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Alas for Tecmo-Koei/Team Ninja. I will not be getting the tickets for this hype train.
The best thing about Ninja Gaiden III for me was the DoA 5 premium demo. I got bored with the title after completing it on hard, then went through all the spam that was the Ultimate difficulty. Multiplayer was really poorly implemented.
Good luck to Team Ninja, I'll stay away.
Especially with the DLC fleecing.
The best thing about Ninja Gaiden III for me was the DoA 5 premium demo. I got bored with the title after completing it on hard, then went through all the spam that was the Ultimate difficulty. Multiplayer was really poorly implemented.
Good luck to Team Ninja, I'll stay away.
Especially with the DLC fleecing.
I did hear that Nintendo is helping Team Ninja make this game...well not suck. So there is hope. I was originally writing this game off because of it's 360 counterpart, but it does sound like they are going to fix many of my issues in this version.
I'm the most die hard Ninja Gaiden fan around, and part 3 was truly horrible. Really one of the most genuine disappointments in my entire gaming career.
That said, they've clearly seen the error of their ways. Hayashi has been pushing this casualization angle since the first Sigma came out. He now sees how bad of an idea it is. I'm totally willing to give him one more chance with Ninja Gaiden 4 to make it right, because I want to see the series live on.
I just don't think they can repair Ninja Gaiden 3. Chris nails it I think.
And it's not like the game is truly devoid of any interesting content. There's one or two neat bosses, the graphics are generally interesting, and the moves are visceral and bloody. It's just that the entire game is busted. The enemies, the ninpo, the weapons, the difficulty and AI, the level design, the shuriken climbing sections, the boring stealth sections, the horrid multi-player, and on and on. Even the controls are more sluggish and unresponsive than the series is known for. There's not even menus in the game. The command list for the sword is nearly impossible to read.
That said, they've clearly seen the error of their ways. Hayashi has been pushing this casualization angle since the first Sigma came out. He now sees how bad of an idea it is. I'm totally willing to give him one more chance with Ninja Gaiden 4 to make it right, because I want to see the series live on.
I just don't think they can repair Ninja Gaiden 3. Chris nails it I think.
And it's not like the game is truly devoid of any interesting content. There's one or two neat bosses, the graphics are generally interesting, and the moves are visceral and bloody. It's just that the entire game is busted. The enemies, the ninpo, the weapons, the difficulty and AI, the level design, the shuriken climbing sections, the boring stealth sections, the horrid multi-player, and on and on. Even the controls are more sluggish and unresponsive than the series is known for. There's not even menus in the game. The command list for the sword is nearly impossible to read.
here are some of my thoughts on the game(PS3)
there were alot of frame rate issues especially on PS3.
for some reason the lag here is very noticeable compared to Sigma 2.
Sigma 2 had little Lag but not this bad.
sometimes when i attack Ryu attacks a different enemy instead of the enemy im aiming at.
also auto kill enemies where if an enemy is in it's last knees ryu will perform a signature attack.
sure it look cool, but you can do combo's since he just keep repeating those attacks everytime. especially if there's a hordes of enemies and one of them is on last health.
it ruins your combo, and it feels a little cheap to be honest(though i had used this towards my advantage if im low health)
pacing is very weird, i don't know for some reason it get's boring after awhile.
the good thing is that i actually like the graphics here and the artsyle. and the cinematic is sooo freaking good. though i do not like the QTE. what the hell were they thinking.
i also don't like that one section in the game were Ryu keeps running away from the enemies to regroup.
this is FUCKING Ryu Hayabusa!!!!!! he never EVER run away in a fight.
just look at NGI-II
despite all of the odds Ryu is still moving forward and fears no one,
still would love to see Itagaki's version. god damn you Tecmo. if only the former president didn't died :\
i would not be surprised if they announced Dead or Alive 5 Hardcore Edition
with Momiji, Rachael, Ein, Leon, as well as Samus and her stage(ridley's volcano like in DOA Dimensions???)
there were alot of frame rate issues especially on PS3.
for some reason the lag here is very noticeable compared to Sigma 2.
Sigma 2 had little Lag but not this bad.
sometimes when i attack Ryu attacks a different enemy instead of the enemy im aiming at.
also auto kill enemies where if an enemy is in it's last knees ryu will perform a signature attack.
sure it look cool, but you can do combo's since he just keep repeating those attacks everytime. especially if there's a hordes of enemies and one of them is on last health.
it ruins your combo, and it feels a little cheap to be honest(though i had used this towards my advantage if im low health)
pacing is very weird, i don't know for some reason it get's boring after awhile.
the good thing is that i actually like the graphics here and the artsyle. and the cinematic is sooo freaking good. though i do not like the QTE. what the hell were they thinking.
i also don't like that one section in the game were Ryu keeps running away from the enemies to regroup.
this is FUCKING Ryu Hayabusa!!!!!! he never EVER run away in a fight.
just look at NGI-II
despite all of the odds Ryu is still moving forward and fears no one,
still would love to see Itagaki's version. god damn you Tecmo. if only the former president didn't died :\
i would not be surprised if they announced Dead or Alive 5 Hardcore Edition
with Momiji, Rachael, Ein, Leon, as well as Samus and her stage(ridley's volcano like in DOA Dimensions???)
I gave up on Ninja Gaiden 3 after the 3rd or 4th checkpoint event failed to activate, forcing me to start the entire level over again to proceed, and that's assuming the event triggered properly the following time.
That and the horrible QTE climbing that plagued practically every wall in the game.
That and the horrible QTE climbing that plagued practically every wall in the game.
so it's impossible to add these things to the other versions then? Yeah, go fuck yourselves. 3 was a pile of shit that spit in my (long time NG fan) face, then bent me over. Now you asshats want to make it hardcore again, but only for WiiU? Once again, go fuck yourselves. I hope you don't do to DOA fans what you did to us (NG fans).
inb4 "draw runes on the touch screen to cast your ONLY spell." Anyways yeah, let's hope that they give this game a huge revamp on the scale of FFXIV (also, LOL if they don't include the DLC)
There better be a "Black" edition of NG3, because I am not buying a WiiU.
I swear, Hayashi likes to destroy what fans like about TN games because of his damned obsession to make games "elegant" or whatever the hell was the word he used for NGS2.
I swear, Hayashi likes to destroy what fans like about TN games because of his damned obsession to make games "elegant" or whatever the hell was the word he used for NGS2.
Ninja Gaiden is still the best 3D action game I've ever played. Maybe they should accept there's no way they can live up to or improve on that formula and move on.
Why is it that western developers can make dumbed-down casual shit and their games sell millions, but when the Japanese try it, their games bomb?
@deathsmiles: If I want a dumbed down western game, ill buy one. If I want a badass, technical action game, that requires skill, I used to be able to buy japanese ones.
Tomonobu Itagaki was a scummy douchebag who couldn't spin a game narrative if his life depended on it and almost ran Dead or Alive into shameful obscurity, but at least he knew how to get a few things right. However this guy might actually be worse.
NG3 is what happens when you go for the wider audience cash grab in the worst way possible, the entire game feels like someone played God of War and attempted to emulate it as closely as possible, the worst thing is the difficulty, they got it so wrong, Ninja Gaiden is about skill, its about learning patterns, maybe eating a death or two then coming and destroying everything, my no death Master Ninja Ninja Gaiden Black Run is still one of my most proudest moments in gaming.
NG3 throws that all way, it isn't so much, its how insulting the game feels to the very audience they seem to want, a don't get lost button in a linear game? Really?
And what does this mean, what hardcore elements, they have no fucking idea what makes NG good or difficult, difficult for Hayashi means enemies with a bajillion invul frames and constantly getting one shoted.
NG3 throws that all way, it isn't so much, its how insulting the game feels to the very audience they seem to want, a don't get lost button in a linear game? Really?
And what does this mean, what hardcore elements, they have no fucking idea what makes NG good or difficult, difficult for Hayashi means enemies with a bajillion invul frames and constantly getting one shoted.
@santiagodelossantos “I did hear that Nintendo is helping Team Ninja make this game...well not suck.”
You really buy those statements? That's nothing more than a marketing ploy by Team Ninja and Nintendo to attract the hardcore audience for the game on Wii U.
You don't find it a tad suspect how Razor's Edge was announced alongside the PS360 versions (much less that it would contain exclusive content)? Not to mention how NG3:RE's exclusive features were debuted not even three months after NG3 launched (E3 2012)?
I'm willing to bet that Razor's Edge's feature were originally planned for NG3 but omitted at the last minute for marketing purposes on Wii U (i.e. RE4 GC content cut for PS2).
Razor's Edge isn't Team Ninja correcting their wrongs, but rather a way for them to cash in and turn heads with NG3 owners in the process.
Team Ninja wants to have their cake and eat it too.
You really buy those statements? That's nothing more than a marketing ploy by Team Ninja and Nintendo to attract the hardcore audience for the game on Wii U.
You don't find it a tad suspect how Razor's Edge was announced alongside the PS360 versions (much less that it would contain exclusive content)? Not to mention how NG3:RE's exclusive features were debuted not even three months after NG3 launched (E3 2012)?
I'm willing to bet that Razor's Edge's feature were originally planned for NG3 but omitted at the last minute for marketing purposes on Wii U (i.e. RE4 GC content cut for PS2).
Razor's Edge isn't Team Ninja correcting their wrongs, but rather a way for them to cash in and turn heads with NG3 owners in the process.
Team Ninja wants to have their cake and eat it too.
I think I might just pass completely on NG3 and just tell myself Metal Gear Rising is the NG successor. Just gotta pretend the cyborgs are really demons. Demonic mooing demons.
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