Ni-Oh 2 Reviews

We are now just a few days away from the PlayStation 4 release of Team Ninja’s Dark Souls-inspired samurai-themed action-RPG Ni-Oh 2. So, if you’re planning to go on a challenging demon-slaying spree in the near future, you might be interested in checking out some reviews for the game. You’ll find links to a few of them below:

IGN 9/10:

Nioh 2 is an impressive evolution of its predecessor, strengthening everything that was already great, while mostly leaving its already existing issues alone. Its stellar combat is elevated by the addition of Soul Cores, Burst Counters, and the ways in which those two main new mechanics affect enemy AI and how you approach battles. It’s depth is impressive, even though that can also make it feel a little overwhelming due to how much time must be spent managing Nioh 2’s many systems. If you’re up to the challenge, Nioh 2 is no doubt one of the most difficult and rewarding games of this generation.

Eurogamer Recommended:

The more you play, too, the more you notice the project management that structures the levels. Each has its guiding conceit, such as a central elevator or a network of dams that expose patches of loot-rich riverbed when lowered. But the cadence of shrines and shortcuts, optional areas and boss chambers is the same throughout, which slowly erodes the curiosity generated by the game’s otherwise absorbing architecture. In Dark Souls, the world is an interlocking, eldritch conundrum. In Nioh 2, it’s a series of fiendish puzzle boxes. Engrossing and oppressive, for sure, but not that startling or intriguing

WCCFTech 9.6/10:

Nioh 2 builds upon the successes and failures of its predecessor and offering new tools to battle with the role of a half-yokai as the player character. Some may say this iteration is even more brutal than the first!

Game Informer 8.5/10:

Nioh 2, like Nioh before it, is an unrelenting and extremely punishing ride that has you weighing every resource available. Despite some flaws, this experience carves you from an unrefined button-mashing flailing pustule into a precision-striking samurai.

Destructoid 9/10:

If there’s one point I want to get across above all others, it’s this: Nioh 2 isn’t as revelatory as the first game, but that shouldn’t be held as a mark against it – at least not this time. Team Ninja was right to iterate and expand carefully. Nioh got so much right on the first go. While the new prequel storyline suffers from a slow and disconnected start, just about every other aspect of Nioh 2 feels upgraded.

PlayStation Universe 9.5/10:

Masterfully crafted and executed, Nioh 2 sets the benchmark for action/adventure games that people just have to experience. Team Ninja’s latest provides one of the most in-depth combat systems and an addictive loot system that may put all but the best dungeon crawlers to shame. It’s quite simple, Nioh 2 has Game of the Year written all over it.

CGMagazine 8/10:

Nioh 2 isn’t reinventing the wheel, but it’s certainly perfecting it. With several new systems layered on top of an already solid base, this is a sequel that improves on the original in nearly every way. There are aspects from the first game that carries over that people weren’t overly excited about the first time around, but if this type of game is your jam, that won’t really bother you, because what it does well, it does better than pretty much any other title on the market. It’ll be easy to sink a lot of hours into this title, exploring the mechanics and truly perfecting those Samurai/Ninja/Demon skills.

RPG Site 9/10:

At first glance, Nioh 2 might be more of the same, and on some level that is true. But what Nioh had to offer was an incredibly good, extremely enjoyable mix of elements that worked surprisingly well together. Nioh 2 simply embraces all its predecessor did well before, improves on some aspects that were there, and even allows you more freedom to enjoy the game however you want to play it. Those same elements that made the first one so enjoyable, combined with a better story, better customization systems, better level design and more, make Nioh 2 a confident sequel that stands above the previous game and firmly establishes itself as its own. No longer should Nioh be compared to other games; those other games should be compared to Nioh 2.