Can You Beat Nioh with Only Magic?

Hello! This game is once again Nioh! Really though, the last run through this soulslike was was a lot of fun, so I wanted to give it another go. I decided on a slightly more complicated run this time, using onmyo magic to the best of my abilities.
Once again, the start of the challenge was a really rough experience, but the status effects available made life a lot easier. Between confused and the sloth talisman, magic is indeed pretty good. It just takes a really long time to be able to get to that point...
I'm not sure when/if I'll be taking on the DLC at any point. Might be worth a shot, but I reckon it'd take a lot of prep for either run. Or who knows? Maybe fist only is in the future. Hard to say.
Regardless, I hope you enjoy a magical journey. We don't have a magical pony nor are we flying through the sky, but such is life.
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[@RazireKVD]

I gotta say I really like that you include a lot of the facts that people told you in the comments on your last Nioh video. It's really good to see when a content creator acknowledges what their audience tells them, even if it's just history facts and how that match with the game. Plus another Nioh challenge run is always great to see. I hope to see you do more, even though I know that most challenge runs have an awful start to them with how Nioh is paced at the beginning. Seeing you try these runs in the dlc would be great, but at the same time, you can also do them in the sequel. Whatever comes next, Nioh or not, I'm sure it will be fun to watch. Also yes, sloth talismans are game-breakingly powerful. I didn't even have a magic build and I still used them with how great they are.

[@SpuddyCube]

I really appreciate that people take the time to teach me about things I didn't know. I tend to love learning/random trivia. It feels like it'd be a disservice to not at least bring it up. I've gone back and forth about how I want to handle the DLC. I think I have a plan that'd make me happy to put together. I'm definitely a lot more excited to try tackling the sequel in the near future. I haven't gotten a good chance to try it yet, and I've heard really good things. Thank you though! I'm really glad that the runs are enjoyable to watch! Even with the absolutely broken Sloth Talisman. It became a main stay in my kit so quickly...

[@gatla4695]

Dude I am always on board for more Nioh content, it’s an untapped goldmine

[@KlCHlRO]

I do love that someone is finally making these kinds of videos on this series, I love nioh and nioh 2 so much and your commentary with these challenges makes it super entertaining!

[@calemr]

I love how the last run I watched, I found myself thinking about various tidbits like the cat eye clock and various people being real historical figures, and this run, they're getting mentioned. Because learning is Cool.

[@SpuddyCube]

Hell yeah, it is. Not going to even pretend to know everything. I love how informative a lot of folks are. The little bits of trivia, history, and culture I get to learn about. Things that I never would have considered looking closer at on my own.

[@MrLocoSuave]

"various people"? aren't they all?

[@calemr]

@@MrLocoSuave Possibly? Most, at the very least.

[@TakeMyLunch]

Using what the Dojo gives you to complete it is entirely fine. They hold you back in specific ways to try to teach you what your kit is supposed to do. That includes weapon use. People with a problem with that have never actually tried this. (or hate themselves)

[@NyioWasTaken]

After doing the 100%, i did Nioh 2 with only magic, that was a really fun run.

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

Hey, cool seeing the spirit summon for once! It shocked me how many players slept on that, given how bonkers the attack variety is depending on your spirits.

[@SpuddyCube]

It's crazy to me just how much time and effort must have been spent on just them. It kind of sucks in a sense that the spirit that best supports using said spirit doesn't really do much for offense. I'd have to imagine that's not the case if you're using Living Weapons though. Can't say that I'm sure how they perform.

[@jilliebean6312]

I didnt sleep on it i just knew it would be broken and i dont want to only win by being cheese lol that being said i played through both last halves of nioh 1 and 2 as shinobi with quick change which is pretty cheese😂

[@trevorburke8660]

I stumbled on your videos the other day and I've been watching them all. I rewatched the nioh as a ninja video like 5 times because it was so funny. You've got a great energy and sass for videos. Keep it up!

[@Mohamedalielmomo]

Bumped randomly into this video. What a pleasant surprise ! Nice concept and very good pace and writing ! Keep it up :)

[@tauntingshrimp8488]

I think the DLC would make an interesting video because they are so much harder than the base game and I’m not sure if you would be able to steamroll the bosses like you can in the base game.

[@janiruuska1909]

Whit magik you actualy can if you have good build

[@SpuddyCube]

I'm not one hundred percent sure how it would work out, but a large part of me does want to do the DLCs at some point. Possibly for both Ninjutsu and Magic in their separate playthroughs.

[@Lunaraia]

@@SpuddyCube Ninjutsu in the DLC will have access to a set you would enjoy, that makes shrunken (regular ones) infinite, but cost stamina to throw.

[@TheBall12]

realy? After that opening, with next to no magic, farming gear for hours, just to rely on a low "dont use magic" proc. At this point its not about "can it be done" realy, its about "do i go insane before i am finished?".

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

@@Lunaraia the Dragon ninja set. Still awesome to see the NG timeline expanded

[@adamr6621]

Loving the Nioh videos~ Interested to see what other runs of this game you can do!

[@JuliusCaesar103]

Nioh challenge runs!! Great video, subscribed.

[@kevinharrison8635]

Great challenge, and love the rise against quote 😎 it was beautiful.

[@TheGayling2]

10 hours to beat the first Onryoki? I didn’t realise how rough the start of this challenge would be, considering that it’s possible to beat him in like 2 minutes 😂

[@SpuddyCube]

Yeah, I... didn't know that there was only one possible form of attack at the beginning... It's not even a hard boss by any stretch of the imagination. Super easy to dodge. Tons of windows. Just not nearly enough damage out of the starter spirits.

[@Sushi__Sama]

@@SpuddyCube I have been doing a ninjutsu only run of nioh 2 which I was inspired to do after seeing your video on doing it in nioh 1 and it is absolutely brutal for the first few stages, in fact if you banned shinobi boxes from the run I am pretty sure it is near impossible to kill the third boss without an absolutely insane amount of grinding levels

[@SpuddyCube]

Excessive amounts of farming, here I come!

[@franck5226]

When I did fist only (I actually beat all the missions on ng0, dlc included) it took like 20-25min to kill and Enma even more (w/o farming) But 10hours to farm, yeah that's a oof

[@Andrewking-cu4yb]

I literally beat the game yesterday so it feels cool to see a new challenge run

[@its_kuro]

Cant wait to see you do Nioh 2 content! Set up some big fun challenge runs.

[@quinn5289]

Great video, loved the editing, keep up the great work :)

[@DjGrimmace]

"One of the mechanics of all time" I Lol'd. LOL

[@gino-tx2we]

I really love your content, the vibes are just so positive. Subscribed because I also like Rise Against :)

[@TheSandkastenverbot]

I sincerely hope you'll continue making those challenge runs 👍

[@ThisPride]

Dude, i'm loving your videos as aways. I thought you would get some powerful spirit summon that deals millions of dmg. looking foward to the next video

[@salavast1522]

19:09 There comes a point when a Yokai is above more... conventional means of killing. This is why priests and priestess/magi had so much respect. That bit of Spiritual, and/or Mystical power become necessary.

[@katanamaru1]

For the giant spider lady: the more fragments you find the less armor she'll have on her legs. Letting you do more damage.

[@SpuddyCube]

True, but I found it to be terribly inefficient to try removing it via spells while also dealing my damage in that way. The sword talisman was used far less than joyfully...

[@nizzynick9298]

Aw yeah been waiting for this video 😎💯

[@Kostej]

Man that was awesome challenge and awesome video. i cant wait for more. I using all kind of spell and summon to :D and found many creative way how to break game. Ahh Nioh was fun game. i need to come back and replay it and Nioh 2 to.

[@lartkma]

The Phineas and Ferb reference at the beginning was unexpected but welcomed

[@grrman]

Super solid effort my dude

[@JayTheRacc]

Only found the Ninjitsu video yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it and there's a magic video today?? Fuck yea, I'm in. Good Content x

[@RiderofGary]

was looking forward to this and it didnt dissapoint

[@3plecheeseburger]

Finally found some time to watch this video. I have vermiphobia (so not really centipedes but) I'd like to say the centipede warning is greatly appreciated, and it's a really entertaining video!

[@drako5155]

it's nice to see nioh getting some challenge running love. amazing games (minus the spiders. could really do without the spiders)

[@SpuddyCube]

I've quite enjoyed my time with the first one. If the second game lives up to what I've heard, then I'd have to agree. Also without the spiders... I hate the spiders.

[@justsomeguyontheinternet5898]

To answer your question starting at 22:00 the yokai you face is Japanese Myth is called the Gashadokuro (Translation literally being rattling skeleton).That monster in myth is said to only form through the resentful souls of those who died in a battlefield. Now the way it’s represented here in Nioh well it kinda makes sense the dude uses his own army as a sacrifice, since evil yokai in Japan are usually born out of hatred and regret.Now I think this only happens when like the bodies are unintended and not respected….and Kelly doing his unexplained alchemy I guess it just fastened the process with forcing life back into these men who probably wanted rest. Due to Kelly’s corrupting influence they all came back wrong, hateful, confused, and scared. I suppose with the collective calling of hatred the Gashadokuro was born since for the most part the ritual was faithful in how these bastard things are born. Edit:I hope I explained this well enough in truth I’m not exactly well versed in Japanese Myth. Just some person who likes the aesthetic and the basic history.

[@Azuryche]

That mystery skulls reference got me good

[@dima_keller]

I don't really mind spiders and I actually really like Joro-Gumo's design, both visuals and gameplay

[@MrMucera]

Onmyo / Spirit builds are the hardest to begin with, a lot harder than Ninjutsu. But they end up tearing through stuff. In both Niohs. Nioh 2 is even more fun in some ways as you get a cool Phantom that gives a short damage immunity window.

[@SpuddyCube]

Once I was able to apply elements more quickly, I found that it was able to lock things down more consistently than ninjutsu, but did a lot less burst damage. Still a lot of fun to use, and I'm looking forward to hopefully getting to try both out in the sequel.

[@hiimsunny6072]

Nice Lyrics at the Saika fight :D Paper Wings

[@ethanebonhart6705]

great video, that was so much fun, kinda wanna play nioh now :D

[@SpuddyCube]

You should! It's a really fun game! Just... build something less specific unless you're up for a hell of a grind.

[@DarthSidian]

We need more Nioh content! Lump some Nioh 2 in there for even more of a gold mine.

[@SpuddyCube]

All in due time. I'll be starting up my first run for the sequel soon. I'm really excited to see how it goes!

[@DarthSidian]

@@SpuddyCube Can't wait to see it!

[@immortalolive3576]

You ever thought of doing these challenges in Nioh 2? Love your videos!

[@SpuddyCube]

Oh, absolutely. I have a run I need to finish first, but I'm really looking forward to getting to play the sequel. Also, thank you! I'm happy to hear it!

[@FulminatusVT]

Was not prepared for the Rise Against reference.

[@SpuddyCube]

There's always a non zero chance for a Rise Against reference at any given moment. They'll get ya when you least suspect it.

[@Kain01able]

Not gona lie, i enjoy watching you suffer more successfully beating the challenge.

[@SpuddyCube]

Hey, as long as it's still enjoyable...

[@redmondthealien7840]

Crackin' as usual!

[@utswriter]

The spirit our British lad is searching for is more or less his best friend, mother, and only family he had until in a way he arrived to Japan as more or less Hanzo and who I actually think in historical canon is his wife as the real life lad married one of the shogun daughters and she is one of the shoguns daughters....my point being she is quite literally all that matters in his world it makes sense he'd do anything to get her back....oh yeah she also makes him immortal so keeping her safe is good for his health

[@abhishekjm8611]

Was so happy to discover this. I have waiting so long for someone to do challenge runs for Nioh. Hopefully Onmyo only run for nioh 2 is up next

[@SpuddyCube]

Well, I hate to bring bad news, but I can confirm that the next run I do won't be onmyo related... It's a run I absolutely want to try my hand at, but I think I'll be doing runs for the sequel in the same order as this one. I hope you like thrown pointy objects!

[@sleepyhead13350]

As a person who completed the whole game without ever realizing that skills magic and jutsu existed. I m just amazed to how much easy the end bosses can get 💀

[@harlannguyen4048]

So, you never once checked your skill list and/or went "huh, I wonder how do I get ninjitsu and magic spells? I mean, there's a stat that only buffs ninja stuff."

[@badatdrawing5083]

are you sure you weren't blindfolded when you played the game my man ?

[@tsuguhazawa6689]

just wondering, but are you one of them types that sticks with only using middle/high stance on a single weapon as well?

[@max_360]

If you want a laugh, equip the bear you got from the mission before fighting kelly, and just spam. The bear does a jumping slam that flattens kelly. My friend wasn't even statted for magic or spirits and he just kept squishing kelly(didn't kill him with it, but did a nice chunk).

[@SpuddyCube]

I don't think I really considered the physical damage aspect of spirits for that fight. I think I'd just mostly written them off after changing from spirit to magic. It probably didn't help that the spirit I used does terrible damage for the cost it takes up.

[@Rec882]

Awesome stuff! Love these. Now about those Bows, Guns, and cannons.......

[@SpuddyCube]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear it! I've considered using dedicated ranged weapons, and I still might try it, but a large part of such a run would be breaking boxes for ammo. So many boxes...

[@Rec882]

@@SpuddyCube I recall there being an unlimited ammo % thingy like with Ninjitsu and Onmyo, but yeah, that's likely way too much rng. Best of luck on your future videos

[@SpuddyCube]

There is, but there are limits to how high it can get, and I believe you can only restock with your storage outside of missions. Alternatively, box genocide. I think you can get away with it in most missions, at least. I'm only getting more curious about the whole thing.

[@ashenphoenix6869]

I adore meeting someone who hates spiders enough to be vocal about it. I feel your pain. Hugging a spider is not a good afternoon

[@SailorMusicCat]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BUG WARNINGS! So many people don't warn for it and as someone with REALLY bad arachnophobia(to the point I can't play a lot of video games in the fantasy genre. I have EVERY possible spider spot in Dragon Age Origins memorized and can fight and navigate them with headphones out and eyes closed. Had a panic attack stumbling on the huge spider below my Keep in Pillars of Eternity and than killed it while, you guessed it, peeking through my fingers. I have only played Skyrim ONCE because I REQUIRE no spider mods. I once had to use the back door for over a week due to one on my front porch, avoided my bathroom in favor of my mom's for TWO weeks due to spider. Yes it's bad.) it just was very appreciated. That alone got my like on the video.

[@SpuddyCube]

My personal fear of spiders isn't _that_ bad anymore, but I'm still pretty well aware of how it feels. Their general existence used to more or less shut down my daily life, which was problematic. I've come a long way since then, and I can pretty comfortably play most games, even with the creepy little things put in where they don't belong. That being said, I want other people to be comfortable too. And... The ones in Nioh bothered me more than I thought was still possible. Really it's a good game, as is the sequel, but... don't go near either. For your own good. I won't go into specifics, but I had to set my controller down for a little bit during my first playthrough. I felt it was only fair to give some warning.

[@oracleofhimeros]

I adore your videos, king. When I get the notification that you've uploaded, it makes my day just that bit brighter. Your humour and personality is just absolutely wonderful. The magic in this game doesn't seem that interesting to use. I love magic so every video game I play becomes a magic only run eventually :D

[@SpuddyCube]

Thank you so much! That means a lot to hear. I'm really glad I can have that kind of effect. To be entirely fair to the game, some of the magic is a bit more interesting. I didn't really find good use cases for those spells though. There's a big cone blast of water, but everything sort of just dodged it. There's a shotgun sort of thing with wind, but most of the projectiles miss on all but the largest of targets. That sort of thing. I didn't... used to be so into magic in games. The more I use though, the more I seem to enjoy it.

[@SavoryParty]

Really liked the run

[@mathiask04]

I would love to see you do a ranged only run since I haven't seen anyone do that for Nioh 1 or Nioh 2

[@SpuddyCube]

It's certainly on my list to look into. Predictably, I feel like the start would be really rough. Especially for the first game, but I'm interested in seeing what it could shape up to be.

[@mathiask04]

@@SpuddyCube I think one part that will probably be anooying is the limited ammo but with 2 different ranged weapons that might solve the issue somewhat.

[@sirnutzthe3rd519]

Not my just playing the game for the first time 5 minutes ago and seeing this as my first yt video recommendation

[@SpuddyCube]

KZbin doing its thing to time things the best that it can.

[@godsplayingfield]

and to note, this is long after sloth and other spells were nerfed. originally sloth slowed them more and for much longer, practically making them immobile. i think confuse got nerfed to have a shorter duration as well. and i think a lot of spells including sloth had reduced spell amounts. and on the spirits, there is so much variety with them and they have so many effects. like Nobunaga’s peacock, when you summon the thing changes it’s elemental attack based on the direction you’re holding when summoning it (forward for fire, neutral for wind etc) and has different attacks based on the element. and due to it’s stats increasing elemental damage and status duration, the thing is an elemental builds best friend. too bad you get it super late in the game, but for higher difficulties if you enjoy confuse and using elemental debuffs it’s real solid.

[@themaskedpsycho4740]

Was that a Mystery Skulls reference? Dang. You don’t hear those very often. I gotta respect that.

[@SpuddyCube]

It's sort of weird to not hear them pop up more often. I know they don't release music super often, but they've got some really good tracks.

[@themaskedpsycho4740]

Right? It’s a shame. Love the music.

[@ToonDragonable]

In true Wizard fashion.....I CAST FIST!! XD

[@MazeMaker4Life]

Appreciate the gandulf*(?) quote lol

[@jadewukong]

19:03 that leg break!

[@SpuddyCube]

Oh, that's beautiful. I didn't even notice it before. At least he hopefully couldn't feel it.

[@demonintellect9834]

When you said Yay gambling you sounded like teamfourstars version of Krillin. Also did not expect a Labyrinth reference with the Magic Dance statement.

[@SpuddyCube]

I can't say that I've watched Dragon Ball Abridged, but after seeing a clip, I can kinda hear it. You're never truly safe from a surprise Labyrinth reference though.

[@addedcheese]

really loving your content, how the hell is that sub number not 776 000k

[@dima_keller]

Never pressed subscribe button so fast 😂

[@therighttrousers343]

Big splash damage spells are pretty good on big targets, I've found when i went through the game recently, trying to do it mostly magic based myself. I was also cavorting about with not just magic as well though, and mostly had on early game gear cos it had great amrita gain. Would recommend you to do the DLCs that of the insight I've gained. Some bosses i had to truly embrace the block lockdiwn, some i used melee, and i enjoyed talisman of amrita gain for Living Weapon. You without such options should be quite interesting. Especially if you tackle a particular optional fight of DLC3 after the final boss, that necessitated LW odachi for me, be cool to see your tactics.

[@SpuddyCube]

I've definitely considered giving it a shot. It's not something I wanted to do at the time, but I think it could be fun. I personally found the bigger AoE spells to be pretty inefficient in terms of damage to cost ratio. Their respective cast speeds and areas they affect are also pretty hit and miss. Literally.

[@user-sn2oq7vf9f]

Mystery Skulls reference, nice.

[@Exalarike]

Ayy nice Rise Against reference. Also Nioh one or two shotting you if you’re not perfectly prepared is so rage inducing. The whole games (beat both of them) feel like you either steamroll or get steamrolled (same reason I hated Persona5)

[@wickedraptor2651]

Makes me want to pick nioh 2 up again. That was a fun magic playthrough

[@SpuddyCube]

You should! I have relatively limited experience with the sequel, but it seems pretty good!

[@wickedraptor2651]

@@SpuddyCube it is *very* good. Especially the DLC's

[@Ledore464]

Legitimately funny!

[@duckyduckington9736]

Ok so fun fact, people can hurt yokai. We know this because hanzo can attack and hurt them and he CANT see spirits. Meaning he can attack these things and harm them, but just... doesn't. Infact the only real thing stopping regular people is probably the yokai realm. Because it just kinda kills regular people (its them summoning a small portion of the underworld, which kills regular people) and thats my best guess on why they are asking us to slay yokai. Because 1. we're really good at it, and 2. because they are really BAD at it. Seriously, if you watch regular guys fighting yokai they just lose 79% of the fights. Except against like dwellers and shit, but yeah its a bit of a story gap but it'd fit the character because he was being controlled by fucking CRYSTALS. Meaning those who the crystals controlled are unable to beat most yokai.

[@MrMonklad]

Spirit Builds are pretty busted, utilizing a combination of a few magic talismans and having your Spirits leveled up you can essentially "Godmode" the game by having a pretty much unlimited Living Weapon activations. It can trivialize the game but it feel oh so good to go through a whole level without losing your living weapon.

[@Tigerleenf]

Really REALLY appreciated the Centipede warning

[@SpuddyCube]

I'm glad to provide it! Just do be careful if you go back to the ninjutsu run. I wasn't thinking about it at the time, and I really should have included one there too.

[@Tigerleenf]

@@SpuddyCube Thanks for the heads up! Honestly I have no idea why but among all insects and bugs I'm most okay with (though I would still avoid) spiders, while others are ONLY scared of spiders and not other bugs at all.

[@SpuddyCube]

It's kind of funny in a sense. I'm really not personally bothered by most bugs. Spiders are absolutely the exception. Six legs or less? Fine. Eight legs? Horrible. Nine or more legs? Also fine. I suppose that is though trying to apply some level of logic to an illogical fear.

[@shalann]

I knew I heard Rise Against there :D

[@Enum995]

this very interesting would like to see how many attempts you took for bosses added as a counter please and thganks

[@SpuddyCube]

I've considered it in the past, but the book keeping can get a bit messy. I think I might be able to a bit more easily with my setup having changed. Time will tell, I suppose.

[@sergiomelendez285]

I really feel like the game needs an additional difficulty mode, designed with the damage end game builds can put out in mind. If you're into min maxing a build, then Nioh is really fun to go through that process in, problem is when you're done it totally breaks the game. Even without magic, 160+10 and full scaling just melts everything, magic just tips it over the edge and turns it into full dynasty warriors mode, I've banned the big offenders, carnage, weakness and sloth, enjoy it a lot more that way.

[@SpuddyCube]

I think it gets into a weird sort of arms race. Most players won't engage with content just because, so the added difficulties are accompanied by stronger gear. Which in turn... More games do need sliders to customize how you want things tuned. Too hard for you? Tone it down. Want it to hurt? Just flip a switch.

[@abdullahirfan9991]

I liked the use of sword tailsmen cuz it provided more variety but even if i was upset about it, I think the spider boss was enough punishment tbh (fuck that thing),

[@SpuddyCube]

I thought I'd get more used to it with time, but the spiders in both games still make my skin crawl and my heart pound.

[@abdullahirfan9991]

@@SpuddyCube understandable, the ones in nioh 2 look even more realistic, but you already experienced that in the ninjutsu of nioh 2 challenge

[@pockystyx4087]

Man; I forgot how rough going magic builds were in the first game, especially early on. Kinda just remember how broken it is later on lol

[@lumpltv8488]

Great video, I will try a similar build. It looks fun and I also love magic, perhaps I won't get my ass kicked as much with this. I get why for some people Shima is hard, for me he was a bit tricky but when i first started Onryoki kicked my ass so hard multiple times that i lost count. Another boss that was extremly hard for me and still is, is tachibana in the submission where you can fight him a second time. The only way how I defeat him is by running around that big rock on the left side and hitting him a few times after he attacked. Then the first time i fought Oda Nobunaga, well fighting him is too generous, I survived him is more accurate.

[@dan240393]

I am about as non-arachnophobic as you can be. I love the fuzzy little weirdos in all of their forms. But even I got the heebie-jeebies off the Nioh spiders.

[@SpuddyCube]

I don't know how they managed to make them so creepy! I'm both impressed and terrified.

[@dan240393]

@@SpuddyCube Its the knees for me. Everything is too spindly, and then they've got those weird, bulbous, hairy knees. Makes them look like mannequins/puppets... which are just as creepy.

[@matthewsimon6170]

Oh cool, a run I actually considered at one point. I know they're extremely strong, albeit limited, so this should be enjoyable. Edit: Just got to the Snow area...jeez already in pain this many times? Honestly...feel bad for ya.

[@SpuddyCube]

They got a lot better after I had more than just my spirit to use, but... the leadup to that was a pain on so many levels.

[@dima_keller]

Personally I think Hannya (Ogress) is a pretty memorable and fun boss fight (if you're playing normally at least). Gets stupidly easy if you know what to do though (i.e. get behind her and use kusarigama's or dual's attack where you just swing non stop)

[@Themmrnmhrm]

I died like 60 times to shima sakon, because I forgot thrown weapons, ninjutsu and magic was a thing. Also he has one very annoying attack that is virtually quaranteed one-shot, if the first part of the attack connects.

[@kadmodir]

"most players would never even see" -cries in spirit summon focused build

[@SpuddyCube]

That's rough, buddy.

[@kadmodir]

@@SpuddyCube Hey it was actually really fun, mostly because pleiades talisman + spirit stat = pretty much infinite super mode... but yeah... i pretty much lived off of the consumable talismans

[@SpuddyCube]

Oh, yeah... Living weapons are a thing. I suppose using the full breadth of features that the game gives you might make things a tad more manageable.

[@abandonmentissues1887]

So on the note of how many people William condemned to a watery grave the answer is around 900 or so. As the ships he took looked like galleons to me which can hold around 50-400 people so assuming a middle ground of 225 that’s 900 if he lost 4 ships

[@SpuddyCube]

I'm sure all of the families of the people he got killed would have their hearts warmed by the fact that he finally found his spirit friend that they can't see... Why even bring so many people with him? And I know it was based off of a real world event, and thus not entirely accurate in terms of motivations, but dang.

[@WineRedEchos]

"at the end of the day I want to enjoy what I'm doing" *looks at your borderlands runs* press X to doubt.

[@SpuddyCube]

They're fun at least a fairly large portion of the time!

[@justinsugalski6161]

A fellow Mystery Skulls fan I see.

[@SilverSoul263]

U deserve a million subs not bluffing dudee

[@Alyx0.2]

9.9/10 could have had more magic puns.

[@SpuddyCube]

Can always stand to have more puns.

[@dima_keller]

Some designs in these games are weird af like a wheel monk or snake with boobs, but most of them are at least pretty great and I personally really like Mitsunari's and moth guy's design and many many others

[@Ashen_squad]

I decided to play through Nioh 1 after your last video (Mostly because i wanted to try out living weapon), but sadly only managed to reach the spider mission before my PS4's storage became a problem. Also where did you get Oasis talismans from (AoE healing field)? I looked through the entire skill tree and didn't see them anywhere.

[@777busterblade]

they're enar the bottom of the onmyo tree on the far right side, they cost an ungodly amount of points to equip unfortunately, and hold ver yfew at a time >.>

[@SpuddyCube]

Not even the console wanted to deal with the spiders... As Azhuree said though, it's pretty far down. The Onmyo tree in particular seems really hard to locate anything in.

[@777busterblade]

@@SpuddyCube Mostly because it has a load more buffs and somewhat superfluous spells than it really needs, hahaha

[@WolfWing177]

Unarmed run would be great to see glad your considering it 😂

[@SpuddyCube]

It's a... terrifying prospect. But it also seems like it could be fun. It'd force me to finally get good at this game. I'd imagine I'll probably be making use of at least things like the armor bonus. I'm not even sure how well it can scale, so if absolutely nothing else, 'twould be interesting.

[@WolfWing177]

​@@SpuddyCube its actually a viable option in both nioh games youll have a blast

[@3rdWheel]

This gameplay is supported by SHADOW WIZARD MONEY GANG!!! We love casting spells.

[@Poisonjam7]

If you think the spells are slow in this game, just wait until you play Elden Ring. There are some SHOCKINGLY slow spells in that game. It’s like they were trying to preemptively nerf certain spells by making them cast incredibly slowly and not track enemy movement, but a lot of them are just plain ass even when they miraculously hit.

[@mikec5400]

not really

[@Siacme]

I had no idea until today that nioh is actually bloodborne

[@SpuddyCube]

Possibly the closest I'll ever get to having it on PC...

[@catalin2766]

I see that The Hundred Eyes is a pushover here as well...like man when I saw him I expected to be beaten over and over like a child in bar fight considering the track record the rest of the bosses had on me...but no, he was pathethic.

[@SpuddyCube]

I figured he'd at least have to be harder than the snake fight, and he was... But then I was in the middle of trying to execute a strategy to handle it, and he just... didn't need any special treatment. Pretty underwhelming boss, overall.

[@dontbetoxicc8183]

What version of Nioh are you playing? The remastered one ?

[@greenmenace143]

How do you get that sword? Iv been trying to get it and I don't know what it's called or anything

[@SpuddyCube]

I'm not sure with regards to the big sword around the mid section. The swords I was wearing in the end game were called Shichisei-ken & Heishishorin-ken if that helps.

[@eeveefrisk5659]

How in the hell did you have an easy time with Shima Sakon???? That bastard had me abuse the hell out of living weapon

[@SpuddyCube]

Simple. Wizardry! Really though, the Sloth Talisman + the Confused status made his movement really manageable. He doesn't seem to be able to do much if you distance yourself, but I still don't know much about his fight.

[@VitaminWMusic]

What do I need to do to be able to use this guardian summon over and over like you?

[@SpuddyCube]

It comes from Unlimited Onmyo. It gives a percent chance to not consume a use of magic. For the purpose of the run, it was a matter of rolling the dice for an attempt where I got lucky enough for it to proc enough times in a row. If memory serves, you can get it on your chest/arm armor as well as your accessories.

[@kubafraszczyk7517]

At the stage of Hino Enma you are able to get slow down talisman that trivializes the bossfight.

[@SpuddyCube]

I could be mistaken, but I'm fairly sure you don't get access to the Sloth Talisman until after defeating the Umi Bōzu.

[@brandonnickman5451]

Is their a fists only playthrough coming in the future?

[@SpuddyCube]

Quite possibly. Haven't committed to it, but I'm seriously considering it.

[@brandonnickman5451]

@@SpuddyCube 😊

[@conan2096]

do sacred brushes not give you those talismans back?

[@SpuddyCube]

They do, but I'm only aware of one that you can pick up prior to getting access to the first dojo mission. (There probably are more, but I only found one.) Afterwards, they quickly became a lot less vital/relevant.

[@maniacgaming6738]

No you cant sadly you gotta hit YNO with a melee weapon! F in the chat