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Let's Play Nioh! A game locked in Sekigahara'd mode Hello everyone and welcome to my play-through of Team Ninja's Nioh, a title released on the PS4 in February of 2017 and then onto PC in November that same year. It's an action role-playing game that takes a few pages out of From Software when it comes to the player death mechanics, but heads off in its own direction with much of the combat and equipment mechanics being a bottomless pit of player tomfoolery if you let it. This isn't an exaggeration either, there are enough weapons, gear sets and statistical modifiers for both of these things to allow patient players the ability to do some fairly ridiculous things beyond the already well-polished gameplay Nioh sets down on the surface level. Set during the late Sengoku Era of Japan in the early 1600s the story of Nioh puts the player in the role of William, a character based on the historical figure of William Adams. There are many significant historical events, places and people to meet along the way, blended up into a fictional tale of a country where the mystical balance of light and dark has been unsettled by decades of turmoil and conflict. Swords will clash, fiends will roar, many great warriors will rise and fall, and cute dogs will nuzzle as William journeys to find not merely what was taken from him, but also to find within himself the purpose of his existence. I like Nioh a lot. It's hard to explain why this game gels with me so well, but at the time of writing this introduction I have just shy of 300 hours put into the game on Steam. If the fates are kind and I get through this Let's Play I'll definitely have way more time put up there. I plan on showing every single mission this game has, and I'll be trying to show off as many aspects of the gameplay as a conceivably can. I hope you enjoy this weird pseudo-historical journey as my buddy Coolguye and I ramble about Japanese history, religion and mysticism, and how ludicrously deep this goddamn game is while an Irishman gestures at little green fellas with bowls on their heads. Also if you want to avoid spoilers I don't recommend looking at the lore section posts below this first post as they will spoiler the goddamn hell out of you. Videos Episode 1: The Man with the Guardian Spirit – Youtube | Polsy Episode 2: Isle of Demons - Youtube | Polsy Episode 3: Overworld Chat and Way of the Ninja Novice – Youtube | Polsy Episode 4: Death to Bandits – Youtube | Polsy Episode 5: Deep in the Shadows – Youtube | Polsy Episode 6: Wreathed in Flame - Youtube | Polsy Episode 7: “Finders, Keepers” and “Kanbei and the Overlord” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 8: The Spirit Stone Slumbers - Youtube | Polsy Episode 9: “Way of the Warrior: Novice” “Way of the Onmyo: Novice” and “A Request from Ginchiyo” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 10: “An Invitation from the Warrior of the West” “The Guardian of the Underworld” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 11: “The Silver Mine Writhes” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 12 “The Three Angry Gods” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 13 “The Magatama of Fire” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 14 “The Ocean Roars Again” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 15: The Way of the Adept Training and “The Bridge of Bone” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 16: “Heir to the Nioh” and “The Conspirators” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 17: “Spider Nest Castle” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 18: William versus AXE MAN - Youtube | Polsy Episode 19: Falling Snow - Youtube | Polsy Episode 20: “Demon Hunting” “The Malefactors” and “The Red Oni of the Ii” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 21: The Demon of Mount Hiei - Youtube | Polsy Episode 22: “The Missing Catalogue”, “The Fallen Onmyo Mages” and “Greater Demon Hunting” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 23: The Iga Escape - Youtube | Polsy Episode 24: Training, Tome and... Tengu? - Youtube | Polsy Episode 25: “Memories of Death Lillies” and “The Weight of the World” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 26: The Hot Springs Episode - Youtube | Polsy Episode 27: The Defiled Castle - Youtube | Polsy Episode 28: “The Rising Shadows” “The Giant Frog Brawl” and “The Champion of the East” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 29: Immortal Flame - Youtube | Polsy Episode 30: Stolen Things and Hot Springs - Youtube | Polsy Episode 31: Sekigahara - Youtube | Polsy Episode 32: Chaotic Battles - Youtube | Polsy Episode 33: “The Demon's Daughter” and “The Watcher in Darkness” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 34: A Defiled Holy Mountain - Youtube | Polsy Episode 35: Mystic Art Training, Mount Ibuki is Draining – Youtube | Polsy Episode 36: The Samurai from Sawayama - Youtube | Polsy Episode 37: “The Ghosts of Sawayama” and “The Inheritance” - Youtube | Polsy Episode 38: The Demon King Revealed Part 1 - Youtube | Polsy Episode 39: The Demon King Revealed Part 2 - Youtube | Polsy Episode 40: The Queen's Eyes - Youtube | Polsy Episode 41: The Weapon Masters - Youtube | Polsy Episode 42: Extra Missions - Youtube | Polsy Episode 43: The Return of the Gourd – Youtube | Polsy Episode 44: Yokai Country - Youtube | Polsy Episode 45: Northern Side Quests - Youtube | Polsy Episode 46: The One-Eyed Dragon's Castle - Youtube | Polsy Episode 47: Northern Exposure – Youtube | Polsy Episode 48: The Siege of Osaka (Winter) – Youtube | Polsy Episode 49: Paint Chop Pro – Youtube | Polsy Episode 50: Scion of Virtue – Youtube | Polsy Episode 51: Duel with Fools – Youtube | Polsy Episode 52: The Sanada's Resolve – Youtube | Polsy Episode 53: The Loyalty of Demons, Raid on the Hirano River – Youtube | Polsy Episode 54: Date with Dates – Youtube | Polsy Episode 55: Friendly Faces Facing Foes – Youtube | Polsy Episode 56: The Last Samurai (Part One) – Youtube | Polsy Episode 57: The Last Samurai (Part Two) – Youtube | Polsy Episode 58: The Master Ninja Slam Dunks Me a Trillion Times – Youtube | Polsy Episode 59: Twilight Missions and Higher Difficulties – Youtube | Polsy Episode 60: The Abyss – Youtube | Polsy Supplemental Video (Subtitles) – Youtube | Polsy TheLastRoboKy fucked around with this message at 09:16 on Feb 11, 2021 |
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Characters William – The protagonist of Nioh. An Irish-born Privateer who sets off on an epic journey to Japan in order to take back something precious that was stolen from him. William is a quick study and a capable fighter thanks to the times of turmoil that he has grown up in, and his innate mystical talents allow him to see and defeat the creatures that rise up from the underworld. Yet the strangest thing about our hero is that even were William to be cut down on his quest, he cannot truly die and rises up once more to continue his journey. Entry 1: Clear “The Man with the Guardian Spirit” Entry 2: Clear “Isle of Demons” Entry 3: Clear “The Weight of the World” Entry 4: Clear “The Demon King Revealed” Entry 5: Clear “The Queen's Eyes” Entry 6: Clear “Spirit Stone Huntress” Entry 7: Clear “Scion of Virtue” Entry 8: Clear “The Last Samurai”  Hattori Hanzo – History's greatest ninja, which he might be by default because very other ninja in history was likely fictional. The third in a successive line of men named Hanzo who have served the Tokugawa Clan as retainers and generals, trained in the way of the ninja of the Iga Province. By chance he encounters William and makes him an offer that intertwines their destinies, and perhaps that of the entirety of the nation's. Entry 1: Clear “Isle of Demons” Entry 2: Clear “Way of the Ninja Novice” Entry 3: Clear “Deep in the Shadows” Entry 4: Clear “The Iga Escape” Entry 5: Clear “The Demon King Revealed” Entry 6: Clear “Spirit Stone Huntress” Entry 7: Clear “Scion of Virtue” Entry 8: Clear “The Last Samurai”  Okatsu – A Kunoichi trained by Hattori Hanzo, who continues to serve her teacher as an extra set of eyes and another sharp blade to rely on. While her skills in ninjitsu rival that of Hanzo, she lacks his more even temperament and her tongue is sharp. The greatest object of her disdain are samurai and the age of conflict she believes they have brought upon her homeland. Entry 1: Clear “Deep in the Shadows” Entry 2: Clear “Memories of Death Lillies” Entry 3: Clear “A True Ninja” three times Entry 4: Clear “The Demon King Revealed”  Senji Tome – A Blacksmith of a unique lineage in Japan, Tome tends to her family forge while awaiting the return of her Grandfather, Senji Muramasa . Unlike most any other weapons-maker in Japan Tome's family works with Amrita in their craft, granting their creations attributes that many find otherworldly or abhorrent. With a life spent learning the family business and working in it, Tome enjoys prodding William for stories of his travels and adventures in the outside world. Entry 1: Visit the Blacksmith Entry 2: Give 1 of Kagatsuchi's Magatama to Tome Entry 3: Give 3 of Kagatsuchi's Magatama to Tome Entry 4: Give 5 of Kagatsuchi's Magatama to Tome  Kuroda Nagamasa – The very picture of the earnest, honest samurai who is quick to make new friends and slow to forgive old enemies. Nagamasa fights to honour his father and avenge a perceived slight against him, and is not afraid to tell anyone so. However in spite of his martial prowess and enthusiasm to the task, he's no match for the otherwordly nature of Yokai. Entry 1: Clear “Deep in the Shadows” Entry 2: Clear “Finders, Keepers” Entry 3: Clear “Kuroda's Determination”  Kuroda Kanbei – A former general and tactician of the previous overlord, there are few minds in this era more shrewd, revered and feared than that of Kanbei's. Even as his body falls apart under the strain of an old wound, he holds onto his old ambitions and takes every little advantage that comes his way in order to see his son's future prosper. Entry 1: Clear “Deep in the Shadows” Entry 2: Clear “Finders, Keepers” Entry 3: Clear “Kanbei and the Overlord” Entry 4: Clear “The Demon King Revealed”  Fuku – An Onmyo Mage of great talent who travels Japan seeking to quell the many spiritual disasters that threaten the nation in this great time of upheaval. As a master of magic that can tap into all the elements for her spells, she uses her insight to teach William her ways to better aid him in dealing with the trials ahead. Entry 1: Clear “The Spirit Stone Slumbers” Entry 2: Clear “Way of the Onmyo: Novice” Entry 3: Clear “The Demon King Revealed” Entry 4: Clear “Guardian in the Shadows”  Tachibana Genchiyo – The wife of Tachibana Muneshige who safeguards the homefront of her clan. Not merely a beloved figure amongst her people, Genchiyo is a capable warrior who wields her Katana Raikiri with consummate skill. Her relationship with her husband appears fractured on the surface, but their love and bond are far deeper than most can perceive. Entry 1: Clear “The Spirit Stone Slumbers” Entry 2: Clear: “A Request from Ginchiyo” Entry 3: Clear: “An Invitation from the Warrior of the West”  Tachibana Muneshige – The man that Toyotomi Hideyoshi declared as the strongest warrior of the western side of Japan, with a skill at arms that well lives up to the moniker. Chivalrous to a fault, Muneshige is an ally of the Ishida army out of loyalty to their now deceased Overlord. Entry 1: Clear “The Spirit Stone Slumbers” Entry 2: Clear “An Invitation from the Warrior of the West” Entry 3: Clear “An Invitation from the Warrior of the West” three times Entry 4: Clear “The Two Kings: Nioh” Entry 5: Clear “Warrior of Keen Judgement”  Marume Nagayoshi – The founder of the Taisha School of swordsmanship who can only be described by the title Genius, with his knowledge of weapons and technique sought after by warriors all over Japan. He eagerly teaches William what he knows, and relishes the chance to instruct through one-on-one duels. Entry 1: Clear “Way of the Warrior: Novice” Entry 2: Clear “Way of the Warrior: Adept” Entry 3: Clear “Way of the Warrior: Veteran” Entry 4: Defeat Marume Nagayoshi three times  Shima Sakon – The chief general and military strategist for Ishida Mitsunari, a fearsome warrior with an even more fearsome mind. Unafraid to speak his mind, Shima Sakon is unsure that his lord's lofty ideals of justice can translate into a victory against the Tokugawa. In spite of this his respect for Mitsunari will not allow him to do anything but his absolute best to ensure the Ishida army comes out on top. Entry 1: Travel to the Chugoku Region Entry 2: Clear “Sekigahara” Entry 3: Defeat Shima Sakon Three Times Entry 4: Clear “The Demon's Daughter” Entry 5: Clear “The Demon King Revealed” Entry 6: Clear “Raid on the Hirano River”  Kobayakawa Hideaki – For much of his life Hideaki has gotten the short end of the stick from his fellows, with much of it being no fault of his own it has left him bitter and self-indulgent. Yet now as war looms on the horizon, this maligned and discarded young lord finds himself set to decide the fate of a nation. Entry 1: Clear “The Ocean Roars Again” Entry 2: Clear “The Bridge of Bone” Entry 3: Clear “The Conspirators” Entry 4: Clear “Sekigahara”  Torii Mototada – The first impressions one can get of this aging samurai is of a stubborn old man, and this first impression is entirely correct. Yet within this Tokugawa retainer's heart is a fierce loyalty that cannot be moved by anything known, and this stubbornness has steered the Tokugawa through a great many battles. Entry 1: Travel to the Kinki region Entry 2: Clear “Immortal Flame”  Ii Naomasa – Born the son of a disgraced retainer of the Imagawa clan, Naomasa was adopted into a small clan protected by the Tokugawa, known as the Ii. As it was Tokugawa Ieyasu that rescued Naomasa and gave him to the Ii, the red-clad warrior fearlessly leads his cavalry in his lord's name and his body bears a great many scars as a result Entry 1: Travel to the Kinki region Entry 2: Clear “Demon Hunting” Entry 3: Clear “The Red Oni of the Ii” Entry 4: Defeat Ii Naomasa three times  Matsunaga Hisahide – Regarded as the greatest villain of the Sengoku Era, Matsunaga Hisahide perished when at long last Oda Nobunaga had tired of the duplicitous lord's betrayals. Yet even this man who betrayed his own clan, burned down a temple and slew a Shogun had another side to him, one that appreciated art and ceremony. So it is that even after death one can find Hisahide maintaining one of the old traditions of his nation. Entry 1: Clear “Spider Nest Castle” Entry 2: Collect all Hiragumo Pieces in “Spider Nest Castle” Entry 3: Clear “The Disappearing Ranjatai” Entry 4: Clear “The Malefactors”  Tenkai – Fuku's mentor and the most adept Onymo Mage of the era, much of Tenkai's past is shrouded in mystery. His motivations however, are not in doubt. What Tenkai seeks is the nothing less than an absolute balance between light and darkness, that must be maintained so that the world of man may be protected from the corruptive influence of Amrita. Entry 1: Clear “Falling Snow” Entry 2: Clear “A Defiled Holy Mountain” Entry 3: Clear “The Inheritance” Entry 4: Clear “The Demon King Revealed”  Sakata Kintoki – A great hero from the Heian Period that has become a deified legend of folklore that persists even in modern times. Renowned for his phenomenal strength and his kind heart, he treads a never-ending path of combat through the underworld to protect the dreams of children from the nightmarish evil of the yokai. Entry 1: Clear “Greater Demon Hunting” Entry 2: Clear “The Invincible” Entry 3: Clear “The Invincible” three times  Yagyu Sekishusai – The heir of the Shinkage style of sword-fighting is a man utterly devoted to the way of the sword. The Yagyu family name is famous even today in Japan, a great many stories revolving around his son and grandson who played roles in the early decades of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Entry 1: Clear “Zen and Sword are One” Entry 2: Clear “Zen and Sword are One” three times  Hozoin Inei – A monk who founded an entirely new school of spear-fighting, Hozoin Inei trained many disciples whose skill left a mark in the page of Japanese history. Entry 1: Clear “Steel Across Steel” Entry 2: Clear “Steel Across Steel” three times  Shisenin Kosen – An unusual monk rumoured to be over one hundred years of age, practising a style of martial arts said to be birthed in the twelfth century. Entry 1: Clear “A Clash of Sickles” Entry 2: Clear “A Clash of Sickles” three times  Ashikaga Yoshiteru – In life Yoshiteru was known as the “Swordsman Shogun” for his refined fighting style and knowledge, and this pursuit of martial perfection has persisted well into the afterlife. Entry 1: Clear “The Grimmest Blades” Entry 2: Clear “The Grimmest Blades” three times   Ishida Mitsunari (Human. Yokai – From a young age Ishida Mitsunari was groomed as a retainer for Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the talented young man rose to become one of the Toyotomi's Justice Ministers. When the Tokugawa made moves to take control in the wake of Hideyoshi's death, Mitsunari in turn began rallying allies and marshalling forces to defeat them. Loyalty and Justice are the notions that drive Mitsunari, and his convictions have made him far more enemies than allies. Entry 1: Clear “The Demon of Mount Hiei” Entry 2: Clear “A Defiled Holy Mountain” Entry 3: Defeat Ishida Mitsunari three times Entry 4: Clear “The Demon King Revealed”  Tokugawa Ieyasu – Throughout Japan the man known as “The Tanuki” was often spoken of in terms of his cunning and patience, waiting for the right moment of weakness in Japan's power structure to strike and take it for his own. Yet this depiction ignores his history as a man who has spent almost his entire life embroiled in the conflicts of the Sengoku Era, and overlooks all that he has lost compared to all he has gained. A great burden rests on the shoulders of Tokugawa Ieyasu, to ensure all those lost were not in vain and to bring lasting peace to his nation. Entry 1: Clear “The Weight of the World” Entry 2: Travel to the Sekigahara Region Entry 3: Clear “Sekigahara” Entry 4: Clear “The Demon King Revealed”  Senji Muramasa – The name Muramasa is given to the head of the Senji clan of Blacksmiths upon assumption of their position, the current Murasama being Tome's grandfather. Arguably the greatest lineage of weapon-makers in Japanese history, many are the weapons used by great warriors made by a Muramasa, and many more are the blades claimed to by made by them to falsely enhance a person's status. Entry 1: Clear “The Trail of the Master” Entry 2: Acquire 10 Patronage Points Entry 3: Acquire 15 Patronage Points  Honda Tadakatsu – A retainer of the Tokugawa whose legend as a general and warrior towers over all his comrades, leaving him regarded as the greatest warrior of the east in the Sengoku Era. One of the greatest legends surrounding Honda Tadakatsu's martial prowess is the fact that his body bore no scars of war, even though he has spent decades at the forefront of the Tokugawa clan's war efforts. Entry 1: Clear “The Defiled Castle” Entry 2: Clear “The Champion of the East” Entry 3: Defeat Honda Tadakatsu Three times Entry 4: Clear “The Two Kings: Nioh”  Saika Magoichi – The Saika were a clan of mercenary warriors with strong ties to the rebellious Buddhist sects and merchant traders of the Sengoku Era, and clashed on many occasions with the Oda in their fights for autonomy. The name Saika Magoichi and the guardian spirit Yatagarasu are inherited by each leader upon their ascension to the position, and this particular figure is the third to have done so. A master of guerilla warfare, this Magoichi strikes from the sky with a terrifying hail of gunpowder. Entry 1: Clear “Immortal Flame” Entry 2: Defeat Saika Magoichi three times Entry 3: Clear “The Silent Crow” Entry 4: Clear “The Watcher in Darkness”   Otani Yoshitsugu (Human, Yokai) – A fellow Minister of Justice during the Toyotomi rule of Japan, Yoshitsugu shares a deep bond with Ishida Mitsunari that has seen him side with his friend in the war of East versus West. Though his body is ruined by disease and his death is surely looming, the talented general does not resign himself to a bed to pass away quietly, instead seeking whatever means he can to help his close friend as much as he can. Entry 1: Clear “Sekigahara Entry 2: Defeat Otani Yoshitsugu three times Entry 3: Clear “The Ghosts of Sawayama”  The Obsidian Samurai – Freed from a life of slavery and raised to the station of a samurai, the man known as Yasuke faithfully served Oda Nobunaga even beyond the day his lord died. Having constantly kept the body of Oda Nobunaga safe from those who might misuse it, he has allowed himself to fall into the promise of the return of his lord to life. Entry 1: Clear “The Samurai from Sawayama” Entry 2: Defeat The Obsidian Samurai three times Entry 3: Clear “The Return of the Gourd”  Oda Nobunaga – Once called “The Fool of Owari” for his unconventional behaviour, soon Oda Nobunaga became a man on the cusp of ruling Japan as its Overlord. Though betrayed by his own subordinate and slain amidst the fires of Honno-ji, he has now been resurrected by Edward Kelley to rekindle the fires of war anew. Entry 1: Clear “The Demon King Revealed” Entry 2: Clear “A Meeting on the Other Shore” Entry 3: Clear “The Return of the Gourd”  Edward Kelley – The primary antagonist of Nioh. An English Alchemist who travels to Japan to worsen the conflict there in order to harvest more Amrita for the British Empire's war with Spain. He knows many dark sorceries, and whispers many more dark promises into the ears of those with ambitions. His Guardian Spirit is Ouroboros, a menacing snake that can capture other Guardian Spirits within its maw so that its master may make use of them. Entry 1: Clear “The Man with the Guardian Spirit” Entry 2: Clear “The Spirit Stone Slumbers” Entry 3: Clear “The Demon King Revealed” Entry 4: Defeat Edward Kelley three times Entry 5: Defeat the Three Kelleys   Derrick the Executioner (Human, Demon) – A giant of a man destined to tumble many heads from their shoulders within the Tower of London, including that of the man who first pardoned him and gave him his role. Revolutionised hanging and the crane industry. Entry 1: Defeat Derrick the Executioner in “The Man with the Guardian Spirit” Entry 2: Defeat Derrick the Executioner in “The Queen's Eyes”  John Dee – The spy-master of Queen Elizabeth is a man of incredible talent when it comes to the alchemical arts, able to create life using Amrita and turn average men into powerful demons. All he does is in the name of his country, but he is heedless of the cost in lives required to fuel his personal demand for power. Entry 1: Clear “The Queen's Eyes” Entry 2: Defeat Hundred Eyes three times  Date Masamune – The head of the Date Clan is a man who is both peerless warrior and consummate leader, burning with an ambition to see his people ascendant and rulers of Japan. Known as the One-Eyed Dragon for his fearsome prowess and countenance, his mere presence ensures that the Sengoku Era has not ended at Sekigahara. Entry 1: Begin “Dragon of the North” Entry 2: Clear “The One-Eyed Dragon's Castle” Entry 3: Clear “Siege of Osaka (Winter) Entry 4: Clear “Resentment Unleashed”   Date Shigezane (Demon Form, Human Form) – One of the three great pillars of the Date Clan, retainers that have served Date Masamune throughout his stewardship of Oshu to ensure its prosperity. Shigezane is a warrior that earned the title of “Demon” through his ferocity in combat, but his use of Amrita has corrupted him to make it far more literal. Entry 1: Clear “Yokai Country” Entry 2: Clear “The One-Eyed Dragon's Castle” Entry 3: Clear “Hands of the Dragon”  Katakura Shigenaga – As son of Kojiro, one of the Great Pillars of the Date Clan and a legendarily wise advisor and strategist, the young and earnest Shigenaga has tremendous shoes to fill within the clan. Yet the young man is undaunted in striving to learn and excel, and the new conflicts the Date Clan finds themselves embroiled in giving him ample opportunities for both. Entry 1: Defeat Karakura Shigenaga in “The One-Eyed Dragon's Castle” Entry 2: Clear “Hands of the Dragon” Entry 3: Clear “Siege of Osaka (Winter)” Entry 4: Clear “Courage and Wisdom”  Maria (Formal, Combat) – Within the court of Date Masamune is a woman who hails from Spain, a nation that challenges England for supremacy as a global empire. As John Dee's abuse of Amrita collected from Japan helped destroy Spain's previously invincible fleet, does this mysterious figure seek that same power? Entry 1: Begin “Dragon of the North” Entry 2: Clear “The One-Eyed Dragon's Castle” Entry 3: Clear “Spirit Stone Huntress” Entry 4: Clear “Scion of Virtue” Entry 5: Clear “The Last Samurai”  Sanada Yukimura – The son of one of the most devious tacticians and the nephew-by-marriage of a man famed for his loyalty, Sanada Yukimura embodies the spirit of both as a man of tactical acumen and unwavering honour. Refusing the temptation of the Spirit Stones as a means of attaining victory, Yukimura resolves to fight with his own strength against the forces of the Tokugawa at Osaka. So legendary were his efforts that he was declared the last great general of the Sengoku Era, a samurai that exemplified the ideal and would never see its like ever again in a new era of peace. Entry 1: Clear “The Siege of Osaka (Winter)” Entry 2: Clear “Scion of Virtue” Entry 3: Clear “The Sanada's Resolve” Entry 4: Clear “The Last Samurai”  Sarutobi Sasuke – The greatest ninja that never existed, Sarutobi Sasuke was a fictional character created in a time long after the Siege of Osaka when stories began to romanticise Sanada Yukimura. The ninja is depicted most commonly as the leader of a group of elite warriors from different origins known as “Sanada's Ten Braves” who had all united under the charismatic Yukimura's lead. So popular were these tales that the name “Sasuke” is still synonymous with “ninja” in modern Japan. Entry 1: Clear “Siege of Osaka (Winter)” Entry 2: Clear “Scion of Virtue” Entry 3: Clear “The Sanada's Resolve” Entry 4: Clear “The Last Samurai”  Lady Yodogimi – Of all those that lived in the Sengoku Era, there are few who knew the pain of loss that comes from war as keenly as Lady Yodogimi. As a child she lost her parents in two separate conflicts and was claimed as a young wife by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, whom also passed away and left her to raise their child Hideyori. Seen as a gentle and compassionate woman who seeks to raise her son to what she sees as his rightful place as the ruler of Japan, there is a twinkle of something strange in her eyes that all have failed to see. Entry 1: Clear “The Sanada's Resolve” Entry 2: Clear “The Last Samurai” Entry 3: Clear “Everlasting Duty”  Toyotomi Hideyori – Though Toyotomi Hideyoshi had many wives and mistresses in his time, only one child was ever born to him. Still a child when his father passed away, Hideyori was passed off as an imbecile by his advisors to ensure that the Tokugawa Shogunate did not see him as a threat. Yet when he came of age and the aged Ieyasu met the young man the deceit was revealed, as Hideyori was every bit of the charismatic and intelligent man his father was, and his father was a man who went from lowly peasant to ruling all of Japan. It is fear of this young man that brings the Tokugawa to lay siege to his home, and the hope of others that have brought them to fight and die to see him rise to his late father's place and control the nation. Entry 1: Clear “Resentment Unleashed” Entry 2: Clear “The Last Samurai” Entry 3: Clear “Everlasting Duty” TheLastRoboKy fucked around with this message at 09:05 on Feb 11, 2021 |
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Amrita Memories People Men and Demons from “Isle of Demons” A Yokai of Thunder and Lightning from “The Spirit Stone Slumbers” The Ringleader from “Spider Nest Castle” Nobunaga's Demise from “Falling Snow” Those Drawn to the Shadows from “The Demon of Mount Hiei” Forlon Demoness from “Memories of Death Lillies” The Vanished Princess from “Memories of Death Lillies” The Black Crow Brigade from “Immortal Flame” White-Hooded General from “Sekigahara” Too Good from “Sekigahara” The Defeated from “A Defiled Holy Mountain” Loyalty Above All from “A Defiled Holy Mountain” The Obsidian Samurai from “The Samurai from Sawayama” The Eight-Headed Serpent from “The Demon King Revealed” Trapped In A Flask from “The Queen's Eyes” Valor in Loyalty from “Yokai Country” The Young Warrior of Oshu from “The One-Eyed Dragon's Castle” The One-Eyed Dragon from “The One-Eyed Dragon's Castle” Crimson Shadow from “Siege of Osaka (Winter)” Sanada's Ten Braves from “The Scion of Virtue” The Return of the Sanada from “The Scion of Virtue” Yodogimi's Gaze from “Resentment Unleashed” The Inexperience of Youth from “The Last Samurai” Dangerous Beauty from “The Last Samurai” Background The Black Tower from “The Man with the Guardian Spirit” Entertainment for the People from “The Man with the Guardian Spirit” A Forgotten Faith from “The Spirit Stone Slumbers” Dazai: God of the Heavens from “The Spirit Stone Slumbers” Iwami's Fortune Stones from “The Silver Mine Writhes” Glittering Stones of Seduction from “The Silver Mine Writhes” Mine of Death from “The Silver Mine Writhes” The Island Shrine from “The Ocean Roars Again” Castle of Decay from “Spider Nest Castle” Tsukumogami from “Spider Nest Castle” The Frozen Castle from “Falling Snow” Mount Hiei In Flames from “The Demon of Mount Hiei” Gimmicked Mansions from “The Iga Escape” Sullied Lands from “Memories of Death Lillies” Stones Of Right and Wrong from “The Defiled Castle” The Rules of Siege from “Immortal Flame” Gyobu's Mountain Stronghold: Yamanaka Castle from “Sekigahara” Dispersed Among Clouds and Mists from “Sekigahara” Vengeful Cadaver from “The Source of Evil” Sacred Mountain, Divine Breath from “A Defiled Holy Mountain” Jibunosho's Castle from “The Samurai from Sawayama” The Conqueror's Castle from “The Demon King Revealed” Noble Prisoners from “The Queen's Eyes” Yokai-Infested Lands from “Yokai Country” Demons in the Deep Mountains from “Yokai Country” Warring Evil Spirits from “The One-Eyed Dragon's Castle” Foreign Exchange from “The One-Eyed Dragon's Castle” The Iron Fortress from “The Siege of Osaka (Winter)[/url] A Forbidding Fortress from “The Sanada's Resolve” Wail of the Demon Bird from “Resentment Unleashed[/url] A Sinister End from “Resentment Unleashed” Lost Pride from “The Last Samurai” The Demon Castle of Osaka from “The Last Samurai” Yokai  Dweller – The body of a miner that perished but rose again to seek to spread the misery of its demise to others. Though they seem slow and zombie-like when they clutch their picks in their hands, it is when a Dweller abandons all pretence of being human that they become frightening foes. Entry 1 Entry 2   Skeleton Warrior (Standard, Large) – For warriors that perish with lingering negative emotions, peace in the afterlife is less assured. Some fallen warriors may rise again with their weapons clutched in rotted fingers, striking out at the unfortunates who disturb their place of demise. Entry 1 Entry 2    Yoki (Standard, Ninja, Weak) – The use of Amrita is not without risks, and those that fall into its power can transform into terrible, oni-like fiends. Consumed with blood-lust these Yokai emerge to fight and kill any living being they come across, regardless of whether or not their victims are capable of defending themselves. Entry 1 Entry 2  One-Eyed Oni – Unlike the Yoki who are created from humans, these Cyclopean Fiends are formed from more beastly and primal elements in nature. Their immense bodies are as powerful as they look, and though their fists can strike with crushing force their sheer bulk propelled through the air is no less deadly. Entry 1 Entry 2  Nurikabe – Not every Yokai that one can encounter in Japan is a bloodthirsty fiend that is bound to attack a person on sight. Some just enjoy being a nuisance, or seek a moment of communication with any human that comes their way. The Nurikabe is a Yokai that takes the form of a wall and blocks off pathways, but a traveller may convince them to move on if they choose their manners correctly. Failure to stay on this wall-Yokai's good side will always end in crushing disappointment. Entry 1 Entry 2  Kappa – The Kappa is a cowardly river imp that seeks to drown the unwary, or even worse to steal their souls out from their anus before pilfering their belongings. The shell of the Kappa is where they store their rectally-acquired Amrita, giving it a great resistance to any blows that land upon it. They will seek to flee from anyone that attacks them, but should they be defeated the victor will gain a bounty in riches. Entry 1 Entry 2  Oni-bi (Fire, Water, Lightning, Earth, Wind) – When a lingering soul combines with a singular elemental power it is possible for these flying demon-heads to appear. Though most commonly seen in the aspect of fire, the Oni-bi can also be made of the elements of water, wind, lightning and earth. Weak but persistent in their attacks, a defeated Oni-bi will imbue its elemental typing upon the weapon that strikes it down. Entry 1 Entry 2  Wheelmonk – The origin of this flame-wreathed yokai claims to be one of cruel and bloodthirsty generals forced into punishment in the afterlife. Their disembodied head all but shaved in penitence but for long threads that are lashed to a burning ox-cart wheel, there is no sign of contrition in the behaviour of these entities. Wherever a Wheelmonk goes a trail of fire, death and pitiless laughter follows. Entry 1 Entry 2  Biwa Boku-Boku – A physically weak yokai that takes the form of a lute, and uses its music to lure travellers to their demise. So otherworldly are its strings the Biwa Boku-Boku can summon Oni-bi from thin air, or raise the dead as revenants to fight on their behalf. Entry 1 Entry 2  One-Eyed Imp – These particular Yokai take the form of a small child and act in a manner that appears non-threatening, but when dealing with fiends one must always expect some manner of trick or catch. Should one of these Imps absorb enough Amrita they take on a temporary transformation, and destruction follows in their wake. Entry 1 Entry 2  Sentry – Within the ancient and hidden places of Japan are great treasures waiting to be found, and dangerous guardians that have ensured no one has set eyes on these prizes and lived. Stone statues infused with Amrita Stones take on the aspect of a devoted guard, relentlessly pursuing intruders until either their target is killed or they are destroyed. Entry 1 Entry 2  Mujina – Another type of Trickster Yokai not far removed from the likes of the Tanuki, the Mujina is a shapeshifter that enjoys hiding within chests to catch treasure-hunters by surprise. Though they will fight if suitably upset by their “playmate” a Mujina will happily give up the treasure it holds if one is willing to communicate with them. Entry 1 Entry 2  Onyudo (Fire, Water, Lightning, Earth, Wind) – Their name meaning “giant priest”, the Onyudo is a monk that has fallen to temptation and indulged in their worldly desires to the point that they have ceased to be human. They direct their colossal strength not merely through their large fists but also using their bizarre prehensile tongue, both hands and tongue charged with elemental energies that leave any survivors of their brutal assaults afflicted with additional impairment. Entry 1 Entry 2  Lesser Umi-bozu – Drowning is a miserable fate for a samurai, and the grudge that persists after their passing is no less so. Now they persist as animated bodies of water that seek to share this fate with others in turn. Entry 1 Entry 2  Karakasa Umbrella – A Yokai in the form of a parasol, with a penchant for leaping out and scaring people. Its single leg is incredibly powerful which allows it to leap itself into the air and perform a variety of acrobatic feats that might seem impossible, and it can also project spines from the 'ribs' of the umbrella to inflict paralysis. Though not particularly strong, the Karakasa Umbrella is a challenge to pin down long enough to attack. Entry 1 Entry 2  Amrita Fiend (Fire, Wind, Water, Earth, Lightning) – When a Yoki has condensed Amrita driven into its body its power increases immensely, at the cost of what little counts for a mind in this kind of Yokai. These large spikes of Amrita are typically attuned to an element that the Fiend can draw on for its attacks, but there is a drawback to this much power. Should one attack the Amrita Fiend with the element matching that of their spikes, it is possible to overload them with energy to the point their body can no longer control it and cause a violent explosion that tears the fiend asunder. Entry 1 Entry 2  Raven Tengu – Tengu are bird-like humanoids that occupy different mountainous regions of Japan. Gifted with the power to manipulate the elements of wind with little effort, these yokai are able to raise themselves into the sky upon their wide-spanning wings, and fling great blasts of wind at their enemies. Their motivations appear opposed to Buddhism and often they attempt to lead the pious into ruin whilst also adopting the guise of priests themselves, but are not above using the signature travelling staves as a bludgeon in direct combat. Entry 1 Entry 2  Spider – It is not unheard of that Amrita can be absorbed by animals, who are then distorted by its influence and turned into man-eating monsters. In this case the humble spider has become a terrifying creature that attempts to bind its victims within its webbing so that they may feed on their life essence. Their sizes range wildly depending on the degree of Amrita absorbed, with some being so large they could drag down a horse. Entry 1 Entry 2  Flying Bolt – A ghost yokai that resembles a woman garbed in an endlessly winding bolt of cotton cloth, though it is safer to consider the cloth an actual part of the Flying Bolt's being. The combination of a cloth that can extend long distances with the yokai manipulating every fiber of its being effortlessly means that few can escape this fiend's reach, one that tangles about its prey and slows their struggles. Entry 1 Entry 2  Mudman – Just as those who perish in water may return as an Umi-bozu, so too can someone who drowns in mud return as a Mudman. There is little good one can say of such a fate, so it's hardly a surprise that a Mudman seeks to spread its misery with others. Entry 1 Entry 2  Onryoki – When someone dies with a particularly strong negative emotion they can become an Onyro, a vengeful spirit that seeks to spread the curse of its grudge amongst the living. Should there be enough of these ghosts together then they can form a giant seething mass of rage called Onryoki, their grudge enforced through the terrifying strength running throughout the entirety of their titantic amalgamated form. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Hino-enma – A Yokai that seduces men with the form of a beautiful maiden in order to drain them of their blood until they are dead. Sharing qualities with bats, they are capable of flight and projecting their voice as a directed sonic attack that can paralyse anyone struck by it. Either by clouding their mind or immobilizing their body the Hino-enma cares little how their prey falls into their grasp, simply that their desire to feed is sated if only for a short moment before moving on to the next. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Nue – A terrifying lightning Chimera formed of parts from a monkey, snake, tiger and dog. Its muddled lineage grants this Yokai a variety of potent abilities and tremendous strength, and its body is wreathed in mystical black smoke that can obscure it when it wishes to hide away. In fighting a Nue one must fight a raging storm, as this legendary Yokai is capable of calling bolts of lightning down from the heavens at will. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Great Centipede – The poisonous conditions of the Iwami-Ginzan Silver Mine coupled with its hidden reserves of Amrita created strange rocks that expelled a dense fog of choking gas that killed many miners. Compounding on this terrible event the spirit of a centipede of ancient origins exerted its influence upon many of these stones to construct itself a new body so that it may feed once more on flesh. Now otherwise inert poison-belching stones scurry through the tunnels of the mine at the whim of an undead insect intelligence. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Umi-bozu – This massive yokai is a master of the seas, and it is said that they can summon great storms at will. The huge chunk of Amrita that makes up its core grants the Umi-bozu incredible energy, and from its body it can shape itself crushing limbs, or draw up debris from the depths to hurl at its foes. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Joro-Gumo – When the Oda army crushed Matsunaga Hisahide's rebellion a great deal of negative emotions were left behind in their wake. The fates of all those who died with regrets or anger in their heart were bound together as though they were strands of a great web, and all were drawn to the center of this web where fragments of Hisahide's beloved tea set Hiragumo rested. As a foci for all this negative energy the Hiragumo became a fearsome Yokai bearing the upper body of a noblewoman and the lower body of a massive spider. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Yuki-onna – In places where snowstorms are common, there are stories of ghostly maidens that may come across travellers in the wilderness and attempt to lure them to their death. More stories posit that the Yuki-onna themselves are the ones who cause fierce snowstorms to occur, though to create one out of season would indicate a spirit of incredible power. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  White Tiger – Within many parts of Asia there have been myths based around guardian entities that reside within the four cardinal directions, and occupying the West is a powerful white-furred tiger. This Yokai's incarnation has resulted from the tremendous amounts of negative energy sealed within Mount Hiei being released, absorbed into a Guardian Spirit and transforming it into a dangerous god-beast. Entry 1  Giant Toad – There are many reasons a Ninja Yokai may appear in the form of a Giant Toad, which range from the legends of ninjas being able to transform themselves into frogs, to stories of toads living long enough to gain human level consciousness and awareness. The truth of this Giant Toad however may be that he simply wished to take this form, to better pass on his Iga Ninja teachings to the next generation of protectors that come before him. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Ogress – Long after a person dies the grudges they carried can continue to exist in this world, keeping their spirit from finding any peace and driving them to inflict suffering on the living. The Ogress is a manifestation of the grudge of a mother whose son was killed, a massive yokai crying in grief and screaming in anger as she seeks a revenge that can never truly be as the world moves on from her tragic moment in history. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Gasha-dokuro – Created by the dark magic of Edward Kelley, this massive skeleton is composed of thousands of grudge-filled souls who have perished at Sekigahara. It projects its morbid energy-sapping ki throughout the area around it, enhanced even further by spikes of Amrita scattered about the battlefield. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Yamata-no-Orochi (First Head, Second Head, Fire Head, Water Head, Wind Head, Lightning Head, Earth Head, Final Head) – In the stories of Japanese mythology there is no Yokai tale older than the story of Yamata-no-Orochi. In the tale of the storm god Susanoo the great eight-headed serpent was said to be the size of eight valleys and eight hills, and was only bested when lulled into sleep by eight vats of alcohol and carved into pieces with a god's blade while it slept in a stupor. To bring about its return would require great amounts of Amrita, and a madness seeking to bring complete ruin to Japan. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Hundred Eyes – Taking on a vast amount of Amrita into himself, John Dee's appearance becomes that of a twisted sorcerer with a great many eyes that see far beyond that of a mortal's vision. It is the embodiment of one man's obsession to know and to control all things, even in lands far from his own. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Snowclops – One-Eyed Oni are typically created from the primal elements of nature mingled with the power of Amrita, and so it is some are born from the great tremendous fury of a snowstorm and become powerful elementals of ice. This difference in origin grants this Oni some measure of power tied to snow, but their overwhelming strength is still their most dangerous asset. Entry 1 Entry 2  Fox Spirit – Like many creatures exposed to Amrita, it is possible for a Fox to become a Yokai. Intelligent and sly, Fox Spirits are capable spell-casters that can wield various elements to attack their enemy. The older one of these Yokai gets the more powerful they become, their age and rank denoted by the number of tails that they have grown. Entry 1 Entry 2  Harinobo – A common theme in Japanese Spiritualism is the idea of items developing minds and identities of their own through their use, and likewise through their neglect. The Harinobo is a blob of ectoplasm full of malice and pointy objects. Angered at being discarded, this collection of needles and blades lashes out at a world that has left them to rust. Entry 1 Entry 2  Namahage – While many Yokai as regarded as outright malicious creatures, the Namahage are typically seen as creatures that despise indolence. Their primary interest is in scaring the lazy into working, a task made simple by their terrifying visage. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Rokurokubi – A Yokai that comes into being when a human is struck by a curse, a Rokurokubi possesses an elongated and prehensile neck that swings and writhes about. It is difficult to tell is a person has such a curse till their neck extends, and there are many tales of people being unaware they are so afflicted. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3  Red Kappa – Though Kappa are often considered to be cowardly creatures, in the cold northern regions there is a type known for their larger size, red skin and aggressive demeanour. Entry 1 Entry 2  Magatsu Warrior – The vilest of dark experimentation with corpses and Amrita has brought about a terrifying four-armed warrior that even the most gifted warrior would fail against. Capable of absorbing Amrita within itself to launch from its blades as projectile attacks, the closest thing to a weakness they possess is their extra arms being weak to targeted attacks. Yet even without their bonus appendages these undead yokai are fast, relentless and powerful and should only be approached by experienced warrior yokai hunters. Entry 1 Entry 2  Onmoraki – When the spirits of fallen warriors are left unattended on the battlefield it is possible that their grudges combine together and form a bird whose size is relative to their number. Though the Onmoraki of Osaka Castle is so large it could like blot out the sun with its wings, its very cry casts the world into a world of chaos and darkness, as the resentment of the ghosts that make its form seek nothing more than the opportunity to slay the living that they may share in their terrible after-life. Entry 1 Entry 2  Nine-Tailed Fox – Throughout its history there have been many powerful yokai who have threatened the safety of the country through their actions, but few have ever been so insidious and subtle as Tamamo-no-Mae. Countless times across both China and Japan has this yokai infiltrated the courts of Emperors as a beautiful maiden and brought great chaos from within, driven off only after she has done tremendous damage and led many to slow and brutal deaths. As a fox spirit with all nine tails, Tamamo-no-Mae has potent magical power to draw upon, and the very boundaries between the human and yokai worlds blur when she is finally brought to combat. Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3 Guardian Spirits Kato Isonade Daiba-Washi Fuse-ushi Mizuchi Raiken Paired Raiken Hi-nezumi Aya-komori Itokuri Usura-hicho Enko Gyokuto Shin-Roku Narikama Tanuki Suzaku Kara-jishi Yatagarasu Izuna Atlas Bear Genbu Tengen Kujaku Saorsie Nekomata Bisha's Centipede Blue Dragon Enku Nurarihyon Janomecho Nine Tails TheLastRoboKy fucked around with this message at 08:56 on Feb 11, 2021 |
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Sep 4, 2019 06:26
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Cool, I know absolutely nothing about this game, and little about the time period it takes place in, but I am happy to learn.
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Sep 4, 2019 06:35
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So you're saying that William's gonna beat this game with as many continues as it takes?
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Sep 4, 2019 06:51
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overlordbunny posted:Cool, I know absolutely nothing about this game, and little about the time period it takes place in, but I am happy to learn. Nioh is happy to teach! One of the nice things about the game is it's going to give plenty of information regarding the era and the people in it. We'll even have some missions about people and events that happened before William's arrival. bman in 2288 posted:So you're saying that William's gonna beat this game with as many continues as it takes? Get your purple pipes ready we're going to get our skulls mashed in a lot. Nioh can be pretty punishing at times.
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Sep 4, 2019 07:04
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Love this game, it has many flaws but I still love it. Genuinely looking forward to Nioh 2 a lot. One thing that always bothered me though was this, they have this great multilingual setup, everyone speaks their own languages and does so well. William pronounces Japanese well when it he has to use a few words in a sentence. But they didn't take a few minutes to coach the voice actor in how to pronounce 5 ship names in Dutch, he doesn't even try, they just get butchered.
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Sep 4, 2019 09:59
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Finally a good Souls game. Nioh is one of my favorite games of all time. Excellent gameplay and very easy to coop with a friend.
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Sep 4, 2019 17:21
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WaltherFeng posted:Excellent gameplay and very easy to coop with a friend. We were streaming this game for a while (I will continue to drop anecdotes of what happened in those streams as the LP goes on so nobody has to go dig them up), and eventually we had to stop because the latency compensation for the game involves literally slowing down the host's character to the proportion required by the client. In essence what this meant is that Roboky was jumping around at full speed, flea on a hot brick, while I was moving at maybe 40% speed like I had been doused in molasses. It was heartbreaking to me when we had to call it off, but it encouraged Roboky to LP it properly so I can't complain too hard.
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Sep 4, 2019 17:56
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Well, kudos for being the first LP I see that acknowledges the existence of Thomas Derrick. This should be fun. ...Also stop trying to make me reinstall the game. I will resist! Resist!
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Sep 4, 2019 18:02
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I really hope this LP lasts longer than the others.
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Sep 4, 2019 20:56
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Deadmeat5150 posted:I really hope this LP lasts longer than the others. we have never failed to complete an LP, friend!
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Sep 4, 2019 22:25
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Coolguye posted:we have never failed to complete an LP, friend! That's true!
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Sep 4, 2019 22:54
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Well I guess this will be the third Nioh LP I've followed then. 
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Sep 5, 2019 00:12
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The size of Nioh is really daunting for an LP but it's been really easy to record footage for so far. When I sit down to record I knock out a main mission and every single side mission in a matter of a couple of hours, and because the game is so much fun I tend to find myself eager to get down to it. The hardest thing to deal with is FRAPS just plain not working for it, and OBS making such a large file I need to encode it down to have any chance of ever being able to view in any kind of editor.Tzarnal posted:Love this game, it has many flaws but I still love it. Genuinely looking forward to Nioh 2 a lot. Knowing zero Dutch myself I'm interested that's a thing they beefed, and I apologise in advance because I will be saying it the butchered way for a video or two.
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Sep 5, 2019 00:53
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TheLastRoboKy posted:Knowing zero Dutch myself I'm interested that's a thing they beefed, and I apologise in advance because I will be saying it the butchered way for a video or two.
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Sep 5, 2019 09:32
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NGDBSS posted:Forget Dutch, how did you manage to mispronounce the most famous river in Britain? I realised I'd done it when I was going over the recording of it and was like "How did I gently caress that up?" and left it that way because I'm going to be mispronouncing a LOT of Japanese so I might as well mispronounce English too.
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Sep 5, 2019 10:19
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I considered razzing him for that in the moment but there was so much else to talk about that I was like “you know what I am sure that one will work itself out let’s talk about beefeaters and stuff”
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Sep 5, 2019 16:43
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You knew it was wrong, we knew it was wrong, and we could all move on like adults and think about cool Tower of London stuff instead
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Sep 5, 2019 20:44
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I liked Nioh a lot, but in accordance with my ancient curse I was compelled to find fault in it everywhere I looked. Mostly Nioh has taught me that I do not like Dark Souls, at all, which seems to me to be a shame because Nioh is a game that I think I would like a lot were it a lot less like Dark Souls and more like its own thing. My favourite thing about Nioh is that IRL William Adams was English but in Nioh he was rewritten to be Irish solely because they wanted a story about guardian spirits and Irish mythology is more accommodating to guardian spirits than English mythology.
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Sep 5, 2019 21:10
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Always found it odd and interesting that the map shows them taking the completely opposite route to Japan. Usually you went around the horn of Africa and past India to get there and not past South America.
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How to turn one fetch quest in to an entire game in 12 easy steps.Fedule posted:I liked Nioh a lot, but in accordance with my ancient curse I was compelled to find fault in it everywhere I looked. Mostly Nioh has taught me that I do not like Dark Souls, at all, which seems to me to be a shame because Nioh is a game that I think I would like a lot were it a lot less like Dark Souls and more like its own thing. I'm that way with roguelikes. After a few repeats I realized I just do not like the format no matter how well it's done. There's nothing inherently wrong with the format. I just.. hate it. It's everything that I don't like as a core mechanic. Sometimes a game is literally not for everyone. I just try not to ask people why they like a game where cycling the map till it's braindead easy is the reasonable meta choice of playstyle.
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I appreciate the fact that William can swim in full plate armor.
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Fedule posted:I liked Nioh a lot, but in accordance with my ancient curse I was compelled to find fault in it everywhere I looked. Mostly Nioh has taught me that I do not like Dark Souls, at all, which seems to me to be a shame because Nioh is a game that I think I would like a lot were it a lot less like Dark Souls and more like its own thing. i have a rant about one particularly adored part of the Dark Souls formula coming up in the first act of the game that i think you'll enjoy a lot. i enjoy soulslike gameplay a lot for a lot of what i consider the core values of it - such as a focus on the fundamental ebb and flow of combat, where your strategic decisions (overall plan, gear to bring, takedown plan) really matter just as much as your tactical execution. rewarding perceptiveness, thought, and preparation go over just as well with me as close shaves and last second saves, and it's a real triumph to be able to combine both. i find a lot of the norms surrounding how to execute on these core values to be incredibly tiresome, however. let me pick at the Four Kings fight in DS1 as kind of the quintessential example of what i both love and hate about it. the Four Kings are a wonderful example of how strategic decisions matter and a takedown plan is paramount because if you get in on them, the fight becomes a ton easier due to their basic awkwardness at close range. damage output is also a supreme factor because staying close in on two or more entities at a time is obviously an impossible concept - which makes poise disproportionately helpful so you can't be interrupted. further, you have the gimmick of needing the voidwalker ring going in or you just flatly die. this is a threefold issue where the good, the fair, and the bad are all on display. let's look at them in turn. - you need the ring. this is good and cool, because multiple NPCs warn you of this and give you clues on how to handle it. it ultimately turns into something incredibly distasteful (killing a good doggo), but you do not ever need to actually get caught by this trap in order to avoid it. paying even the bare minimum of attention will alert you to its existence, and diligent investigation elsewhere will get you the spring to it. - you need to get in close this is fundamentally discoverable if you pay close attention to how the Kings attack. they have big pole weapons that flash brilliantly when they go, but the hafts are comparatively dull, slow, and non-menacing looking. aggression pays in Dark Souls, but only if done in the correct way at the correct time. figuring out how to be aggressive here is not complicated, but it is subtle. this is all great. the problem arises when this discovery process bites into the last note, which is... - you need to keep up your fire and not get staggered this is never hinted at and not discoverable before the second king shows up and you're almost assuredly dead. poise is a helpful commodity for many other fights, so it's reasonable to expect that a player would bring it into consideration when formulating a plan, but the only way to get the data that it might be helpful is to stomp the bear trap and see how much it hurts. death-as-a-lesson might be fine if there's no real penalty there, but that's not true in any soulslike. death is a mistake, and it is punished accordingly. but that doesn't stop the soulslike game makers from rolling around in that design, or the players from taking a perverse, smug tone when someone gets frustrated for being kicked in the teeth as a way to teach them a lesson. which leads me to the execution detail of soulslikes that i just cannot stand - death as a 'lesson' or a teaching experience. if you want to pull that stunt, make the death not cost me anything or make the death advance my state somehow. dark souls itself did this with Seethe as a way to unambiguously warn you that yo, this son of a bitch uses Curse. but dark souls itself ignores this tenet routinely, and soulslikes tend to be at least as negligent, if not more so, with the matter. but nobody ever seems to call it out as unacceptable. i've never understood why. but there's a number of these weird blind spots in gaming (diablo loot interactions, the assault rifle problem in any sort of modern shooter, etc) so i mostly just shrug tiredly about it. nioh is by no means exempt from this - there's a few early bosses that i will call out as having particularly obnoxious details that you can really only learn about by tripping the trap and dying to them. but it does make the correction a lot less painful by only taking away one of your multiple currencies when you die. ...and no, my venomous rant about a dark souls mainstay is not about ANY of this.
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bony tony posted:You knew it was wrong, we knew it was wrong, and we could all move on like adults and think about cool Tower of London stuff instead Like I said in the video I did in fact visit the modern tourist-trap/crown jewel vault that The Tower of London is now in July and it was pretty interesting but also pretty darn depressing, especially since a lot of the graffiti etched into the walls of people who were imprisoned and usually executed there were well preserved. Apparently they had a cell for people they particularly didn't like where it was physically impossible to even sit down inside it, it was so small. A fun fact I liked was that an American man was imprisoned there during the war for independence, who was mortified he had to pay for his lodgings and meals during his 'stay'. There aren't many "happy" stories about the Tower of London. Cooked Auto posted:Always found it odd and interesting that the map shows them taking the completely opposite route to Japan. Usually you went around the horn of Africa and past India to get there and not past South America. It's the route they took! I'll talk a little about why they tried it that way in the next video but needless to say they had terrible plan that went about as well as a terrible plan could be expected to go. Fuuka Ayase posted:How to turn one fetch quest in to an entire game in 12 easy steps. Hey now, this is a rescue mission. Shei-kun posted:I appreciate the fact that William can swim in full plate armor. Well that armour didn't stop that bullet so we might have just gotten really strong cardboard.
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TheLastRoboKy posted:Like I said in the video I did in fact visit the modern tourist-trap/crown jewel vault that The Tower of London is now in July and it was pretty interesting but also pretty darn depressing, especially since a lot of the graffiti etched into the walls of people who were imprisoned and usually executed there were well preserved. Apparently they had a cell for people they particularly didn't like where it was physically impossible to even sit down inside it, it was so small. A fun fact I liked was that an American man was imprisoned there during the war for independence, who was mortified he had to pay for his lodgings and meals during his 'stay'.
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Their later prisons were even weirder, I say before looking out my window and shaking my head.
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Nioh 2 will begin with a daring escape from Yarl's Wood.
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The part with the full plate armor actually made sense. It is fully possible to swim in full plate (as well as to climb, roll, cartwheel and so on) and musket balls fired from close range was one of the few things that would go trough plate. So, what happened in the cutscene adds up. Anyway, from what I've seen from the abandoned LP, while this game obviously takes a lot of inspiration from Dark Souls, it's also not afraid of being it's own game and to do things its own way. I'll be looking forward to seeing how this plays out.
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At one point armor was genuinely being made to withstand shots like that. I just imagine it still wouldn't be a pleasant or desirable experience to be shot.. given what I've seen the armor looks like after taking one. Sort of, "Man I wish that HAD killed me. This sucks."
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I honestly can't remember if you mentioned that, but one more factoid regarding weaponry: if anyone else was puzzled by the basic spear being called "Runkah", it's actually the way they transliterated Ranseur.
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anilEhilated posted:I honestly can't remember if you mentioned that, but one more factoid regarding weaponry: if anyone else was puzzled by the basic spear being called "Runkah", it's actually the way they transliterated Ranseur. One of Nioh's flaws is that in spite of their attempts to give an "authentic" experience with language their localization from Japanese to English is pretty spotty. Primarily during cutscenes. I feel like whoever worked on that stuff didn't have a script and was just cupping an ear and listening to what the characters were saying and working from there.
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Nioh's pretty cool, but it's pretty unforgivable how bland the first few levels are after the tutorial. The level design and especially the bosses gets  later on, but the start is SUCH an unbelievable misstep.If you're just following along and haven't played, hang in there.
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Coolguye posted:[...]the assault rifle problem in any sort of modern shooter[...] I would like to know more
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biosterous posted:I would like to know more ooh boy this is something i articulated in our discord about a month ago, with the overall thrust of "i dislike assault rifles in modern shooters because they homogenize the game and make every encounter the same." this is one of a couple of rants i have with regard to games/game design that fundamentally centers around problems folks are just kind of willfully not talking about. i've been told that it's rather refreshing when i rant about games because i actually freaking rant about games, so there's that. anyway it's a massive derail so as not to clutter this thread too much, you may reference the chatlog of when i talked about it for about 45 minutes in our discord here. i've pared it down so you don't have to sift through a lot of the cross chatter/etc. to be clear, i'm happy to talk about specifics of my screed in this thread, i just don't want to forcibly rip everyone out of the game at hand by posting a few thousand words precisely describing what the hell i'm talking about. Coolguye fucked around with this message at 06:50 on Sep 9, 2019 |
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Ah, it's largely what I guessed. Enjoyed the read nonetheless. (for me though it's the LMG problem because I have a hard time making myself use anything else) Unrelated but more on-topic, Roboky you should post this in the New LP Thread Thread 
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Episode 2: Youtube | Polsy Our hero William journeys with his Dutch friends but offends them all with his ship pronunciations and is abandoned. To pass the time he reads a book (probably the one above) and becomes Japanese, before setting out to find out who to give his one-star review for the trip to. What new friends will William make upon his arrival in Japan?! Well if you scroll too far down you've already been spoiled on it sorry buddy. New Entries: Characters William Entry 2: Clear “Isle of Demons” Hattori Hanzo – History's greatest ninja, which he might be by default because very other ninja in history was likely fictional. The third in a successive line of men named Hanzo who have served the Tokugawa Clan as retainers and generals, trained in the way of the ninja of the Iga Province. By chance he encounters William and makes him an offer that intertwines their destinies, and perhaps that of the entirety of the nation's. Entry 1: Clear “Isle of Demons” Amrita Memories Men and Demons from “Isle of Demons” Yokai Dweller – The body of a miner that perished but rose again to seek to spread the misery of its demise to others. Though they seem slow and zombie-like when they clutch their picks in their hands, it is when a Dweller abandons all pretence of being human that they become frightening foes. Entry 1 Yoki (Standard, Ninja]) – The use of Amrita is not without risks, and those that fall into its power can transform into terrible, oni-like fiends. Consumed with blood-lust these Yokai emerge to fight and kill any living being they come across, regardless of whether or not their victims are capable of defending themselves. Entry 1 Onryoki – When someone dies with a particularly strong negative emotion they can become an Onyro, a vengeful spirit that seeks to spread the curse of its grudge amongst the living. Should there be enough of these ghosts together then they can form a giant seething mass of rage called Onryoki, their grudge enforced through the terrifying strength running throughout the entirety of their titantic amalgamated form. Entry 1 Spirit Guardian Kato biosterous posted:Unrelated but more on-topic, Roboky you should post this in the New LP Thread Thread Yeah, now I have more than one video in the thread I'm going to do that. But first I'mma gonna touch up my OP and other info pages.
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Well now that we've met Hanzo we can talk about something this game does Very Well. And that is language, specifically handling language for multilingual people, people with differing levels of skill in a language and doing so in a non insulting way. Now I'm Dutch born and raised but I'm also fluent in English, can understand Frisian without issue, can read it slowly and can't speak it worth a drat. Also I've got like, just the worst German, barely above not speaking it at all, better when its written than spoken honestly. So I'm coming at this from a perspective of someone who has various levels of skill in multiple languages. Often in media like this the language issue would be swept aside, everyone would be speaking Japanese ( or English in the English translation ) and language differences might if the producers felt like it be indicated with an accent. This is easy, it works and accents are a simple enough coding for the audience. I don't mind it. Its when media departs from that easy formula that things quickly become bad. Not always. There is also examples of just a fluent bilingual voice actor allowed to play a character well. Overwatch has many of these though their English accents are still very stereotypical and over emphasized. But for the bad things you usually see roughly two things. The first is that someone is multilingual and they are given a speech gimmick where they use stereotypical emphasized accents on specific sounds and inexplicably insist on substituting only really simple words the audience likely knows in that language or can trivially guess from context. As an example a Frenchmen who speaks English who over accentuates r's and substitutes z's for th and inexplicably insists on using simple words, well known words like l'amour or bonjour. Now sure, when it comes to speaking a foreign language with strange sounds you are probably going to use the the closest analogue so the sounds thing is somewhat understandable. But despite a display of broad spoken English experience they just never managed to wrangle their r's. Just the r's and the z's though. And never in complicated words. These gimmicks will never make anything they say difficult to understand. These characters can construct long complicated grammatically correct sentences, and then fail to translate basic words. Sometimes in absurd ways because for instance bonjour is a formal-ish greeting and you'd probably use salut instead for many instances. But naturally that word isn't iconic enough so its not happening. The second is that you have a character who is multilingual but a voice actor who isn't or is only barely capable in a second language. They speak normally in the media's main language and sometimes the writers throw in Fun bits of a second language which is frequently just butchered. Bonus points if the writers also don't know how to write and didn't get any outside help with it and you have a character who speaks Japanese and German and sometimes just throws out a half sentence of grammatically incorrect mispronounced German. Williams reading off the list of Dutch ships is a good example here. There is a good reason I went to Japanese bilingual there because there is a lot of it going around in anime, perfectly skilled Japanese voice actors trying their best to pronounce something European on short notice that sometimes never made sense to start with. So whats different with Hanzo and why do I like it? I mean he clearly doesn't speak amazing English Yeah, Hanzo doesn't speak English very well. That is actually whats happening here. It feels like he learned English from a book and limited interaction from others who also don't speak very good English. But look at what he's saying. He is using very simple words, with very simple sentence structure. And how he speak, his inflection is flat and slow. There are notable pauses between William speaking and Hanzo replying. And he makes mistakes, simple mistakes. Real mistakes, a bit of grammar he doesn't quite get yet. Hanzo isn't a slow speaker or someone inclined robotic delivery though, the moment he gets to speak Japanese that becomes clear enough. This will only show up a few more times in general. There is an unstated journey William goes through regarding his ability to understand Japanese. The longer the game goes the more Japanese speakers will speak Japanese to William and William will respond in English, only falling back to English when they want to be very sure William understands. And that is another part I love. I live in Friesland a part of The Netherlands where Frisian ( Fries ) is spoken in addition to Dutch. A language I fluently understand, speak badly, cannot write and can somewhat read. And its a very common occurrence for me to have conversation where I speak Dutch, they speak Frisian and everyone is comfortable and fine with this. I have told many people they can feel free to speak Frisian I just don't reply in it. I don't know how much thought went into this on the side of the writers but as a whole I love how this game treats language and understands that its a much more complex thing than most media is willing to portray.
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I FORGOT ABOUT CAT CLOCK
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