As a part of the PlayStation State of Play, we obtained handled to the shock reveal of the following recreation within the Nioh motion RPG sequence. It’s merely titled Nioh 3, and it’s going to be altering a lot of what we find out about Nioh.
Nioh 2 is ready for launch in early 2026.
First, the sport will not be a timed PlayStation-exclusive, which is nice to see (and a primary for Nioh). It is going to be obtainable on PC and PS5 concurrently when it arrives subsequent 12 months. The much more stunning information is that there’s a demo obtainable proper now, although sadly solely on PS5.
That is the alpha demo, which means there’s going to be at the very least another demo – beta – previous to launch, if Workforce Ninja’s historical past with Nioh is something to go by. The demo is on the market solely till Wednesday, June 18
Nioh 3 takes place in Japan’s Sengoku interval, and stars a brand new protagonist; a younger warrior (Tokugawa) set to be the following Shogun. Clearly Yokai are within the combine right here proper alongside human enemies.
Nioh 3 is described as an “open subject” recreation, which is a serious change for the sequence. It’s attention-grabbing that Workforce Ninja didn’t name it outright open world, although maybe the adverse criticisms Rise of the Ronin drew for its open-world construction could have had a hand in that.
Regardless, gameplay areas look to be extra open than previous Nioh video games, even when the trailer doesn’t present a lot of that.
Maybe essentially the most attention-grabbing element was made on this PlayStation Blog post, the place Nioh 3 common producer Fumihiko Yasuda revealed that fight has two primary kinds: Samurai, and Ninja.
Each kinds will be switched between on the fly. The Samurai model is described as essentially the most much like different Nioh video games, although stances weren’t talked about within the breakdown. The Samurai model additionally comes with new additions, so it’s not totally related.The submit mentions Arts Proficiency, which boosts the ability of martial arts – an space that’s sometimes been uncared for in Nioh video games. There’s additionally Deflect, which is successfully a parry system.
Then there’s the Ninja model, which has quicker actions, and unlocks a number of aerial actions. That is the place the Ninjitsu methods now sit, and among the skills mentioned embody abandoning a clone after attacking.
Nioh 3 appears to be an enormous step ahead for the sequence, so we’ll have to attend till we get our fingers on it to seek out out whether or not Workforce Ninja has been profitable at evolving its formulation this time round.