As a part of the PlayStation State of Play, we bought handled to the shock reveal of the following recreation within the Nioh motion RPG sequence. 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.
First, the sport will not be a timed PlayStation-exclusive, which is nice to see (and a primary for Nioh). Will probably be obtainable on PC and PS5 concurrently when it arrives subsequent 12 months. The much more shocking information is that there’s a demo obtainable proper now, although sadly solely on PS5.
That is the alpha demo, which suggests there’s going to be not less than yet one more demo – beta – previous to launch, if Crew Ninja’s historical past with Nioh is something to go by. The demo is obtainable solely till Wednesday, June 18
Nioh 3 takes place in Japan’s Sengoku interval, and stars a brand new protagonist; a younger warrior (Tokugawa) set to be the following 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 serious change for the sequence. It’s attention-grabbing that Crew Ninja didn’t name it outright open world, although maybe the unfavorable 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 attention-grabbing element was made on this PlayStation Blog post, the place Nioh 3 normal producer Fumihiko Yasuda revealed that fight has two most important types: Samurai, and Ninja.
Each types will be switched between on the fly. The Samurai type is described as essentially the most just like different Nioh video games, although stances weren’t talked about within the breakdown. The Samurai type additionally comes with new additions, so it’s not solely comparable.The put up 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 type, which has quicker actions, and unlocks a number of aerial actions. That is the place the Ninjitsu methods now sit, and a number of the talents mentioned embody abandoning a clone after attacking.
Nioh 3 appears to be a giant step ahead for the sequence, so we’ll have to attend till we get our palms on it to search out out whether or not Crew Ninja has been profitable at evolving its system this time round.
