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Nioh (2017)

Team NINJA

PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4

3.58 from 1052 ratings

3835 members have it in their collection · 213 playing now · 1753 backlogged · 785 wish listed

How long? Main story 57h · with extras 73h · 100% 133h (from 32 logged playthroughs)

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 … Read more
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. Read less
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Developers
Team NINJA
Publishers
Koei Tecmo Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Genres
Adventure, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Historical
Franchises
Nioh
Series
Nioh
Events
PlayStation Experience 2016 Showcase, PlayStation Experience 2015 Keynote, Sony E3 2005 Press Conference
Steam
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Release dates

  • Feb 07, 2017 (North_America) PlayStation 4
  • Feb 07, 2017 (Japan) PlayStation 4
  • Feb 08, 2017 (Europe) PlayStation 4
  • TBD (Cancelled) (Worldwide) PlayStation 3

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Did-Not-Finish by Axiomsyndrom · 19 games · 0
Game in progress by Shot9292 · 51 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
194
4 stars
399
3 stars
307
2 stars
126
1 star
25
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Yossik

Status Yossik Jul 29, 2024

Level design of this game is just sheer pain. Also they added tons of artificial nonsense bullshit to increase the frustration...like you will die more from the falls, ceiling ambushes, bats pushing you from the cliff than from actual fighting the bad boys. It is a shame as otherwise it would be a decent game. Also the PC port is …

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Level design of this game is just sheer pain. Also they added tons of artificial nonsense bullshit to increase the frustration...like you will die more from the falls, ceiling ambushes, bats pushing you from the cliff than from actual fighting the bad boys. It is a shame as otherwise it would be a decent game. Also the PC port is pure trash. If you do not have Controller plugged in you will get constant micro stutter. I take Nioh 1 as a proof of concept. They rehashed the game and called it Nioh 2 (same bosses, same locations but polished mechanics).

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Daninokuni

Status Daninokuni Apr 16, 2023

I loved the game, but I can't say the same for the postgame, that is mostly "defeat what you have already defeated but two at a time or four in a row." So after the story mission, I have finished my gameplay. It's better to don't force things or I will enjoy and like the game less.

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Daninokuni

Status Daninokuni Mar 31, 2023

It had an hour counter. 65 hours and I'm about to finish the main story.

The combat system is awesome, and that makes the whole game so enjoyable.

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Daninokuni

Status Daninokuni Mar 5, 2023

I don't know if this game has an hour counter, but I've been playing this the last two weeks and I like it a lot! It's challenging but not frustrating. Just fun.

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Daninokuni

Status Daninokuni Feb 25, 2023

I wanted to make a balanced samurai, but since I have to level up the skill for the kurasigama and that increase the ninjutsu too I am going to make and ultralight ninja.

To move as fast as the wind will be fun. Not so fun to be destroyed in one hit by next bosses xD

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Daninokuni

Status Daninokuni Feb 22, 2023

Started today and prologue finished!

I like what I have watched. I think I'm gonna like this one a lot.

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krymsun00

Status krymsun00 May 17, 2022

Not sure if I want to keep playing this. Made it through Kyushu. First mission took a while since I'm not really a fan of this genre and don't play them much. Second mission was fairly easy aside from vampire lady that took way too many tries. Breezed through third mission and killed the boss in one try. So I …

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Not sure if I want to keep playing this. Made it through Kyushu. First mission took a while since I'm not really a fan of this genre and don't play them much. Second mission was fairly easy aside from vampire lady that took way too many tries. Breezed through third mission and killed the boss in one try. So I feel like I've gotten better, but it's still a drag. More importantly, I play games for the story mostly and while this has more of one than most similar games, it's pretty garbage.

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brunossgodinho

Status brunossgodinho Dec 8, 2021

Went for a quick gameplay and instead went full intrepid. Died practically in front of an undiscovered shrine. 🤡

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brunossgodinho

Status brunossgodinho Dec 5, 2021

Back to playing it after quite a while. Had to familiarize myself with everything all over again, but after two and a half days I'm set. The only problem is that even after doing rounds and rounds from one shrine to another in the same mission there's no real sense of superiority over enemies. Character progress is too slow and …

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Back to playing it after quite a while. Had to familiarize myself with everything all over again, but after two and a half days I'm set. The only problem is that even after doing rounds and rounds from one shrine to another in the same mission there's no real sense of superiority over enemies. Character progress is too slow and the weapon's familiarity system (which should give a boost in Amrita earnings in the shrines) isn't really rewarding. It's better kept as a parallel venture while you play other games that are more fun-oriented. Anyway, I feel like I'll take the whole next year to finish this. If I finish it.

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mrs.dallogay

Status mrs.dallogay Nov 27, 2021

idk what it is but every-time i pick up a souls, or souls-adjacent, game - i get bored so quickly

i think my love for hack n slash (i.e. DMC/classic GoW) games is what keeps me circling the soulsborne drain but,

im on mission 3 and like i just dont CARE - i've died less than I expected to but …

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idk what it is but every-time i pick up a souls, or souls-adjacent, game - i get bored so quickly

i think my love for hack n slash (i.e. DMC/classic GoW) games is what keeps me circling the soulsborne drain but,

im on mission 3 and like i just dont CARE - i've died less than I expected to but there's so many stats and systems then there's like 12 skill trees then the loot system and the crafting and the level design and the retreading your steps and the oh there's a hidden enemy gag for the fiftieth time and the yokai and the ki pulse and these stances are SIGNIFICANTLY LESS INNOVATIVE THAN YALL MADE THEM SEEM, afaik there's one for dodging w/ low damage, one for blocking w/ medium damage and one for attack w/ high damage - florals for spring? groundbreaking.

im not swearing nioh off, but i think imma go play Knack instead x

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albcorp

Status albcorp Oct 29, 2021

I estimate that I played about a third of the game, by which time it had become joyless. For me, the combat system of stances, combos, and stamina regain was too much to internalise, and the stamina regain mechanic lacked the risk vs reward tension of health regain in Bloodborne. I experienced it as a sort of high-tempo busywork. The …

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I estimate that I played about a third of the game, by which time it had become joyless. For me, the combat system of stances, combos, and stamina regain was too much to internalise, and the stamina regain mechanic lacked the risk vs reward tension of health regain in Bloodborne. I experienced it as a sort of high-tempo busywork. The mission structure and level reuse diminished the sense of exploration in levels that were already uninteresting. Finally, the loot system added another layer of busy work in sorting through, appraising, and disposing of hundreds of armour items and weapons.

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V1CGaming

Status V1CGaming Sep 9, 2021

I almost bought it during previous Steam sale. Good thing I didn't. I guess you really never know..

Thanks, Epic!

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KusageRose

Status KusageRose Mar 15, 2021

Finished this up a couple of weeks ago but forgot to give it a rating. Incredible game, incredible journey. Getting through all of the DLC and I'll try my hand at The Abyss. Then moving to Nioh 2 at some point

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