Multiplat Official Nioh 3 Disc **FRIDAY

[Zazen]

Okay nevermind some of these areas are walled off. Makes sense otherwise this would be like a 20 something hour demo lol. Still a decent sized chunk to let people know if the game is for them or not.

 

[method115]

Okay nevermind some of these areas are walled off. Makes sense otherwise this would be like a 20 something hour demo lol. Still a decent sized chunk to let people know if the game is for them or not.

How does it feel as far as level design compared to the other games. I was enjoying Nioh 2 but I feel the level design got old or something and after about 35 hours I was done with it. Especially when I saw I was only a little over halfway.

 

[Dinkin_Flicka]

Just about done cleaning up the map as much as I think I can before I take on the castle. There are two field bosses that I want to take down first. Ran into them early and have much better gear now. Seems to be a few things that I don't have the right spirit and not unlockable in the demo.

 

[Dinkin_Flicka]

Beat the castle boss and finished up the demo for the most part. Think I'll grind out some gear and exp in preps for the full launch. Have 4 pieces of the Warrior of the West set and will try to grind out 6/6 pieces. Have only seen Water and Fire imbued weapons so far, so hoping for some lightning to maximize the build.

Was getting stomped by the fortress boss, move set was hard to read. Burned up all of my cups summoning helpers and trying to hard to rush him. Went solo dead set on properly learning his mechanics and beat him on the first try.

Stoked for the full release. Might need to use a sick day or two.

 

[Zazen]

How does it feel as far as level design compared to the other games. I was enjoying Nioh 2 but I feel the level design got old or something and after about 35 hours I was done with it. Especially when I saw I was only a little over halfway.

I really like what I've played so far. There's some Elden Ring influence there for sure. The main world is described as "open-field". You have these large regions to explore and you can do as little or as much as you want before taking on the crucible dungeons. The crucible dungeons are this game's version of legacy dungeons from Elden Ring. They are the type of levels that you play in Nioh 1 and 2. Team Ninja did a great job of making this game feel familiar and yet new. There's also some verticality now thanks to the addition of the jump button. In my opinion Nioh 3 feels like an amalgamation of all their previous works. You've got the jump from the Wolong game, the class switching (samurai/ninja) from Strangers of Paradise, and Rise of the Ronin helped them develop a larger map. Also I think from a trailer I've seen wall running and jumping. If that's the case then they also took from Ninja Gaiden too. This might be their magnum opus. It feels like they're doing a lot right.

 

[Zazen]

Beat the castle boss and finished up the demo for the most part. Think I'll grind out some gear and exp in preps for the full launch. Have 4 pieces of the Warrior of the West set and will try to grind out 6/6 pieces. Have only seen Water and Fire imbued weapons so far, so hoping for some lightning to maximize the build.

Was getting stomped by the fortress boss, move set was hard to read. Burned up all of my cups summoning helpers and trying to hard to rush him. Went solo dead set on properly learning his mechanics and beat him on the first try.

Stoked for the full release. Might need to use a sick day or two.

What level were you when you took on Jakotsu-baba? I think I was level 22 when I killed him. That was from me exploring the three regions fully and getting a couple of additional levels from selling gear.

He kicked my ass a bunch. I think I died 15 times. I was surprised that the demo still kept going. Looks like there's a few extra side missions you can do.

 

[Dinkin_Flicka]

What level were you when you took on Jakotsu-baba? I think I was level 22 when I killed him. That was from me exploring the three regions fully and getting a couple of additional levels from selling gear.

He kicked my ass a bunch. I think I died 15 times. I was surprised that the demo still kept going. Looks like there's a few extra side missions you can do.

I was like 23~24. I found 1 other post boss quest roaming around the castle. Finished that one up and found a few new enemies and weapon types I hadn't seen yet. Been using the spear most of the game, and started playing around with the switch axe thing. I had seen some tombstones with it, but I didn't see them drop until then.

 

[Blayt7hh]

For people who’ve played the demo a lot now, How’s the gameplay feel compared to Nioh 2?

 

[Zazen]