As a part of the PlayStation State of Play, we acquired handled to the shock reveal of the subsequent 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 ready for launch in early 2026.
First, the sport shouldn’t be a timed PlayStation-exclusive, which is nice to see (and a primary for Nioh). Will probably be out there on PC and PS5 concurrently when it arrives subsequent 12 months. The much more stunning information is that there’s a demo out there proper now, although sadly solely on PS5.
That is the alpha demo, which suggests there’s going to be no less than yet another demo – beta – previous to launch, if Group Ninja’s historical past with Nioh is something to go by. The demo is on the market 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 subsequent Shogun. Clearly Yokai are within the combine right here proper alongside human enemies.
Nioh 3 is described as an “open discipline” recreation, which is a serious change for the sequence. It’s fascinating that Group Ninja didn’t name it outright open world, although maybe the damaging 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 fascinating element was made on this PlayStation Weblog put up, the place Nioh 3 common producer Fumihiko Yasuda revealed that fight has two most important kinds: Samurai, and Ninja.
Each kinds could be switched between on the fly. The Samurai fashion is described as essentially the most much like different Nioh video games, although stances weren’t talked about within the breakdown. The Samurai fashion additionally comes with new additions, so it’s not fully comparable.The put up mentions Arts Proficiency, which boosts the facility 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 fashion, which has quicker actions, and unlocks a bunch of aerial actions. That is the place the Ninjitsu strategies now sit, and among the talents mentioned embrace forsaking a clone after attacking.
Nioh 3 seems to be a giant step ahead for the sequence, so we’ll have to attend till we get our fingers on it to search out out whether or not Group Ninja has been profitable at evolving its components this time round.
