The finish of Nioh 2 attracts shut, however there’s nonetheless loads of hardship to face but. Here’s the way to beat Shuten Doji within the upside-down fortress.
After the Daiara Bocci, this can be a extra standard battle, and combines parts of two Yokai enemies you’ve confronted earlier than: Yoki, and the magical fireplace man that appears like Spectre Knight.
There’s not a lot of a technique to this one aside from don’t die – however there are a couple of methods that aren’t instantly apparent.
Nioh 2 – How to beat Shuten Doji
I’ve embedded a video of me beating Shuten Doji beneath. I do a few issues incorrect – mainly attempting to shoot him an excessive amount of – however it exhibits you the overall technique.
What you’re attempting to do is dodge his assaults, sprint in behind for some chip injury, then retreat to a secure distance. However, if you may make him smash the amrita crystals littering the world, then they’ll construct up on his gourd of booze.
Too many swigs of a jug stuffed with amrita makes him drunk and sick. Eventually he’ll fall over leaving him prone to a grapple.
Try to keep away from hitting or capturing the crystals on his gourd when you’re battling so that you get this benefit.
You’ll know he’s drunk once you see him throw up and stagger round. Dodge his assaults to make him fall over. Don’t get grasping and instantly again off after you’ve stabbed him although – he’ll lazily swing his membership round from the bottom.
For the remainder of the combat, he leans on three strikes more often than not. The first is a three-hit combo with two lengthy swishes of his membership adopted by an overhead slam. Roll backwards to dodge the swishes (which have a for much longer vary that you simply’d anticipate), then sideways away from the slam.
Don’t attempt to go backwards away from the slam – it is going to hit you, the vary is big. Sometimes if he’s feeling fruity he’ll tack an additional swing or two onto the top, so don’t assume it’s secure and take your eye off the ball. Otherwise, sprint in as he resets to shortly deal some injury.
The second important assault is the place he whips his hair backwards and forwards in a circle. You can dodge roll backwards beneath this.
Lastly, when he heaves the membership onto his shoulder, he’s about to leap within the air and slam down his membership earlier than following up with a spin kick.
Dodge sideways to keep away from the membership, then roll in direction of and previous Shuten Doji’s physique to keep away from the kick. This manner you’re arrange for a fast counter earlier than you retreat. If you do dodge the kick by rolling backwards, be careful for a horizontal sweep on the finish of the combo.
If you keep in shut too lengthy he’ll whack you along with his gourd, so don’t get grasping.
His important Burst Counter is borrowed from the fireplace magic Yokai. He sucks in a glug of the great things, then breathes a jet of fireside slowly out in entrance of him. Meet the pillar of flame head on to Burst Counter.
He additionally has a Burst Counter the place his Gourd blurs black-and-white. Meet this head on to Burst Counter too.
As nicely as these assaults, he can swig from his gourd and spit out fireplace puddles, however they’ve a brief vary.
He leaves himself vast open when transitioning between the actual and Yokai worlds, so take that likelihood once you get it too.
Eventually he’ll hit the mat and also you’ll be free to trace Tokichiro down.
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