In the very specific genre of super-hard Japanese action games, Nioh 2’s bosses are king. At the end of every mission, and sometimes twice in one level, waits a big cheese, a premier tough guy, ready ...

One nagging question invades my mind as I play Nioh 2, the third-person, brutally difficult action role-playing game from Team Ninja: Why do I do this to myself? I hold the R1 button down, tap the ...

The Tengu’s Disciple sees you transported back in time after recovering an ancient artifact. What’s interesting about this time travel is you’ll actually experience battles and explore some locations ...

“Nioh 2” has a tipping point. It’s the moment when a “Souls”-style game finally clicks and players have an epiphany like Neo seeing the Matrix code for the first time. That came to me during a fight ...

Like its predecessor, Nioh 2 is a punishing ARPG in which every single combat encounter poses a threat. Not only is any enemy type capable of rendering you incapacitated in short order but recovery ...

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