Kashin Koji serves as the main antagonist, a mysterious entity linked to a powerful yōkai known as Otakemaru, who obstructs Hide's progress at every turn and is responsible for manipulating many of the events that take place through the game. Hide's journey through the Sengoku Era begins when they befriend Tōkichirō, an ambitious merchant seeking out Amrita, and Mumyo ( 無明, Mumyō), a demon hunter of the Sohaya group, eventually playing a critical role in the rise and fall of the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Players take the role of a character named Hide ( 秀, Hide), a half-yōkai referred to as a 'Shiftling' whose appearance and gender is decided by the player. Set in Japan during the late 1500s, most of Nioh 2 storyline chapters are a prequel to Nioh, while the end chapters of the story take place after the first game's last storyline following the Siege of Osaka. The game also features a three-player cooperative multiplayer mode. Īt locations named 'Benevolent Graves', players can summon other players, controlled by artificial intelligence, to assist them in combat. Soul Cores allow players to use yōkai abilities once the cores are purified by visiting a shrine. When players defeat a hostile yōkai, some of them may drop a 'Soul Core'.

Players are equipped with a variety of weapons such as odachi and kusarigama, and earn new skills and special abilities as they progress in the game. Players can create their own playable character, who was a yōkai spirit. Similar to its predecessor, Nioh 2 is an action role-playing game.

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