Nioh

My #1 favorite ARPG. Deepest and most flexible combat system among third-person games. Gameplay mechanics and replayable missions differentiate it from the "soulslike" genre.
Don't let the Diablo2 loot system or skill trees fool you, it's very difficult and temporary to gimp your character and you'll quickly learn inventory management just by reading the input tips. Nearly all items can be re-obtained and nearly all equipment can be extensively modified at the forge.
There are many character builds possible and that only expands into NG+ cycles. The NG+ system doesn't require full story completion, only a set amount of missions to open progression.
Don't listen to people complaining about the loot system, the filters and selection shortcuts make for very quick sorting, reading, locking and cleaning your inventory. Nioh's options menu is very extensive as well, make sure to use it to deeply customize your experience with the menus and controls. I take 0-2 minutes to sift through hundreds of items easily.
COOP multiplayer is 2 player and allows most of the story to be progressed without leaving the session, or if desired you can summon a volunteer for your current mission. You can also become that volunteer and queue for summoning to any mission, or to specific ones. There is also an endgame arena mode where 2 players can be summoned allowing for 3 player combat through increasingly difficult areas for special loot. Summoning assistance is never required, though greatly recommended to keep the community alive.
PVP is NOT forced and there is no drawback to avoiding it. It is in its own mode and its rewards are entirely cosmetic titles that appear on your graves when you die. When players die, at the location of their grave other players can summon an AI controlled copy ("Revenant") of that player and fight them for items similar to what they were wearing, as well as special currency and items required to summon assistance. Fighting Revenants often is great practice and loot.

Please port Nioh 2 to PC

I recommend it with some caveats.
First off, this is NOT a Soulslike. This is more akin to Ninja Gaiden meets Diablo. The loot game is pretty much half of what this game provides. The other half is the gameplay. It also is a Koei Tecmo game a.k.a. "it gets more and more difficult until it is straight up unfair - and then it keeps going".
The graphics are fine. The game looks pretty good and runs somewhat well. This is not a good port. It will keep your PC on a razor's edge if you play on 1440p. A very wide edge but still. This game uses up far too many resources for what it actually needs. Killing 2 enemies and getting loot from them at the same time can tank your fps for a moment. Very wide areas with many NPC's can produce noticeable but managable stuttering. Despite that the game is remarkably stable. With over 400hours playtime it never crashed once, even with frequent alt+tabbing.
Speaking of which, you will have to do a lot of that if you want information, because the game has about 10 times as much content as information about said content. The wikis are borderline useless. I will provide links to some resources down below.
The gameplay is brilliant (with caveats). Every weapon has exceptional combos, modifiers and special techniques to take on the masses of enemies. Every piece of armor can be customized for whatever you want it to be. Accessories can not be reforged but those are minor bonuses in comparison, at least until later on.
This game has one of THE finest combat systems ever put in a game. The sheer volume of gameplay possibilities is almost overwhelming, but you are never overwhelmed because you won't be able to use a lot of skills in the beginning. You grow slowly by leveling up and every skill is a noticeable improvement. Watch some videos to get an idea.
Pure Onmyo builds are never viable, don't waste your time. Shinobi builds can be very strong but need a bit of time to become effective. Melee is where it's at. Where in the beginning you can get by you should try using all the resources at your disposal. Onmyo Magic itself is terrible but the buffs and debuffs it provides quickly become essential. Same with Shinobi skills but with far more utility and non-terrible damage(if you skill it). By completing Dojo missions you unlock more techniques. You should prioritize those.
Regarding the story: it is fine. The storyline itself is rather unremarkable. What IS great is how the actual history of Japan is used as a context for everything happening in Nioh and if you have some rudimentary knowledge it is enjoyable enough.
But you really shouldn't expect anything outstanding. It is not a story driven game.
The games is structured into missions in (mostly) unique locations with cutscenes providing context and story. It is NOT an open world game. This layout is designed for farming a specific mission or enemy.
The game also has a post game challenge: The Abyss. There you fight your way through side areas to get rid of debuffs which would befall you in the boss area before fighting said boss and progressing one layer deeper. There are 999 floors and they become VERY challenging very quickly. Only for enthusiasts. The game has a ton of content you may never see even outside of the 5(!!!) new game modes and the abyss. The game does not give a sh** wether you miss anything but it gives you tools to make it possible to NOT miss anything.
There are some large negatives that really pull this game down. Almost all the levels are great. Some may be a bit maze like but one can manage. The bosses are on the other hand are a mixed bag. Some are very easy while some can be a hard wall. The very first boss in the tutorial is weaker than some of the preceeding normal enemies. The first real boss has AoE attacks that pretty much one-shot you and are difficult to avoid for new players. If you unlock "Invitation from the Warrior of the West" ignore it until you have cleared AT LEAST the next 2 areas.
Most human enemies play by the same rules you do: they have Ki, they can be guard broken, they share your moveset (but not necessarily your techniques) and every weapon they use, you could too. The same with Revenants, spirits of other players who died and left a grave you can interact with in your world.
All this flies out the window with most of the human bosses. Some ignore a few of the rules the game laid out at the beginning. One very early optional boss in particular is infamous among the playerbase for having an immense amount of cheats, like unblockable attacks or infinite buffs. Others, DLC bosses especially, are simply not fun for the most part. The fights tend to devolve into you running away and chipping away at their infinite Living Weapon, them reading your inputs, using your own moves but unblockable and undodgeable, etc.. I didn't find a single DLC boss enjoyable, except for the second to last one in the last DLC. The levels get worse too. They devolve into areas crammed full of hyper buffed enemies which swarm you and one-shot you. The DLC's are not worth it if you don't value unfair challenges. Good thing you get them on top of the game. The side missions especially can be very frustrating in both the base game and the DLCs. All your techniques and skill become borderline worthless because the game FORCES you to cheese it to stand a chance. Rather low enemy variety. Far too many enemies quantity-wise at some points in the game. It can get EXTREMELY unfair to the point where you really shouldn't even bother.
You can obliterate pretty much any yokai-boss by afflicting them with confusion (any two elements or more at the same time) because it not only completely drains their stamina but also disables their stagger resistance and increases the damage they take by 20%. Dual Blades with Water Sword+Confusion+Weakness Talisman = Win (doesn't work on human bosses).
Reforging and Soul-Matching, the main ways to upgrade your weapons or keep old ones relevant, grow too expensive very quickly if abused which means you are either forced to farm gear that is up to par or forge it yourself - if you have the smithing texts that drop from certain enemies and bosses. The game can be very grindy but really, you knew what you were getting into.
Despite the wall of text detailing only *some* of my misgivings I still recommend this game. It is an enjoyable Hack'n Slay with nice loot game and great gameplay that gets pulled down by terrible designchoices later on.
Some useful Resources:
Reforge table for which stats can be on gear at the same time:
Smithing Text farming ( POTENTIAL SPOILERS):
Abyss Boss List (Definitely Spoilers):
Abyss Item Defilement Info (Vital if you aim for late game):

This game is super fun. People call it a "souls-like" but that is only half true. The combat system is in-depth as heck and gear, including weapons, have random stats on them. Eventually gear starts to have set bonuses and you can do some silly stuff.
If I had to label this game I would describe it as Bloodborne + Diablo + Ninja Gaiden. The initial game can be seen as tedious etc. so if you are NOT in to looter / gear set / build creating type games you probably won't enjoy it post game. If you are, though, you are in for a treat.

Deteorating my mental heath due to Dark Souls + Bloodborne has made me unkillable in Nioh

This Review is based mostly on my time on console (500h)
Nioh is an Action RPG with clear influences of the 3D Ninja Gaiden games as well as gear progression that you would normaly find in Diablo. And yes it has a stamina bar like froms games but there is a twist to that.
The meat of the game is clearly the combat, with hard hitting enemies, tight execution button presses and some real sense of panic. As already stated you have a stamina bar but unlike what from did in which the stamina bar kept you from overextending, here you are rewarded for overextending thanks to a little mechanic known as ki pulse. If you lost stamina from attacking or dodging you gather ki around you. If you press the block button at the right time you recover most of the lost stamina, making it possible to stay way longer on the offense. Once mastered only the enemies can stop you from going all out, but be careful because they will.
You have the option to pick different weapons, from the classic Katana to Spear, Nodachi, Axe or even tonfas, having 7 different melee options and 3 ranged options in total. Each melee weapon has 3 Stances, one for fast movement and better defense, one for a more balanced mix of offense and defense and one for slow but hard hitting attacks. There are also new moves you can get during the game from leveling up or even beating some of the tougher challenges, giving you the option to customize your playstyle to your liking.
The next big point are the bosses which range from kinda eh to fantastic. Most Bosses have clearly defined attack patterns but wont stop attacking, making positioning vital if you want to get your hits in. Most attacks are also really hard to dodge, much harder than in most action rpgs, and a single hit especially on higher difficulties can be fatal. Its mostly due to that that Nioh doesnt really have a difficulty curve. It is hard from the beginning and it stays so for the rest of the game with only you the player being able to get better at using your tools to overcome the challenges.
The one point that i heavly dislike, however, is the gearing progression. Its slow, boring and higher difficulties mandatory. Its pretty much the main reason why i didnt put that much more time into the pc version.
Nioh features a World map in which you can access different locales, each with their own side quests. Each quest places different enemies and objects in these small to medium sized Areas. These Areas are, however, not connected.
All in all Nioh is a great title in the genre, with some hickups in the later parts of the game due to the wonky gear progression but really well made combat that makes up for that and some great bosses.

My first death was 10 seconds into the game. This is a really hard game but weirdly addictive. Never played a game that would take me 20 times to kill the first boss (not the one on the tower), but when I did, the game crashed after the cut scene. It pissed me off so much as it took me 20 tries. Then I went back in and got him in one try. There's this satisfying feeling you get when you can see how you got better.
This is from someone who has never played a Souls game before.