Ninja Gaiden 2 Master Thread

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

Meh. I'll play it later, when they port it over to 360. You guys should be excited about Ninja Gaiden 2.

Should we be excited for NG2? The early 90s Japanese monster movie aesthetics remain, and it doesn't look as good now as NG did when it was first released on the original Xbox. And apparently the camera is worse than ever, and it trots out archaic game mechanics (horrible platforming sections, repeated boss fights, invisible barriers, etc.).

I was hoping it'd be the generational leap for action games than DMC4 wasn't, but the reviews so far don't fill me with hope:

No other action game comes close to Ninja Gaiden 2 for looks, for animation or for ferocity... Even the solid and enjoyable Devil May Cry 4 doesn't have the mesmerising quality that watching someone play NG2 exerts. The problem, sadly, arises when you actually pick up the controller yourself.

If only any other area of the game received such loving attention. It may be a game about combat, but it has more than its fair share of simple platforming and exploring. Both of those elements are done horribly, as hero Ryu Hayabusa is regularly at odds with his surroundings... The awful camera -- one of the worst I've dealt with in a 3D environment -- compounds those problems and unnecessarily complicates the combat.

And yet, the game doesn't feel as special as Ninja Gaiden did... The game has been focused from its predecessor into a more pure action affair, for better or for worse, but the formula remains the same -- frustrating camera and all.

I am still excited for the game, but I'm worried for it also. I'm starting to think the the first 3D Ninja Gaiden game may have just been a fluke.

[bovine]

I'm not particularly excited. My ass is still sore from the first one (well, the xbox one anyways). Also, team ninja is the terrible. Seriously? DOA? What is even the point of that game?

[SineSwiper]

Granted, I hate Dead or Alive. It was a dumb gimmick, and still is. However, their experience in making a 3D fighter series has paid off in some really advanced combat mechanics with Ninja Gaiden. I don't think that game was a fluke.

And really, I'd need to play the game myself to really figure out what these guys are bitching about. Is it fixed or freeform? How could they make it worse, when the camera was mostly fine in the first game. (Camera was bad in NG1, IGN says? I don't even remember the camera being a problem, but it was a couple of years ago when I played.)

[Blotus]

I'll be renting it for certain. Loved NG on the Xbox. It was incredibly fun despite being incredibly difficult.

[Zeus]

Camera issues seem to be even moreso this time

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3167969

[SineSwiper]

Well, it can't possibly suck more than DMC2.

[bovine]

video review!

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34661.html

[SineSwiper]

Still a good review, and the camera looks no worse than the previous game. At least it's a game where if you're blind, you can still rely on Ryu turning to face the enemy when he's attacking. I can't stand games were you end up slashing at thin air, just because you're not turned exactly right.

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

Holy shit! <a href="http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168056">Itagaki leaves Tecmo, sues Tecmo president</a>!

[RentCavalier]

...woah...

[Zeus]

Heh, if what he said is right, I hope he Ishes Tecmo hard

[Kupek]

So... was anyone else's first thought "Man, he must think he's a rockstar"?

[Eric]

Tomonobu Itagaki is one of the most if not most outspoken Japanese game developers. That guy runs off at the mouth regularly about his work, other people's work, and holds nothing back.

Nice change of pace from your quiet and humble Japanese devs. :p

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

So... was anyone else's first thought "Man, he must think he's a rockstar"?

I dunno, it sounds pretty reasonable to me. I was in favour of Fea quitting her job when she was unfairly denied part of her bonus last year.

[Zeus]

So... was anyone else's first thought "Man, he must think he's a rockstar"?

Nah, we already know he thinks he is :-)

[Kupek]

No no no, not what he did, but how he's dressed.



That's why it was my first thought, because I saw the picture before reading the story.

[Zeus]

His style has finally caught up with his attitude? :-)

[Eric]

His style has finally caught up with his attitude? :-)

Itagaki has always dressed like that! It's why he owns.

http://images.google.com/images?q=Tomon ... a=N&tab=wi

[SineSwiper]

[Kupek]

I liked this one:

[SineSwiper]

*bump*

This game kicks my ass. Bosses are seriously hard, and death is just a regular part of the game. Yeah, the camera is annoying sometimes, but at least the enemy tracking makes up for it.

I'm only on level 3 so far. I'm playing it on Warrior, but I'm not sure if that's the hard version or normal. It seemed like Accolade would be too easy for somebody who's already played the first game.

[RentCavalier]

Accolade is pretty easy for a veteran of NG1, but this game is loads of awesome and win.

[Zeus]

I liked this one:

I can't believe I missed this one before. It's awesome