Nioh Alpha Demo
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Is it too hard? What do you think?
To get the mood going. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8LojH3rFw0
Nioh combat mechanics explained - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAkCLpMtjlM
>>335722540
It sure as fuck does. DaS3 has bonfires every 2 steps.
Can you have multiple files for the demo?
>>335722506
Get this out of the way first.
>Ki Blast: When you attack watch your Ki bar. It'll start to fill up white quite fast, if you hit R1(Stance button) during this time you'll INSTANTLY get that amount of Ki back. If you get it perfect i.e. get all your stamina you used back, you do a Ki blast which gets rid of the dark flame patches that Yokia/Oni put down(Standing in these patches will severely reduce Ki recovery).
>(Note this is for Katanas, figure the other weapon stances out on your own. Most of it is shared)
>High Stance: Slow attacks, high damage, high Ki usage, only get one roll
>Medium Stance: Balanced speed, damage, and Ki usage, able to parry, get 2 dodges (quick step into roll).
>Low stance: Low damage and Ki usage, fast attacks, dodges have the same effect as Ki blast (yes you can get stamina back by dodging), get 2 dodges.
>SWITCH FUCKING STANCES AND WEAPONS WHEN NEEDED. YES EVEN IN MID COMBAT IT'S WHAT THEY'RE THERE FOR.
>When enemies are out of Ki (Their bar is red). Hitting them will make them stumble, after that press triangle and you'll do a special attack for major damage. Katanas have this immediately, while Spears and (I think) Axes have to unlock this.
>L1 IS FUCKING GUARD, USE IT. HOLY SHIT.
>X IS DODGE, USE THAT TOO. But be aware that dodging has very little (if any) invincibility frames. YES YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO DODGE/GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ATTACKS RATHER THAN ABUSE I-FRAMES LIKE SOULS. *It seems a Ki dodge (Ki blast but you press X instead) has some I-frames
>When you get hit, guard recovers faster than dodge. So mash/hold L1(guard) instead of mashing X(dodge).
>Back attacks deal MAJOR damage(this applies to you too). Keep your back protected, while trying to hit enemies in the back.
>Donate your excess shit to the shrine. You can get items such as: Elixers, glue, and whetstones. You can even bulk donate shit under certain rarities that you set.
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>hot master race protagonist
>lots of nip samurai running around in fundoshi
I'd say it's bretty good so far
Lol, DemoniusX. Haven't thought about him in a while
>>335722506
Nah it's just right. I doubt the beach level in the demo is the actual tutorial level anyway, they probably out your early game character into a later level.
You only have to level up once or twice and pick up the armor that the first enemies drop and you're already way stronger
>>335722651
>You can obtain new moves when you level up. Check your menu it'll have and exclamation mark on it.
>Hell just check out YOUR FUCKING MENU. YES ALL THE TABS, READ WHAT THEY FUCKING DO.
>The circle in the top left is your guardian. When it's full you can press Triangle+Circle to summon a living weapon. During this time you do more damage and have a special move tied to triangle(you an charge this). Your health and Ki is replaced by another continuously depleting bar. Using Ki and getting hit will deplete this bar faster. YOU CANNOT DIE WHILE IN THIS MODE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN CHARGE IN THINKING YOU'RE HOT SHIT.
>If you don't have a guardian in the top left. This is most likely because you died. Retrieving your shit, dying again, or recalling it at a shrine(you will lose your stuff that it was protecting) will get your guardian back.
WHEN A NEW THREAD GETS MADE POST THIS, ADD TO IT WHATEVER.
ALSO THE PROTAG IS BASED OFF OF WILLIAM ADAMS. HE'S A REAL GUY LOOK HIM UP. FIRST ENGLISHMAN TO REACH JAPAN, BECAME A SAMURAI.
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>>335722506
I love his videos. Just a guy doing what he loves.
>>335722648
Technically you can have multiple usb sticks with savefiles
>>335722721
Nips seem to like the story of Wirriam Adams too so arent kicking up a fuss about "middle aged white protagonist" bullshit either.
What weight % are you guys staying at? Do you go for blue? I played through the demo with my weight in the green, never even bothered to see what yellow was like or if there's also a red.
How do I get good with the katana? Or in general, really, I used the axe to carry me through both the first and second area since it's literally square square triangle to kill everything ever and I'd like to actually learn the game instead of being a bitch who relies on broken nonsense.
>>335722506
For how long is the demo up?
My cousin has a PS4 and i wanna try just to see if it's goodPlease tell me it's harder then DaS3
>>335722648
Yes.
>>335722896
Why are you trying to mislead people?
>>335722506
What's Gabe gonna do with that sword?
>>335723150
>>335722506
Nioh + Babymetal = Unstoppable Force. You'll wreck everything.
>>335723150
DaS3 was piss easy, its not much of a competition. Yes its more difficult, but like the souls games they are only a chore to people who are fucking retarded and dont understand the games mechanics.
>>335723182
I'm not misleading anyone your retard
These threads are worse than FFXV threads, i didn't think that's even possible
>>335723150
up until may 6
Any spearfags around to help me decide what i should be putting points in to? so far all i've found is spears with D+ on both str and skl and B+ on body
>>335723327
>game has multiple save files
>tell people they need multiple memory sticks to back up saves in order to have multiple saves
Yes you are you utter retard.
>>335723494
Well, he's not wrong either
>Souls ripoff
>like shamelessly so
>die in one hit from anything other than a katana
>when you run out of stamina you stand there breathless and defenseless, can't move
>looks like the PS2/3 game it was meant to be
It's garbage.
>>335723420
This
Same copy pasta every thread, same webms every thread, same shitposters every thread
>>335723682
>>when you run out of stamina you stand there breathless and defenseless, can't move
Ki burst you retard
>>335722651
>>335722760
Fuck you retard.
>>335723627
Hence why I said he was trying to mislead people, I didn't call him a liar.
>>335723486
Pump that body, pump that body, make sure you don't hurt nobody.
>people complain it's unfair and too hard because they don't use the mechanics and just play it like a souls game
Every thread. I hope the threads will change, they're already as bad as souls threads at this point
>>335723997
fair enough, i guess i just pump the other skills when needed then?
They need to change the tracking on that Boulder toss.
>Fucking Kabuki music in the OP
>Suddenly want me some cyberpunkish kabuki mix.
Goddamnit OP
>Ninjas, Ninja Onis and the midget Cyclops can i-frame dodge right through your mid-stance spear sweeping attack
In a game that doesn't seem to have any i-framing, this is complete bullshit.
>>335722506
Remember guys, the first 1 point in spirit gives you an extra 10 Ki, totally worth it.
>>335722506
Can I even preorder this shit yet?
I fucking love this game. I'm more captivated by this than fucking Souls III
>>335723008
Managed to stay within 63-69% pretty much my entire playthrough, but for shits I did put myself above 70%; all I noticed was a shorter/slower quickstep.
>>335724530
>>335724530
I'm having a miserable time coming to grips with how little the individual stats seem to actually raise things.
They work well enough for Combat Skills, but I'm not really enjoying any noticeable improvement despite having spread 15+ pts across various things.
>>335724382
gitcommit -m "You need to dodge in the right spot, think about where you're moving. If you don't have enough room, fucking block."
Katana tips?
>>335723008
25% and low stance only. I like going fast.
>>335724668
>reading comprehension
I'm complaining about the fact that they can phase through a wide sweeping attacks when every other enemy in the game can get caught by it.
>>335724641
The fault lies within yourself own spirit. Only through technique and skill will you prosper so put it simply,git gud.
Is there any reason to get the Iai move?
>>335724761
They're sharp
Holy shit fire fucking kills you fast in this
>>335722506
Change Guardian to Shark, Use Axe's. You won the demo.
>Make it to the first boss last night
>Do fairly well against it, but don't get super far
>Decide to tackle it later
>Sleep
>Pop it back on today
>Turn into utter trash
>Can barely tickle his balls before he slaps my shit silly
why does this always happen
>>335724857
Weeb shit? Maybe for axe or spear or if you can time it right to get the full charge off.
Needs more weapon variety. I want a great sword.
>>335724857
Cool points.
>>335724967
Go to bed Sephiroth. Oni mace is where it's at.
>>335722506
Ni-Oh battle music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvD3CHA48pA
Just imagine they're QT Kodama singing.
>>335724892
Stop shilling your eceleb overlord
>>335724892
>it's fun
>mfw DSP is actually better than 90% of the people in these threads
>>335724924
>all those Gravestones with "anon burned to death" in the town
Speaking of, really glad those are in. Managed to see one that said "murderfucked by a ninja" right before getting the East Gate Key in the second level; sure enough, two ninja came at me the second I opened the chest. Didn't even pop up on Isonade's radar until then.
>>335725201
>Isonade's radar until then.
What if that's just a ninja thing?
What in the name of fuck.
I am enjoying this demo more than Dark Souls 3.
The gameplay feels like Ninja Gaiden and Bloodborne had a child.
The only thing I don't kinda get is Ki Pulse thing.
When can you use the triangle Ki Pulse finisher thing?
Is Ki Pulse automatic?
>>335725316
I thought that might be it, but it picked up the ninja on the roof of the tower and the first one in the tree.
I changed my mind about the game. In other threads I called it shit... But now I actually know how to play it, the Alpha is great so far but I have no idea where the first boss is.
>>335725320
you press R1 when the stamina bar gets white all the way past the red part, then you can regain your stamina m8.
>>335725320
>the triangle Ki Pulse finisher thing?
When you unlock the skill you get a tab to change up your triangle enders in the "pause" menu. Look there.
>>335724892
He is gonna rage at the mini boss in the house and the next area. Mark my fucking words
>>335725473
>mini boss
He'll probably rage against an axe oni.
>>335725320
There are a couple of ways to do Ki pulse. Most common is to hit R1 after attacking. Either look for your Stamina bar refilling, or the particle effects around you: the former will change from red to light blue, the latter will gather around you, form a ring when it's fully charged.
You also gain Ki Surge when dodging in Low stance, and activating certain triangle moves with good timing (the multi-spear thrust, for example) can trigger it too.
>tfw struggled all yesterday with the demo.
>come back today, start new game, start slowly.
>doing good, past the first part, finally past the second part, fuck I'm doing good.
>finally reach the boss.
>boss rekts me for 5 or 6 hours. fuck my life.
>decide to jerk one out and go back to the boss.
>beat him, first try, no damage taken.
Got my DLC lads. Feels good.
>>335725320
When your stamina has ran out and your panting, right before an enemy hits you. Press R1+Triangle. You'll instakill them and get your stamina back to max.
>>335725545
I think that is in the house. I kinda think of them as mini bosses. They don't respawn. Dunno if we talking same thing. Either way he will rage soon
>>335725582
now do the second area
Dying in 1-2 hits can be infuriating but on the other hand you have such offensive,defensive and movement abilities that you shouldn't even be getting hit.
Also i can now LITERALLY
*quicksteps behind*
*unsheathes katana*
>>335722506
>Bowguluh
How do visitors work? Can someone g ive me a rundown?
I want to help people, do I need to beat thatbig motherfucker in the boat? He stuck both balls in my ass, then flung me around like a little bitch, I want to practice.
>>335725582
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH?!!??!!?!?!??!?!??! SENPAI! SUGOI!!!!!!!!!!!!
I BEAT BOAT ONI.
MY DIIIIIIIIICK.
IT PROBABLY MEANT NOTHING TO YOU WHEN YOU DID IT BUT IM TRASH AT VIDEO GAMES SO THIS IS CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION.
>>335725582
>>335725869
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyFQVZ2h0V8
>>335725869
Did you use your guardian?
I suspect a lot of people make boss fights 10x harder for themselves by not using their guardian.
>>335725552
>>335725612
>>335725418
>>335725320
Bruhs, he's also asking about a kat skill. It's an aoe stun.
>>335722506
I'm sure there must be a word for the phenomenon of images changing your perception of language and vice versa, e.g. opening the link and reading "Katana VS Burger", but what is it?
The more I play, the more I could see this combat system applied to so many fucking games.
Witcher
Tenchu
Bushido Blade
>>335726101
I miss Bushido Blade
>>335725804
Beat the Boat Oni; you'll unlock the overworld map, and access to the second level. If you want to be summoned, go to the mission you want, select it, then press square.
If you want to summon others (good luck), go to the shire, select Summon Ally or some shit, and offer one of those Ochako cups.
Visitors stay around until they die, you die, or someone's connection goes to shit. Both sides get their own loot drops.
>>335726069
Jesus Christ on top of stances this game has custom combos?
Can you parry/block spears,axes or hammers with katana?
>>335726232
You know it. Speaking of which, the sword ki can replace mid/low stance's kick.
>>335726101
>>335726161
So there are other people who were reminded of Bushido Blade too?
>>335726101
>not WoTS
>>335726232
Kind of. At the moment, there is only a little bit of variety in what you can slot in. The only times you really have to make a choice are for your Low/Med stance katana triangle finishers (kick or Ki wave), and for High Spear half-circle -> triangle move (big ass arc attack vs sweep)
Hoping main game has more.
>>335726292
Yeah, the timing's different for obvious reasons but you can. Just avoid high stances.
>my GOTY so far is a fucking alpha demo
>>335722506
>tfw people make fun of this guy because he's fat and uses a katana
>he actually knows how to use it and isn't some faggot weeb
bravo fat samurai
I made it to second shrine
I beat the demon oni
I found the ladder shortcut
I don't know how to open the gate help me
>>335726657
there's a key where the oni was
>Mfw fighting the bosses with this theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqMeHmkr4Xc
Does it tell you anywhere that you get a ki pulse by dodging in low stance?
Where's the fucking English audio?
>game probably won't be out until late June/early July at the earliest
Are we gonna make it bros?
>>335725582
When in doubt, bust one out.
>>335726843
Not in the demo but you can see a grayed out language option.
>almost beat first boss first try
>can't do it again
Invincibility during dodge please
>>335722506
>beat the boat boss
>Says if I continue I will go back to starting point
Did I beat the demo?
>>335726843
>english dub
I bet you watch dubbed chinamen flicks.
>>335726961
there is one more stage.
Any tips on killing 3+ enemies at once? The most I could handle is 2 enemies max. Any more I get completely fucked. I invest all my skill points in katana.
>>335726876
>This item will be released on October 28, 2016.
Fucking kill me. The only thing in between that I plan on playing is Overwatch.
>>335726876
They better take their time with it
I hope the final release will run at locked 60 with movie mode setting or evn higher. Other TN games look better and have more shit going on and also run at 60fps
>>335726961
You beat the level, it means if you continue the level will reset. There's another level you can go through.
>>335726831
Not explicitly, no, at least from what I saw. What tipped me off was looking at the combo tree and seeing I could hit X at pretty much any point. Didn't know at the time it was used for actual moves, but it helped me figure out Ki surge dodging.
So, what do elements do? Fire deals damage over time, earth consumes enemies ki, what for the others?
>>335727014
>>335727054
How do I go to the next level? Do I go back to starting point?
Whenever I recover my amrita from my spirit animal after I die I always hear the State Farm jingle
>>335727020
A good spear or axe/hammer is more than enough
>>335727020
Learn spear :^)
>>335727029
>October release date
>>335727020
Is Ki-Burst dodging for iframes. Hit once or twice and retreat. Enemies get stunned for a second or 2 after you hit them giving you time to recover.
>>335726973
I'm just not a subs guy
>>335727020
you should never be fighting that many enemies at once
>mfw I just found out you can recover your souls directly from the shrine by paying gold
>>335727020
>Katana only
Hoo boy. If you have any parries learned, it helps to use those. Ki Wave or whatever hits AoE and deals decent Ki damage. Just stay frosty, and learn to switch between Medium for blocking and Low for going fast.
Alternatively, use to bow if you can see the group for a ways away. Headshots are nearly always fatal against humans.
And shitposting aside, >>335727150 is right; mid-stance spear is wonderful for groups.
>>335727136
you get put on a stage select screen, where you just pick the other stage.
I am at the 2nd boss. The difficulty comes from frustration and somewhat bad mechanics, not difficulty at all, and the at times cheap enemies.
If the game gets balanced better and tweaked more, it'll be great.
And no, Im not some dark souls is the hardest game ever shitter babby. The game is just stupid at times. I love the (modern) Ninja Gaiden games, and have played harder games than this. This game is just frustration in physical form.
Excited for the full game, if they tweak it.
>>335727020
Fast attack, hit a few times then move, when you see you can hit one without the others coming at you switch to mid stances and hit them, leaving enough stamina to step back and keep doing this, could even swap to heavy and land an attack if youre feeling up to it. Remember, fast attack recharges stamina very fast and can stunlock enemies even if its doing fuck all damage.
>neofags and redditors can't handle this game
>/v/, /vg/ are in love
Makes sense. Game is great and I can't wait for release.
Do you rike my Samuraiu Witcha Gaiden Soursu gaemu?
>>335727316
Explain.
>>335727165
They made the demo for feedback so they're obviously prepared to change things or add things, which takes time and the game also needs optimization. The game could easily run above movie mode settings at 60fps, i don't know why it'S struggling
>>335727453
The whole stopping to take a breath when sprinting is retarded.
>>335727453
there's nothing wrong with the difficulty and i hope they keep it as it is
i will be so pissed if they ruin the game by listening to redditors whining
>>335722506
>Nioh combat mechanics explained
My sides.
Also watch this if you want gameplay from someone who isn't a massive faggot, doesn't commentate and is going in blind. Dying like a bitch at first but slowly getting gud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pqh_3uIWFA&index=1&list=PLkNdu0OhiqopKjgsrJWPyxuR3UjUIbNRD
I think it's just right, soulsbabbies getting BTFOd. Day 1buy
>>335727589
Maybe you should watch your stamina
Is it worth raising Stamina to get the heavy armor? i should i just not bother?
>>335727538
If you died and you use the shrine when you go to the guarding tab it says ''recover guardian''.
>>335727680
Yeah doesn't say you'll get your souls back, just recalls your guardian unless it's one of those "Triangle to buy your souls back" type deal.
>>335727680
You lose all the amrita, genius
>>335727678
Yes because heavy armor has the best/most bonuses.
Defense is irrevelant as it will give you two-three hits more before death at best.
They should put the game on Soft Engine and add some DoA characters.
>>335727828
all righty then guess i'll be boosting stam and body for muh spears
People are playing it like souls thats why you are having a hard time. For example I bet most of you didnt bother to use the bow because in DaS it is absolute shit unless you spec for it. In this game right off the bat bow headshots do 1,000+ damage 1 shotting almost everything. Its insane how useful consumable items and side equipment are in here.
Will this have actual PVP?
I feel with rarity/random bonuses shit would get nasty.
DSP on 11 deaths.
Nearing 1st oni.
What the fuck is wrong with the two-sword kind of oni?
Fuck me, those tree ninjas are a pain in the ass. I know It's me and not the game, but damn this is hard. Forget beating Nue, I just wanna see him, or at least get to the next shrine. Is there a second shrine in the second area?
>>335727649
>I think it's just right, soulsbabbies
Real souls players will welcome this game and do well. The new bandwagoners are the ones that will get rekt by it.
You can't believe that this will be the default difficulty of the game when it releases though.
>>335727961
This
Sure you can get through the demo with just a Katana and a spear, but overall pretty much every weapon and item is actually useful compared to Dark Souls
>>335727903
Spears also need skill.
>>335728000
They saw all the ninja in the second level and decided to copy them.
>>335728008
Yea but you have to get a key and its past the area with all the Oni and one eyed guys. You also have to kill two sentries before you can use it.
>>335727982
so?
>>335728008
There is a second shrine but you need to beat a ninja oni in the back of the level to get the key to access it.
There's a shortcut back to the first shrine if you go near the Pagoda.
Finished the demo, only buying katana skills. I haven't found the low stance to be particularly useful but I guess I could have used it for the faster enemies.
The best advice I can give is to pump your heart stat, especially if you aren't good at regaining stamina like me or just forget about it. The demo is completely doable without doing it even once.
Also bows and shurikens are your best friends.
>>335728076
That's what I meant with soulsbabbies. I loved DeS, DaS 1 and Bloodborne as well and love what I've seen and played of Nioh. But all the LOLDARKSOULS SO HARD PREPARE TO DIE PRAISE THE SUN AMIRITE GUYS faggots are crying. I'm bathing in their tears.
>>335728235
Fair enough. I agree anyway.
>>335722506
I'm pushing buuuuuuuuuuuuuttons.
DSP is getting wrecked right now kek
>>335728196
If you are having trouble against a boss, also, buy the slow skill from the magic tree. It affects every enemy in the demo, it doesn't last super long but it's easy to apply again.
Really great against the second boss to stun him more easily during the breath attack.
>>335728196
Low stance is actually pretty good against yokai.
>>335728196
By beat the demo do you mean you beat the ship boss or you killed Nue and found all Kodamas?
>>335726451
>holds it completely wrong
>doesn't actually slash, just hits with it like it's a baseball bat
Yeah, nah.
>>335728330
Who gives a fuck? Shut up with the play by play
Eceleb containment board when
>>335728196
And rocks, pelt a fucker in the head to get his attention instead of pulling a whole group.
>>335726758
>>335726758
I will never not be deeply saddened by their decision to submit to Freemium mediocrity instead of trying to establish IPs.
Do I get anything for beating stage 2? Or nah
>>335728167
Still hasn't figured out grappling.
Still dying to the same dude.
Enemies are "cheap".
>>335728487
so?
>>335728454
Raikiri, more kodama and better gear.
This game isn't even unbalanced in my opinion.
Yes, you die extremely fast but you have such tools at your disposal (especially insane agility) that you shouldn't be getting hit.
>>335728454
It's just a bonus area for you to run through and get better gear. I don't think collecting all the Kodama does anything other than give you better blessings.
>>335728235
I have nothing but contempt for any fucking solaire memers. The sunbro xd thing is a terrible cancer sprouting from something I love.
The worst I remember from DeS is grody footfags talking about MiB.
I hope to thoroughly enjoy this game before the memer fucks get ahold of it. I can already tell 2 or 3 of the gestures will be spammed if there's any sort of pvp.
Hated it at first because of how easy it is to die and how the game really doesn't tell you how to play at all, but now that I understand everything after hours of dying, am used to the combat, and have decent stuff I'm actually liking it. The level design is quite poor though and I think they need to scale back on how quickly stuff breaks, but I'm enjoying it enough that I may buy it. Oh, and fighting more than 1 guy at a time is frequently really unpleasant because of the camera and how most attacks work and the fact that there isn't a lot of open space to fight in.
>>335728530
None of which transfers to the main game or nets you anything for the main game.
>>335728573
Getting all the Kodama might increase how many elixirs you get from a shrine after praying.
>>335728372
I found all the shrines cuties and killed Nue.
I have to fight him again now to see if the mission reward is better than the weapon it originally gives, the Raikiri.
Anyways coop in this is a fucking nightmare. Hosts get killed all the time and in the first level they always run in the super obvious ambush near the first demon. Most of them are also afk.
>>335728415
If it is an annoying group throw a bomb instead of a rock. Pretty handy. You might even kill one of them with it. That's what I did with the group in front of the door leading to the dock.
>>335722506
I'd rather have it be hard because of well designed enemies, not because i get fucking hit for 50% of my health
>>335728692
The weapon it gives again is a spear so there's that.
>>335728692
>Most of them are also afk.
I am sorry. It takes so long I literally drop the control for an hour while I watch youtube videos ;-;
>>335728525
The asspain is amusing.
How are you not getting this?
>>335728615
>the game really doesn't tell you how to play at all
Oh look it's one of those faggots who doesn't read the explanation corpse thingies.
>>335728615
This game has different mentality when it comes to weapon than Souls.
They expect it you to discard weapons and use what you find constantly.
so like, is it good?
I might get it for the aesthetic alone, getting some crazy tenchu vibes from the atmosphere.
>>335728685
I meant in terms of bonus items like the DLC thing that no one knows anything about.
>Demo is FREE EVERWYHERE except fucking germany where you need Ps+ to play it
Wow Sony.
>>335728414
I'm sorry anon :^(
Consumable Items are very useful. Throw weapons do more damage here than in DaS.
>>335722506
When is the PC version going to be available?
>>335728835
so?
>>335722506
>Is it too hard
Not at all. It's something new. Once you get the mechanics down its not that hard at all. Just like Dark Souls, just like Demon's Souls, hell just like Ninja Gaiden, it's extremely punishing at first but once you get the hang of it and everything clicks the game is challenging but not overly so. If they tone down the difficulty due to the feedback from the instant-gratification retards who refuse to take the time to learn the game I'm going to be so upset. They've got gold here and a bunch of pussies are going to ruin it.
>>335728867
>Wow Sony.
you mean wow germany
>>335728861
Yeah there's nothing else. Outside of getting more familiar with the combat.
>>335728867
They're showing that disrespect to their ancient allies.
>>335728804
As far as I understand, once you offer a cup at a shrine it doesn't disappear if you die? So you could continue playing normally and just wait for the summon that will eventually come
>>335728867
Just make another account
You should always have a US and JP account on hand
>>335728958
every time i've been summoned the hosts are sitting there at the offering screen, waiting like tards so they probably don't know you don't have to sit there.
Can you repair armor?
Can I play as a mage?
>>335728867
Go suck off a muslim you cuck.
>tfw purple rarity Osafune Kanemitsu
>>335728934
Ah, you're underage. Don't worry about it.
>>335729113
use glue
>>335729145
There are two sets of magic trees but I've hardly touched them except the caltrops, which are god tier.
>>335729113
Yes. There is a glue-something consumable that lets you do that, I don't remembers who drops it.
>>335729145
No, you can't do a only-mage run. There are no direct offensive spells in the demo, just buffs.
>>335729190
>watches DSP to get his dick ard
>calls others underage
>>335729165
>not the Kiku-Ichimonji
>>335729113
Yes.
>>335729145
Grorious nippon doesn't really have mages in the traditional sense. So yes you can but it's close to being a shinto priest than a mage filthy gaijin are familiar with. Think of them like magic trap makers.
>>335729152
woah there
>>335729248
Buh anon, the dex tree is just being a ninja. There's only one magic tree.
Funny enough, Geralt uses a katana in the 90s low budget live action show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6bidTGtuhw
>>335722506
DSP killed the Oni on his 2nd try. Confirmed better than /v/
Anyone figured out how the Tempest katana skill works?
All that happens is drain all your stamina against a enemy guard.
>>335728849
Yeah, and it's bad.
>>335729274
Timmy, pay attention in English class next time.
Who /Skill/Body with a bit of Magic and Spirit/ here?
Is there any way to change the lock-on so it always actually... targets the locked on enemy?
downloading the demo right now, pretty excite
>>335728454
Fun?
>>335728849
Maybe thats just for the demo and final build will hopefully have a shop that sells cheap whetstones or a black smith. The shrine has 2 or 3 missing tabs.
>Use purple Haja Hammer with earth damage
>everything take a shitton of time to die
>switch to purple Kiku-Ichimonji
>Literally spend a tenth of that time
For real?
>>335729332
Wait you can blast Demons with Talismans ?
i like how you're not invincible while opening doors, like in souls games
My main complaint is one that can easily mitigated.
Just allow you to buy whetstones and glue on shrine.
>tfw going back to DaS3 after completing the Nioh demo
>tfw spoiled so now combat feels way too slow and easy
Changing stances on the fly, constantly managing stamina with the KI active recovery, landing brutal combos, this shit feels so good.
is this game connected world like the first dark souls or separated into stages?
>>335729501
It's not bad at all. It requires you to adapt and constantly learn rather than letting you lock into one playstyle for 35 hours.
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How do you do go back to the world map? Do I really need to beat the boss again just because I wanted to see if I missed anything?
Seems axes are the only way to do any real damage to oni and bosses, fug
>>335729723
To me is like going from DaS2 to Bloodborne. Same feeling. Now DaS3 feels like fucking shit and I dont want to play it anymore.
>>335729656
Hopefully in the full game. Only talisman's we get so far are a protective one that also cleanses underworld zones and a slow talisman. The spirit tree also can give you stuff to enchant your sword but meh. The protective talisman is pretty great for Nue.
>>335729441
With only 13 deaths DSP is actually doing quite well.
>>335729770
the demo has stages, but who knows about the full game
>>335729770
self contained stages, but there are shortcuts you can find
>Bosses have breakable parts for extra loot
Dude I love this shit. Does DaS3 even have that? I think DaS1 was the last game that did it.
>>335729190
Keep feeding him those views, goy
>>335729830
Thats a shitty part
I hate how all the shortcuts reset when you go back into the level.
>>335729723
They handle combat completely differently. I prefer Nioh's style as well but the Souls style still works great.
>>335729830
Learn to stance dance and you'll deal damage to oni with anything.
>>335728849
That's just annoying an clunky though. If they want weapons to be disposable then they need a better way of cycling through them. Make it so you can immediate equip a weapon while picking it up, or immediately mark it as junk while picking it up, so you can sell all that with one button press at the shrine.
>>335729441
>DSP kills flippy oni on his first try.
I feel like shit
>>335729773
Not really, because each weapon type handles the same. This way, I'm just forced to keep extra katanas and spears around in case the ones I'm using break. I'm never going to use hammers or axes, so there's nothing to learn.
>>335726101
VAGRANT STORY SEQUEL
>>335730158
Same. I want to die.
>>335730158
What level is he?
Every game like this needs to learn a lesson about their fucking lock on
Either
A: Put the "move the camera behind you" button on a different button than lock on or
B: Have some sort of indication if an enemy is close enough to lock on to.
I'm sick of having my camera spin around 180 away from whatever I wanted to lock on to because the guy walked behind a box or something
>>335730158
>>335730206
The first oni isn't a flippy one. Flippy is the one guarding the cave on the beach near the boss.
>DSP is actually progressing
I thought he was shit at games?
>>335729441
which one? The one in the house only took me 2 but the ones in that village after the third shrine are fucking impossible.
>>335725582
>get my ass handed to me
>try using my spirit power
>shark flies out of the ground and knocks him back
>proceed to destroy him to a quarter of his health in less than 20 seconds while buffed out the ass and with a glowing water spear
These spirit powers are dope.
>>335730289
387
>>335730442
Well Isonade is the best anon. Sharks rule.
>>335730159
If you're refusing to use weapons the game gives you, when you are absolutely meant to use them, you can't really complain about the durability because it's a self-inflicted problem. You aren't meant to rely on one weapon.
>>335730383
The flippy one is also the first oni you met in the city.
>>335730414
He killed the one in the mansion in the 2nd try, and killed the flippy one you meet right at the beginning of the city on his first try.
>>335730159
One of the loading screens mentions a blacksmith. There will likely be weapon crafting/repairing crap in the final game.
>>335730414
>which one? The one in the house only took me 2 but the ones in that village after the third shrine are fucking impossible.
What?
First one took me 10+ tries and I didn't die once to any Oni in the village
>>335730519
The one that's near the two dwellers? Right forgot about that one, still that has a ladder nearby you can abuse plunging attacks for.
Anyone here use the Time Sealing magic? It's super useful against large yokai/bosses.
>>335730494
>try Isonade living weapon against Nue
>it does fuck all
I really should have seen that coming, in all honesty. Switching to Raiken for the passive Lightning defense helped a ton, though I couldn't use Living weapon at all.
>>335730742
The what?
How the fuck does this summoning a visitor work? I made an offering and nothing happens.
>>335730732
no, he killed him fair & square.
he killed one of the dwellers first then baited the ninja oni attacks
>>335730742
Yeah, it really shines against Nue and any yokai that love to make zones.
>>335730757
I think the hawk one would be the go to against Nue if you wanted to get your saiyan powers on. A shame we don't have an earth spirit.
>>335730405
He is actually better than he lets on.
>>335730791
It's under the Magic skill tree, you can halve an enemy's speed.
>>335722651
>>335722760
THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE!
I KNEW THERE WAS MORE TO THIS GAME MECHANICS THAN I HAD LEARNED FROM TRIAL AND ERROR
THIS GAME NEEDED A BETER FUCKING TUTOYIAL OR A TUTORIAL LEVEL!
Shit would not have been so hard at the start had I known what the character is capable of from the start!
Didn't even know the Oni affected stamina when they make that spot in the ground and I just thought it was pet of their normal walking animation
>>335730875
Good on him then. I hate them since they throw me off pretty well. I should probably mid stance more for them.
>>335730958
If this is bait, it's good
>>335730878
The hawk is pretty great against Nue once you burn out his stamina bar and trigger it. I can take off at least 1/3 of his health bar in one full meter of spamming square.
>>335730878
>A shame we don't have an earth spirit
That does seem like an oversight. I wonder if they'll expand on Guardian Spirits in the final product? More spirits, high Spirit giving more bonuses (seems to cap off at ~12 Spirit in demo), that sort of thing.
>>335730926
Bruh, there's two talismans. A sloth one and kekkai. Pretty sure kekkai is the time sealing one since the description says it's a barrier thing.
>>335731063
It's nice to see they're doing some elemental weakness that's pretty easy to achieve.
Game feels a bit too dark souls to me. It's those slight things like having to pick up your "souls" after dying or unlocking shortcuts in the level that feels just awkward. I think the game has decent enough mechanics to stand on it's own feet and it would be great not to be constantly reminded where most of the inspiration came from.
>tfw purple everything except bow
>tfw pig disgusting yellow bow
Shameful.
so are like, revenants other players who died?
>>335731126
I wouldn't know about more spirits unless it goes like Earth and then an all purpose Kodama one. What I did see though, and what is visible, is that you can probably level your spirits up. Each one in the demo seemed to be on three or four.
so why are they displaying the character? Are we gonna go through time or some shit, or have multiple characters to play as?
>>335731181
Nah you're a fag
Being different for the sake of being different doesn't do anyone any good.
>>335731239
Yes. You fight an AI controlled avatar that has a chance to drop the gear they were wearing. The graves with the yellow highlights have especially good gear.
Also, defeating one seems to guarantee an Ochako cup drop.
>>335731239
Yes, or they're developer revenants. If you wanna pull from souls, you can think of them as a combination blood stain+red summon sign controlled by the AI.
2 extra items is not enough, even worse when spells count as items.
>>335727961
eh? you don't have to spec for the bow to cheese things to death. 20 Dex and you kill black/sliver knights in only 4-6 head shots with a nonupgraded longbow
>>335731239
Yes.
>>335731239
Yes, you summon them as invader npcs. There are two versions, the normal and the golden one that doesn't respawn.
The special "bloodstains" are generally more difficult and drop more loot.
>>335731186
Purple shit is so terrible though. I keep finding purple armor, and it has like half (or less) than the defense of yellows.
>>335731272
>so why are they displaying the character?
What?
>>335731239
Yes
>>335731381
They really need to fix this. Elixir will always be in use taking up a slow so you only have 3 slots for other consumables plus magic. Its so retarded.
>>335731360
Are you implying that dark souls is the only game that does level design and leveling up your character right?
>>335731165
It's the sloth one, the barrier lets you dispel yokai stamina debuff zones and grants a stamina regen buff to yourself.
>>335731468
Fucking upgrade your stats or stop replaying Isles and play the shrine.
>>335731057
Stfu you cuck
>>335731541
Holy shit, that's a leap.
>>335731572
Well then, I was wrong. Still the talismans are a nice mechanic. Hopefully we get a bunch more.
>>335731272
I'm guessing there will be alterate characters
>>335727029
If you're into JRPGs then Persona 5 comes out in the summer. If not, then my friend you are fucked.
>>335731265
I noticed that too, wasn't sure if it was a slot for something not in the demo. A "level" makes sense.
What if, in the full game, you get the option to summon a Guardian Spirit as a temporary ally instead of living weapon.
>>335731641
Oh no, he hit me with the meme. Not the meme.
Mom, dad, I'm sorry I never amounted to anything. This meme will be the end of me. Goodbye, cruel world. Everything is going dark.
>>335731660
Not really. You said the game absolutely has to rip off dark souls in certain aspects or else it's shit.
So the game claims that using Ki burst can clear away Underworld corruption but I've preformed a Ki dodge inside a zone and had nothing happen.
Is it only after preforming a successful Ki block or stance switch?
I've made it all the way to Nue without really knowing the deep intracacies to how Ki works but I figure I might as well learn for when the game is released.
>>335731734
I heard they dropped the dating so I am not interested anymore.
>>335731509
git gud pleb stop counting on talismans to save you
>>335731504
>WILLIAM
every fucking screen says william somewhere. he's the main character. Why bother displaying it so much? We know who we're playing as after the first time.
>finish first area
>pick it from the map because there was more I wanted to explore
>doing so resets the whole area
>no way to go back to map
Guess I get to fight boatnigga again
>>335731826
You have to have the red part of the Ki meter fill up completely with the light blue part then hit R1.
>>335731821
Did you teleport here from another reality where that shit you're saying actually happened, or are you incapable of scrolling up do to some sort of physical defect?
>>335731826
I think it has to be a perfect Ki Burst.
>>335731580
I have been. I have been farming the first enemies up to the first try ninja and the bloodtstains. The yellows are still blowing purples the fuck out.
The purples definitely have better effects, but it doesn't make up for cutting the defense in half or more.
>>335731753
That would be nifty as fuck and would make taking on groups easier though something tells me that'd be the equivalent of going full spirit over putting a few points into it every now and then. Still that innate yokai/poison/paralysis bonus is real nice.
>>335731992
>Farming the start of the area
Well no wonder why, you're not applying yourself. As expected of a tripfag.
ee-SOH naw-GE
>>335731871
Using the fucking... whatever they're called Branches (they're a purple item) will send you back to the "starting point", which is the level select map.
I like how the game presents its lore by letting you listen to the spirit of the dead bodies you loot
>>335731992
You have the stats to wear it right? If you don't have enough stats then the gear will do fuck all.
Also those statue fucks seem to drop good shit and they're right by a shrine.
>>335731839
Dating is still in. People just said that because there is only one girl on the main team.
>>335731992
>The purples definitely have better effects, but it doesn't make up for cutting the defense in half or more.
then you dont have the required stats
What stats should I go with if I want to roleplay as an unstoppable heavily armored giant tank samurai? I want to get hit and feel like its nothing.
I actually don't mind that it isn't the prettiest, because that, coupled with the map select screen makes me suspect there will be a shit ton of maps and missions.
60 FPS mode is also dope.
>>335732227
>find that cave after flippy oni
>that girl who killed herself surrounded by rapist bandits
>>335732274
Body/heart/strength/stamina/spirit
Emphasis on heart/strength/stamina.
>>335732001
They could make it an either-or option, but yeah, it would be a Spirit build.
>>335732098
Oh, i was assuming that was a way back to shrines like the amulets. Thanks
>>335723682
>doesn't understand game mechanics
>calls the game shit
Lel. Good fucking riddance.
>>335731781
This is probably the best thing I've seen here all day. Thanks for the laugh
>cant duah weld
So close to being great.
>can't use item that teleport you to last shrine in battle
>>335732412
That they could, hopefully there's a weapon that can go off spirit in the full game. Like a monk staff or spade even though that might be dipping into china territory.
>>335724382
You can too. The hitboxes are weird and hard to accurately describe, but I have dodged "through" attacks often. Dodge so that you'll pass the enemy and you usually dodge through the attack.
>>335732582
That isn't how you play a trumpet at all.
That picture is nonsensical.
>>335732274
You need a little invensiment in str and then you need to fucking pump stamina if you want to stay under 70%, the fat-rolling minimum because the best defensive gear is incredibly heavy.
It's not worth it, I don't recommend it.
I really like how Oni's don't spawn in until you're on top of them so you can't cheese them with range.
>>335732556
Given the dex stat the final game will probably have dualies for homodorks like you.
>>335732657
No, the only thing that has real I-frames is a Ki dodge.
If you think you're dodging through attacks, you're not. The hitbox of the weapon just isn't coming into contact with you.
If you dodge into the hitbox of a weapon you will take damage every time, unlike in Soulsborne where you do have brief moments of invincibility during dodges.
Those facts all put together are what make AOE attacks so dangerous in this game. In Souls games AOE attack do a burst of damage on impact that you can dodge through. In Nioh, AOE attacks hit the area and continue to be dangerous to come into contact with as long as the animation persists.
>>335725774
>tfw water shadowing everything
wew lad
>>335732592
>final game lets me beat on oni with a Khakkhara
>mfw I get to go full Bouken Silver
PLEASE TEAM NINJA
is there any reason to ever use low stance? right now high and mid stance are nearly perfect for any situation, whereas low stance (despite being extremely fast) does next to no damage
Fuck yeah. The shark is amazing.
Have not played DaS3 since I downloaded this. Sucks there is no PVP but I am hooked.
>>335732961
If only a kusari-gama could be in the game. That'd be the ultimate dex weapon.
>>335733095
Shark is top tier guardianfu especially that health from kills.
>>335733003
To look cool and for quick escapes since the stance uses so little ki for dodges
>>335732968
Notice how I mentioned the hitboxes and used quotations?
>>335733003
Finishing people off, when you're learning how big an enemy's opening are, for dodging.
remember that you can switch on the fly with no penalty. Top level play would probably be in low stance 90% of the time then switching to high to attack.
I fucking love this game. That moment where the combat clicks you began blocking, dashing, ki pulsing, stance switching all perfectly is the best fucking feeling. The gameplay is so fucking smooth.
>>335733003
It's the ninjer gayden style, also pretty useful for bosses if you don't mind doing bee stings.
Low stance spear goes LuBu
>>335733401
This, im glad team ninja can still make amazing combat
>>335733003
Low stance for certain weapons give extra mobility options: Spears get a super fun pole vault, Swords get a dash attack that deals good damage, and Axes get something; that's the one weapon I never messed with.
>>335733003
Initiating, safe attacks, quick attacks and stamina recovery on enemies with hyper armor.
The game rewards you for stance switching mid combat.
>>335733609
Axe is probably the most disappointing low stance since you use the pommel for most of the attacks and the first finisher you get isn't usable on big yokai. The upside is that the actual finisher is a grab and toss involving the axe's blade.
I hope there's a cozy dojo hub for between missions.
Also, have a team of samurai you can send out on missions. Like Kenway's Fleet from Black Flag.
>Beat boat oni
>Wasn't that hard, took 3 tries
>There's another fucking stage
God damn, how big is the 2nd stage? I was about to do the survey but this popped up.
Also is there a way to check how long i've played so far
>>335733818
Second stage is smaller but more condensed and also the latter half of it makes heavy use of yokai.
Also it introduces ninja. I hope you like getting ganged up on.
>>335733818
It's pretty short compared to the first one.
How long is the beta up for, I havent had much time to play and just got to the fire village. The game is fucking radical, Im loving the stances and the way stamina works in this, for both you and the enemies.
>>335731826
Why does that look better than Dark Souls 3
>>335730958
They literally explain every fucking thing that anon said. Learn to pay attention, you dumb fuck.
>>335733909
>Ninja
Speaking of them, I should learn how to use jutsu i guess. I got the axes/lances/katana shit down but haven't used the ninja/shuriken stuff yet.
>>335725361
Ship
>>335734021
The fifth.
You have plenty of time duder.
Spears in this game are amazing. I always hated how they were hot trash in the Souls games.
>>335734203
No real actual jutsu just yet. Just more useful items, the fire shuriken are super though. There might be jutsu in the full game like there's an equal chance for more talismans under the spirit tree.
just realized that weapon degradation is genius balances out constant blocking, so you have to dodge to keep weapons
>tfw you are shit at stance dancing and just stick to one stance the majority of the time depending on the enemy
well, I've played for about one hour. long enough to know that I will definitely be buying this game. it takes everything I love about souls, removes everything I dislike and throws it all in an early asia setting. won't play any more because I want it to be fresh
At this point, my biggest question is how they're going to handle game progression. For a demo, it makes sense for them to have a stage select screen, but I'm wondering if that will stay in the main game.
Will it go full open world, all of Kyushu and more at your disposal? Will it have a hub world with separate levels? Will it be story based, with you just going from one mission to the next? Will there be multiple characters, as suggested by >>335731272 ?
>>335734203
exploding shuriken are extremely good
DSP is almost to the first boss boys.
>>335734470
idtkf bro. Oni are about the only enemy where I can consistently stance dance.
>>335734470
I do this too
I just don't get how stance changing works
>>335734558
>17 deaths
He's doing better than me at this point. Fuck my life.
>beat boat oni
>have to do it again because I wanted to see which kodama I missed
>>335734383
DaS 3 shouldve had stances for all weapons like the longsword and rapier have, instead of the special moves most have, it couldve made them have attacks that were actually fucking useful. Spears are always shit in games, in this they have alot of utility outside of damage, like they obviously have noticeably farther reach, can split enemies from groups with grabs and can do pole vaults to maneuver, feels pretty good.
>>335734383
Spears were great in 1, but just became less useful as the series moved to fighting groups.
>>335734558
>he's stopping just before fighting the first boss
Goddammit.
>>335734530
>Japan immediatly after Sengoku Era
>early Asia
Which has got me thinking: will there be matchlock rifles? The time period is right.
>>335734661
It's more apparent going from High to low stance since if you do it off a combo you can slip into low stance and pulse off the dodge.
>>335734691
You dont get anything for getting them all anon, this isnt crossing over to the main game, only the DLC you unlock for completeing the whole demo is.
>>335734558
>He stopped
Fuck.
>>335734739
Probably late game. I could see them being a one off item that you can pick up that deal surprising damage to yokai.
Where's the site with the survey?
>>335734661
I've had the best luck with timing a stance change during a Ki burst; I'm already holding down R1, might as well switch.
>>335734805
>get anything
One anon probably imagined it but getting all of them could net you increased starting elixir amount in the demo.
>>335734552
How do i use them, from what I see shuriken dont drop anywhere.
>>335734741
>start with a high stance
>do a combo
>immediately switch to mid or low stance
>ki pulse or whatever it's called
Is that about right?
>>335734893
http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/form/nioh_us
>>335734893
http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/form/nioh_us
>>335734984
Gotta learn the skill first, then you Prepare Jutsu at the shrine. You may need a certain amount of Ninja Capacity to do so though, so be sure your Dex is high enough.
>>335734984
ninja skills. you can get shurikens, then you go to quick slots and equip them.
HATE CRAWLING UNDEAD
>>335734919
ok that makes sense
I'll give that a try
>>335734984
prepare jutsu at the shrine
and make sure you set the button for it or you cant use it
>>335735143
High stance Sword/Spear is your friend.
I just think they should ease out a little of the beginning of the game.
It did not happen to me, but i think being able to die instantly to the first enemy is too much.
Maybe make Williams able to survive at least 2 hits. Once you're all geared up you're in for a fun ride, but the first 10 minutes can be brutal
>>335735143
use high stance with katanas. it's a vertical attack so it's easier to hit
>>335734949
Im almost certain that thats to do with offerings and isnt tied to those guys. Ive had 8 elixers at one point, but once its back down to 3 and you reset, it stays at 3, I dont believe there is a way to increase how many you have as a default value above 3. Someone correct me if Im wrong.
>>335735047
Yeah that's, though Low stance is better since dodging also triggers a pulse. Go to mid for a block if you want. You could also do the reverse. Slip in/Guard>shift to high>smack 'em>shift back.
Low stance is also a decent way to give status effects if your weapon has an element on it.
>>335723682
It looks better than Dark Souls 3 with that framerate. And it still is Alpha, they have till around end of year till release, so tha makes it two, max three months time, maybe they even will delay it for quality reasons, who knows.
I am excited nontheles.
DSP just finished his stream by the way, he died 17 times till he opened the backdoor to the shrine before the ship. He took care in his playthrough and managed well engough to pull this.
WHO /FLYING MONKEY/ HERE
>>335735285
thanks for the help fampai
Low Stance is godlike. Those sweet dodges and the heavy combo is actually quite damaging. Doing Heaven's Flash right on an Oni's head as the finishing blow is great. All I hope for is that they rework the online. It's shit.
>>335735271
I get what your saying and it may be tied with them but right before I fought Nue the first time I was constantly spawning in with six despite not offering anything before it. I could tell since the sentries were beating my ass and I kept dieing.
However it might've just been the game being weird since I got three one time, prayed, and then got six.
>>335735351
>those Low Spear animations
>constant back damage against fatigued foes
>evasive backdash slash
Spears are so fucking fun to use in this game.
>>335735460
>Spears are so fucking fun
Are they fun enough to peruse fully?
>>335735143
>fighting oni
>one of the undead is pulled with it
>keep targetting the undead
>keeps fucking missing because its crawling
You know what actually, that means there are actual hitboxes and not just "the enemy is standing here, so if you swing here you deal damage" which is a good thing, if annoying.
>>335735143
The one crawling undead on the top of the burning building was the end of me.
Stacking poison with fire and my axe missing widely was the worst
>>335735597
switch to a low or high stance to hit them
>>335735532
Yes, a lot of fun skills and it's parry is in my opinion superior to katana since it knocks the enemy to the ground so you can stab them in the back.
>>335735532
>peruse
Dunno if that was a typo, but it gave me a chuckle.
Also,yes.
>Nue
>shit feels like a level 1 dark souls run.
one mistake and you're done or with 5% hp left
I can't get the hang of these forward+X moves, I always just end up dashing.
I'm curious, can someone playing with an european demo tag team with someone from america?
>>335735810
I've had trouble with that too. It might be that we're holding forward+X, when it should be "press forward and X at the same time".
>>335735765
Just switch your guardian to Raiken and have ten spirit :^) or learn to love low stance.
is there any lore in this game?
>>335735765
Stick to his left. It's easy to dodge his claw attacks and beam and get hits on him. Only thing you need to really watch out for are the lightning strikes from above.
>tip of toe lightly touches the larger-than-thegraphic hitbox of fire
>half health gone and a DoT that will take the rest of my HP if I don't heal
Fire damage is insane.
They need to slow how fast it does damage and only apply the dot if it hits a few times.
I get the game is punishing, but if you're sprinting around in real life and accidentally stick your foot in a fire, you won't be engulfed in flaes and sustain serious injuries, you'll pull your foot out, pat out some flames maybe, and be fine.
Unless you're dressed in combustible materials.
>>335735765
only the lightning does that much damage and it's extremely easy to avoid by just walking while he casts it
>>335736002
You're Ken-sama going on a strange journey through glorious Nippon. Yes actually read stuff.
>>335736002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Adams_(sailor)
>>335735810
>>335735912
I think you have to wait for the final animation to complete or something, the window is just kind of weird.
>>335735765
Can confirm that >>335735928 actually helps. Also, you can immediately put Nue into winded mode by attacking his sides during the mouth laser, or when he's rearing up during his slash combo.
Careful though: after about 5 sec, he recovers his stamina and reams you with lightning if you're mashing out attacks.
Which guardian is best? I've just been using the default one but I'm not really clear on what it even does.
>>335736063
GIT
>>335736063
Dashing puts out the flame almost immediately.
>>335735810
I think I figured out the spear jump. The button presses in this game seem to be really close together. You need to press x very quickly after you do your attack. Same thing with just regular combos sometimes. It's not like Souls where you can continue the next strike in the combo after a delay or two.
>>335736063
You know if you spam dodge it cuts out large chunks of the DOT timer right? Just dodge like three times and it's gone.
>>335736063
Rolling puts out fire.
>>335736135
Kato's a good all purpose combat one. Raiken is like Kato but a bit more specific. Isonade has the most utility since you get radar and if you have 12 spirit get health from kills.
>>335722506
>baseball bats are heavy
oh i am laffin, they're like 2 pounds.
>>335726023
I didn't find out till i saw DSP using it an hour ago. I am at the second area and opened the door right next left to the first shrine. Those fucking cyclops, but i'll try out all those animals tomorrow. This thread last and then sleepy time.
Thanks for recommending /v/ i had a great time with this game and hope it gets even better till release. This could develop into a nice competition for Souls.
Can make both franchises good, it's win win for vidya gaems
>doing horrible at game
>still at first shrine
>all armor and weapons broken
>all I can do is hopelessly flail at first nip hoping he drops something to either fix or replace broken crap
Life is suffering.
>>335736135
I like Kato for the extra damage and Ki recovery speed.
Is there a Kodama location guide up yet? I'm missing 1 and can't find the little shit
>>335736475
Do a barehanded parry. Should speed things up.
>>335736475
Fight the other shitters who died to him and steal their stuff once you kill them.
I don't know how I feel about the equipment system but even broken shit doesn't really effect anything. You'll do maybe 30% less damage and still kill stuff in a single ki bar.
>>335736515
Which level?
>>335726183
I summoned three people in half an hour. It worked pretty well for me, even for the alpha.
Kinda surprised this is a Demo, i hope this wasn't all they have like MGSV did with it's trailers.
Finally beat the electric dogmonkey.
I like it. I don't really want to play as Geralt though. I take it that he's the only playable character?
What are the chances of a beta demo coming out down the line?
Another tip for people having trouble is to set your blessing for increased elixir drop rates.
>>335736002
the items and guardian spirits have descriptions you can read about them.
Also theres the soul of the dead dudes that can show little stories of what happened before you got there.
Like at the beginning of the first level, if you go left theres a beach with a stair that you can't climb at the moment and the soul of the dead guy cursing someone because he didn't drop the stairs for him to run too. Later you go to the top of the stairs to kick it down and unlock the shortcut, when you do so you will find right at the top of the stairs the soul of some dude who sounds way younger apologizing for not dropping the stairs down because he wants to live. Right behind his body are a bunch of those zombie cannibals
It's a really bleak setting so far. Like the boat boss is the collective grudge of a bunch of dead slaves, and when you kill him you hear the thoughts of the person that "became" the oni and its just someone asking for someone to save him.
>>335724967
The alpha only has 3 weapon types
>>335736475
Try and parry him, L1+Square/Triangle.
>>335736629
I'm currently sitting by a huge boat
>>335736660
It's a tigermonkeyviper. It's a nip chimera.
Low stance works really well for the crawling zombie things. It's easier to hit them with lower attacks.
>>335736750
So the isle? Did you get the one near the shrine before the lord's house?
>>335736660
In the demo he is, might be other characters in the full game given that there appears to be a character select screen when you select a level.
>>335736810
The snaketail barely does anything though.
The levels don't make much sense.
You have trained swordsman walking everywhere with bandits in tow and just around the corner you find fire bomb throwing crawling zombies, demons, ninjas and ninja demons.
What?
>>335736920
Will actually attack you if you're behind him enough. Also spews poison. However yeah there's not a lot it does.
>>335736742
fucking sweet
>>335736910
You think that's a character select? It might actually be now that you mention it.
>>335736929
I'm sure it will be explained in the full game.
>>335736892
You mean the one hidden behind boxes by the broken fence? If so yeah. Currently I have 2 Oracle, 2 Swordsman, 2 Warrior, 1 Healer and 1 Hunter Kodama
Where the fuck is the east gate? I got the key for it
>>335736929
Is that the shrine? If you haven't realized it, you're going through areas over run with outlaws, rogues, and supernaturally shit
If Souls is Berserk is Nioh L5R
>>335737017
It looks like it, I can't think why else they would put his name and character model there every time if he's the only one you play as.
>>335737128
In the middle of the area. There's a yokai spawn right in front of it. Should be to the right of where you got the key.
>>335737018
The big demons are made from the grudges, bad thoughts and whatnot of the dead people, and only william triggers them, so who knows how that work out.
>>335731734
>Persona 5 comes out in the summer
If you're a filthy nip maybe, otherwise HAHA NO.
>>335737082
Pretty sure the one your missing is the black hat one. Have you scoured the beach? I know there's an oni house you can get to and I think a kodama or two located near the beach's gate.
>>335737128
Okay you know that path where an axe oni and a sword are patrolling? It's on the other side. Opens up to a shrine for Nue, some sentries, and a chest.
>>335737261
or I guess maybe it's called an oni. I don't know.
>>335723682
Git gud faggit
>>335737207
>Nioh is L5R
Only if you mean a full crab campaign outside of the wall.
It's too grimdark to be "honor, courtesans and political intrigue" side of L5R which is arguarbly the biggest side of the setting
>>335734984
I carry 18 with me that always recharge.
Those Skills are pretty cool, i hope you can level up elixier, because three is mad low and makes you play the game very very cautiously. A few mistakes, all over again from the start.
This game feels even more oldschool than Souls, i think thats why i like it so much. Very classical. Even the setting and the genre feel very familiar to old glory golden days of vidya, but this may just be my personal nostalgia googles.
>>335737328
i found the one hidden behind the beached boat and the oni house you drop in to just has an oni in it
>>335737543
There's definitely one u[ on the cliff if you follow it or something. Lead back into the burning village and the little guy is at the ledge.
>>335734438
Shuriken and all those other stuff are ACTUAL REAL LIFE Jutsus. They are part of Ninjutsu. Jutsu just means Art or something, i forgot.
Why does this game look like it is on fast forward? I feel like I'm watching the Hobbit in HFR
Why is the bird pippi longstocking
>>335737472
If you take the elixir blessing you start getting a lot of them, even though it only says a 10% buff to drop rate.
That being said, the max you can carry is 10.
>>335737637
I stand corrected then. Either way, hopefully the ninja and spirit trees get expanded.
>want to get a PS4 for Souls, fighters, and the Nioh demo
>PS4K rumors
Fuck.
Here's hoping the game doesn't get pushed back into 2017.
>>335737470
I mean it looks like you can build your character like any clan samurai/shugenja/ninja. Who would want the intrigue with combat like this? Takes to the shadowlands, let me murder a clan of ratlings
>>335730469
he said levels not lbs.
>3 fucking times
FUCKING NINJA ONI AAAAHHH! Die and give me the the fucking key already, I wanna see Nue!!!
>>335737618
do you mean the one just before the shrine where you drop down in the burning village? as i got that one as i entered the village
>>335737707
the buff goes up to 15%
>seeing people that spout the git gud meme for Souls get their shit tossed in Ni-Oh
Can't wait to try it. Durability seems like it might get annoying though.
I got hte mark of the conqueror, do I need to keep playing or can I stop? I like it, but I don't want to burn out on it or spoil myself.
>>335737618
wait never mind i see him
>>335725869
I'd say I am pretty good at video games but I can't even fucking reach the boat/ship whatever
>>335738236
You can stop, though there is a second level to try before the fifth.
>>335738184
Then I'm not sure where else to look anon. I somehow got all of them just going through the level.
>>335737867
but anon.
Don't you want the mark of the Conqueror?
Don't you want to be cool?
>>335738198
Nah, once you get to one-of-a-kind items they have durability ranging 100+ which lasts a good while, and whetstones drop like candy. You don't even need to kill anything, in the final bonfire in the first mission, run around and break the crates nearby, i get a whetstone like every 3 prayers. glue every like 10.
>>335738351
I might tomorrow or whatever but i'm just afraid i'll end up just not playing anything but this for the next week.
>>335738236
Someone mentioned demo ends may 6th.
>>335738409
shrine not bonfire, fuck sorry.
>>335738198
I don't know, it added to immersion in my opinion, weapons acctually can break really easy IRL, so you should be a Master of all Arts, a Jack of All Trades if you will, so you can manouver tactically through each areas.
>>335738409
>playing anything but this for the next week.
Fair enough, though it's coming out later this year and there's no word on another demo so treat it as you will.
I just wish he wouldn't sheathe his weapon unless manually prompted to do so.
He just puts away his shit sometimes and it throws me off
>>335738347
Wait until you get to the monkey.
>>335738678
Gotta keep that edge sharp :^)
>>335738198
This exactly.
>I died 50 times in first level of bloodbourne
git gud, try harder, parry faggot
>Get's rekt by 3v1 30 minutes into Nioh
Games too hard, copied darkmemes
Who here a samurai onislayer irl?
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>>335739009
I am.
>>335738578
I hated the durability aspect. I ran out of whetstones and glues while a huge string of retries on Spark Mandrill so I started running through swords.
About 6 swords later he was finally dead. The only thing that seemed excessive was breaking my weapons and armor over and over.
Though he did drop a better sword. And a giant hammer.
>>335739127
>only having beaten nue
>not having 99 in every stat
fuckin casual
>>335731734
Try 2017 for NA
Why is the hitstun so high in this game?
Is there a stat I should level up so when I get hit once, I'm not forced to take another hit?
>>335739152
Greetings, my village is being attacked by goshadokuro. We also need a miko. Ours was possessed by an evil omen.
>>335736002
geralt before witching
>>335739127
>not having the Nue Kat and Spear
Get your shit together.
>>335739127
Feels good
I just wish the loot system was better. Weapons and armor with set stats would be better.
Why is there a slave ship in Japan?
>>335739127
who /conqueror/ here?
>>335739529
China
>>335739529
there's a white guy so it makes sense
>>335736605
most people everyone i've seen on stream get raped by those
>>335739497
>I just wish the game was more like Dark Souls
fuck off faggot
why do some bloodstains have golden particle affects around them, intermixed with the red?
Do they just have more valuable stuff?
>>335739663
Just the equipment system. Doesn't need to be exactly like Souls but I like having weapons that scale horizontally better.
>>335739887
I thought they were NPC graves but yeah I think that just means there's good shit in there because I had one golden grave that was clearly not an NPC.
I really hope Mark of the Conqueror is exclusive to people who beat the demo.
It would make muh epeen feel nice.
>>335739887
I think they're developer bloodstains
new thread where lads
>>335740021
You didn't even beat the demo unless you beat the second level.
I was somewhat upset there wasn't a second Mark to collect.
>>335740092
It's being blocked by an oni milf. Truly this is terrible.
>>335739887
Those seem like Offline ones with special weapons attached to it.
>>335739989
Nigh isn't that kind of game, so if you don't like it maybe you should play something else
>>335740258
In his defense, the equipment system is pretty shitty.
>>335740021
>tfw it will probably be available to everyone for 1 dollar two weeks after release
>>335740258
Good god. Fucking calm down.
Is parrying even worth it with katana's? It just seems more efficient to dodge/teleport instead.
>>335740021
You just need to beat the 2nd boss to get the Mark, the second stage is a lot shorter and should only take 1-2 hours though
>>335740258
I do like the game though. I don't hate the random loot system either I just think they could come up with something a lot better. I like being able to have a favorite weapon and not something that need to be constantly replaced.
FUCK THESE NINJAS
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Man, the Brawler set is so dope looking.
