Nioh shares a few superficial similarities with Dark Souls games like shortcut-rich levels, enemy-respawning checkpoints and a whole lot of death, but it ends at that. Nioh is very much its own beast, and is filled with high action combat and a stronger narrative. This Complete Edition includes the original game, as well as all of the DLC content, so you get to enjoy hundreds of hours of action. Perhaps to the game's detriment, Nioh has a mountain of systems that new players must learn before they can tackle the higher difficulties. Still, Nioh won't disappoint gamers hungry for a rich and immersive action game.

What really sets Nioh apart from the Souls games is the Ki Pulse mechanic. Nioh expects its players to have a solid grasp of Ki Pulse. If you want to enjoy the game and find out how different it is from souls you need to master this, dont complain about combat and stamina being very less unless you have mastered Ki Pulse. Successful Ki Pulse use lets you fight much more aggressively. It also makes combat more engaging, because even when you are withdrawing to restore stamina, you are actively inputting commands and remain involved in the encounter.

Overall I Highly Recommend this game to anyone who likes to challenge themselves and are ready to put in the hours.

Nioh shares a few superficial similarities with Dark Souls games like shortcut-rich levels, enemy-respawning checkpoints and a whole lot of death, but it ends at that. Nioh is very much its own beast, and is filled with high action combat and a stronger narrative. This Complete Edition includes the original game, as well as all of the DLC content, so you get to enjoy hundreds of hours of action. Perhaps to the game's detriment, Nioh has a mountain of systems that new players must learn before they can tackle the higher difficulties. Still, Nioh won't disappoint gamers hungry for a rich and immersive action game. What really sets Nioh apart from the Souls games is the Ki Pulse mechanic. Nioh expects its players to have a solid grasp of Ki Pulse. If you want to enjoy the game and find out how different it is from souls you need to master this, dont complain about combat and stamina being very less unless you have mastered Ki Pulse. Successful Ki Pulse use lets you fight much more aggressively. It also makes combat more engaging, because even when you are withdrawing to restore stamina, you are actively inputting commands and remain involved in the encounter. Overall I Highly Recommend this game to anyone who likes to challenge themselves and are ready to put in the hours.