Is the game as loot-heavy as the Nioh games?

[ariel]

For those of you who've played it on PS5 already, just curious. I loved Nioh 2 but got exhausted with it about two-thirds of the way through it simply because of the endless streams of loot the game threw at me. Is Ronin any different?

Thanks.

[Lintaur]

You're not going to run into a gazillion enemies and suddenly have unicorn vomit all around you, but it does draw from the same loot system.

[Obby]

Originally posted by ariel:

For those of you who've played it on PS5 already, just curious. I loved Nioh 2 but got exhausted with it about two-thirds of the way through it simply because of the endless streams of loot the game threw at me. Is Ronin any different?

Thanks.

Significantly so. While its derivative of it, this game is nowhere near as gear heavy/reliant as nioh imo.

[ariel]

Originally posted by Obby:

Significantly so. While its derivative of it, this game is nowhere near as gear heavy/reliant as nioh imo.

Thanks very much! Looking forward to the game even more now!

[Pnume]

The auto inventory clean up options in Wo Long were such a great addition but overall drowning in useless loot has always been a huge issue with Team Ninja

[楊玄。杨玄。LangrisserWWE]

Nioh is a loot nightmare. I think they probably understand that making games grindy these days, especially in the modern world for busy people with life commitment is not going to increase sales with fake playtime extension. More like frustration brewing into no sales for their next product. At least I hope they realize this.

[Littlefatcat]

the good thing is that transmog is free and easy in this game unlike Wo Long and once you unlock or find something you have that item's appearance forever.

[cacromwell3113]

You can just auto pick up loot in this game. Not just loot but crafting materials as well.

[Shade42]

Gear wise I'd say is at the same level as nioh if you play at higher difficulty.

[AILAD]

Overall the loot system is way worse in Ronin actually. Not because you get more loot than in Nioh, but because it doesn't fit in this game at all.

Nioh was a mission based farming simulator that was all about gear, especially once you got to the NG+ cycles and beyond. I personally didn't enjoy that aspect of it but I understand why many people liked it and I think it works for that kind of game.

Ronin, on the other hand, is an open world narrative based game where gear doesn't play nearly as important a role as it did in Nioh. Yet you're constantly being bombarded with pointless copy/paste loot with tiny percentage differences throughout your playthrough. How Team Ninja thought this loot system would fit here is baffling.

It's no wonder the loot system was one of the main complaints among early reviews. It's just terrible.

https://youtu.be/GlowUGa7SbA?si=TPZ-wD3cXwY8gQuE&t=27

[Big Chaddus87]

I say it without shame: in games with overly aggressive looting I use the trainer with 100% drop rate. I'm not going to kill idiotic enemies over and over again just because I don't get a pair of boots to complete a set