Can You Beat Nioh with Only Ninjutsu?

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  • čas přidán 10. 03. 2023
  • Welcome to Nioh. I decided to take another dive into the genre that is soulslikes, and... I love the genre so much more than it loves me. With the multitude of different builds, abilities, and stats to deal with... I went with pure simplicity. Ninjutsu. Primarily just sharp throwing implements.
    Honestly, the start is rough, and survivability was a perpetual issue, but the abilities from the Ninja tree are great. This was my first playthrough, so I can't say how good or bad the rest of the available options were, but it was genuinely pretty fun. Except while navigating...
    But of course, there's Nioh way that I'd get easily lost... That's about all I've got. I'm not good with other languages. I don't know how to speak them, so I've only got what's spir-written. Guess you'll just have to living weapon with these. Kun-ai just say, this has to shino-bi the best pun of all time?
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Komentáře • 367

  • @fariszakimy
    @fariszakimy Před rokem +389

    Man, I can't believe this actually cheesed the bosses, I remember dying hundreds of times to Oda Nobunaga

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +76

      The worst part of it is that I don't know what even a single attack from his moveset looks like. I have no idea how to actually fight him, but I know that you can apparently side step the fight entirely.

    • @Aboood-Fun
      @Aboood-Fun Před rokem +8

      It is op, even in nioh2

    • @lordbasketboi9998
      @lordbasketboi9998 Před rokem +8

      ​@@Aboood-Fun super op in 2

    • @caizzer0032
      @caizzer0032 Před rokem +5

      I found nobunaga easy I had a problem with the damn snake heads.

    • @fariszakimy
      @fariszakimy Před rokem +2

      @@caizzer0032 yeah the heads was really frustrating too

  • @rhysgwynne680
    @rhysgwynne680 Před rokem +95

    The Hattori Ninja actually did use cat eyes to tell the time based on the dilation of their pupils. They didn't carry them around with them though, but the cat clock is at least partly historically accurate

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +25

      It amazes me just how much culture/trivia was fit into the game. My knowledge of it has proven to be fairly surface level, but the more I learn about it, the less I feel I know.

    • @mitleid_en
      @mitleid_en Před rokem +6

      That's so adorable. 🥺🥺🥺

  • @silentark6023
    @silentark6023 Před rokem +47

    If you're wondering about the cat thing at 5:55, cat's eyes dilate depending on the time of night, sometimes ninja and other types used to use that to determine how much time of night they have left.
    Essentially a living clock.

    • @Simply_better22343
      @Simply_better22343 Před rokem +8

      That's actually really cool I didn't know that. Thank you for sharing that!

  • @jirdan4870
    @jirdan4870 Před rokem +185

    Magister Kelley is actually a historical figure with him being quite famous in czech history for instance. He wasn't a noseful Voldemort wannabe though.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +49

      It's crazy to me just how many influences they managed to fit into the game. I'm semi familiar with things like the yokai, but it's interesting to also see real world historical figures in it.

    • @greedling5300
      @greedling5300 Před rokem +44

      @@SpuddyCube The protagonist is an approximate historical figure reference of William Adams, an English navigator that ended up becoming an advisor the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Adams_(pilot)

    • @utswriter
      @utswriter Před 11 měsíci +2

      ​@@greedling5300the man also ended up with wives land and title so yeah he came out of it well

    • @jilliebean6312
      @jilliebean6312 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@SpuddyCubeyeah i learned alot from this game loved ninjas since i was a kid yet had no idea who hattori hanzo was till the end of the game and realized i was using the most famous ninjas armor for most of the game i was upset at how weak and easy of a boss yasuke was though as a black man ive always known about him it was also weird that they made his main weapon an axe when that wasnt his preferred weapon in history not many samurai actually used axes

    • @MrLocoSuave
      @MrLocoSuave Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@jilliebean6312 in the game he uses two weapons, axe and katana, and he switches fighting styles completly. It's actually really cool.

  • @SioxGreyWolf
    @SioxGreyWolf Před rokem +55

    Also it was very common for ninjas to dress identically as to confuse the enemy with miss indormation and misdirection. So you were just sticking to the true shinibi way (and acting as a body double.)

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +13

      Ah, true. It's not assault, battery, and theft. It's historical accuracy!

    • @SioxGreyWolf
      @SioxGreyWolf Před rokem +18

      @@SpuddyCube If anything, your intesnive training missions sparing against him was just you being his disciple, and by donning the outfit, you were accepted as a true shinobi.
      Feel proud of your accomplishment.

  • @rojack79er
    @rojack79er Před rokem +48

    To be fair the villain is supposed to be Edward Kelly, a famous Alchemist who was said you have found the elixir of life/Philosophers Stone. He's a fascinating real person who has a very awesome history.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +16

      It's both really weird in retrospect and really cool to look back at the game to see the amount of historical inspiration that went into the making of it. I don't know why they wrote the story that they did, but that kind of background makes it a lot more interesting.

    • @rojack79er
      @rojack79er Před rokem +8

      @@SpuddyCube yeah I can definitely agree with you there 🤣 they did have a rather weird angle with the story.

  • @MRCHURR0
    @MRCHURR0 Před rokem +65

    The warning itself scared me more than the spiders themselves, guess my mind kept imagining a real spider jumpscare when it flashed on screen lol

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +19

      Sorry to spook ya. I'm not normally bothered this much by virtual spiders, but something about them really got under my skin. I felt it would only be fair to give a warning for anybody who gets squeamish around them.

    • @SIC-zh3bl
      @SIC-zh3bl Před rokem +5

      @@SpuddyCube that whole section is the worst part of the game, its scary as shit and spiders suck

  • @therighttrousers343
    @therighttrousers343 Před rokem +34

    Shima Sakon brickwalled me away from playing the game for like 4 months until I learned about the weight system and reconfigured just a smidge, if you get in close he's nothing but hell. Fun to see him locked down so hard.

    • @dallasx1044
      @dallasx1044 Před rokem +1

      I had this same problem when i started the game, as I was trying to fight the first Yokai boss and kept getting my ass handed to me. So i kept leveling strength and endurance to counter it, till i realised i was wearing heavy armor :p

  • @Striner1772
    @Striner1772 Před rokem +82

    Having done this challenge myself all the way through to ng+4, but allowing weapons for blocking and the consumable bombs, watching this is going to be very interesting.
    Edit: Wow, I abandoned the idea of beating the dojo missions past the first 2, so I just allowed weapons thinking it was possible in theory, but not without lots of luck and grinding. Good to see it's actually reasonable given the right strategy.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +7

      I'm pretty sure A True Ninja is also doable, but I was a bit under leveled by the time I got to the end. I had also already thrown just... massive amounts of gold into the same suit of armor trying to squeeze out just a bit more damage, but my rolls were pretty terrible.
      By the time I was able to take on the last mission, I just figured I probably wouldn't need the unlocks from it anyways. Turns out, the last boss gauntlet was a lot easier than the missions that came before.

  • @thereservationatdorsia2618

    Edward Kelley wasn't just a random name they gave to the character, just Like the main bad guy John Dee he was inspired by an existing person, which was of course Dee's assistant.
    Something funny about Kelley is that after he split ways with the other guy, he went to Most and worked for the Emperor as court's alchemist, he got arrested twice cause he wasn't able to actually spawn infinite gold as promised

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +5

      I can't help but wonder what his plan was. If he fully believed he could, or if he was content trying to scam royalty and didn't think it'd eventually blow up in his face. Especially during the time period and with how horrific royal families tended to be.

    • @SIC-zh3bl
      @SIC-zh3bl Před rokem +1

      Always love how nioh has history backing aspects of it

  • @rod4309
    @rod4309 Před rokem +18

    I had a lot of fun with this game. The variety of build options alone kept me entertained for a few months.

  • @charlescharvaka6425
    @charlescharvaka6425 Před rokem +16

    Love to see some Nioh content! This is one of my favorites of all time, and is super underrated, so I'm so happy seeing someone giving it the love it deserves.

    • @SilverSoul263
      @SilverSoul263 Před rokem

      Nioh isn't underrated it's a famous good hard game

  • @LORDOFDORKNESS42
    @LORDOFDORKNESS42 Před rokem +10

    For the record, the Ninjitsu tree has anti-status consumables that restock if you rest.
    Personally find it mostly a novelty vs more throw-able ammo, but it's a neat option if you've got extra Ninjitsu points & having trouble with a boss like the bat-lady or centipede.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +5

      With how imbalanced my stats were, status effects weren't _that_ big of a deal. I'd usually die before it could be. Might be good to keep in mind for the future though. You know... if I can live long enough.

  • @MrVelyx
    @MrVelyx Před rokem +8

    Derric the Executioner is a historical figure too. He had some impact on execution methods

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +6

      He was apparently prolific enough that even some modern cranes are named after him and the method of execution he invented.

    • @MrVelyx
      @MrVelyx Před rokem +4

      @@SpuddyCube he could not have caused so much death if he wozld be transformed in a yokai for real

  • @johandori7795
    @johandori7795 Před rokem +15

    So, this was really cool. Given that you said something that reads to me as "I enjoy Borderlands, but I don't want to be pigeonholed into _only_ playing Borderlands challenges", I'm glad that you're getting the chance to branch out, and when the videos that result are all really fun to watch on top of that? Is friggin great. Keep up the great work, with time off to avoid burnout if at all possible of course.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +5

      Thank you! And yeah. I genuinely adore Borderlands. It holds a place near and dear to my heart, and I do love to play it both casually and for challenge runs. But I also want to continue to love it. Some healthy distance does a lot for that.
      I'm really excited by some runs for the series that I want to do in the near future. But each video is a passion project. In this case, I just really wanted to try out Nioh. I think that content tends to be better when the heart is there to produce it.
      There are still some things I'd really like to try to branch out further into, but I'm not really in a rush. The outpouring of kindness/support from folks has been absolutely incredible to see every day, and... really, thank you for being here. For taking the time watch it. Spending the effort to write something so reassuring. New things can be scary, and that really helps.
      So sincerely, thank you, and you've made my morning.

  • @IOSALive
    @IOSALive Před 3 měsíci +1

    Your videos always make me happy, so I subscribed!

  • @Phero124
    @Phero124 Před rokem +13

    First video of yours I've seen, but it's great
    Your commentary is funny and charismatic, and the editing, while low key, has alot of character

    • @hi-gi1zz
      @hi-gi1zz Před rokem +1

      was just about say the exact same thing, this was an amazing video!

  • @Ashen_squad
    @Ashen_squad Před rokem +7

    If you think your navigating is bad, i got lost in the tutorial castle at the start of the game for an entire hour and ended up having to look it up on YT.
    All i had to do was take an extremely obvious turn near the stairs that leads to the outside.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +3

      I had a pretty similar experience... The multiple staircases going to multiple floors threw me off for a fair bit. I have a long history of not knowing where I'm going both in game and out.
      One of the worse times to come to mind is the time that I got lost in a rectangular building and spent probably around five to ten minutes wandering before figuring out that it was indeed a giant rectangle and how to reorient myself with the entrance.

    • @Ashen_squad
      @Ashen_squad Před rokem +1

      @@SpuddyCube Also at 3:06, that pronunciation was actually really close, even better than most CZcamsrs i see, so well done. The only real differences would be some slight pitch adjustments, but even as it is it's a pretty good pronuciation

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      Oh, heck yeah! I tend to butcher foreign languages pretty badly. Pretty sure it was a fluke, but I'll take it!

    • @Ashen_squad
      @Ashen_squad Před rokem +1

      ​@@SpuddyCube If you ever do a challenge run for Nioh 2, i'm studying Japanese and could assist with pronunciations if you're not sure

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      I absolutely intend to play the sequel when I get the chance. It's more a question of how much I will/won't be faced with words that are otherwise entirely unknown to me.

  • @ThisPride
    @ThisPride Před rokem +4

    Dude, you really make me want do play this build, this looks so fun

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +4

      Now just imagine how good it could be with actual weapons to fall back on! Especially for the first several hours.

    • @ThisPride
      @ThisPride Před rokem +2

      @@SpuddyCube thats exactly what i thought lmao

  • @rainbowgaming4692
    @rainbowgaming4692 Před rokem +2

    Ok you're definitely going to be big this was fantastic

  • @lightsword6832
    @lightsword6832 Před rokem +8

    While I could be mistaken a lot of the difficulty most bosses in Nioh 1 especially had was in melee, leaving a lot of range options feeling cheesy if hyper invested, dlc for 1 addressed some of it but not completely. Nothing wrong with the challenge run, don't know final stats or what passives your gear had since you choose not to show it but I think most ideas work at the end of the with hyper investment at least after unlocking certain features like the blacksmith

  • @yep1486
    @yep1486 Před rokem +3

    this is entertaining and brings back memories
    praying that the DLCs will be covered too

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +3

      Thank you! And maybe in the future. I haven't gotten to try out the magic system yet, and I'm really curious!

    • @Zergliskful
      @Zergliskful Před rokem

      @@SpuddyCube Leveling your health will do wonders, and using the right armor sets with appropriate bonuses will result in every magic/ninjutsu attack becoming tactical nukes.

  • @BobTheBuilder294
    @BobTheBuilder294 Před 6 měsíci +2

    i'm amazed with how easily most of these bosses went down with kunai. I had them equipped most of the game but only really used them to finish off weak enemies with low HP.

  • @loneshinobi2682
    @loneshinobi2682 Před rokem +4

    I’m sure someone else may have pointed this out, but Kelley is an extreme fantasy based depiction of the real life Edward Kelley who was an alchemist in the service of Sir John Dee. John Dee was the court astronomer and advisor to Elizabeth I

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +2

      I'm not super well versed with history, but it's really interesting looking back at the names/faces seeing just how much of the game was inspired by real world culture.

  • @TyloRenn
    @TyloRenn Před 4 měsíci +1

    Just found your channel, i dig this vid

  • @ShadKats
    @ShadKats Před rokem +5

    This was an incredibly hilarious video. I admire your dedication and determination!

  • @utswriter
    @utswriter Před 11 měsíci +2

    I just realized that for me the reason I never got lost was because of enemy sense, I'd always end up heading to the next batch of enemies and work out my pathing through that, when I did get lost it was because I has killed everything

  • @maxpaul9769
    @maxpaul9769 Před rokem +1

    Great vid!

  • @cttommy73
    @cttommy73 Před rokem +2

    I haven't played Nioh in a long time already but it is easily my most fav of the Souls-Brone genres of games. Loved how they did their takes on the game, combat systems and so on. Story wise, it is actually pretty interesting, albeit a bit generic in the sense of it being a typical yokai bashing adventure, but hey, it's still a cool game.

  • @Matt-sk6hi
    @Matt-sk6hi Před rokem +2

    The kitchen nightmares opening reference was excellent, we are all better for having heard it.

  • @chessemchesse3676
    @chessemchesse3676 Před rokem +6

    Honestly I only used ninjutsu to drain enemies health,when I saw how awful is their damage I didn't know that even the first boss fight is doable, let alone any

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +5

      The first boss definitely took the most prep, but they eventually come into their own. It just requires investing all of your amrita and gold into damage. All of it...

  • @xanakify
    @xanakify Před rokem +3

    All of them sharp implements known for not being lethal as kunai were used as a mini crowbar to open things like windowpanels and the like

  • @derekh8742
    @derekh8742 Před rokem +1

    i loved comedy in this vid, subscribed

  • @Lunaraia
    @Lunaraia Před rokem +3

    Derrick is also an historical figure, His full name is Thomas Derrick, he was an executioner in the Tower of London, AND the inventor of the Derrick Crane. Which a pretty important invention, truth to be told.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +2

      I did a little bit of reading on some of the game's history since, and he was pretty prolific in his work. Apparently even being tasked with executing the person that pardoned him/gave him his job as an executioner.

    • @Lunaraia
      @Lunaraia Před rokem +3

      @@SpuddyCube Indeed, I don't think the irony was lost on him either.

  • @dontlosedabeatmf
    @dontlosedabeatmf Před rokem +3

    The 🤬 flashbacks. That spider ambush animation scarred me for LIFE.
    Yamato no Oroichi gave me high blood pressure 😂 I threw every bomb and spell I had, but no cigar. After throwing a kunai, though! I turned into Piccolo after he synced with Nail. Iga build was three different types of cheesy. I wish you'd used a Kusarigama. Paralysis and ninjutsu damage bonus was damn near a CHEAT CODE

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      The spiders in this game in general cause me a lot more stress than is even slightly reasonable. I more recently found out that the bigger ones can do the same, and it's only worse.
      I did have Hanzo's melee weapon for his set bonus, but it's not a ninjutsu! Couldn't use it! Overall, really fun though.

  • @ExtremeMan10
    @ExtremeMan10 Před rokem +1

    Tbh, when he was fighting against Hino-enma and there is consumable in Ninjutsu take cures paralysis and even gives you big resistance to it made me scream.

  • @iHF95
    @iHF95 Před rokem +5

    Looking forward for Nioh 2 ninjutsu run, should be easier since it has feather jutsus

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +4

      I was already really excited to try it out. I hadn't even considered the thought of new skills to try out. Glancing through the list available, I'm only more so!

  • @xHelloSushix
    @xHelloSushix Před 9 měsíci +1

    I feel bad for you and the centipede 😂 You sir, are very entertaining😂😂😂

  • @Yamiakurio
    @Yamiakurio Před rokem +2

    What Hanzo is doing when he looks at the cat, he is telling the time. Theres a Myth o legend or whatever you want to call it that said that ninjas were able to know the time of the day by looking at a cats pupils. XD

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem

      It's an interesting methodology that I only began to understand after the fact. I do now wonder though how effective it would be to tell the difference in a night before dawn breaks. I would imagine any differences would be extremely subtle.

  • @PolarBear0110
    @PolarBear0110 Před rokem +1

    He was looking into the cats eyes to find out when sunrise was. It is said that you can tell time by a cats eye dialaton. 😊

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem

      I have to wonder just how the first person to execute such a technique thought of it. The concept, practice, and eventual mastery of telling time via cats... Not saying it's a bad idea, but what was the process?

  • @jankogo
    @jankogo Před rokem +4

    Sorry you missed the last upgrade to the ninjutsu. That is what the makes the kunai truly OP. 💪

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +2

      Maybe if I ever go through the DLC, I'll have a chance to try it out.

  • @Tada_no_Senshi
    @Tada_no_Senshi Před rokem +2

    14:29 that must be the plot armor...
    23:04 I told you it's the plot armor...
    33:05 well it was obvious he was wearing plot armor...

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      Well dang, I've been getting my armor from the wrong supplier...

  • @ainakar
    @ainakar Před rokem +2

    this is our hero, a little confused but he's got the spirit!

  • @Macroman595
    @Macroman595 Před rokem +1

    First time watching this and I laughed out loud at the Grunckle Stan, Gravity Falls reference

  • @benkai343434
    @benkai343434 Před rokem +4

    Hardest part of the ninjutsu only run is the start of it, Kunai have been broken since the game's original launch.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +2

      Oh absolutely. Just casually putting about nine hours into the first real mission of the game...

  • @jonathancapps1103
    @jonathancapps1103 Před 3 měsíci +1

    "There'd probably an option to change the spoken language that I missed somewhere."
    Not unless they patched it in at some point. I get that they were going for an outsider in a foreign land vibe, but it's a terrible decision for accessibility.
    I passed on Nioh because I can't read quickly enough due to retinopathy.
    Nioh 2 deserves som flak for using British accents for all these Japanese characters, but it lets me understand the narrative dialogue.

  • @trevorburke8660
    @trevorburke8660 Před rokem +3

    Rewatching this for like the 6th time after watching the new nioh magic video. Still very funny

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      Glad to hear that it holds up even after _a_ rewatch, let alone so many. Thank you!

    • @trevorburke8660
      @trevorburke8660 Před rokem +2

      @SpuddyCube Thank you for the entertainment. The dark souls fist run was great, and the remnant summons was a lot of fun too. I'd love to see more magic based challenge runs, but that's mostly because I'm a mage player when ever possible lol anyway, keep being great

  • @melaniehall9744
    @melaniehall9744 Před rokem +1

    Love this game and love this video!! I’m doing ng++ and have a ninjitsu build. I can’t rely on the kunai in some settings ☹️. I wish I knew I could stun lock the bosses on my first playthrough

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem

      Thank you! I'm glad to hear it! And it really is a game worth loving. It's been a lot of fun to go through. If nothing else, you were able to get some practice in for the additional playthroughs. I've heard the final go gets pretty brutally difficult, so it should serve you well if/when the pointy throwables stop bridging the gap.

  • @youuuuuuuuuuutube
    @youuuuuuuuuuutube Před rokem +2

    Lol that text at the end: "Earned 1 samurai skill point for proficiency with a kusarigama." :D
    You indeed killed that boss with a kusarigama, it was perfectly fine before that moment you used the kusarigama, just sleeping a bit.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      Somehow survived absolutely everything, except an amateur swinging around a relatively esoteric weapon that's also under leveled.

  • @bashkim765
    @bashkim765 Před rokem +2

    I wonder why many people are making nioh content again ?
    But I still love it

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +2

      I can't speak for anyone else, but me personally, I finally had the time/desire to play through the game. It was a lot of fun! Seems like I've been missing out for... a lot of years now.

  • @thetimpai7858
    @thetimpai7858 Před rokem +1

    I, Tim, will bring the world to destruction.

  • @rileymiller3154
    @rileymiller3154 Před rokem

    SpuddyCube "I learned about the fact the item shenobi boxes replenish ninjitsu I didn't use any through the playthrough because"
    Me "because he didn't know what he was doing in the first place"

  • @Sombrelame
    @Sombrelame Před rokem +8

    congrats for this run, ninjutsu and magic really destroy the game
    i didn't remembered nioh 1 being this rough

  • @AnotherSpecter
    @AnotherSpecter Před rokem +1

    Everyone loves some good old Consumable (or adjacent) runs

  • @gimelazizzada3984
    @gimelazizzada3984 Před rokem +1

    he gave an arachnophobia warning. he so real. i subbed cuz of that

  • @gutta-kidd-la412
    @gutta-kidd-la412 Před rokem +2

    I couldn't get passed the first place with the barn. I was so lost the entire time

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +2

      What's not shown in the video is the several hours I spent just lost on most of the maps throughout the game. Navigating is hard...

  • @bostearns7083
    @bostearns7083 Před rokem

    With the Centipede boss fight, one of the only reasons I was able to beat it is because I used a special Spear attack that allows you to swing it around and hit everything within 10 ft. of you. That attack in the very center of the centipede's body, multiple times allows you to wipe out about 3 of its sections right there before the other sections start running away.

  • @garthalmunemuralias9101
    @garthalmunemuralias9101 Před rokem +4

    bro how do you not have 1 million subs you’re easily my favourite youtuber right now your quality and scripts are so good

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem

      Thank you! That's really nice of you to say. That's incredibly flattering, and I'm at a loss for words but to say... Thank you so much.

  • @MrMonklad
    @MrMonklad Před rokem +4

    lmao I had a pretty insane Ninja Built at the end of this game, i was hitting like 14,000 dmg with my Kunai and my armor skills all benefitted any of my ninjutsu i could clear bosses with just my kunai and had a nearly unlimited supply of them, my armor skills, weapons' and set bonus all together gave me like an 80% chance NOT to consume ninjutsu items on use. been trying to make something similar in Nioh 2 but am not able to because the skill system works differently in Nioh 2

    • @acab3146
      @acab3146 Před rokem +3

      well, in Nioh2 there're inheritable star effects with 15+% damage with throwing weapons. Also cool set for ninjutsu. I'm 100% sure you can make insane ninjutsu build in Nioh2, probably will make one next.

  • @Ryu_no_Ninja
    @Ryu_no_Ninja Před rokem +1

    First dlc gives you a G.Spirit that makes your Ninjutsu even stronger after you beat last Boss and going back to Japan

  • @SpudNug69
    @SpudNug69 Před rokem

    Mad that this challenge run is pretty much how I did my 1st ever playthrough

  • @redmondthealien7840
    @redmondthealien7840 Před rokem +3

    Great video
    But at 0:20 you do keep stuff obtained in the tower, it just gets sent to the storehouse.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +2

      Thank you!
      And I didn't know that. I think I heard contrary, and took it at face value. I suppose it goes to show how much I ever used the storehouse.

  • @eric9493
    @eric9493 Před rokem +1

    The answer in short is you can only beat nioh with ninjitsu in its original story missions but not the story missions from its two DLCs because the bosses in DLCs are world apart from the main story. They are faster, more resistant to debuff (in the sense that debuff last shorter for certain bosses). Some DLC boss fights are more trauma-inducing because they require you to fight boss with mobs at the same time or fight 3 bosses consecutively with little time to replenish used item. They kinda render ninjitsu less effective on DLC bosses.

  • @MrMucera
    @MrMucera Před rokem

    The second or third boss (Hino Enma) has an armor set and a charm item in the area leading up to her, all with paralysis resist. You will still get paralysed but only for a very brief moment.
    Jumping down on a ledge in that area from above where you enter, you can get a very good spear. One of the best, if not the best, guaranteed weapon loot up to that point.
    Most of her attacks do not need to be dodged and can be avoided by simply running laterally.
    Any enemy is vulnerable to attacks while in the air and while on the ground she is vulnerable to Ki damage. Kicks usually do extra Ki damage and are very effective against her.
    Bird guardian talismans are also super effective.
    If you are feeling really brave, she can also be parried.

  • @madmaxiemartialartsnerd485

    I can sum up the story for you in a nutt shell. White dude gets his fairy kidnapped and vows to literally kill everyone in japan until he gets it back, whatever team he's on doesn't matter he just wants his fairy wifeu

  • @spectrobeshakozorax1092
    @spectrobeshakozorax1092 Před rokem +2

    Considering ninjutsu is a legit playstyle, along with magic, this was a fun run to see. They were always this broken, and I, a bonafide sword idiot haven't learnt my lesson yet...

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      I find myself generally swapping between the extremes of pure ranged and pure melee. I swear, there's a really good in between in most games.

    • @spectrobeshakozorax1092
      @spectrobeshakozorax1092 Před rokem +2

      @@SpuddyCube besides, the progression of this game is gear based, not level, considering I beat the final dlc 80 levels underlevelled, though with greater difficulty

  • @grrman
    @grrman Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thrown weapon builds are super broken once you get the Iga Jonin set and "Thrown Weapon Damage" and "Thrown Weapon Damage x2" on your gear. Honestly it's even good in higher difficulties, though it struggles somewhat in WotW onward without Weakness from the omnyo tree

  • @Xahnel
    @Xahnel Před rokem +1

    That giant skeleton is one of the scariest of the yokai. It's a monster of pure destruction, formed from the skulls of soldiers who died on the battlefield, or from a scene of mass starvation, or anywhere else where great numbers of people died without being buried. It's name translates to starving skeleton (or rattling skull), and all it does is stalk the world after a battlefield gives birth to it, chasing any victim it sees, grabbing them, and biting and chewing them to death.
    It's like an early series Titan from AoT, just sprinting about and grabbing victims to eat, only instead of being stored inside the body, everything pours out of the ribcage.
    They can also be invisible, and if a large enough battle occurs, they are also INVINCIBLE and can only be driven away by a high Shinto priest. Meaning the thirty foot or more giant skeleton can STALK YOU INVISIBLY and only jump you when it's posse has gathered.
    And it's favored method of killing you, when it isn't just gobbling you down, is to bite your head off and squeeze the blood from your body like a capri sun into its gaping empty jaws, as it tries to slake its gnawing hunger and thirst, but it never can.
    They are fast and tough as fuck and I don't think Nioh did them justice.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem

      I feel like a lot will inevitably get lost when trying to translate giant bosses in games not built around them. At least while having it still be somewhat enjoyable. Gyuki in the second game for instance, I just didn't personally enjoy. It can be really hard to balance enemy speed, aggression, and areas that they threaten. Another one being Zorah Magdaros from Monster Hunter: World which was widely regarded as pretty underwhelming overall.

  • @SIC-zh3bl
    @SIC-zh3bl Před rokem +1

    Oh dude, hino enma was the first boss i cheesed with ninjutsu, just dodge to the side and back up to throw

  • @RiderofGary
    @RiderofGary Před rokem +10

    i remember playing this and it took me so long to get through it cos if Hino-Enma, but once i got past her and unlocked the sloth talisman It went so much quicker and easier, im glad to know that Ninjutsu is just as useful

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +3

      There's a lot of diversity in what you can use. Multiple different ways just to throw out even just caltrops. Different flavors of mines, buffs, projectiles... Honestly, one of the most surprising things about the game is the sheer variety.

  • @IYPITWL
    @IYPITWL Před rokem +1

    My moms name is Kelly, so this game has an Issac feel for me.

  • @grubalist
    @grubalist Před rokem +1

    I never even thought about just using ninja shiriken I never know anything about nioh when I started bit became one of my favorite thanks for the memories great vid

  • @dan240393
    @dan240393 Před rokem +1

    "Ow, ow, ow, ow. No! Wai-...Ow, ow. Stop IT! Ow. Ow, ow. No sto-...OW!"

  • @karmasmith1888
    @karmasmith1888 Před rokem

    I remember me and my friends started the second version of this game all of them except for me and I started streaming I should get back to that I was kind of hilarious

  • @thmistrapillay1811
    @thmistrapillay1811 Před rokem +1

    Loving the Monster Hunter references

  • @carthuscrass2343
    @carthuscrass2343 Před rokem +1

    Everyone knows that the Lord of All Evil is named Rick...not Tim...*scoff*

  • @Kankerpatient123
    @Kankerpatient123 Před rokem

    10:49 the open the noor joke went over everyone’s heads.

  • @daniellarusso3392
    @daniellarusso3392 Před rokem +1

    Good luck with the frog.

  • @lancelotmcluvin6232
    @lancelotmcluvin6232 Před rokem +3

    The nioh games are incredible if you dont cheese them, but id love to see you get through into ng+4 (WOTN) with this to peep the Stone chucker build.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +2

      I'm not sure if/when I would have the time to run through the game to get as deeply into it as I'd like. I absolutely adore though just how much you can do with builds. It's a bit janky, but seeing the rock throwing build is both hilarious and feels inspired. Ya love to see weird build possibilities in games.

  • @oddalfhutlur6760
    @oddalfhutlur6760 Před rokem +1

    Man this game was bomb. Sad that they messed up wolong i hope they recover

  • @lusians3
    @lusians3 Před rokem +1

    1:12 TIM = The Illusive Man aka Timmy and cant forget best one of all >>> That Man

  • @worstmakoto
    @worstmakoto Před rokem +2

    wow, never expected one of these "can you beat" with Nioh
    good work friend, very nice

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      It was a lot of fun to make! I'd love to revisit it at a later date. I'm more surprised that the games haven't been covered better.

  • @jesustyronechrist2330
    @jesustyronechrist2330 Před rokem +1

    Nioh is a good game.
    Nioh 2 is a crazy game.
    You know what you have to do...

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem

      All in due time. Which is to say hopefully relatively soon.

  • @CompletelyNewguy
    @CompletelyNewguy Před rokem +1

    aw dude one jutsu that you should of used was the blinding shell. The blind status may seem useless on an AI enemies at first until since they still lock on and ran at you to attack. However what's cool about it as that when they attack the attacks don't follow you. As in when they're attacking they won't turn to you to make sure it hits. Instead, as long as you move out of the way, they'll attack the air allowing you to easily circle behind them.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      I did get some use out of it while farming in the dojo. I hadn't really given them much thought outside of that. I could see it being really helpful though during the DLC, so I'll try to keep it in mind. Thank you!

  • @OdachiRain
    @OdachiRain Před rokem

    you can dodge the water blob's double tentacle attack by being really close to it in the middle, for the one shot you have to watch its head and move quickly left or right. i died well over a hundred times trying to beat that with heavy armour then when i switched to lighter armour i finally beat it lol i must know its animations by now

  • @chroniosbusteles1020
    @chroniosbusteles1020 Před měsícem

    Actually can’t believe I finished this game when I was 12, I can’t even imagine the current me beating it all lol

  • @ellucasso4501
    @ellucasso4501 Před rokem +1

    We both thought of the name Tim at 1:04

  • @Swordfish90390
    @Swordfish90390 Před rokem +1

    Spider warning, but no centipede warning. you monster.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem

      If it makes you feel any better, that centipede hurt me in ways that the spiders couldn't... Also I always forget how much those things tend to bother people. I'm fine with insects. I hate arachnids. Centipedes don't bother me. Next time will include a warning.

  • @JuliusCaesar103
    @JuliusCaesar103 Před 7 měsíci +2

    As a Nioh superfan, I was so triggered the whole watchtime that you were on high stance, which is the worst for doging, when dodging is the only thing you did with the stances. Otherwise as always a great ride.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yeah, my understanding of the stance system was... not great. It still isn't perfect, but I was under the impression that it would only affect weapon/hand based attacks.

  • @tuffterrell
    @tuffterrell Před rokem +1

    Please I'd like to see more nioh 🔥

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem

      Glad to hear it! It won't be the next run out, but you shouldn't have to wait too much longer.

  • @mistercappuccino
    @mistercappuccino Před rokem +1

    the forced anger/shouting is very 2012 minecraft let's play. maybe dial it back a bit.

  • @ItsShepsky
    @ItsShepsky Před rokem +1

    TIM the ancient

  • @acegree8144
    @acegree8144 Před rokem +2

    Sakon was the hardest fight in the entire game for me, it PAINS ME to see him just get melted with ninja stuff. granted i didnt know there were ARMOR WEIGHTS till the boss rush before the orochi fight.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      A large part of me is still really curious as to what his boss fight is like, because that... that was my whole experience with him.
      There are a lot of systems in Nioh that make it a fair bit more complicated to get into than most souls likes. A steeper learning curve at least.

    • @acegree8144
      @acegree8144 Před rokem +2

      @@SpuddyCube oh i absolutely agree its a steeper learning curve, i think nioh 2 is better AND easier though, it would be cool seeing a challenge like this for the second game. there would be less headaches and theres WAY MORE to your arsenal for JUST ninjutsu.

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      I'm excited by the prospect! I've heard pretty much nothing but good things about the sequel. Just got one more thing I gotta do in the first game before moving forward.

  • @ashenphoenix6869
    @ashenphoenix6869 Před rokem +6

    Well spuddy, if you do another playthru maybe try nioh 2. I really liked the first game but the second was a lot better in my opinion. Maybe a Omyo magic run or stick k with ninjitsu cause the ninjitsu in the second game is basically magic

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +3

      I've heard that the second game is generally far more beloved. I am really into the idea of trying out magic only for the first game. I would also be up for trying both runs in the second game. I haven't gotten to do any testing for any of the three potential runs, but I enjoyed a pretty good amount of the time I spent with Nioh.
      The rest of the time I spent lost or with spiders.

  • @Haru-spicy
    @Haru-spicy Před rokem +2

    it's really weird to think of Oda Nobunaga as having low poise

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem +1

      You know. The very famously weak Oda. The incredibly easy starting boss who apparently swaps around elements and whatnot in an effort to... get stunlocked... somehow.

  • @aftershock7064
    @aftershock7064 Před rokem +1

    Ballistic encouragement🤣🤣

  • @Oknopuac
    @Oknopuac Před rokem +1

    Watch The Last Samurai and think of this as the anime equivalent:3

  • @tigerman782
    @tigerman782 Před rokem +1

    That underground maze part is so confusing

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem

      I found it mildly less confusing on the next go through, but that's not saying much. Navigation is hard.

    • @tigerman782
      @tigerman782 Před rokem +1

      Extremely

  • @animalicon3535
    @animalicon3535 Před rokem +1

    Oh the grenade is called the midnight star in bl2 where the grenades come back to almost kill the player I mentioned would be a nightmare and insane if possible to pull off btw and I promise this is last comment for this morning lol sorry
    Found good content to binge just excited abt that

    • @SpuddyCube
      @SpuddyCube  Před rokem

      I'm at least fairly sure it can't be done on any of the OP levels. I think it's probably doable on normal if you start with it. I'm not sure at what point in between it stops being an achievable goal. I don't think I've ever tried using it before, but it looks like using a significantly more malicious Skyrocket. Which seems both funny and terrifying. Possibly requires some investigation.

  • @conget
    @conget Před rokem +1

    You can, ninjutsu all the way to abyss 999 without consumables or weapon use