As a part of the PlayStation State of Play, we obtained handled to the shock reveal of the subsequent recreation within the Nioh motion RPG collection. It’s merely titled Nioh 3, and it’s going to be altering a lot of what we learn about Nioh.
Nioh 2 is about for launch in early 2026.
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First, the sport is just not a timed PlayStation-exclusive, which is nice to see (and a primary for Nioh). It is going to be out there on PC and PS5 concurrently when it arrives subsequent 12 months. The much more stunning information is that there’s a demo out there proper now, although sadly solely on PS5.
That is the alpha demo, which means there’s going to be not less than yet one more demo – beta – previous to launch, if Staff Ninja’s historical past with Nioh is something to go by. The demo is on the market solely till Wednesday, June 18
Nioh 3 takes place in Japan’s Sengoku interval, and stars a brand new protagonist; a younger warrior set to be the subsequent Shogun. Clearly Yokai are within the combine right here proper alongside human enemies.
Nioh 3 is described as an “open subject” recreation, which is a significant change for the collection. It’s fascinating that Staff Ninja didn’t name it outright open world, although maybe the unfavourable criticisms Rise of the Ronin drew for its open-world construction could have had a hand in that.
Regardless, gameplay areas look to be extra open than previous Nioh video games, even when the trailer doesn’t present a lot of that.
Maybe essentially the most fascinating element was made on this PlayStation Weblog publishthe place Nioh 3 common producer Fumihiko Yasuda revealed that fight has two major kinds: Samurai, and Ninja.
Each kinds could be switched between on the fly. The Samurai model is described as essentially the most much like different Nioh video games, although stances weren’t talked about within the breakdown. The Samurai model additionally comes with new additions, so it’s not solely related.The publish mentions Arts Proficiency, which boosts the ability of martial arts – an space that’s sometimes been uncared for in Nioh video games. There’s additionally Deflect, which is successfully a parry system.
Then there’s the Ninja model, which has sooner actions, and unlocks a number of aerial actions. That is the place the Ninjitsu methods now sit, and a number of the skills mentioned embody forsaking a clone after attacking.
Nioh 3 seems to be to be an enormous step ahead for the collection, so we’ll have to attend till we get our fingers on it to search out out whether or not Staff Ninja has been profitable at evolving its method this time round.
