Nioh is without question the most difficult game I have ever played on PS4 or perhaps any system ever.  I didn't play Dark Souls because I was warned about its difficulty level and the same is true of Bloodborne.  I don't generally enjoy games that are this hard and would prefer to have a more casual gaming experience.

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As I mentioned before I died almost immediately when the very first guard in the game that you encounter attacked me, they definitely to NOT take it easy on you in this game nor do they really walk you through the process at all.  It is really really hard right from the start and you are going to die **a lot**

Just when I started thinking i was getting better at the game I'll get attacked by some enemy that I faced a hundred times before and I get my ass handed to me.  It's extremely frustrating yet I find myself thinking about the game constantly and when I do play it, I tend to enjoy it... why?

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I think it has a lot to do with the high level of customization.  There are many weapon types and you can focus on any of them.  At the moment i am sticking with Sword but at least I think you can focus on all of them if you want to.  Equipping different gear completely changes combat, and the sort of armor you decide to put on dramatically changes your mobility and capabilities in a fight - which i find quite realistic.  
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So I was thinking that I was actually getting pretty good at this until I made it to the first boss of the first level. 

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This is Onryoki and if he hits you at all, he will drain a full third of your health bar.  He does combo attacks and if you aren't prepared to dodge or block them, you will drain three thirds of your health in one single attack.  I know this because that is exactly what he did to me the first time I encountered him.  

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I think the reason why I can't stop playing this game is because I wan't to believe that I will eventually git gud at it but I think I am kidding myself and should probably just go and do some Witcher 3 side-missions or something.  

I can see that I am not going to be able to finish this game.  I can't even get past the first friggin boss without watching Youtube videos on it.  At least for me, this game is a strange addiction because why on earth would someone play something that makes them so angry with its crazy difficulty level and I think i've figured out why I can't stop playing this damn near impossible game.  
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I think the reason why I keep at it is because of the fact that **unlike Witcher or God of War's latest** or just insert whatever title in here, is because when you do **finally manage to figure out how to defeat certain enemies, it is a far more rewarding experience** because you can't simply button-mash your way to victory in this game.  It simply wont work.  There is no way to BS your way through this game and there is no difficulty setting.  It has one setting... F**king Hard.   

Do you play Nioh?  Let's talk about it? I'm sure I suck at it in comparison to other people and I am not even ashamed about that.