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Nioh 3

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Nioh 3 The Hamamatsu Incident Walkthrough
The Hamamatsu Incident is the third main mission in Nioh 3. See the complete demo walkthrough for The Hamamatsu Incident and mission rewards in this guide!

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Escape From Hitokoto Slope End of Demo

The Hamamatsu Incident Walkthrough

Walkthrough Objectives
1 Make Your Way Toward Hamamatsu Castle
2 Enter the Crucible
3 Crucible Manifested

Objective 1: Make Your Way Toward Hamamatsu Castle

# Walkthrough
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Nioh 3 - The Hamamatsu Incident 1
After the cutscene with Honda Tadakatsu, you will have arrived at the Tenryu River. Talk to Honda Tadakatsu briefly and follow the pathway up the hill until you enter a short cutscene.
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Nioh 3 The Hamamatsu Incident 2
You will need to travel across the map to get to Hamamatsu Castle and the Crucible in the distance. Take the chance to explore the map, interact with friendly yokai, complete side missions, get better gear, and level up your stats!
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Nioh 3 The Hamamatsu Incident 3
Once you cross the wooden bridge in the Hamamatsu area, another scene will play out.

Objective 2: Enter the Crucible

# Walkthrough
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 1
Ii Naotora will guide you to the entrance of the Crucible that had taken over Hamamatsu Castle Town. There will be a yokai merchant and a shrine you can pray to right before the entrance.
2 It is recommended for players to be at least level 14 and to prepare your skills and equipment thoroughly before entering the Crucible. If you're not prepared yet, you can keep exploring and just come back to the entrance shrine later.
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 3
Once inside, there will be a Bodhisattva statue that serves the same function as the shrines outside. You can Fast Travel out of the Crucible as long as you're near a Bodhisattva statue.
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 4
There are also some lamps that are automatically lit by Kusanagi's light. Finding these lamps mean you're going the right way!
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 5
Follow the path until you get to a river of lava with two floating platforms. If you turn right and pass through the house, you can run back and open a previously locked door back to the other side. Crossing the river on the right side will also bring you to a dead end with a chest guarded by an enemy.
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 6
Cross the river on the left side by jumping on the platforms and continue following the road heading northward. You'll have to pass directly through several dilapidated houses and jump over platforms connected to a large bone-like boulder to keep going forward.
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 7
Past this boulder is a U-turn in the road leading to an upper level heading south and then turning again to cross another river lava and head north again.
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 8
Following this upper path over houses and other structures, you'll eventually come across a ladder you can lower to the same chest in the dead end from before, by the first lava river. If you hadn't gotten the chest before, you can do so with the ladder. There's also a chest on the ground floor of the house beside the ladder.
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 9
Keep following the roof pathway until you reach another lamp, this one beside a lava river. You can go down on that side and travel along the road. Be careful of yokai scattered along the way.
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 10
Near the center of the Crucible, you'll come across a large property that is not as burnt or broken down, and there will be a Bodhisattva Statue by the entrance. Pray at the statue to activate it before you proceed into the house.
11 For better chances of defeating all the enemies inside the house, you can use Ochoko Cups to summon an NPC from the Benevolent Graves located in and around the property.
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 12
The inner courtyard of this property is home to the giant yokai Mikoshi Nyudo. Beware its lightning attacks and don't get caught in its staff swings!
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 13
After defeating Mikoshi Nyudo, exit the house on the other side, marked by a lamp and an open gate. There's another gate just beyond it with yet another lamp to mark the path.
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 14
Head into the alley past that second lamp and use the piles of hay to get to the roof. Jump down to the other side at the far end of the alley and continue on the road.
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 15
When the road diverges to a set of stairs and an overgrown gate to the left and a bony bridge to the right, go left through the gate. There will be a broken down wall to the left again that continues the path up several stone stairs and through a large house.
16 Head to the back of the house and around the deck to go up some broken fences and a bony bridge that leads right into a different, smaller house. Past this house, the road continues north.
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Nioh 3 Enter the Crucible 17
Keep following the lamps northward to a second statue, surrounded by Benevolent Graves. To the left of this statue are heavy double doors that lead to a cutscene and the Crucible boss, Jakotsu-baba.
See how to beat Jakotsu-baba here!
18 You can request assitance from one of the Benevolent Graves before challenging Jakotsu-baba. This boss has two snake heads it uses to extend and attack at the beginning. When its HP is halved, it will also extend its main head to attack.

Objective 3: Crucible Manifested

# Walkthrough
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Nioh 3 Crucible Manifested 1
After defeating Jakotsu-baba, interact with the Crucible spike to cleanse the Hamamatsu Castle Town Crucible and progress the story.
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Nioh 3 Crucible Manifested 2
Head inside the keep and follow Ii Naotora until you get to a shrine where you can save your progress. Speak with Ii Naotora to get a Guiding Mirror and continue the mission.
3 Inside the Guiding Mirror is the Eternal Rift, where Kusanagi once brought you. This time, you can explore the surroundings.
4 If you head into the first building on the right, you'll find the Fox-masked Blacksmith, who can forge weapons, armor, and other items for you. The Eternal Rift has several other functions, including changing your appearance and unlocking Battle Scroll missions.
5 After exploring the surroundings, head out to the central pool in the area and speak with Kusanagi to leave the Eternal Rift.
6 Head past Ii Naotora through the double doors and make your way up the keep until you run into Honda Tadakatsu. Talk to Tokugawa Ieyasu across the room, on the balcony just past Hattori Hanzo.

The Hamamatsu Incident Rewards

All Hamamatsu Incident Rewards

Main Mission Rewards
Ninja's Locks Iron Switchglaive Simple Talons
Tanegashima Matchlock Guiding Mirror

How to Unlock The Hamamatsu Incident

Complete the Escape From Hitokoto Slope Main Mission

The Hamamatsu Incident unlocks automatically after completing Escape From Hitokoto Slope.

Escape From Hitokoto Slope Walkthrough

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1 Ceremony
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2 The Battle of Hitokoto Slope
┗ Escape From Hitokoto Slope
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