Shuhei Yoshida's in a pretty privileged position where he gets to play practically every first-party PlayStation 4 game in an early state, but while he'll have enjoyed hands-on time with titles like Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Horizon: Zero Dawn, it's actually another title that's caught his eye: Koei Tecmo's re-revealed Nioh, which is due out on the PlayStation 4 next year.
Speaking with a Chinese website, the executive stated that the release caught his eye when he found out that it shares some similarities with Bloodborne and Dark Souls. For those out of the loop, the game will see you take control of a character named William, who can wield multiple different types of weapon – from swords through to spears.
The From Software comparisons come into play courtesy of the Chinokata Dzuka system, which translates roughly to Bloody Sword Mound. Essentially, when you play online you'll happen upon the graves of fallen players. Touching these will resurrect the 'spirit' of that character, and you'll be able to fight them in order to unlock important items.
Another element that's been inspired by Dark Souls are the Guardian Spirits, which will help you in battle by healing you and unleashing powerful attacks. Should you die at any point, your Guardian Spirit will remain at the location that you perished, so you'll need to work your way safely back to the place of your death in order to recover it.
Of course, Nioh isn't the only game that Yoshida's interested in, as he also cited excitement for Dragon Quest Builders and Vanillaware's gorgeous 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. In truth, there's an absolute wealth of exciting content on the way for the PS4 next year – and a frightening chunk of it is exclusive. Yoshida must be feeling like he's on top of the world.
[source vgtime.com, via neogaf.com, gematsu.com]
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I wonder when people will stop pretending that the PS4 has no games.
@sajoey I think those days are over now. It's just not a viable complaint anymore - the PS4 is insane.
@get2sammyb dude, I WISH those days were over. But people will actively continue to ignore every game that doesn't have big budget commercials
@sajoey it's hard to hear you over the sound of how awesome my guardian is.
All joking aside, even just recent AAA titles, the ps4 has lots. And don't knock the remaster, lots of people missed games . The last gen.
I NEED THIS!
Official title - Samurai Souls
Or even better... Onimusha Souls <3
You and I both, Shuhei Yoshida! This is just what I'm looking for.
In China he is waiting for Nioh, in USA for Horizon... It's just boring marketig.
@Gemuarto That's his job isn't it? And to be fair this game was announced after Horizon.
@Flaming_Kaiser I'm just telling that he looks a little bit hypocritical. So I can't care less.
@viciousarcanum What I would give for an Onimusha sequel or a remaster. However this game looks like an adequate replacement.
I hope it follows the Onimusha style more instead of the DS/Bloodborne style. I dont want to be going from bonfire to bonfire in this game. But still, it's one of my top3 most anticipated games of 2016.
Oddly enough, I dont remember having guardian spirits in DS that could heal me and unleash special attacks...
@sajoey That'll be in 2016, when all these games actually release.
@Gemuarto You're right, he should have said Ni-Oh straight away...before the re-reveal eh!
Looks cool for sure, but I need more info. Aside from Gravity Rush 2 and Yakuza 6, the game that actually go me most interested is 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. I really hop that game comes out in the West, even if digital only. Muramasa Rebirth and Dragon's Crown are among some of my favorite games in recent years.
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