

You will still meet the occasional historical figure throughout your journey, and a great second half awaits, but I still found myself less invested in this one.

In it, you play as a custom character referred simply as Hide, a half-human, half-Yokai shiftling with unique powers. Nioh 2 takes a slightly different approach to its story compared to its predecessor, being a prequel instead of a sequel.

Unfortunately I haven’t had the chance to dive in back then, but I’m more than making up for that issue with the PC version. When we first reviewed Nioh 2 almost a year ago we thought it was an excellent sequel that built on its predecessor’s already great gameplay. When Team Ninja’s original Nioh came out a few years ago, I was a little bit skeptical after playing the beta, but ended up really enjoying it, as it ended up being much more than just a simple Souls clone. Its tough, challenging yet fair combat makes for one of the most satisfying gameplay experiences of all time.
