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Nioh 2

Released: 3/13/2020

UNLEASH YOUR DARKNESS Master the lethal art of the samurai in this brutal masocore action role-playing game… for death is coming. Journey to 1555 feudal Japan, a country gripped in the misery and madness of endless warfare. A place where monsters and evil spirits infest a land of natural beauty and menacing peril, where everyone from the smallest child to the bravest warrior lives in constant fear of the spiritual beings known as yokai Play as a mute rogue living as a hired mercenary and renowned yokai hunter. Born to and abandoned by human and yokai parents, you are burdened with the ability to take on supernatural yokai form. Can you survive the treacherous Sengoku era and terrifying Dark Realm? - Fight to survive in this brutally savage masocore action role-playing game - Unleash your inner demon to wield the devastating powers of the supernatural yokai - Discover a revamped combat system with new weapons and skills - Journey through the mysterious Dark Realm - the demonic home of the yokai - Play with friends in co-op online multiplayer modes for up to three players

UNLEASH YOUR DARKNESS Master the lethal art of the samurai in this brutal masocore action role-playing game… for death is coming. Journey to 1555 feudal Japan, a country gripped in the misery and madness of endless warfare. A place where monsters and evil spirits infest a land of natural beauty and menacing peril, where everyone from the smallest child to the bravest warrior lives in constant fear of the spiritual beings known as yokai Play as a mute rogue living as a hired mercenary and renowned yokai hunter. Born to and abandoned by human and yokai parents, you are burdened with the ability to take on supernatural yokai form. Can you survive the treacherous Sengoku era and terrifying Dark Realm? - Fight to survive in this brutally savage masocore action role-playing game - Unleash your inner demon to wield the devastating powers of the supernatural yokai - Discover a revamped combat system with new weapons and skills - Journey through the mysterious Dark Realm - the demonic home of the yokai - Play with friends in co-op online multiplayer modes for up to three players

UNLEASH YOUR DARKNESS Master the lethal art of the samurai in this brutal masocore action role-playing game… for death is coming. Journey to 1555 feudal Japan, a country gripped in the misery and madness of endless warfare. A place where monsters and evil spirits infest a land of natural beauty and menacing peril, where everyone from the smallest child to the bravest warrior lives in constant fear of the spiritual beings known as yokai Play as a mute rogue living as a hired mercenary and renowned yokai hunter. Born to and abandoned by human and yokai parents, you are burdened with the ability to take on supernatural yokai form. Can you survive the treacherous Sengoku era and terrifying Dark Realm? - Fight to survive in this brutally savage masocore action role-playing game - Unleash your inner demon to wield the devastating powers of the supernatural yokai - Discover a revamped combat system with new weapons and skills - Journey through the mysterious Dark Realm - the demonic home of the yokai - Play with friends in co-op online multiplayer modes for up to three players

Critics

86

Metacritic

79

Score Breakdown

85.8

Critic Average

84 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

79

Metacritic User Score

1,310 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

N/A

Metacritic Disparity

+6.8

Combined Disparity

+6.8

Average of both sources

Review Timing

47 early (56%)35 launch window (42%)2 late (2%)

Review summary

Updated Jun 1, 2020

Based on 84 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 85.8/100. Critics score this game 6.8 points higher than Metacritic users.