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Ninja Gaiden 3 |OT| Ninja Dog Revengeance
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Robot Pants
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I really wish Iberians NG realm didn't go under. Really interested to hear what they thought of this.
This review is really spot on though. Especially the video review. The game is so mundane and THE SAME THING for 8 straight hours.
I watched the entire game on youtube (will still play it only if I can rent it), and I was bored to tears. There is absolutely no variety. There are maybe 6-7 ground enemies (human) and 3-4 non human. Repeated over and over, for 8 levels. Bosses are recycled as well.
I encourage everyone to at least watch some of the playthrough on youtube.
And that
boss fight is an absolute joke.
For everyone wanting to play this game because of the story (first of all lololol) because of the NES trilogy writer (again loololol), I think watching the playthrough will save you a lot of, what could be, wasted time.
This review is really spot on though. Especially the video review. The game is so mundane and THE SAME THING for 8 straight hours.
I watched the entire game on youtube (will still play it only if I can rent it), and I was bored to tears. There is absolutely no variety. There are maybe 6-7 ground enemies (human) and 3-4 non human. Repeated over and over, for 8 levels. Bosses are recycled as well.
I encourage everyone to at least watch some of the playthrough on youtube.
And that
T-Rex
For everyone wanting to play this game because of the story (first of all lololol) because of the NES trilogy writer (again loololol), I think watching the playthrough will save you a lot of, what could be, wasted time.
SkylineRKR
Member
I had no faith in Hayashi from the get go, but IGN seems to push it like they seem to do a lot lately (I am Alive was another outlier, next to Downpour). I guess they need hits?
But I would immediately believe NG3 is the worst of the trilogy. What I've seen of it looked mediocre. Still going to buy though.
But I would immediately believe NG3 is the worst of the trilogy. What I've seen of it looked mediocre. Still going to buy though.
HYDE
Banned
I've noticed by today's ads, that Capcom and Tecmo don't know how to market their games anymore.
There were hardly any ads showing Racoon City or NG3 in the Sunday ads at all.
Wonder if IGN is trying to draw attention to the game, since no one is taking notice, or even knows that it exists. Anyways, I thought dinosaurs were extinct.
There were hardly any ads showing Racoon City or NG3 in the Sunday ads at all.
Wonder if IGN is trying to draw attention to the game, since no one is taking notice, or even knows that it exists. Anyways, I thought dinosaurs were extinct.
BeautifulMemory
Member
I really hope we are not witnessing the beginning of the death of Third-Person action genre
Phoenix Fang
Banned
HYDE
Banned
In Platinum we trust. Kind of like in the olds days...it was in Treasure we trust.
EDIT: Love it when the best of Konami's former employees and the best of Capcom's former employees leave to form their own studios. It usually means greatness, uniqueness, and awesomeness.
I just hope that Tecmo's former employees (Valhalla) can bring a wicked game to the table to join the Elite that is Platinum/Treasure.
Robot Pants
Member
Agreed. Sigma 2 is a very watered down version of the original.
witchedwiz
Member
Waiting for 12 ,99 bomba at this point
Always-honest
Banned
Holy shit... a 3/10???
Bayonetta says no.
Robot Pants
Member
Curse of the...DRAGON SWORD??!
Bayonetta is all we have left.
Unless GOW decides to up its game. 3 got better but still doesn't touch Bayo/NG/DMC
I just want to point out that a thread which should be a celebration of the action game and a happy place for Ninja Gaiden fans to geek out and discuss the awesome that they just unleashed has been reduced to discussing which sequel sequels in the series you did or did not like and how awful or passable the third game is.
I'd like to thank Team Ninja for ruining my Metroid, and now I'd like to thank them for ruining my Ninja Gaiden.
If you told me either of those events would occur a few years ago, I would have laughed at you.
Fuck.
Bracing myself for DmC now.
I'd like to thank Team Ninja for ruining my Metroid, and now I'd like to thank them for ruining my Ninja Gaiden.
If you told me either of those events would occur a few years ago, I would have laughed at you.
Fuck.
Bracing myself for DmC now.
Oh nooooooo.
BeautifulMemory
Member
2 hasn't been announced yet and is at best a rumored at this point. DMC4 and NG2 came out in 2008. Who knows how DmC will be. NG3 at best is something different. There's Rising, maybe it will come out this year? The rest of the genre all tries to play off God of War. And whatever depth GoW has, its combat is just not the same as DMC/NGB
Nah Platinum is still around.
HYDE
Banned
Uhm no, we got the real Ninja Gaiden 3 coming...Ninja Raiden.
Plus we got Devil's Third and whatever else Platinum's AAA Director is up to.
EDIT: Has anyone heard any rumors to what Kamiya is up to? Did we ever hear who the director is for Rising??
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
For every overhyped & overrated games like Skyrim & Mass Effect 3, IGN comes through with a genuinely honest review like this.
StoppedInTracks
Member
What a disaster. DmC is next.
Please don't dumb down God of War 4 Sony.
Please don't dumb down God of War 4 Sony.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Damn, that's a harsh score from IGN. If there are similar review scores down the line, Hayashi will need to make some serious adjustments ASAP.
HYDE
Banned
Like have more DLC weapons, but charge for them?
Lollipop Chainsaw says Hi!
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
Nothing is more depressing to see this once great franchise gutted towards casuals & filled with mediocrity.
HYDE
Banned
He meant to say good Third Person Action genre. Not shitty C Tier.
BeautifulMemory
Member
And free costume? Hype!
MagicWithEarvin
Member
No, like go back to Ninja Gaiden Black's roots and make improvements from there. No DLC or multiplayer shenanigans. NGB is the pinnacle of the series, and IMO, one of the best action/hack and slash games ever made.
To me it looks like they're desperate for hits, not "honest". Even if the game is crippled by senseless bullshit, at the core there's still the NG combat engine. How can the combat be "boring and shallow"??? I refuse to believe this.
HYDE
Banned
I understand that, I was just referring to what Hayashi seems to be capable of.
Why would I think DLC that I have to pay for, would be a good thing?
It was a joke obviously.
Robot Pants
Member
In many respects, the "new" Team Ninja has fundamentally fucked up the foundation of Ninja Gaiden's combat engine.
Example: there are a number of instances where spamming heavy attack is more effective than trying to cross enemies up with combos. Also, the combo meter is gone, but shuriken, which were only EVER good for keeping combos going (or killing bats) are still inexplicably present, and are still completely useless as an offensive option.
Well...Kid Icarus is coming out this week too, right?
Oh man, if that's going to be bombed with bad reviews too, this may be one of the worst weeks for gaming in years. ):
Not always true. Super Mario Bros 2 is weaker than Super Mario Bros 3, Simon's Quest is weaker than Dracula's Curse, and
.
Oh man, if that's going to be bombed with bad reviews too, this may be one of the worst weeks for gaming in years. ):
Not always true. Super Mario Bros 2 is weaker than Super Mario Bros 3, Simon's Quest is weaker than Dracula's Curse, and
Sonic 2 is weaker than Sonic 3 & Knuckles
TheVampire
Banned
Just read the IGN review.
Ouch.
Ouch.
HYDE
Banned
I was referring to the NES/SNES Ninja Gaiden games not all of them in general.
But, sticking to your logic Zelda 2 is worse than Zelda 1/3 for sure.
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
Robot Pants
Member
Video of the Ninja Trials from someone who looks like they kinda know what they are doing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnZ-N0bTpXY&feature=g-all-u&context=G203f065FAAAAAAAAFAA
It seems like the trials might be the only place the fun and difficulty in this game will be had. It's also the only place the fiends show up. They aren't in the SP.
(I even hate the menus in this game.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnZ-N0bTpXY&feature=g-all-u&context=G203f065FAAAAAAAAFAA
It seems like the trials might be the only place the fun and difficulty in this game will be had. It's also the only place the fiends show up. They aren't in the SP.
(I even hate the menus in this game.)
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
To be fair, Tecmo execs do a fine job of that all by themselves.
Whoa now, they do deserve bashing for NG3, but they really did try to bring it to the table in Metroid. But at every corner and up every asshole was Sakamoto, gone crazy with micromanagement. His whole mission was to tell a story, HIS story, and anything that got in the way of HIS story, including any sort of challenging gameplay, was denied.
Same score as God Hand...
Para bailar La Bomba
Banned
Article idea: What Gamespot can learn from IGN about losing the plot in game reviews?
Officerrob
Banned
Same score as Thor: God of Thunder...