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Gamers of the Nioh sequence have been lengthy declaring that the actual enjoyable in these video games begins within the post-game, the place many new options additional improve the sport’s combat-related replay worth. And naturally, we will affirm that the identical additionally applies to Nioh 3.

The brand new options are typically obtainable at two completely different timings. A few of them will likely be obtainable as quickly as you have got crushed the primary story’s ultimate boss. However many of the relaxation will solely be obtainable within the “New Sport+” mode with a better problem degree.

You will discover extra particulars on the Nioh 3 post-game options proper beneath. Take word that an compulsory Spoiler Warning is in impact, as you’ll have to clear the sport first earlier than accessing any of those options.

New gear rarity unlocked after the ultimate boss

Divine Gear and Sudama Blessing

After you have got efficiently defeated the ultimate boss of the sport, you’re going to get to collect the same old merchandise drops earlier than heading to the final story cutscene. Nevertheless, you’ll discover a brand new colour among the many drops. In case you have not tinkered with the rarity colour setting, this colour ought to be Inexperienced by default.

That is the brand new Divine rarity. It notably has a good greater most familiarity charge at 999 factors. However Armor components with a Divine rarity may also lastly have familiarity charges that progressively enhance their Protection stats.

As well as, if a Divine gear doesn’t have already got a particular Set Bonus, it should include a brand new Grace set based mostly on a random group. Identical to the mounted units, whenever you equip a number of items of drugs with the identical Grace group, you’ll progressively unlock the Grace’s buffs.

One other gear-related characteristic that will likely be unlocked will likely be Sudama Blessing within the shrine’s Blessings menu. This allows you to specify weapons and armors you wish to concentrate on gathering with boosted drop charges, whether or not you need a particular bonus set or a favourite loadout.

If you are going to set or change the class entries, take word that every change would require an Ochoko Cup (sure, the identical merchandise wanted to summon Acolytes or co-op buddies). If you wish to change all 8 class entries directly, that can value 8 Ochoko Cups in a single go.

Uncommon Soul Cores and Soul Core Transformation

In your preliminary run, you’ll discover that you would be able to solely get Frequent (default colour: white) and Unusual (yellow) Soul Cores. These rarities will solely include one or two mounted Particular Results respectively.

However after getting reached post-game, now you can get Soul Cores with the upper Uncommon (blue) grade. The brand new rarity may also include further Particular Results which can be random, and you may change these through the newly unlocked Soul Core Transformation menu. To truly do a factor right here, you have to to spend the Soul Fragments you bought from discarding surplus Soul Cores through Resting Rites.

New problem degree – Shogun’s Journey

The post-game mode additionally comes with a brand new problem degree known as Shogun’s Journey (The preliminary run is then often known as Inheritor’s Journey). While you begin this, you’ll have a brand new playthrough with higher-level enemies whereas retaining your present loadout and abilities.

Nevertheless, the sport may also give you to skip the introductory scenes in Edo and go straight to the prologue stage within the Warring States period (Escape from Hitokoto Slope). Only for the sake of it, we’ve got checked that the tutorial stage in Edo continues to be not anticipated to be winnable. Even if you happen to handle to whittle down the rebelling Tokugawa Kunimatsu’s HP, he’ll simply launch a one-hit-KO assault together with his Guardian Spirit afterwards with none bonus rewards.

In Shogun’s Journey mode, additionally, you will discover that the enemy layouts have additionally modified. Both there are extra enemies showing, or a number of the human enemies have been swapped with yokai, or present yokai enemies swapped with a good stronger variant.

Upon getting reached the open subject section, chances are you’ll initially assume that you would need to re-explore the entire map once more. That isn’t actually the case right here although, as the sport will bear in mind your Exploration Degree and the Shrines you have got visited. Nevertheless, you’re solely allowed quick journey to Shrines within the areas accessible earlier than the following story milestone.

Restoring open subject fight zones

Whereas a majority of collectible components like treasure chests and Nigitama creatures can be found once more in Shogun’s Journey, they nonetheless look like accessible as soon as and thus exhaustable once more.

The identical factor won’t apply to fight areas, although. Workforce Ninja has added restoration strategies for them that permits you to problem the realm as soon as once more. When you have got cleared an space or Fable sidequest, you’ll discover a brand new spirit that can give you the chance to revive them. The relevant content material right here will likely be Enemy Bases, Lesser Crucibles, Grasp duels, and Fable sidequests.

The brand new gadgets required right here will likely be both the Sands of Recollection or the Scarlet Sands of Despair. Whereas you can too collect these all through the open subject explorations, you can too get them as rewards from the Battle Scroll levels.

Nevertheless, take word that in case you have crushed various enemies within the open fields, you may even see the message about “sturdy destructive Ki rising rampant someplace” popping up. While you pray at a shrine after receiving this message, the sport will notify you {that a} conquered Enemy Base will likely be restored by itself, even when you haven’t used any gadgets on it but.

We subsequently advocate that you just higher use the sand on different content material like Fable sidequests and Masters, and the Scarlet Sands of Despair on Lesser Crucibles that require extra of them.

Degree Sync in Battle Scroll levels

Talking of the Battle Scroll levels, the Shogun’s Journey mode additionally provides a brand new Degree Sync possibility whenever you attempt to entry a stage on this menu. In case your character has leveled up greater than the advisable degree, this selection will scale down your degree to supply a extra appropriate problem.

When you play together with this rule, the sport additionally guarantees higher rewards when you have got cleared the stage.