March 9, 2024 - Day 434 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 469

Game: Nioh 2

Platform: Steam
Released: Feb 5, 2021
Installed: Mar 9, 2024
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 32m

The second game in the March Humble Choice Bundle is Nioh 2; it's a third-person ARPG, which is described by the developers as "masocore".

It's set in a fictionalised supernatural era of Japan in the 16th century, and I hope you like sharp weapons, because there are a lot of them to choose from.

Not that they did me much good, because I died pretty much straight away, and repeatedly.

Turns out that "masocore" is a portmanteau of "masochism" and "hardcore", and Nioh 2 is aimed at a subset of players for whom I guess soulslikes aren't frustrating enough?

It's a gorgeous-looking game, but I have low frustration levels to begin with, and this just didn't click with me.

I still want to give it another try though? So I'm going give it a (just barely):

3: OK

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