Nioh: Complete Edition
Nioh: Complete Edition is a PC action game developed by Koei Tecmo Games. It centers on movement and immediate actions, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives, with controls and information arranged around keyboard and mouse, with a controller where the game supports one.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.5 / 10
About this game
Nioh: Complete Edition is a PC action game centered on movement and immediate actions, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hits, camera behavior, and readable hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while resolution, graphics settings, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio, text scaling, and hardware performance need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. Platform conditions also include OS and hardware requirements, installation media, patches, drivers, DRM and launchers, key binding and controller support, save locations, mod compatibility, servers, and era-specific OS compatibility affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Nioh is Team NINJA’s action RPG series, mixing Japanese historical settings with yokai and closely timed weapon combat. Reading attacks, managing Ki and refining your equipment shape each encounter, while later games add new powers and fighting styles.
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Windows PCAI review
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Stances and recovery reward sustained practice across a substantial complete package
Nioh makes stamina recovery an active part of attacking. Changing stance alters the purpose of a move, while a well-timed pulse turns its recovery into another decision. Practice therefore translates into more dependable combat rather than merely larger numbers. The Complete Edition includes three additional chapters, giving committed players substantial material for learning weapons and enemy behavior. That quantity is most valuable when the underlying mastery is appealing. Grotesque enemies and dark settings are atmospheric, although historical drama and supernatural spectacle are not always tonally consistent. PC input needs a dated distinction: official updates added mouse control, so the launch absence is excluded. Dense combinations still demand familiarity. This evaluation uses the 2017 complete-content and input-update scope, without borrowing sequel systems or claiming performance on modern hardware.
Strengths
- Deep stance and recovery interactions.
- Substantial additional chapters.
Weaknesses
- Demanding input learning.
- Uneven narrative tone.
Who it is for: Action players willing to practice moves and stamina management.
Play notes: PC Complete Edition with three DLC chapters and mouse support; not a launch-build or modern-hardware test.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Additional chapters offer substantial value for sustained practice. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Stances and stamina recovery create substantial room for action mastery. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The supernatural world appeals more consistently than its character narrative. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Official mouse support is present, with a learning cost for dense input combinations. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Koei Tecmo Games
- Publisher
- Koei Tecmo Games
- Release date
- 2017
- Platforms
- Windows PC
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genreRole-Playing
- Tags
- Third PersonPlatforming3D GraphicsFast-pacedLinear LevelsReplayableDodgeMain Story Under 10 HoursSolo-friendlyReal-time Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
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- Perspectives
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Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2017
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