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[Dev Blog] NINJA GAIDEN 4 : Comprehensive Optimization for Creating High-Speed Action - PlatinumGames Official BlogPlatinumGames Official Blog

Hi! My name is Murakami, and I’m one of the Project Managers for NINJA GAIDEN 4. This article introduces some […]

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- Please note that this title uses PlatinumGames' proprietary engine

- To maximize the action experience inherent to the NINJA GAIDEN series, we aimed for an exceptionally high frame rate of 120 FPS, going beyond the conventional 60 FPS. This translates to a demanding processing time of just 8 milliseconds per frame.

- This title primarily uses three performance modes as its baseline:

• 120 FPS Mode
• Frame Rate Priority Mode
• Graphics Priority Mode

- This title utilizes the following techniques to reduce rendering load:

• LOD: Reduces the number of polygons in meshes based on distance
• HLOD: Merges multiple objects and simplifies rendering by grouping meshes for distant views
• Merged Mesh: Reduces mesh rendering commands when objects are densely clustered at close range

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Cool to see Platinum invest in their own engine and add new features to keep up with the industry. UE5 would have been the wrong approach for a game that is targeting 120 fps on console.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Good to see they have priorities straight.

Would like to see more Japanese action games (Team Ninja, From Soft etc) develop games with 60fps as baseline.

 

[Sertyak]

They are using LOD's? Woah. Welcome to the future.

 

[adamsapple]

- This title primarily uses three performance modes as its baseline:

• 120 FPS Mode
• Frame Rate Priority Mode
• Graphics Priority Mode

If the Graphics Priority mode targets 60fps, that's good enough for me.

 

[Punished Miku]

If the Graphics Priority mode targets 60fps, that's good enough for me.

Just because of how fast the character is moving, it will be an interesting choice because it really needs high frame rate but also crisp resolution to be clear. Much faster than previous NG games.

 

[mèx]

I hope it can run unlocked on PC. You never know with Japanese devs.

 

[Bernkastel]

Platinum Games has not made good game in a while. I dunno if I can trust them. Team Ninja should have made this alone.

 

[Punished Miku]

Platinum Games has not made good game in a while. I dunno if I can trust them. Team Ninja should have made this alone.

Cereza and the Lost Demon and Bayonetta 3 were both 10/10 for me. Those are their last 2 games.

 

[Bernkastel]

Cereza and the Lost Demon and Bayonetta 3 were both 10/10 for me. Those are their last 2 games.

This time they also have to listen to all of Microsoft's demands, the worst publisher for a Japanese game.

 

[Gonzito]

If the game comes out in switch, will the resolution be 360p with DLSS at 120fps? Asking for a friend

 

[Xyphie]

If the game comes out in switch, will the resolution be 360p with DLSS at 120fps? Asking for a friend

Doubt it'll even support DLSS/FSR/PSSR etc. Judging by how much aliasing is in the game footage I think PG still doesn't have TAA in their engine.

 

[Walliwallipaloo]

Whatever. This isn't Ninja Gaiden. Platinum were the absolute worst devs for the job.

Not that 3 was a proper sequel, either, but still. When I think Ninja Gaiden, I think super-precise motion and attack inputs. I don't think "OMG, look at this GIANT DRILL!! Isn't that WICKED?!"

No, guys. It really isn't.

 

[Zacfoldor]

Whatever. This isn't Ninja Gaiden. Platinum were the absolute worst devs for the job.

Not that 3 was a proper sequel, either, but still. When I think Ninja Gaiden, I think super-precise motion and attack inputs. I don't think "OMG, look at this GIANT DRILL!! Isn't that WICKED?!"

No, guys. It really isn't.

Nioh 2 is better than any Ninja Gaiden game ever released and in fact has taken the mantle of the flagship series of Team Ninja from Ninja Gaiden. How else can we explain team ninja being too busy with Nioh 3 and outsourcing this to platinum?

This is an outsourced side game.

Of course it could still be good(it probably WILL still be good if you like Platinum slop, which I do, as Platinum games hasn't fallen off much).

That said, if you haven't played Nioh 2, well....

 

[NeverYouMind]

Nioh 2 is better than any Ninja Gaiden game ever released and in fact has taken the mantle of the flagship series of Team Ninja from Ninja Gaiden. How else can we explain team ninja being too busy with Nioh 3 and outsourcing this to platinum?

Simple. After Itagaki left, Team Ninja have screwed up something in every iteration of Ninja Gaiden they have released and really screwed the pooch with 3. They do not want to take the heat for fucking it up again and are preoccupied with updating their decrepit awful in-house engine and making an underwhelming sequel to the subpar (but well selling) Nioh. Meanwhile Platinum is desperate for a big IP collaboration since they are on the brink of bankruptcy. Since Nioh fans of soulslop generation have lower standards than OG Ninja Gaiden fans the parent company said screw it when Platinum made a pitch to revive the series with publisher backing from Microsoft.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Nioh 2 is better than any Ninja Gaiden game ever released

mario kart is better than gran turismo

 

[Bernkastel]

Nioh 2 is better than any Ninja Gaiden game ever released and in fact has taken the mantle of the flagship series of Team Ninja from Ninja Gaiden. How else can we explain team ninja being too busy with Nioh 3 and outsourcing this to platinum?

This is an outsourced side game.

Of course it could still be good(it probably WILL still be good if you like Platinum slop, which I do, as Platinum games hasn't fallen off much).

That said, if you haven't played Nioh 2, well....

Nioh is just a soulsborne inspired game. Its good. But the OG Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden II are still one of the hack and slash action game.

 

[Hudo]

I want this to be good, man.... Please don't fuck this up, Platinum (and Team Ninja).

 

[SkylineRKR]

Nioh... I already don't like its movement and animations. Even NGB on Xbox animates far better and I'd wager the x-enhanced version actually looks better too. I think Nioh is a shit game, having beaten the first and tried a timed trial of 2. I just don't like its loot numbers approach and level design.

Its just unfortunate how NG ended up. Though to be fair NG2 originally wasn't all that perfect either.. it was obviously a less polished product than NG1 was when it released. Still, the enhanced versions make me think it was just too ambitious perhaps. The bodies that don't disappear, the enemy numbers, the splatter, the variety of weapons and finish moves.. it was too taxing for 360.

With NG3 the team tried to undo Itagaki's work. The same they pulled with DoA, which they first tried to market with "I'm a Fighter" and tried to steer away from the sex appeal. Did you know DoA was a fighting game? Well, DoA4 is inherently a better fighting game than 5 anyway. With NG they made a u turn, trying to make Razors Edge more akin to NG2. With DoA they did the same.. making it one of the most notorious MTX ridden games ever made solely banking on the female characters and adding awful new ones to the cast.