Trounce this Takeda warrior in the game’s prologue.
Working out how to beat Yamagata Masakage in Nioh 3 isn’t as challenging as many of the other bosses you’ll encounter when you enter the open-world Warring States map, but it is still somewhat of a trial by fire in terms of learning the game’s central combat mechanics. In particular, Burst Break is of huge importance in this fight, so I hope you’ve been paying attention—jokes, I’ll explain how to use Burst Break down below.
I’ll also offer some other tips for triumphing against this spear-wielding Takeda clan warrior. After you beat Masakage, you’ll complete the prologue section, and be able to enter the rest of the game for real.How to beat Yamagata Masakage in Nioh 3
Though not all that tricky, Yamagata Masakage definitely requires you to adjust to Nioh 3’s combat style, in particular, the Burst Break mechanic. Using Burst Break with R (RT on controller), when Yamagata flashes red, will deal big Ki damage (the blue bar below his health), making it easier to stun him and press Y to perform a Grapple that will take a chunk of his health away. Burst Break will also change you from Ninja to Samurai or vice versa, though you can tweak this.
