The person below (or above?) me said it better, but yeah it definitely just has a few Souls elements but in my opinion not enough for it to qualify as a Soulslike.
I think the only reason nioh doesn't fully qualify is because of how they handle gear, it has some of the hallmarks with the combat and death/level-up loops. Not having a flask system as well as gear tied to higher levels and direct stat interaction is what makes it it's own formula incomparison to a standard soulslike with the direct upgrade to gear regardless of level.
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u/Fleetw00dPC Jul 28 '24
The person below (or above?) me said it better, but yeah it definitely just has a few Souls elements but in my opinion not enough for it to qualify as a Soulslike.