Found a New Tower to Explore

Well, I didn’t figure out the guards as well as I thought, but I decided to keep going after my first death during this play session. That decision proved beneficial since I was able to make my way to a new tower and I think, closer to getting outta London.

This is an installment of my Nioh Challenge series in which I try to get through the Nioh storyline and see how many deaths it takes me.
Nioh Challenge Entry #12: A New Tower

This foray into the world of Nioh started out as the last few…standing in front of the same shrine trying to figure out what I did wrong that caused my last death. I’m pretty sure it was a failure to drink my medicine, but I could be wrong.

Unfortunately I didn’t even advance to where I was last time…I was killed by one of the 2 knights in the courtyard. I got sloppy and didn’t lock onto him. I started swinging wildly and he stabbed me a few times with his sword to reinforce the concept that I really need to lock on.

Death Count: +1

But I wasn’t gonna let that be the last of me this time around. I started back up at the same shrine and headed out again. This time around, I tried going past the dual knights that killed me last time. Instead, going down the corridor to the right that lead to the next area and I didn’t have to fiddle with those guys. That didn’t mean I didn’t have to fight any knights…

This was, once again, a tough fight but one in which I remembered to drink my medicine. I’m pretty sure that’s how I managed to win, but it wasn’t easy. And the further I go, the more of these knights there seem to be – guess I’ll have to learn how to take them out quickly or this’ll be a long game.

About this time, I started to remember some of the trailers I watched about this game. They always highlighted the concept of high, mid, and low stances in combat – but I haven’t seen any introduction to these modes nor how to even switch into any of them. I must still be in the tutorial or pre-game portion of Nioh…I better hurry and get to the real game.

Just as I start thinking about moving on, I happen to find a new tower to head into.

And there’s a new shrine for me to pray at.

I figure that’s a decent stopping point for the day. I now know I’m making progress, however slow and hopefully I’ll start to improve my skills IRL and on my character so that I can pick up the pace.

Next time we’ll see what adventures this new tower holds for me.

Death Count: 8