Smooth combat, varied enemies, THREE movesets for EACH weapon type, cutscenes which feature your character, a complex talent/trait/skill combination system, expansive endgame, myriad spells, and somehow STILL has an active playerbase.

I have over 400 hours played on this game. 300 hours plus on playstation unfortunately. 50 hours pirated on PC and another 14 hours legit on PC. All this prior to the release of DLC.

With that said, this game is a masterpiece. It might be the best game to ever have released. It is very hard to get into but there is no better feeling then progressing through the difficulties and getting stronger along the way.

There is so much depth in this game, so many mechanics and different build options. The story is gripping. Please give this a change.

You will not regret it

Buy this game on your PS4, not Steam, if you aren't willing to risk controller compatibility issues.

At first I thought this game's difficulty was beyond my skillset, but after testing my own patience, I've come to the conclusion that yes, it is extremely difficult, but it also might be translated wrong and incompatible with many controllers.

I've beaten every souls game, but cannot get past Nioh 2's tutorial on my PC controller.

After ignoring the tutorial at first, I returned to it on a whim when certain bosses felt too difficult. Firstly, during the 'Hold Y when an opponent's Ki is depleted.' Tutorial, Every time I did so the tutorial reset, however when I held Y when the opponent was recovering their Ki, the special move activated and the tutorial completed.

Currently I'm stuck on the 'Click LB and Y during an enemy attack' tutorial; because, after hours of attempts, nothing ever happens, I've tried mixing up the button presses, assuming it was transcribed wrong, but there's no identifying animations or even a reset option to the tutorial to reread requirements. I've played the game deep in to 2 acts, and I've mastered moves in games like Soul Calibur, so I can tell it's a technical issue, not a skill factor.

I wouldn't recommend buying this game if you're using a PC controller. It seems like an incredibly fun game, the choice of weapon styles, stances, and the difficulty scaling feel intense. But the sheer fact that most controllers I use aren't fit to output advanced techniques makes the game broken and unplayable. If I were rating the game on PS4, I know I'd enjoy it, but since this is the steam version, I must provide a thumbs down. :steamthumbsdown: