All of the enemies can take quite a bit of damage before being killed, and while they also suffer from stamina issues, their hits take a good chunk of your health if they connect. Your ki meter acts like your stamina, giving you a limited amount of time to unleash attacks and perform defensive maneuvers, like sprinting and dodge-rolling before getting too tired to perform either. Nioh is the kind of game that punishes you for rushing in and button-mashing through enemies.

Bear in mind that the story itself isn't that engaging or memorable, but the characters make it pleasant to experience.Īs far as gameplay is concerned, the most succinct description is that this is essentially Dark Souls with a feudal Japanese theme. Serious moments are bookended with some slightly humorous and sometimes touching tales from some of the friendlier spirits you find along the way. Mixing real people with more fantastical elements is a good move, since it provides some interesting tonal shifts in the tale. After all, this is how most Western players know about Oda Nobunaga, and adding more figures like Tokugawa Ieyasu is always appreciated. The use of historical figures is normal when you remember that the Musou series loves to use them. William sets forth to Japan to rescue his spirit companion and eventually stop Kelly. Imprisoned for his knowledge and planning an escape, he stumbles upon a plot led by Edward Kelly to keep Japan fighting and to steal more amrita for his own use. The only source of this resource is in Japan, a country facing conflict of its own, and an Irishman named William Adams knows how to get. To that end, the English have found a resource that could help them: amrita. Tired of the prolonged fighting, Queen Elizabeth has decided to rely on the divine and supernatural to end the conflict. It's the 17th century, and England and Spain are locked in a war that will determine who controls the known world. The story is interesting for many reasons. That mix of excitement and concern continues on with Nioh, another one of the heavy-hitting games of 2017 that has made a surprise appearance on the PC as Nioh: Complete Edition. At worst, they take the most inferior version of a game and port it with some features missing, even though they could've used a more superior version. At best, some of their games exhibit control issues and a lack of general options that players have come to expect. On the other hand, they have the reputation of being one of the last Japanese developers that's still having trouble with the PC. On the one hand, the company has been responsible for some really fun games on consoles, with more than a few becoming hits, and it's nice to see them branching out and making the PC another supported platform. PC gamers have been conditioned to view any Koei Tecmo release with both anticipation and dread.

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