Video shows both a Burst Counter (tip below) and a horn break! They’ll get staggered so you can hit them repeatedly, or may even fall down for a grapple attack. If you break them, you’ll do massive Ki damage, and maybe even knock enemies out of Ki entirely. More often than not, these come in the form of big ole horns. But this is one of the simplest.Ī lot of Yokai have glowing yellow body parts that contain Amrita ( Nioh’s equivalent of souls that essentially powers everything magical). There are several things you can do to knock down your enemies’ Ki – especially when it comes to Yokai This is one of those mechanics that gets missed a lot by the basic tipsĪrticles. – while I’m still on the subject of Ki management, let’s talk “Horn Breaks.” To the next, you’ll enter a whole new world of samurai bad-assery. Soon as you get used to Ki pulsing and stance changing to flow from one combo
Getting used to changing stances mid-combat (R1 + one of the face buttons). Getting comfortable with the Ki pulse (mapped to R1) is half the battle of Learning the Ki pulse will help you take advantage of your different stances Need to be better at stamina management than they are – in Nioh, it’s not just a battle of strength or health or defense. Only will this restore their Ki, it’ll hinder yours. Yokai’s Ki gets low, they’ll summon a shadowy puddle called a Yokai realm. They’re beholden to the same limitations that you are. Is fairly unique amongst Souls-like games because you can always see yourĮnemies’ Ki bars. Incredibly important to practice Ki pulses between your combos as much as Video shows all the basics covered in this guide: Ki pulses, dodging, stance changes, burst counters, etc. You either have to learn to use it, or constantly be And since the game is built with the Ki pulse in mind, it’s not going to You have to manage your stamina more actively than in pretty much any other Gather around your character, you can regain a portion of your Ki – meaning that By tapping R1 at the right moment when blue lights Stop sprinting/dodging/attacking and let your stamina bar fill back up.īuilt around Ki pulses. Games, you use up stamina and then that’s it – you can’t get it back till you So – you want to know what the number one mistake is that new Nioh players make, even if they have a lot of Soulsborne experience? Ki management. Phantom Guardian Spirit move sets and their associated Burst Counters). If you played the first Nioh, then you can definitely skip most of them – but even still, there are some new mechanics and you should at least do the tutorials for those (namely, the new Feral vs. There’s no shame in doing the tutorials and 2. Even with the tutorials, it really is almost too much to remember when you start out. It throws a lot of mechanics at you: Ki pulses, stance changes, weapon switching, Guardian Spirits, etc.
Remember that massive learning curve I mentioned? Learning this game is no joke. DON’T do that, especially if you didn’t play the first Nioh. This seems like an extremely obvious thing to say but I’m going to say it anyways, especially since one of the first Nioh 2 guides I saw pop up said to skip the tutorials. Tutorials (no seriously, do the tutorials) Road, I may end up updating this guide or making one for more advanced Helpful, and if I see that people are still looking for further advice down the “secret” tricks here and there that a lot of people don’t realize are in both Nioh and Nioh 2.Īll that said, I hope you find this Nioh 2 survival guide I’ve tried to strike a balance between very basic “heads up” advice,Įxplanations of some of the more confusing in-game mechanics, and also a few Guides that are currently available online, I haven’t found one that hadĮverything I’d hoped it would – so I decided to make my own. Overall, when I’ve looked at some of the Nioh 2 tips and
Watching and talking to Nioh’s incredibly talented online community Some of them I discovered on my own, others I learned from Picked up a lot of tips and tricks that really help you navigate Nioh’sĭangerous world. I’m still working on beating the game (only about 60% of the way through), so I haven’t posted my official review yet – but I didn’t want to wait any longer on getting this survival guide up and running for those members of our community that have already purchased the game.Īnd now about 50-60 hours in the sequel (including alpha and beta trials), I’ve But it offers an incredibly rewarding experience, with fast-paced combat and some gorgeous visuals. Nioh 2 is a long, hard game with a steep learning curve – just like its predecessor.
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