Nioh 2 Set up a Strong Competitor to Souls, But Fans May Not Want to Hold Their Breath for Nioh 3
Team Ninja's Nioh games have grown out to be one of the most recognizable and loved Soulslike games in recent memory. Sporting equal parts new and old ideas, Nioh has quickly grown out to be an iconic franchise, one that fans are expecting more from.
Nioh 2 built upon the original game's strong foundation, and to some fans, even made a strong statement for itself as being a great Souls competitor. While that may or may not be Team Ninja's focus for now, it seems that no Nioh 3 sequel is in sight anytime soon.
While there may be plenty of Soulslike games in recent time which all have their own unique gimmicks, nothing feels as well-realized and nuanced to the Souls formula as Nioh. This might sound ironic, but it is a testament to Team Ninja's ability to innovate and its appreciation of the art form that is the Dark Souls series.
Despite receiving stellar reviews and sales for both Nioh and Nioh 2, the developer has openly stated that no new Nioh game is currently in the works and, in a similar vein, no new Ninja Gaiden game. In the case of Team Ninja's stance on developing a new Ninja Gaiden game, it sounds a bit odd considering the developer is releasing a Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection very soon. This should bode well for a new game, giving a great testing ground to the Ninja Gaiden franchise, and even provide fan feedback as to where the series should go from now. Nonetheless, Team Ninja seems to want to work on something new, and if that is indeed the case, that could be big for Team Ninja fans.
While Team Ninja is not working on either of these franchises, it is currently hard at work on multiple future projects. There's a lot of speculation to be drawn out from the statement, as the studio has previously worked on many different games ranging anywhere from Dead or Alive to Metroid: Other M, but for now, fans can only wait and see.
Hopefully, whatever Team Ninja does next goes as swimmingly as Nioh 2. It all remains to be seen, of course, but while Nioh 3 and a new Ninja Gaiden may be quite a ways away, there's a lot of thing coming the way of fans.
Nioh 2 is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5.
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