Nioh reviews: 87 meta, 88 OC

[the-pi-guy]

Never played either. I'm not into Japanese games to be honest, rarely do they interest me and they have to have a lot of western influence in them

You played Blood borne though.

It's part of the Dark Souls/Demon Souls mantra.  

[Raven]

Never played either. I'm not into Japanese games to be honest, rarely do they interest me and they have to have a lot of western influence in them

Funny thing is, the main character of Nioh is Irish.

[Max King of the Wild]

If you like Onimusha and/or Dark Souls, this game is for you.

Is it more casual than dark souls?

[Dr. Pezus]

Is it more casual than dark souls?

Less

[Xevross]

Hmm I am very tempted but I'm not sure I can commit to playing right now with how long it is. I'm trying a more strict work timetable this week and this wouldn't help.

Ugh decisions

[Max King of the Wild]

Less

Then pass. I'm not looking to spend hours on the same thing over and over

[Legend]

Then pass. I'm not looking to spend hours on the same thing over and over

From the demo according to Neverdies, it's more technique based. He could easily make it back to his death spot the second time around.

[the-pi-guy]

Then pass. I'm not looking to spend hours on the same thing over and over

Pretty sure that's the opposite of casual.  

[Max King of the Wild]

Pretty sure that's the opposite of casual.  

Exactly

[the-pi-guy]

Exactly

I meant what you were responding to.  
Casual would be doing the same thing over again.  
Less casual would be more difficult.  

[Max King of the Wild]

I meant what you were responding to. 
Casual would be doing the same thing over again. 
Less casual would be more difficult. 

DS is doing the same thing over and over. It's called dying ng. Even when you aren't dying you're doing the same thing over and over again and that's called grinding. And beating the mobs are mostly the same too. Dodge/block,  hit, dodge/block,  hit.  Then theres farming... Which is literally sitting in one spot killing over and over. The same thing..

[the-pi-guy]

DS is doing the same thing over and over. It's called dying ng. Even when you aren't dying you're doing the same thing over and over again and that's called grinding. And beating the mobs are mostly the same too. Dodge/block,  hit, dodge/block,  hit.  Then theres farming... Which is literally sitting in one spot killing over and over. The same thing..

I've only played Blood borne extensively.  But if you're grinding in the game, it's mostly because you didn't "git gud".  
Boss battles require a lot of timing for dodging and making strikes.

[Legend]

I've only played Blood borne extensively.  But if you're grinding in the game, it's mostly because you didn't "git gud".  
Boss battles require a lot of timing for dodging and making strikes.

Grinding is a staple of the souls series. People use it to get more items/souls.

[DerNebel]

Grinding is a staple of the souls series. People use it to get more items/souls.

Sure, but pretty much all grinding in Souls games is optional and can be avoided by "gitting gud".

[Max King of the Wild]

Sure, but pretty much all grinding in Souls games is optional and can be avoided by "gitting gud".

LOL, no. The boss battles are some of the cheapest in games.