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[Reizo Ryuu]

It's a 20+ point improvement over the last game too. Not too shabby.

the last game is razor's edge, not vanilla 3.

 

[//DEVIL//]

Yotei is a nice looking game. Could've looked better had they pumped up the geometry of the rocks and boulders and improved animations but it looks good in spite of those things. Oh and water sucks

its a PS4-looking game.

 

[begotten]

the last game is razor's edge, not vanilla 3.

You really think they knew that?

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

its a PS4-looking game.

It's what Sony has done all gen long. No worse than gow 2018>ragnarok, gt sport to gt7, spiderman to spiderman 2, and zero dawn to forbidden west ...ps4.5 if you will

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Can character action games even score over 90 anymore? Seems low to mid-80s is the best they can get these days.

No more 90+ like NGB, DMC, or Bayonetta 2.

Perhaps but no game recently is as good as those 3 (i'd substitute dmc3 for dmc though)

 

[Hoddi]

Two hours in and I'm having a blast with it. It feels like ages since I've played good hack n slash games and getting NG2B and this in the same year is amazing.

I'll need to finish it first but it's definitely looking good right now.

 

[adamsapple]

the last game is razor's edge, not vanilla 3.

I mean .. it's a re-release but sure. This is still a significant improvement, critically at least.

 

[Minari]

Meh

 

[daclynk]

 

[saintjules]

I still get fascinated by how numbered scores dictate people's thoughts as to whether they buy a game or how good it is.

 

[//DEVIL//]

It's what Sony has done all gen long. No worse than gow 2018>ragnarok, gt sport to gt7, spiderman to spiderman 2, and zero dawn to forbidden west ...ps4.5 if you will

You listed 5 bad-looking things in the game that need improvement. I was just trying to make your life easier lol.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Black looks better than this by far. Comparing it to Nioh games and Rise of Ronin is disingenous. They always looked likr ass including Nioh 3. How about death stranding 2, yotei and AC shadows? They are charging the same price after all. Also ass level design and repetitive enemies should have, you know, improved maybe? Like why is it considered normal if past games had that?

Measure this game in how much fun you had?

Or if it was a blast?

Will start it later today. Lets see how it goes.

 

[Hypereides]

Gaming in 2025: 8+ scores = 'decent'.
Of course we are fucked.

Really good scores, will play later today.

I still get fascinated by how numbered scores dictate people's thoughts as to whether they buy a game or how good it is.

Some people are really closed-minded and immature about this. "If its not above 90 then its bad/not worth it". Even something like a score average dropping into the 70s is enough to make them write it off.

Scores have never really mattered anyway. That especially applies more now than ever.

 

[Porcile]

Most of those of those summaries read like: "You can be a ninja. How cool is that? 9/10"

 

[Team Andromeda]

Not that impressed so far, better than 3 mind not that saying much

 

[Yoboman]

Platinum games when it comes to having a decent story and progressing past 2001 level design:

 

[Darsxx82]

Pretty good reviews. I'll check it out tomorrow just to get a feel for it. I have several games backlog nearing completion that I want to finish first.

 

[Jigsaah]

"Combat is the best it's ever been"

That's all I need to know...

 

[Gonzito]

Good reviews. I am in

 

[nnytk]

I still get fascinated by how numbered scores dictate people's thoughts as to whether they buy a game or how good it is.

Well, 70-80 bucks is a high price for a potential gamble on you having fun or not.

 

[Baemono]

Astral Chain 2

More like Astral Chain 60, FPS edition

 

[Da1337Vinci]

Hope for more but Ninja Gaiden Story was never the selling point so yeah.
At least new NG Waifu.

 

[RPS37]

Wrong thread.

 

[Sticks]

Guess Im buying again Giallo Corsa

 

[clarky]

"Combat is the best it's ever been"

That's all I need to know...

Im sure is great but highly doubtful its the best in the series. I'd love to be pleasantly surprised. Will wait for some more impressions from gaf before I believe that one.

 

[Onironauta]

I'm happy to see Platinum Games still has a lot of talent even after Kamiya left

 

[Paasei]

PU - Ninja Gaiden 4 review

Scored 54/100 (Dutch)

 

[Badlucktroll]

it is very kool game

 

[YeulEmeralda]

I still get fascinated by how numbered scores dictate people's thoughts as to whether they buy a game or how good it is.

Also anything under 9 is bad lol.

 

[Hypereides]

Can character action games even score over 90 anymore? Seems low to mid-80s is the best they can get these days.

No more 90+ like NGB, DMC, or Bayonetta 2.

I dunno, man. MGR rests at like a 80 average over at MC which imo is very unfair. Its probably in the top of the better 3rd person action games from the 7th gen which I would've put in the 90s range. But, again, that's just my view.

Also, keep in mind many current day reviewers aren't very skilled or versatile when it comes to these sorts of games. KT/Platinum probably felt the need to throw in the (automatic) hero mode to please exactly them otherwise it might've fared even worse, score-wise, for being too challenging. Most of them likely played on hero mode, unless anything else is explicitly stated or proven.

 

[M1987]

It's what Sony has done all gen long. No worse than gow 2018>ragnarok, gt sport to gt7, spiderman to spiderman 2, and zero dawn to forbidden west ...ps4.5 if you will

Horizon Forbidden West is a gen ahead of the original Zero Dawn

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

Horizon Forbidden West is a gen ahead of the original Zero Dawn

Not to mention gt7 being the best looking racing game currently available

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

it's a re-release

It's not, there are fundamental changes to the point it might as well be a different game; there's no point in ever playing vanilla 3 unless you want to have a bad time.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Not to mention gt7 being the best looking racing game currently available

GT7 is not even close to being the best looking racing game. There are low budget developers delivering higher fidelity nowadays. The game was made for PS4 for fucks sake...

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

GT7 is not even close to being the best looking racing game. There are low budget developers delivering higher fidelity nowadays. The game was made for PS4 for fucks sake...

No other racing game comes close to the car models in gt7. The lighting and paintwork in gt7 is also unbelievably accurate and realistic and is class apart.

Gt7 is easily the best looking and most accurate( atleast in terms of graphics) racing game currently available.

 

[bbw_lover87]

Im having a blast yo, good game, combat is great yall better play hard mode for itagaki

 

[samoilaaa]

I still get fascinated by how numbered scores dictate people's thoughts as to whether they buy a game or how good it is.

especially when those scores come from people with their own agendas , anyway i knew i was gonna buy this game the moment i saw gameplay , looks very fun

 

[RoboFu]

I still get fascinated by how numbered scores dictate people's thoughts as to whether they buy a game or how good it is.

It's has just been about fanboyism for a long time now, Platform , graphics, and competing series .. many types of fanboyism in play with scores.

But let's be honest real reviews haven't been. A thing since the early 90s.

 

[winjer]

Currently at an 87% user score on Steam. Pretty good result so far.

 

[KungFucius]

8 from IGN

Ninja Gaiden 4 Review - IGN

When it comes to combat, few games are even in the same ballpark.

www.ign.com

Ratings are weird, if its in it's own league for combat how is it an 8? Is it a case of slapped on shitty story that gets in the way? Isn't the target audience in it for the combat? I miss the days when scores had breakdowns for reasons like this.

That said, this probably isn't something I would usually play, but given the praise for its core gameplay, I may try it after Outer Worlds 2 and before Metroid.

 

[Gambit2483]

1h in so far, got to stop for sleep and work tomorrow, but I can't wait to continue.

Runs butter fucking smooth on PC. OMG thank god no UE5

Can't wait for the Switch 2 edition

 

[NeverYouMind]

Can't wait for the Switch 2 edition

 

[MagiusNecros]

Can't wait for the Switch 2 edition

Ninja Gaiden 4: Razor's Edge

Wouldn't that be something.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Ninja Gaiden 4: Razor's Edge

Wouldn't that be something.

Ninja Gaiden 4 Sigma more likely. Wonder what they will screw up this time...

 

[MagiusNecros]

Ninja Gaiden 4 Sigma more likely. Wonder what they will screw up this time...

I'm not sure that's even possible.

 

[clarky]

No other racing game comes close to the car models in gt7. The lighting and paintwork in gt7 is also unbelievably accurate and realistic and is class apart.

Gt7 is easily the best looking and most accurate( atleast in terms of graphics) racing game currently available.

Take your medication fella.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

Take your medication fella.

Really curious to know which racing game you think has better car models than gt7

 

[nowhat]

That attitude has been around for a long time. I'll never understand it

There used to be a time when the scale of 1 to 10 (or 1 to 5, but same thing) used to be utilized fully. That was a long time ago. Nowadays, 8 is "pretty average" when actually 5 or 6 should be an average rating.

 

[RoboFu]

ohhh lots of people having issue on PC. game just crashing on start up and freezes on loading.

 

[MagiusNecros]

There used to be a time when the scale of 1 to 10 (or 1 to 5, but same thing) used to be utilized fully. That was a long time ago. Nowadays, 8 is "pretty average" when actually 5 or 6 should be an average rating.

It's time to break out the scale