Up to the second stage of the last area. Using some Greater Good armor pieces that give a nice little boost when using the raccoon dog summon. Not my favorite but I like using the variety of summons, like in an old school Final Fantasy that had a ton to choose from. Armor mix was exactly 70 percent for a while.
At this point I do wish this had a bit of Onimusha 2 in it, whereby you can hang around an area and get to know companion characters, especially Oyu. It is neat seeing these (apparently) well-acted historical leaders in the Nioh cutscenes but really, where Okatsu and Fuku at?
Gonna hook up the PS2 again soon.