Nioh 2 returns to improve on the original in basically everyway. Learning new mechanics and staying alive while fighting back deadly monsters is going to be a challenge. Like the Dark Soulsian games ...

With Nioh 2, it feels like Team Ninja was offended that anyone completed the last game. In the barrage of rock-hard Japanese action games that followed Dark Souls, Nioh always felt like the accessible ...

Players who want to pursue the Onmyo magic build would want to start from the ground up in order to make their ideal builds. This usually involves focusing on the right stats for their particular ...

The Nioh 2 Anima system is new to the series, and provides the means to perform Yokai Skills using Nioh 2 soul cores, in addition to the practically essential Burst Counter move. There's a lot of ...

Nioh 2 is a game about learning and improving, not least of which in how you use your skill points to level up your character. As such, you’ll probably hit a point where you wonder how you can respec ...

The Nioh 2 open beta has been out for a few days now, and as players attempt to learn and fight their way through the two(-ish) levels and dominate Yokai, some strategies are coming out on top. Well, ...

If Nioh 2 needed a subtitle, “Time to die” would work well. You die in this game. A lot. You die so often that quitting in frustration can seem like a viable option. But if you have patience and are ...

There is only one infographic this time. However, once again Team Ninja explains exactly what it will change in Nioh 2 going forward. Balancing is in order, and it will tweak Dark Realm rewards and ...

Many thought the original Nioh was going to be a copycat of Dark Souls. When the title hit the PlayStation 4 in 2017, gamers realised it was a unique experience, a brutally challenging game that could ...

Like the three billy goats gruff, I spend my first several minutes with Nioh 2 going 'trip trap trip trap' across a bridge that's guarded by a troll. That troll doesn't shout "Who's that tripping over ...

Nioh 2 is an action-RPG. The RPG elements allow players a lot of different customization options. Right off the bat, players are tasked with deciding their character’s appearance down to the most ...

I’m not ashamed to admit it, I died a grand total of 409 times during my first playthrough of Nioh 2. Every death is a lesson, which is appropriate because there is a lot to learn in this excellent ...