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You know which side of the “difficulty is part of the point” argument you fall on. There are a lot of good, and even great things here for fans of the genre, but in the end, it’s another ‘one of those’. 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Your maximum-nonsense destination for the biggest gaming news, guides, and features.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vg247.com\u002F","London","dom.peppiatt@vg247.com",{"id":376,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":377,"author":378,"original_score":31,"normalized_score":32,"review_url":385,"review_date":362,"summary":386,"created_at":387,"updated_at":387,"author_id":379,"last_edited_at":387,"outlet":388},103126,140,{"id":379,"bio":19,"name":380,"avg_score":381,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":382,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":383,"claim_token":19,"article_count":384,"claimed_by_user_id":19},8997,"Luke Mitchell",77.90123456790124,"2025-03-25T20:36:23.079893-04:00","2025-09-03T10:29:19.85595-04:00",160,"https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002Freviews\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fnioh-2-review-refined-ruthless\u002F","It’s fair to say that Nioh was a sleeper hit back in 2017, showing that From Software weren’t the only ones who could create a tantalising action RPG loop that was incredibly difficult while remaining addictive and rewarding. Team NINJA continue their high-quality legacy with a game that was filled with determined demons, lots of loot and provided a fast-paced alternative to the genre Dark Souls had created.","2025-03-25T20:52:41.326485-04:00",{"id":377,"logo":389,"name":390,"slug":391,"tags":19,"bluesky":19,"twitter":392,"youtube":19,"facebook":393,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":394,"website_url":395,"score_format":45,"average_score":72,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":396,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":50,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":19,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcheckpoint-gaming.jpg","Checkpoint Gaming","checkpoint-gaming","checkpointAU","checkpoint.joy949","Join us every Saturday 2PM on JOY94.9 for all the latest news, reviews & more in the gaming world!","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002F","Melbourne",{"id":398,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":399,"author":400,"original_score":407,"normalized_score":408,"review_url":409,"review_date":362,"summary":410,"created_at":411,"updated_at":411,"author_id":401,"last_edited_at":411,"outlet":412},63325,27,{"id":401,"bio":19,"name":402,"avg_score":403,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":404,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":405,"claim_token":19,"article_count":406,"claimed_by_user_id":19},3920,"Richard Seagrave",72.35784685367703,"2025-01-17T06:36:14.881474-05:00","2026-08-17T12:40:20.525759-04:00",1324,"10\u002F10",100,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fnioh-2-review\u002F","Undoubtedly set to be one of the highlights of 2020, Nioh 2 is a confident follow-up that leaves the core of the game intact, renewing the experience by adding yet another rewarding layer. With its Yokai abilities, it further distances itself from the Souls-like genre, making combat deeper and more exciting then ever. This is effectively Ninja Gaiden cranked up to eleven with RPG elements and your own custom created character; one that has a demonic past that inexplicably provides them with otherworldly abilities. 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Developer Team Ninja has built and iterated upon the strong foundations laid by a predecessor widely considered to be one of the best Dark Souls titles not made by From Software, but is that enough in today's world? The follow-up does introduce new mechanics, weapons, locations, and an impressive amount of enemy variety, however, it never quite manages to shake that feeling of being more of the same. To be fair, that familiar loop is excellent at its core, although it's not going to convert any doubters into believers. 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I’m not one to shy away from a challenge, having loved Souls and Souls-like games, and even enjoyed Team Ninja’s impressive archive, but Nioh 2 broke me. The debate on whether games such as these should include a difficulty slider has been a hot button issue for awhile. While its own blend of the formula, this has begun pushing me into support for such a feature. There’s so much to Nioh 2 that many gamers will simply miss out on due to its ruthless difficulty, something that feels unearned in its own right. Those able to overcome the difficulty curve will find complex and highly-versatile combat, inspirational enemy designs and an imaginative world to explore. Team Ninja has crafted something worth investing your time into, just maybe not hours into a single boss.","2025-01-15T06:27:07.237028-05:00",{"id":493,"logo":506,"name":507,"slug":508,"tags":119,"bluesky":19,"twitter":509,"youtube":510,"facebook":511,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":512,"website_url":513,"score_format":71,"average_score":276,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":514,"stats_updated_at":515,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":516,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":19,"published_authors_count":101,"published_reviews_count":517},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FHardcore-Gamer-Logo.jpg","Hardcore Gamer ","hardcore-gamer","HardcoreGamer","HardcoreGamerVideo","Hardcore-Gamer","Follow us for the latest and greatest in video game news, previews, reviews and more. No nonsense, just games.","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002F","2025-07-31","2025-08-25T15:23:50.92109",3,521,{"id":519,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":500,"author":520,"original_score":189,"normalized_score":190,"review_url":525,"review_date":479,"summary":526,"created_at":527,"updated_at":527,"author_id":521,"last_edited_at":527,"outlet":528},83951,{"id":521,"bio":19,"name":319,"avg_score":522,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":523,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":524,"claim_token":19,"article_count":360,"claimed_by_user_id":19},4507,78.38461538461539,"2025-01-23T14:38:31.751393-05:00","2025-04-21T08:15:37.430312-04:00","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamepressure.com\u002Feditorials\u002Freviews\u002Fnioh-2-review-make-me-wanna-die-1000-times\u002Fz0268","When I started writing this review, I was tempted to follow Team Ninja's example and just copy whole paragraphs from the first game text, change headlines and add a few small changes. Fun fact: that review would mostly be accurate and relevant.","2025-02-26T12:37:46.128283-05:00",{"id":500,"logo":529,"name":530,"slug":531,"tags":441,"bluesky":19,"twitter":532,"youtube":533,"facebook":531,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":534,"website_url":535,"score_format":45,"average_score":46,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":536,"editor_in_chief_email":537,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgamepressure-logo.jpg","GamePressure","gamepressure","gamepressurecom","UCCH7BcvTqvbIvX6aaJs0p3g","Visit Gamepressure for the latest gaming news, best game guides on the web, and editorials with a perspective.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamepressure.com\u002F","maciej.bogusz@webedia-group.com","maciej.pawlikowski@webedia-group.com",{"id":539,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":540,"author":541,"original_score":548,"normalized_score":62,"review_url":549,"review_date":479,"summary":550,"created_at":551,"updated_at":551,"author_id":542,"last_edited_at":551,"outlet":552},76135,70,{"id":542,"bio":19,"name":543,"avg_score":544,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":545,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":546,"claim_token":19,"article_count":547,"claimed_by_user_id":19},5790,"Sam Chandler",77.91666666666667,"2025-02-08T08:45:08.013508-05:00","2026-08-17T09:17:39.953129-04:00",48,"8\u002F10","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002Farticle\u002F116784\u002Fnioh-2-review-crouching-yokai-hidden-samurai","Nioh 2 is the latter of these two. 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This is good use of a loading screen.","2025-02-08T09:17:52.551243-05:00",{"id":540,"logo":553,"name":554,"slug":555,"tags":441,"bluesky":19,"twitter":555,"youtube":556,"facebook":555,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":557,"website_url":558,"score_format":45,"average_score":131,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":559,"news_editor_email":560,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":561,"reviews_editor_email":562,"editor_in_chief_email":563,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FShackNews-Logo.jpg","ShackNews","shacknews","Shacknewsgames","Gaming News on the Cutting Edge of Technology.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002F","Canton, OH","tj.denzer@shacknews.com","United States","bill.lavoy@shacknews.com","asif.khan@shacknews.com",{"id":565,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":566,"author":567,"original_score":135,"normalized_score":32,"review_url":573,"review_date":479,"summary":574,"created_at":575,"updated_at":575,"author_id":568,"last_edited_at":575,"outlet":576},78300,56,{"id":568,"bio":19,"name":569,"avg_score":570,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":571,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":572,"claim_token":19,"article_count":233,"claimed_by_user_id":19},5575,"Jason Coles",72.912,"2025-02-05T21:49:09.693766-05:00","2026-08-08T04:36:18.851954-04:00","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F10\u002Fnioh-2-review\u002F","Nioh 2 builds on the excellence of the original with a fistful of new twists and ideas, from new Yokai abilities to full-on co-op through the entire game. Nioh 2 might well be the best Soulslike that isn’t a FromSoftware game, and it's easily one of my personal contenders for Game of the Year.","2025-02-10T14:36:10.021586-05:00",{"id":566,"logo":577,"name":578,"slug":579,"tags":200,"bluesky":580,"twitter":578,"youtube":579,"facebook":578,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":581,"website_url":582,"score_format":45,"average_score":262,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":583,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":584,"editor_in_chief_email":585,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","thesixthaxis","thesixthaxis.bsky.social","All the latest videos gaming news, reviews, guides, and opinion.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","aran@thesixthaxis.com","dom@thesixthaxis.com","teflon@thesixthaxis.com",{"id":587,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":588,"author":589,"original_score":31,"normalized_score":32,"review_url":595,"review_date":479,"summary":596,"created_at":597,"updated_at":598,"author_id":590,"last_edited_at":598,"outlet":599},81457,44,{"id":590,"bio":19,"name":591,"avg_score":540,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":592,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":593,"claim_token":19,"article_count":594,"claimed_by_user_id":19},6540,"Lucas Rivarola","2025-02-12T20:21:21.375712-05:00","2025-03-04T11:54:46.561241-05:00",5,"https:\u002F\u002Frpgsite.net\u002Freview\u002F9524-nioh-2-review","Building upon what made the first one such a great game, Nioh 2 is an amazing sequel.","2025-02-13T05:30:26.285343-05:00","2025-03-04T12:30:17.385067-05:00",{"id":588,"logo":600,"name":601,"slug":602,"tags":200,"bluesky":603,"twitter":602,"youtube":604,"facebook":605,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":606,"website_url":607,"score_format":45,"average_score":131,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":19,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRPGSite%20Logo.jpg","RPGSite","rpgsite","rpgsite.net","rpgsitenet","RPGSite.net","We love role playing video games, so we report on them all day every day. Expect critique, news, reviews, guides, trivia & more!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rpgsite.net\u002F",{"id":609,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":610,"author":611,"original_score":216,"normalized_score":32,"review_url":618,"review_date":479,"summary":619,"created_at":620,"updated_at":620,"author_id":612,"last_edited_at":620,"outlet":621},85483,82,{"id":612,"bio":19,"name":613,"avg_score":614,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":615,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":616,"claim_token":19,"article_count":617,"claimed_by_user_id":19},4003,"Michael Leri",70.58823529411765,"2025-01-18T12:10:18.021691-05:00","2025-03-31T05:40:23.962572-04:00",69,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamerevolution.com\u002Freview\u002F637652-nioh-2-review-ps4","The original Nioh’s mix of Ninja Gaiden-esque combat in a Dark Souls shell proved successful as it was one of the few Soulslikes that wasn’t just a hollow imitation. It earned its place in the competitive genre, but, much like a lot of promising debuts, it left a lot of room for improvement. NIOH 2 sharpens many of its predecessor’s dulled areas and goes an extra step further, creating one of the best and most satisfying hack and slash RPGs the genre has ever seen.","2025-02-27T18:49:12.663963-05:00",{"id":610,"logo":622,"name":623,"slug":624,"tags":441,"bluesky":19,"twitter":625,"youtube":626,"facebook":627,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":628,"website_url":629,"score_format":45,"average_score":276,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":630,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":630,"editor_in_chief_email":631,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGame-Revolution-Logo.jpg","Game Revolution","game-revolution","Game_Revolution","GameRevolutionGR","GameRev","Gaming, entertainment, and tech coverage where the reader comes first","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamerevolution.com\u002F","jason.faulkner@gamerevolution.com","paul.tamburro@gamerevolution.com",{"id":633,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":163,"author":634,"original_score":641,"normalized_score":642,"review_url":643,"review_date":479,"summary":644,"created_at":645,"updated_at":645,"author_id":635,"last_edited_at":645,"outlet":646},87952,{"id":635,"bio":19,"name":636,"avg_score":637,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":638,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":639,"claim_token":19,"article_count":640,"claimed_by_user_id":19},5821,"Kai Tatsumoto",80.2840909090909,"2025-02-08T11:21:38.932748-05:00","2026-08-17T10:48:58.465545-04:00",179,"9.6\u002F10",96,"https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002Freview\u002Fnioh-2-two-souls-one-game\u002F","The first Nioh was a strange anomaly in the gaming world. This Team Ninja-developed samurai sim was in development for more than a decade across two PlayStation platforms before it finally graced the PlayStation 4 with William of London's adventures in feudal Japan. This delicate balance of swordplay and Dark Souls formulaic design to combat wove together to create a gaming tapestry unlike any other. It wasn't until E3 2018 that a follow-up was announced and now, a mere three years since the first Nioh arrived on PlayStation 4, its successor has finally arrived: Nioh 2.","2025-03-04T09:30:22.123657-05:00",{"id":163,"logo":647,"name":648,"slug":649,"tags":200,"bluesky":19,"twitter":649,"youtube":650,"facebook":649,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":651,"website_url":652,"score_format":45,"average_score":46,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":653,"news_editor_email":654,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":178,"reviews_editor_email":655,"editor_in_chief_email":656,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwccftech-logo.jpg","WCCFtech","wccftech","wccftechtv","We bring you the latest from hardware, mobile tech, gaming and internet industries","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002F","Vancouver","nate@wccftech.com","kai@wccftech.com","saad@wccftech.com",{"id":658,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":617,"author":659,"original_score":31,"normalized_score":32,"review_url":665,"review_date":666,"summary":667,"created_at":668,"updated_at":668,"author_id":660,"last_edited_at":669,"outlet":670},72613,{"id":660,"bio":19,"name":661,"avg_score":662,"outlet_id":617,"created_at":663,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":664,"claim_token":19,"article_count":358,"claimed_by_user_id":19},5590,"Mitchell Saltzman",78.54545454545455,"2025-02-06T08:41:20.381658-05:00","2025-11-19T16:34:57.904052-05:00","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002Fnioh-2-review","2000-01-01","Nioh 2 is an impressive evolution of its predecessor, strengthening everything that was already great, while mostly leaving its already existing issues alone. Its stellar combat is elevated by the addition of Soul Cores, Burst Counters, and the ways in which those two main new mechanics affect enemy AI and how you approach battles. It’s depth is impressive, even though that can also make it feel a little overwhelming due to how much time must be spent managing Nioh 2’s many systems. If you’re up to the challenge, Nioh 2 is no doubt one of the most difficult and rewarding games of this generation.","2025-02-06T09:09:10.93225-05:00","2025-02-06T11:06:36.2819-05:00",{"id":617,"logo":671,"name":672,"slug":673,"tags":119,"bluesky":674,"twitter":672,"youtube":675,"facebook":672,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":676,"website_url":677,"score_format":45,"average_score":131,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":678,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":561,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":19,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","ign","ign.com","@IGN","We're all about video games, movies, TV, and comics!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","Los Angeles"]