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' FUCK THIS GAME I SPIT ON IT FUCKEN TRASH {{about||the Buddhist manifestations|Nio|the chemical|Nickel(II) hydroxide|the type of battery|Nickel–metal hydride battery}} {{Infobox video game | image = [[File:Ni-Oh Tecmo Koei promotional title art.jpg|frameless|upright=1.1]] | developer = [[Team Ninja]] | publisher = [[Koei Tecmo]] | designer = | producer = Kou Shibusawa | engine = | platforms = [[PlayStation 4]] | released = {{vgrelease|WW=TBA 2016}} | genre = [[Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]] | modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] }} {{nihongo|'''''Nioh'''''|仁王|Niō|lit. "benevolent king"}} is an upcoming [[historical fiction|historical]] [[action role-playing game|action role-playing]] video game<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaming-age.com/2015/12/koei-tecmos-nioh-resurrected-ps4-samurai-action-rpg/|title=Koei Tecmo's Nioh resurrected as a PS4 samurai action RPG<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> being developed by [[Team Ninja]], to be published by [[Koei Tecmo]] for the [[PlayStation 4]]. ==Story== The game follows the story of William, loosely based upon [[William Adams (sailor)|William Adams]], a blond-haired [[Samurai]] and son of a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] lord and a [[Western world|Western]] woman<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref name=KotakuLives/> during the [[Sengoku period|Warring States]] period in 17th-century Japan.<ref name=IGNKurosawa/> ==Development== Originally announced by Koei in 2004 (before their merger with Tecmo made them Koei Tecmo), the game is based on an unfinished script by [[filmmaker]] [[Akira Kurosawa]] titled ''Oni'' (Japanese word for [[oni|demon]]). The game was to be released with a companion film, also titled ''Oni'', that would have seen the directoral debut of Hisao Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa's son. Hisao Kurosawa was completing his father's script with assistance from game producer Kou Shibusawa of Koei, with a combined production budget of [[¥]] 3 billion for both film and game.<ref name=IGNKurosawa>{{cite web|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/607/607115p1.html|title=Kurosawa Comes to PS3 - IGN}}</ref> "When reading Hisao Kurosawa's script", Shibusawa said during a press conference, "it gave me the impression of stories like ''[[Seven Samurai]]'' and ''[[The Hidden Fortress]]''".<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The first announced release date (with the new title of ''Ni-Oh'') was summer of 2006. Although this was the first release date to be announced for any PlayStation 3 game, it was slated several months after the PlayStation 3's planned release in spring 2006, suggesting it was not intended as a [[launch title]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/618/618698p1.html|title=KOEI Shares Ni-Oh Release Plans - IGN<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> In preparation for the 2006 release, a [[pre-rendering|pre-rendered]] [[game trailer]] was shown at the 2005 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/videos/2005/08/09/nioh-ps3-official-e3-2005-trailer-remastered|title=Official E3 2005 Trailer (Remastered) - NioH (PS3) - IGN Video}}</ref> and a similar trailer was shown at the 2006 [[Tokyo Game Show]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/e3hpbp/ni-oh-tgs-06-show-floor-trailer|title=Ni-Oh - TGS 06 Show Floor Trailer &#124; Gametrailers<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> The game missed the initial 2006 release window without comment from Koei. It wasn't until 2009 that Koei confirmed that the game was still in development, apologizing for the lack of updates.<ref name=KotakuLives/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5202995/eagerly-awaited-koei-ps3-title-still-in-development?tag=ni_oh|title=Eagerly Awaited Koei PS3 Title Still In Development<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> In 2010 Koei (now Koei Tecmo) announced that Tecmo's [[Team Ninja]] would be finishing development of the game, which had been suspended by Koei.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5638775/team-ninja-reveals-its-next-games-ninja-gaiden-3-ni+oh?tag=ni_oh|title=Team Ninja Reveals Its Next Games: Ninja Gaiden 3, Ni-Oh<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> In an interview with [[Siliconera]], Team Ninja head Yosuke Hayashi described their vision of the adopted game: {{Quotation|We ran lots of tests and trials for ''Ni-Oh''. After we ran through these we found a style that fits this title. At Team Ninja, we want you to experience the feel of action in our games. ''Ni-Oh'' is set with during the samurai era and we want you to feel what it's like to be a samurai.|Yosuke Hayashi<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/07/15/whats-next-for-team-ninja-the-short-answer-is-ni-oh/|title=What’s Next For Team Ninja? The Short Answer Is Ni-Oh}}</ref>}} In 2012 Koei Tecmo's President and CEO, [[Yoichi Erikawa]], announced that the game had completed its [[software release life cycle#Alpha|alpha development cycle]], and that the work was "continuing steadily."<ref name=KotakuLives>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5932823/years-in-development-this-ps3-game-still-lives-well-sorta?tag=ni_oh|title=Years in Development, This PS3 Game Still Lives. Well, Apparently}}</ref> In August 2014, Koei Tecmo filed a new U.S. trademark for the game.<ref name=Allgamesbeta>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2014/08/koeis-ni-oh-still-alive.html|title= Koei's Ni-Oh still alive?}}</ref> In an interview with [[Venture Beat]] from November 2014, Hayashi confirmed that the game was still in development and that "it is starting to come together and feel good."<ref name=VBinterview>{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/15/balancing-isnt-easy-team-ninja-on-dead-or-alive-5-last-round-in-the-fgc-sexual-fantasy-and-the-future-part-1/view-all/|title=Balancing isn’t easy: Team Ninja on Dead or Alive 5: Last Round in the competitive scene, sexual fantasy, and the future}}</ref> The game was officially re-revealed, now retitled slightly as ''Nioh'', for the [[PlayStation 4]] at the [[Tokyo Game Show]] on September 15, 2015. A demo for the game began on April 26, 2016, and will end on May 5, 2016. After successfully clearing the stages in the demo, players are given access to the ''The Mark of the Conqueror'' [[downloadable content]] when the full game is officially released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-souls-and-onimusha-inspired-ps4-exclusive-nio/1100-6437356/|title=Dark Souls and Onimusha-Inspired PS4 Exclusive, Nioh, Getting Demo|first=Chris|last= Pereira |date=April 6, 2016|accessdate=April 6, 2016|work=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> ''Nioh'' is set to be released in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-09-15-koei-tecmos-samurai-game-nioh-resurfaces-on-ps4-10-years-later|title=Koei Tecmo's samurai game Nioh resurfaces on PS4 10 years later|first=Robert|last=Purchese|work=[[Eurogamer]]|date=September 15, 2015|accessdate=September 15, 2015}}</ref> Notable for a console game, ''Nioh'' will allow players to select between a more stable [[frame rate]] or a higher [[display resolution]], similar to options offered to players on a PC.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Paget|first1=Mat|title=PS4 Exclusive Nioh Lets You Choose to Improve Frame Rate or Resolution|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-exclusive-nioh-lets-you-choose-to-improve-fram/1100-6439235/|website=GameSpot|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> More than a decade after its announcement, a demo of the game was released in North America on April 26, 2016.<ref>http://www.gamesradar.com/dark-souls-style-samurai-game-nioh-gets-a-demo-12-years-after-it-was-announced/</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[https://www.gamecity.ne.jp/nioh/ Official website] {{Team Ninja}} {{Akira Kurosawa}} [[Category:Upcoming video games scheduled for 2016]] [[Category:Action role-playing video games]] [[Category:Akira Kurosawa]] [[Category:Cancelled PlayStation 3 games]] [[Category:PlayStation 4 games]] [[Category:PlayStation 4-only games]] [[Category:Video games set in feudal Japan]] [[Category:Video games set in the 17th century]] [[Category:Koei Tecmo]]'