Nioh 2 Director Says the Series Will Reach a Resting Point in 2022

Speaking to Famitsu, Fumihiko Yasuda, the director behind Nioh and Nioh ii, revealed that Team Ninja won't exist working on a make new entry for the Nioh serial in 2022, calling adjacent year as a "resting point" for the franchise.

When launched back in 2022, Nioh impressed virtually of the Night Souls fans with its Souls-like combat pattern and epic storytelling. The game presently turns into a successful launch for Squad Ninja both critically and commercially. A year afterwards its exclusive launch on PS4, developers rolled out a PC version of the game likewise.

Earlier this year in March 2022, Team Ninja officially launched Nioh 2 with some pregnant changes compared to the original version. The new entry experienced a change in direction and focused more than on gameplay and less on the story. The upshot was all the same quite good. In Nioh 2 you get the chance to create your ain grapheme and become through the missions in branch style and squad-up with ii other friends. The game even received more content after launch and turned into 2022's one of the best-supported single-player games.

That being said, the series seems to reach an end at present, for a while at to the lowest degree. When asked about his keyword for 2022, Fumihiko Yasuda said:

Year of transition. At Team Ninja, the 7 years-long development of Nioh series will reach a resting point, and in that location are several projects that will brainstorm full-calibration development in 2022. I program to change my development mode to match my changing lifestyle and concentrate on new titles. As for me personally, I'll try not to gain any more weight.

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It's nevertheless to exist seen what new projects have been determined as the next take chances of Team Ninja in game development, but fans are surely excited to see what topic this talented studio is well-nigh to bear upon in the new generation of consoles.

It'southward worth noting that Nioh 2: Consummate Edition volition be launched on PS5 and PC in Feb 2022. So, the remainder comes after that.

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