Do I have to play Nioh 1 to understand what's going on?

[Will Report Flying Cars]

Or are the two separate from each other?

[Toffe]

I feel it's rather the opposite. You'd understand more in the first Nioh playing this one first.

This acts a bit as a prologue for the first Nioh.

In the first Nioh you're William, a sailor who sets out for Japan (for various reasons) and as you'd expect a complete stranger to Japan and it's culture.

In this one you start out in Japan (with your own created character) (which is not voiced unlike William in the first)

I think both are great games but Nioh 2 is just more of everything and clearly superior. I'd get this one first and if you liked it much you could always get the first one later.

[JorgeJunior]

Originally posted by Will Report Flying Cars:

Or are the two separate from each other?

You don't need to play Nioh 1 in order to understand Nioh 2, but in the last missions of Nioh 2 there's sort of a crossover between the two versions, and if you've played Nioh 1 and you don't know when the crossover is going to happen, it's really good when you're taken by surprise.

[Drybonz]

The only thing you really need to know is that the guy, William, that you meet later in Nioh 2, is the hero and playable character of Nioh 1. You don't even really need to know that, but it helps it make sense.

[JorgeJunior]

Originally posted by Drybonz:

The only thing you really need to know is SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

That "good feeling of being taken by surprise" I mention before, well a spoiler would've spoiled it. No pun intended! 😶

[Douchebag Extraordinaire]

Personally, it's not 100% necessary but I'd recommend it, not just because of the first one's story but there are a lot of callbacks in it that would ring that nostalgia doorbell, from the core story itself to little nods here and there. Nioh 2 complete is more than just a prequel and walking out with the things you'll know will take the mystery out of the first.

[쿠키]

Those 2 games are sharing some part of their story, also the background history. I don't think it's necessary to buy to understand the sequal/prequel stories. But Nioh 1 is a great game whether or not you want to understand more of these games. The storyline was particularly interesting for me. A person from the western country who stuck in Japan that surrounded by a ton of monsters, that was enough for me.

[Shotgun Malise]

Nioh 2 has a really water down story of just follow x y for little to no reason then a monkey told you to that convinces you with shiny stuff.

Nioh 1 actually had story and reason and you played some dude that looks like he doesn't fit in at all.

[HighLanderPony]

no

[Will Report Flying Cars]

Thanks guys I have another problem

[Will Report Flying Cars]

Is Nioh 2 more easy.
I struggled with nioh 1 and also my screen wasn't supported

[HighLanderPony]

Originally posted by Will Report Flying Cars:

Is Nioh 2 more easy.
I struggled with nioh 1 and also my screen wasn't supported

Yes, it's a lot fairer. Still might feel trolly though. The game is about trolling it harder than it trolls you (at times).

[LawoftheJelly]

play 2...the story from 1 falls in the middle of 2 ..so you can play 1 as a "Huge Side Quest DLC" ...

[LawoftheJelly]

I struggled with 1 and only got to level 20 before giving up .... but now its on the agenda for when I finally get bored of 2

[Joreel]

Originally posted by JorgeJunior:

Originally posted by Drybonz:

The only thing you really need to know is SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

That "good feeling of being taken by surprise" I mention before, well a spoiler would've spoiled it. No pun intended! 😶

Gotta agree it was rude of them to spoil the surprise for people who haven't finished Nioh 2 yet