- Publisher: Koei Tecmo Games , Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Release Date: Feb 7, 2017
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 2503 Ratings
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Positive: 2,009 out of 2503
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Mixed: 233 out of 2503
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Negative: 261 out of 2503
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Feb 8, 2017Truly brillant, dynamic, masterpiece epic game. Gameplay better than Dark Souls. Really recommended for every dark souls fans.
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Feb 7, 2017Straight fun. Can be frustrating at times, but if you hang in there you are treated to some FINE gameplay. It can look a little janky compared to other AAA games released lately, but it's not a bad looking game by any means.
Ignore the trolls like VideoGamesLover. He's rating all Sony games 0 and all Xbone games 10 because he's a real classy guy. -
Feb 7, 2017
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Feb 7, 2017All the negative reviews are from XBox and PC users. The game is great from the demos until the final release.
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Feb 10, 2017
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Feb 7, 2017
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Feb 7, 2017
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Feb 7, 2017Game of the year!!
A perfect accompaniment to the SoulsBorne series, with plenty of unique ideas of its own and some of the best combat of the generation. -
Feb 7, 2017Nioh is every bit as compulsive and challenging as its inspiration, but is smart enough to add some interesting new twists. Love Dark Souls? Love samurai, ninjas and weird oriental fantasy? Jump onboard and prepare to die, cry and experience all the magic in-between, Nioh is great game, is amazing.
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Feb 7, 2017This is one of the best Action RPGs ever made. If you love From Software Souls series this game is a must buy. I you like Action RPGs please do a favor for yourself and buy this masterpiece.
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Feb 7, 2017Gamers who hold speedrunning and time trial challenges close to their hearts will be in heaven here. Great challenge, funny concept, but the visuals and level design could be improved.
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Feb 7, 2017
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Feb 7, 2017Nioh achieves what Dark Souls 3 could not do for me. Really make me excited to go back and play more. Great setting, great combat system and tons of content (from what i've heard). This is a must have for all fans of action rpgs
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Feb 7, 2017By far one of my favorite games of 2017. The combat is very refined, making for a smooth experience. It is challenging enough to keep you on your feet and constantly having to reevaluate the situation at hand. The variety in enemies is great, so it hardly feels same old, same old. The story isn't award-winning, but I found myself always interested in the characters. 2017 has so far started great.
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Feb 7, 2017
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Feb 7, 2017Esse eu tive que vir analisar.
Nioh impressiona por sua qualidade tecnica e gameplay, o jogo que tem clara influencia na serie souls, mas prossui sua propria indetidade, historia, gameplay, drop-rate, farm, dificuldade, tudo nesse jogo esta plenamente ajustado para proporcionar uma experiencia viciante! -
Feb 9, 2017There is a very simple equation to define this game.
Dark Souls + Ninja Gaiden + Onimusha + Diablo + a TON of love= Nioh
Need I say more? I think not! -
Feb 7, 2017This game is incredibly hard but with patience you can make it through. It's like the Souls series but with better combat and more features. .......................................................................................................................................................
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Feb 7, 2017Dark souls with more features and much better combat system...........................................................................................
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Feb 7, 2017I loved dark souls 3 but this is a notch above in terms of the balance between game play enjoyment + difficulty (risk/reward) and overall presentation.
RIP XBONEEEEE -
Feb 7, 2017
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Feb 7, 2017Too many PR-activity for the most common game ever. As a result - overhype.
Good Japanese setting with grey and boring locations.
DS-like combat system with awful Ki Pulse mechanics.
Nice stylistics with bad graphics.
And all other elements of this game also contains their negative side. It's not a bad game but too far away from 9/10 of journals, sites and critics. -
Mar 16, 2017
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Mar 27, 2017Really tight gameplay that is fast paced and keeps you in the game and a story that you wont care about, if you have yet to play this style of game I would recommend an easier stamina management style game like DS2 and then immediately come back and play this.
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Mar 19, 2017
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Mar 24, 2017
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May 25, 2017
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Mar 23, 2017
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Jan 17, 2020Pensava que seria apenas mais uma cópia de Dark Souls, mas ele conseguiu ser original e ter sua identidade própria.
Bem desafiador e repetitivo. O maior ponto positivo dele foi um modo de game que permite dois players progredirem juntos a campanha inteira, diferente do método tradicional de ser invocado que existe desde Dark Souls, que por sinal também esta presente aqui. -
Dec 21, 2019Un gran souls like con mecanicas diferentes y una historia buena. En ocasiones más dificil que los souls sin los amuletos magicos claro... si no es algo mas sencillo. ahun asi es un gran gran titulo.
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Jun 5, 2017
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May 7, 2017
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Mar 22, 2017
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May 7, 2017
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Jun 3, 2017
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Mar 31, 2019
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Aug 20, 2017Lot of depth here - many ways to play although defence critical. Ninja gaiden meets dark souls with a touch of many others. Smithing system a little odd to enjoy but designed to stop armour weapon exploits. Interesting hybrid with potential for further development that needs stronger story lines to succeed I think
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Aug 28, 2017It's hard to describe Nioh without mentioning Dark Souls, but it isn't a ripoff, it's a great game with great combat system, more fast paced than DS and a story a little intriguing. For the people questioning about it's difficulty, for me it was fair, but for some it can be a little hard, but nothing that experience can't handle.
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Jan 11, 2019
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Feb 17, 2019
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Feb 15, 2019Great chalange for DS fans, but this game and world doesn't even come close to FromSoftware universe. Very decent game and that's all.
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Oct 16, 2019Nioh is a fun game with each quest feeling like a beginning of a new adventure. It is hard, I died to Onryoki for a hundred times, until I figured out how to play. It is relentless but gives you so many tools to work with. Your blondie Dutch character does feel like he's getting better at things "Japan", unlike Sekiro, who just dies twice and nothing more.
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Dec 7, 2019
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Nov 9, 2019Strong core mechanics with plenty of versatility and room for mastery.
Varied and engaging level design.
Lacking in enemy variety compared to its length.
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Jan 27, 2020This is a very complex RPG game that has a huge gap on dificulty beetwen regular enemies and bosses. You have to be prone to study boss fights on youtube, have good reflexes for dodging and be a calm and pacient person. This game may cause stress and anger wich can lead to heart problems and cancer.
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Nov 7, 2019Juego difícil pero genial. Darksouls con samurais. No sé cuántas horas le metí al juego pero fueron muchas. Juego largo, divertido, y con mucha acción.
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Apr 13, 2018
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Mar 12, 2017
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Mar 2, 2020I love Souls games and this game nailed it. I love the story and background. The gameplay is good and progressing is fun.
Story: 9
Gameplay: 8
Graphics: 8
Controls: 9
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Jun 19, 2019
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Mar 18, 2017
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May 30, 2017
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Mar 12, 2020Not as polished as dark souls, not as clever as bloodborne, but best not from software game and amazing experience as a game that use soulborne system, but still stands as a completely different game. Only big let down is the story... Non interesting and badly voice acted. Really, japanese dont be so loud and wierd
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Apr 13, 2018Great Graphics, Great Combat, Too easy.
Don't compare it to Dark Souls... It is not the same thing.Oh and Bloodbourne is better than DS.
Have you played the Ninja Gaiden games on PS3 and 360? if you have not played them take a back seat. -
Jun 2, 2018Really a masterpiece nothing else to say !!!
I played it for many hours and its a pleasure hell yeah !!! -
Mar 10, 2017
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Mar 10, 2017
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Mar 14, 2017The RPG mechanics are absolutely unnecessary, the story sucks, but the combat is some of the best combat in any game ever. In other words Nioh is an extremely good action game but also a bad RPG.
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Jan 29, 2019Gameplay : 10 (Best combat mechanics of all time with DS3)
Bosses : 9 ( Epic samurai fights :))
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Dec 19, 2017A worthy game in the Demon Souls spirit.
Just don't stop playing for months when you are in front of a boss. You'll be royally ...
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May 2, 2018
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May 20, 2018One of the one-player games whitch i had player ever, it is difficult, and the mechanics are wonderful. If you are a player who likes challenges, you should play it.
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Jun 2, 2018Nioh was definitely a surprise.. It's not just another Dark Souls rip, it has it's own identity. With perfected combat mechanics and a loot system akin to Diablo, the game is just pure addictive fun. Runs at 60fps at pretty much all times on a standard Ps4 with beautiful graphics too. It's a very difficult game though and will probably turn off a lot of casual gamers from the get-go.
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Oct 11, 2018
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Nov 18, 2018
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Dec 25, 2018Nioh is an epic, unforgettable adventure carried by a fierce combat system that cleverly balances style and strategy.
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Sep 4, 2019A game with lots of information and build creations. Good graphics, scenarios, perfect character moveset. Many ways to play building your weapon your way. The game have a selectable scenarios and not all interconnected like BloodBorne, but don't think the game is a "souls". In gameplay is much more.
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May 13, 2019
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Mar 14, 2019This game is from Team Ninja.... TEAM NINJA, yes that Team Ninja, and wow what a good first step into the Soulslike games, love this game so much, maybe even more than Dark Souls if that's even possible, they dropped the ball in the dlc, but the main game itself is so so good, I can not wait for the next title in the series.
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Feb 24, 2019
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Apr 29, 2019
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Jun 19, 2019
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Jun 20, 2020Un juego con una historia muy rara, de ahi en fuera la dificultad es muy retadora con agregados para el personaje bastos, bueno y con gran jugabilidad
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Feb 15, 2020
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Mar 1, 2021Excellent souls like game with fantastic japan art! 160 hours of pleasure! Fantastic combat system, challenging mission and very good music!
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May 25, 2020
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Jun 24, 2020Nioh it's a great game, based on souls like type of game it will be provide you with a challenging but rewarding experience , different locations and great set o weapon to choose I give 8/10 solely cus the movement are bit sluggish so they impact the experience but overall a solid game
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Nov 3, 2020Excellent game in all aspects except for the story which is meh. Combat is a lot of fun, bosses are not too difficult (except for the DLC - Maria is crazy OP) but still demanding and interesting, there is a lot of replayability here and looting is also very pleasant. Various mechanics can be implemented depending on your play style.
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Aug 5, 2020
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Jun 27, 2020
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Oct 12, 2020Nioh successfully takes Fromsoftware's Dark Souls formula and adds a dark feudal Japan aesthetic too it. While there are plenty of Dark Souls clones out on the market, very few of them come close to capturing what makes that series so special. Nioh doesn't QUITE reach those heights, but it comes pretty damn close.
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Feb 13, 2020
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Mar 19, 2017This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Mar 14, 2017
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Mar 15, 2017
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Mar 15, 2017I am a fan of the Soulsborne series and have played all of them. It's easy to say that Nioh IS another Dark Souls game, however, it is NOT a Dark Souls clone. Nioh is unique on its own with the combat system, theme, looting, etc, but it is also HARD. I definitely enjoyed the game very much and would recommend it over Dark Souls 3, but Bloodborne is still the better game.
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Mar 18, 2017So far it is filling the Dark Souls ich quite nicely. I don't like how you have to chi blast when you use stam, I find this awkward after getting used to how dark souls did it throughout the series. but I am sure I will get used to it.
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Mar 21, 2017Initially, told that it is a Dark Souls clone but played it and can say it is a game on its own. Wow such difficult yet fun game. Love the incorporation of Japanese folk lore in the game along with some dashes of Japanese history. If you wanna learn about Japan, play this game. Or try making your character look like kenshin himura. A potential nominee for GOTY 2017
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Mar 22, 2017I love nioh, but it's not perfect. A japanese game of the sengoku period, with sekigahara, Ieyasu, Mitsunari, even Nobunaga Oda. I think the only bad part of this game are the enemies. Always the same enemies... But the game is awesome.
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Jun 26, 2020Not a particular fan of the genres because it will leave me frustrated for the duration of the game, although the story is nice and I love the idea that you can use different types of weapon, enemy are challenging and the system is straightforward and simple to understand.
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Jun 20, 2020Brillant, challenging at it's best, can be frustrating at times, but it Is how supposed to be. A real gem.
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Aug 31, 2021Graphics 7/10
Playability 8/10
Entertainment 8/10
Overall 8/10
I was not able to finish the game but I enjoyed it.
Awards & Rankings
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games(TM)May 26, 2017Challenging, beautiful and unique. [Issue#105, p.82]
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Playstation Official Magazine UKApr 11, 2017The small, scattered levels live in the shadows of the Souls/Bloodborne worlds. Otherwise, Nioh matches - and occasionally surpasses - FromSoftware's genre giants. [Apr 2017, p.77]
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CD-ActionApr 5, 2017After a series of letdowns Team Ninja returns to form it displayed with Ninja Gaiden Black. Nioh is a variation on the Souls series, and although it is not as intriguing story wise, its gameplay is much more enjoyable. [04/2017, p.46]