Nioh 3

及其敷衍的 DLC1，太差了实在是。整个仁王3 都很差很敷衍。

As I debate whether to play the DLC for Nioh 3, I thought I would write a review. For context, I am a Nioh veteran, who has the platinum trophy for all 3 games (first 2 on playstation). I'll try keep this review short! There are two fundamental differences between Nioh 3 and the previous games, but a few thoughts on the series as a whole first... The original is by far the most challenging, for me, by a distance. However my favourite is Nioh 2. Has arguably my favourite combat of any game I have played. I completed every mission on every difficulty and went through the underworld. I played the hell out of it! In other reviews people are negative when it comes to the reuse of enemies and bosses, assets etc, from previous games. Yeah, this is fair, it's shocking and lazy. Nioh 3 literally pulled 90% of the enemies from the previous game. Devs do better! Having said all that, Nioh 3 as a stand alone game is excellent, especially when compared to many modern full price releases these days. Ok, the two main differences that sets Nioh 3 apart from the other two. Open World. Many people will enjoy this. I thought it was ok, but drastically inferior to how the mission based system worked in the previous games. Every game doesn't have to be Elden Ring! I have to commend them for trying something new, but I loved the missions. You started a mission at point A and fought your way through a horde of monsters to point B. Killed the boss, and moved on to the next mission. This was what made Nioh what it was. Gave it an identity. Ninja. This kind of spoiled Nioh 3 for me. Stay with me, i'll explain! There are so many things to upgrade or settings to change to give you a benefit of some kind, and way too many skills (yes I said that!). It's way too time consuming. Just so much of it. More isn't always better. Now with the Ninja a large portion of these are doubled. I imagine many people feeling overwhelmed. I personally barely touched the Ninja in my playthrough, but still spent ages messing with the gear and skills constantly. Now, what I would have done. At the start of any playthrough you choose either the Samurai's Journey or the Ninja's Journey. They could have changed how NPC's and people interacted with you based on your choice. Maybe as a Ninja you are treated with more suspicion? They could have included differences in how the playthrough unfolded depending on your choice. I think this would have greatly improved the replay value, as I had no interest in starting the game again, which I did with the previous games. Of course only gear would drop for the Ninja or Samurai, depending on your choice, making life easier. However, I can see how the introduction of the Ninja in Nioh 3 was what some people liked the most. This is of course only my opinion and people need to come to their own conclusions. Final thought. What on earth happened to the Revenants in Nioh 3!!!!! I remember when I first played Nioh how challenging these could be when summoned, and some of them slapped you silly. Now they are so weak, and die in seconds. You could fight several at once given the chance. Make Revenants strong again!