NioH Gameplay Demo – A Worthy Dark Souls Clone in the Making

You might be familiar with Team Ninja’s Ninja Gaiden or Dead or Alive games but since Itagaki left Tecmo the Japanese studio has continued with those franchises where he left of. NioH on the other hand is a new franchise on PS4 though and plays like From Software’s Dark Souls games. The similarities are uncanny but there’s some issues with the execution which could do with a bit of polishing at this early stage, namely in the animations and camera. Thankfully the alpha demo which released yesterday highlights the makings of something rather cool (once it’s tightened up) but we expected a bit more of a fast paced action experience given Team Ninja’s roots with Ninja Gaiden. The shift towards more tactical role playing action is refreshing and no doubt will gain legions of fans when the full game releases but its difficulty is very much an acquired taste. The NioH demo is available now for PS4 owners and to give players a glimpse of what to expect from the demo we’ve posted some 30 minutes of gameplay.

Written by: Rob Cram

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