Update 1.27 went live recently for Team Ninja’s Nioh 2, fixing issues with using the Burst Counter on 120 FPS mode. However, it seems that it also reintroduced a crash issue for PC players. When asked about the same on Twitter, the developer said it was “looking into” the cause of the issue.

Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition launched for PS4 and PC on February 5th while PS5 players received Nioh 2 Remastered – The Complete Edition. Though it ran fairly well on consoles, the PC version was beset with numerous issues like frame rate drops when Effect Quality was set to “High.” Past updates have remedied the same, despite the issue not being completely eliminated, and update 1.27 added keyboard and mouse icons for the controls.

Team Ninja has committed to improving PC performance and other issues in future patches so we’ll see how much longer it supports the title. After Nioh 2, the series has reached its “resting point”, with a sequel not planned at the moment. As for what’s next, stay tuned for more details.

Currently looking into what is causing this issue to some players.

— Team NINJA (@TeamNINJAStudio) March 9, 2021

The first Nioh wasn’t exactly the most optimized experience for PC, which Koei Tecmo seems keen to change with the sequel. Along with developer Team Ninja, the publisher released a trailer focusing on the PC features for Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition. Check it out below, courtesy of IGN.

Much like the upcoming PS5 “remaster” of the same, Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition will support 60 FPS/120 FPS along with 4K resolution on PC. HDR and ultrawide monitors are also supported, along with 144 Hz. Players can also customize keyboard and mouse controls along with gamepad support. Overall, it’s a sizable step up from the first game’s PC port.

Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition comes to PC and PS4 on February 5th, and includes the base game with all paid DLC. Nioh 2 Remastered – The Complete Edition is out on the same day for PS5 along with The Nioh Collection. The latter includes PS5 remasters for the first game along with the second.

Nioh 2 saw the release of its final paid DLC last month with The First Samurai but Team Ninja is still releasing updates. The latest, update 1.22, introduces balance changes for all of the different weapon types, targeted specifically at their martial arts. There’s plenty of good changes regardless of one’s preferred weapon type.

Swords, for instance, have adjusted the damage when “Yaksha Ichimonji” is at its maximum while the attack operation has been slightly sped up. For dual swords, the damage inflicted by “Heavy Jumonji” upward and “Raijin” upward has been adjusted. For the spear, the power damage of “Naruyama” upward has been adjusted while the attack movement of “Kayaburi” has been slightly sped up.

Check out the full update notes here, though they’re currently in Japanese. Nioh 2 is currently available for PS4 but will be releasing on February 5th for PC and PS5 as Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition. This includes all of the DLC and updates thus far, along with 4K and 120 FPS support. PS5 players will also receive a remaster of the first game when The Nioh Collection launches next month.

PATCH NOTES:

Changes to martial arts

[Sword]

• Adjusted the damage when the sword martial art “Yaksha Ichimonji” is accumulated to the maximum, and speeds up the attack operation slightly.
• Adjusted so that it will not be attacked by the time the attack of the sword martial art “Somaki” occurs, and speed up the attack operation slightly

[Two swords]

• Adjusted the damage of the dual wield martial art “Heavy Jumonji” upward
• Adjusted the damage of the dual wield martial art “Raijin” upward
• Adjusted to reduce the amount of drop when hitting an enemy with the dual wield martial art “Water Sword”