It blends together a historical setting, samurai, fantasy, and utter monstrosities to put together a tale that doesn’t always take itself too seriously, but isn’t afraid to show its brutal side either. Nioh is set in the 1600s and puts you in the shoes of William Adams, a sailor who, after escaping from his prison cell in the London Tower, ends up venturing to Japan to take down an evil demonic force. There’s no denying that it clearly wears its inspirations like a badge of honour, but it also has enough of its own ideas to help it stand out as a unique and very enjoyable release. Just calling it ‘like Dark Souls’ is an understatement though, because Nioh is a lot more than that. If that’s not an awesome selling point though, I don’t know what is. You know how it’s become a bit of a cliché to say that games are ‘Souls-like’? Or that they’re the ‘Dark Souls’ of a particular genre? Well, in Nioh’s case, it’s probably the best way to describe it – it’s like Dark Souls, except it’s set in Japan and you’re a Samurai. Platform(s): PC (Reviewed), PlayStation 4
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