Koei Unveils Story Trailer and DLC Plans For Nioh 2

Around the middle of 2019, Team Ninja revealed that they were preparing their new project, namely Nioh 2. Different from games the first one where the main character is already “fixed,” here gamer can define your own appearance main character. However, one thing is for sure, your hero is not fully human because blood flows in his body yokai! And all of that is summarized via story trailer as well as the latest information, revealed by the developer (via PlayStation Blog).

Take settings time in the 1500s, the story in Nioh 2 takes the form of prequel from games first. A yokai hunter is told to explore Mino Province to hunt down the yokai. He was helped by merchant named Toukichiro when power yokai in his body out of control, wearing items named Spirit Stones. Both – supported by a daimyou – also work together to obtain more powerful Spirit Stones.

Apparently, their efforts were blocked by the other party who was also trying to obtain the mysterious power artifact! Together yokai hunter a woman named Mumyo, they moved to Owari Province and became Oda Nobunaga’s subordinates. In that location, the greatest adventure of our hero Hideyoshi will begin.

Team Ninja stated that they prepared 3 DLC, focused on the events that took place before the story in Nioh 2 took place. In addition, all three also include a lot of interesting content such as various weapons, characters, and new abilities.

Also present are a number of in-game items kind of premium armor sets Demon Horde and Kodama Netsuke Charm. Everything is available in the Digital Deluxe Edition package, and gamer those who are interested can do pre order to get it.

For the Japanese region, Nioh 2 is scheduled for release on PlayStation 4 on March 12, 2020. Games it will launch globally on March 13. [Aseek]