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Nioh 2’s free PS5 upgrade is out today, and with it there’s one less excuse for anyone to ignore last year’s best samurai combat game.
Released last March, Team Ninja’s
Nioh 2 is an impressive
Souls-like based in 1500s Japan that weaves together political intrigue, mythological creatures, and tons and tons of weapons. In addition to giant Ōdachi swords and Kusarigama blade chains, there are abilities, magical transformations, and different weapon stances that combine to create a deep combat system and lead to some really cool boss fights. (You can find out all of the things that make
What We Remake
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From fan-made revamps like
Black Mesa to the highest of AAA productions like
Final Fantasy VII Remake, enhanced, often reimagined takes on familiar games packed the early months of 2020. Remakes tug at nostalgia and deliver a comfort that players seek desperately in complicated times. But many of these games forge new paths, interrupting the comfortable ritual of returning to our youths in favour of messier, bolder ambitions. What designers choose to remake faithfully, and where they forge new pathways, creates both excitement and tension. The end result might not be what everyone wants, but it’s what we have. And often, what we think we know about the old games doesn’t really apply anymore.