this game is kind of crap

>>714492097 (OP)
this is the first time I've seen someone here say the game is not good so I'm going to go ahead and discard your opinion, ok? thanks!

>>714492398
I think I'll just do the missions from now on. The zone bond stuff really burned me out.

>>714492398
NTA but I couldnt get into the combat and refunded.
Excited for Nioh 3 though.

>>714492097 (OP)
after every enemy defeated. here is your new shitty katana and strawhat to clog up your inventory with useless shit with lowert stats than you have currently equipped. why?

>>714492097 (OP)
combat was amazing

Yeah, it's kinda meh. The counterspark system is shit.

>>714492097 (OP)
Just got to edo and beat blue demon. Pure kino. Wish combat was a bit more like nioh but regardless it's addictive to just chain style combos and score those sparks

>>714493726
I thought it was ok but forcing you to use it otherwise every single enemy has hyper armor during their attacks was really crappy design.
>>714492993
I just set it to auto-sell everything bellow orange quality after like the first two hours of gameplay.

>>714496201
>forcing you to use it otherwise every single enemy has hyper armor during their attacks was really crappy design
I thought so at first but I grew to like it. Being able to cancel light attack animations straight into counter sparks, coupled with your ranged weapons, generous dodges and generally fast animations means you can maintain pressure even of they're not panicked. The well telegraphed attacks from enemies help this too.

>>714496542
>dual sword/oxtail sword enemies
>well telegraphed
fuck you

>>714496606
Dual sword is well telegraphed BUT there's no real animation from when they're crossing their blades to when they hit stun your nip ass. You know it's coming though so you better get good. Oxtail is crazy but you generally know the minimum amount of time between successive hits and after a few oxtail bandits you get it

>>714492097 (OP)
It's based. Open world in any game sucks ass but the combat makes up for it in a big way

>>714492953
>Excited for Nioh 3 though.
I upgraded my pc in anticipation of nioh 3. Can't wait

>>714492097 (OP)
Filtered

>>714492097 (OP)
My impression is that it has kinda fun combat but is very derivative of Nioh/Wo Long with lots of open world slop design, so I was gonna wait until a good sale to get it just as an enjoyable slop game. Is my impression about right?

>>714497650
Just feels like another game in their line up of post nioh experimental titles. Combat system isn't particularly deep but you have tons of options for moves across 9 weapons that will keep you entertained. Open world is serviceable and the loot autism feels toned down in favour of more straight up action. I like more than wo long but not as much as nioh. Probably on par with stranger of paradise for me

>>714492807
spoiler the missions are bad too

>>714492807
I just cleared camps/fugitives and did dojo combat when new opponents were available between missions and bond missions. Very satisfying

>>714492097 (OP)
Are there any other open world sloppa with actually fun combat

>>714499030
Ghost of Tsushima. Has the typical Ubisoft open world structure, but the gameplay, presentation and story carry it.

>>714499176
The gameplay was the biggest turn off about tushima. Gorgeous visuals wasted on the most dull combat system in any of these samurai/ninja games

>>714499291
It looked good and felt authentic. Which is important for immersion and they story.

>>714499416
I'll give you authentic but it just wasn't particularly fun. Outside of combat isn't much better with the shrine hunting, foxes haikus etc

>>714492097 (OP)
another game worse than nioh2

it has one of the best, if not the best, combat systems for one of these samurai style games

>>714499030
Elden Ring ;)

>>714499030
Assassin's Creed Shadows

>>714499416
>immersion
what is that?

>>714499582
Hol up

>>714499582
Is it actually any good? The worst part about odyssey was any fight with an enemy 2 or so levels above your own meant chipping away at inflated hp bars for half an hour. Completely immersion breaking.

i like it, i think it has a certain charm to it.

>>714492097 (OP)
I actually quite enjoyed it but the open world was a pile of crap.
Literally just bandit camp bandit camp bandit camp random collectible. All the bandit camps are just staffed by the same dudes and minibosses that have the same weapon movesets.
At some point I just started rushing the missions and then it played sort of like a normal Nioh game and the main story bosses were a lot of fun.

>>714501575
>At some point I just started rushing the missions and then it played sort of like a normal Nioh game and the main story bosses were a lot of fun.
I think that's the trick. Outside of missions I only really do dojo stuff and seek out bosses

>>714501359
Meeting other people's ronin out in the world was an interesting mechanic. I just wish everyone actually used the character creator more. I end up just running into the main stock protagonist over and over again

>>714492953
I was hype for Nioh 3 until i played the demo and was put off by the new mechanics, don't think it's gonna turn out well

>>714492953
Tbh the combat is the only enjoyable part once it clicks. The game would've been improved if they skipped the story and went straight to the post-game content

>>714493186
>slipping and sliding around
>snapping into animations
>amazing

>>714502682
The combat and loot don't have the depth for proper post game content, hence the half hearted midnight mode that they obviously whipped up in a week without really testing it.

>>714502309
i found the character creator was a bit uninspiring so i just ended up doing what i always do with my female toons.

>>714492953
Can the samurai style in 3 also jump? How does that work, does it get new jump attacks?

>>714502994
I made my guy look more like toshiro mifune and just went with it. I had trouble distinguishing a few characters since all the anti shogunate guys rook the same.

>>714502937
Yeah the looting really takes a step back. Feels like they wanted more of an action approach even with the ki bar still present. It's fine. I wouldn't want to grind for graces in ronin anyway

>>714502897
True. It should have tons of inertia and input delay that make you feel like a turd on ice skates for immersion.

>>714503278
Samurai style in 3 can jump/double jump. Not sure about attacks

>>714503297
i went pro-shogun because i was simping for taka and decided to stick with them for the rewards.

>>714503297
Looting obviously got downgraded because this was TNs big attempt at breaking into the casual market, they wanted this game to sell 5 million copies everything about its design makes sense when you remember that

>>714503758
Yeah I recall an interview where they explicitly said that they're looking for a wider audience. It's fine, I had a ton of fun with it

>>714503519
Based

>>714492097 (OP)
I played it for 3 hours then went back to Nioh 2

>>714501249
>Is it actually any good? The worst part about odyssey was any fight with an enemy 2 or so levels above your own meant chipping away at inflated hp bars for half an hour. Completely immersion breaking.
Yes you can parry anything if you can time it correctly but the same issue that you mentioned is still present unfortunately

>>714505596
>but the same issue that you mentioned is still present unfortunately
Damm