I particularly like the stamina regeneration mechanic that you can trigger at the end of a series of swings – it reminds me of Gears of War's active reload.īut while the foundations are in place, there's still a lot that needs to be tweaked. Different stances enable unique tactics, and a skill tree teases tons of unlockable manoeuvres which can augment your chosen discipline. It's a fun format that I'm not bored of yet, and I quite like the moment-to-moment action here – even if it does feel like you're attacking with a feather duster at times. Die, however, on your journey, and they'll be dropped, giving you a single opportunity to collect them. The gameplay loop is lifted directly from the aforementioned From Software titles which shall not be named you collect 'souls' with each kill, and these can then be traded for levels. Y'know what? I like it – but it's clear that Team Ninja's got its work cut out if its hoping to drop its samurai slash-'em-up onto store shelves this year. More importantly, though: is it any good? But Nioh really is like Dark Souls – frankly to an absurd degree. I'm going to try to write this Nioh piece without lazily mentioning Dark Sou- too late! As an editor, it's my job to remove all clichés from the reviews that we run on Push Square, and that includes words such as 'visceral' and the ever-present 'like Dark Souls' simile.

A bizarre pre-release alpha demo for samurai Souls clone Nioh launched on the PlayStation 4 this week, and given that it's one of the rare releases that's piqued both Sammy and Ramsey's attention, we figured that we'd run a dual impressions article on the upcoming Koei Tecmo exclusive.

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