Nioh 2 had a fairly rough launch on PC, and the game still has issues, but as of the latest patch I can safely recommend the game.
Nioh is often described as a "Souls-like", and while there're many elements that it adopted from that genre, you realize that it's more its own thing the deeper you dive into the game.
Like the first game, the game combines excellent melee combat while also doubling down on RPG aspects.

Positive aspects:

• 11 weapon types, each featuring a huge movelist
  
• Stance system and Ki management feel very rewarding
  
• Excellent character creator
  
• Huge amount of build variety
  
• Much better human bosses compared to the first game
  
• Tons of content, on average people take around 100 + hours to finish the first playthrough
  
• Yokai Skills (allows you to momentarily transform into an enemy Yokai and use one of their attacks)
  
• Better enemy variety than the first game
  
• DLSS support (decently implemented)

While the game is filled with content, this sometimes works against it.
You'll be busy managing your items and equipment very frequently.
This combined with the grindy, RNG driven aspects of the loot can be a huge turn off for some players.
Additionally, the PC port of the game still suffers from a few issues.

Negative aspects:

• Very grindy and RNG heavy, worst offender being the special Boss Skills
  
• Repetitive areas in some side missions and during very late game
  
• Item quick-selection menu could've been improved
  
• Some elements are poorly balanced (Kasha's Yokai Skill being arguably too strong for example)
  
• Even on capable hardware, particle effects can cause FPS drops (this has been heavily improved since release, but is still present)
  
• Atrocious LOD popin in some scenes, with no option to change the LOD range
  
• Game doesn't accept most custom resolutions
  
• Particle "vomit", sometimes the screen is just littered with too many particle effects
  
• Story is not very well written overall.
  
• The English dub is...not very good (stick to Japanese VA + subs)

As you can see, Nioh 2 is far from being a perfect game, and it's sad to see that Team Ninja still hasn't figured out how to make a proper PC port.
However, if you can look past the games' objective shortcomings and can accept its grindy nature, you're looking at one of the best ARPGs ever made.

[h1]Review as of patch 1.27.01[/h1] Nioh 2 had a fairly rough launch on PC, and the game still has issues, but as of the latest patch I can safely recommend the game. Nioh is often described as a "Souls-like", and while there're many elements that it adopted from that genre, you realize that it's more its own thing the deeper you dive into the game. Like the first game, the game combines excellent melee combat while also doubling down on RPG aspects. [b]Positive aspects:[/b] [list] [*]11 weapon types, each featuring a huge movelist [*]Stance system and Ki management feel very rewarding [*]Excellent character creator [*]Huge amount of build variety [*]Much better human bosses compared to the first game [*]Tons of content, on average people take around 100 + hours to finish the first playthrough [*]Yokai Skills (allows you to momentarily transform into an enemy Yokai and use one of their attacks) [*]Better enemy variety than the first game [*]DLSS support (decently implemented) [/list] While the game is filled with content, this sometimes works against it. You'll be busy managing your items and equipment very frequently. This combined with the grindy, RNG driven aspects of the loot can be a huge turn off for some players. Additionally, the PC port of the game still suffers from a few issues. [b]Negative aspects:[/b] [list] [*]Very grindy and RNG heavy, worst offender being the special Boss Skills [*]Repetitive areas in some side missions and during very late game [*]Item quick-selection menu could've been improved [*]Some elements are poorly balanced (Kasha's Yokai Skill being arguably too strong for example) [*]Even on capable hardware, particle effects can cause FPS drops (this has been heavily improved since release, but is still present) [*]Atrocious LOD popin in some scenes, with no option to change the LOD range [*]Game doesn't accept most custom resolutions [*]Particle "vomit", sometimes the screen is just littered with too many particle effects [*]Story is not very well written overall. [*]The English dub is...not very good (stick to Japanese VA + subs) [/list] As you can see, Nioh 2 is far from being a perfect game, and it's sad to see that Team Ninja still hasn't figured out how to make a proper PC port. However, if you can look past the games' objective shortcomings and can accept its grindy nature, you're looking at one of the best ARPGs ever made.