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[Yoshichan]

Can you change to the highest difficulty on the fly or is it unlocked via playthroughs?

up to very hard straight away (4th difficulty)

 

[MazingerDUDE]

OK just cleared chapter 1 and they removed the statue boss fight altogether

Not sure if it's a good thing

 

[paolo11]

"Comparison between NINJA GAIDEN 2 and other entries in the series

Graphics
The game uses Unreal Engine 5 to significantly refine the graphics.

Balance Adjustment
Combat balance such as damage and enemy placements has been adjusted from previous entries in the series.
Bosses like the "Giant Buddha Statue: Hatensoku" and the "The Statue of Liberty" do not appear in this title.

Online Features
Online features such as ranking and co-op play, which were included in NINJA GAIDEN 2 and NINJA GAIDEN Σ2, are not available in this title.

The "NINJA RACE" Mode
The "NINJA RACE Mode," featured in NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 PLUS, is not included in this title.

Gore
Blood and dismemberment effects in this title are based on NINJA GAIDEN 2.
However, you can switch the settings to match the effects in NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 via the options menu."

Apparently, it's something in-between NG2 and Sigma2 ? If true, I'm wouldn't necessarily have a problem with that.

Can someone test this ? On mentor, during the 1st hallway (immediately after the intro) there's some rocket launcher enemies IIRC, are they present in this version ?

So if the liberty statue and Buddha is not there, what is Ultimate Nninja mission 3?

 

[Zacfoldor]

NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black

The legendary high-speed ninja action game returns graphically remastered

store.playstation.com

Its up on PSN.

Edit: Steam too.

NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black on Steam

Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.

store.steampowered.com

I'm off gents. See you on the other side!

 

[MazingerDUDE]

Alright the tag mission is still there, it unlocked as soon as I beat the first chapter

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

OK just cleared chapter 1 and they removed the statue boss fight altogether

Not sure if it's a good thing

Lol the enemy count here is like sigma BAD NEWS LOL
Lol this part is just like the original, NOT SURE IF GOOD LOL

Make up your mind please.

 

[paolo11]

Alright the tag mission is still there, it unlocked as soon as I beat the first chapter

Can you tell me if you can play Ultimate Ninja missions and also verify the changes?

 

[Timberwolf25]

up to very hard straight away (4th difficulty)

Team Ninja site says 5 difficulties, so I wonder if the 5th is hidden or has to be unlocked

Edit: Still downloading mine Only 80% so far

 

[paolo11]

Team Ninja site says 5 difficulties, so I wonder if the 5th is hidden or has to be unlocked

It’s maste ninja

 

[MazingerDUDE]

Can you tell me if you can play Ultimate Ninja missions and also verify the changes?

I'm still downloading the game, so I can't access the missions yet

 

[paolo11]

I'm still downloading the game, so I can't access the missions yet

Keep ups updated my friend

 

[SRTtoZ]

PRO ENHANCED BABY.

Ok quick question. I never played the Ninja Gaiden games. What are they like? I always knew people said they were HARD so I skipped them but I'm also a huge fan of Dark Souls, Nioh, and all of the Soulslikes. Will I like this?

 

[March Climber]

For anyone who's playing, I know it's a long shot but is there an English VA and is Justin Gross doing the English VA for Ryu again? I kind of miss the different tone he brought to the character including his combat sounds.

 

[Bry0]

As hilarious as the statue fight is, it’s pretty dumb. Lol

 

[kevboard]

ok, I wouldn't recommend the 120fps mode. at least on Xbox it looks horrendously bad if you turn that on.

since it's UE5, it sadly also has the typical ugliness associated with that dog shit engine. but in the 60fps mode it looks ok

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Other than the graphics and some art style changes: Black 2 Remaster has lots of blood, no purple effect, the camera is a little better and on normal it seems to be easier than Sigma 2. Other than that, apparently, is the same thing.

I will probably finish it thanks to gamepass and I will buy it during a sale for less than 10 usd.

Easier than Sigma? Wtf?

I was mega excited about this when I saw the announcement, but between the gameplay hueing closer to Sigma 2 and it being on Unreal 5, I get the sense that I'm better off sticking with the original. Can't have shit anymore, mayng.

 

[paolo11]

ok, I wouldn't recommend the 120fps mode. at least on Xbox it looks horrendously bad if you turn that on.

since it's UE5, it sadly also has the typical ugliness associated with that dog shit engine. but in the 60fps mode it looks ok

How is the input and frame rate on 60fps?

 

[adamsapple]

ok, I wouldn't recommend the 120fps mode. at least on Xbox it looks horrendously bad if you turn that on.

since it's UE5, it sadly also has the typical ugliness associated with that dog shit engine. but in the 60fps mode it looks ok

Rare to see a UE5 game support 120hz out of the box.

But I'm probably gonna stick to 60fps here.

 

[paolo11]

A quick comparison between Sigma 2 Remaster and Black 2 Remaster on the Series S:

Other than the graphics and some art style changes: Black 2 Remaster has lots of blood, no purple effect, the camera is a little better and on normal it seems to be easier than Sigma 2. Other than that, apparently, is the same thing.

I will probably finish it thanks to gamepass and I will buy it during a sale for less than 10 usd.

Let’s use master Ninja as the litmus test to see if it’s easier

 

[Lokaum D+]

Waiting for the "its too hard" comments.

 

[Fbh]

Will wait to see more info.
Sigma enemy counts is disappointing if true.
Also being a 60fps game on UE5 on console I asume it will look like shit.

Actually I didn't see any Unreal logo in the NG4 trailer or key art. Please tell me it's using another engine.

 

[Nelly_Nel_7.1.3]

Phil! See he can make XBOX great again!

 

[adamsapple]

Waiting for the "its to hard" comments.

James Sawyer Ford is still downloading it.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Waiting for the "its to hard" comments.

I remember watching it break my cousin back in the day.

 

[clarky]

Bought. UE5 doesn't fill me with confidence on this one but i loved this game back in the day.

 

[Aion002]

Easier than Sigma? Wtf?

I was mega excited about this when I saw the announcement, but between the gameplay hueing closer to Sigma 2 and it being on Unreal 5, I get the sense that I'm better off sticking with the original. Can't have shit anymore, mayng.

I played just a little bit, but it felt like the life regen after finishing the enemy waves was bigger on the new one. Also, the enemies that I fought felt like they had less life and attacked less times than on Sigma.

I just played the first chapter on both and Sigma 2 just felt more challenging. I hope I am wrong.

 

[JusticeForAll]

Used my playstation rewards and already downloading. I wonder what the ps5 pro enhancements will entail. This is a great surprise!

 

[LordBritish]

This game and all Ninja games kicked my ass, and that was well before Dark Souls... I raged quit sooooo much..
Ill try it again lol

 

[paolo11]

I played just a little bit, but it felt like the life regen after finishing the enemy waves was bigger on the new one. Also, the enemies that I fought felt like they had less life and attacked less times than on Sigma.

I just played the first chapter on both and Sigma 2 just felt more challenging. I hope I am wrong.

Mentor or normal?

 

[Aion002]

Mentor or normal?

Warrior on both.

 

[kevboard]

How is the input and frame rate on 60fps?

frame rate seems stable (I play at 120hz VRR on Xbox, so noticing small drops is basically impossible)

input lag feels like it's below 90ms for sure, so decent.
at 120fps it feels like less than 50ms however, so clearly more responsive.

this is all from subjective impressions of course.
the 120fps mode is truly ugly however. looks literally worse (SUBSTANTIALLY WORSE) than the og Xbox 360 version at OG resolution.
it sadly uses Lumen, and Lumen is just cancer at low resolutions, and even just trash at higher ones tbh.

 

[MMaRsu]

Goddamnit man what the fuck is this fucking bullshit. I just started it up, the first fight, there's only three dudes (on the hardest difficulty!!!), and they have these lame ass green eyes and GUNS???

WHERE THE FUCK IS THE SPIDER CLAN?

Are they really giving us this Ninja Dog version AGAIN???

Cmon man

I am so dissapointed right now!!

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Physical PlayStation 5 release?
Or bust!

 

[paolo11]

Goddamnit man what the fuck is this fucking bullshit. I just started it up, the first fight, there's only three dudes (on the hardest difficulty!!!), and they have these lame ass green eyes and GUNS???

WHERE THE FUCK IS THE SPIDER CLAN?

Are they really giving us this Ninja Dog version AGAIN???

We need someone to reach Master Ninja and see how many enemies.

Also, can someone please check team missions? Need to know the missions for master and ultimate ninja

 

[MMaRsu]

We need someone to reach Master Ninja and see how many enemies.

Also, can someone please check team missions? Need to know the missions for master and ultimate ninja

i mean just the fact alone that I am not fighting spider clan enemies here but some bullshit fuckers with guns says all I need to know

What is the best Xenia Canary build for NGII?

 

[paolo11]

i mean just the fact alone that I am not fighting spider clan enemies here but some bullshit fuckers with guns says all I need to know

What is the best Xenia Canary build for NGII?

I get it but since this is new Team Ninja, I’m not sure how difficult or how many enemies on screen for Master Ninja. Heck, maybe team missions may be the true litmus test on difficulty

 

[FeralEcho]

Goddamnit man what the fuck is this fucking bullshit. I just started it up, the first fight, there's only three dudes (on the hardest difficulty!!!), and they have these lame ass green eyes and GUNS???

WHERE THE FUCK IS THE SPIDER CLAN?

Are they really giving us this Ninja Dog version AGAIN???

Cmon man

I am so dissapointed right now!!

So NG2 remains the definitive version it seems...

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Modern gaming, ladies and gentlemen

 

[RoboFu]

This and FF7 Rebirth in the same day on steam!?

 

[TGO]

£40...
Yeah I wait for Physical

 

[MikeM]

More shadow drops please.

 

[FoxMcChief]

This and FF7 Rebirth in the same day on steam!?

It’s literally never been a better time to leave consoles behind and just go PC only.

 

[Arsic]

I cried. Both NG4&2 trailers made me weep.

Thank you so much team ninja. I haven’t been this happy in many years.

 

[DanielG165]

I cried. Both NG4&2 trailers made me weep.

Thank you so much team ninja. I haven’t been this happy in many years.

Right there with you. Cried and screamed my vocal cords out.

 

[HYDE]

Holy shit I guessed it! So beyond stoked

 

[MMaRsu]

So NG2 remains the definitive version it seems...

Absolutely.

This is so easy, on the hardest difficulty Im not being touched in the first stage. I know im not bad at NG and just played NGIi but cmon

 

[Arsic]

What’s the word on the ps5 pro version?

Debating that or the PC. I’m on a 3080 so I doubt I can run it max 4K 60fps.

 

[DanielG165]

So far, this feels very in line with NG2 vanilla thus far. Ryu is responsive and smooth, as are my inputs, and I don’t sense any ghost inputs nor bad differences in timing. Despite being UE5, the game also runs very well on Series X (will test PC performance this weekend), which falls in line with UE never really being the issue for bad game performance; it’s just an engine/tool.

So far so really damn good! Visually… Good lord is this game a looker, stunning actually. I wanted a proper current gen NG for years, and this is it.

 

[HYDE]

Hopefully Ninja Gaiden I Black is getting this treatment also!

 

[DanielG165]

and they have these lame ass green eyes and GUNS???

So… The tactical ninjas? They…They are Spider clan ninjas.