Nioh 2 has the same weapons, enemies, and gameplay as Nioh 1, plus a whole lot more. It’s an improvement on the original game rather than a true standalone sequel. It also contains some quality of life improvements you might miss if you play Nioh 1 later.
If you’re confident you’ll enjoy the series and you have time to invest to play both games (60-100 hours each) then start with Nioh 1. For everyone else, start with Nioh 2. If you’re hooked by the end, you can always go back to play the original to see the unique bosses and levels in that game, kind of like an expansion pack in reverse.
Punishing myself with the original’s DLC right now… so mixed feelings about another installment, but hopefully there’ll be a Game/Graphic engine update to bring it on par with contemporary console presentation.
That’s impossible. It’s probably in pre-production. Late 2020 is possible if they limit their ambition and their content creation pipeline is real. (The DLCs were much quicker than I expected, but we can’t know if some of that content was already created but held back, like the enemies and weapons.) 2021 and beyond wouldn’t be a big surprise either.
My only disappointment from this announcement is that it means we won’t get Ninja Gaiden 4 anytime soon. I wasn’t expecting it, but I wasn’t expecting a lot of other amazing things from this E3 either. Oh well, I’ll take some remasters instead!
It’s a current gen game on an already built engine. It’ll have been two years from the first game in March of next year. I’m pretty sure it’ll ship in the first three months of 2019.
The game will be an evolution. The theme of the discussion was not being completely satisfied with the first game and wanting to improve the game based on player feedback. They want another shot at the game, if you will. The last producer said they were a bit cautious for the first game since this is their first action RPG. Now the gloves are coming off.
Character creation confirmed. Male or female protagonist.
Protagonist has yokai powers.
Loosely related to the first game. People who played the first game will appreciate it, but not required. Pretty typical stuff.
No gameplay footage.
They confirmed they will do a demo for the next game like last time.
