system is great, and even as a long time Souls player nothing comes remotely close to Niohs ki-pulsing, stance switching, build crafting, min-maxing greatness. Also the NG+ runs are actual challenges. Great games. Everyone that is into soulslikes and hasn't at least tried them is seriously missing out.

[kaidorade]

Can’t believe you 100%ed Nioh! You are truly blessed by the Machine God! Both Nioh games are great. I mean they have talking cat spirits! What more do you need?!

[Chumpy]

Love these reviews. I can't even imagine 100%ing this game.

[no_nameyouknow]

Hino-enma. . .I had no idea you could stun her like that. This boss was such a pain too. But at the same time, it's also quite memorable and beating it felt good.

[_iao_]

glad to see you've reached these! this first entry is certainly rough around the edges, but its best aspects shine through brilliantly.
always thought its particular combo of features would appeal to your taste. another game I suspect that about is Grim Dawn.

[ajipah]

Your perseverance sir, is astonishing!

[weekendnoobbsgaming]

Wow !!!you actually 100% Nioh. From here on everything is possible.

[icoz]

In fairness, having convoluted stories, bizarre cutscenes, and requiring a bunch of extra reading to make sense of the story are all beloved staples of the Souls games. I'm not saying Nioh does it as good as Souls games, but that it's par for the course for this genre.

[CerYnot]

Great review and in such a short amount of time! You pretty much highlighted most of the qualms I have about Nioh as well, from the awful scenery/enemy variety to certain cheese being possible.

Though, from what I can see in the footage, it's unfortunate you weren't able to experience the depths of the Nioh combat. That is:
- Stance switching; using Flux 1 or better yet Flux 2 you get back more ki than you started with, allowing you to really keep up the pressure. Using the dodge ki pulse only leaves you with less ki.
- Skills; I haven't seen you use many skills. They can do many things, inflict great damage, stunlock, a bull charge, or even give the axe a ranged attack. Moreover, skills don't bounce off enemy guard (with the Axe/Odachi this is less of a problem, but with other weapons you will feel this).
- Purification; purifying the dark yokai pools can give great temporary buffs and stop them hurting your stamina regen

Though it's great on Nioh's part that it can be finished using basic combat, it will feel much less of a grind and fights will take maybe half the time if all basics are learned. I'm saying this because, at least in my opinion, I feel Nioh 2 requires more of the player in terms of knowing and using the basics; adding even more skills and then adds Yokai Soul Cores on top of that, while removing living weapon (luckily also for most human enemies, as that was such a horrible mechanic).

[erichbauer]

found your channel through the nioh 2 review and I gotta say your videos are really fun to watch. Besides being just well made in general the "gimmick" of 100%ing games really lends more credence to the review itself imo. Defintively earned a subscriber

[dhampirsilver]

Can't wait to hear your review on Nioh 2! Having played both I agree that the second is more of the same but improved and smoothed in many aspects. A bit bigger, and a bit better!

[Tarof]

When you learn to hold block instantly after dodge you will enjoy the combat more. Their iframe is iffy, but that block is super responsive with their dodge. Great review

[jabanana]

been a while since I've watch your channel again and I'm so happy to see your channel has grown 200k+ !!!!

so well deserved keep it up my dude