Nioh 2 OST - Eye of the Beholder

[@KillChaos7]

"You all set?" "Let's go!..."

[@therighttrousers343]

Don't let the side down!

[@andrei189]

"... and the demon knew peace at last." ... Nioh is something else!

[@IoSonoAleM1]

When I heard the song, I understood that it was the end of the game. The end of an incredible story. Masterpiece.

[@RicochetForce]

Yup, that was a brilliant moment of realization.

[@mibbzx1493]

*Spoiler* Tochiro sold his soul for the spirit stones bruh 💀

[@Ceriu]

@@mibbzx1493 The road to hell is paved by good intentions...he even used the stones to cleanse Yokai at first, but he was basically a puppet for the Corruption, poor monkeh, he thought he was gonna keep doing good things so hard that when it stopped he couldnt see it.

[@johnnyboy3410]

one of the most under rated games ever

[@andrewmon4792]

And then some. It's so sad 😔

[@濃縮クロロックスタイプの妻]

It's underrated because people keep comparing it to SOULSBORNE games! It's not doing this game any justice!!

[@ratdoggaming8700]

Indeed 😞

[@ranahuzaefa7903]

@@濃縮クロロックスタイプの妻 and it is so different from souls like

[@jador9641]

@@ranahuzaefa7903 Now there are people comparing this game to Sekiro, when they're two completely different genre with a gameplay that doesn't have absolutely nothing in common... For how much i love the work of Fromsoftware, their community is probably the epitome of human stupidity.

[@leifeinaramundison745]

I have no clue how it was called in the first game, but this played during Kelley's backstory. This theme is the reason for why I've grown to like that one-dimensional excuse of a villain.

[@mortalkombatfan786]

It's called 'William' in the first game.

[@pf3305]

The moment when Anjin realized he had loose ends to tie back in London

[@DragonBreaker609]

@@mortalkombatfan786 its called nine tailed fox in the first game. the final boss of the final dlc

[@pf3305]

@@DragonBreaker609 The Afterglow theme in Nioh 2 is the same as the battle with Nine Tails

[@apdarkness905]

God... what a theme.

[@vincentlavoie8761]

I love how NO ONE realised the pun but this mission name refers directly to Hundred eyes the 'final' boss of nioh 1 pre dlc story who do happen to be a beholder.

[@pf3305]

This theme always represented the defining moment whether it was Nioh 1 or 2.

[@DragonBreaker609]

yeah cause even in the intro of nioh 1 this was playing

[@pf3305]

@@DragonBreaker609 also when Anjin dropped Kelley and his ouroboros, and vows to return to England to defeat John Dee, even Otakemaru has a close association with this theme

[@1gunnerShock]

Finished this game without ever touching the first one, and this level confirmed to me just how badass William can be

[@notbrandon721]

Now this is how you end a journey.

[@lukoscreyden]

I like how this theme appears in both games, making it the overall theme song of the franchise. Maybe one day, if we ever get a Nioh 3, we will hear it there too.

[@cosmic2750]

Aye, it like what Ezio's Family is to AC, this theme is to Nioh...its so damn good and kind of nostalgic for me as I have grown pretty attached to William through Nioh 1...damn man how did Nioh escape my radar earlier, its sooo good...

[@IoSonoAleM1]

Unfortunally Team Ninja said that Nioh 2 is the end of the series. The story is concluded.

[@diegoestmar559]

@@IoSonoAleM1 I hope that after a decade and some money lust they decide to give us a comeback after all. Altho plot wise it wouldn't make sense

[@KillChaos7]

@@diegoestmar559 I prefer they take some time to bake more perfect formula, Imagine if they make Nioh 3 with more story-driven elements, better stage design, this godly ecstatic gameplay and this glorious BGM the only current weaknesses Nioh has for me are just short and jumping Narrative and mission based structure.

[@RicochetForce]

@@IoSonoAleM1 They didn't say it's the end of the series. They said there won't be a NIoh 3 for a while, and if they were they'd like to set it in other places like Ancient China. So more is coming, just not immediately after 2.

[@omagus19]

This track is called 'William' in the first game.

[@mortalkombatfan786]

I know, but there is already a track in this one called 'William' so I named it something else instead.

[@ReverseGuy]

🤓☝️

[@xGoodOldSmurfehx]

2:13 is why you came here Master. Piece. The whole game.

[@coppertopjohnson9782]

It touches the soul.

[@Just_a_niceguy]

This hits differently after the DLC ending. After the long journey, it all ends where it began " and the demon found peace at last"- Team ninja gave us a really satisfying ending.

[@lotuscat3173]

A shame honestly, a good game behind a paywall is still a "almost perfect" for me No matter how good it was its still an incomolete experience, i remember when games went out 90 to 99% complete since you had to buy them in disk form so, no patches or "updates" you get what you payed for Could be better

[@DarKKnightt07]

This game needs a movie, it was so damn good.

[@haruizayoi666]

Am I the only one who walked instead of dashing in this mission??

[@h00015788]

Same, listening to this track while doing nothing

[@kab1r]

The defining soundtrack of Nioh along with Afterglow

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

At the beginning: “WOW! It’s William! This is so cool! Time to destroy all our enemies! At the end of the mission: “I killed Otakemaru! Now to fight Mari-wait what? He literally grabbed her and she gave up? What about the 2000 sword slashes I had to give her on the first DLC of Nioh 1 and she just escaped, IS THIS HOW SHE GETS DEFEATED?!?!?!

[@TheOnlyLonelyBoy]

No point to fighting it. Resurrecting Hideyoshi to prolong a war for more spirit stones for Spain's use was her last card up her sleeve. She was backed into a corner with at least three people in the room more than capable of handling her, one of which being a Shiftling. It's probably safe to assume that Maria has no experience in fighting actual yokai, or can't handle them well in a fight much like how Honda Tadakatsu has readily admitted is beyond him. If she struggled, she would have died, and unlike William our Hide has absolutely no qualms with taking human life, especially since Maria's actions could have resulted in undoing so much work Hide struggled hard to overcome. Besides. Her being captured and sent back to Spain fits with historical reference. After the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate, the shogunate completely shut off access to Japan from the outside world save for a very select group of people, and only allowed that trade/influence to come in through one port. Unlike Kelley, who was a homonculus created by John Dee to act in the shadows, it's likely safe to assume that Maria has some degree of influence back home. William receiving orders through Hanzo (who likely got his orders from the shogunate) to capture and returning her to Spain saves Japan plenty of additional conflict with a country that, likely, could have trounced them after an immensely long period of conflict within Japan.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

Ein when I first made this comment I was trying to make a bit of a joke, at least she didn’t use her plot-portal to leave the scene like she did in the 3 DLC’s of Nioh 1. But yeah, after the conflict of Osaka Castle there wasn’t any major fight that they could have used to continue the story so they had to take the fantasy approach of Maria trying to do a Kelley move. The story of Nioh finished nicely, Maria was basically a teaser for a new game after DLC 1

[@thegk-verse4216]

You think she was gonna challenge the half demon that just expulsed otakemaru out of his body and his two friends ?

[@ryzen4242]

When I'm one shotting enemies with my hatchets using the gambit pill👍

[@yep1486]

When you sail back to hunt a evil blond when you're fighting with your enemy rival to save his waifu when you are storming through a agent temple to reach your friend when you defeat the demon king and and both end the tale that will start your beginning

[@titifrzcj]

I love this mission because of the song and William/Mumyo, all three together

[@matthieumartelct]

i have no fucking clue where the fuck to go .

[@gediminasmorkys3589]

Stay a while, and listen :p

[@titifrzcj]

This song and choir make me accept and stay calm when i loose 1 million amrita on ng because of a fall in water lol

[@spiritexcalibur1276]

This ost is more satisfying when you played at Nioh 1 😭. The nostalgy is too strong...

[@mamme8381]

Ah yes this feeling I feel kinda powerful with this BGM played in the background on my way to beat hide's uncle

[@Ysmir-be6dt]

This melody (and "Afterglow") is for the Nioh games what the "Geralt of Rivia" theme is for The Witcher games. Precisely when hearing this time in my first Nioh play it evoked in my imagination a Japanese version (or interpretation) of Geralt's story. Many parallelisms between a monster-hunter Witcher and a yokai-hunter Samurai :-)

[@harryrundle7897]

William even looks a good bit like Geralt, not that that's a bad thing

[@MrSilverio13]

Finally I found it!

[@anewdimension7927]

Loved this game

[@jorgetlatelpafavela2743]

whats the song that plays when you put the gem in the mouth of the dragon at byodo-in ?

[@mortalkombatfan786]

It's called Majesty. I have a few more coming within the next day or so including that one.

[@hue_lord_4208]

2 years late, I know, but the theme first plays in Prevading Waters

[@jamesbot0074]

Best Track

[@hanadidaaaa]

大河ドラマみたい曲だな