Prepare for a Difficult History Lesson in “Nioh 2”

Nioh 2 is one of the most anticipated games of 2020, and after years of waiting, its finally here! Tokyo Otaku Mode first went hands-on with Nioh 2 as part of our TGS coverage last year! It was a brutal challenge then, and players should expect no less when the game releases worldwide on March 12th.

Koei Tecmo Games held an event in Tokyo to celebrate the release of Nioh 2 and showcase some of the famous talent involved with the game! The voice actors for Tokichiro, Naoto Takenaka, and for Mumyo, Haru, were at the event to talk about their recording and facial capture experience. Plus, the games director and producer, Fumihiko Yasuda and Yosuke Hayashi, helped explain some of Nioh 2s new features. The game improves on its predecessor with better cinematic presentation, deeper character creation tools, more multiplayer options, and more yokai!

Nioh 2 is a dark-action RPG taking place in Sengoku era Japan, and unlike the first game, you can create your own character to interact in the games historical drama. To help with realism and engaging cinematics in the world of Nioh 2, they modeled Tokichiro and Mumyo from real life Japanese actors and enlisted the help of veteran staff whove worked on Shin Godzilla, GANTZ, and Attack on Titian.

The best part of Nioh 2 is that it was designed to be a challenge, but a fun challenge. Youll die a lot, but with each try youll learn more about the enemy and how to use your skills to defeat them. Your personal growth and gradual progression becomes addicting and rewarding.

Dont worry though Nioh 2 knows that you might want help after dying 50 times to the same enemy. In Nioh 2, you can easily invite other players NPCs into your game by using Benevolent Graves. Theyll take some of the aggro off you and help you get pass that tough area!

However, multiplayer doesnt end with Benevolent Graves. Theres a brand new multiplayer mode that allows up to 3 players to clear various expedition quests and help each other take down even more challenging bosses. Its ok if you die because your friends can bring you backjust dont all die at once.

Mr. Yasuda said hes excited to see how players feel about Nioh 2 and how they experience growth as they play it. Hes also excited to hear players boasting to each other about whos cleared more of the game than the other. Considering theres the main scenario, plus the more difficult online multiplayer mode, you can easily get sucked into the game for hours on end.

Oh, and did we mention you can transform into a yokai this time around? Well, you can, and trust us when we say it can give you that extra damage to push through a fight!

Weve realized just how many new additions Team Ninja made to Nioh 2, and we still werent able to cover them all! Youll just have to find out about burst counters, the Sudama, the Dark Realm and more in the full game!

Team Ninja cant wait to see how fans of series and newcomers react once they finally get the game in their hands. Just be prepared to die, retry, get better, die again, and hopefully, proceed with a smile on your face!

This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article by Adrian Morris.

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