Nioh - Before You Buy

Nioh (PS4) is the latest Souls-esque RPG. The developers are experienced, the style is awesome. But is the game good? Jake breaks it down.
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[@smallchrisling2655]

I stole this from a friend's house. He found out, and made me choose between keeping the game or keeping our friendship. Although I miss him sometimes, I regret nothing.

[@namelessbacon9483]

Small Chrisling who steals games? Just ask to borrow, or offer to pay half price used so they make some of their investment back without needing to use eBay

[@abdurrafay3478]

Hahahaha

[@yusufjorgenz5951]

Small Chrisling lmao the game rocks

[@ZziryuuIX]

Small Chrisling lol

[@impactframes3016]

heh

[@korkki9718]

Who else watches these after buying the game?

[@joshuashayler]

Haha yes

[@otaku-lover472]

Me I am regret well it's so difficult game I can't complete I feel sad haha

[@smejes1]

Thats literally me right now lol its installing.

[@zaal.79]

@@smejes1 just try not to give up when you face Onryoki, just use light armor (keep under 30% of your carry weight), and use fast weapon haha

[@smejes1]

Keep under 30% why is this relevant?

[@hartonowang8347]

Before you buy ? Too late, already bought it. No ragrets.

[@gabriel321654987af]

Hartono Wang Same here

[@hartonowang8347]

Let's greet each other bloody graves later in game.

[@Bigj089]

You have no regrets? Like not even a single letter?

[@hartonowang8347]

Jonathan Wooten I failed to understand your point *takes out harakiri sword* *commits harakiri*

[@gabriel321654987af]

Hartono Wang Not going to be hard for you to find the ones I left, specially when there's water around...

[@ObligatedSloth]

3:39 i've never thought much about that feeling when you discover a new boss but it's totally real and it's feels almost like it's own emotion. thank you for pointing out this feeling

[@necroticz9971]

Who's here for ps plus Nov 2019?

[@jojofeeny3730]

*raises hand

[@jacobt7108]

Deadass

[@thebox383]

Joe

[@tcturtle89]

Same hard as fuck lol not a fan of souls games but I kinda like this

[@speeedfreee3896]

Me

[@Bones98]

As a souls veteran, Id say Nioh is more difficult

[@jackleneau5528]

How so boss ? never played dark souls before just friends I know who have?

[@theprofanedflame6601]

Hell no, i played both and unlike souls i can actually beat the first stage, boss and everything

[@jackleneau5528]

Just played ds3 just about to finish up new game+ but nioh had me raging for hours during boss fights first souls like game most likely why but still ds3 few boss fights gave me trouble but no more than few hours there pretty similar in my opinion but don't forget ninja abilities like slow down is filthy

[@jackleneau5528]

@bombflo1 ya you gotta pace yourself but a strategic build can be tricky to figure out especially the blacksmith for me, but sloth is a onmyo magic cast ability unlocked through learn skills option in menu and the section where it's labeled "onmyo magic' it's the second one down from the top second one in too the right unlocked by completing the way of onmyo: veteran. For a build I just suggest just quality balance it out unlock what you need to use certain gear things like that you'll gain much more health later on you start out very weak make sure too use your cannon fight one on one regular souls shit but your guardian spirit will help so much man just keep around soul crystals use them too refill your guardian ability and stay moving n you should be good in not time I had fun with the game great 20 bucks great lore too . Like id said first like challenging ass game for me took me a while to beat... Git gud

[@filiph5248]

more cheap

[@unlyricallyrics4152]

"You can't tell by the gameplay of me getting my ass kicked here" On screen it shows him taking out 2 guys without taking any damage lol. 2:30

[@dratuang2962]

Bro it's hard hard

[@LINKchris87]

I spent this afternoon playing this at a friend's house and I love it. You can see the Souls skeleton and the Ninja Gaiden soul in it. Good main character, excellent setting/ambientation, scary enemies, deep combat mechanics, great challenge, tricky level design. This is what I'm gonna be playing for a really long while, I'm afraid !

[@aidanwodehouse1386]

Still playing?

[@namiswannn7280]

Yea we need to know if you still feel that way man

[@lupusgilbert9012]

The leveling system, enemy and item placement, the risk reward system aswell as level structure are all dark souls. But the combat and character tools are definitely unique. I found the core gameplay is easier and more forgiving than souls but mastering the gameplay as a whole, while not necessary in Nioh, is more difficult than a souls game

[@steggopotamus]

Thanks for the thoughtful comment, I think it helped me decide to play

[@ledira8539]

Reciting what they say in the video is not very "thoughtful"

[@Ihavethehighground69]

Can anyone tell me if you can set the difficulty, I like these kinds of games but I want an easy one.

[@shreysheth30]

​@Mr. High ground no you cannot

[@CygnusX-11]

until you grind your ass off to level up then shamelessly get one shotted by a typical mob

[@tylerward9807]

"Dark" Souls aside this game looks dark AF, like i could hardly see anything in the gameplay you showed

[@Sinekel]

Tyler Ward maybe turn up your screen brightness

[@willyjf6193]

It must be the recording because it don't look like that on my tv

[@SKai2609]

Lmao dunno if u still care, but recordings of games on KZbin typically appear darker on screen, thats why you often can barely tell wtf is going on in the horror games u might watch

[@supremechief12]

Dark souls isn't too dark tho

[@puritydvoyd2978]

It’s much MUCH brighter than dark souls. I’ve beaten the game and there haven’t been any times that I’ve died because the room was dark and I couldn’t see anything.

[@Epicmonk117]

If I could afford a PS4, I'd buy this (along with _Bloodborne_)

[@weaverwesley1571]

Epicmonk117 Same

[@dc7981]

Epicmonk117 There will most likely be another price drop down the line so ... there's that

[@Epicmonk117]

Squaaman's Hand If that happened, that would be awesome

[@AVH1991]

Epicmonk117 that would be the best thing to do!

[@Bravelycold]

Epicmonk117 I would do the same, but hete at Argentina a ps4 is really expensive :c more or less 700 dolars

[@Supaawesomeification]

Ok honestly... I think this is it... I think this is the game that's gonna make me buy a PS4... I love my Xbox and I've been with them for years but these exclusives are just killing me

[@exist2758]

TheHyeGamer. Own both and enjoy!

[@dashdingo-aceit-nixon9738]

we all got both....

[@DrasticSkuba]

TheHyeGamer Its making me buy one as well

[@exist2758]

recc That too if you can afford it, although Microsoft changed their advertising to suggest that not all future titles will be play anywhere. Time will tell

[@exist2758]

recc agreed. I'm shocked by the way xbox is traveling. Better for everyone if they up their game

[@independantUKbeats]

Nioh is harder than Souls. Especially the double boss fights. Some of Niohs missions are crazy.

[@yusufjorgenz5951]

Irish Englishman much harder. Much. And I have all platinum trophies on souls borne games. It’s definitely tough but not impossible.

[@fimbulfolk7015]

Twilight Missions are a nightmare

[@beekeeperbrad6251]

HAHAHA

[@jackspediceye9961]

😂😂😂

[@themelancholia]

Umi Bozu is fucking ridiculous

[@skrep123]

2:06 when you're tryna reach the word count on your essay

[@pyropeshichidan8141]

brutal

[@NessusPrime]

I've been playing the souls type games since Demon's Souls, and Nioh gets a big thumbs up from me. Despite being one of the more accessible offerings in this type of game it's still a lot of fun. It may not be as tough as Dark Souls but the added depth in combat really helps keep it intersting. This game has a lot to offer to both newcomers of the genre and Dark Souls/Bloodborne vets. If you have any interest in this style of game at all I would not recommend passing Nioh up.

[@DarkKnight-wg1uv]

this game is harder than every souls game

[@TheRealJ-Man]

I'm glad that they made it feel like Onimusha. One of the best game series from Capcom. I miss playing it on mt PS2. Old but Gold.

[@mazterlalalaman]

The a game has been in development for 10 fucking years gets called dark souls copy now that's just an ignorant statement

[@sander8565]

Not A cookie Like seriously lol

[@gameranxTV]

Still love the game.

[@TMD4-4]

Not A cookie Like seriously you know that many games are in development for 5 or more yeara and are always changing right ? just look at ff15. im sure in the beggining, and even before dark souls was released, the game was something completly different.

[@kirbyc9042]

Not A cookie Like seriously the game might have been announced 10 years ago but that doesn't mean they were continually working on the game for ten years.

[@MADARAISEPIC1]

So what? Through 10 years of development I'm sure it has changed massively. It's clear that it took inspiration from dark souls and Ninja gaiden

[@jthymesthree602]

Everyone forgets that this is the company that brought us Ninja Gaiden. The original "hard" aRPG game... which by the way, came out four years before Demon Souls was released! Does Nioh take inspiration from the Souls series? Of course it does, Team Ninja said so themselves but let's also not forget that the idea for Nioh started in 2004. So this game is sort of a hybrid. It's kind of like Ninja Gaiden with some Souls influence thrown in there. Everyone just wants to mention Souls when talking about Nioh but it's true ancestor is Ninja Gaiden.

[@SamHardie]

Ive played all the souls games, and i found nioh significantly more challenging.

[@MrCholoPants3415]

It's challenging for the wrong reasons. All they do is change the numbers for the enemy scaling. It's not even close. Dark Souls was the RIGHT kind of difficult (except for a few bullshit places in DS1 like Tomb of the Giants, New Londo Ruins, and Blighttown.)

[@GiacoC]

what about Sekiro? Is it more challenging than Sekiro? Which I think is harder than any of the Dark Souls

[@TheBloodytaste]

@@GiacoC Sekiro is not "hard" it is only hard if you have bad rhythm skills. If you want to be obnoxious you could say it is a Dark Souls inspired game with gitar hero mechanics. Most Bosses have like only one way to beat them. So you have to parry and read your opponent to know when to dodge. I mean yeah it is challanging...for some. For others it is really easy compared to other souls games. I get why the community is split about it, but that is because some just have worse motoric skills for games or don't take the time to improve theirs.

[@johncorley9785]

I thought it was way easier than dark souls

[@whitecreamyranch3570]

Alright I heard more challenging

[@510dayay]

For those having difficulty. Guys I want to say I played this game almost a year ago and a million times I wanted to break my tv or controller. I almost gave up I don’t know how many times, but it gets easier once you understand, and move on. Most of the game is very fast and is just being prepared, so studying your enemies moves makes it so much easier. It’s hard when the combat is so fast to think that but once you separate the fast combat and studying your opponents moves it gets easier.

[@collin9378]

man I sure do care about who was the very first commenter

[@nightmare7584]

Raze Quick gee

[@bronzin1445]

Before anyone shouts "Dark Souls clone" The gameplay is a lot more reminiscent of Ninja Gaiden and Onimusha, which makes sense considering it's Team Ninja/ That being said, it's a phenomenal game.

[@kirbyc9042]

Bronzin DARK SOULS CLONE!!!

[@ethankerr8028]

Bronzin DARK SOULS CLONE!!!

[@BiggsVO]

Bronzin SARK DOULS CLONE!!!

[@Godeias]

Sorry bro, It's a Souls clone, a damn good one, but it is what it is. Even the director said he drew heavily from the Souls series. You have to be blind not to see the similarities. I for one, think it could be better than Souls after future installments.

[@bloodletter3400]

Raiyen22 The Inverted Sorry bro but I've played all the souls games Nioh isn't like Dark souls this actually has a clear cut story the Combat system is different plus Nioh Was in development long before the Souls Series there's been other games long before dark souls that The Souls Series has copied

[@chiawu6404]

Here are few tips for playing *NIOH*: 1, Don't break your Controller. 2. Don't break your PS4. 3.Don't break your TV. 4.Just keep playing and keep playing until you beat this fucking game:) PS:Remember enemies's move and find your own play style, this is the only way to finish the game =_=.

[@LosPibesComentan]

It's kinda obvious, trial and error and one mistake can kill you quickly, just like Dark Souls.

[@FromHJH]

wrong! 1. spam R1 all the way!!!! 2. spam potion like a mad man 3. repeat step 1

[@WecantstophereXD]

Chia Wu the game is clearly mundane. y r all japanese developers afraid of organic verticality apart from from software? box room after box room.

[@Dannycky96]

Chia Wu most important tip is to never get greedy when fighting

[@HighLordGungeon]

Danny F That's a pretty simple one, most people who have played any souls borne game (especially Bloodborne).

[@artoriasoftheabyss500]

Finally someone who is willing to admit its alot like dark souls people are going crazy for saying its a dark souls clone thats not a bad thing thats a fucking badge of honour in my opinion

[@RagnarokMic]

Yeah, I don't get it either, it's clearly heavily inspired by Souls, but the draw of the game is the combat, which is all its own.

[@artoriasoftheabyss500]

Meme Iselfaneye yeah thats true it innovates enough and souls could learn a bit from nioh but in my opinion souls is the better game but ill still play nioh any day

[@punkhippe]

Artorias of the Abyss I agree. Make all the dark souls clones (not you lords of the fallen, you suck no one loves you). But everyone else, GIVE, ME, MORE, SOULS LIKE, GAMES.

[@MrCholoPants3415]

It does wrong everything that dark souls does right. The only thing keeping this game from being trash is the combat system. The loot system, the enemies, the maps, etc., are all absurdly lazy in this game. Tons of reskinned enemies and weapons with just the numbers adjusted. It's nonsense.

[@xepheroy4379]

Dennis Reynolds amazing how wrong someone can be.

[@GrimRomanXIII]

this game is incredible

[@thatmotivatedchris6749]

Sum Dood definitely

[@deenanthekemoni9821]

Yeah i agree because one time some dood told me it was incredible

[@GX2re]

Incredibly hard

[@thotslayer9493]

RichHomieTom get good

[@xelaredna6841]

Agreed.

[@JimmyChampane]

It seems from the footage that you're pretty early in the game. I think you'll probs be retracting the opinion that it's not as hard as Souls games when you a bit farther.

[@gabriel321654987af]

Jimmy Champane Have that feeling as well. But shouldn't he have already finished it in order to review?

[@JimmyChampane]

I think that's a matter of opinion. I don't know if I would consider the Before You Buy videos reviews since they're pretty much just straight up opinions, but I've had the game for about a week and I thought it was easier than Souls games until I beat the first boss post-London. It gets MUCH harder after that and I honestly think the added layer of having to hit R1 to recover your stamina at the risk of being stunned coupled with the different stances and types of enemies makes it more difficult than any of the Souls games.

[@cameronwaltz6500]

Jimmy Champane I could disagree. the skills that let you recover ki and the nearly retarded AI make the game waaay to easy. I'm level 71 now and have yet to be killed. The slime boss would have to be the hardest because I didn't light the torches before I went in. other than that, all the bosses are hilariously easy. the combat system isn't very deep either. Attack flux attack flux. stay at 100% ki while switching stances for easy ki drain on the enemies.

[@venkatchait007]

it being more RPG allows you to overlevel if you are really feeling the burn on a mission, the himirogi branches and summoners candles allow you to never really take any big risks. The co-op makes the game extremely easy (same as all the souls games). Too hard isn't really something you need to worry about in nioh.

[@Nick930]

This guy always throws reviews out as soon as the game releases. He never does good reviews from what I've seen. He's trying to maximize viewership. I try and do full reviews only after completing games, but I've found that reviews I post a week after release generally get only a few views whereas reviews for smaller games and content that I release the DAY OF release get a ton of views. That's why there's so many crappy reviews on youtube.. people are trying to make money and don't care about what they're doing.

[@YikesIsMe]

tfw another person actually knows what Onimusha is. I played the shit out of those games. even the crappy smash bros copy-pasta.

[@tsohgallik]

Y𝓲𝓴𝒆𝓼 I played Onimusha 3 Demon Seige and Onimusha Dawn of Dreams the ending boss for Dreams was incredible!

[@highlow1212]

the first two onimusha where the best basically a resident evil melee game

[@johndavidr]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who knows about it. I got so happy hearing that Onimusha reference. I love those games and wish they made more.

[@2ndAveScents]

Explain to me how any of you could be the only ones to know about or have played a game on the best selling console of all time from one of their top veteran developers on a triple AAA title at the height of that console's popularity? Onimusha was awesome. The first two anyway. The second one was just perfect.

[@highlow1212]

Daniel Gregson that's what I said it was like devil may cry good except the hoard of money hungry sequels

[@archmagel1072]

This year has been pretty surprising for me. I thought For Honor would just be a rock-paper-scissors combat type game, and now I crave the open beta. And now Nioh comes along. I thought "Oh, look...someone else trying to get in on the 'Souls' market" but oh how wrong I was. Combat is more complex, loot is more fun, and bosses aren't the jokes they have become in the "Souls" series. That isn't even mentioning some of the other things, such as how equipment is upgraded, broken down, and (re)created or how you have more ways to open combat with how well the ranged weapon is done compared to the "Souls" series. Overall, in the past 5hrs I have played the game, I have had more fun with it than I have with the last two "Souls" games, and I would (sadly?) consider myself a fanboy of the series. This is a 9.8/10 in my book.

[@tiktokexposed898]

Archmage L February is gonna be a lit month

[@mikejonesnoreally]

I got DS 2 for a song and I couldn't agree more. That game's ranged combat is so bad that it kind of killed my desire to play it. Horrible interface too. From Software needs to look up the word: "intuitive"

[@Rock_Lagoon]

Archmage L Nioh is great but bloodborne is better

[@IzumiDaniel]

Bloodborne is a masterpiece

[@x2xing658]

AnkatZuu KiNG didnt you read, he said the last 2 souls games

[@stalebread97]

I do love the Soulsborne community really opening up its arms and embracing this extremely fun game!

[@insrtcowjoke]

I'm enjoying this game so far. One thing I like that wasn't mentioned is that you can help other players via co-op, and while you do, you get to collect loot from enemies/bosses/chests, just like the host. The game appears to drop loot for each player, and I think it's a nice touch to give you extra reason to help people.

[@mitcHELLOworld]

Just started playing this game and god damn.. this is going to give dark souls a run for its money... and Ive been a souls/BB fanboy forever... I am freaking LOVING this game. the mechanics are so damn deep

[@JuanZiAmaya]

I loved BB, will I love this?

[@eldritchenigma5492]

Mitch H you must understand that this isnt a completely original idea.this game is great,but even the developers admitted it was very inspired by the soul series.it had a lot of development time as well.

[@zachary9385]

Eldritch Enigma At this point, Dark Souls has become its own game genre since so many games have different adaptions of their gameplay, so I'm fine with games like Nioh using inspiration from them.

[@eldritchenigma5492]

Zachary Kemp yeah but people comparing this game which obviously had been scrapped like twice and then revived itself with a longer development time,to the game franchise that is the pioneer of the genre is not relevant.

[@mitcHELLOworld]

Eldritch Enigma honestly I find it ridiculous when people consider building off of an already great idea and making it their own a bad thing... thats how any art grows and changes. Any person who blindly dismisses this game as a "souls clone" doesn't have even a slight clue as to what theyre talking about. This game builds on almost every aspect of a souls game and brings a ton of their own game DNA into it as well. It's an incredible hybrid of the two and is the best game ive played in a long time.

[@alphads2000]

soo the protagonist its the first weaboo XD

[@Heazon]

Hackium lol

[@nekotorin]

Hackium Now that you mention it, he is xD

[@MrBuash]

"Even cats speak in these land"

[@alphads2000]

Really? he is my ancestor?! WHAT A GREAT DAY!

[@decyst6294]

XD

[@iSaintRichie23]

As a DS fan and a Nioh copy owner who has played both the beta and alpha, this game is not a clone of DS. Is it a hardcore RPG like DS? Yes. Does it play like it? No, but it *looks* like it plays like a souls game. When you have the controller in your hands, single player is different. In DS, if the weapon was great, you stun-locked enemies to death. In Nioh, stun-locking is there, but not as emphasized. Nioh has a list of combos to keep in mind at the back of your head. The ki pulse, 3 stances, and combo movesets shake up the combat in a way DS doesn't. Nioh makes you focus on using the right stance, combos, and ki pulse to be effective. DS makes you focus on stamina-usage and weapon speed (i.e. Nioh has fast and slow attacks with all weapons, but DS has weapons that are only fast, only slow, etc.). Both are great games, and if you truly are a DS fan, you should pick up Nioh cause it offers a new spin on the hardcore RPG genre you've grown to love - which should be one of the core reasons for you liking DS in the first place. If you have neither, get Nioh. Only because I'm confident that Dark Souls 3 will eventually have a game of the year edition coming this summer, so you can hit a nice deal if you wait on that.

[@x2xing658]

Sib Pro Quo why waste time trying to type all that out

[@bloodletter3400]

Order of the Pancake shield Because he's proving a point don't like it then fuck off

[@bloodletter3400]

Sib Pro Quo Yeah that's what I tell these other souls fanboys that haven't played the game and Automatically denounce that its a souls game

[@TheVixalazio]

As a ds fan this game is a pretty solid disappointment.

[@magmaticfish2099]

Cant agree more, also as someone who played the Alpha & Beta (Though I don't have the full game yet.) I have to say: Whilst yes, there are SOME things that feel like Souls had some part in it, it is as small as the things like Bonfires, Combat? Its own entity. I mean, what game has enough depth to make you go from this clumsy, stumbling, "Samurai" to this ol' fukin video game Ninja, Dodging EVERY attack, landing them at the perfect time too, getting that Ki pulse in just right when your Ki runs out, yet you're safe to do it? ITS GR8, BUY IT. Oh, one more thing, I cant say whether it'll happen with others or even in the full game, but there are some bosses that will give you a run for your money, for a while and I mean a while. Eventually, you'll enter a sort of "I've had enough of your shit" and completely annihilate the boss.

[@tman7095]

My biggest gripe so far is that trying to hit some of the bigger yoki or bosses. You have maybe a split second to hit them before they do a flurry of attacks before you can even dodge. It gets frustrating but it's the game design. It's different from the souls games and it's really hard to break that happily of "let the enemy do his attack. Then I go in and swing two times." Rinse repeat until it's dead

[@nikitaominin]

Is getting used to split second openings the secret to the souls and souls like games... And a lot of patience?

[@Hat0r1Hanz0]

A true masterpiece, one of the best games played in my life.

[@ihznt]

man I can't get enough of these gameranx videos. Keep up the awesome work, guys! This game looks awesomely challenging and has a pretty cool story as far as I can see!

[@XvaliantX1]

I'm gonna make a video of "before you watch before you buy"

[@GenieActUpon]

Cory Beach lmao😂😭

[@lutris426]

am i the only one who thinks Nioh bosses are harder than dark souls bosses

[@MrSmooth112]

i think that too bro it took me 1 hour to defeat the first boss man :( and i played dark souls 2,3 and bloodborne :P

[@TyeDye622]

Luis Trujillo True

[@unclefrosty8912]

Dark souls is easy as hell compared to nioh

[@ScottJones-ux5tt]

No clue man. I keep thinking I got lucky on the first boss...one attempt and killed him. Took 6 tries and I downed the second boss (vamp lady). Waiting to see if the third one just pummels me.

[@ZetarFox]

By miles! Specially Dark Souls 3

[@neonpop80]

Omg I never played the souls games and this looks amazing to me. I'll definitely give it a shot, thanks for the review!

[@GrinddalCPH]

November 2019 ps plus got me here 👌

[@moondoor9031]

At least has a better gameplay than The Witcher 3. #Facts

[@rodrigorosa7834]

y compare tho

[@Lunk42]

Lol ok Because lots of people like to say it's the witcher just because William looks like geralt and nothing else.

[@TheEverglader]

better combat atleast

[@abc4781]

lol two completely different types of combat

[@Heazon]

Moon Door They are two very different games. This game's focus is its combat and if it wasn't good it would fail. The witcher obviously doesn't need to have that much put into its combat since it can compensate with literally everything else(not saying its combat is even bad to begin with)

[@gooero8407]

I don't need notifications to tell me when you upload I just have no life

[@mahimahoo9178]

Gooero Eyy me too, let's start a club.

[@meltycat5532]

I've been playing this type of game since The Immortal, and I'm finding that I sincerely love Nioh just as much as Demon / Dark Souls / Bloodborne. The Japanese version has been long awaited and is very well done. Been playing over the last few days and really appreciate the complexities & style :) my only concern is that the story will be short, but we'll see. Looking forward to in-depth critiques after we've all finished ng+ :)

[@Anophathalm]

I played all the 3 Demos and became obsessed with the game. I picked up yesterday finally my copy of the game and I am probably lost in the next couple of months in the rich world of the game, to fight along others or help other gamers to beat some of the bosses. The game is just outstanding and worthy to be meantioned along Miyazaki's Souls titles eventhough Nioh does enough own things to stand as a own unique title.

[@Brandolph]

I've played the alpha, beta, and last chance trial. I loved every bit. bought this immediately. hands down, one of my favorite games

[@Kakashikewl]

1:27 - Wait, why is Hattori Hanzo in the game?

[@phxrebirth]

Kakashikewl Because thhis game a based around Japanese history. William Adams is the first ever Western Samurai and in history, Hattori and William Adams lived at the same time. In case you didnt realize, William Adams is the character you play as.

[@hisholiness4537]

Also Hanzo is a ninja.

[@khalifax5405]

Kakashikewl he is playable too :)

[@FromHJH]

I need a genji

[@erictheguapo]

Why wouldnt he be in the game?

[@MrZabersuv]

this is not a dark souls clone it the evolution of dark souls get it right

[@gameranxTV]

ok.

[@fredman2640]

^ danny just got absolutely destroyed by this crazy comeback. ^

[@riffz6065]

It's a dark souls clone bitch.

[@TheVixalazio]

A clone can never be an evolution of anything.

[@mischuwischu4305]

danny ingersoll I think you are right. Every shooter has to be a doom clone with this kind of logic than.

[@tpkluesner]

Nioh is a masterpiece.

[@TheVixalazio]

Really far from it. More on the level of dark souls 2 vanilla.

[@tpkluesner]

TheVixalazio Not even close kiddo. Go play it. You'll see.

[@Freeformrulz]

he probably cant since he played ds2 on his xbox

[@112523]

stop using the word masterpiece like a slangword. not everything good is automaticly a masterpiece

[@tpkluesner]

SupahFly Stop telling me what I can, or can not say.

[@CityBreakdancerMan]

This game is amazing. Certain bosses are definitely on par with the souls series. The different stances combined with the different weaponry is what makes me love this game. So many different ways to play.

[@ExtrnalSorce2]

God I love this game so far, getting better at dealing damage to the first boss and taking less damage is a great feeling. Also never expected a ninja to pull a cat out of his suit lmao

[@Kejosruler]

Started playing Nioh remastered on PS5 a few days ago and I am absolutely addicted to this game staying up until early morning to play. It is soooo much fun and has so many things to enjoy/like

[@spectraphantom777]

A game is only as good as the memes it generates so time will tell if this one matches the Souls series.

[@hisholiness4537]

True. Let's see who this game's GiantDad will be.

[@LosPibesComentan]

GiantWeeb

[@getkawedbythecrow2524]

Luciano Bradley I need memes of the hopping turtle stat.

[@Anicca88]

DesertRanger 97 Supreme Leader Khamenei.. I like your style!

[@hisholiness4537]

John Citizen​ Thanks! My harem girls give me some tips from time to time.

[@here2play760]

That cat scene at the end just sold me

[@ThongMedic]

I've been loving it so far. As for the linear levels, I don't feel like they're all that linear after the first couple missions. The combat is intensely satisfying

[@TheVitorLiberty]

Man, I'm stunned by this game, your description is perfect. "oh shit, I can't do this, i don't wanna do this." The risk of dying scary me sometimes.

[@InamaruTheInventor]

This has been one of my most awaited games, but I don't even have a PS4 yet... I'm not that great at Souls games, but Nioh interests me immensely for the historical and mythological standpoints. I love the lore of youkai creatures and William Adams is one of the most interesting historical figures that I know.

[@buttongwinnettofficial337]

Next gameranx vid is gonna be ten gaming accessories under $1

[@TheSandkastenverbot]

Most underrated comment ever 😂

[@mmharpper90]

I'm 100% sure you guys are here cause of November 2019 PS plus

[@foofoocuddlyphoo7232]

Mason Gameplays ...................No👀

[@zechariahross1444]

No I'm here for the declaration of independence

[@danisdrawing411]

Nioh isn't as hard as the SoulsBorne games? I played the crap out of all the Dark Souls games and Bloodborne but got completely destroyed in the alpha of Nioh.

[@Qua54R]

Because there are very few iFrames and the combat is different

[@HUNTERXHUNTER440]

chunkycake101 plp kept bitching about it was too hard so they toned it down

[@cameronwaltz6500]

the demos left you level 1 in later parts of the game. the actual release of the game has yet to kill me once. it's just way to easy. this is the first time a souls like game had a difficulty option so I could turn on hard mode so it actually feels like a souls game.

[@danisdrawing411]

Thanks for the info. What about level design/lore? Do they stand up to the SoulsBorne series?

[@cameronwaltz6500]

***** the bosses could be hard if they had any design of aggression. After their 3 hit combo there is a 10 second period of every boss doing nothing. Once you realize that you can abuse it and every boss is easy.

[@Japuckle]

Nioh feels like a combination of dark souls and ghost of tsushima, and the protagonist looks like a combination of geralt of rivia and edward kenway

[@themelancholia]

95% of the comments: "It's harder than Dark Souls" 5% of the comments: "Let's not forget Ninja Gaiden came before Demon's Souls and Dark Souls" So tired of people comparing this game to Dark Souls. It's way different.

[@themelancholia]

@Corey Stokely i'm not in denial. I just meant that its not a dark souls ripoff

[@NRG56]

The only people who will play this game are fromsoftware fans so yea, comparing the 2 is pretty important I'd say.

[@waryamshakil7763]

Those who have not played nioh ye it is free on Epic games now go get if you want.

[@squirrlmaster815]

I'm a huge.... huuuuugge dark souls fan.. that being said. I bought this game a week ago. And I absolutely love this game... I like it more than dark souls. It's similar but there is so much more cool shit in this game. I love the different fighting stance. Switching styles and different weapons. And super guardian ability. I have put in a lot of hours and feel like I barely scratch the surface. Like level 60.. I will be playing this for the next month straight.

[@chrislair6832]

I'm glad you said you liked it more than Dark Souls because I couldn't get into him but this looks great

[@samx1099]

@@chrislair6832 I got the game for free a few months ago and barely played it; a few days ago I got back into it, and holy shit it's fun asf, I can be stuck on a mission for hours and still have fun

[@Heaven_Angel52]

Who came here after the game is released on PC?

[@demetriusmccray1574]

I just don't like the constant comparison to other games. I feel like you should just observe the game and critique it for what it is. Because at this rate we are now critiquing dark souls and Nioh.

[@0Ce0UIoPC]

Comparisons are fair when it comes to game mechanics like the souls, graves, bonfires, but once you get a grasp of the mechanics Nioh really becomes it's own beast with far more depth than DaS. Great game.

[@gektoast4968]

@@0Ce0UIoPC especially since this isn’t a normal review, it’s literally for telling people info and whether they’d like it or not

[@Alvaro1762]

Onimusha 4 and Genji: Dawn of the samurai. Two of my favorite games back in the days.

[@Black.Clover5]

Bought it a couple hours ago, lost count on how many times i died. I LOVE IT.

[@eldudereno204]

Have you beaten the game yet?, overall hardest game I’ve ever played and I am only on the 2nd level, in that burning forest area.

[@darionovello6886]

This game is like if Ninja Gaiden and Dark Souls had a baby and they called it Nioh :D

[@RasenRendanX]

Was looking forward to the Before you buy in this game, Now to wait for Horizon Zero Dawn and For Honor Before you buy. February def has more and better games than last month

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks for checking out these videos, seriously.

[@RasenRendanX]

Holy shit Gameranx replied to my comment. My year has been made and its only February you guys rock. I really like how you try to response to as much comments as possible.

[@tanishqpradhan3]

Selling zero dawn for this one

[@mitchl1345]

Hello dark souls lover here to say that nioh is amazing and a great competitor to the souls series! The main thing that stands out the most more than the souls games is the fighting stances, those are brilliant!

[@DaRoachDoggJrr]

I wouldn’t even call it a competitor, i bet most people like me who have beaten all of from’s demon’sbloodsoulkiro games end up getting this too

[@AwakedSgeetjn]

At first I was very frustrated because I failed at the combat of the game. I played all the souls games and bloodborne, but I realised you have to approach this game differently. I will buy it and I really love the setting of the game.

[@akajkyt]

Who’s here because it’s free on PS Plus Nov 2019?

[@Capitan_Chaos]

Shit, I thought I added this game to my list.

[@UTroneGaming]

Playstation + November 2019

[@cash3612]

I honestly love this genre. I would love to see more developers follow suit and put forth more of what from software established with the souls and bloodborne franchises. Love the challenge and though it tries hard to be like souls it also tries just as hard not to be. Overall it's a great effort put forth and a welcome addition to a rather limited genre.

[@bloodless653]

I really want to play this now. I hadn't even heard of it until last week (I think) when you guys talked about it. I'm totally okay with it feeling more linear. I played Dark Souls a little because my brother got it for me, but I just couldn't get into it. I felt like there was no direction or really any story, which is fine, but at the time I wasn't into that. I do want to go back and try the Souls games again though, because I did enjoy the combat.

[@BeeNews]

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[@Mozokuni]

I bought it and I've been playing it for two days straight. If you like dark souls then buy it. If you hated dark souls then I probably wouldn't. It has dark souls gameplay (with minor improvements), diablo/borderlands loot system, and destinys mission system. You can hold onto a weapon that you like without constantly switching by soul matching the weapons or armor. In case you find that weapon that you want to hold onto. I'm level 40 and I'm still using 4 weapons that were level 8 when I found them. Do what you want. It's great.

[@HUNTERXHUNTER440]

According to dark souls fanboys any game that's hard and a RPG is trying to be like souls lol

[@charoleawood]

And then they'll turn right around and say, "Souls isn't even that hard." ugh, souls fans

[@kesshikou]

Charlie Wood I've played from demon's souls to dark souls 3, and I've beaten Nioh. They aren't hard games and it hurts when people say that genuinely. There are mechanics you need to learn and then you learn them and you're good. Nioh frustrated me because some bosses have attacks that can one shot you, but in the end all you do is learn their move set and kill them. Not a hard genre once you learn how to play

[@charoleawood]

Lawful Trek But don't you see? That is exactly what is "Hard" about these games, the steep learning curve. An experienced speed runner can beat these games quite quickly, but the skill and time required to "Git gud" at these things, given that they are spicifically designed to frustrate, is more than I and a lot of people are willing to invest given the ocean of other games available to play. Check out this article, www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/7808860/Computer-gamers-have-reactions-of-pilots-but-bodies-of-chain-smokers.html Can you imagine a navy fighter pilot saying, "Oh, yeah, landing a jet on an aircraft carrier isn't hard, it just takes inate skill and lots of training."? Well, gee, there's obvious for you. In time, I'm sure I could "Git gud" at other games designed to be frustrating, like QWOP, but why? And why defend Souls? It's hugely popular and probably should be much more niche than it is.

[@WickedGuardian]

Charlie Wood - yeah but that's equally what so many people enjoy about the game (and genre). Climbing the learning curve, learning the game and the dance of combat. It can be great!

[@charoleawood]

Gamer Fury I enjoyed Demon's Souls once I used the Duping glitch. In fact, I think the Tower of Latria is pretty damn awesome but I still don't necessarily like the game or think that it is "good". I went on to play Dark Souls but the duping glitch there isn't so generous; I pressed on anyway, continued to be frustrated, I wasnt having fun, and so I quit. I don't think half as many people would enjoy Souls if they couldn't talk about it with others, if it were unknown or else trashed by gaming media. It's really the Souls club membership that counts most with the series. That being said, I'd really like to play Bloodborne. I really like the atmosphere it has and I understand that it has Souls fans split, which could be good news for me.

[@Ozzy-hm4be]

Shit im still on my second run of Witcher 3.

[@technoshido429]

after you claim and before you download series, more like

[@kSwissh007]

U forgot to mention ur able to co op the missions in this game..which helps a lot on the super hard missions

[@swallowedinthesea11]

Hard to find co-op match for me.

[@XDarkEcho]

You never mentioned the crafting system in the game, and how you can level up your favorite gear at the Blacksmith among other things. So you're not technically stuck throwing away your favorite weapons/armor when something stronger drops..

[@cptobvious9388]

People complaining About people calling it a clone, Even when this was made prior to dark souls it released afterwards and There is nothing wrong with Taking inspiration or Copying another game/movie in general as long as you improve on the formula, Take cars for instance everyone is a copy of the original but added enough to make countless versions but still remain a Car. This works on the formula same as the souls but improve enough to make it their own and its not a insult as you think. you still respect both series as of what it is. coming from the same pool

[@thatmotivatedchris6749]

CptObvious agree.

[@gunawanlie8838]

Well it's not really surprising that some will piss for this game to be called soul clone and take it to litterally and it sometime piss me off to when i heard that, these 2 are simmilar but different, both just share the same genre but thanks to the genre doesn't have any official name, anything that's simmilar but not "souls" are called "soul like" because people still don't get a suitable name for this genre, because of that, why don't we invent a new name for this genre? Like how about "Prepare to die" RPG?

[@Wespa64]

played the beta and i must say nioh is definitely not a datk souls clone. There are exactly 2 things that are from souls born and that are shrines and bloodstains (only a tad bit better). Comparing those 2 games is like to say rainbow six siege is a csgo clone because both are fps tactic shooters imho.

[@sotem3608]

Also people forget that ninja gaiden was well before dark souls. And I consider Nioh to be a more evolved version of those. They where also known for being difficult. It's like when you have an RPG that is hard people immediately compare it to Dark Souls.

[@bernardo879]

MY MY the souls fanboy is here bet u didnt even finished souls II :P sylas u salty boi

[@bernardo879]

bet u did kid i bet u did

[@bernardo879]

MY MY the kid got mad calm down special snowflake :*

[@bernardo879]

MY MY now hes mad at me how cute

[@xunzhisun1801]

Nioh is the game of when you don’t know how to make a boss hard, just lift the damage, some bosses there are barely no learning process in the repeat dying boss fight, after 10times trying the only thing you realize you are doing is hoping don’t be hit by boss, instead of learning how to doge/block it’s hit and fight back at right time, because all hit of boss basically kill you instantly, and you will only learn frustration

[@Lane-yq3ew]

I had a stroke reading that

[@inevitablemike2708]

I'm just here cause I know Jake does all the before you buys, gotta love Jake man.

[@mcchurch118]

I've been playing for about 2hrs now and I really like it. I've beaten all souls-blood games many times and you hit this one on the head (glad to hear someone else make the onimusha reference).

[@taxavoider9889]

Shame it's not on PC, do you know if it will be on PC?

[@TyeDye622]

The Professor it a PS4 exclusive

[@taxavoider9889]

Tyree Griffin, that's a shame. This looked really fun to play on my PC

[@gjrforever]

just play ds with mods or some shit

[@vidgrod695]

What a fucking stupid comment.. what if hes alreasy played ds? Hey man i cant play bloodbone dont have a ps4, no worries just play fifa with mods my dude

[@abc4781]

The Professor it won't

[@ninjahuh]

EVERYBODY PLEASE KEEP PLAYING NIOH!! The community is still bussing we vets always help out just go to the shrine & we got y’all with the assist. The game is amazing I have part two but i keep helping anyone who summon me lol 😆 just a great game & part 2 looks even better ; anyways the game is free & worth every penny. We are here for assistance so keep grinding keeping play . Hail all video game 🎮 players

[@metamii]

Thank you for your service! lol

[@ninjahuh]

@@metamii of course keep gaming

[@MDksa123]

oh wow 3 games in first 2 months for ps4? what did PC or xbox get?

[@weaverwesley1571]

Ladd Pc got indie and what's an Xbox.

[@MDksa123]

dont know

[@TheBloopers30]

+30 / 60 / 100 fps

[@MDksa123]

Gabe Newell must be nice to get 60+ fps on indie games

[@MDksa123]

dan munson we have final fantasy xiv, all of fps games execpt csgo lol

[@rogeliocastro1493]

Just got the game and haven't been able to play too much, but from what I have been able to play it is so much more than a simple hack and slash and I am super excited to continue to play this game

[@MellowCoffeeTV]

I'm currently playing through this game on my channel! I'm having a blast with it so far! The Action mode is so smooth!

[@lucifersgameroom9275]

I'm sorry but this is not trying to copy dark souls... in my opinion dark souls isn't that good of a game. Bring on the fan boys. this is a good game on its own. There's loooads of differences here

[@thebhoy2000]

lucifers gameroom git gud

[@lucifersgameroom9275]

Git gud at a overhyped game. I didn't even but the game cuz it looks crap. I'm more into story driven games

[@thebhoy2000]

lucifers gameroom you didn't complete it because you couldn't, stop lying

[@lucifersgameroom9275]

thebhoy2000 I never completed because I never bought it. I watched a walkthrough of it and it looked rubbish. I'd rather play ninja gaiden and those were bad ganes

[@lucifersgameroom9275]

Games

[@scrublord5886]

I found Nioh to be actually HARDER than a Souls game, particularly if you stick to your weapons and avoid cheesing bosses with magic, ninjitsu and living weapons. Overall I prefer Souls mechanics, though, as Nioh tends to gum things up with endless complication. It's definitely a game worth playing, but even though I purchased the season pass I've had little temptation to go back and play the DLC which I got for free. I guess that says something. The notion that I'd simply skip a Souls DLC is unthinkable.

[@Creshex8]

I finished the game and will never touch the series again. The parry system was an unforgiving feat that was absurdly hard to use. So many fights and bosses just seemed annoying. I didn't have much fun with the combat. The inventory trash was insufferable, and spoke a lot about the lack of polish in the gameplay, even if the game looked great. Couldn't figure out how to tie the ending cutscenes to whatever story was present in the game. Great graphics, but everything else just seemed like an amateur attempt to copy a Souls game.

[@Mcsteveberry]

I pre-ordered deluxe edition before this video came out...

[@TitanKillerGaming256]

I picked this up last week but hadn't played it till a few days ago, I'm actually really pleased with this game.

[@CrimsonRenegade117]

I always appreciate these before you buy videos especially this one I was really debating getting and I will be definitely purchasing it within the next few days thanks gameranx

[@isbm7963]

Souls games are about reading your enemies while Nioh is about mastering your own abilities. I really couldn't get into the combat system, has too much happening.

[@Godakuri]

Just bought this game and I regret it so hard. It physically hurts me to know I bought this game

[@jesup25]

Wow don’t cut yourself on that edge there bud

[@Bigcashmoney12]

I feel you man. I just bought it because I needed a new game and I regret it. The movement is God awful and the menu is so extremely hard to get through

[@jonathann2116]

WASSUP JAKE! Notification squad! and yes,obviously im not the real poppy. say something original

[@gameranxTV]

HI

[@chaywen9240]

Allis same. It been like over a year. I REMEMBER THE FIRST UNTITLED GAMING NEWS SHOW MAYN

[@urhappypuppy9378]

not the real poppy burh'

[@coreytbay]

who the fuck is poppy

[@jonathann2116]

coreytbay im poppy

[@alialmuhanna4938]

Having mostly played Bloodborne (with sprinkles of Demon's Souls & just staring Dark Souls 2) I completely ignore the guard button in Nioh; that's why I kept getting killed in all the demos. Didn't even make it past the first area in each one

[@arturiaarthus8367]

thank you so much for mentioning onimusha ! i felt like i was the only one who loved that game and seen it in Nioh.