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Ninja Gaiden 1 (reboot) |OT| Itagaki's Masterpiece
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BeautifulMemory
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Out of your options, first one
Out of all the alts that I know of, classic Ninja Gaiden
Between the 2 fiend alts, I prefer the one from NGB/NGS
Out of all the alts that I know of, classic Ninja Gaiden
Between the 2 fiend alts, I prefer the one from NGB/NGS
The Antitype
Banned
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but since this seems to be the most active NG thread, I might as well put it here.
What is everyone's favorite default costume in the series?
Of those three, the first one. NG2 is basically the same, but Ryu's ass is unsettlingly shiny.
Of all the costumes in all the games, my favorite is Ryu's alternate white costume from Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2:
I wish, with all of my soul, that it was available in the superior Xbox 360 version.
NG3 one looks the bestI'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but since this seems to be the most active NG thread, I might as well put it here.
What is everyone's favorite default costume in the series?
Muchi Muchi Pink
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yfrog.com/obr9qdwj that's my favorite. 
How can you play the mission mode in NG black if you play the the OG Xbox version if you haven't completed hard difficulty? I have to admit it's just too hard and frustrating too me and I bought it mostly for the mission mode a couple of years ago since iI already completed it on the OG version.
sixteen-bit
Member
NG2 for me
As far as alts go, the Shadow Walker DLC one in green for NG2 or the one you get for beating Hard in NGB (red scarf).
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but since this seems to be the most active NG thread, I might as well put it here.
What is everyone's favorite default costume in the series?
Ng1's black falcon outfit. I hate the random carbon fiber peices in 2's version.
The Antitype
Banned
The Antitype
Banned
Just destroyed Alma on Hard without a problem.
Starting to think that damn Dynamo boss battle was a genetic flaw or blind-spot or something. We'll see if the momentum holds up.
Starting to think that damn Dynamo boss battle was a genetic flaw or blind-spot or something. We'll see if the momentum holds up.
Seraphinianus
Banned
up to ch. 6 on hard...love love love the cat chicks. So much fun to fight! Gonna make a save just before the cat fiend challenge.
Dynamo gave me some issues, mostly cause I wanted to beat him without using the talisman of rebirth (hate that you can't unequip it in black.) You can lv1 UT him or hit him with the first dashing slice of the lv2 UT if you get right next to him and hit him during the opening frames of it. Ryu will keep doing the lv2 combo, but all the attacks bounce off- the other guys will probably run into it and die, so you can set up another UT. Also, using the flying swallow is risky cause he sometimes shoots you while you're landing. Basically, he's the same except the other guys make it a bitch if they put you in block stun at all.
Started experimenting with the smoke bomb too and it's pretty great! It'll come in handy for sure on VH...it's kinda overkill on hard. also using the stab on downed enemies a lot more and izuna drop a lot less to hit those timer bonuses.
trying to get godlike for my MNM stream
Dynamo gave me some issues, mostly cause I wanted to beat him without using the talisman of rebirth (hate that you can't unequip it in black.) You can lv1 UT him or hit him with the first dashing slice of the lv2 UT if you get right next to him and hit him during the opening frames of it. Ryu will keep doing the lv2 combo, but all the attacks bounce off- the other guys will probably run into it and die, so you can set up another UT. Also, using the flying swallow is risky cause he sometimes shoots you while you're landing. Basically, he's the same except the other guys make it a bitch if they put you in block stun at all.
Started experimenting with the smoke bomb too and it's pretty great! It'll come in handy for sure on VH...it's kinda overkill on hard. also using the stab on downed enemies a lot more and izuna drop a lot less to hit those timer bonuses.
trying to get godlike for my MNM stream
Robot Pants
Member
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but since this seems to be the most active NG thread, I might as well put it here.
What is everyone's favorite default costume in the series?
NG1 and 2 are so similar. They are basically the same. But I'm gonna go with 2.
Of all the costumes, Fiend Ryu #5 on NG2.
Seraphinianus
Banned
No idea why he posted that. It has nothing to do with Ninja Gaiden.
The Ashtar outfit and DOA are my non-default favs.
sixteen-bit
Member
Always liked the Hard Mode unlock in NGB. Reminded me of Moritsune in the Shinobi reboot.
Seraphinianus
Banned
the nunchaku are so much fun for styling on enemies...part of the fun is how they take to kill guys, so you're forced to keep up the skill (and the sound effects are fucking awesome.) I should do an "ignore battle timer" run and see what kind of shit I can come up with.
The Antitype
Banned
Actually, my experience was the opposite. I waltzed through the cyborgs and cat demons using nunchuks, without much effort (still hard more). That said, by the end, I was picking up the nuances of when to start combos, and when to end them to ensure I never got caught at the wrong moment. So very hard should be interesting.
As for the costume I posted, no, it's a fan's idea of what a cyborg outfit for Ryu would look like, as inspired by Grey Fox from MGS. I posted it because it's directly influenced by NG, and I like it looks cool as hell.
And yes, I love the costume you get from beating hard mode in NGB as well.
Still wish I could get that white costume from sigma 2 though. So sexy.
BTW, wasn't there a future-ninja costume that went along with the lightsaber sword? Or am I nuts?
Seraphinianus
Banned
huh, maybe I should try them out on harder enemies! I just took it for granted that they were low dmg.
i think there is a future ninja costume in vanilla. Sucks you can't get the MK2 until the 49th scarab or something...without NG+, the MK2 and DDS are kinda whatever at that point in the game.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I never played Ninja Gaiden Black on anything but normal... I feel like I've been missing out now
As soon as I have a chance to play through the game again, Ima go for it... and come to think of it, I haven't played Black since 2005... I bought comparatively crappy Sigma, and that was my last experience with this radical game. So many things to repent for.
As soon as I have a chance to play through the game again, Ima go for it... and come to think of it, I haven't played Black since 2005... I bought comparatively crappy Sigma, and that was my last experience with this radical game. So many things to repent for.
The Antitype
Banned
They are low damage, but where Y attacks with TDS often just get blocked by cyborgs (black and... gold? Whichever ones hold the grenade launchers) and avoided by the cats, the nunchuka knocks the cyborgs off balance, and then you can just wade through them. The nunchuka swing so fast, that they interrupt the cat attacks that otherwise get through TDS combos.
So yeah, I will admit, I was mashing xxxxy through most of chapter 4 and 5. But like I said, by the end, I was starting to get a handle of when to use the combos that start with y for the knock-back, and when to end that combo (xxy or xxxy) to ensure I never get caught post-combo.
Seraphinianus
Banned
the added stuff in sigma really does break up the flow of the game. The rachel chapters, obviously, but there are added encounters and other things that just feel like padding.
The motorcycle guys have to be my least favorite enemies in the series. There's probably a trick to them I didn't find, but whatever, they're annoying. how am i supposed to beat the timer if the fuckers keep running away!
good deal, I'll try it out. Gonna make a save before the cat fiend challenge in the library and use it to experiment with stuff.
The motorcycle guys have to be my least favorite enemies in the series. There's probably a trick to them I didn't find, but whatever, they're annoying. how am i supposed to beat the timer if the fuckers keep running away!
good deal, I'll try it out. Gonna make a save before the cat fiend challenge in the library and use it to experiment with stuff.
The Antitype
Banned
Yep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2i8bPPmVEQ
Not bad. Looks more like a future samurai with those shoulder pads, but still kinda funky.
My fav is still that white costume from Sigma 2. Between that costume, and the extra sections, and the 1080p... I might be able to put up with the hilarious lack of blood.
I might actually pick up both Sigma and Sigma 2 for cheap, since they're discounted everywhere... cause it'll be nice to have a save file that won't disappear when I upgrade my Xbox 360 HDD past 60gb.
The guy who made that makes no mention of Ninja Gaiden. He just says Grey Fox is the inspiration.
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?58750-Despair-The-Ninja
There was a futuristic samurai looking one in vanilla NG1. They took it out in Black and Sigma though.
sixteen-bit
Member
I think the future ninja was reward for beating the hardest difficulty in vanilla NG on Xbox. He kinda looked like a futuristic American Football player.
Yeah I don't like the way she controls, especially that annoying kick she has off the dodge. There's an annoying lack of fluidity there compared to Ryu.
Seraphinianus said:
They're susceptible to Flying Swallows.
Been playing NG Sigma Plus on Vita(Finished original NG back in 2004 on Xbox and stopped half way on NG Sigma PS3 last year).
I'm just not enjoying as much as I thought I would. I really miss the big impact(especially the head explosion) from NG2's Izuna Drop. That and being able to easily do Izuna Drop from air using Lunar.
I'm just not enjoying as much as I thought I would. I really miss the big impact(especially the head explosion) from NG2's Izuna Drop. That and being able to easily do Izuna Drop from air using Lunar.
Seraphinianus
Banned
Sometimes, gotta be the right angle. guillotine throw insta-kills them, but they can block it.
none of it matters because the areas are huge and they rush from one side to the other. hate hate hate them
The Antitype
Banned
Ha! I just scored a 150 hit combo on 5 cat-people using the nunchuka.
Aw yeah, it's starting to come back (and yes I realize time is more important to points than combos, but what the hell, going that long against those fuckers without getting hit felt pretty good).
Aw yeah, it's starting to come back (and yes I realize time is more important to points than combos, but what the hell, going that long against those fuckers without getting hit felt pretty good).
Seraphinianus
Banned
apparently you get more yellow essence for huge combos? Never realized that. I always naturally get 99999 essence on each playthrough /smug.jpg
I still learn new stuff on each playthrough! like I got full points for a chapter today in every category and still got Head Ninja...?! ¯\_(ツ_/¯ might've been item use? not sure.
I wanna play the demo for vanilla again and see if there are any weird things that didn't make into the full version. Game still got delayed a few more times after the demo came out..
I still learn new stuff on each playthrough! like I got full points for a chapter today in every category and still got Head Ninja...?! ¯\_(ツ
_/¯ might've been item use? not sure.I wanna play the demo for vanilla again and see if there are any weird things that didn't make into the full version. Game still got delayed a few more times after the demo came out..
The Antitype
Banned
apparently you get more yellow essence for huge combos? Never realized that. I always naturally get 99999 essence on each playthrough /smug.jpg
I still learn new stuff on each playthrough! like I got full points for a chapter today in every category and still got Head Ninja...?! ¯\_(ツ
I wanna play the demo for vanilla again and see if there are any weird things that didn't make into the full version. Game still got delayed a few more times after the demo came out..
I heard the game punishes you for both item use and nimpo use...
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
I could swear when I popped NG on the 360 & it was running up-scaled on my HDTV, it looked better than NG2 & 3!
It was a few month backs, but I remember thing how much cleaner it looked than NG2.
The Antitype
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I ADORE the Ryu vs. Evil Ryu clone fights. Easily the best boss fights in the game, IMO.
I guess Alma V2 is pretty good too... but still, I could replay that second round with Evil Ryu over and over for days.
I guess Alma V2 is pretty good too... but still, I could replay that second round with Evil Ryu over and over for days.
Seraphinianus
Banned
evil ryu does kick ass.
I just learned in the 80 zombie challenge that there's a limit to the number of times you can get a UT bonus in a fight...interesting. and that you can go back out to Tairon through the boulder area-- always though you couldn't reach the ropes from there! This is awesome cause you can get a lv3 dragon sword for both of the 80 fiend challenges in ch.7, plus the windmill shuriken, if you're in hard mode.
I just learned in the 80 zombie challenge that there's a limit to the number of times you can get a UT bonus in a fight...interesting. and that you can go back out to Tairon through the boulder area-- always though you couldn't reach the ropes from there! This is awesome cause you can get a lv3 dragon sword for both of the 80 fiend challenges in ch.7, plus the windmill shuriken, if you're in hard mode.
don't chase them,let them come to you
just charge dragon sowrd UTs (lvl1 work better than 2 though)you can also try to guillotine throw them instantly off their bikes,but getting the time and angle right is quite hard
The Antitype
Banned
Where's the zombie challenge? Don't remember that one? That's not the elevator ride is it?
you will never make the time limits if you try to flying swallow them,especially not on the higher modes
Oh, missed the part about trying to make the karma timer. Eh.
Seraphinianus
Banned
yeah, killing them isn't the problem, it's killing them on time.
it's in the room where you get the chalice and spawns in the next chapter, after you beat the bone dragon.
It might stay there the whole game, not sure how that works.
8 years later and still learning new shit about this game!
it's in the room where you get the chalice and spawns in the next chapter, after you beat the bone dragon.
It might stay there the whole game, not sure how that works.
8 years later and still learning new shit about this game!
Seraphinianus
Banned
i once exited in the middle of it on hard mode and didn't play ng for a couple months after. true story!
I gotta make an Iberiansrealm account, apparently they are keeping the NGB leaderboard alive and honest. i think 15 or 16 mil was my top on normal...don't know how people are getting 8 million more karma >_< I guess they make enough to upgrade some weapons, don't get UF, and karma chain the whole game.
I gotta make an Iberiansrealm account, apparently they are keeping the NGB leaderboard alive and honest. i think 15 or 16 mil was my top on normal...don't know how people are getting 8 million more karma >_< I guess they make enough to upgrade some weapons, don't get UF, and karma chain the whole game.
The Antitype
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How big is the time bonus? Cause I know I've cheesed Very Hard mode back in 2005, spending like 2 full hours in chapter 4 killing respawning enemies to build a bank account, max out items, etc. I obviously wasn't going for score, but I still got Head Ninja just because you don't get points deducted for taking a long time, you just lose out on a bonus at the end of a chapter.
Seraphinianus
Banned
for fights, it's always 10,000. chapters are up to 100,000.
blech alma, i need a break...I'm always mindfucked at the end of chapter 7 and that awful alma checkpoint.
blech alma, i need a break...I'm always mindfucked at the end of chapter 7 and that awful alma checkpoint.
The Antitype
Banned
Seraphinianus
Banned
i got log trapped by alma's pillars...if you hit her out of her pillar throwing shenanigans right after the very last pillar is thrown, one more pillar will fly from off screen and smack you in the head in like one frame. I would be mad, but i'm too busy laughing at how it looks exactly like rocket raccoon's log trap in UMVC3 when it hits.
The Antitype
Banned
Why does the Kinetsu exist?
I can't find a scenario or enemy that it's the best option for. The life-sucking ability would be good, but most enemies on hard seem to dodge it with ease.
I can't find a scenario or enemy that it's the best option for. The life-sucking ability would be good, but most enemies on hard seem to dodge it with ease.