Interview with the producer of "Niwang 3" It takes about 50-60 hours to pass the level

2025-09-29 23:22:03|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

In an interview with the media recently, Shibata Kazuhei, the producer of "Nioh 3", shared a lot of behind-the-scenes design concepts. At the same time, he also confirmed in the interview that the completion time of "Nioh 3" is about 50-60 hours.If you explore everywhere, the completion time of "Niwang 3" can exceed 70 hours.

Regarding the plan after passing the level, Takashi Shibata said that after passing the level, the game will add a function, and you can choose the difficulty of the week you want to enter.Of course, the more difficult the equipment you drop, the better, but the enemy will become stronger.

In addition, Shibata also confirmed that novice players in the series can also directly enter "Niwang 3" to enjoy the game, and don't worry about not having played "Niwang 1" and "Niwang 2" before.

Media interviews compiled by Baha:

Media: The protagonist of "Niwang" is a foreigner, while "Niwang 2" adopts the original protagonist. Why did "Niwang 3" become the protagonist again this time? Why did you insist on setting the era in the Warring States Period?

Shibata: This must be mentioned in the early stage of development. When we first developed "Niwang 3", we wanted to challenge the open map, because the open map will switch to the next place after the open map is guided. Therefore, we want to bring you different map feelings, so that we can use different worlds or different eras to present a story that travels through each era in this way.In such a situation, we must also consider where to place the starting location.Because the Warring States Period was an era of war and chaos, and after the Warring States Period ended, the Edo period was followed, which was very consistent with our idea of ​​traveling through different eras, so we set the starting point in such an era.

In the Warring States Period, our protagonist Takechiyo happened to be in history with an anecdote of his younger brother Guomatsu taking the position of general.Although Take Chiyo became the general in history, in order to make the story more interesting, we joined the story of letting Guomatsu drive Take Chiyo off the throne, and Take Chiyo also had to travel through different eras to regain the throne.We thought this was a very interesting development, so we decided to take Takechiyo as the protagonist.

Media: "Niwang 3" has added the element of accurate grid for the first time, but after just trying it out, I feel that the benefits brought by accurate grid are not very high. Have you considered the benefits brought by adding accurate grids in the future?

Shibata: In fact, there are many benefits to accurate grids. For example, because this game is a game that will consume energy when attacking, then in the case of accurate blocking, you can actually defend without consuming energy.In addition, after successful precise blocking, the "Take Skill" meter will be accumulated. By filling the entire game, the attack of a weapon can be strengthened, allowing players to gain an advantage in the subsequent counterattack process, so I think the benefits brought by the precise grid are very sufficient.If we continue to strengthen the precise grid, it will become a perfect grid as long as it is always accurate, which will become a bit contrary to our original intention.After all, "Niwang" is a game with multiple fighting methods, so I think the balance is very good now.

Media: This time there is a way to switch between Samurai and Ninja. Will this cause players to be solidified when matching genres, only Samurai and Ninja?

Shibata: The "Niwang" series has always had a combat method similar to ninjas, such as spin sticks, chains, etc., which are actually more suitable weapons for ninjas to take.This time, when it is divided into two types of combat styles, ninjas and samurais, you can better distinguish different types of weapons. For example, samurai is more suitable for guns or knives, and ninjas are more suitable for weapons such as spinning sticks.

After being divided into these two styles, players can actually have different equipment construction and genres.Because the equipment on both sides is separate, you can get a fire-attributed samurai-attributed ninjas, etc. There are still many places to explore and freely match.

Media: I would like to ask what opinions the producers got from the last beta test?

Shibata: We really received a lot of valuable opinions in the previous trial version. For example, because this time it was divided into two combat styles, Samurai and Ninja, we didn’t want to make the entire combat system too complicated at the beginning, so we first removed the function of switching main and secondary weapons.But during the trial version, we received many opinions from players, hoping to add this function back, so we also realized that we didn’t have to worry about the system becoming too complicated and players couldn’t accept it, so we switched the weapon and put it back.

Another point is about the operation method of weapons. In fact, we also made changes during the trial version, but later we also received many opinions from players that they wanted to change the original method of attack. Therefore, we added an option to change the method of attack in the subsequent development process.We have applied feedback like this to the game.

Media: The open map of this trial version seems much larger than the previous levels, but some players think that there are not many interactive elements in the map. Is it possible that there will be additional interactive elements in the future? In addition, some players may want to have a good view of the scenery, but are hindered by the dense monsters on the map. Will this part be adjusted?

Shibata: First of all, we have continuously improved these elements in the open map, for example, more exploration factors and the density of these elements, etc. We have continuously improved them after the trial version.

As for the difficulty of the map, after all, this game is a dark Warring States action game. We think the most important thing is to create an open map with both Nio style and tension, so there are still elements such as dense enemies, strong enemies in the distance, or some places that seem difficult to guide.While maintaining tension, we also hope that players can gain a sense of accomplishment when challenging these difficult elements by successfully overcoming difficulties after repeated challenges.This part is what we value most in terms of balance, and we aim to create a nervous open map of Nio, not a map that can be explored leisurely.

Media: Is there a boss that requires four people to conquer?

Shibata: After all, the "Niwang" series used to be linear levels, and there is no way to put a very strong boss on the way, but this time "Niwang 3" is an open map, so we have added some powerful bosses or hidden bosses that wander in the map.In the previous trial version, there was also a boss called Blood Sword Shura. He is a relatively hidden powerful enemy. Of course, if players practice repeatedly, they can also knock it down on their own, but it will be easier if they cooperate with friends.

Media: Why do you want to find a local player to play more villains?

Shibata: This time, Mr. Hongo played the role of Kurosong. He is a young man with a beautiful appearance and a very smart appearance, but at a certain point in time he fell into darkness and became a very crazy character.After seeing other works by Mr. Hongo, I felt that he performed well in playing such crazy roles, and he was also handsome. He could be said to be a handsome man, just in line with Guosong's image, so we also decided to ask him to participate in the performance.

Media: Are you worried that he will steal the protagonist's style?

Shibata: Because the protagonist is the character played by the player, if the player's nemesis looks very charming, it means that the game is very successful in a sense.In this sense, our purpose of hiring him is considered very successful.

Media: The first two works of "Niwang" rely heavily on the so-called repeated installation, but this time, because there are two styles of Samurai and Ninja that can be switched, does this mean that installation will become more troublesome than before? In addition, is there any more convenient methods this time that you can directly obtain specific equipment and save the cumbersome installation process.

Shibata: We have added some convenient new features this time, such as the previous trial version that can automatically equip the equipment with the highest defense, or the equipment with the highest rarity of automatic equipment.In the official version, we have plans to add functions such as automatic decomposition or selling equipment below a certain degree of rarity.Although the time for brushing the installation may be longer due to the two styles, we still have some additional functions to improve the player experience.

Media: Is there any function or prop that can directly change the equipment entry?

Shibata: Although there is no such prop, you can find a blacksmith to modify and customize it.

Media: The "Niwang" series has always had multiple weekly goals, and past works can switch to different rounds before selecting levels.This time, it has become an open world. I would like to ask how many weeks will be presented?

Shibata: After passing the level, the game will add a function, and you can choose the difficulty of the week you want to enter.Of course, the more difficult the equipment you drop, the better, but the enemy will become stronger.

Media: When making the open map this time, did you use the experience of producing "Rise of the Ronin"?

Shibata: Yes, that's exactly what it is.After all, "Rise of the Ronin" is also a game developed by Team NINJA. It can also be said that "Rise of the Ronin" was first developed before we can make an open map in "Niwang 3".Several people in the team that developed "Rise of Ronin" in the past also participated in the development of "Nioh 3". For example, the director this time was originally a development member of "Rise of Ronin", so the relevant experience was actually inherited and used.

Media: From the perspective of producers, would you recommend players to start with the old "Niwang" or play this time "Niwang 3" first? Because the open world means that new players may encounter more problems at the beginning. Can you please share your opinions on this?

Shibata: Because "Niwang" and "Niwang 2" are still very popular at the moment, of course, everyone is welcome to support it.But in fact, from the perspective of "Niwang 3", although this time it is an open map, a lot of new elements have been added.This time, in order to enable new players to quickly become familiar with the game, we have specially improved the teaching part of novices, so even if players enter "Niwang 3", they can enjoy the game with confidence, and don't worry.In fact, "Niwang" and "Niwang 2" have their own charm and characteristics. Before "Niwang 3" is released, everyone is welcome to try it out.

Media: Will the updated version be opened for players to try again? Because the previous version is already a little different from the version exhibited this time.

Shibata: Many specific matters have not been determined yet, but we plan to launch a new trial version as it is close to the release date. At that time, it should be relatively close to the official version. Please try it out and see the contents inside.

Media: How long does it take to pass the game? How difficult is this game in the series?

Shibata: The completion time is about 50 to 60 hours, but because this time it is an open map, the time for each player to pass the game is different. For example, if you directly block the BOSS, it may end soon. If you explore everywhere, you can actually play for more than 70 hours.The difficulty part is difficult to explain in one sentence, but the entire game has much more strategy methods than before.In fact, the strength of the enemy may be similar to the past, but this time, because of the added Ninja style, the speed of some enemies is increased, and this part may make players feel that the enemy is more difficult to deal with.But relatively speaking, players' strategies have also increased.For example, in the past, linear levels were used. If players encounter enemies they could not defeat, they could only challenge them repeatedly. However, this time "Niwang 3" is an open map, so players can explore other places and strengthen themselves first.Or enemies that are not easy to deal with in the samurai style can be replaced by trying it in the ninja style, and players can use various different ways to challenge it.

Media: This booth trial can challenge Takeda Shingen. Did the producer win? Are there any recommended strategies?

Shibata: I have successfully defeated it in the development version environment, but it took more than 15 minutes at that time.At that time, I also thought that the boss was designed too difficult, but in fact, someone in the team beat him down within 15 minutes, which also made me feel much more at ease.As for the strategy method, Takeda Shingen is a big monster and may be under pressure when facing him, but if you calm down and observe, you can find that there are a lot of gaps after he takes action. As long as you master these gaps, whether it is to avoid or counterattack, there is a way to deal with it.

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