History VideoGame / Nioh

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: William Adams was a RealLife Westerner-turned Samurai (having been the inspiration for [[Literature/AsianSaga Shogun]]), though he was a full-blooded Englishman rather than mixed-race.

* HammerSpace: Averted; William can only use two melee weapons at a time, and will be seen carrying with him if equipped.

* BreakableWeapons: Armor and weapons are subjected to a durability value; to restore them, players must use a "Nikawa Glue" and whetstone, respectively
* ButNotTooForeign: The real life William Adams was a full-blooded Englishman. The game's version of Will is half-Japanese.

* DevelopersForesight:
** There are a number of people who like games like this, but don't like how most console games run at 30 FPS. This game allows you to trade in visual quality for 60 FPS in the settings menu.
** Some of the skill descriptions come with handy pronunciation guides, like sayin that Iai is pronounced "ee-eye."
* DifficultButAwesome: One of this game's mechanical differences from ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' is a sort of Active Reload-esque mechanic when it comes to stamina management. Namely, proper use of the R1 button when recovering stamina speeds up the process. It takes a bit of getting used to, especially when it comes to doing so mid-combat, but it speeds up stamina regeneration in a game where you need stamina to even attack (and where you get stunned temporarily when you run out of stamina).

* DevelopersForesight: There are a number of people who like games like this, but don't like how most console games run at 30 FPS. This game allows you to trade in visual quality for 60 FPS in the settings menu.

'''Nioh''' (仁王; "Benevolent King"), formerly known as '''Ni-Oh''', is an upcoming 2016 HackAndSlash ActionRPG for the Sony UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, developed by Team Ninja (makers of ''Franchise/DeadOrAlive'' and ''Franchise/NinjaGaiden'') and published by [[Creator/{{Koei}} Koei Tecmo]]. Set in the [[JidaiGeki Warring States period of 16th-century Japan]], players take on the role of a [[ButNotTooForeign half-Japanese, half-Western]] {{Samurai}} named William Adams as he combats against human and supernatural foes from Japanese folklore, such as {{Oni}}.

* '''NintendoHard''': With the alpha demo being released to the public, ''Nioh'' has become infamous for this and is just as hard, if not, ''harder'' than ''Dark Souls'', ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' or ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden''.

* AlwaysCheckBehindTheChair: Gold and other useful items might be hidden by breakable crates and the environment

* FieldPowerEffect: Certain oni and bosses can trigger a "Yokai Realm", a circular black-and-white zone that decreases or negate recovery Ki recovery in its area
* HammerSpace: Averted; William can only use two melee weapons at a time, and will be seen carrying with him if equipped
* HealingPotion: Elixirs
* HealthDamageAsymmetry: Averted; players and enemies can be killed in a just a few hits

* HybridMonster: The "Nue" boss, looking akin to the mythological Greek ''chimera'' with the body of a lion and the tail of a serpent; fitting, given the Nue are the traditional Japanese equivalent of a chimera

* ResetButton: Visiting a shrine regenerates lost {{Hit Point}}s but [[RespawningEnemies respawns all non-boss enemies]]

* SuperMode: Upon collecting enough Amrita, while also having a Guardian Spirit imbued with William, players can temporarily fuse the equipped Spirit with their currently equipped weapon to gain enhanced damage, infinite Ki and a buffer against damage. In this state, both {{Hit Point}}s and Ki are replaced by a single bar representing duration of this mode, which decreases as William takes damage or uses Ki. This form can end prematurely should players switch weapons, and the exact bonuses vary between Guardian Spirits, but it can be used to turn the tide of battle or deal a finishing blow when in a pinch.

Game-play appears to be inspired by ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', where-in the average enemy can kill a gear appropriate player in less than 4 hits, and players must learn to spot enemy tells and draw out opponents one at a time, else risk a swift defeat from numerous foes, while stronger ones like oni and bosses can easily OneHitKill players. Unlike ''Dark Souls'', ''Nioh'' uses a set protagonist, thus CharacterCustomization is limited to accessories, armor and weapons like traditional {{Eastern RPG}}s.

* ExperienceBooster: Certain attributes from armor and weapons will allow more Amrita to be acquired from defeating enemies, while one shrine offering also offers this provided you've found the correct kodama.

* HybridMonster: The "Nue" boss, looking akin to the mythological Greek ''chimera'' with the body of a lion and the tail of a serpent. Fitting given that that Nue are traditionally pretty much the Japanese equivelant of Chimeras.

* '''NintendoHard''': With the alpha demo being released to the public, ''Nioh'' has become infamous for this and is just as hard, if not, ''harder'' than ''Dark Souls'', ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' or ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden''. This game does ''not'' fuck around.

* {{Oni}}: ''Nioh'' features traditional types, such as classic, horned ogres to {{Cyclops}}-like variants. Heck, the name Nioh is, syllables wise, backwards (using Japanese symbols) for Oni.

* StanceSystem: ''Nioh'' uses a high, medium and low stance basis for all melee weapons to determine what string of attacks are available for players and human enemies. Additionally, each stance has its own sets of skills exclusive to it and the weapon players are wielding. Most enemies also follow these same rules, most notably in human enemies who's animations look like William's with the respective weapons.
* SuperMode: After collecting enough Amrita, while also having your guardian spirit currently with you, William can temporarily fuse the equipped spirit with his currently equipped weapon to temporarily be granted enhanced damage, infinite ki, and a buffer against damage. In this state, both Health and Ki are replaced by a single bar that represents the time remaining, and further decreases if William takes damage or uses ki. The form can end prematurely should William switch weapons. The exact bonuses vary between guardians, but it can be used to turn the tide of battle or deal a finishing blow when in a pinch.

* '''NintendoHard''': With the alpha demo being released to the public, ''Nioh'' has become infamous for this and is just as hard, if not, ''harder'' than ''Dark Souls'', ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' or ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden''.

* ContinuingIsPainful: Upon death, players are returned to the last shrine they activated, and all non-boss enemies respawn in their locations. Furthermore, accumulated Amrita and the current Guardian Spirit are dropped at the place of death; dying a second time without reacquiring them and all Amrita is lost, but the Spirit returns to players automatically post-death. Additionally, players can simply pay Amrita to retrieve the Guardian Spirit at any shrine without going back to their place of death.

* ExperienceBooster: Certain attributes from armor and weapons will allow more Amrita to be acquired from defeating enemies, while one shrine offering also offers this

* HybridMonster: The "Nue" boss, looking akin to the mythological Greek ''chimera'' with the body of a lion and the tail of a serpent

Game-play appears to be inspired by ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', where-in players must learn to spot enemy tells and draw out opponents one at a time, else risk a swift defeat from numerous foes, while stronger ones like oni and bosses can easily OneHitKill players. Unlike ''Dark Souls'', ''Nioh'' uses a set protagonist, thus CharacterCustomization is limited to accessories, armor and weapons like traditional {{Eastern RPG}}s.

* WeaponOfChoice: Ranging from [[AnAxToGrind axes]], [[BladeOnAStick spears]], [[DropTheHammer hammers]] and the traditional {{Katanas|AreJustBetter}}

* HyperspaceArsenal: There's no limit to the number of accessories, armor, items and weapons players can carry

* {{Oni}}: ''Nioh'' features traditional types, such as classic, horned ogres to {{Cyclops}}-like variants

* StanceSystem: ''Nioh'' uses a high, medium and low stance basis for all melee weapons to determine what string of attacks are available for players and human enemies. Additionally, each stance has its own sets of skills exclusive to it and the weapon players are wielding.

* BreakableWeapons: Armor and weapons are subjected to a durability value; to restore them, players must use a paste and whetstone, respectively'

Game-play appears to be inspired by ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', where-in players must learn to spot enemy tells and draw out opponents one at a time, else risk a swift defeat from numerous foes, while stronger ones like oni and bosses can easily OneHitKill players. Unlike ''Dark Souls'', ''Nioh'' uses a set protagonist, thus CharacterCustomization will be limited to armor and weapons like traditional {{Eastern RPG}}s.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: William Adams was an actual Westerner-turned Samurai (having been the inspiration for [[Literature/AsianSaga Shogun]]), though he was a full-blooded Englishman rather than mixed-race.
* '''NintendoHard''': With the alpha demo being released to the public, it has become very infamous as not only one of the hardest games of the current generation of games, but one of the ''hardest games ever made''. Yes, harder than any Soulsborne title or NinjaGaiden title.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: William Adams was an actual Westerner-turned Samurai, though he was a full-blooded Englishman rather than mixed-race.

* '''NintendoHard''': With the alpha demo being released to the public, it has become very infamous as not only one of the hardest games of the current generation of games, but one of the ''hardest games ever made''. Yes, harder then any Soulsborne title or NinjaGaiden title.

!!''Nioh'' provides the following tropes: