should i play nioh 1 first then 2?

[BAN-KAI]

just wanna know

[D. Flame]

Just skip right to 2. Other than the epilogue, it is a prequel anyway.

[Angel]

depends how much you want to play both, you'll be perfectly fine just playing 2

[Tikus Tycoon]

Dont have to. Both are 2 of the greatest games

[Midas]

Don't need to. Nioh2 is a bit more advanced, so playing 1 after 2 might feel like a step backwards, but the stories aren't necessarily directly connected much.

[⭕TheSodaman]

Originally posted by BAN-KAI:

should i play nioh 1 first then 2?
just wanna know

If you're using keyboard and mouse or limited on time or game budget, just Nioh 2.

Nioh 1, while it can be played with KBM - has no KBM prompts and is a steep curve for a player to adjust to it.

For reference, Nioh 2's main story is based on events between the years 1555 through 1615.

Nioh 1 is based on events between the years 1598 through 1615. So there is a bit of overlap there.

Nioh 2 has a lot of quality of life, balance adjustments, and features over Nioh 1. Where Nioh 1 may subjectively better characters, maps, and story compared to Nioh 2. If you have time, budget, and patience to adapt to the series, would say to play both. I still like Nioh 1, even if it is subjectively more difficult at the beginning compared to Nioh 2 (e.g., can't co-op until 2 missions in, no blue spirits, enemies deal more damage, less animation canceling, stricter smithing, more item effect bloat, etc.)

[xr ඞ]

I'd start with 1 if you want to play both and are into this kind of game. If you start with 2 and want more it would be more difficult to go back to 1.

[Trehek]

I still regularly go back to both games and love both. They're good games, but Nioh 2 is better. If you're on the fence, just start with Nioh 2. If you're interested, definitely start with Nioh 1 and play both.

[WESTG4M3R4L1F3]

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[Safarel]

For my taste story are better in Nioh 1
But everything else are 10 times better in Nioh 2

[Nyu]

nioh1 is just nioh2 in worse.
just play nioh2 only.

[Honzou]

I would say play Nioh 2 first then Nioh 1. That way you'll get a better grasp of the story.

[Bankai9212]

Originally posted by Honzou:

I would say play Nioh 2 first then Nioh 1. That way you'll get a better grasp of the story.

That’s a bad idea, (narratively it’s still pretty bad but most don’t play these games for narrative) gameplay wise op will be so used to nioh 2 going to 1 will feel like a handicap with everything missing from 2.

[Wehzy]

As most people say. Skip 1 if you dont care about the story that much. Nioh 2 is better in every way. You can always play nioh 1 afterwards if you REALLY like it.

[Franss the Coffee Addict]

if you appreciate experience the thing that got improved from before the thing that did the improving then sure.
I played Devil may cry 1-3 before i jumped into 4 back before 5 was even announced.

[SMM Emperor Lucifer]

Nioh 2 is so much better. But if you want an easy time with 1, Dex Kusarigama throwing shurikens and kunai wrecks just about everything.