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{{short description|2017 video game}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Nioh
| image = Nioh cover art.jpg
| developer = [[Team Ninja]]
| publisher = '''PlayStation 4'''{{Video game release|WW|[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]|JP|[[Koei Tecmo]]}}'''Microsoft Windows'''{{Video game release|WW|Koei Tecmo}}
| director = {{Unbulleted list|Fumihiko Yasuda|Yosuke Hayashi}}
| producer = Hisashi Koinuma
| programmer = Yuta Yamazaki
| artist = Hirohisa Kaneko
| writer = {{Unbulleted list|Kazunori Taguchi|Masahiko Kochi}}
| composer = [[Yugo Kanno]]
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Microsoft Windows]]}}
| released = '''PlayStation 4'''{{Video game release|NA|7 February 2017|PAL|8 February 2017|JP|9 February 2017}}'''Microsoft Windows'''{{Video game release|WW|7 November 2017}}
| genre = [[Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]], [[hack and slash]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Nioh'''''|仁王|Niō|"benevolent king"|lead=yes}} is an [[action role-playing game|action role-playing]] video game developed by [[Team Ninja]] for the [[PlayStation 4]] (PS4). It was first released worldwide in February 2017, and was published by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] internationally, and [[Koei Tecmo]] in Japan. An edition for both PS4 and [[Microsoft Windows]], containing all the game's [[downloadable content]] (DLC), was released in November 2017 by Koei Tecmo.
Set during a fictionalised version of the year 1600, the plot follows the journeys of William, an Irish sailor who pursues the sorcerer [[Edward Kelley]] into the final battles of the [[Sengoku period]] during [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s efforts to unify Japan, an effort complicated by the emergence of [[yōkai]] that are flourishing in the chaos of war. Gameplay revolves around navigating levels and defeating monsters that have infested an area; combat revolves around stamina or "Ki" management and different sword stances that are strong or weak against different enemies.
''Nioh'' began development in 2004 for the [[PlayStation 3]] as part of a multimedia project based on an unfinished [[Akira Kurosawa]] script. The project went through a turbulent and prolonged pre-production period, going through multiple revisions until its final version began development in 2014 for the PS4. The story was based on the life of historic Western samurai [[William Adams (sailor, born 1564)|William Adams]], although it was embellished with supernatural elements. Development information was sporadic until 2015, when it was reintroduced to the public.
Alpha and beta demos were released during 2016, to both gauge public reaction to the title and make adjustments based on feedback. Initially scheduled for a 2016 release, the adjustments pushed the release into the following year. Upon release, ''Nioh'' received positive reviews, with praise going to the gameplay and graphics while the story was criticised as lacking or confusing. It reached high positions in sales charts, going on to ship 2.5 million copies worldwide. A sequel for PS4, ''Nioh 2'', is in development.
== Gameplay ==
[[File:Nioh gameplay screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|256px|A battle in ''Nioh''; William faces a human enemy, and is executing a Ki Pulse to replenish his Ki stamina meter.<ref name="PolyOverview"/>]]
''Nioh'' is an [[action role-playing game]] set in Japan during the year 1600, with players taking the role of an Irish samurai named William.<ref name="IGNyokai"/> The player guides William on missions through enclosed environments fighting both human enemies and supernatural beings called yokai: missions are self-contained, hold alternate routes William can navigate, and selected from a menu rather than reached by navigating an open world.<ref name="PolyOverview"/><ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/> While navigating environments, William can find various collectables both in crates scattered through the environment and in other places within the environments such as fallen soldiers. These collectables include [[Amrita]], the game's [[experience point]]s (EXP); gold, the in-game currency; new weapons and armor, and consumable items such as bombs. Weapons and armor found in the environment can be taken to a blacksmith, who are able to buy it from William or can break it down into base material.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> Shrines scattered through levels act as checkpoints, allowing players to save progress, replenish health and raise William's experience level through accrued EXP: doing this respawns all normal enemies within an area. Skill points acquired in combat are assigned at shrines.<ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/>
Fighting is based around hack and slash combat, with William being able to attack enemies and block their attacks in turn. William can run, dodge, and sprint with these and combat actions draining his Ki stamina bar. When his Ki has been depleted, William is left vulnerable to attack. If timed right, William is able to replenish lost Ki with an action called "Ki pulse".<ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/> The Ki pulse also grants status buffs onto William, and dispels patches of miasma generated by yokai and other supernatural enemies which rapidly saps Ki.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> Defeated enemies drop loot, which includes money and weapons.<ref name="GIpreview"/> The speed at which William can move through levels depends on the weight of his equipped armor; the heavier it is, the faster his Ki will drain. If William dies, all the EXP acquired up to that point is left where he fell, and he must travel back to retrieve it, but if he dies again and therefore failing to reach it, the amount of EXP dropped is lost and the spirit animal is automatically recovered.<ref name="PolyOverview"/>
William has access to multiple types of melee weapons: these include single and dual swords, axes, polearms and kusarigama. In addition to melee weapons, William has access to ranged weapons such as a bow, a rifle, and a hand cannon. The more each weapon is used, the stronger and more effective it becomes.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> In combat, William can change between three Stances with melee weapons, with each stance having different effects; High Stance causes higher damage while lowering defense, Low Stance allows for quick attacks and better defense, while Middle Stance balances elements of the other two Stances. These Stances also consume different amounts of Ki depending on their attack strength.<ref name="PolyOverview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/> William can also summon Guardian Spirits, animals which combine his health and Ki into a single meter with added stat boosts such as increasing attack power or defense. Each Guardian Spirit boosts different stats, and can only be switched out at shrines. Guardian Spirits are also lost when William dies, but they can be summoned to him at a shrine at the cost of his lost EXP.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> In addition to normal enemies, William can summon Revenants, hostile ghosts based on other fallen players, to battle and gain experience, money and items.<ref name="EuroPreview"/> A cooperative multiplayer allows for other players to be summoned to help in battles.<ref name="GIpreview"/>
William's character growth is governed by EXP. Some statistical points can be assigned to William's character following the game's opening mission, and during the main game stat points can be assigned to William's attributes, which range from increased physical strength to heightened speed. Stat points are split between three skill trees: "Samurai" for weapon skill trees for standard melee combat, "Ninja" for distance weapons such as shurikens and poisons, and "Onmyo" which link to the creation of talismans, consumable items which grant temporary stat boosts. If William finds and guides Kodama to the Shrines within each mission, he can purchase otherwise inaccessible bonus material such as items and weapons. Offerings of items can be made at the shrine in exchange for EXP. Additional buffs can be granted using Prestige Points, which are acquired by fulfilling certain tasks within levels such as dealing a certain amount of damage or killing a number of enemies with one weapon type.<ref name="PolyOverview"/>
==Synopsis==
===Setting and characters===
''Nioh'' is set in 1600 within a fictionalised [[dark fantasy]] version of the late [[Sengoku period]], a time when the clans of Japan were at war prior to the unification under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] and the beginning of the [[Edo period]]. Amidst the fighting and high death toll, yokai have appeared and begun wreaking havoc across the land: major yokai threats that appear in the game include Hinoenma, [[Jorōgumo]], and a [[Yuki-onna]] born from the spirit of the wife of [[Oda Nobunaga]] following the [[Honnō-ji incident]].<ref name="IGNyokai"/><ref name="NiohCharactersA"/>
The game's main protagonist is William (Ben Peel<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a blonde-haired Irishman who arrives in Japan in pursuit of an enemy. While there, he crosses paths with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] ([[Masachika Ichimura]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and his ninja servant [[Hattori Masanari|Hattori Hanzō]] ([[Toshiyuki Morikawa]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), forming an alliance against both William's enemy and the yokai infesting Japan. William is trained in combat by [[Yagyū Munetoshi]], [[Hōzōin In'ei]] and [[Marume Nagayoshi]].<ref name="4Gstaff"/><ref name="NiohCharactersC"/><ref name="NiohCharactersD"/> The main antagonist is [[Edward Kelley]] ([[Hiroyuki Kinoshita]]/Nicholas Boulton<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a Westerner driving the conflict using his dark alchemical abilities under the order of [[John Dee]] ([[Timothy Watson]]), chief advisor to [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]].<ref name="NiohCharactersD"/>
William also crosses paths with numerous historical figures from the period: these include Ieyasu's allies [[Ii Naomasa]] ([[Jun Fukuyama]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and [[Honda Tadakatsu]] ([[Tesshō Genda]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); daimyo [[Kuroda Yoshitaka]] (Yōhei Tadano<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and his son [[Kuroda Nagamasa]] ([[Hiroshi Tsuchida]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); Ieyasu's main rival [[Ishida Mitsunari]] ([[Takahiro Sakurai]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and his allies [[Shima Sakon]] ([[Keiji Fujiwara]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and [[Ōtani Yoshitsugu]] ([[Kenyuu Horiuchi]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); [[Tachibana Ginchiyo]] ([[Shizuka Itō]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), head of the [[Tachibana clan (samurai)|Tachibana clan]], and her husband [[Tachibana Muneshige|Muneshige]] (Eiji Hanawa<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); hostile mercenary [[Suzuki Magoichi]] ([[Yasuyuki Kase]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); [[Yasuke]] ([[Richie Campbell (actor)|Richie Campbell]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a former favored vassal of Nobunaga; and [[Tenkai]] ([[Takayuki Sugō]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a monk of the [[Tiantai]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] sect and master manipulator of [[yin and yang]] magic.<ref name="NiohCharactersA"/><ref name="NiohCharactersC"/><ref name="NiohCharactersD"/><ref name="NiohCharactersB"/><ref name="NiohBeta"/> Original characters include Okatsu ([[Emi Takei]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a [[Kunoichi|female ninja]] in Hanzō's clan who holds a dislike for William;<ref name="4Gstaff"/> and Fuku (Risa Shimizu<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), Tenkai's disciple.<ref name="NiohCharactersD"/>
===Plot===
The game opens with a narration by William describing Amrita, a mystical golden stone found in abundance in Japan that is sought by the government of Queen Elizabeth I to [[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)|secure victory over Spain]]. William was one of those contracted by the queen to obtain Amrita, but afterwards was imprisoned to keep the Amrita a secret. Held in the Tower of London, William breaks out with the help of his Spirit Guardian Saoirse, a [[Merrow|water spirit]] born from the prayers of his village who saved him from death when he was a boy and now prevents him from dying. William is confronted by Edward Kelley, who seeks Japan's Amrita. After trying to kill William, Kelley uses his [[Ouroboros]] spirit to steal Saoirse and transports himself to Japan with William in pursuit. Landing in Japan in 1600, he fights Oni that are ravaging the area, receiving aid from [[Hanzo Hattori]] to help find Kelley in exchange for fighting Oni. On one of his first missions, William is joined by a [[Nekomata]], who tells him that the delicate balance between good and evil spirits has been disrupted by the past century of war in Japan.
William's work against the yokai and saving key figures earns him Ieyasu's favour, while Mitsunari and his supporters as they align themselves with Kelley, in hopes that Mitsunari can create a land not wholly ruled by the strong. William aids Ieyasu in fighting powerful yokai, despite learning from Okatsu that he murdered many of his family in a ruthless bid for power—Okatsu being one of Ieyasu's illegitimate daughters who escaped by becoming a kunoichi. Kelley continues to plague William, including impersonating Tachibana Muneshige in an attempt to undermine Muneshige's wife Ginchiyo; resurrecting the wife of [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s wife [[Nōhime|Princess Nō]], as a [[yukionna]]; and draining an Amrita seal keeping evil spirits from ravaging [[Kyoto]]. William succeeds in stopping the spirits with help from Tenkai and the Nekomata, who sacrifices itself to give Tenkai time to restore the seal. A later encounter sees William saving Okatsu from Kelley's control, then escaping with her when Ieyasu arrives and Kelley attacks, though Ieyasu is willing to let Okatsu die.
Events come to a head during the [[Battle of Sekigahara]], where William faces off against first Ōtani Yoshitsugu—who uses Kelley's alchemy to empower his weakened body—and Shima Sakon. With Sakon defeated and Mitsunari's army routed by Ieyasu's forces, Kelley convinces Mitsunari to allow a ritual to offer the lives of his 300 men to animate a [[Gashadokuro]] that William defeats with help from Hattori and Tenkai. Ieyasu has William pursue Mitsunari, fighting him when Kelley transforms him into a yokai-hybrid before returning him to human form, resulting in his capture by Ieyasu's forces. William pursues Kelley to a hideout where he disrupts his attempts to resurrect Nobunaga, Kelley flees while Nobunaga's close friend, Yasuke, duels William. William heads to confront Kelley in Nobunaga's reconstructed castle, being subdued by Nobunaga's resurrected form before Nobunaga rebels against Kelley's control. Cornered and defeated, Kelley uses Ouroboros and Saoirse's energy to resurrect [[Yamata no Orochi]]. William defeats it, then learns from the dying Kelley that he was gathering Amrita to be sent back to England for his master [[John Dee]]. Having reclaimed Saoirse, William decides to disappear, allowing Hattori to avoid killing him on Ieyasu's orders and report him dead. This saddens Okatsu, who had begun to care for him and thought him different from other samurai.
Following Mitsunari's execution, Ieyasu establishes his family's rule, setting the [[Edo period]] in motion as an era ruled by humans and hiding the truth of the yokai and William's involvement. Three years later, William returns to England and confronts Dee, who offers him a partnership to guide England towards world conquest following the death of Elizabeth I. Upon refusing, Dee activates an elevator around his chamber, bringing William and himself into a secret tower where massive stores of Amrita are seen, Dee then absorbs energy from the crystals and transforms into a monstrous apparition known as Hundred Eyes. William defeats Dee, blinding him and thus neutering his magical abilities. Before leaving, William notices one of Hundred Eyes' magical orbs, and after receiving a vision of Hattori's death at the [[Siege of Osaka]], decides to return to Japan.
The story is continued through [[downloadable content]] (DLC). In ''Dragon of the North'', William returns to Japan where he is reunited with the resurrected Nekomata, and where the Tokugawa shogunate is opposed by Yokai under [[Date Masamune]]. But Masamune is supplied with Amrita by a Spanish spy named Maria, who escapes and offers her services to [[Toyotomi Hideyori]], as the means to create more chaos in Japan to capture and use the Amrita for the glory of Spain. Since its naval defeat to England, the Spanish Empire was a shadow of its former self and hoped to use Amrita to regain its status as a world power. In ''Defiant Honor'', William searches for Maria while helping the Tokugawa army deal with [[Sanada Yukimura]]. In ''Bloodshed's End'', William plays a role in the [[Siege of Osaka]] as he defeats Hideyori, revealed to be a golem created from Amrita. Joined by Yukimura, who had his ninja vassal [[Sarutobi Sasuke]] assume his identity to fake his death during the [[Battle of Tennōji]], William confronts [[Yodo-dono|Lady Chacha]] as she transforms into a [[Kitsune|Nine-Tailed Fox]] demon in an attempt to kill them. Chacha is defeated, and Yukimura remains by her side as Osaka Castle is consumed in flames as the [[Genna]] Era begins.
==Development==
''Nioh'' was developed by [[Team Ninja]], a division of the game's publisher [[Koei Tecmo]] who had previously developed the ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' and ''[[Dead or Alive (series)|Dead or Alive]]'' series.<ref name="GRinterview"/> It is co-directed by Fumihiko Yasuda and Yosuke Hayashi, and co-produced by Kou Shibusawa and Hisashi Koinuma.<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="FamE3"/><ref name="InsideDetails"/> The opening movie was directed by [[Shinji Higuchi]], whose work included ''[[Shin Godzilla]]''. The cinematic director for the game in general was Makoto Kamiya, who had previously supervised special effects for ''[[Death Note: Light Up the New World]]'' and the film version of ''[[I Am a Hero]]''. The music was composed by [[Yugo Kanno]], whose previous work included the ''[[Bayside Shakedown]]'' television film series and [[SIE Japan Studio]]'s ''[[Rain (video game)|Rain]]''.<ref name="4Gstaff"/> The concept for the game was created by Shibusawa, who throughout development held a passionate vision for the project, which was in turn affecting its development.<ref name="GSinterview"/>
===Pre-production===
[[File:Ni-Oh promotional image.jpg|thumb|right|Early promotional artwork for ''Nioh''. While the majority of its original elements were dropped, the setting and blonde-haired protagonist remained constant throughout the game's development.<ref name="WFFCinfo"/><ref name="GemNinja2010"/>]]
The original version of ''Nioh'' was based on ''Oni'', an unfinished script by Japanese film director [[Akira Kurosawa]].<ref name="OniKurosawa"/> According to Yasuda, this initial version "just crashed", and the team had to start all over again. The only elements to survive into the final version were the setting, the protagonist being a blonde-haired foreigner, and the basic scenario concept: the narrative was otherwise changed into an original story based around the life of [[William Adams (sailor, born 1564)|William Adams]], an Englishman who became a samurai serving Ieyasu, and the events of the Sengoku period.<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="WFFCinfo"/><ref name="DesInterview"/> While the original Kurosawa script was dropped in favor of an original story, artistic elements and battle movements were inspired by other Kurosawa pictures such as ''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]'' and ''[[Seven Samurai]]''.<ref name="WFFCinfo"/> The earliest draft of the new original story, created by the scenario writers of the ''Kessen'' series, gave the main character a leading yet unrecorded role in the events of the Sengoku period. This version was almost entirely scrapped.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/>
Development on the title first began in 2004, when it was designed as a traditional [[Japanese role-playing game]].<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/> It was being developed internally by [[Koei]], four years prior to its 2008 merger with [[Tecmo]].<ref name="OniKurosawa"/><ref name="DesInterview"/> Development of this initial version ran from 2004 to 2008, lasting approximately four years before all work up to that point was scrapped.<ref name="VG247dev"/> The role-playing version was scrapped by Shibusawa as it did not have enough fun elements within it.<ref name="InsideDetails"/> Production was rebooted and transferred to Omega Force, a division of Koei Tecmo, and shifted in genre to a fast-paced action game similar to their ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' series.<ref name="EuroInterview"/><ref name="VG247dev"/> This version was also scrapped, again due to Shibusawa being dissatisfied with the project's direction.<ref name="EuroInterview"/>
Team Ninja were first brought on in 2010 to help develop the action gameplay. It was at this stage that the title began evolving into an action role-playing game.<ref name="GemNinja2010"/><ref name="GSdev"/> When first presented with the project by the Koei staff, Team Ninja were skeptical about the project, unsure of its Western protagonist and setting, wondering if it was intended to be another ''Dynasty Warriors''-styled game.<ref name="GSdev"/> Development was fully transferred to Team Ninja in 2012, with subsequent production lasting around four years. Up to this stage, only the basic concepts had been finalized, but when Team Ninja began full development the project solidified into being a full action title.<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/><ref name="GSdev"/> Team Ninja's staff handled the gameplay aspects, while earlier staff from the original Koei team handled the scenario.<ref name="InsideDetails"/>
The alpha version was completed in August 2012.<ref name="AndriaAlpha"/> The team originally used the ''Ninja Gaiden'' engine, and Shibusawa was again concerned as he felt the game was turning into a ''Ninja Gaiden'' clone; a cited example was a scene where William was swinging an enemy with his bare hands. Yasuda was brought on board around this time. Hayashi struggled to make the gameplay work for a samurai character, and after half a year halted development again. When Koei Tecmo began producing games for the [[PlayStation 4]], Shibusawa and Koei Tecmo CEO Hisashi Suganuma asked Hayashi to develop ''Nioh'' for that platform. Once details had been confirmed, this version took three years to develop.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/> In total, the project was in development for between twelve and thirteen years.<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/> Shibusawa said fan expectations of the game in Japan were the only reason the game was not cancelled.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/>
===Scenario===
Once production of the game was confirmed in 2014, Shibusawa said the team needed to reexamine the planned narrative.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/> During early talks, Yasuda and Hayashi disagreed about what type of narrative they wanted, as Yasuda wanted to make something closer to ''Ninja Gaiden'' and Hayashi wanted a sombre experience based around war and death. The focus on death was drawn both from the setting and lore surrounding the [[Bushido]] samurai code. The game's opening in the Tower of London, which had a sinister reputation and folklore surrounding it, played into that theme.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/> The overall theme of the game was the cycle of life and death, which was represented by both William and the enemy yokai.<ref name="GRinterview"/> Yasuda was responsible for the yokai hunting aspects of the narrative, something Hayashi strongly opposed.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/>
While a Western main character was settled upon for the final game, the initial concept had a native Samurai as the main protagonist in an original story. As the Koei staff had a history of developing historical titles such as ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game series)|Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' and ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition]]'', they decided to base it on historical events.<ref name="GWIinterview"/> The Sengoku period was chosen as the game's setting due to it being a fertile period in Japanese history for an action title. Shibusawa was also fascinated by Adams' exploits, and the story came to be based on the major events in his life and iterations within Japan, then an isolated nation. They also added fantastic elements such as yokai.<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="DesInterview"/><ref name="VG247dev"/>
A major influence on the story was [[James Clavell]]'s 1975 novel ''[[Shōgun (novel)|Shōgun]]'', which focused on a [[John Blackthorne|fictional English samurai]] based on the real-life Adams.<ref name="DTinterview"/> The character of William was initially conceived as a Western pirate who became a samurai, then shifted into his current form.<ref name="SilInterview"/> His general design changed little during production, but minor details were altered over the years.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/> The game's singular focus on death contrasted sharply with Team Ninja's earlier works, which had also incorporated mild erotic elements.<ref name="GRinterview"/> At the management's insistence, brighter or comedic elements such as the kodama were added.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/>
A notable element of the story was the casting of high profile actors in the lead roles, with many providing both voices and motion capture. The team wanted to bring the characters to life and fully express the historical aspects of the narrative. While the Koei staff had a strong background in games using historical figures, they had focused more on stylish presentation than subtle expressions during story sections.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/> While the majority of the cast spoke Japanese, William spoke English. Initially this was to have been reversed, but the team thought it unrealistic even within the team's fantastical take on the setting, so they adjusted it. It also represented how William could communicate well with others despite a language barrier.<ref name="GWIinterview"/>
===Game design===
When Team Ninja were first involved with the project, they performed lots of trial and error testing to find a gameplay style best suited to the game's tone.<ref name="SilInfo"/> When the project was given to Team Ninja, Shibusawa told them "to complete the mission of creating ''Nioh''". The decision to give the project to Team Ninja was heavily influenced by the success of ''[[Dark Souls]]'' and other similar titles, dubbed by some as "Masocore" due to their difficult, yet rewarding action gameplay.<ref name="DesInterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/><ref name="MCVnioh"/><ref name="PolyPreview"/> Many at Team Ninja were fans of the ''[[Souls (series)|Souls]]'' series, and credited their surge in popularity with saving ''Nioh'' from possible cancellation and allowing progress for development of the game.<ref name="DesInterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/> Other influences included ''[[Bloodborne]]'', ''Ninja Gaiden'', ''[[Onimusha]]'' and ''[[Diablo (series)|Diablo]]''.<ref name="DTinterview"/><ref name="InsideInfo"/> The main aim for the developers was to emulate the tough gameplay of both the ''Souls'' series and their earlier work on ''Ninja Gaiden'' while also making it accessible, fair and rewarding for players.<ref name="DesInterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/> Rather than outsourcing an engine or carrying an engine over from one of their other properties, the game engine for ''Nioh'' was built from scratch.<ref name="GWIinterview"/>
While the combat was extensively influenced by ''Souls'' games, Team Ninja's use of loot was more heavily influenced by the ''Diablo'' series, as they wanted combat to revolve around player skill rather than gear acquired through combat.<ref name="DTinterview"/> The gameplay incorporated elements of samurai combat from popular culture.<ref name="WFFCinfo"/> Historical accuracy when it came to weapons, armor and fighting styles dominated the gameplay design, which resulted in shields not being added as they were not used in combat by samurai.<ref name="DTinterview"/> Each boss, from yokai to human enemies, had their own appearances and tactics.<ref name="SilInterview"/> The yokai were all drawn from Japanese folklore, although their designs underwent slight alterations from their original forms.<ref name="DTinterview"/> A recurring element for the yokai bosses was how they were designed: first they decided the initial form and impression, then the developers added an element which would catch players off guard: for instance, if a yokai appeared beautiful, they would become ugly at some point during the battle.<ref name="SilInterview"/>
==Release==
''Nioh'' was first announced by original developer Koei in 2004 under its working title "''Oni''". In addition to the game, which was slated for a 2006 release, a feature film directed by Kurosawa's son Hisao Kurosawa would be produced alongside and inspire the game: the entire project's budget was estimated as being three billion yen.<ref name="OniKurosawa"/> The movie tie-in was eventually cancelled in 2005 due to unspecified production problems, with the game becoming a standalone project.<ref name="GSmovieCancelled"/> ''Nioh'' was first shown off in a trailer at the 2005 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]], where it was announced as a [[PlayStation 3]] exclusive.<ref name="E32005nioh"/> At the time, the title was romanized as "''Ni-Oh''".<ref name="ANNtitle"/> Initially slated for a 2006 release,<ref name="NiohOriginalDate"/> ''Nioh'' missed its announced release date, and no update on the game was issued until 2009, when Koei Tecmo stated that the title was still in development. Similar updates would be issued over the following six years.<ref name="GSinterview"/> The game, now retitled slightly as ''Nioh'', was reintroduced at the 2015 [[Tokyo Game Show]] as a [[PlayStation 4]] exclusive, with a scheduled launch in Japan in 2016.<ref name="NiohPS4Announced"/> It was later announced for an international release at the PlayStation Experience event in December of that year, also in 2016.<ref name="ANNtitle"/> A manga based on the character and setting, called {{nihongo|''Nioh: The Golden Samurai''|仁王～金色の侍～|Niō: Kin'iro no Samurai}}, was written by Yosuke Katayama and began serialization in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]'' starting in May 2016.<ref name="NiohManga"/>
Initially planned for October 2016, the game was delayed to make final adjustments based on player feedback from demos. The localization was a high priority for Koei Tecmo due to the worldwide release date.<ref name="MCVnioh"/> The game was announced for a worldwide release in February 2017.<ref name="NiohDate"/><ref name="NiohPreorder"/> While Koei Tecmo published the game in Japan, [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] handled publishing duties in mainland Asia, North America and Europe. This was to distribute the game to as wide an audience as possible.<ref name="ANNtitle"/><ref name="NiohPublisher"/> It was released in North America on 7 February, in Europe 8 February, and in Japan on 9 February. Two editions were created: the standard edition featuring the full game, and a Digital Deluxe Edition featuring an additional weapon pack, PS4 theme and season pass. Pre-order bonuses were additional costumes, based respectively on Japanese temple guardian statues and the samurai [[Sanada Yukimura]].<ref name="NiohPreorder"/> The game was also among those that supported the [[PlayStation 4 Pro]] model, with graphical enhancements enabling a smooth framerate.<ref name="NiohPS4Pro"/>
===Merchandise===
A manga based on the character and setting, called {{nihongo|''Nioh: The Golden Samurai''|仁王～金色の侍～|Niō: Kin'iro no Samurai}}, was written by Yosuke Katayama and began serialization in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]'' starting in May 2016.<ref name="NiohManga"/> The manga ran for twelve issues until May 2017. It was collected into three [[tankōbon]] released between February and May 2017 by [[Kodansha]].<ref name="NiohTakobon1"/><ref name="NiohTakobon2"/><ref name="NiohTakobon3"/> An official soundtrack, featuring all 45 pieces of music from the game, was released in Japan on February 15.<ref>{{cite web|last=Greening|first=Chris|title=Nioh soundtrack coming next week|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/nioh-soundtrack-coming-next-week/|website=Video Game Music Online|accessdate=12 February 2017}}</ref>
===Demos===
A demo version of the game, dubbed the "alpha demo", was released on [[PlayStation Network]] (PSN) on 26 April 2016. The demo was available until 5 May. Completing the demo unlocked access to a free [[downloadable content]] (DLC) pack dubbed "Mark of the Conqueror". This demo was released so Team Ninja could receive feedback from a future online survey to improve the game's mechanics.<ref name="NiohAlpha"/> The demo was downloaded by 850,000 people worldwide, and feedback was positive overall aside from recurring complaints about its lack of tutorials, high difficulty and awkward control scheme.<ref name="AlphaDemoResults"/> Based on this, the team made a number of changes and tweaks to the gameplay.<ref name="FamE3"/> A second "beta" demo released from 23 August to 6 September. It featured new stages, additional weapons and revamped gameplay based on the feedback from the alpha demo.<ref name="NiohBeta"/> Like the alpha demo, downloading the beta demo gave free access to DLC content, this time a pack dubbed "Mark of the Warrior" alongside the original "Mark of the Conqueror" pack. They again undertook a survey of players, and made numerous adjustments and additions to the game based on this feedback.<ref name="NiohBetaResults"/> The game's delay from 2016 to 2017 was caused by these adjustments.<ref name="MCVnioh"/> A third demo, called "Last Chance Trial", was made available from 20 to 23 January in North America and Europe. It gave access to both prior DLC and a final reward for the full game.<ref name="NiohDemoLastchance"/>
Producer Fumihiko Yasuda, at a presentation at Tokyo Game Show 2018, later attributed Nioh's success to the "demo strategy", saying that aside from getting feedback from users, the demos also had the aim of showing players they were being listened to, "which they hoped would result in players being more supporting of the game".<ref name="Frontlinejp">{{cite web |url=https://www.frontlinejp.net/2018/09/21/nioh-global-game-business-summit-presentation-tgs2018 | title = Nioh – Global Game Business Summit Presentation (TGS2018) | date = September 21, 2018 | accessdate = September 23, 2018 }}</ref>
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PS4: 88/100<ref name="MC_PS4" /><br />PC: 84/100<ref name="MC_PC" />
| Destruct = 9/10<ref name="Destruct"/>
| EGM = 9/10<ref name="EGM"/>
| EuroG = Recommended<ref name="EuroG"/>
| Fam = 36/40<ref>http://gematsu.com/2017/02/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1470</ref>
| GI = 9/10<ref name="GI"/>
| GameRev = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="GameRev"/>
| GRadar = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="GRadar"/>
| GSpot = 9/10<ref name="GSpot"/>
| IGN = 9.6/10<ref name="IGN"/>
| Poly = 8/10<ref name="Poly"/>
| rev1 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/what-to-play/nioh-review-justice-samurai-marvel-will-go-classic/</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[New York Daily News]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/nioh-proves-team-ninja-chops-video-game-review-article-1.2971972</ref>
}}
''Nioh'' received "generally favorable" reception, according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC_PS4" /> Most critics praised the combat, difficulty, setting, use of Japanese folklore, and aesthetics as high points, as well as giving players the option to choose different graphical modes for the PS4 version; while the game's story and inventory management were met with some criticism.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} ''[[Eurogamer]]'' ranked the game 35th on their list of the "Top 50 Games of 2017",<ref name="EuroGTop50"/> while ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' ranked it 42nd on their list of the 50 best games of 2017.<ref name="PolyTop50"/> The game was nominated for "Best PS4 Game" in ''[[Destructoid]]''{{'}}s Game of the Year Awards 2017,<ref name="Destruct2017"/> and for "Best PlayStation 4 Game" and "Best RPG" in [[IGN]]'s Best of 2017 Awards.<ref name="IGN2017A"/><ref name="IGN2017B"/> Nioh was later one of three games invited to the Global Game Business Summit at Tokyo Game Show 2018 as an example of a game that succeeded globally.<ref name="Frontlinejp" />
===Sales===
''Nioh'' opened at number 2 in the UK sales charts.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dayus |first=Oscar |date=13 February 2017 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/top-10-uk-sales-chart-gta-5-beats-nioh-to-no-1/1100-6447780/ |title=Top 10 UK Sales Chart: GTA 5 Beats Nioh To No. 1 |website=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=13 February 2017}}</ref> Retailers [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] and [[Walmart]] sold all their stock of ''Nioh'' within the first week of release.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kain |first=Erik |date=8 February 2017 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2017/02/08/nioh-is-out-of-stock-at-amazon-and-other-retailers/#51a6f9eb13e1 |title='Nioh' Is Already Out Of Stock At Amazon And Other Retailers |magazine=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=13 February 2017}}</ref> It sold 75,477 copies in its first week in Japan, entering the charts at number 2.<ref>{{cite web |last=Romano|first=Sal |date=15 February 2017 |url=http://gematsu.com/2017/02/media-create-sales-2617-21217 |title=Media Create Sales: 2/6/17 – 2/12/17|publisher=''Gematsu'' |accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref> On February 24, 2017 Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja announced that ''Nioh'' had shipped over one million units worldwide within its first two weeks of sale. The numbers included retail shipments and digital sales.<ref>{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |accessdate=24 February 2017 |title=Nioh worldwide sales top one million |url=https://gematsu.com/2017/02/nioh-worldwide-sales-top-one-million |work=Gematsu |date=24 February 2017}}</ref> By February 2019, the game had shipped over 2.5 million copies worldwide.<ref name="NiohSalesTotal"/>
===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Ref
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 2017
| rowspan="1" | [[The Independent Game Developers' Association]] Awards
| Action and Adventure Game
| {{Nom}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="TIGA2017" />
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[Golden Joystick Awards]]
| PlayStation Game of the Year
| {{Nom}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="GoldenJoysticks"/>
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[The Game Awards 2017]]
| Best Action Game
| {{Nom}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="GSpotTGA2017"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1" | 2018
| rowspan="1" | [[Famitsū scores|Famitsu Awards]]
| Rookie Award
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Fam2018"/>
|}
{{clear}}
==Sequel==
On June 11, 2018, at the 2018 Sony E3 conference, a sequel was announced.
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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | '{{hatnote|For the Buddhist manifestations, see [[Nio]]. Not to be confused with the chemical formulas [[Ni(OU)2]] or [[NiO(OU)]].}}
{{short description|2017 video game}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Niou
| image = Niou cover art.jpg
| developer = [[Team Ninja]]
| publisher = '''PlayStation 4'''{{Video game release|WW|[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]|JP|[[Koei Tecmo]]}}'''Microsoft Windows'''{{Video game release|WW|Koei Tecmo}}
| director = {{Unbulleted list|Fumihiko Yasuda|Yosuke Hayashi}}
| producer = Hisashi Koinuma
| programmer = Yuta Yamazaki
| artist = Hirohisa Kaneko
| writer = {{Unbulleted list|Kazunori Taguchi|Masahiko Kochi}}
| composer = [[Yugo Kanno]]
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Microsoft Windows]]}}
| released = '''PlayStation 4'''{{Video game release|NA|7 February 2017|PAL|8 February 2017|JP|9 February 2017}}'''Microsoft Windows'''{{Video game release|WW|7 November 2017}}
| genre = [[Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]], [[hack and slash]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Niou'''''|仁王|Niō|"benevolent king"|lead=yes}} is an [[action role-playing game|action role-playing]] video game developed by [[Team Ninja]] for the [[PlayStation 4]] (PS4). It was first released worldwide in February 2017, and was published by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] internationally, and [[Koei Tecmo]] in Japan. An edition for both PS4 and [[Microsoft Windows]], containing all the game's [[downloadable content]] (DLC), was released in November 2017 by Koei Tecmo.
Set during a fictionalised version of the year 1600, the plot follows the journeys of William, an Irish sailor who pursues the sorcerer [[Edward Kelley]] into the final battles of the [[Sengoku period]] during [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s efforts to unify Japan, an effort complicated by the emergence of [[yōkai]] that are flourishing in the chaos of war. Gameplay revolves around navigating levels and defeating monsters that have infested an area; combat revolves around stamina or "Ki" management and different sword stances that are strong or weak against different enemies.
''Nioh'' began development in 2004 for the [[PlayStation 3]] as part of a multimedia project based on an unfinished [[Akira Kurosawa]] script. The project went through a turbulent and prolonged pre-production period, going through multiple revisions until its final version began development in 2014 for the PS4. The story was based on the life of historic Western samurai [[William Adams (sailor, born 1564)|William Adams]], although it was embellished with supernatural elements. Development information was sporadic until 2015, when it was reintroduced to the public.
Alpha and beta demos were released during 2016, to both gauge public reaction to the title and make adjustments based on feedback. Initially scheduled for a 2016 release, the adjustments pushed the release into the following year. Upon release, ''Niou'' received positive reviews, with praise going to the gameplay and graphics while the story was criticised as lacking or confusing. It reached high positions in sales charts, going on to ship 2.5 million copies worldwide. A sequel for PS4, ''Niou 2'', is in development.
== Gameplay ==
[[File:Niou gameplay screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|256px|A battle in ''Nioh''; William faces a human enemy, and is executing a Ki Pulse to replenish his Ki stamina meter.<ref name="PolyOverview"/>]]
''Niou'' is an [[action role-playing game]] set in Japan during the year 1600, with players taking the role of an Irish samurai named William.<ref name="IGNyokai"/> The player guides William on missions through enclosed environments fighting both human enemies and supernatural beings called yokai: missions are self-contained, hold alternate routes William can navigate, and selected from a menu rather than reached by navigating an open world.<ref name="PolyOverview"/><ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/> While navigating environments, William can find various collectables both in crates scattered through the environment and in other places within the environments such as fallen soldiers. These collectables include [[Amrita]], the game's [[experience point]]s (EXP); gold, the in-game currency; new weapons and armor, and consumable items such as bombs. Weapons and armor found in the environment can be taken to a blacksmith, who are able to buy it from William or can break it down into base material.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> Shrines scattered through levels act as checkpoints, allowing players to save progress, replenish health and raise William's experience level through accrued EXP: doing this respawns all normal enemies within an area. Skill points acquired in combat are assigned at shrines.<ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/>
Fighting is based around hack and slash combat, with William being able to attack enemies and block their attacks in turn. William can run, dodge, and sprint with these and combat actions draining his Ki stamina bar. When his Ki has been depleted, William is left vulnerable to attack. If timed right, William is able to replenish lost Ki with an action called "Ki pulse".<ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/> The Ki pulse also grants status buffs onto William, and dispels patches of miasma generated by yokai and other supernatural enemies which rapidly saps Ki.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> Defeated enemies drop loot, which includes money and weapons.<ref name="GIpreview"/> The speed at which William can move through levels depends on the weight of his equipped armor; the heavier it is, the faster his Ki will drain. If William dies, all the EXP acquired up to that point is left where he fell, and he must travel back to retrieve it, but if he dies again and therefore failing to reach it, the amount of EXP dropped is lost and the spirit animal is automatically recovered.<ref name="PolyOverview"/>
William has access to multiple types of melee weapons: these include single and dual swords, axes, polearms and kusarigama. In addition to melee weapons, William has access to ranged weapons such as a bow, a rifle, and a hand cannon. The more each weapon is used, the stronger and more effective it becomes.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> In combat, William can change between three Stances with melee weapons, with each stance having different effects; High Stance causes higher damage while lowering defense, Low Stance allows for quick attacks and better defense, while Middle Stance balances elements of the other two Stances. These Stances also consume different amounts of Ki depending on their attack strength.<ref name="PolyOverview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/> William can also summon Guardian Spirits, animals which combine his health and Ki into a single meter with added stat boosts such as increasing attack power or defense. Each Guardian Spirit boosts different stats, and can only be switched out at shrines. Guardian Spirits are also lost when William dies, but they can be summoned to him at a shrine at the cost of his lost EXP.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> In addition to normal enemies, William can summon Revenants, hostile ghosts based on other fallen players, to battle and gain experience, money and items.<ref name="EuroPreview"/> A cooperative multiplayer allows for other players to be summoned to help in battles.<ref name="GIpreview"/>
William's character growth is governed by EXP. Some statistical points can be assigned to William's character following the game's opening mission, and during the main game stat points can be assigned to William's attributes, which range from increased physical strength to heightened speed. Stat points are split between three skill trees: "Samurai" for weapon skill trees for standard melee combat, "Ninja" for distance weapons such as shurikens and poisons, and "Onmyo" which link to the creation of talismans, consumable items which grant temporary stat boosts. If William finds and guides Kodama to the Shrines within each mission, he can purchase otherwise inaccessible bonus material such as items and weapons. Offerings of items can be made at the shrine in exchange for EXP. Additional buffs can be granted using Prestige Points, which are acquired by fulfilling certain tasks within levels such as dealing a certain amount of damage or killing a number of enemies with one weapon type.<ref name="PolyOverview"/>
==Synopsis==
===Setting and characters===
''Niou'' is set in 1600 within a fictionalised [[dark fantasy]] version of the late [[Sengoku period]], a time when the clans of Japan were at war prior to the unification under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] and the beginning of the [[Edo period]]. Amidst the fighting and high death toll, youkai have appeared and begun wreaking havoc across the land: major youkai threats that appear in the game include Hinoenma, [[Jorōgumo]] and a [[Yuki-onna]] born from the spirit of the wife of [[Oda Nobunaga]] following the [[Honnō-ji incident]].<ref name="IGNyokai"/><ref name="NiohCharactersA"/>
The game's main protagonist is William (Ben Peel<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a blonde-haired Irishman who arrives in Japan in pursuit of an enemy. While there, he crosses paths with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] ([[Masachika Ichimura]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and his ninja servant [[Hattori Masanari|Hattori Hanzō]] ([[Toshiyuki Morikawa]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), forming an alliance against both William's enemy and the youkai infesting Japan. William is trained in combat by [[Yagyū Munetoshi]], [[Hōzōin In'ei]] and [[Marume Nagayoshi]].<ref name="4Gstaff"/><ref name="NiouCharactersC"/><ref name="NiouCharactersD"/> The main antagonist is [[Edward Kelley]] ([[Hiroyuki Kinoshita]]/Nicholas Boulton<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a Westerner driving the conflict using his dark alchemical abilities under the order of [[John Dee]] ([[Timothy Watson]]), chief advisor to [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]].<ref name="NiouCharactersD"/>
William also crosses paths with numerous historical figures from the period: these include Ieyasu's allies [[Ii Naomasa]] ([[Jun Fukuyama]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and [[Honda Tadakatsu]] ([[Tesshō Genda]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); daimyo [[Kuroda Yoshitaka]] (Yōhei Tadano<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and his son [[Kuroda Nagamasa]] ([[Hiroshi Tsuchida]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); Ieyasu's main rival [[Ishida Mitsunari]] ([[Takahiro Sakurai]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and his allies [[Shima Sakon]] ([[Keiji Fujiwara]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and [[Ōtani Yoshitsugu]] ([[Kenyuu Horiuchi]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); [[Tachibana Ginchiyo]] ([[Shizuka Itō]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), head of the [[Tachibana clan (samurai)|Tachibana clan]], and her husband [[Tachibana Muneshige|Muneshige]] (Eiji Hanawa<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); hostile mercenary [[Suzuki Magoichi]] ([[Yasuyuki Kase]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); [[Yasuke]] ([[Richie Campbell (actor)|Richie Campbell]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a former favored vassal of Nobunaga; and [[Tenkai]] ([[Takayuki Sugō]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a monk of the [[Tiantai]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] sect and master manipulator of [[yin and yang]] magic.<ref name="NiouCharactersA"/><ref name="NiouCharactersC"/><ref name="NiouCharactersD"/><ref name="NiouCharactersB"/><ref name="NiohBeta"/> Original characters include Okatsu ([[Emi Takei]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a [[Kunoichi|female ninja]] in Hanzō's clan who holds a dislike for William;<ref name="4Gstaff"/> and Fuku (Risa Shimizu<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), Tenkai's disciple.<ref name="NiouCharactersD"/>
===Plot===
The game opens with a narration by William describing Amrita, a mystical golden stone found in abundance in Japan that is sought by the government of Queen Elizabeth I to [[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)|secure victory over Spain]]. William was one of those contracted by the queen to obtain Amrita, but afterwards was imprisoned to keep the Amrita a secret. Held in the Tower of London, William breaks out with the help of his Spirit Guardian Saoirse, a [[Merrow|water spirit]] born from the prayers of his village who saved him from death when he was a boy and now prevents him from dying. William is confronted by Edward Kelley, who seeks Japan's Amrita. After trying to kill William, Kelley uses his [[Ouroboros]] spirit to steal Saoirse and transports himself to Japan with William in pursuit. Landing in Japan in 1600, he fights Oni that are ravaging the area, receiving aid from [[Hanzo Hattori]] to help find Kelley in exchange for fighting Oni. On one of his first missions, William is joined by a [[Nekomata]], who tells him that the delicate balance between good and evil spirits has been disrupted by the past century of war in Japan.
William's work against the yokai and saving key figures earns him Ieyasu's favour, while Mitsunari and his supporters as they align themselves with Kelley, in hopes that Mitsunari can create a land not wholly ruled by the strong. William aids Ieyasu in fighting powerful yokai, despite learning from Okatsu that he murdered many of his family in a ruthless bid for power—Okatsu being one of Ieyasu's illegitimate daughters who escaped by becoming a kunoichi. Kelley continues to plague William, including impersonating Tachibana Muneshige in an attempt to undermine Muneshige's wife Ginchiyo; resurrecting the wife of [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s wife [[Nōhime|Princess Nō]], as a [[yukionna]]; and draining an Amrita seal keeping evil spirits from ravaging [[Kyoto]]. William succeeds in stopping the spirits with help from Tenkai and the Nekomata, who sacrifices itself to give Tenkai time to restore the seal. A later encounter sees William saving Okatsu from Kelley's control, then escaping with her when Ieyasu arrives and Kelley attacks, though Ieyasu is willing to let Okatsu die.
Events come to a head during the [[Battle of Sekigahara]], where William faces off against first Ōtani Yoshitsugu—who uses Kelley's alchemy to empower his weakened body—and Shima Sakon. With Sakon defeated and Mitsunari's army routed by Ieyasu's forces, Kelley convinces Mitsunari to allow a ritual to offer the lives of his 300 men to animate a [[Gashadokuro]] that William defeats with help from Hattori and Tenkai. Ieyasu has William pursue Mitsunari, fighting him when Kelley transforms him into a yokai-hybrid before returning him to human form, resulting in his capture by Ieyasu's forces. William pursues Kelley to a hideout where he disrupts his attempts to resurrect Nobunaga, Kelley flees while Nobunaga's close friend, Yasuke, duels William. William heads to confront Kelley in Nobunaga's reconstructed castle, being subdued by Nobunaga's resurrected form before Nobunaga rebels against Kelley's control. Cornered and defeated, Kelley uses Ouroboros and Saoirse's energy to resurrect [[Yamata no Orochi]]. William defeats it, then learns from the dying Kelley that he was gathering Amrita to be sent back to England for his master [[John Dee]]. Having reclaimed Saoirse, William decides to disappear, allowing Hattori to avoid killing him on Ieyasu's orders and report him dead. This saddens Okatsu, who had begun to care for him and thought him different from other samurai.
Following Mitsunari's execution, Ieyasu establishes his family's rule, setting the [[Edo period]] in motion as an era ruled by humans and hiding the truth of the yokai and William's involvement. Three years later, William returns to England and confronts Dee, who offers him a partnership to guide England towards world conquest following the death of Elizabeth I. Upon refusing, Dee activates an elevator around his chamber, bringing William and himself into a secret tower where massive stores of Amrita are seen, Dee then absorbs energy from the crystals and transforms into a monstrous apparition known as Hundred Eyes. William defeats Dee, blinding him and thus neutering his magical abilities. Before leaving, William notices one of Hundred Eyes' magical orbs, and after receiving a vision of Hattori's death at the [[Siege of Osaka]], decides to return to Japan.
The story is continued through [[downloadable content]] (DLC). In ''Dragon of the North'', William returns to Japan where he is reunited with the resurrected Nekomata, and where the Tokugawa shogunate is opposed by Yokai under [[Date Masamune]]. But Masamune is supplied with Amrita by a Spanish spy named Maria, who escapes and offers her services to [[Toyotomi Hideyori]], as the means to create more chaos in Japan to capture and use the Amrita for the glory of Spain. Since its naval defeat to England, the Spanish Empire was a shadow of its former self and hoped to use Amrita to regain its status as a world power. In ''Defiant Honor'', William searches for Maria while helping the Tokugawa army deal with [[Sanada Yukimura]]. In ''Bloodshed's End'', William plays a role in the [[Siege of Osaka]] as he defeats Hideyori, revealed to be a golem created from Amrita. Joined by Yukimura, who had his ninja vassal [[Sarutobi Sasuke]] assume his identity to fake his death during the [[Battle of Tennōji]], William confronts [[Yodo-dono|Lady Chacha]] as she transforms into a [[Kitsune|Nine-Tailed Fox]] demon in an attempt to kill them. Chacha is defeated, and Yukimura remains by her side as Osaka Castle is consumed in flames as the [[Genna]] Era begins.
==Development==
''Nioh'' was developed by [[Team Ninja]], a division of the game's publisher [[Koei Tecmo]] who had previously developed the ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' and ''[[Dead or Alive (series)|Dead or Alive]]'' series.<ref name="GRinterview"/> It is co-directed by Fumihiko Yasuda and Yosuke Hayashi, and co-produced by Kou Shibusawa and Hisashi Koinuma.<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="FamE3"/><ref name="InsideDetails"/> The opening movie was directed by [[Shinji Higuchi]], whose work included ''[[Shin Godzilla]]''. The cinematic director for the game in general was Makoto Kamiya, who had previously supervised special effects for ''[[Death Note: Light Up the New World]]'' and the film version of ''[[I Am a Hero]]''. The music was composed by [[Yugo Kanno]], whose previous work included the ''[[Bayside Shakedown]]'' television film series and [[SIE Japan Studio]]'s ''[[Rain (video game)|Rain]]''.<ref name="4Gstaff"/> The concept for the game was created by Shibusawa, who throughout development held a passionate vision for the project, which was in turn affecting its development.<ref name="GSinterview"/>
===Pre-production===
[[File:Ni-Oh promotional image.jpg|thumb|right|Early promotional artwork for ''Nioh''. While the majority of its original elements were dropped, the setting and blonde-haired protagonist remained constant throughout the game's development.<ref name="WFFCinfo"/><ref name="GemNinja2010"/>]]
The original version of ''Nioh'' was based on ''Oni'', an unfinished script by Japanese film director [[Akira Kurosawa]].<ref name="OniKurosawa"/> According to Yasuda, this initial version "just crashed", and the team had to start all over again. The only elements to survive into the final version were the setting, the protagonist being a blonde-haired foreigner, and the basic scenario concept: the narrative was otherwise changed into an original story based around the life of [[William Adams (sailor, born 1564)|William Adams]], an Englishman who became a samurai serving Ieyasu, and the events of the Sengoku period.<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="WFFCinfo"/><ref name="DesInterview"/> While the original Kurosawa script was dropped in favor of an original story, artistic elements and battle movements were inspired by other Kurosawa pictures such as ''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]'' and ''[[Seven Samurai]]''.<ref name="WFFCinfo"/> The earliest draft of the new original story, created by the scenario writers of the ''Kessen'' series, gave the main character a leading yet unrecorded role in the events of the Sengoku period. This version was almost entirely scrapped.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/>
Development on the title first began in 2004, when it was designed as a traditional [[Japanese role-playing game]].<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/> It was being developed internally by [[Koei]], four years prior to its 2008 merger with [[Tecmo]].<ref name="OniKurosawa"/><ref name="DesInterview"/> Development of this initial version ran from 2004 to 2008, lasting approximately four years before all work up to that point was scrapped.<ref name="VG247dev"/> The role-playing version was scrapped by Shibusawa as it did not have enough fun elements within it.<ref name="InsideDetails"/> Production was rebooted and transferred to Omega Force, a division of Koei Tecmo, and shifted in genre to a fast-paced action game similar to their ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' series.<ref name="EuroInterview"/><ref name="VG247dev"/> This version was also scrapped, again due to Shibusawa being dissatisfied with the project's direction.<ref name="EuroInterview"/>
Team Ninja were first brought on in 2010 to help develop the action gameplay. It was at this stage that the title began evolving into an action role-playing game.<ref name="GemNinja2010"/><ref name="GSdev"/> When first presented with the project by the Koei staff, Team Ninja were skeptical about the project, unsure of its Western protagonist and setting, wondering if it was intended to be another ''Dynasty Warriors''-styled game.<ref name="GSdev"/> Development was fully transferred to Team Ninja in 2012, with subsequent production lasting around four years. Up to this stage, only the basic concepts had been finalized, but when Team Ninja began full development the project solidified into being a full action title.<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/><ref name="GSdev"/> Team Ninja's staff handled the gameplay aspects, while earlier staff from the original Koei team handled the scenario.<ref name="InsideDetails"/>
The alpha version was completed in August 2012.<ref name="AndriaAlpha"/> The team originally used the ''Ninja Gaiden'' engine, and Shibusawa was again concerned as he felt the game was turning into a ''Ninja Gaiden'' clone; a cited example was a scene where William was swinging an enemy with his bare hands. Yasuda was brought on board around this time. Hayashi struggled to make the gameplay work for a samurai character, and after half a year halted development again. When Koei Tecmo began producing games for the [[PlayStation 4]], Shibusawa and Koei Tecmo CEO Hisashi Suganuma asked Hayashi to develop ''Nioh'' for that platform. Once details had been confirmed, this version took three years to develop.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/> In total, the project was in development for between twelve and thirteen years.<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/> Shibusawa said fan expectations of the game in Japan were the only reason the game was not cancelled.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/>
===Scenario===
Once production of the game was confirmed in 2014, Shibusawa said the team needed to reexamine the planned narrative.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/> During early talks, Yasuda and Hayashi disagreed about what type of narrative they wanted, as Yasuda wanted to make something closer to ''Ninja Gaiden'' and Hayashi wanted a sombre experience based around war and death. The focus on death was drawn both from the setting and lore surrounding the [[Bushido]] samurai code. The game's opening in the Tower of London, which had a sinister reputation and folklore surrounding it, played into that theme.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/> The overall theme of the game was the cycle of life and death, which was represented by both William and the enemy yokai.<ref name="GRinterview"/> Yasuda was responsible for the yokai hunting aspects of the narrative, something Hayashi strongly opposed.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/>
While a Western main character was settled upon for the final game, the initial concept had a native Samurai as the main protagonist in an original story. As the Koei staff had a history of developing historical titles such as ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game series)|Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' and ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition]]'', they decided to base it on historical events.<ref name="GWIinterview"/> The Sengoku period was chosen as the game's setting due to it being a fertile period in Japanese history for an action title. Shibusawa was also fascinated by Adams' exploits, and the story came to be based on the major events in his life and iterations within Japan, then an isolated nation. They also added fantastic elements such as yokai.<ref name="GSinterview"/><ref name="DesInterview"/><ref name="VG247dev"/>
A major influence on the story was [[James Clavell]]'s 1975 novel ''[[Shōgun (novel)|Shōgun]]'', which focused on a [[John Blackthorne|fictional English samurai]] based on the real-life Adams.<ref name="DTinterview"/> The character of William was initially conceived as a Western pirate who became a samurai, then shifted into his current form.<ref name="SilInterview"/> His general design changed little during production, but minor details were altered over the years.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/> The game's singular focus on death contrasted sharply with Team Ninja's earlier works, which had also incorporated mild erotic elements.<ref name="GRinterview"/> At the management's insistence, brighter or comedic elements such as the kodama were added.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/>
A notable element of the story was the casting of high profile actors in the lead roles, with many providing both voices and motion capture. The team wanted to bring the characters to life and fully express the historical aspects of the narrative. While the Koei staff had a strong background in games using historical figures, they had focused more on stylish presentation than subtle expressions during story sections.<ref name="FamDevInterview"/> While the majority of the cast spoke Japanese, William spoke English. Initially this was to have been reversed, but the team thought it unrealistic even within the team's fantastical take on the setting, so they adjusted it. It also represented how William could communicate well with others despite a language barrier.<ref name="GWIinterview"/>
===Game design===
When Team Ninja were first involved with the project, they performed lots of trial and error testing to find a gameplay style best suited to the game's tone.<ref name="SilInfo"/> When the project was given to Team Ninja, Shibusawa told them "to complete the mission of creating ''Nioh''". The decision to give the project to Team Ninja was heavily influenced by the success of ''[[Dark Souls]]'' and other similar titles, dubbed by some as "Masocore" due to their difficult, yet rewarding action gameplay.<ref name="DesInterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/><ref name="MCVnioh"/><ref name="PolyPreview"/> Many at Team Ninja were fans of the ''[[Souls (series)|Souls]]'' series, and credited their surge in popularity with saving ''Nioh'' from possible cancellation and allowing progress for development of the game.<ref name="DesInterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/> Other influences included ''[[Bloodborne]]'', ''Ninja Gaiden'', ''[[Onimusha]]'' and ''[[Diablo (series)|Diablo]]''.<ref name="DTinterview"/><ref name="InsideInfo"/> The main aim for the developers was to emulate the tough gameplay of both the ''Souls'' series and their earlier work on ''Ninja Gaiden'' while also making it accessible, fair and rewarding for players.<ref name="DesInterview"/><ref name="EuroInterview"/> Rather than outsourcing an engine or carrying an engine over from one of their other properties, the game engine for ''Nioh'' was built from scratch.<ref name="GWIinterview"/>
While the combat was extensively influenced by ''Souls'' games, Team Ninja's use of loot was more heavily influenced by the ''Diablo'' series, as they wanted combat to revolve around player skill rather than gear acquired through combat.<ref name="DTinterview"/> The gameplay incorporated elements of samurai combat from popular culture.<ref name="WFFCinfo"/> Historical accuracy when it came to weapons, armor and fighting styles dominated the gameplay design, which resulted in shields not being added as they were not used in combat by samurai.<ref name="DTinterview"/> Each boss, from yokai to human enemies, had their own appearances and tactics.<ref name="SilInterview"/> The yokai were all drawn from Japanese folklore, although their designs underwent slight alterations from their original forms.<ref name="DTinterview"/> A recurring element for the yokai bosses was how they were designed: first they decided the initial form and impression, then the developers added an element which would catch players off guard: for instance, if a yokai appeared beautiful, they would become ugly at some point during the battle.<ref name="SilInterview"/>
==Release==
''Nioh'' was first announced by original developer Koei in 2004 under its working title "''Oni''". In addition to the game, which was slated for a 2006 release, a feature film directed by Kurosawa's son Hisao Kurosawa would be produced alongside and inspire the game: the entire project's budget was estimated as being three billion yen.<ref name="OniKurosawa"/> The movie tie-in was eventually cancelled in 2005 due to unspecified production problems, with the game becoming a standalone project.<ref name="GSmovieCancelled"/> ''Nioh'' was first shown off in a trailer at the 2005 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]], where it was announced as a [[PlayStation 3]] exclusive.<ref name="E32005nioh"/> At the time, the title was romanized as "''Ni-Oh''".<ref name="ANNtitle"/> Initially slated for a 2006 release,<ref name="NiohOriginalDate"/> ''Nioh'' missed its announced release date, and no update on the game was issued until 2009, when Koei Tecmo stated that the title was still in development. Similar updates would be issued over the following six years.<ref name="GSinterview"/> The game, now retitled slightly as ''Nioh'', was reintroduced at the 2015 [[Tokyo Game Show]] as a [[PlayStation 4]] exclusive, with a scheduled launch in Japan in 2016.<ref name="NiohPS4Announced"/> It was later announced for an international release at the PlayStation Experience event in December of that year, also in 2016.<ref name="ANNtitle"/> A manga based on the character and setting, called {{nihongo|''Nioh: The Golden Samurai''|仁王～金色の侍～|Niō: Kin'iro no Samurai}}, was written by Yosuke Katayama and began serialization in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]'' starting in May 2016.<ref name="NiohManga"/>
Initially planned for October 2016, the game was delayed to make final adjustments based on player feedback from demos. The localization was a high priority for Koei Tecmo due to the worldwide release date.<ref name="MCVnioh"/> The game was announced for a worldwide release in February 2017.<ref name="NiohDate"/><ref name="NiohPreorder"/> While Koei Tecmo published the game in Japan, [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] handled publishing duties in mainland Asia, North America and Europe. This was to distribute the game to as wide an audience as possible.<ref name="ANNtitle"/><ref name="NiohPublisher"/> It was released in North America on 7 February, in Europe 8 February, and in Japan on 9 February. Two editions were created: the standard edition featuring the full game, and a Digital Deluxe Edition featuring an additional weapon pack, PS4 theme and season pass. Pre-order bonuses were additional costumes, based respectively on Japanese temple guardian statues and the samurai [[Sanada Yukimura]].<ref name="NiohPreorder"/> The game was also among those that supported the [[PlayStation 4 Pro]] model, with graphical enhancements enabling a smooth framerate.<ref name="NiohPS4Pro"/>
===Merchandise===
A manga based on the character and setting, called {{nihongo|''Nioh: The Golden Samurai''|仁王～金色の侍～|Niō: Kin'iro no Samurai}}, was written by Yosuke Katayama and began serialization in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]'' starting in May 2016.<ref name="NiohManga"/> The manga ran for twelve issues until May 2017. It was collected into three [[tankōbon]] released between February and May 2017 by [[Kodansha]].<ref name="NiohTakobon1"/><ref name="NiohTakobon2"/><ref name="NiohTakobon3"/> An official soundtrack, featuring all 45 pieces of music from the game, was released in Japan on February 15.<ref>{{cite web|last=Greening|first=Chris|title=Nioh soundtrack coming next week|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/nioh-soundtrack-coming-next-week/|website=Video Game Music Online|accessdate=12 February 2017}}</ref>
===Demos===
A demo version of the game, dubbed the "alpha demo", was released on [[PlayStation Network]] (PSN) on 26 April 2016. The demo was available until 5 May. Completing the demo unlocked access to a free [[downloadable content]] (DLC) pack dubbed "Mark of the Conqueror". This demo was released so Team Ninja could receive feedback from a future online survey to improve the game's mechanics.<ref name="NiohAlpha"/> The demo was downloaded by 850,000 people worldwide, and feedback was positive overall aside from recurring complaints about its lack of tutorials, high difficulty and awkward control scheme.<ref name="AlphaDemoResults"/> Based on this, the team made a number of changes and tweaks to the gameplay.<ref name="FamE3"/> A second "beta" demo released from 23 August to 6 September. It featured new stages, additional weapons and revamped gameplay based on the feedback from the alpha demo.<ref name="NiohBeta"/> Like the alpha demo, downloading the beta demo gave free access to DLC content, this time a pack dubbed "Mark of the Warrior" alongside the original "Mark of the Conqueror" pack. They again undertook a survey of players, and made numerous adjustments and additions to the game based on this feedback.<ref name="NiohBetaResults"/> The game's delay from 2016 to 2017 was caused by these adjustments.<ref name="MCVnioh"/> A third demo, called "Last Chance Trial", was made available from 20 to 23 January in North America and Europe. It gave access to both prior DLC and a final reward for the full game.<ref name="NiohDemoLastchance"/>
Producer Fumihiko Yasuda, at a presentation at Tokyo Game Show 2018, later attributed Nioh's success to the "demo strategy", saying that aside from getting feedback from users, the demos also had the aim of showing players they were being listened to, "which they hoped would result in players being more supporting of the game".<ref name="Frontlinejp">{{cite web |url=https://www.frontlinejp.net/2018/09/21/nioh-global-game-business-summit-presentation-tgs2018 | title = Nioh – Global Game Business Summit Presentation (TGS2018) | date = September 21, 2018 | accessdate = September 23, 2018 }}</ref>
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PS4: 88/100<ref name="MC_PS4" /><br />PC: 84/100<ref name="MC_PC" />
| Destruct = 9/10<ref name="Destruct"/>
| EGM = 9/10<ref name="EGM"/>
| EuroG = Recommended<ref name="EuroG"/>
| Fam = 36/40<ref>http://gematsu.com/2017/02/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1470</ref>
| GI = 9/10<ref name="GI"/>
| GameRev = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="GameRev"/>
| GRadar = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="GRadar"/>
| GSpot = 9/10<ref name="GSpot"/>
| IGN = 9.6/10<ref name="IGN"/>
| Poly = 8/10<ref name="Poly"/>
| rev1 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/what-to-play/nioh-review-justice-samurai-marvel-will-go-classic/</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[New York Daily News]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/nioh-proves-team-ninja-chops-video-game-review-article-1.2971972</ref>
}}
''Nioh'' received "generally favorable" reception, according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC_PS4" /> Most critics praised the combat, difficulty, setting, use of Japanese folklore, and aesthetics as high points, as well as giving players the option to choose different graphical modes for the PS4 version; while the game's story and inventory management were met with some criticism.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} ''[[Eurogamer]]'' ranked the game 35th on their list of the "Top 50 Games of 2017",<ref name="EuroGTop50"/> while ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' ranked it 42nd on their list of the 50 best games of 2017.<ref name="PolyTop50"/> The game was nominated for "Best PS4 Game" in ''[[Destructoid]]''{{'}}s Game of the Year Awards 2017,<ref name="Destruct2017"/> and for "Best PlayStation 4 Game" and "Best RPG" in [[IGN]]'s Best of 2017 Awards.<ref name="IGN2017A"/><ref name="IGN2017B"/> Nioh was later one of three games invited to the Global Game Business Summit at Tokyo Game Show 2018 as an example of a game that succeeded globally.<ref name="Frontlinejp" />
===Sales===
''Nioh'' opened at number 2 in the UK sales charts.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dayus |first=Oscar |date=13 February 2017 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/top-10-uk-sales-chart-gta-5-beats-nioh-to-no-1/1100-6447780/ |title=Top 10 UK Sales Chart: GTA 5 Beats Nioh To No. 1 |website=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=13 February 2017}}</ref> Retailers [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] and [[Walmart]] sold all their stock of ''Nioh'' within the first week of release.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kain |first=Erik |date=8 February 2017 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2017/02/08/nioh-is-out-of-stock-at-amazon-and-other-retailers/#51a6f9eb13e1 |title='Nioh' Is Already Out Of Stock At Amazon And Other Retailers |magazine=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=13 February 2017}}</ref> It sold 75,477 copies in its first week in Japan, entering the charts at number 2.<ref>{{cite web |last=Romano|first=Sal |date=15 February 2017 |url=http://gematsu.com/2017/02/media-create-sales-2617-21217 |title=Media Create Sales: 2/6/17 – 2/12/17|publisher=''Gematsu'' |accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref> On February 24, 2017 Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja announced that ''Nioh'' had shipped over one million units worldwide within its first two weeks of sale. The numbers included retail shipments and digital sales.<ref>{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |accessdate=24 February 2017 |title=Nioh worldwide sales top one million |url=https://gematsu.com/2017/02/nioh-worldwide-sales-top-one-million |work=Gematsu |date=24 February 2017}}</ref> By February 2019, the game had shipped over 2.5 million copies worldwide.<ref name="NiohSalesTotal"/>
===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Ref
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 2017
| rowspan="1" | [[The Independent Game Developers' Association]] Awards
| Action and Adventure Game
| {{Nom}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="TIGA2017" />
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[Golden Joystick Awards]]
| PlayStation Game of the Year
| {{Nom}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="GoldenJoysticks"/>
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[The Game Awards 2017]]
| Best Action Game
| {{Nom}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="GSpotTGA2017"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1" | 2018
| rowspan="1" | [[Famitsū scores|Famitsu Awards]]
| Rookie Award
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Fam2018"/>
|}
{{clear}}
==Sequel==
On June 11, 2018, at the 2018 Sony E3 conference, a sequel was announced.
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<ref name="NiohPS4Pro">{{cite web|url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/11/14/nioh-looking-death-in-the-face/|title=Nioh: Looking Death in the Face|last=Brotherson|first=Corey|publisher=[[PlayStation Blog]]|date=14 November 2016|accessdate=16 November 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115144506/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/11/14/nioh-looking-death-in-the-face/|archivedate=15 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="MC_PS4">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/nioh |title=Nioh for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=2 February 2017}}</ref>
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<ref name="EuroG">{{cite web |last=Matulef |first=Jeffrey |date=2 February 2017 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-02-nioh-review_4 |title=Nioh review - A gaiden light |website=[[Eurogamer]] |accessdate=2 February 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202111328/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-02-nioh-review_4 |archivedate=2 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02/02/nioh-review|title=Nioh Review|last=Rad|first=Chloe|website=[[IGN]]|date=2 February 2017|accessdate=6 February 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206130016/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02/02/nioh-review|archivedate=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-{{hatnote|For the Buddhist manifestations, see [[Nio]]. Not to be confused with the chemical formulas [[Ni(OH)2]] or [[NiO(OH)]].}}
+{{hatnote|For the Buddhist manifestations, see [[Nio]]. Not to be confused with the chemical formulas [[Ni(OU)2]] or [[NiO(OU)]].}}
{{short description|2017 video game}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox video game
-| title = Nioh
-| image = Nioh cover art.jpg
+| title = Niou
+| image = Niou cover art.jpg
| developer = [[Team Ninja]]
| publisher = '''PlayStation 4'''{{Video game release|WW|[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]|JP|[[Koei Tecmo]]}}'''Microsoft Windows'''{{Video game release|WW|Koei Tecmo}}
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}
-{{nihongo|'''''Nioh'''''|仁王|Niō|"benevolent king"|lead=yes}} is an [[action role-playing game|action role-playing]] video game developed by [[Team Ninja]] for the [[PlayStation 4]] (PS4). It was first released worldwide in February 2017, and was published by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] internationally, and [[Koei Tecmo]] in Japan. An edition for both PS4 and [[Microsoft Windows]], containing all the game's [[downloadable content]] (DLC), was released in November 2017 by Koei Tecmo.
+{{nihongo|'''''Niou'''''|仁王|Niō|"benevolent king"|lead=yes}} is an [[action role-playing game|action role-playing]] video game developed by [[Team Ninja]] for the [[PlayStation 4]] (PS4). It was first released worldwide in February 2017, and was published by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] internationally, and [[Koei Tecmo]] in Japan. An edition for both PS4 and [[Microsoft Windows]], containing all the game's [[downloadable content]] (DLC), was released in November 2017 by Koei Tecmo.
Set during a fictionalised version of the year 1600, the plot follows the journeys of William, an Irish sailor who pursues the sorcerer [[Edward Kelley]] into the final battles of the [[Sengoku period]] during [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'s efforts to unify Japan, an effort complicated by the emergence of [[yōkai]] that are flourishing in the chaos of war. Gameplay revolves around navigating levels and defeating monsters that have infested an area; combat revolves around stamina or "Ki" management and different sword stances that are strong or weak against different enemies.
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
''Nioh'' began development in 2004 for the [[PlayStation 3]] as part of a multimedia project based on an unfinished [[Akira Kurosawa]] script. The project went through a turbulent and prolonged pre-production period, going through multiple revisions until its final version began development in 2014 for the PS4. The story was based on the life of historic Western samurai [[William Adams (sailor, born 1564)|William Adams]], although it was embellished with supernatural elements. Development information was sporadic until 2015, when it was reintroduced to the public.
-Alpha and beta demos were released during 2016, to both gauge public reaction to the title and make adjustments based on feedback. Initially scheduled for a 2016 release, the adjustments pushed the release into the following year. Upon release, ''Nioh'' received positive reviews, with praise going to the gameplay and graphics while the story was criticised as lacking or confusing. It reached high positions in sales charts, going on to ship 2.5 million copies worldwide. A sequel for PS4, ''Nioh 2'', is in development.
+Alpha and beta demos were released during 2016, to both gauge public reaction to the title and make adjustments based on feedback. Initially scheduled for a 2016 release, the adjustments pushed the release into the following year. Upon release, ''Niou'' received positive reviews, with praise going to the gameplay and graphics while the story was criticised as lacking or confusing. It reached high positions in sales charts, going on to ship 2.5 million copies worldwide. A sequel for PS4, ''Niou 2'', is in development.
== Gameplay ==
-[[File:Nioh gameplay screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|256px|A battle in ''Nioh''; William faces a human enemy, and is executing a Ki Pulse to replenish his Ki stamina meter.<ref name="PolyOverview"/>]]
-''Nioh'' is an [[action role-playing game]] set in Japan during the year 1600, with players taking the role of an Irish samurai named William.<ref name="IGNyokai"/> The player guides William on missions through enclosed environments fighting both human enemies and supernatural beings called yokai: missions are self-contained, hold alternate routes William can navigate, and selected from a menu rather than reached by navigating an open world.<ref name="PolyOverview"/><ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/> While navigating environments, William can find various collectables both in crates scattered through the environment and in other places within the environments such as fallen soldiers. These collectables include [[Amrita]], the game's [[experience point]]s (EXP); gold, the in-game currency; new weapons and armor, and consumable items such as bombs. Weapons and armor found in the environment can be taken to a blacksmith, who are able to buy it from William or can break it down into base material.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> Shrines scattered through levels act as checkpoints, allowing players to save progress, replenish health and raise William's experience level through accrued EXP: doing this respawns all normal enemies within an area. Skill points acquired in combat are assigned at shrines.<ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/>
+[[File:Niou gameplay screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|256px|A battle in ''Nioh''; William faces a human enemy, and is executing a Ki Pulse to replenish his Ki stamina meter.<ref name="PolyOverview"/>]]
+''Niou'' is an [[action role-playing game]] set in Japan during the year 1600, with players taking the role of an Irish samurai named William.<ref name="IGNyokai"/> The player guides William on missions through enclosed environments fighting both human enemies and supernatural beings called yokai: missions are self-contained, hold alternate routes William can navigate, and selected from a menu rather than reached by navigating an open world.<ref name="PolyOverview"/><ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/> While navigating environments, William can find various collectables both in crates scattered through the environment and in other places within the environments such as fallen soldiers. These collectables include [[Amrita]], the game's [[experience point]]s (EXP); gold, the in-game currency; new weapons and armor, and consumable items such as bombs. Weapons and armor found in the environment can be taken to a blacksmith, who are able to buy it from William or can break it down into base material.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> Shrines scattered through levels act as checkpoints, allowing players to save progress, replenish health and raise William's experience level through accrued EXP: doing this respawns all normal enemies within an area. Skill points acquired in combat are assigned at shrines.<ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/>
Fighting is based around hack and slash combat, with William being able to attack enemies and block their attacks in turn. William can run, dodge, and sprint with these and combat actions draining his Ki stamina bar. When his Ki has been depleted, William is left vulnerable to attack. If timed right, William is able to replenish lost Ki with an action called "Ki pulse".<ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/> The Ki pulse also grants status buffs onto William, and dispels patches of miasma generated by yokai and other supernatural enemies which rapidly saps Ki.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> Defeated enemies drop loot, which includes money and weapons.<ref name="GIpreview"/> The speed at which William can move through levels depends on the weight of his equipped armor; the heavier it is, the faster his Ki will drain. If William dies, all the EXP acquired up to that point is left where he fell, and he must travel back to retrieve it, but if he dies again and therefore failing to reach it, the amount of EXP dropped is lost and the spirit animal is automatically recovered.<ref name="PolyOverview"/>
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
===Setting and characters===
-''Nioh'' is set in 1600 within a fictionalised [[dark fantasy]] version of the late [[Sengoku period]], a time when the clans of Japan were at war prior to the unification under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] and the beginning of the [[Edo period]]. Amidst the fighting and high death toll, yokai have appeared and begun wreaking havoc across the land: major yokai threats that appear in the game include Hinoenma, [[Jorōgumo]], and a [[Yuki-onna]] born from the spirit of the wife of [[Oda Nobunaga]] following the [[Honnō-ji incident]].<ref name="IGNyokai"/><ref name="NiohCharactersA"/>
+''Niou'' is set in 1600 within a fictionalised [[dark fantasy]] version of the late [[Sengoku period]], a time when the clans of Japan were at war prior to the unification under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] and the beginning of the [[Edo period]]. Amidst the fighting and high death toll, youkai have appeared and begun wreaking havoc across the land: major youkai threats that appear in the game include Hinoenma, [[Jorōgumo]] and a [[Yuki-onna]] born from the spirit of the wife of [[Oda Nobunaga]] following the [[Honnō-ji incident]].<ref name="IGNyokai"/><ref name="NiohCharactersA"/>
-The game's main protagonist is William (Ben Peel<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a blonde-haired Irishman who arrives in Japan in pursuit of an enemy. While there, he crosses paths with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] ([[Masachika Ichimura]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and his ninja servant [[Hattori Masanari|Hattori Hanzō]] ([[Toshiyuki Morikawa]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), forming an alliance against both William's enemy and the yokai infesting Japan. William is trained in combat by [[Yagyū Munetoshi]], [[Hōzōin In'ei]] and [[Marume Nagayoshi]].<ref name="4Gstaff"/><ref name="NiohCharactersC"/><ref name="NiohCharactersD"/> The main antagonist is [[Edward Kelley]] ([[Hiroyuki Kinoshita]]/Nicholas Boulton<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a Westerner driving the conflict using his dark alchemical abilities under the order of [[John Dee]] ([[Timothy Watson]]), chief advisor to [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]].<ref name="NiohCharactersD"/>
+The game's main protagonist is William (Ben Peel<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a blonde-haired Irishman who arrives in Japan in pursuit of an enemy. While there, he crosses paths with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] ([[Masachika Ichimura]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and his ninja servant [[Hattori Masanari|Hattori Hanzō]] ([[Toshiyuki Morikawa]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), forming an alliance against both William's enemy and the youkai infesting Japan. William is trained in combat by [[Yagyū Munetoshi]], [[Hōzōin In'ei]] and [[Marume Nagayoshi]].<ref name="4Gstaff"/><ref name="NiouCharactersC"/><ref name="NiouCharactersD"/> The main antagonist is [[Edward Kelley]] ([[Hiroyuki Kinoshita]]/Nicholas Boulton<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a Westerner driving the conflict using his dark alchemical abilities under the order of [[John Dee]] ([[Timothy Watson]]), chief advisor to [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]].<ref name="NiouCharactersD"/>
-William also crosses paths with numerous historical figures from the period: these include Ieyasu's allies [[Ii Naomasa]] ([[Jun Fukuyama]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and [[Honda Tadakatsu]] ([[Tesshō Genda]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); daimyo [[Kuroda Yoshitaka]] (Yōhei Tadano<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and his son [[Kuroda Nagamasa]] ([[Hiroshi Tsuchida]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); Ieyasu's main rival [[Ishida Mitsunari]] ([[Takahiro Sakurai]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and his allies [[Shima Sakon]] ([[Keiji Fujiwara]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and [[Ōtani Yoshitsugu]] ([[Kenyuu Horiuchi]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); [[Tachibana Ginchiyo]] ([[Shizuka Itō]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), head of the [[Tachibana clan (samurai)|Tachibana clan]], and her husband [[Tachibana Muneshige|Muneshige]] (Eiji Hanawa<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); hostile mercenary [[Suzuki Magoichi]] ([[Yasuyuki Kase]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); [[Yasuke]] ([[Richie Campbell (actor)|Richie Campbell]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a former favored vassal of Nobunaga; and [[Tenkai]] ([[Takayuki Sugō]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a monk of the [[Tiantai]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] sect and master manipulator of [[yin and yang]] magic.<ref name="NiohCharactersA"/><ref name="NiohCharactersC"/><ref name="NiohCharactersD"/><ref name="NiohCharactersB"/><ref name="NiohBeta"/> Original characters include Okatsu ([[Emi Takei]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a [[Kunoichi|female ninja]] in Hanzō's clan who holds a dislike for William;<ref name="4Gstaff"/> and Fuku (Risa Shimizu<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), Tenkai's disciple.<ref name="NiohCharactersD"/>
+William also crosses paths with numerous historical figures from the period: these include Ieyasu's allies [[Ii Naomasa]] ([[Jun Fukuyama]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and [[Honda Tadakatsu]] ([[Tesshō Genda]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); daimyo [[Kuroda Yoshitaka]] (Yōhei Tadano<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and his son [[Kuroda Nagamasa]] ([[Hiroshi Tsuchida]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); Ieyasu's main rival [[Ishida Mitsunari]] ([[Takahiro Sakurai]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and his allies [[Shima Sakon]] ([[Keiji Fujiwara]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and [[Ōtani Yoshitsugu]] ([[Kenyuu Horiuchi]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); [[Tachibana Ginchiyo]] ([[Shizuka Itō]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), head of the [[Tachibana clan (samurai)|Tachibana clan]], and her husband [[Tachibana Muneshige|Muneshige]] (Eiji Hanawa<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); hostile mercenary [[Suzuki Magoichi]] ([[Yasuyuki Kase]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); [[Yasuke]] ([[Richie Campbell (actor)|Richie Campbell]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a former favored vassal of Nobunaga; and [[Tenkai]] ([[Takayuki Sugō]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a monk of the [[Tiantai]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] sect and master manipulator of [[yin and yang]] magic.<ref name="NiouCharactersA"/><ref name="NiouCharactersC"/><ref name="NiouCharactersD"/><ref name="NiouCharactersB"/><ref name="NiohBeta"/> Original characters include Okatsu ([[Emi Takei]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a [[Kunoichi|female ninja]] in Hanzō's clan who holds a dislike for William;<ref name="4Gstaff"/> and Fuku (Risa Shimizu<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), Tenkai's disciple.<ref name="NiouCharactersD"/>
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0 => '{{hatnote|For the Buddhist manifestations, see [[Nio]]. Not to be confused with the chemical formulas [[Ni(OU)2]] or [[NiO(OU)]].}}',
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3 => '{{nihongo|'''''Niou'''''|仁王|Niō|"benevolent king"|lead=yes}} is an [[action role-playing game|action role-playing]] video game developed by [[Team Ninja]] for the [[PlayStation 4]] (PS4). It was first released worldwide in February 2017, and was published by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] internationally, and [[Koei Tecmo]] in Japan. An edition for both PS4 and [[Microsoft Windows]], containing all the game's [[downloadable content]] (DLC), was released in November 2017 by Koei Tecmo.',
4 => 'Alpha and beta demos were released during 2016, to both gauge public reaction to the title and make adjustments based on feedback. Initially scheduled for a 2016 release, the adjustments pushed the release into the following year. Upon release, ''Niou'' received positive reviews, with praise going to the gameplay and graphics while the story was criticised as lacking or confusing. It reached high positions in sales charts, going on to ship 2.5 million copies worldwide. A sequel for PS4, ''Niou 2'', is in development.',
5 => '[[File:Niou gameplay screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|256px|A battle in ''Nioh''; William faces a human enemy, and is executing a Ki Pulse to replenish his Ki stamina meter.<ref name="PolyOverview"/>]]',
6 => '''Niou'' is an [[action role-playing game]] set in Japan during the year 1600, with players taking the role of an Irish samurai named William.<ref name="IGNyokai"/> The player guides William on missions through enclosed environments fighting both human enemies and supernatural beings called yokai: missions are self-contained, hold alternate routes William can navigate, and selected from a menu rather than reached by navigating an open world.<ref name="PolyOverview"/><ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/> While navigating environments, William can find various collectables both in crates scattered through the environment and in other places within the environments such as fallen soldiers. These collectables include [[Amrita]], the game's [[experience point]]s (EXP); gold, the in-game currency; new weapons and armor, and consumable items such as bombs. Weapons and armor found in the environment can be taken to a blacksmith, who are able to buy it from William or can break it down into base material.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> Shrines scattered through levels act as checkpoints, allowing players to save progress, replenish health and raise William's experience level through accrued EXP: doing this respawns all normal enemies within an area. Skill points acquired in combat are assigned at shrines.<ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/>',
7 => '''Niou'' is set in 1600 within a fictionalised [[dark fantasy]] version of the late [[Sengoku period]], a time when the clans of Japan were at war prior to the unification under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] and the beginning of the [[Edo period]]. Amidst the fighting and high death toll, youkai have appeared and begun wreaking havoc across the land: major youkai threats that appear in the game include Hinoenma, [[Jorōgumo]] and a [[Yuki-onna]] born from the spirit of the wife of [[Oda Nobunaga]] following the [[Honnō-ji incident]].<ref name="IGNyokai"/><ref name="NiohCharactersA"/>',
8 => 'The game's main protagonist is William (Ben Peel<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a blonde-haired Irishman who arrives in Japan in pursuit of an enemy. While there, he crosses paths with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] ([[Masachika Ichimura]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and his ninja servant [[Hattori Masanari|Hattori Hanzō]] ([[Toshiyuki Morikawa]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), forming an alliance against both William's enemy and the youkai infesting Japan. William is trained in combat by [[Yagyū Munetoshi]], [[Hōzōin In'ei]] and [[Marume Nagayoshi]].<ref name="4Gstaff"/><ref name="NiouCharactersC"/><ref name="NiouCharactersD"/> The main antagonist is [[Edward Kelley]] ([[Hiroyuki Kinoshita]]/Nicholas Boulton<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a Westerner driving the conflict using his dark alchemical abilities under the order of [[John Dee]] ([[Timothy Watson]]), chief advisor to [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]].<ref name="NiouCharactersD"/>',
9 => 'William also crosses paths with numerous historical figures from the period: these include Ieyasu's allies [[Ii Naomasa]] ([[Jun Fukuyama]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and [[Honda Tadakatsu]] ([[Tesshō Genda]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); daimyo [[Kuroda Yoshitaka]] (Yōhei Tadano<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and his son [[Kuroda Nagamasa]] ([[Hiroshi Tsuchida]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); Ieyasu's main rival [[Ishida Mitsunari]] ([[Takahiro Sakurai]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>) and his allies [[Shima Sakon]] ([[Keiji Fujiwara]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and [[Ōtani Yoshitsugu]] ([[Kenyuu Horiuchi]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); [[Tachibana Ginchiyo]] ([[Shizuka Itō]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), head of the [[Tachibana clan (samurai)|Tachibana clan]], and her husband [[Tachibana Muneshige|Muneshige]] (Eiji Hanawa<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); hostile mercenary [[Suzuki Magoichi]] ([[Yasuyuki Kase]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>); [[Yasuke]] ([[Richie Campbell (actor)|Richie Campbell]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a former favored vassal of Nobunaga; and [[Tenkai]] ([[Takayuki Sugō]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a monk of the [[Tiantai]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] sect and master manipulator of [[yin and yang]] magic.<ref name="NiouCharactersA"/><ref name="NiouCharactersC"/><ref name="NiouCharactersD"/><ref name="NiouCharactersB"/><ref name="NiohBeta"/> Original characters include Okatsu ([[Emi Takei]]<ref name="NiouVoices"/>), a [[Kunoichi|female ninja]] in Hanzō's clan who holds a dislike for William;<ref name="4Gstaff"/> and Fuku (Risa Shimizu<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), Tenkai's disciple.<ref name="NiouCharactersD"/>'
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0 => '{{hatnote|For the Buddhist manifestations, see [[Nio]]. Not to be confused with the chemical formulas [[Ni(OH)2]] or [[NiO(OH)]].}}',
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3 => '{{nihongo|'''''Nioh'''''|仁王|Niō|"benevolent king"|lead=yes}} is an [[action role-playing game|action role-playing]] video game developed by [[Team Ninja]] for the [[PlayStation 4]] (PS4). It was first released worldwide in February 2017, and was published by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] internationally, and [[Koei Tecmo]] in Japan. An edition for both PS4 and [[Microsoft Windows]], containing all the game's [[downloadable content]] (DLC), was released in November 2017 by Koei Tecmo.',
4 => 'Alpha and beta demos were released during 2016, to both gauge public reaction to the title and make adjustments based on feedback. Initially scheduled for a 2016 release, the adjustments pushed the release into the following year. Upon release, ''Nioh'' received positive reviews, with praise going to the gameplay and graphics while the story was criticised as lacking or confusing. It reached high positions in sales charts, going on to ship 2.5 million copies worldwide. A sequel for PS4, ''Nioh 2'', is in development.',
5 => '[[File:Nioh gameplay screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|256px|A battle in ''Nioh''; William faces a human enemy, and is executing a Ki Pulse to replenish his Ki stamina meter.<ref name="PolyOverview"/>]]',
6 => '''Nioh'' is an [[action role-playing game]] set in Japan during the year 1600, with players taking the role of an Irish samurai named William.<ref name="IGNyokai"/> The player guides William on missions through enclosed environments fighting both human enemies and supernatural beings called yokai: missions are self-contained, hold alternate routes William can navigate, and selected from a menu rather than reached by navigating an open world.<ref name="PolyOverview"/><ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/> While navigating environments, William can find various collectables both in crates scattered through the environment and in other places within the environments such as fallen soldiers. These collectables include [[Amrita]], the game's [[experience point]]s (EXP); gold, the in-game currency; new weapons and armor, and consumable items such as bombs. Weapons and armor found in the environment can be taken to a blacksmith, who are able to buy it from William or can break it down into base material.<ref name="PolyOverview"/> Shrines scattered through levels act as checkpoints, allowing players to save progress, replenish health and raise William's experience level through accrued EXP: doing this respawns all normal enemies within an area. Skill points acquired in combat are assigned at shrines.<ref name="EuroPreview"/><ref name="GIpreview"/>',
7 => '''Nioh'' is set in 1600 within a fictionalised [[dark fantasy]] version of the late [[Sengoku period]], a time when the clans of Japan were at war prior to the unification under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] and the beginning of the [[Edo period]]. Amidst the fighting and high death toll, yokai have appeared and begun wreaking havoc across the land: major yokai threats that appear in the game include Hinoenma, [[Jorōgumo]], and a [[Yuki-onna]] born from the spirit of the wife of [[Oda Nobunaga]] following the [[Honnō-ji incident]].<ref name="IGNyokai"/><ref name="NiohCharactersA"/>',
8 => 'The game's main protagonist is William (Ben Peel<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a blonde-haired Irishman who arrives in Japan in pursuit of an enemy. While there, he crosses paths with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] ([[Masachika Ichimura]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and his ninja servant [[Hattori Masanari|Hattori Hanzō]] ([[Toshiyuki Morikawa]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), forming an alliance against both William's enemy and the yokai infesting Japan. William is trained in combat by [[Yagyū Munetoshi]], [[Hōzōin In'ei]] and [[Marume Nagayoshi]].<ref name="4Gstaff"/><ref name="NiohCharactersC"/><ref name="NiohCharactersD"/> The main antagonist is [[Edward Kelley]] ([[Hiroyuki Kinoshita]]/Nicholas Boulton<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a Westerner driving the conflict using his dark alchemical abilities under the order of [[John Dee]] ([[Timothy Watson]]), chief advisor to [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]].<ref name="NiohCharactersD"/>',
9 => 'William also crosses paths with numerous historical figures from the period: these include Ieyasu's allies [[Ii Naomasa]] ([[Jun Fukuyama]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and [[Honda Tadakatsu]] ([[Tesshō Genda]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); daimyo [[Kuroda Yoshitaka]] (Yōhei Tadano<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and his son [[Kuroda Nagamasa]] ([[Hiroshi Tsuchida]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); Ieyasu's main rival [[Ishida Mitsunari]] ([[Takahiro Sakurai]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and his allies [[Shima Sakon]] ([[Keiji Fujiwara]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>) and [[Ōtani Yoshitsugu]] ([[Kenyuu Horiuchi]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); [[Tachibana Ginchiyo]] ([[Shizuka Itō]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), head of the [[Tachibana clan (samurai)|Tachibana clan]], and her husband [[Tachibana Muneshige|Muneshige]] (Eiji Hanawa<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); hostile mercenary [[Suzuki Magoichi]] ([[Yasuyuki Kase]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>); [[Yasuke]] ([[Richie Campbell (actor)|Richie Campbell]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a former favored vassal of Nobunaga; and [[Tenkai]] ([[Takayuki Sugō]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a monk of the [[Tiantai]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] sect and master manipulator of [[yin and yang]] magic.<ref name="NiohCharactersA"/><ref name="NiohCharactersC"/><ref name="NiohCharactersD"/><ref name="NiohCharactersB"/><ref name="NiohBeta"/> Original characters include Okatsu ([[Emi Takei]]<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), a [[Kunoichi|female ninja]] in Hanzō's clan who holds a dislike for William;<ref name="4Gstaff"/> and Fuku (Risa Shimizu<ref name="NiohVoices"/>), Tenkai's disciple.<ref name="NiohCharactersD"/>'
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<table class="infobox hproduct" style="width:22em;float: right; width: 22em; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; border-spacing: 3px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="fn" style="text-align:center;font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;font-size:110%;font-style:italic;">Niou</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><a href="/enwiki//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload?wpDestFile=Niou_cover_art.jpg" class="new" title="File:Niou cover art.jpg">File:Niou cover art.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Video_game_developer" title="Video game developer">Developer(s)</a></th><td style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Team_Ninja" title="Team Ninja">Team Ninja</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Video_game_publisher" title="Video game publisher">Publisher(s)</a></th><td style="line-height:1.3em;"><b>PlayStation 4</b><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-size:95%;"><abbr title="Worldwide">WW</abbr>:</span> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li><li><span style="font-size:95%;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">JP</a>:</span> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Koei_Tecmo" title="Koei Tecmo">Koei Tecmo</a></li></ul></div><b>Microsoft Windows</b><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-size:95%;"><abbr title="Worldwide">WW</abbr>:</span> Koei Tecmo</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Video_game_creative_director" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game creative director">Director(s)</a></th><td style="line-height:1.3em;"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Fumihiko Yasuda</li><li>Yosuke Hayashi</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Video_game_producer" title="Video game producer">Producer(s)</a></th><td style="line-height:1.3em;">Hisashi Koinuma</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Video_game_programmer" title="Video game programmer">Programmer(s)</a></th><td style="line-height:1.3em;">Yuta Yamazaki</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Video_game_artist" title="Video game artist">Artist(s)</a></th><td style="line-height:1.3em;">Hirohisa Kaneko</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Video_game_writer" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game writer">Writer(s)</a></th><td style="line-height:1.3em;"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Kazunori Taguchi</li><li>Masahiko Kochi</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Video_game_composer" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game composer">Composer(s)</a></th><td style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yugo_Kanno" title="Yugo Kanno">Yugo Kanno</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Computing_platform" title="Computing platform">Platform(s)</a></th><td style="line-height:1.3em;"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a></li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Release</th><td style="line-height:1.3em;"><b>PlayStation 4</b><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-size:95%;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_America" title="North America">NA</a>:</span> 7 February 2017</li><li><span style="font-size:95%;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/PAL_region" title="PAL region">PAL</a>:</span> 8 February 2017</li><li><span style="font-size:95%;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">JP</a>:</span> 9 February 2017</li></ul></div><b>Microsoft Windows</b><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-size:95%;"><abbr title="Worldwide">WW</abbr>:</span> 7 November 2017</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Video_game_genre" title="Video game genre">Genre(s)</a></th><td style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Action_role-playing_game" title="Action role-playing game">Action role-playing</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hack_and_slash" title="Hack and slash">hack and slash</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Mode(s)</th><td style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Single-player_video_game" title="Single-player video game">Single-player</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Multiplayer_video_game" title="Multiplayer video game">multiplayer</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i><b>Niou</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">仁王</span><span style="display:none">,</span> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <i>Niō</i>, "benevolent king")</span> is an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Action_role-playing_game" title="Action role-playing game">action role-playing</a> video game developed by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Team_Ninja" title="Team Ninja">Team Ninja</a> for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a> (PS4). It was first released worldwide in February 2017, and was published by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> internationally, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Koei_Tecmo" title="Koei Tecmo">Koei Tecmo</a> in Japan. An edition for both PS4 and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, containing all the game's <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Downloadable_content" title="Downloadable content">downloadable content</a> (DLC), was released in November 2017 by Koei Tecmo.
</p><p>Set during a fictionalised version of the year 1600, the plot follows the journeys of William, an Irish sailor who pursues the sorcerer <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Edward_Kelley" title="Edward Kelley">Edward Kelley</a> into the final battles of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sengoku_period" title="Sengoku period">Sengoku period</a> during <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tokugawa_Ieyasu" title="Tokugawa Ieyasu">Tokugawa Ieyasu</a>'s efforts to unify Japan, an effort complicated by the emergence of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkai" title="Yōkai">yōkai</a> that are flourishing in the chaos of war. Gameplay revolves around navigating levels and defeating monsters that have infested an area; combat revolves around stamina or "Ki" management and different sword stances that are strong or weak against different enemies.
</p><p><i>Nioh</i> began development in 2004 for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a> as part of a multimedia project based on an unfinished <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa" title="Akira Kurosawa">Akira Kurosawa</a> script. The project went through a turbulent and prolonged pre-production period, going through multiple revisions until its final version began development in 2014 for the PS4. The story was based on the life of historic Western samurai <a href="/enwiki/wiki/William_Adams_(sailor,_born_1564)" title="William Adams (sailor, born 1564)">William Adams</a>, although it was embellished with supernatural elements. Development information was sporadic until 2015, when it was reintroduced to the public.
</p><p>Alpha and beta demos were released during 2016, to both gauge public reaction to the title and make adjustments based on feedback. Initially scheduled for a 2016 release, the adjustments pushed the release into the following year. Upon release, <i>Niou</i> received positive reviews, with praise going to the gameplay and graphics while the story was criticised as lacking or confusing. It reached high positions in sales charts, going on to ship 2.5 million copies worldwide. A sequel for PS4, <i>Niou 2</i>, is in development.
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Gameplay"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Gameplay</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Synopsis"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Synopsis</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Setting_and_characters"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Setting and characters</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Plot"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Plot</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Pre-production"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Pre-production</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Scenario"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Scenario</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Game_design"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Game design</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Release"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Release</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Merchandise"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Merchandise</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Demos"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Demos</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Reception"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Reception</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Sales"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Sales</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Accolades"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Accolades</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Sequel"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sequel</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Gameplay">Gameplay</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Gameplay">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/enwiki//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload?wpDestFile=Niou_gameplay_screenshot.jpg" class="new" title="File:Niou gameplay screenshot.jpg">File:Niou gameplay screenshot.jpg</a> <div class="thumbcaption">A battle in <i>Nioh</i>; William faces a human enemy, and is executing a Ki Pulse to replenish his Ki stamina meter.<sup id="cite_ref-PolyOverview_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolyOverview-1">[1]</a></sup></div></div></div>
<p><i>Niou</i> is an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Action_role-playing_game" title="Action role-playing game">action role-playing game</a> set in Japan during the year 1600, with players taking the role of an Irish samurai named William.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNyokai_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNyokai-2">[2]</a></sup> The player guides William on missions through enclosed environments fighting both human enemies and supernatural beings called yokai: missions are self-contained, hold alternate routes William can navigate, and selected from a menu rather than reached by navigating an open world.<sup id="cite_ref-PolyOverview_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolyOverview-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EuroPreview_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroPreview-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GIpreview_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GIpreview-4">[4]</a></sup> While navigating environments, William can find various collectables both in crates scattered through the environment and in other places within the environments such as fallen soldiers. These collectables include <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Amrita" title="Amrita">Amrita</a>, the game's <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Experience_point" title="Experience point">experience points</a> (EXP); gold, the in-game currency; new weapons and armor, and consumable items such as bombs. Weapons and armor found in the environment can be taken to a blacksmith, who are able to buy it from William or can break it down into base material.<sup id="cite_ref-PolyOverview_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolyOverview-1">[1]</a></sup> Shrines scattered through levels act as checkpoints, allowing players to save progress, replenish health and raise William's experience level through accrued EXP: doing this respawns all normal enemies within an area. Skill points acquired in combat are assigned at shrines.<sup id="cite_ref-EuroPreview_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroPreview-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GIpreview_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GIpreview-4">[4]</a></sup>
</p><p>Fighting is based around hack and slash combat, with William being able to attack enemies and block their attacks in turn. William can run, dodge, and sprint with these and combat actions draining his Ki stamina bar. When his Ki has been depleted, William is left vulnerable to attack. If timed right, William is able to replenish lost Ki with an action called "Ki pulse".<sup id="cite_ref-EuroPreview_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroPreview-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GIpreview_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GIpreview-4">[4]</a></sup> The Ki pulse also grants status buffs onto William, and dispels patches of miasma generated by yokai and other supernatural enemies which rapidly saps Ki.<sup id="cite_ref-PolyOverview_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolyOverview-1">[1]</a></sup> Defeated enemies drop loot, which includes money and weapons.<sup id="cite_ref-GIpreview_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GIpreview-4">[4]</a></sup> The speed at which William can move through levels depends on the weight of his equipped armor; the heavier it is, the faster his Ki will drain. If William dies, all the EXP acquired up to that point is left where he fell, and he must travel back to retrieve it, but if he dies again and therefore failing to reach it, the amount of EXP dropped is lost and the spirit animal is automatically recovered.<sup id="cite_ref-PolyOverview_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolyOverview-1">[1]</a></sup>
</p><p>William has access to multiple types of melee weapons: these include single and dual swords, axes, polearms and kusarigama. In addition to melee weapons, William has access to ranged weapons such as a bow, a rifle, and a hand cannon. The more each weapon is used, the stronger and more effective it becomes.<sup id="cite_ref-PolyOverview_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolyOverview-1">[1]</a></sup> In combat, William can change between three Stances with melee weapons, with each stance having different effects; High Stance causes higher damage while lowering defense, Low Stance allows for quick attacks and better defense, while Middle Stance balances elements of the other two Stances. These Stances also consume different amounts of Ki depending on their attack strength.<sup id="cite_ref-PolyOverview_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolyOverview-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GIpreview_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GIpreview-4">[4]</a></sup> William can also summon Guardian Spirits, animals which combine his health and Ki into a single meter with added stat boosts such as increasing attack power or defense. Each Guardian Spirit boosts different stats, and can only be switched out at shrines. Guardian Spirits are also lost when William dies, but they can be summoned to him at a shrine at the cost of his lost EXP.<sup id="cite_ref-PolyOverview_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolyOverview-1">[1]</a></sup> In addition to normal enemies, William can summon Revenants, hostile ghosts based on other fallen players, to battle and gain experience, money and items.<sup id="cite_ref-EuroPreview_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroPreview-3">[3]</a></sup> A cooperative multiplayer allows for other players to be summoned to help in battles.<sup id="cite_ref-GIpreview_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GIpreview-4">[4]</a></sup>
</p><p>William's character growth is governed by EXP. Some statistical points can be assigned to William's character following the game's opening mission, and during the main game stat points can be assigned to William's attributes, which range from increased physical strength to heightened speed. Stat points are split between three skill trees: "Samurai" for weapon skill trees for standard melee combat, "Ninja" for distance weapons such as shurikens and poisons, and "Onmyo" which link to the creation of talismans, consumable items which grant temporary stat boosts. If William finds and guides Kodama to the Shrines within each mission, he can purchase otherwise inaccessible bonus material such as items and weapons. Offerings of items can be made at the shrine in exchange for EXP. Additional buffs can be granted using Prestige Points, which are acquired by fulfilling certain tasks within levels such as dealing a certain amount of damage or killing a number of enemies with one weapon type.<sup id="cite_ref-PolyOverview_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolyOverview-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Synopsis">Synopsis</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Synopsis">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Setting_and_characters">Setting and characters</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Setting and characters">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p><i>Niou</i> is set in 1600 within a fictionalised <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dark_fantasy" title="Dark fantasy">dark fantasy</a> version of the late <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sengoku_period" title="Sengoku period">Sengoku period</a>, a time when the clans of Japan were at war prior to the unification under the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tokugawa_shogunate" title="Tokugawa shogunate">Tokugawa shogunate</a> and the beginning of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a>. Amidst the fighting and high death toll, youkai have appeared and begun wreaking havoc across the land: major youkai threats that appear in the game include Hinoenma, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jor%C5%8Dgumo" title="Jorōgumo">Jorōgumo</a> and a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yuki-onna" title="Yuki-onna">Yuki-onna</a> born from the spirit of the wife of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oda_Nobunaga" title="Oda Nobunaga">Oda Nobunaga</a> following the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Honn%C5%8D-ji_incident" class="mw-redirect" title="Honnō-ji incident">Honnō-ji incident</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNyokai_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNyokai-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NiohCharactersA_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohCharactersA-5">[5]</a></sup>
</p><p>The game's main protagonist is William (Ben Peel<sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>), a blonde-haired Irishman who arrives in Japan in pursuit of an enemy. While there, he crosses paths with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tokugawa_Ieyasu" title="Tokugawa Ieyasu">Tokugawa Ieyasu</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Masachika_Ichimura" title="Masachika Ichimura">Masachika Ichimura</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>) and his ninja servant <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hattori_Masanari" title="Hattori Masanari">Hattori Hanzō</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Toshiyuki_Morikawa" title="Toshiyuki Morikawa">Toshiyuki Morikawa</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>), forming an alliance against both William's enemy and the youkai infesting Japan. William is trained in combat by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yagy%C5%AB_Munetoshi" title="Yagyū Munetoshi">Yagyū Munetoshi</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/H%C5%8Dz%C5%8Din_In%27ei" title="Hōzōin In'ei">Hōzōin In'ei</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marume_Nagayoshi" title="Marume Nagayoshi">Marume Nagayoshi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4Gstaff_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4Gstaff-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NiouCharactersC_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouCharactersC-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NiouCharactersD_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouCharactersD-9">[9]</a></sup> The main antagonist is <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Edward_Kelley" title="Edward Kelley">Edward Kelley</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hiroyuki_Kinoshita" title="Hiroyuki Kinoshita">Hiroyuki Kinoshita</a>/Nicholas Boulton<sup id="cite_ref-NiohVoices_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohVoices-10">[10]</a></sup>), a Westerner driving the conflict using his dark alchemical abilities under the order of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Dee" title="John Dee">John Dee</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Timothy_Watson" title="Timothy Watson">Timothy Watson</a>), chief advisor to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England" title="Elizabeth I of England">Queen Elizabeth I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NiouCharactersD_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouCharactersD-9">[9]</a></sup>
</p><p>William also crosses paths with numerous historical figures from the period: these include Ieyasu's allies <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ii_Naomasa" title="Ii Naomasa">Ii Naomasa</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jun_Fukuyama" title="Jun Fukuyama">Jun Fukuyama</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>) and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Honda_Tadakatsu" title="Honda Tadakatsu">Honda Tadakatsu</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tessh%C5%8D_Genda" title="Tesshō Genda">Tesshō Genda</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>); daimyo <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kuroda_Yoshitaka" title="Kuroda Yoshitaka">Kuroda Yoshitaka</a> (Yōhei Tadano<sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>) and his son <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kuroda_Nagamasa" title="Kuroda Nagamasa">Kuroda Nagamasa</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hiroshi_Tsuchida" title="Hiroshi Tsuchida">Hiroshi Tsuchida</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>); Ieyasu's main rival <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ishida_Mitsunari" title="Ishida Mitsunari">Ishida Mitsunari</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Takahiro_Sakurai" title="Takahiro Sakurai">Takahiro Sakurai</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>) and his allies <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shima_Sakon" title="Shima Sakon">Shima Sakon</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Keiji_Fujiwara" title="Keiji Fujiwara">Keiji Fujiwara</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiohVoices_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohVoices-10">[10]</a></sup>) and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/%C5%8Ctani_Yoshitsugu" title="Ōtani Yoshitsugu">Ōtani Yoshitsugu</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kenyuu_Horiuchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenyuu Horiuchi">Kenyuu Horiuchi</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>); <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tachibana_Ginchiyo" title="Tachibana Ginchiyo">Tachibana Ginchiyo</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shizuka_It%C5%8D" title="Shizuka Itō">Shizuka Itō</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>), head of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tachibana_clan_(samurai)" title="Tachibana clan (samurai)">Tachibana clan</a>, and her husband <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tachibana_Muneshige" title="Tachibana Muneshige">Muneshige</a> (Eiji Hanawa<sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>); hostile mercenary <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Suzuki_Magoichi" title="Suzuki Magoichi">Suzuki Magoichi</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yasuyuki_Kase" title="Yasuyuki Kase">Yasuyuki Kase</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>); <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yasuke" title="Yasuke">Yasuke</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Richie_Campbell_(actor)" title="Richie Campbell (actor)">Richie Campbell</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>), a former favored vassal of Nobunaga; and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tenkai" title="Tenkai">Tenkai</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Takayuki_Sug%C5%8D" title="Takayuki Sugō">Takayuki Sugō</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>), a monk of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tiantai" title="Tiantai">Tiantai</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhist</a> sect and master manipulator of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yin_and_yang" title="Yin and yang">yin and yang</a> magic.<sup id="cite_ref-NiouCharactersA_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouCharactersA-11">[11]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NiouCharactersC_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouCharactersC-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NiouCharactersD_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouCharactersD-9">[9]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NiouCharactersB_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouCharactersB-12">[12]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NiohBeta_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohBeta-13">[13]</a></sup> Original characters include Okatsu (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emi_Takei" title="Emi Takei">Emi Takei</a><sup id="cite_ref-NiouVoices_6-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouVoices-6">[6]</a></sup>), a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kunoichi" title="Kunoichi">female ninja</a> in Hanzō's clan who holds a dislike for William;<sup id="cite_ref-4Gstaff_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4Gstaff-7">[7]</a></sup> and Fuku (Risa Shimizu<sup id="cite_ref-NiohVoices_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohVoices-10">[10]</a></sup>), Tenkai's disciple.<sup id="cite_ref-NiouCharactersD_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiouCharactersD-9">[9]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Plot">Plot</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Plot">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p>The game opens with a narration by William describing Amrita, a mystical golden stone found in abundance in Japan that is sought by the government of Queen Elizabeth I to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anglo-Spanish_War_(1585%E2%80%931604)" title="Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)">secure victory over Spain</a>. William was one of those contracted by the queen to obtain Amrita, but afterwards was imprisoned to keep the Amrita a secret. Held in the Tower of London, William breaks out with the help of his Spirit Guardian Saoirse, a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Merrow" title="Merrow">water spirit</a> born from the prayers of his village who saved him from death when he was a boy and now prevents him from dying. William is confronted by Edward Kelley, who seeks Japan's Amrita. After trying to kill William, Kelley uses his <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ouroboros" title="Ouroboros">Ouroboros</a> spirit to steal Saoirse and transports himself to Japan with William in pursuit. Landing in Japan in 1600, he fights Oni that are ravaging the area, receiving aid from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hanzo_Hattori" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanzo Hattori">Hanzo Hattori</a> to help find Kelley in exchange for fighting Oni. On one of his first missions, William is joined by a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nekomata" title="Nekomata">Nekomata</a>, who tells him that the delicate balance between good and evil spirits has been disrupted by the past century of war in Japan.
</p><p>William's work against the yokai and saving key figures earns him Ieyasu's favour, while Mitsunari and his supporters as they align themselves with Kelley, in hopes that Mitsunari can create a land not wholly ruled by the strong. William aids Ieyasu in fighting powerful yokai, despite learning from Okatsu that he murdered many of his family in a ruthless bid for power—Okatsu being one of Ieyasu's illegitimate daughters who escaped by becoming a kunoichi. Kelley continues to plague William, including impersonating Tachibana Muneshige in an attempt to undermine Muneshige's wife Ginchiyo; resurrecting the wife of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oda_Nobunaga" title="Oda Nobunaga">Oda Nobunaga</a>'s wife <a href="/enwiki/wiki/N%C5%8Dhime" title="Nōhime">Princess Nō</a>, as a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yukionna" class="mw-redirect" title="Yukionna">yukionna</a>; and draining an Amrita seal keeping evil spirits from ravaging <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a>. William succeeds in stopping the spirits with help from Tenkai and the Nekomata, who sacrifices itself to give Tenkai time to restore the seal. A later encounter sees William saving Okatsu from Kelley's control, then escaping with her when Ieyasu arrives and Kelley attacks, though Ieyasu is willing to let Okatsu die.
</p><p>Events come to a head during the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Sekigahara" title="Battle of Sekigahara">Battle of Sekigahara</a>, where William faces off against first Ōtani Yoshitsugu—who uses Kelley's alchemy to empower his weakened body—and Shima Sakon. With Sakon defeated and Mitsunari's army routed by Ieyasu's forces, Kelley convinces Mitsunari to allow a ritual to offer the lives of his 300 men to animate a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gashadokuro" title="Gashadokuro">Gashadokuro</a> that William defeats with help from Hattori and Tenkai. Ieyasu has William pursue Mitsunari, fighting him when Kelley transforms him into a yokai-hybrid before returning him to human form, resulting in his capture by Ieyasu's forces. William pursues Kelley to a hideout where he disrupts his attempts to resurrect Nobunaga, Kelley flees while Nobunaga's close friend, Yasuke, duels William. William heads to confront Kelley in Nobunaga's reconstructed castle, being subdued by Nobunaga's resurrected form before Nobunaga rebels against Kelley's control. Cornered and defeated, Kelley uses Ouroboros and Saoirse's energy to resurrect <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yamata_no_Orochi" title="Yamata no Orochi">Yamata no Orochi</a>. William defeats it, then learns from the dying Kelley that he was gathering Amrita to be sent back to England for his master <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Dee" title="John Dee">John Dee</a>. Having reclaimed Saoirse, William decides to disappear, allowing Hattori to avoid killing him on Ieyasu's orders and report him dead. This saddens Okatsu, who had begun to care for him and thought him different from other samurai.
</p><p>Following Mitsunari's execution, Ieyasu establishes his family's rule, setting the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a> in motion as an era ruled by humans and hiding the truth of the yokai and William's involvement. Three years later, William returns to England and confronts Dee, who offers him a partnership to guide England towards world conquest following the death of Elizabeth I. Upon refusing, Dee activates an elevator around his chamber, bringing William and himself into a secret tower where massive stores of Amrita are seen, Dee then absorbs energy from the crystals and transforms into a monstrous apparition known as Hundred Eyes. William defeats Dee, blinding him and thus neutering his magical abilities. Before leaving, William notices one of Hundred Eyes' magical orbs, and after receiving a vision of Hattori's death at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Siege_of_Osaka" title="Siege of Osaka">Siege of Osaka</a>, decides to return to Japan.
</p><p>The story is continued through <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Downloadable_content" title="Downloadable content">downloadable content</a> (DLC). In <i>Dragon of the North</i>, William returns to Japan where he is reunited with the resurrected Nekomata, and where the Tokugawa shogunate is opposed by Yokai under <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Date_Masamune" title="Date Masamune">Date Masamune</a>. But Masamune is supplied with Amrita by a Spanish spy named Maria, who escapes and offers her services to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Toyotomi_Hideyori" title="Toyotomi Hideyori">Toyotomi Hideyori</a>, as the means to create more chaos in Japan to capture and use the Amrita for the glory of Spain. Since its naval defeat to England, the Spanish Empire was a shadow of its former self and hoped to use Amrita to regain its status as a world power. In <i>Defiant Honor</i>, William searches for Maria while helping the Tokugawa army deal with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sanada_Yukimura" title="Sanada Yukimura">Sanada Yukimura</a>. In <i>Bloodshed's End</i>, William plays a role in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Siege_of_Osaka" title="Siege of Osaka">Siege of Osaka</a> as he defeats Hideyori, revealed to be a golem created from Amrita. Joined by Yukimura, who had his ninja vassal <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sarutobi_Sasuke" title="Sarutobi Sasuke">Sarutobi Sasuke</a> assume his identity to fake his death during the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Battle_of_Tenn%C5%8Dji" title="Battle of Tennōji">Battle of Tennōji</a>, William confronts <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yodo-dono" title="Yodo-dono">Lady Chacha</a> as she transforms into a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kitsune" title="Kitsune">Nine-Tailed Fox</a> demon in an attempt to kill them. Chacha is defeated, and Yukimura remains by her side as Osaka Castle is consumed in flames as the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Genna" title="Genna">Genna</a> Era begins.
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<p><i>Nioh</i> was developed by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Team_Ninja" title="Team Ninja">Team Ninja</a>, a division of the game's publisher <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Koei_Tecmo" title="Koei Tecmo">Koei Tecmo</a> who had previously developed the <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ninja_Gaiden" title="Ninja Gaiden">Ninja Gaiden</a></i> and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dead_or_Alive_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead or Alive (series)">Dead or Alive</a></i> series.<sup id="cite_ref-GRinterview_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GRinterview-14">[14]</a></sup> It is co-directed by Fumihiko Yasuda and Yosuke Hayashi, and co-produced by Kou Shibusawa and Hisashi Koinuma.<sup id="cite_ref-GSinterview_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSinterview-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FamE3_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamE3-16">[16]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-InsideDetails_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InsideDetails-17">[17]</a></sup> The opening movie was directed by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shinji_Higuchi" title="Shinji Higuchi">Shinji Higuchi</a>, whose work included <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shin_Godzilla" title="Shin Godzilla">Shin Godzilla</a></i>. The cinematic director for the game in general was Makoto Kamiya, who had previously supervised special effects for <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Death_Note:_Light_Up_the_New_World" title="Death Note: Light Up the New World">Death Note: Light Up the New World</a></i> and the film version of <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/I_Am_a_Hero" title="I Am a Hero">I Am a Hero</a></i>. The music was composed by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yugo_Kanno" title="Yugo Kanno">Yugo Kanno</a>, whose previous work included the <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bayside_Shakedown" title="Bayside Shakedown">Bayside Shakedown</a></i> television film series and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/SIE_Japan_Studio" title="SIE Japan Studio">SIE Japan Studio</a>'s <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rain_(video_game)" title="Rain (video game)">Rain</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4Gstaff_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4Gstaff-7">[7]</a></sup> The concept for the game was created by Shibusawa, who throughout development held a passionate vision for the project, which was in turn affecting its development.<sup id="cite_ref-GSinterview_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSinterview-15">[15]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Pre-production">Pre-production</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Pre-production">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Ni-Oh_promotional_image.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bc/Ni-Oh_promotional_image.jpg/220px-Ni-Oh_promotional_image.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bc/Ni-Oh_promotional_image.jpg/330px-Ni-Oh_promotional_image.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Ni-Oh_promotional_image.jpg 2x" data-file-width="380" data-file-height="190" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Ni-Oh_promotional_image.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Early promotional artwork for <i>Nioh</i>. While the majority of its original elements were dropped, the setting and blonde-haired protagonist remained constant throughout the game's development.<sup id="cite_ref-WFFCinfo_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WFFCinfo-18">[18]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GemNinja2010_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GemNinja2010-19">[19]</a></sup></div></div></div>
<p>The original version of <i>Nioh</i> was based on <i>Oni</i>, an unfinished script by Japanese film director <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa" title="Akira Kurosawa">Akira Kurosawa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OniKurosawa_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OniKurosawa-20">[20]</a></sup> According to Yasuda, this initial version "just crashed", and the team had to start all over again. The only elements to survive into the final version were the setting, the protagonist being a blonde-haired foreigner, and the basic scenario concept: the narrative was otherwise changed into an original story based around the life of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/William_Adams_(sailor,_born_1564)" title="William Adams (sailor, born 1564)">William Adams</a>, an Englishman who became a samurai serving Ieyasu, and the events of the Sengoku period.<sup id="cite_ref-GSinterview_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSinterview-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WFFCinfo_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WFFCinfo-18">[18]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DesInterview_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DesInterview-21">[21]</a></sup> While the original Kurosawa script was dropped in favor of an original story, artistic elements and battle movements were inspired by other Kurosawa pictures such as <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yojimbo_(film)" title="Yojimbo (film)">Yojimbo</a></i> and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Seven_Samurai" title="Seven Samurai">Seven Samurai</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-WFFCinfo_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WFFCinfo-18">[18]</a></sup> The earliest draft of the new original story, created by the scenario writers of the <i>Kessen</i> series, gave the main character a leading yet unrecorded role in the events of the Sengoku period. This version was almost entirely scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-FamDevInterview_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamDevInterview-22">[22]</a></sup>
</p><p>Development on the title first began in 2004, when it was designed as a traditional <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Japanese_role-playing_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese role-playing game">Japanese role-playing game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GSinterview_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSinterview-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EuroInterview_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroInterview-23">[23]</a></sup> It was being developed internally by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Koei" title="Koei">Koei</a>, four years prior to its 2008 merger with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tecmo" title="Tecmo">Tecmo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OniKurosawa_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OniKurosawa-20">[20]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DesInterview_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DesInterview-21">[21]</a></sup> Development of this initial version ran from 2004 to 2008, lasting approximately four years before all work up to that point was scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-VG247dev_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VG247dev-24">[24]</a></sup> The role-playing version was scrapped by Shibusawa as it did not have enough fun elements within it.<sup id="cite_ref-InsideDetails_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InsideDetails-17">[17]</a></sup> Production was rebooted and transferred to Omega Force, a division of Koei Tecmo, and shifted in genre to a fast-paced action game similar to their <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dynasty_Warriors" title="Dynasty Warriors">Dynasty Warriors</a></i> series.<sup id="cite_ref-EuroInterview_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroInterview-23">[23]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VG247dev_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VG247dev-24">[24]</a></sup> This version was also scrapped, again due to Shibusawa being dissatisfied with the project's direction.<sup id="cite_ref-EuroInterview_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroInterview-23">[23]</a></sup>
</p><p>Team Ninja were first brought on in 2010 to help develop the action gameplay. It was at this stage that the title began evolving into an action role-playing game.<sup id="cite_ref-GemNinja2010_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GemNinja2010-19">[19]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GSdev_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSdev-25">[25]</a></sup> When first presented with the project by the Koei staff, Team Ninja were skeptical about the project, unsure of its Western protagonist and setting, wondering if it was intended to be another <i>Dynasty Warriors</i>-styled game.<sup id="cite_ref-GSdev_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSdev-25">[25]</a></sup> Development was fully transferred to Team Ninja in 2012, with subsequent production lasting around four years. Up to this stage, only the basic concepts had been finalized, but when Team Ninja began full development the project solidified into being a full action title.<sup id="cite_ref-GSinterview_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSinterview-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EuroInterview_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroInterview-23">[23]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GSdev_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSdev-25">[25]</a></sup> Team Ninja's staff handled the gameplay aspects, while earlier staff from the original Koei team handled the scenario.<sup id="cite_ref-InsideDetails_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InsideDetails-17">[17]</a></sup>
</p><p>The alpha version was completed in August 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-AndriaAlpha_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AndriaAlpha-26">[26]</a></sup> The team originally used the <i>Ninja Gaiden</i> engine, and Shibusawa was again concerned as he felt the game was turning into a <i>Ninja Gaiden</i> clone; a cited example was a scene where William was swinging an enemy with his bare hands. Yasuda was brought on board around this time. Hayashi struggled to make the gameplay work for a samurai character, and after half a year halted development again. When Koei Tecmo began producing games for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a>, Shibusawa and Koei Tecmo CEO Hisashi Suganuma asked Hayashi to develop <i>Nioh</i> for that platform. Once details had been confirmed, this version took three years to develop.<sup id="cite_ref-FamDevInterview_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamDevInterview-22">[22]</a></sup> In total, the project was in development for between twelve and thirteen years.<sup id="cite_ref-GSinterview_15-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSinterview-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EuroInterview_23-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroInterview-23">[23]</a></sup> Shibusawa said fan expectations of the game in Japan were the only reason the game was not cancelled.<sup id="cite_ref-FamDevInterview_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamDevInterview-22">[22]</a></sup>
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<p>Once production of the game was confirmed in 2014, Shibusawa said the team needed to reexamine the planned narrative.<sup id="cite_ref-FamDevInterview_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamDevInterview-22">[22]</a></sup> During early talks, Yasuda and Hayashi disagreed about what type of narrative they wanted, as Yasuda wanted to make something closer to <i>Ninja Gaiden</i> and Hayashi wanted a sombre experience based around war and death. The focus on death was drawn both from the setting and lore surrounding the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bushido" title="Bushido">Bushido</a> samurai code. The game's opening in the Tower of London, which had a sinister reputation and folklore surrounding it, played into that theme.<sup id="cite_ref-FamDevInterview_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamDevInterview-22">[22]</a></sup> The overall theme of the game was the cycle of life and death, which was represented by both William and the enemy yokai.<sup id="cite_ref-GRinterview_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GRinterview-14">[14]</a></sup> Yasuda was responsible for the yokai hunting aspects of the narrative, something Hayashi strongly opposed.<sup id="cite_ref-FamDevInterview_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamDevInterview-22">[22]</a></sup>
</p><p>While a Western main character was settled upon for the final game, the initial concept had a native Samurai as the main protagonist in an original story. As the Koei staff had a history of developing historical titles such as <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms_(video_game_series)" title="Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game series)">Romance of the Three Kingdoms</a></i> and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nobunaga%27s_Ambition" title="Nobunaga's Ambition">Nobunaga's Ambition</a></i>, they decided to base it on historical events.<sup id="cite_ref-GWIinterview_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWIinterview-27">[27]</a></sup> The Sengoku period was chosen as the game's setting due to it being a fertile period in Japanese history for an action title. Shibusawa was also fascinated by Adams' exploits, and the story came to be based on the major events in his life and iterations within Japan, then an isolated nation. They also added fantastic elements such as yokai.<sup id="cite_ref-GSinterview_15-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSinterview-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DesInterview_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DesInterview-21">[21]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VG247dev_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VG247dev-24">[24]</a></sup>
</p><p>A major influence on the story was <a href="/enwiki/wiki/James_Clavell" title="James Clavell">James Clavell</a>'s 1975 novel <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dgun_(novel)" title="Shōgun (novel)">Shōgun</a></i>, which focused on a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Blackthorne" title="John Blackthorne">fictional English samurai</a> based on the real-life Adams.<sup id="cite_ref-DTinterview_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DTinterview-28">[28]</a></sup> The character of William was initially conceived as a Western pirate who became a samurai, then shifted into his current form.<sup id="cite_ref-SilInterview_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SilInterview-29">[29]</a></sup> His general design changed little during production, but minor details were altered over the years.<sup id="cite_ref-FamDevInterview_22-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamDevInterview-22">[22]</a></sup> The game's singular focus on death contrasted sharply with Team Ninja's earlier works, which had also incorporated mild erotic elements.<sup id="cite_ref-GRinterview_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GRinterview-14">[14]</a></sup> At the management's insistence, brighter or comedic elements such as the kodama were added.<sup id="cite_ref-FamDevInterview_22-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamDevInterview-22">[22]</a></sup>
</p><p>A notable element of the story was the casting of high profile actors in the lead roles, with many providing both voices and motion capture. The team wanted to bring the characters to life and fully express the historical aspects of the narrative. While the Koei staff had a strong background in games using historical figures, they had focused more on stylish presentation than subtle expressions during story sections.<sup id="cite_ref-FamDevInterview_22-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamDevInterview-22">[22]</a></sup> While the majority of the cast spoke Japanese, William spoke English. Initially this was to have been reversed, but the team thought it unrealistic even within the team's fantastical take on the setting, so they adjusted it. It also represented how William could communicate well with others despite a language barrier.<sup id="cite_ref-GWIinterview_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWIinterview-27">[27]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Game_design">Game design</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game design">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p>When Team Ninja were first involved with the project, they performed lots of trial and error testing to find a gameplay style best suited to the game's tone.<sup id="cite_ref-SilInfo_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SilInfo-30">[30]</a></sup> When the project was given to Team Ninja, Shibusawa told them "to complete the mission of creating <i>Nioh</i>". The decision to give the project to Team Ninja was heavily influenced by the success of <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dark_Souls" title="Dark Souls">Dark Souls</a></i> and other similar titles, dubbed by some as "Masocore" due to their difficult, yet rewarding action gameplay.<sup id="cite_ref-DesInterview_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DesInterview-21">[21]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EuroInterview_23-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroInterview-23">[23]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MCVnioh_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCVnioh-31">[31]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PolyPreview_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolyPreview-32">[32]</a></sup> Many at Team Ninja were fans of the <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Souls_(series)" title="Souls (series)">Souls</a></i> series, and credited their surge in popularity with saving <i>Nioh</i> from possible cancellation and allowing progress for development of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-DesInterview_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DesInterview-21">[21]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EuroInterview_23-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroInterview-23">[23]</a></sup> Other influences included <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bloodborne" title="Bloodborne">Bloodborne</a></i>, <i>Ninja Gaiden</i>, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Onimusha" title="Onimusha">Onimusha</a></i> and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Diablo_(series)" title="Diablo (series)">Diablo</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-DTinterview_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DTinterview-28">[28]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-InsideInfo_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InsideInfo-33">[33]</a></sup> The main aim for the developers was to emulate the tough gameplay of both the <i>Souls</i> series and their earlier work on <i>Ninja Gaiden</i> while also making it accessible, fair and rewarding for players.<sup id="cite_ref-DesInterview_21-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DesInterview-21">[21]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EuroInterview_23-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroInterview-23">[23]</a></sup> Rather than outsourcing an engine or carrying an engine over from one of their other properties, the game engine for <i>Nioh</i> was built from scratch.<sup id="cite_ref-GWIinterview_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWIinterview-27">[27]</a></sup>
</p><p>While the combat was extensively influenced by <i>Souls</i> games, Team Ninja's use of loot was more heavily influenced by the <i>Diablo</i> series, as they wanted combat to revolve around player skill rather than gear acquired through combat.<sup id="cite_ref-DTinterview_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DTinterview-28">[28]</a></sup> The gameplay incorporated elements of samurai combat from popular culture.<sup id="cite_ref-WFFCinfo_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WFFCinfo-18">[18]</a></sup> Historical accuracy when it came to weapons, armor and fighting styles dominated the gameplay design, which resulted in shields not being added as they were not used in combat by samurai.<sup id="cite_ref-DTinterview_28-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DTinterview-28">[28]</a></sup> Each boss, from yokai to human enemies, had their own appearances and tactics.<sup id="cite_ref-SilInterview_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SilInterview-29">[29]</a></sup> The yokai were all drawn from Japanese folklore, although their designs underwent slight alterations from their original forms.<sup id="cite_ref-DTinterview_28-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DTinterview-28">[28]</a></sup> A recurring element for the yokai bosses was how they were designed: first they decided the initial form and impression, then the developers added an element which would catch players off guard: for instance, if a yokai appeared beautiful, they would become ugly at some point during the battle.<sup id="cite_ref-SilInterview_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SilInterview-29">[29]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Release">Release</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Release">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p><i>Nioh</i> was first announced by original developer Koei in 2004 under its working title "<i>Oni</i>". In addition to the game, which was slated for a 2006 release, a feature film directed by Kurosawa's son Hisao Kurosawa would be produced alongside and inspire the game: the entire project's budget was estimated as being three billion yen.<sup id="cite_ref-OniKurosawa_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OniKurosawa-20">[20]</a></sup> The movie tie-in was eventually cancelled in 2005 due to unspecified production problems, with the game becoming a standalone project.<sup id="cite_ref-GSmovieCancelled_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSmovieCancelled-34">[34]</a></sup> <i>Nioh</i> was first shown off in a trailer at the 2005 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Electronic_Entertainment_Expo" title="Electronic Entertainment Expo">Electronic Entertainment Expo</a>, where it was announced as a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a> exclusive.<sup id="cite_ref-E32005nioh_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-E32005nioh-35">[35]</a></sup> At the time, the title was romanized as "<i>Ni-Oh</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-ANNtitle_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ANNtitle-36">[36]</a></sup> Initially slated for a 2006 release,<sup id="cite_ref-NiohOriginalDate_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohOriginalDate-37">[37]</a></sup> <i>Nioh</i> missed its announced release date, and no update on the game was issued until 2009, when Koei Tecmo stated that the title was still in development. Similar updates would be issued over the following six years.<sup id="cite_ref-GSinterview_15-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSinterview-15">[15]</a></sup> The game, now retitled slightly as <i>Nioh</i>, was reintroduced at the 2015 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tokyo_Game_Show" title="Tokyo Game Show">Tokyo Game Show</a> as a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a> exclusive, with a scheduled launch in Japan in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohPS4Announced_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohPS4Announced-38">[38]</a></sup> It was later announced for an international release at the PlayStation Experience event in December of that year, also in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-ANNtitle_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ANNtitle-36">[36]</a></sup> A manga based on the character and setting, called <i>Nioh: The Golden Samurai</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span lang="ja">仁王～金色の侍～</span><span style="display:none">,</span> <i>Niō: Kin'iro no Samurai</i>)</span>, was written by Yosuke Katayama and began serialization in <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Magazine" title="Weekly Shōnen Magazine">Weekly Shōnen Magazine</a></i> starting in May 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohManga_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohManga-39">[39]</a></sup>
</p><p>Initially planned for October 2016, the game was delayed to make final adjustments based on player feedback from demos. The localization was a high priority for Koei Tecmo due to the worldwide release date.<sup id="cite_ref-MCVnioh_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCVnioh-31">[31]</a></sup> The game was announced for a worldwide release in February 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohDate_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohDate-40">[40]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NiohPreorder_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohPreorder-41">[41]</a></sup> While Koei Tecmo published the game in Japan, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> handled publishing duties in mainland Asia, North America and Europe. This was to distribute the game to as wide an audience as possible.<sup id="cite_ref-ANNtitle_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ANNtitle-36">[36]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NiohPublisher_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohPublisher-42">[42]</a></sup> It was released in North America on 7 February, in Europe 8 February, and in Japan on 9 February. Two editions were created: the standard edition featuring the full game, and a Digital Deluxe Edition featuring an additional weapon pack, PS4 theme and season pass. Pre-order bonuses were additional costumes, based respectively on Japanese temple guardian statues and the samurai <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sanada_Yukimura" title="Sanada Yukimura">Sanada Yukimura</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohPreorder_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohPreorder-41">[41]</a></sup> The game was also among those that supported the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_4_Pro" class="mw-redirect" title="PlayStation 4 Pro">PlayStation 4 Pro</a> model, with graphical enhancements enabling a smooth framerate.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohPS4Pro_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohPS4Pro-43">[43]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Merchandise">Merchandise</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Merchandise">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p>A manga based on the character and setting, called <i>Nioh: The Golden Samurai</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span lang="ja">仁王～金色の侍～</span><span style="display:none">,</span> <i>Niō: Kin'iro no Samurai</i>)</span>, was written by Yosuke Katayama and began serialization in <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Magazine" title="Weekly Shōnen Magazine">Weekly Shōnen Magazine</a></i> starting in May 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohManga_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohManga-39">[39]</a></sup> The manga ran for twelve issues until May 2017. It was collected into three <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon" title="Tankōbon">tankōbon</a> released between February and May 2017 by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kodansha" title="Kodansha">Kodansha</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohTakobon1_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohTakobon1-44">[44]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NiohTakobon2_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohTakobon2-45">[45]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NiohTakobon3_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohTakobon3-46">[46]</a></sup> An official soundtrack, featuring all 45 pieces of music from the game, was released in Japan on February 15.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Demos">Demos</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Demos">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p>A demo version of the game, dubbed the "alpha demo", was released on <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_Network" title="PlayStation Network">PlayStation Network</a> (PSN) on 26 April 2016. The demo was available until 5 May. Completing the demo unlocked access to a free <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Downloadable_content" title="Downloadable content">downloadable content</a> (DLC) pack dubbed "Mark of the Conqueror". This demo was released so Team Ninja could receive feedback from a future online survey to improve the game's mechanics.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohAlpha_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohAlpha-48">[48]</a></sup> The demo was downloaded by 850,000 people worldwide, and feedback was positive overall aside from recurring complaints about its lack of tutorials, high difficulty and awkward control scheme.<sup id="cite_ref-AlphaDemoResults_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlphaDemoResults-49">[49]</a></sup> Based on this, the team made a number of changes and tweaks to the gameplay.<sup id="cite_ref-FamE3_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamE3-16">[16]</a></sup> A second "beta" demo released from 23 August to 6 September. It featured new stages, additional weapons and revamped gameplay based on the feedback from the alpha demo.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohBeta_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohBeta-13">[13]</a></sup> Like the alpha demo, downloading the beta demo gave free access to DLC content, this time a pack dubbed "Mark of the Warrior" alongside the original "Mark of the Conqueror" pack. They again undertook a survey of players, and made numerous adjustments and additions to the game based on this feedback.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohBetaResults_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohBetaResults-50">[50]</a></sup> The game's delay from 2016 to 2017 was caused by these adjustments.<sup id="cite_ref-MCVnioh_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCVnioh-31">[31]</a></sup> A third demo, called "Last Chance Trial", was made available from 20 to 23 January in North America and Europe. It gave access to both prior DLC and a final reward for the full game.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohDemoLastchance_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohDemoLastchance-51">[51]</a></sup>
</p><p>Producer Fumihiko Yasuda, at a presentation at Tokyo Game Show 2018, later attributed Nioh's success to the "demo strategy", saying that aside from getting feedback from users, the demos also had the aim of showing players they were being listened to, "which they hoped would result in players being more supporting of the game".<sup id="cite_ref-Frontlinejp_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frontlinejp-52">[52]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Reception">Reception</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Reception">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent;padding:0em;margin:0em 1em 1em 1em;text-align:center;float:right;clear:right;width:23em"><tbody><tr><th class="Reception">Reception</th></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox wikitable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%;border-bottom:none;margin:0em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" style="background:#d1dbdf">Aggregate score</th></tr><tr><th style="background:#e8f4f8;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">Aggregator</th><th style="background:#e8f4f8;vertical-align:middle">Score</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a></td><td style="text-align:center">PS4: 88/100<sup id="cite_ref-MC_PS4_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MC_PS4-53">[53]</a></sup><br />PC: 84/100<sup id="cite_ref-MC_PC_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MC_PC-54">[54]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background:#d1dbdf">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th style="background:#e8f4f8;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">Publication</th><th style="background:#e8f4f8;vertical-align:middle">Score</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Destructoid" title="Destructoid"><i>Destructoid</i></a></td><td style="text-align:center">9/10<sup id="cite_ref-Destruct_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Destruct-55">[55]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly" title="Electronic Gaming Monthly"><i>EGM</i></a></td><td style="text-align:center">9/10<sup id="cite_ref-EGM_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EGM-56">[56]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eurogamer" title="Eurogamer"><i>Eurogamer</i></a></td><td style="text-align:center">Recommended<sup id="cite_ref-EuroG_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroG-57">[57]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Famitsu" title="Famitsu"><i>Famitsu</i></a></td><td style="text-align:center">36/40<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Game_Informer" title="Game Informer"><i>Game Informer</i></a></td><td style="text-align:center">9/10<sup id="cite_ref-GI_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GI-59">[59]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Game_Revolution" title="Game Revolution"><i>Game Revolution</i></a></td><td style="text-align:center"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4.5/5 stars"><img alt="4.5/5 stars" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" title="4.5/5 stars" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span><sup id="cite_ref-GameRev_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GameRev-60">[60]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot"><i>GameSpot</i></a></td><td style="text-align:center">9/10<sup id="cite_ref-GSpot_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSpot-62">[62]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/GamesRadar%2B" title="GamesRadar+"><i>GamesRadar+</i></a></td><td style="text-align:center"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><img alt="4/5 stars" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" title="4/5 stars" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, 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style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" title="5/5 stars" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/enwiki/wiki/New_York_Daily_News" title="New York Daily News">New York Daily News</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" title="5/5 stars" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" 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href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i>Nioh</i> received "generally favorable" reception, according to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Review_aggregator" title="Review aggregator">review aggregator</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MC_PS4_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MC_PS4-53">[53]</a></sup> Most critics praised the combat, difficulty, setting, use of Japanese folklore, and aesthetics as high points, as well as giving players the option to choose different graphical modes for the PS4 version; while the game's story and inventory management were met with some criticism.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eurogamer" title="Eurogamer">Eurogamer</a></i> ranked the game 35th on their list of the "Top 50 Games of 2017",<sup id="cite_ref-EuroGTop50_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EuroGTop50-67">[67]</a></sup> while <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Polygon_(website)" title="Polygon (website)">Polygon</a></i> ranked it 42nd on their list of the 50 best games of 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-PolyTop50_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolyTop50-68">[68]</a></sup> The game was nominated for "Best PS4 Game" in <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Destructoid" title="Destructoid">Destructoid</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Game of the Year Awards 2017,<sup id="cite_ref-Destruct2017_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Destruct2017-69">[69]</a></sup> and for "Best PlayStation 4 Game" and "Best RPG" in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a>'s Best of 2017 Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-IGN2017A_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGN2017A-70">[70]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IGN2017B_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGN2017B-71">[71]</a></sup> Nioh was later one of three games invited to the Global Game Business Summit at Tokyo Game Show 2018 as an example of a game that succeeded globally.<sup id="cite_ref-Frontlinejp_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frontlinejp-52">[52]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sales">Sales</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sales">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p><i>Nioh</i> opened at number 2 in the UK sales charts.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a></sup> Retailers <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Amazon.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon.com">Amazon</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a> sold all their stock of <i>Nioh</i> within the first week of release.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a></sup> It sold 75,477 copies in its first week in Japan, entering the charts at number 2.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a></sup> On February 24, 2017 Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja announced that <i>Nioh</i> had shipped over one million units worldwide within its first two weeks of sale. The numbers included retail shipments and digital sales.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a></sup> By February 2019, the game had shipped over 2.5 million copies worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-NiohSalesTotal_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NiohSalesTotal-76">[76]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Accolades">Accolades</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Accolades">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
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<td rowspan="1"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Independent_Game_Developers%27_Association" title="The Independent Game Developers' Association">The Independent Game Developers' Association</a> Awards
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<td>Action and Adventure Game
</td>
<td style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2">Nominated
</td>
<td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-TIGA2017_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIGA2017-77">[77]</a></sup>
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<td rowspan="1"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Golden_Joystick_Awards" title="Golden Joystick Awards">Golden Joystick Awards</a>
</td>
<td>PlayStation Game of the Year
</td>
<td style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2">Nominated
</td>
<td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-GoldenJoysticks_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GoldenJoysticks-78">[78]</a></sup>
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<td rowspan="1"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2017" title="The Game Awards 2017">The Game Awards 2017</a>
</td>
<td>Best Action Game
</td>
<td style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2">Nominated
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<td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-GSpotTGA2017_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSpotTGA2017-79">[79]</a></sup>
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<td style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1">2018
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<td rowspan="1"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Famits%C5%AB_scores" title="Famitsū scores">Famitsu Awards</a>
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<td>Rookie Award
</td>
<td style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2">Won
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<td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-Fam2018_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fam2018-80">[80]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sequel">Sequel</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Sequel">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>On June 11, 2018, at the 2018 Sony E3 conference, a sequel was announced.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nioh&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
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<li id="cite_note-4Gstaff-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-4Gstaff_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-4Gstaff_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-4Gstaff_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.4gamer.net/games/120/G012039/20160912028/"><bdi lang="ja">「仁王」に俳優の市村正親さんと武井 咲さんの起用が決定。OPムービーはシン・ゴジラで話題の樋口真嗣監督が手掛ける</bdi></a>. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/4Gamer.net" title="4Gamer.net">4Gamer.net</a>. 12 September 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161105230006/http://www.4gamer.net/games/120/G012039/20160912028/">Archived</a> from the original on 5 November 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 November</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%E3%80%8C%E4%BB%81%E7%8E%8B%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AB%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA%E3%81%AE%E5%B8%82%E6%9D%91%E6%AD%A3%E8%A6%AA%E3%81%95%E3%82%93%E3%81%A8%E6%AD%A6%E4%BA%95+%E5%92%B2%E3%81%95%E3%82%93%E3%81%AE%E8%B5%B7%E7%94%A8%E3%81%8C%E6%B1%BA%E5%AE%9A%E3%80%82OP%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9%E3%81%A7%E8%A9%B1%E9%A1%8C%E3%81%AE%E6%A8%8B%E5%8F%A3%E7%9C%9F%E5%97%A3%E7%9B%A3%E7%9D%A3%E3%81%8C%E6%89%8B%E6%8E%9B%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B&rft.pub=4Gamer.net&rft.date=2016-09-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.4gamer.net%2Fgames%2F120%2FG012039%2F20160912028%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANioh" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886058088"/></span>
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<li id="cite_note-GSinterview-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GSinterview_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GSinterview_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GSinterview_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GSinterview_15-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GSinterview_15-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GSinterview_15-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GSinterview_15-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GSinterview_15-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web">Corriea, Alexa Ray (16 September 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-nioh-evolved-from-a-jrpg-to-an-action-game/1100-6443682/">"How Nioh Evolved from a JRPG to an Action Game"</a>. <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161108223049/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-nioh-evolved-from-a-jrpg-to-an-action-game/1100-6443682/">Archived</a> from the original on 8 November 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 November</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=GameSpot&rft.atitle=How+Nioh+Evolved+from+a+JRPG+to+an+Action+Game&rft.date=2016-09-16&rft.aulast=Corriea&rft.aufirst=Alexa+Ray&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamespot.com%2Farticles%2Fhow-nioh-evolved-from-a-jrpg-to-an-action-game%2F1100-6443682%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANioh" class="Z3988"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886058088"/></span>
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<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yaiba:_Ninja_Gaiden_Z" title="Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z">Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hyrule_Warriors" title="Hyrule Warriors">Hyrule Warriors</a></i></li>
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<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Warriors" title="Fire Emblem Warriors">Fire Emblem Warriors</a></i></li>
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<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sanshiro_Sugata_Part_II" title="Sanshiro Sugata Part II">Sanshiro Sugata Part II</a></i> (1945)</li>
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<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/No_Regrets_for_Our_Youth" title="No Regrets for Our Youth">No Regrets for Our Youth</a></i> (1946)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Those_Who_Make_Tomorrow" title="Those Who Make Tomorrow">Those Who Make Tomorrow</a></i> (1946)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/One_Wonderful_Sunday" title="One Wonderful Sunday">One Wonderful Sunday</a></i> (1947)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Drunken_Angel" title="Drunken Angel">Drunken Angel</a></i> (1948)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Quiet_Duel" title="The Quiet Duel">The Quiet Duel</a></i> (1949)</li>
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<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scandal_(1950_film)" title="Scandal (1950 film)">Scandal</a></i> (1950)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rashomon" title="Rashomon">Rashomon</a></i> (1950)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Idiot_(1951_film)" title="The Idiot (1951 film)">The Idiot</a></i> (1951)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ikiru" title="Ikiru">Ikiru</a></i> (1952)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Seven_Samurai" title="Seven Samurai">Seven Samurai</a></i> (1954)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/I_Live_in_Fear" title="I Live in Fear">I Live in Fear</a></i> (1955)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Throne_of_Blood" title="Throne of Blood">Throne of Blood</a></i> (1957)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Lower_Depths_(1957_film)" title="The Lower Depths (1957 film)">The Lower Depths</a></i> (1957)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Hidden_Fortress" title="The Hidden Fortress">The Hidden Fortress</a></i> (1958)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Bad_Sleep_Well" title="The Bad Sleep Well">The Bad Sleep Well</a></i> (1960)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yojimbo_(film)" title="Yojimbo (film)">Yojimbo</a></i> (1961)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sanjuro" title="Sanjuro">Sanjuro</a></i> (1962)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/High_and_Low_(1963_film)" title="High and Low (1963 film)">High and Low</a></i> (1963)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Red_Beard" title="Red Beard">Red Beard</a></i> (1965)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dodes%27ka-den" title="Dodes'ka-den">Dodesukaden</a></i> (1970)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dersu_Uzala_(1975_film)" title="Dersu Uzala (1975 film)">Dersu Uzala</a></i> (1975)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kagemusha" title="Kagemusha">Kagemusha</a></i> (1980)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ran_(film)" title="Ran (film)">Ran</a></i> (1985)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dreams_(1990_film)" title="Dreams (1990 film)">Dreams</a></i> (1990)</li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_given_to_Akira_Kurosawa" title="List of awards and honors given to Akira Kurosawa">Awards and honors</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa_bibliography" title="Akira Kurosawa bibliography">Bibliography</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kazuko_Kurosawa" title="Kazuko Kurosawa">Kazuko Kurosawa</a></li></ul>
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