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Nioh's First Hours Accomplish Something Dark Souls Never Did

Instead of dropping players in the deep end like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, Nioh eases you into the challenge. Being just a touch more open to new players changes the entire feeling of the game.

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UCForce3040d ago

Well, I prefer BloodBorne and Nioh over Dark Souls. Don't get me wrong, I really do love Dark Souls game. But I prefer fast pace combat.

stimm163040d ago

I really enjoyed the replenish your health through attacking thing in Bloodborne. But it definitely got me killed just as often as it helped. The stamina replenish system rewards careful coordination of attacks instead of frantic hacking, which I like more. But I agree, the faster paced combat is definitely a plus overall. It's just nice that Nioh kind of gives you a choice too.

Paytaa3040d ago

Always respected the hell out of the Souls games while bad at them, but Bloodborne's encouragement of aggressive fast gameplay was more my style. Nioh definitely grabbed me with that as well.

Off-topic but I seriously had to go to 5 different stores to find a copy of Nioh. Sold out on Amazon, my local Best Buy, 3 different Gamestops, and finally there was one copy left at Target out back.

Enjoying the game a lot so far.

stimm163040d ago

Ha. That's crazy! Glad to hear you found a copy. :)

VJGenova3040d ago

My copy was a day late from Amazon prime. Got a free month of prime out of them though. Can't beat the 20% off at launch.

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TheGamez1003040d ago (Edited 3040d ago )

Same here, what I hate about the souls game is how slow you are and defensive you have to be compared to bloodborne and nioh. Im more of the type to push in and making the move first (no pun intended). Course thats what makes the souls games what they are and what made us love these "souls" type games. Definately enjoying nioh more than ds3 atm, playing both of them.

Fist4achin3040d ago

We all know what you mean and it's all just a matter of preference. Also, why not intend the pun!

VJGenova3040d ago

I'm playing Nioh very defensively so far. Wait for the baddies to give you an opening where you can stun them and then go to town. Loving it.

ninsigma3040d ago

Same. Demon souls and dark souls are really sluggish in their gameplay so I never got into them. Bloodborne was fantastic gameplay wise. Right up my street. Niohs setting isn't my thing though. Not really into samurais and stuff so I'm skipping that one.

VJGenova3040d ago

@ninsigma, is your name based on ninja gaiden sigma? A team ninja game? If so, Nioh is by team ninja, and could be seen as a more in depth version of the ninja gaiden games. It really is worth your time.

ninsigma3039d ago

I literally just made it up on the spot one day when signing up for something. I've played ninja gaiden sigma so it's certainly possible that's where it came from albeit subconsciously xD

My interest has been piqued a little bit by Nioh. I've watched a few lets plays. Looks like a good game but like I said the setting isn't for me. It may get it eventually but not right now.

Perjoss3040d ago

same here, I absolutely love the Dark Souls series but I just like Nioh and Bloodborne a little bit more.

WelkinCole3040d ago

I guess I was jaded with the shield/defense attack and why I found blood more fun and challenging at the same time. However I would say man eater in Demon Souls still takes the cake as the hardest boss battle in any Souls game I have played. Nioh might change it down. Need time to play it.

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SynestheticRoar3040d ago

Bloodborne still my favorite of the bunch. It had a distinct rare vide from the others.

Naji4Me3040d ago

without Dark Souls there is no Nioh.

Kaneki-Ken3040d ago

Without Demon Souls there is no Nioh *

yeahright23040d ago

without ninja gaiden there is no souls

Kaneki-Ken3039d ago

@yeahright2 Wrong! Without Berserk there is no soul! Soul game were heavily inspired by Berserk.

yeahright23039d ago

Oh yeah? well without final fantasy the spirits within there is no... ok you win.

Last_Boss3040d ago

Without Tenchu & Onimusha you mean?

Featuring_Dante3039d ago

without Way of the Samurai there is no dark souls.

BlaqMagiq13039d ago

Without King's Field there is no Souls.

Last_Boss3039d ago

Without the Immortal there are none of these.

Andreas-Sword3037d ago

I hope Nioh sells very good, and I hope for Nioh 2.

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Why a Bloodborne Sequel Could Never Be a True 'Bloodborne 2'

If FromSoftware's Bloodborne ever gets a sequel—and that's a big if—it won't be able to simply pick up where its predecessor left off.

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gold_drake13d ago

probably due to some.of the endings true.

but u can still continue it on and subsequently end it for good.

The_Hooligan13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

I wonder if they could do a prequal where you play as part of the first hunt and see the blood research and the downfall of the healing church and the remaining hunters.

zaanan12d ago

That is a super great idea, I would 1000% pay full price for this! Only if Miyazaki directed, obviuosly. Bloodborne hooked me in a way Dark Souls never did.

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Why Dark Souls 2 Deserves a Second Chance in 2025

As difficult and frustrating as it is, people should consider reliving the Dark Souls 2 experience, especially because of what's coming to the game.

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PrimeVinister34d ago

Many of those who hate Dark Souls II hate it because it's not Dark Souls. The same people love Dark Souls III because it isn't Dark Souls II.

And so many of the issues at the centre of common complaints about DS2 are present in DS3 and sometimes even DS1. The hatred and bile spewed over this perfectly decent game is ludicrous.

CrimsonWing6934d ago

I don’t think it’s a terrible game, but like a movie sequel by a different director, for me, it does NOT capture any of the “magic” felt from the Miyazaki entries. Boss battles don’t feel epic, environments don’t have the same sense of awe, the enemy variety isn’t particularly interesting, the art direction just feels bland, about the only thing I can give it praise for is some of the music.

Now, again, this is only how I feel about it, so I’m not trying to invalidate his you feel about the game, but it is the worst entry in the series due to those factors and it’s the least re-visited entry, for me.

Is it decent as a game on its own? Sure. But in comparison to the Miyazaki entries, it does not stack up and I believe that’s where many were disappointed with it.

PrimeVinister34d ago

Completely fair. I cannot disagree either, mate.

MrWood34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

You can also play it in VR flawlessly on PC & controller with the LukeRoss mod so… another reason to jump back in with extra immersion.

jznrpg34d ago

It’s not a bad game it’s just not as good as the others

Shadow Man34d ago

The controls felt very clunky to me, I tried playing it after beating Darksouls 3 and it didn’t feel fluid, obviously the hit detection is less superior for been an older game.

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50 Best PS3 Games of All Time

The PlayStation 3 is Sony’s most interesting home console ever, but what’s most interesting of all is trying to nail down the very best games on a console with hundreds of incredible games. Let’s give it a shot.

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darthv72104d ago

Personally, I'd rank Pacific Rift in my top 10. It's the best of the series.

badz149104d ago

We desperately need Motorstorm back. Evolution is no more though and this makes me sad

Cacabunga104d ago

Sly Thieves in Time
Stay the Party
Portal 2
Dj Hero
Demon’s Souls
God of war Ascension

rudero103d ago

2 of those games got railed through the “gaming media” during release.
Sly and god of war.
Both of which were fantastic games.

Cacabunga103d ago

Ascension is VERY underrated. Remake please!

Venoxn4g104d ago

Decent list.. I would put the Castle Crashers as well..

1Victor103d ago

Yes it’s a decent list of popular games with a heavy hand on FPS and no Warhawk or Starhawk 2 of the best games (not sale wise) on ps3.
I would buy a Starhawk again even if it didn’t have a graphics upgrade hell I would even take a new one with micro transactions 😱🤯

Profchaos104d ago

I've noticed a recent nostalgia for the PS3 and I don't get it for me it's been my least favourite generation to date and I've been gaming since the NES I just feel like the ambition of the developers outweighed the capabilities of the consoles so I remember lots of games running in the lower end of 20fps range and I remember for the first time ever actually disliking the duelshock 3 and it's curved triggers

Sure there were some standouts and great games but that's the only gen I switched entirely to PC gaming

darthv72103d ago

Maybe the recent nostalgia is because pretty much all of its games are trapped on that console. People want to play them on more modern hardware. hell... if XB can do it then so can Sony. there are competent emulators out there that can run on PS4/5 hardware but Sony just wont let them become official... why is that?

If we are talking least favorite generations (personally) then this one is certainly mine. i had more fun playing 8th, 7th and 6th gen stuff than 9th. And it isnt like i dont have access to do so... the heavy hitters just havent shown up anywhere close to those previous gens. The few here and there just doesnt cut it compared to the likes of constant good games that showed up in 6th, 7th and 8th gen. hell.... I'll even throw in 5th gen has been better than this one.

Profchaos103d ago

I tend to agree there's lots of amazing games locked to the PS3 like GTA IV or mgs 4 but then again my issue was never with the content the PS3 had but rather it's performance many other people have said the PS3 felt like it couldn't walk and chew bubblegum at the same time using PSN and downloading a game could take a few minutes to just start a download.

I typically don't worry all that much about performance I've never had a problem with games that run at 30 but games like crysis 2, Skyrim are good examples where the performance was so unstable you would never even touch the top of the frame cap and the hitching was worse than say Goldeneye on the n64

I think emulation is more than possible on the ps5 though it's just that Sony has no incentive to rush it's development it will likely be a ps6 feature if it ever happens at all.

But yeah the 9th gen has been so bad from a content perspective thats a given I see constant articles where people are frequently expressing their disappointment around the industry as a whole right now to much live service competition that sinks longstanding studios and consumes Devs time less ambition and games cost so much to make they have to play it safe.

The 5th gen was easily better than the 9th we had some all time greats crash, Spyro, Tony hawk, mgs, Mario,64, Goldeneye, Mario kart 64 the list goes on. The 5th gave us a new dimension and I remember being blown away by how much more open gaming had become the 4th gen with the mega drive and SNES was great and very easy to still revisit some of the greatest games of all time came out like earthbound, secret of mana, sonic , Mario world etc but saving our games was still not a standard function or a given so gaming was still evolving but it was very impressive to see some of the tricks Devs used like dithering to give us new experiences those earlier gens limitations bred innovation.

Michiel1989103d ago

if XB can do it so can sony? I didn't know xbox had a cell processor in their older consoles, that's the reason why ps3 was so cool, but also the reason why games are hostage there and no, xbox did nothing similar even though their backward compatbility is good, they always had a similar architecture to their consoles.

darthv72102d ago

Sorry Michael... I guess you missed the obvious part where i said there are already emulators out that do this. and that is what XB is doing... emulators for OG and 360 games. Its why the full slate is not BC on XBO/Series.

coolbeans103d ago (Edited 103d ago )

The list is missing Folklore.

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