9 Video Game Secrets Hidden In New Game Plus

3. Forget Everything You Know - Nioh 2

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Nioh 2 is a really interesting one when it comes to its New Game Plus offering because not only do you get to retain your items, gear, kodamas and soul cores in preparation for taking on tougher enemies, you’re really going to need them.

That’s because Nioh 2 doesn’t just give enemies more health and damage dealing capabilities in its New Game Plus modes, it goes significantly deeper.

To address the elephant in the room first, yes, I did say New Game Plus modes. As in plural. Nioh 2 has four of them, each making a variety of changes to the game world to make things significantly more different and difficult for you. These range from bosses gaining new attacks to modified enemy movesets, new mechanics, and switching out regular enemies for DLC enemies in main story missions which is about as tension-inducing as it sounds. There are also new Grace set bonuses enabling you to try out entirely new playstyles.

If you can make it all the way through you’ll get access to The Underworld endgame content that consists of over 100 floors to fight your way through.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.