7 - Nioh (PS4 2017) - PLAYING - I was planning to get Berserk instead this month, but I let the hype get to me and since Horizon is out at the end of the month alongside Berserk, this works out better for timing, so I'll grab Berserk later on this year. So far, Nioh is great. It's a Souls game with way more depth and a proper story to it. I'm not gonna be someone that learns all the systems and dances around the yokai switching through stances, but you can still play the game more straightforward. I'd actually say it feels like it plays more like Bloodborne with its speed and how much like Bloodborne where you have to keep track of getting health back with your attacks, in Nioh, you have to keep track of recovering Ki with the pulse ability. Being attacked with your ki gone is basically instant death.
My only nitpick is that you have a Diablo-esque loot drop system and honestly it gets a little tedious. I use to never mind gear drops in like Borderlands, but after Shadow Warrior 2 recently, I've felt my interest wane in systems like that abit, but because the game is a mission structure, rather than open world like Dark Souls, you do have downtime to deal with it all.
