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NiOh Adding High Difficulty Missions, PvP Soon; More DLC Outlined

"Have you been playing the brutally tough NiOh from Team Ninja the past couple weeks? Have you beaten the game yet and want more content? Well more content is on the way soon as Team Ninja has announced some near future plans for the game."

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Majin-vegeta3052d ago

Man I want that damn poster!!

Looks like the 2nd DLC will be Yukimura Sanada related

Andreas-Sword3052d ago

I hope also for Yukimura Sanada.
Masamune Date DLC is also very nice.

Majin-vegeta3052d ago

Well Seeing as the 2nd DLC will be Titled "Japan's Best Soldier".
It's only natural it's referring to Yukimura

morganfell3052d ago

Considering the game I want Masamura DLC...

Andreas-Sword3052d ago

Here is a current news about the first Nioh DLC:
http://www.dualshockers.com...

morganfell3050d ago

I saw that but I want Masamura DLC. I am a student of Eishen Ryu Iaido. Have been for over two decades. The very idea of a Masamura blade is written all over this game. definitely something they should create. I think some persons less familiar with the history of Japanese Swordsmiths wouldn't understand why I want DLC featuring blades created by man who was said to made a deal with demons for the skill in creating swords. It is stated his weapons were made with "hammer blows from the heart of darkness."

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VsAssassin3052d ago

My local game store gave me a Nioh poster along with the game. Looking at it on the wall gives you this empowering feeling!

Majin-vegeta3052d ago

What?No way can u upload a picture?

VsAssassin3052d ago

Here's a link to the pic:
http://imgur.com/YJA1H1m

Sorry for the reflection and the blurry note. :)

starchild3052d ago

"Have you been playing the brutally tough NiOh from Team Ninja the past couple weeks?"

Yep, and I freaking love it.

"Have you beaten the game yet and want more content?"

I haven't beaten it yet, but of course I would love more Nioh content. I hope they're thinking about a full sequel too.

feraldrgn3052d ago

More for me to dive into when I get it.
Good good.

ShadowKnight3052d ago (Edited 3052d ago )

The final two boss is so difficult I had to cheat a little bit and use the tornado bird tailman and grenades I actually rely on that a lot. This game is way harder than Dark Souls and Bloodborne imo

SpinalRemains1383052d ago

Man I'm trying to get through the game so I can download and play Sniper Elite 3, and they're adding more stuff to Nioh. Ahhhhh......to complain of wealth.

joab7773052d ago

It's about time they made this game a bit more difficult lol!

Majin-vegeta3052d ago

I wish they would add the first beta mechanics as an option gameplay wise.

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Rogue Trader producer reveals his dream project: a CRPG SCP game with an actual budget

Owlcat Games producer Anatoly Shestov reveals his dream project: an SCP game with Owlcat RPG flair and a proper budget.

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While Layoffs Hit the Industry, Nintendo Retains 98% of Staff Including 78 With Disabilities

TNS: Based on its most recent ESG data, Nintendo boasts a remarkably low staff turnover rate of just 1.9%, with virtually no reported layoffs.

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Jin_Sakai2d ago

Because Nintendo makes great games.

Yesyes1d 10h ago

It’s unreal that people are downvoting this when they consistently have the best scoring games on metacritic.

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rlow12d ago

Well it doesn’t surprise me. As much money as they make and how they value their employees. It’s a great company in that regard.

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drivxr2d ago

Well, when your games remain full price many years after release.

And you make profit off of outdated hardware.

I would be shocked if they couldn't afford to retain their staff.

lodossrage1d 23h ago (Edited 1d 23h ago )

I didn't want to say anything but drivxr is right.

Nintendo always sells at a profit because they purposely use tech that's always 5 or more years behind. And it's also true their games hardly ever get price decreases.

Don't get me wrong, it's great they kept most of their workforce, but making a point to have your tech specs behind everyone else affords that luxury.

Darkegg1d 21h ago

I don’t think it’s their purpose to use old tech. It’s their purpose to make value of software and know their value. Nobody makes games like them that’s for sure. I just don’t appreciate their customer unfriendly policy.

It’s not impossible to take their status. Companies need to have a selection of 8-bit and 16-bit. Now imagine a split screen for 8 player game for SNES Mario kart and selling at $9.99. The problem is that it doesn’t make profit. So many companies won’t invest in “old” technology. Everyone guns for triple AAA modern technology software but honestly we can enjoy modernized 16-bit creative ideas that allows 8-player mayhem. It’s a pipe dream, possible but impossible.

Shane Kim1d 22h ago (Edited 1d 22h ago )

If they ended up kicking people out after all of that stated above, it would be truly shameful.

DivineHand1251d 17h ago

Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Tesla and Meta are all trillion dollar companies yet they are laying people off in large numbers.

I believe the reason Nintendo layoffs off less workers may be a result of their culture. It seems Japanese companies believe in giving their workers long term or life long employment opportunities and will exhaust all options before laying off workers. This is something we don't see much of in the west unfortunately.

Rdeal1d 11h ago

might be something to do with the fact all those companies hire more than 20x the employees than Nintendo

LoveSpuds1d 17h ago (Edited 1d 17h ago )

What the hell are you talking about? It has nothing to do with how profitable they are. Its completely cultural, MS and Sony make stacks of cash and still lay folks off. Nintendo chose not to lay off staff for the same reason their execs took pay cuts to increase staff pay instead; because they value their staff and view them as colleagues, and respect them as such.

If Sony weren't so US centric I fancy they'd fare better too, they should get shot of US and European leadership and go back to when Japanese execs were running the show if you ask me!

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It Shouldn't Take Expedition 33's Success to Remind Square Enix That Turn-Based Still Sells

TNS: Expedition 33 was the wake-up call Square Enix needed, telling it turn-based RPGs are still popular, but that shouldn't have been the case.

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Relientk774d ago

True, but if it does get it through their thick skulls, then that works.

Although, the Dragon Quest 1 + 2 HD remakes will be turn-based and (the worst kept secret) Final Fantasy IX remake should be turn-based I would imagine. Let's see if any newer games go turn-based too.

thorstein4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

DQIII HD Remake was turned based and very successful. Then there was a really obscure turn based game came Balder's Gate 3. I heard it might have done well.

Profchaos4d ago

I wouldn't be shocked if they switched ff to the vii remake combat system

PapaBop4d ago

It won't get through to them though, despite E33's success, they still won't risk going fully turn based for their big budget projects simply because they are still in the mindset that it needs to be action combat to appeal to the mainstream audience. I hope I'm wrong but don't underestimate just how stubborn Japanese execs can be

barom3d ago

Ya'll are hyping up Expedition 33 too much. Reminder that FF XVI sold 3 million in a week and it took Expedition 33 approximately a month to get to that (33 days to reach 3.3 million).

barom3d ago

1 platform vs 3 platforms
1 week vs 1 month

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DivineHand1254d ago

While it is true that Sqaure Enix has moved away from turn based games compared to how they were in the past, there is a good reason for it.

Older gamers will know this but during the ps2 era, we were flooded with turned based games from Japanese studios and this created a form of fatigue back then going into the next generation.

When Square released FF13, they received heavy criticism for making the game turned based like every other FF game and not doing enough to innovate. This is why they made FF15, FF7 Remake and FF16 have real time combat. It gave the series a fresh spin and has brought in new fans to the series.

I personally would be happy with either turned based FF or the real-time combat version we see today.

Shane Kim4d ago

Remake and Rebirth have "turn based" if you set it in the settings.

Lexreborn24d ago

Dang wish I saw your post before I made mine because we definitely feel the same way lol

Profchaos4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Yeah hit the nail on the head but its like ww2 games we get hundreds of them then a decade of nothing and people start missing them i think we're going to start seeing them return

Claire, dragon quest even yakuza have seen turn based return

Runechaz3d ago

Every Pokémon game is also a Turn Base RPG.. and selling millions

andy854d ago

Only need to look at their own game DQ 11 approaching 10 million to show there's a market. And that's not as big of a name as FF

Runechaz3d ago

you can also look at the Pokemon game number

Tacoboto4d ago

Another article about Expedition 33 and Square Enix and turn-based games? This is starting to sound like propaganda.

The game didn't sell because it's a turn-based game; it sold and is enjoyed because it's a really freaking good game that released completed at a good price without gamer drama attached to it. No Mtx, no wait-until-it's-patched, minimal bloat, a self-contained story, no multiplatform BS. Just a solid original game that absolutely nails what it intended to do.

Redemption-644d ago

I was just about to say the same thing.

anast4d ago

This comment should have a 100 upvotes, at least.

CrimsonWing694d ago

Maybe try actually listening to the fans who have supported the series for decades. This habit of ignoring your core audience just to chase people who were never interested in Final Fantasy in the first place makes no sense. And when that approach fails, doubling down on it is beyond baffling.

The battle system has never been the main reason non-FF or non-JRPG players stayed away. Gutting the series’ identity to chase a broader market doesn’t attract new players. It just alienates the loyal ones.

Keep going down this road and we’ll end up with Final Fantasy Fortnite abomination or a F2P Battle Royale game.. Oh wait…

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