i think what has happened to me is the fact that i am no longer as hardcore a gamer as I think i am.  When i was a lot younger, the level of patience and dedication I would have towards a game was pretty high, but these days I think maybe not so much.  

I'm not saying that I need a game to be a cakewalk, but these new styles of games that are intentionally really hard might not be for me.  Nioh is a fantastic looking game for the right person, that is for sure, I just don't think that I am going to stay interested in a game when the very first boss require research on my part to get past it.  

Nioh is one of PS Plus free games this month.  20 pounds should get you several months of that, right? I wouldn't pay 20 for it on its own