Nioh

Nioh and Nioh 2 are making their way to PlayStation 5 in remastered form next February, both as individual releases and as part of a bundle. Nioh Remastered – The Complete Edition, Nioh 2 Remastered – The Complete Edition, and Nioh Collection both launch on PlayStation 5 on February 5, …

I’ve long been fascinated by the “soulslike” genre. Dark Souls, and the many games that followed in its footsteps, are built entirely around triumphing over seemingly insurmountable odds through perseverance, practice, and mastery, and the feeling of accomplishment that comes with that. But when I actually play them, they tend …

March 2017 was absolutely ridiculous for game releases. It’s like every publisher suddenly simultaneously realised that if they release in March, those sales can give them a last-minute boost before the end of the financial year. The end result was an onslaught of games – many of them excellent – that …

Nioh wears its Dark Souls inspiration on its sleeve, but it builds on that with deeper combat and captivating story of Sengoku-era Japan. It’s hard to talk about Nioh without making comparisons to Dark Souls. Team Ninja’s latest outing wears its influences on its sleeve: methodical combat built around a …

I have a lot of games on my plate right now, most of which have full reviews on the way (or recently published), but in the meantime, here are some quick thoughts about the games I’m currently playing or have played recently. No Man’s Sky (PS4) Ah, No Man’s Sky – if nothing else, it …