Many players are just now finally getting the hang of Nioh 2's extremely difficult combat. From beginning to end Nioh 2 is brutally difficult and players will most likely spend just as much dead as alive. As players get farther and farther in to the game they may begin to wonder if this experience could be less frustrating with a second player added to the mix.
The good news is that players can invite their buddies to in on the misery with them. There are actually two different ways to play cooperatively and each way comes with its own set of ups and downs. Neither of these methods are actually explained in-game, but players who follow this guide will be playing with their friends in Nioh 2 in no time.
Summon a Visitor in Nioh 2
Summoning visitors is a mechanic that a lot of Nioh 2 players are already familiar with. At anytime during a mission players can access a Kodama Shrine and offer up an Ochoko Cup to invite a stranger to their game. This is a simple way to help push ed difficult bosses and encounters, not to mention learn new combat strategies.
A little known fact about summoning though is that it can also be used to summon people that players know as well. Once players access the shrine they can actually choose to send a public invite or set a to their invite. From there its just a simple matter of letting the friend have the .
The upside to using this method is that combat stays exactly the same, but there will be an extra person helping out the player. This makes boss battles much easier as players will have the ability to attack the enemy from different angles or distract the boss while the other heals. The downside is that players can only invite people to their game if the other person has already beaten the level, the player must own an Ochoko Cup, and the invited friend will be forced to leave once the level is over.
Starting an Expedition in Nioh 2
Expeditions are the true multiplayer component of Nioh 2, and this system is much more accessible than summoning. This is a simple matter of going to the world map and travel to the starting point. Once there players just have to choose the 'Toril Gate' option to make their own custom lobby. Once this has been started players will just need to set a and ask a friend to .
The downside to this game mode is while players will have a damage advantage the game will introduce new mechanics to help cancel that out. Bosses will not be more not change at all, but there will be more normal enemies added to the map. The other large change is that there will be no checkpoints during levels, but players can respawn as long as the other player is still alive. Players will have a respawn counter that will tick down every time that a player dies.
Playing with a friend in Nioh 2 is not a complicated process, but it is never truly explained in-game. In order to use the Co-Op mechanics players will have to figure things on their own. Hopefully players who followed this guide will be well on their way to taking out bosses with their buddies in Nioh 2.
Nioh 2 is available now on PlayStation 4.
