The fact that each foe can be one red-aura attack away from ending you ratchets up the tension in Nioh 2 even more. Whittle down their Ki even more, and you are on the cusp of sustained damage without fear of reprisal. Time it right before an enemy hits you and you can stun them for a moment while dealing a considerable amount of Ki damage. See those coming and you should be preparing a Burst Counter. Each enemy in the game can now perform extremely dangerous and damaging attacks bathed in a red aura. This is extremely important, as Nioh 2’s new Burst Counters require Anima as well, and are key to your survival. However, a constant mixture of physical combat and smart defence will help build up that meter quickly, allowing you to utilise your Yokai skills once more. You most certainly cannot be spamming these attacks, and they are restricted by a cooldown and the use of the new Anima meter. Even the many daunting bosses of Nioh 2 will drop these Soul Cores, granting increasingly powerful abilities that come in handy for every situation. When you are up close, the sword-swinging Yoki’s grapple can deal a ton of damage and give you an advantage straight away. Rather than waste arrows or bullets, you can channel your inner Enki and unleash a powerful spear throw from afar. Not only does this add an increasingly alluring loot type to collect, but the added layer of strategy makes combat even more nuanced. Get these purified at a shrine, and you now have the very same move to use against these monsters. Like the recent Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night or even Castlevania games, enemies have the chance of dropping a Soul Core upon death. In addition to the already stellar weapon-based combat, the new entry mixes things up with the new equippable Yokai skills. Take away all the bells and whistles of a story and the combat still stands tall on its own. Of course, Nioh 2 is nothing if not an impressive showing of combat.
The many stories of the Yokai, or supernatural monsters, that inhabit Nioh 2 are actually quite interesting, and not just useful for your next combat encounter. There is plenty to love about the work that went into creating this universe, you just have to purposely jump into it. Granted, it elicits more of an investment than Nioh and William’s story, but the characters involved often pales in comparison to the bigger story at play.Įxpect plenty of exposition that can fly over your head if you are not into reading up about the lore. Serving as a prequel, Nioh 2 is not exactly a tour de force in the storytelling department. That, and the degree at which you can mould and shape the character of your dreams with the powerful character creator will already have reeled the hardcore in. Creating your own supernaturally-charged hero/heroine gives you even more reason to care right off the bat, and with the silent protagonist still a thing, you are not losing much from the change. Whereas the first game was the tale of Western samurai William, Nioh 2 places the power in the hands of the nameless player.
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