Woah what an absolute ride nioh is !
There is a certain unfairness to compare nioh to fromsoftwares souls games. It is indeed a soulslike with unforgiving combat , boss fights etc.
I would say the storytelling is better in ways though being based on real world history and japanese folklore does make it quite easy.
The music design is top notch and the boss music actually matches the sweaty nature of the battles.
The combat is crispy too and if you use the full kit available to you, all enemies have their own counterplay (sloth talismans are a bit overpowered but then balance isnt exactly the name of the game in this genre).
The character designs , yokai designs, weapon arts , guardian designs everything is visually stunning and the game feels the right amount of gamey and realistic.
Ofcourse there are a few problems, some enemy placements are ridiculous and some bosses have the ability to just say screw you randomly. The leveling and loot systems are not very well explained and can result in a lot of pain and many people may give up the game because of it (if you are undergeared , you are screwed , matters more than player level in fact)
Ofcourse the issues are minor and i had an absolute blast, i could literally not put the controller down for days on end. I fully recommend this game and as long as you are willing to remove your dark souls glasses and treat it as its own thing , i am certain there is a lot of fun and intrigue to be derived from nioh !
There is a certain unfairness to compare nioh to fromsoftwares souls games. It is indeed a soulslike with unforgiving combat , boss fights etc.
I would say the storytelling is better in ways though being based on real world history and japanese folklore does make it quite easy.
The music design is top notch and the boss music actually matches the sweaty nature of the battles.
The combat is crispy too and if you use the full kit available to you, all enemies have their own counterplay (sloth talismans are a bit overpowered but then balance isnt exactly the name of the game in this genre).
The character designs , yokai designs, weapon arts , guardian designs everything is visually stunning and the game feels the right amount of gamey and realistic.
Ofcourse there are a few problems, some enemy placements are ridiculous and some bosses have the ability to just say screw you randomly. The leveling and loot systems are not very well explained and can result in a lot of pain and many people may give up the game because of it (if you are undergeared , you are screwed , matters more than player level in fact)
Ofcourse the issues are minor and i had an absolute blast, i could literally not put the controller down for days on end. I fully recommend this game and as long as you are willing to remove your dark souls glasses and treat it as its own thing , i am certain there is a lot of fun and intrigue to be derived from nioh !