If you like venturing in dark, spooky locales in a mythical version of sengoku-era Japan, and killing monsters like in Dark Souls or Bloodbourne, this game is 100% for you. The environments aren’t terrifying like Bloodbourne, but the combat in this game is so much better. You can transform into one of three monster types and beat up other monsters. If you played the first Nioh, quite a few things changed, such as using the soul cores dropped by defeated bosses and enemies to conjure a ghost that uses a signature attack from said enemy, which can inflict dot, heavy ki damage, or even dual elemental damage. After you master the new mechanics, the game will be a tad bit easier, but man did they up the difficulty here, so much that getting help is actively encouraged. You can either offer an ochoko cup at a shrine you use to level up, (searches for a real-time player,) or you can run up to a blue sword in the ground called a, “benevolent grave,” and invoke the player’s character who died. The new yokai realm mechanic is interesting, it changes certain areas in your surroundings so that they are darker, ominous-looking, and contain tougher enemies to fight. You’re stamina also regenerates slower inside the realm, so if an enemy breaks you’re guard with a strong attack, you might be out of ki long enough to get wrecked. But at $60, there’s so much content for your money.