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  1. Aug 21, 2023
    4
    é um dos piores souls like que já joguei, a premissa é muito interessante mas a pratica é horrorosa é um jogo muito sem graça
  2. Aug 7, 2023
    0
    By 0/10 I am saying it was a waste of my money. Not that others wouldn't enjoy it. It's the controls I found annoying. I'm facing an enemy, why do I need to push the thumb stick to lock on? Seems a bit obvious what I want to hit. The sword - swipe swipe swipe then suddenly no swipe. Why? Did I just magically lose all my strength for a couple of seconds for no reason. I like to pushBy 0/10 I am saying it was a waste of my money. Not that others wouldn't enjoy it. It's the controls I found annoying. I'm facing an enemy, why do I need to push the thumb stick to lock on? Seems a bit obvious what I want to hit. The sword - swipe swipe swipe then suddenly no swipe. Why? Did I just magically lose all my strength for a couple of seconds for no reason. I like to push a button and have a response. King of Fighters, Ys Origin, Hollow Knight, all examples. All different games, all respond. I just really can't be bothered playing a game that is so slow to respond. Makes it feel sluggish. Expand
  3. Mar 17, 2023
    1
    I had a blast with Nioh 2, i thought to give a retry to the first one. Omg so crappy. Can't see anything, builds are meh, leveldesign is vicious. Can't believe i played this without the yokai counterattack. Unavoidable grabs from the mobs really.. Sure, it feels like Dark Souls, except DS was perfectly balanced. . And they know it was crap , since all the bs mechanics disappeared from theI had a blast with Nioh 2, i thought to give a retry to the first one. Omg so crappy. Can't see anything, builds are meh, leveldesign is vicious. Can't believe i played this without the yokai counterattack. Unavoidable grabs from the mobs really.. Sure, it feels like Dark Souls, except DS was perfectly balanced. . And they know it was crap , since all the bs mechanics disappeared from the second. Just don't try it now Expand
  4. Feb 3, 2023
    0
    Cette daube est une exclu plaiestassion… eh bah ils peuvent se la garder et se la mettre au cul pendant qu’ils y sont ! car cette daube est un clone des sous-produits de chez From **** mais démoulé par les blaireaux de chez la Team Ninja…

    C’est dire alors si cette daube, c’est de la merde ! à moins d’être un masochiste irrécupérable évidemment, comme pour les daubes de chez From **** :
    Cette daube est une exclu plaiestassion… eh bah ils peuvent se la garder et se la mettre au cul pendant qu’ils y sont ! car cette daube est un clone des sous-produits de chez From **** mais démoulé par les blaireaux de chez la Team Ninja…

    C’est dire alors si cette daube, c’est de la merde ! à moins d’être un masochiste irrécupérable évidemment, comme pour les daubes de chez From **** : il faut vouloir aimer bouffer ce genre de saloperie, il faut vraiment être un enfoiré de mange-merde pour bouffer cette merde !

    Donc, la difficulté est réglée sur ‘ultra hard’ sa mère par défaut (et aussi par défauts au pluriel) et on passe son temps à recommencer… Le jeu se permet -en plus- d’être bien moche et au bout de 3 coups, le perso est (déjà) fatigué…

    De surcroît, l’imprécision demeure, ce qui n’arrange pas les combats déjà complètement claqués au sol… mais ça fait partie, on s’en doute, de ce mauvais trip masochiste typique de ce genre de sous-merde à tarés de masos de merde (allez d’urgence vous faire soigner, bande d’enculés).
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  5. Jan 2, 2023
    0
    why nobody told me that the game is actual garbage ?
    why nobody told me that the game is actual garbage ? why nobody told me that the game is actual garbage ? why nobody told me that the game is actual garbage ?
  6. Jan 2, 2023
    0
    nioh is garbage souls like ripp off that does everything worst
    -trash bosses
    -trash level design
    -trash plot
    -trash graphics
  7. Jan 2, 2023
    0
    such a **** trash
    such a **** trash
    such a **** trash
    such a **** trash
    such a **** trash
    such a **** trash
    such a **** trash
    such a **** trash
    such a **** trash
  8. Dec 26, 2022
    4
    The popularity of Dark Souls spawned a ton of 'souls-likes' and nioh is considered one of the best. Unfortunately, Dark Souls has become associated with two things - difficulty, and lots of combat.

    The thing is, Dark Souls is more than just that. It has great lore. It has great atmosphere. It has amazing level design. Its somewhat philosophical. Nioh is none of these things. You
    The popularity of Dark Souls spawned a ton of 'souls-likes' and nioh is considered one of the best. Unfortunately, Dark Souls has become associated with two things - difficulty, and lots of combat.

    The thing is, Dark Souls is more than just that. It has great lore. It has great atmosphere. It has amazing level design. Its somewhat philosophical.

    Nioh is none of these things. You could say its close to the later Soulsborne games, but even these have higher polish, better lore, better level design.
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  9. Jun 19, 2022
    3
    the leveling is **** terrible and this is the first game to have ever make me scream until I can't **** speak anymore. don't waste your time.
  10. Apr 13, 2022
    3
    First of all, this is a Dark Souls rip-off. It takes the core mechanics, but adds a new combat system.

    That's the good. The bad is that the game is super repettitve. 99% of enemies you fight are either: soldiers (with 1 of 10 weapons), zombies (1 type), demons (8 types). That's it. Some levels have dogs, some have spiders, and 2 have weird jelly blobs, but 99% of the game is fighting
    First of all, this is a Dark Souls rip-off. It takes the core mechanics, but adds a new combat system.

    That's the good. The bad is that the game is super repettitve. 99% of enemies you fight are either: soldiers (with 1 of 10 weapons), zombies (1 type), demons (8 types). That's it. Some levels have dogs, some have spiders, and 2 have weird jelly blobs, but 99% of the game is fighting the same 3 enemies. This could be fine if the game were 10 hours long, but it is 80 hours with 28 main missions and almost a hunderd side missions. All are linear.

    And if you try skipping the side missions, you'll end up like me - 100 levels down by the end (from recommended level 250). It's a grind fest and not worth is unless you really love playing Dark Souls.
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  11. Mar 18, 2022
    2
    Souls-like game. Nice combat, nice music. Mediocre story. The game forces you to build your character all around cause essential upgrades like potion max number or backstab belong to different categories of skill trees. That means your character will struggle killing even minor enemies after mid game. The stages are repetitive with minor changes. The recommended stage level is a joke, youSouls-like game. Nice combat, nice music. Mediocre story. The game forces you to build your character all around cause essential upgrades like potion max number or backstab belong to different categories of skill trees. That means your character will struggle killing even minor enemies after mid game. The stages are repetitive with minor changes. The recommended stage level is a joke, you get destroyed even in stages where you are 10 levels above. The items and equipment are obtained by drops, which means luck is essential for collecting sets. Bad and overrated game, I regret purchasing it 100% Expand
  12. Feb 13, 2022
    1
    You don’t HAVE to play this game. If you die in this game, you are FREE! The game itself says so.
  13. Feb 6, 2022
    3
    I only played for less than an hour. Not my kind of game at all. I would have thought in continuing playing this game if you would reappear in the same place you die but it's not the case and I'm not that patient anymore.
  14. Nov 1, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Потому что это не игра, а разрыв жопы. Зачем в современной игровой индустрии, нужны такие проекты Expand
  15. Sep 24, 2021
    0
    It's so difficult that it's unplayable. I played Souls and Sekiro, but this is on another level. This people are really making fun of me. At least it was free with PsPlus.
  16. Aug 17, 2021
    0
    Perfect for masochists who cannot get a partner but own a PS4. 10/10 for masochists. As for everyone else, what you will find here is a bland, boring experience. PS3 level graphics, uninspired audio, an incredibly small variety of ennemies and absolutely 0 originality. Team Ninja simply threw a LITTLE bit of japanese folklore into Dark Souls. There really is nothing to see here. And that'sPerfect for masochists who cannot get a partner but own a PS4. 10/10 for masochists. As for everyone else, what you will find here is a bland, boring experience. PS3 level graphics, uninspired audio, an incredibly small variety of ennemies and absolutely 0 originality. Team Ninja simply threw a LITTLE bit of japanese folklore into Dark Souls. There really is nothing to see here. And that's without even mentionning the BS difficulty too. This game is a grind fest. Ennemies all have stats miles above yours. That's it. That's the difficulty. There is no getting good here, just getting better stats to raise your chances of victory, dodging the same repetitive ennemy attacks over and over. At some point, you get bored, you lose focus, you get hit twice and you die. You then repawn at a shrine. Doesn't sound too bad, right? Well, think again, because when you die, you lose ALL of the EXP you gained. You have to spend it at the shrines to raise 1 stat at a time by ONE. Die before you spend your exp, lose it. So, it could have redeemed itself by being a cool grinding game in which you see your character getting stronger and stronger, but it fails at that too. Really, there's nothing here. Well, unless you're a lonely masochist. Have fun, masochists! Expand
  17. Aug 4, 2021
    2
    I didn't like this game. Bad fight systems, terrible save system, when praying, all the rivals appear again, this is the most worse idea that you could think of. Unsuccessful locations of some battles. I do not recommend the game.
  18. Nov 21, 2020
    3
    I feel that this game was a bit overhyped. Generally it's good and many people may find it enjoyable but for me it was boring. I didn't like it's level design and linearity. At the beginning it didn't bother me that much, but finally made me abandon the game. I also feel that difficulty level is unbalanced and there's no atmosphere at all. Uncommon opinion, but it's not that great.
  19. Nov 5, 2020
    3
    Good combat system for the most part, but a bit convoluted. Boss battles are tedious wars of attrition where you attempt to hit them 12,000 times while they kill you in 1-2 hits. It’s repetitive and frustrating. Not overly difficult, it’s just that the deaths feel cheap. The game is overly long and repetitive and feels like something you endure rather than enjoy. It copies element fromGood combat system for the most part, but a bit convoluted. Boss battles are tedious wars of attrition where you attempt to hit them 12,000 times while they kill you in 1-2 hits. It’s repetitive and frustrating. Not overly difficult, it’s just that the deaths feel cheap. The game is overly long and repetitive and feels like something you endure rather than enjoy. It copies element from better games without realizing what makes those games great. Expand
  20. Aug 1, 2020
    3
    In the end I'm conflicted about my score. My scale goes from 1 - 10,

    1 unplayable 2 terrible 3 bad 4 below average 5 average 6 above average 7 good 8 great 9 excellent 10 exceptional The first 30% of the game gets a 6/10 from me. And the rest which is from 30-60% gets a 1/10. I quit the game little over the halfway point. The game is fun in the beginning despite the ass
    In the end I'm conflicted about my score. My scale goes from 1 - 10,

    1 unplayable
    2 terrible
    3 bad
    4 below average
    5 average
    6 above average
    7 good
    8 great
    9 excellent
    10 exceptional

    The first 30% of the game gets a 6/10 from me.
    And the rest which is from 30-60% gets a 1/10.
    I quit the game little over the halfway point.

    The game is fun in the beginning despite the ass kicking you are gonna get. But the longer you play the less enjoyable the experience become.

    The game feels cheap with it's incredible burst damage. Depending on your setup you will die in 1 to 3 hits. It feels like you are fighting Samurai wielding swords while you wield a wet noodle. Game is repetitive in its level design and reuses enemies and areas for side content. When I quit I was 30 levels behind the main scenario difficulty level making the game incredibly grindy as well.

    It's overwhelming to figure out what is good and what is bad in this game. And it feels hopeless to keep your gear up to speed.
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  21. Jul 26, 2020
    0
    The dumbest game ever. Im stuck with last enemy on the map and its impossible to kill him, instant attacks, bugged counters, kills you in max 2 hits. Basicly all the bosses ive killed i had to use bugs and glitches - no, its not a matter of a game lvl but idiots who made them impossible to kill by tactic, tracking moves, coordinated attacks or whatever just bugs, bugs and glitches. Gj team ninja
  22. Jul 19, 2020
    2
    História bastante forçada, personagens zero cativantes, jogabilidade podre, inimigos repetitivos, alguns chefes são tão bugados que é justamente isso que deixa o jogo complicado. A sensação que fica quando se morre é a de que o jogo é bugado e a jogabilidade pessima, ao contrario de jogos da saga Souls onde o jogador sabe o erro que cometeu em alguma ação.
    Espero que o Nioh 2 tenha pelo
    História bastante forçada, personagens zero cativantes, jogabilidade podre, inimigos repetitivos, alguns chefes são tão bugados que é justamente isso que deixa o jogo complicado. A sensação que fica quando se morre é a de que o jogo é bugado e a jogabilidade pessima, ao contrario de jogos da saga Souls onde o jogador sabe o erro que cometeu em alguma ação.
    Espero que o Nioh 2 tenha pelo menos a jogabilidade melhor :P
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  23. Jul 13, 2020
    0
    if you want spend your time in the loading screen dying a hundred times this is the game for you
  24. Jul 4, 2020
    2
    This game isn't fun at all. It's very well presented, but it just doesn't have the same appeal Dark Souls did. All of the enemies take more hits than you and do more damage than you. Every time you attack an enemy, you have to wait 4-5 seconds for your stamina to regenerate to hit the next one. I tried the second section of the game after you leave the prison 20 times before I just gave upThis game isn't fun at all. It's very well presented, but it just doesn't have the same appeal Dark Souls did. All of the enemies take more hits than you and do more damage than you. Every time you attack an enemy, you have to wait 4-5 seconds for your stamina to regenerate to hit the next one. I tried the second section of the game after you leave the prison 20 times before I just gave up and deleted the game. I'm not gonna slog through hours more of combat where my character feels incredibly weak like that. Expand
  25. Jul 1, 2020
    0
    Not worth the time it takes to learn how to play this game. Glitchy as **** and as soon as you learn the combos the game learns how to outsmart you
  26. Jun 7, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo repetitivo. O inimigo que aparece no tutorial do jogo vai até o final do game. Cheio de dificuldade ARTIFICIAL, pegadinhas, trilha sonora monótona e nem um pouco memorável, jogabilidade merda e manipulação pra levar o jogador a morte. O jogo tenta ser um dark souls mas acaba sendo um Sekiro da deep web Expand
  27. Mar 28, 2020
    4
    Another one of those Dark Souls copies, this time not well done. Game controls were simple, with frustrating elements of camera work to make it more difficult than it needed to be. Story was not interesting. The graphics were sub par and the color was mostly dark and grey.
  28. Mar 28, 2020
    0
    I would say the game is a ripoff of Miyazaki's masterpieces but it's not even that.
    The combat is broken, bosses are trash, story is trash, characters are trash the level design is admittedly good, but is surrounded by a mountain of trash, avoid the game at all cost and play one of Fromsoft games instead
  29. Mar 22, 2020
    2
    I don't like this type of game with extremely high difficulty, I tried to enjoy the game, but it gets more and more repetitive over time with several equal enemies and gameplay that I don't like very much.
  30. Mar 1, 2020
    4
    -- Deutsche/German Review - - Nach 50 Stunden habe ich dieses Spiel endlich abgeschlssen und bin leider enttäuscht. Mir fehlte einfach die Abwechslung.. Der Antrieb. Ich verstehe, dass es einige mögen, aber irgendwie fühlt sich das Spiel nicht gut an. Ich zwang mich ab der zweiten Hälfte nur noch durch das Spiel. Als ich dann gegen Ende merkte, dass ich Grinden muss hatte ich keine Luste-- Deutsche/German Review - - Nach 50 Stunden habe ich dieses Spiel endlich abgeschlssen und bin leider enttäuscht. Mir fehlte einfach die Abwechslung.. Der Antrieb. Ich verstehe, dass es einige mögen, aber irgendwie fühlt sich das Spiel nicht gut an. Ich zwang mich ab der zweiten Hälfte nur noch durch das Spiel. Als ich dann gegen Ende merkte, dass ich Grinden muss hatte ich keine Luste mehr. Nicht mein Fall. Nioh 2 hat zumindest jetzt kein Interesse mehr auf mich. Expand
Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 100 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 100
  2. Negative: 0 out of 100
  1. games(TM)
    May 26, 2017
    80
    Challenging, beautiful and unique. [Issue#105, p.82]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 11, 2017
    90
    The small, scattered levels live in the shadows of the Souls/Bloodborne worlds. Otherwise, Nioh matches - and occasionally surpasses - FromSoftware's genre giants. [Apr 2017, p.77]
  3. CD-Action
    Apr 5, 2017
    85
    After a series of letdowns Team Ninja returns to form it displayed with Ninja Gaiden Black. Nioh is a variation on the Souls series, and although it is not as intriguing story wise, its gameplay is much more enjoyable. [04/2017, p.46]