One of my favourite games of all time despite my relatively small playtime. While the loot system is basically Diablo-esque and thus not particularly thrilling and heavily RNG-gated, the actual storyline- being so intrinsically about /you/ while also about a historical figure weaved in with other historical figures and fantastical characters, and the fact that the story is its own sequel, prequel twice, and back to itself again, it remains interesting and entertaining and somehow more grabbing than William's story in Nioh 1.

The gameplay is clean, slick, and fun, the boss battles are satisfying, the combat is surprisingly deep and the movement feels slick, swift, and effortless. And there's a TON of content. Though some side missions are retreads of maps from Nioh 1 or remixes of main missions, things are varied enough to continually remain fresh, especially through later playthroughs thanks to the introduction of curses and set bonuses along with different monster distribution. It hits my looter ARPG itch while also hitting my Edo Period itch and I love it.

One of my favourite games of all time despite my relatively small playtime. While the loot system is basically Diablo-esque and thus not particularly thrilling and heavily RNG-gated, the actual storyline- being so intrinsically about /you/ while also about a historical figure weaved in with other historical figures and fantastical characters, and the fact that the story is its own sequel, prequel twice, and back to itself again, it remains interesting and entertaining and somehow more grabbing than William's story in Nioh 1. The gameplay is clean, slick, and fun, the boss battles are satisfying, the combat is surprisingly deep and the movement feels slick, swift, and effortless. And there's a TON of content. Though some side missions are retreads of maps from Nioh 1 or remixes of main missions, things are varied enough to continually remain fresh, especially through later playthroughs thanks to the introduction of curses and set bonuses along with different monster distribution. It hits my looter ARPG itch while also hitting my Edo Period itch and I love it.