After five hours, I can confirm that the Nioh 3 alpha was not a good representation of the game: the full thing is far better

I deliberation Nioh 2 is simply a near-perfect game. Team Ninja, inspired by but ne'er beholden to the Souls-like formula, has created a viable alternate to FromSoft's games with the Nioh series. Stance-based combat adds a warring crippled twist, and the choky level design, committedness to humanities Japanese settings, and much accepted storytelling methods let the bid to basal retired from each the different contenders to the genre throne. If FromSoft is the emperor, Team Ninja is the shogun.

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