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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 85051, member: 27"] Koei Tecmo just showed 17.5 minutes of Nioh 3 chaos, and it jumps eras, styles, and vibes hard before dumping you into demon hell. What Koei Tecmo just dropped [LIST] [*]Koei Tecmo rolled out a 17.5-minute gameplay showcase [*]The spotlight was fully on Nioh 3 [*]The footage focused on one time period, not the whole timeline flex [/LIST] Where this slice of the game lives [LIST] [*]The demo kicks off in the Sengoku period [*]This version of history is absolutely not chill [*]Yōkai are roaming freely as if it were normal [*]A nightmare zone called the Crucible exists, and that is the main problem [*]The player roams a wide open field, trying to reach it [/LIST] Who you actually play as [LIST] [*]The protagonist is Tokugawa Takechiyo, also known as Iemitsu [*]He is a real historical figure dropped into supernatural chaos [*]His whole deal is adapting, not locking into one approach [/LIST] Combat style switching is the hook [LIST] [*]You can swap styles mid-fight with zero ceremony [*]Samurai style is about standing your ground and trading blows [*]Stances matter, timing matters, and deflecting keeps you alive [*]Ninja style is pure movement and disrespect [*]Expect air dodges, back attacks, and sneaky pressure [/LIST] Not everything wants you dead [LIST] [*]The devs at Team Ninja stressed this part [*]Some characters are friendly [*]Some Yōkai are also not enemies [*]Talking to them can pay off with rewards [/LIST] What the Crucible actually is [LIST] [*]Eventually, the journey leads straight into the Crucible [*]It is packed with aggressive Yōkai [*]Fights here are harder than what came before [*]The beings who summoned it were once heroes [*]They lost the plot chasing ambition and bad causes [/LIST] Another era, another disaster [LIST] [*]The footage later jumps to the Heian period [*]Everything is frozen solid [*]The land is completely corrupted [*]Your job is the same as elsewhere [*]Cleanse the Crucible and push the Yōkai out [/LIST] Release plans and early access tease [LIST] [*]Nioh 3 launches February 6, 2026 [*]Platforms are PC and PlayStation 5 [*]A free demo lands January 29 [*]Demo progress carries into the full game [*]It is basically early access without the commitment [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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