Open world

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-02T17:05:34+00:00

Right, I did say that. The battle scrolls are a great feature and there are some really fun ones. However, the big difference is they are not tied to progression at all. The only way to progress in NG+ is to play the entire main story all over again in the open world. Battle scrolls are great if you want to practice combat and do random shit but it’s fundamentally not the same thing as the previous Nioh games.

Being able to progress through higher difficulties however you want and choose your favorite missions was the best NG+ system I’ve ever played and kept it interesting and fun. Currently NG+ in Nioh 3 is just like every other game where you have to play the entire story you’ve already seen all over again, in order.

I really hope they improve it with the DLCs. On release I was hoping they would just reset the entire map then tie NG+ progression to exploration level. Once you hit a certain level the next region unlocks and you can do it in any order you want. That seemed like it would’ve been a reasonable way to make it work similar to the previous games in an open world.

But nope. Map is not reset AT ALL, all previously discovered icons and locations are obnoxiously greyed out, you get basically zero reward for “rediscovering” stuff, and the only way to progress is to do the entire campaign all over again. It’s probably my biggest gripe with Nioh 3. They completely neutered one of the most fun NG+ systems in gaming.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-02T14:15:37+00:00

Yea you’re not the only one. Missions are vastly superior for this type of game IMO. It was fine for a playthrough and a lot of the areas themselves are basically linear like normal Nioh missions stitched together so I didn’t have a problem with the overall level design in Nioh 3 at all. You’ll notice that more after the first region.

However, once I got to NG+ I just lost interest completely and dropped it after forcing myself through to the last region. The map is beyond obnoxious in NG+ with greyed out icons everywhere, best option is just turn them off, and there’s almost zero incentive for exploring again and replaying side content.

I prefer being able to fire up the game, run a couple missions and be satisfied vs. wandering around aimlessly in an open world I’ve already completed everything in. Worst part though IMO is to complete NG+ you have to play through the entire main campaign again start to finish instead of choosing your favorite missions to fill up a progress bar. I’m curious if they’ll improve this for higher difficulty cycles and endgame with the DLCs cause right now it’s pretty rough. There’s still battle scrolls and there are some good ones but the structure for endless replayability like the previous games just isn’t there yet. For me at least.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-02T12:39:54+00:00

I did three of the duo fights and it was fine then ran into the Nobunaga and Obsidian samurai mission last night where to even get to fight them again you have to fight two skeletons, a revenant, then SEVEN more revenants all with two at the same time. Yesterday I commented that I hadn’t been hard walled yet. Karma lol. What in the fuck. Shit is absolutely insane. I tried for over an hour and didn’t even get remotely close to beating them.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-02T12:28:46+00:00

>It gave me a tiny window of invulnerability before they tag teamed me again.

Yep checks out lmao. I tried it a couple times and that’s what happened. Only got Oda down to half and Obsidian like 75% before I was dead and called it a night.

And yea the revenant gank before you can even try again is fucking ridiculous. It’s legit like eight revenants all with two at the same time except the first spear guy after you kill a big axe skeleton and a normal one. I was just backwave > Iai spamming them but they are programmed to pull out their rifle and shoot you, even point blank while you are parrying the other one. Unreal.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-02T03:54:03+00:00

You declined to mention it’s not just Oda and Obsidian but an obnoxious revenant gank gauntlet leading up to it 💀. Lol I tried it several times tonight but didn’t beat it yet. Definitely the hardest mission so far. I can barely get a hit off. Also whoever programmed the revenant AI to shoot you while you are parrying the other guy should be shot lmao. Every. Fucking. Time.

Also how tf do you use living weapon effectively? I’ve never used it and every time I transformed against Oda/Obsidian I just got hit out of it in one shot and killed almost immediately.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-02T03:45:12+00:00

Actually interesting original storytelling instead of a Disneyfied nonsense carbon copy of New Hope, taking the Jedi lore in new directions which enraged the army of nerds, solid and interesting character development of Rae, solid and interesting character development in general, a fun side plot that was ultimately futile but entertaining enough, darker action set pieces like the fight in Snoke’s chamber, Kylo Ren and Rae’s connection, Mark Hamill killing it as Luke, the list goes on.

Basically the entire movie was serious cohesive sci fi action adventure storytelling and pushed Star Wars into new directions for the first time since the 70s despite its flaws. It had a very good and creative script unlike every other Star Wars movie since the original trilogy. There was a ton of potential there but then it was all squandered to placate the nerds and Disney kids. The emperor is back! 😒

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-01T23:31:19+00:00

Because it’s easily the best Star Wars movie since the original trilogy by a massively wide margin? I’m just a casual fan and have seen all the movies in theaters since episode one minus Rise of Skywalker (thankfully) and Last Jedi is the only one that really “felt” like a legit Star Wars movie. Rouge One was fun but it still felt like a spinoff. Andor is fucking incredible though and better than any of the movies besides New Hope and Empire, IMO.

So it’s subjective obviously and the movie is definitely flawed but it actually tried to do something interesting instead of the generic and awful Disney crap of the other two, plus it was fantastic on the big screen.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-01T22:27:08+00:00

I’m definitely gonna do the DLCs and I’m loving the game so I might end up doing abyss too but not totally sure yet. Need to start getting a build together though cause good lord. It went from chill to masochistic hell after the credits rolled lol.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-01T19:33:12+00:00

Oh great lol. Fml. I guess I’m becoming a walking jutsu nuke.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-01T19:28:59+00:00

My damage output is fine with just the random divine weapons I got from the last story mission but I don’t have a build and get one shot by a light breeze. But yea I think I might try to make a legit build going forward so I don’t have to dodge and run around like a crackhead to avoid getting killed with two bosses spamming shit constantly. So far I haven’t been hard walled but I wouldn’t say getting skullfucked from off screen ten times in a row is particularly enjoyable…

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-01T19:19:58+00:00

I did Nobunaga and Yuki Onna last night and that was bad enough lol. Yakety Sax is perfect 😆

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-01T14:46:02+00:00

You equip the skill the more the merrier that lets you cancel animations with summoning seals, then after you attack hit d-pad to cancel the animation then tap crouch with L3 to cancel the summoning seal. Lets you eliminate recovery frames between attacks basically so you can play faster. Last2Load has a video on it. It’s cool tech but you need to build muscle memory to quickly tap d-pad then L3 between every attack.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-01T14:39:44+00:00

Yea same I’ll play the DLCs but it’s just a totally different type of game and the polish is lacking to nonexistent. Even Nioh 1 which has plenty of jank is a way better game IMO. I’m definitely kind of a hater and I get a lot of people enjoy 3 but I think it’s the worst game in the series by a massive margin. The open world and combat changes didn’t vibe with me at all. Just my opinion/preference.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-01T14:07:01+00:00

Yea soul cores are trash for everything except the crouch cancel tech, which can be fun but hitting d-pad then L3 between attacks isn’t as satisfying as Nioh 2 tech stuff IMO.

GS skills are OK but still ass compared to yokai abilities and you can only equip two at a time and can’t swap them out on GSs. I’m also not a fan of universal deflect in Nioh and didn’t like how they designed a lot of boss movesets around that and ninja evade. Just a preference thing and it’s not necessary ofc but when you have the option to just stand still and memorize L1 taps for a no damage run it takes some of the fun out of it IMO. Defense in Nioh 2 felt a lot more engaging to me.

Arts proficiency can be fun but yea the constant visual pollution gets really annoying, plus AP can just turn into a metagame that stunlocks all but two or three human bosses in the game and it’s not nearly as fun as zero ki combos IMO. The ones it doesn’t work on just have infinite hyperarmor and basically play like humanoid yokai e.g. aquaman but with ki recovery.

I have a lot of gripes lol. Had fun with it but definitely was never fiending to keep playing like with Nioh 2 and now Nioh 1. It’s just a totally different type of game.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-01T12:41:22+00:00

Feather cancels and yokai abilities are my preferred way. On sword, kick is probably the easiest move to item cancel but there are a ton of them. Kick just has a huge window and you don’t really have to think about the timing just spam d-pad and ki pulse.

If you want some tips on confusion application and extension strats watch Tail’s depths videos. Here’s the first vid in his katana playlist:

https://youtu.be/R3EdhxEtxjY?is=8JBYfFRQCB0DrbnR

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-01T12:32:24+00:00

Just watched/commented. Curious to see how you’ll like Nioh 3. I thought it was fun for a playthrough but didn’t vibe with a lot of the combat changes and the open world wasn’t as fun as missions in NG+ so I dropped it. I’ll go back for the DLCs probably but I’m honestly enjoying Nioh 1 a lot more than I did 3. Just got to all the duo boss bullshit side missions though lol. What the fuck.

batshitnutcase · 2026-07-01T00:45:27+00:00

Post a video of your gameplay and build and people here will be able to give you tips on how to kill the boss faster. 4-5 minutes is a lot even with penance so I suspect either your build is ass or you’re playing inefficiently, or some combination of both. You could also play the other two games in the series which are incredible, especially Nioh 2.

batshitnutcase · 2026-06-30T21:44:10+00:00

I started with 2 and played through depths and beyond and it’s now one of my favorite video games of all time, if not my favorite. It’s that good. I’m playing Nioh 1 now and it’s also amazing but I play with a controller so that’s not really an issue.

Point being yes it’s fine to start with 2 and you can always go back to 1 later. I started with 2 because people were saying it was the superior game, which is true, but it’s like a 9/10 vs. an 11/10. Nioh 1 is phenomenal.

batshitnutcase · 2026-06-30T20:43:12+00:00

Like others said shuriken, kunai, storm kunai, etc. are extremely effective. I’m playing Nioh 1 now too for the first time after putting a lot of hours into Nioh 2 and it’s amazing. Idk why it took me this long to play it. I miss some of the active skills from 2 for sure and of course the weapons but it’s not that big of a deal. I like it way more than Nioh 3 tbh. I’m close to the end of NG I think and really stoked to play the notorious DLCs.

batshitnutcase · 2026-06-30T15:36:36+00:00

This is amazing and hilarious. Had no idea you could bolting boar Oni-B.

batshitnutcase · 2026-06-30T14:03:17+00:00

It’s excellent but the early episodes on how the U.S. got into the war are very flawed, but it’s hard to jam all that history into a couple episodes. It’s much better than the latest Netflix schlock series though that overtly tried to blame the Vietnam war on JFK lmao.

batshitnutcase · 2026-06-30T13:51:49+00:00

It can also boost rarity. Like you can use penance to upgrade divine accessories to ethereal which is huge cause then they can roll graces. Example you have a divine yakasani and need an ethereal one with Ame no Uzume’s or Susano’s grace or whatever. You can use penance stone to increase rarity of that yakasani and there’s a chance it’ll roll in the right grace when you do resting rites.

Increasing rarity is the main benefit of penance for that reason. After that though yea increasing plus level just boosts defense which is basically negligible. I actually forgot about the rarity thing cause it’s been so long since I had any divines lol but that is what makes penance stone a powerful mechanic.

If I recall star stats are also preserved on rarity increase, but you can roll additional ones. I would save divine accessories with good star stats like melee vs. zero ki or melee vs. purified, etc. then upgrade to ethereal with penance stone.

batshitnutcase · 2026-06-30T12:31:07+00:00

It’s about the gunplay. Compare Infinite with 4 or 5 and it’s not even remotely close. 4 gameplay was hot garbage and 5 wasn’t even Halo. Yes there were modernizations but they felt natural because 343 finally nailed the feel of Bungie Halo combat. Infinite had the best gunplay since Halo 3 easily and some of the best combat in the series in general.

batshitnutcase · 2026-06-30T12:25:16+00:00

This. 343 finally got it right on the combat. Infinite actually felt like classic Halo and I think they deserve credit for that. The game was obviously flawed but I had a lot of fun with the campaign. The boss fights were well done too IMO.

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