Nioh
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Nioh

Team NINJA

2017•Hack and slash•PEGI 18•About 48 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyhistoricalmartial artsmonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeExpect a sweeping, otherworldly hack-and-slash game, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

In Nioh, players will traverse war-torn Japan as William, a blonde-haired swordsman whose background as a fierce warrior and seasoned knowledge of the blade allows him to survive in the demon-plagued land of the samurai. Known as Yokai, these demons inhabit a number of dangerous locations and lie in wait in the shadows to ambush unsuspecting victims. Players will also face off with other samurai in supernatural sword battles and intense, multi-target engagements offering a level of difficulty that will truly test even the most hardened samurai’s skills, patience, and strategy. Offering a deep and original storyline that takes place during the Warring States Period of Japanese history alongside strategic sword-fighting action, Nioh will challenge players in a way that makes every mission and accomplishment feel earned and worthwhile.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Set in the year 1600, during a fictionalized version of Japan's late Sengoku period, Nioh follows William, an Irish swordsman who travels to Japan in pursuit of an enemy. Amid a land torn by war, supernatural creatures known as yokai have begun to appear and spread chaos. William crosses paths with the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu and his ninja ally Hattori Hanzo, forming an alliance against both the yokai and the Western sorcerer Edward Kelley, whose dark alchemy is driving much of the conflict. As he is trained in the ways of the samurai, William is drawn into the wider struggle to unify Japan...

Screenshots

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyHistoricalMartial artsMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

Martial artsBloodyNinjaSamuraiGiant monstersYokaiOver the shoulderPlatform exclusive

Details

Developer
Team NINJA
Publishers
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Koei Tecmo Games
Released
7 February 2017
Series
Nioh
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective
Third person
Time to beat
35h rushed, 48h normally, 90h complete
Age rating
PEGI 18
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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