I’m surprised this thread has responses considering the state of these TN games. DOA has ended with a unclear future for the fighting series, Nioh’s era ended for now and NG is practically in the same boat as DOA right now.
Nioh 1 and 2 are great games and definitely set themselves apart from being “just another soulsborne clone”. All dungeon games are kinda similar in that aspect. Nioh 1 and 2 were different than those games because of the game modes, the in game mechanics and choice of weapons/stances. I agree that soulsborne games are similar, but they’re not the same and shouldn’t be treated the same.
Nioh also isn’t a replacement for NG, nor should it be seen as such. NG has a very different feel to it in comparison to Nioh. I haven’t played NG often so I can’t say much about it, but based on my personal experience the game feels very different from Nioh. Who likes what game more is all subjective in the end. People here should stop acting as if their personal opinions and views are facts and that it’s wrong for people to disagree.
In the end like what you like and play what you want to play.