Nioh 2: The First Samurai (2020) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Nioh 2: The First Samurai

Nioh 2: The First Samurai is the third and final DLC expansion for Nioh 2, developed by Team Ninja and released in December 2020. The expansion continues the story of the main game, taking players back in time…

80 17 December 2020 ESRB M

What Nioh 2: The First Samurai is

Nioh 2: The First Samurai is an adventure game developed by Koei Tecmo and released in 2020. It is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Nioh 2: The First Samurai is the third and final DLC expansion for Nioh 2, developed by Team Ninja and released in December 2020. The expansion continues the story of the main game, taking players back in time to uncover the origins of the protagonist, Hide, and the legendary first samurai. It introduces new areas to explore, additional story missions, new enemies, and powerful new gear. The First Samurai also expands the game's combat mechanics with new skills and abilities, providing a challenging experience for players.

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Nioh series

Nioh 2: The First Samurai is the 12th of 17 entries we hold in the Nioh series. The next entry was Nioh Remastered: Complete Edition in 2021. Its critic score of 80 is 4 points below the series average of 84. The highest-rated entry is Nioh: Bloodshed's End at 90.

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How it was received

Nioh 2: The First Samurai holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Nioh 2: The First Samurai launched on 17 December 2020, within three weeks of Cyberpunk 2077, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Omori and Monster Sanctuary. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Cyberpunk 2077, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Omori, Monster Sanctuary.

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