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[kindaGoth]

That's cool but I feel a little monkey paw'd. All I wanted from the show was a 3D Ninja Gaiden announcement.

 

[tusharngf]

DAY 1

 

[digital_ghost]

I got a stockpile of controllers ready for when i break them due to frustration .

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Looks awesome!

 

[Lionel Richie]

Probably my favorite announcement of the night from a sentimental standpoint. I usually hate gaijin devs taking on nihon IP, but the Blasphemous team is fucking legit (Blasphemous 2 is up there as the best Metroidvania ever and I do not say that lightly) and the game looks gorgeous.

 

[lachesis]

nice - somehow reminds me of Ninja Spirit, than NES Ninja Gaiden. Still very much interested!
(but I suck at Ninja Gaiden 2d games.. haha - I was never able to finish any of the 2D ones)

 

[paolo11]

Day 1 for sure even though it is not Ryu as main. I will play it!!!

 

[Ribi]

This a mobile game?

 

[Madonis]

I'm sure they will eventually make another 3D one as well, but this style of game will always be Ninja Gaiden for me. Old-school? Hell yeah.

 

[clem84]

Not crazy about the art direction, but it looks fun! Will definitely get this.

 

[Luc2010]

Shit, I missed this. I will be buying this one!

 

[Branded]

This will be my first 2D Ninja Gaiden.

 

[Soodanim]

The first of these games I'm actually interested in. Looks fun.

 

[pasterpl]

Take my money now.

 

[Kacho]

Looks incredible. I will play this video game.

 

[mèx]

Let's fucking go! It looks amazing, that pixel art... I hope they don't dumb down the difficulty.

While you wait for this, consider playing this gem as a warm up.

 

[Hyet]

Looks awesome. I really hope they dumb down the difficulty. I'm old.

 

[Heart_Attack]

Day 1. Looks great. Though i think this is a SPINOFF.

 

[FeralEcho]

Looks incredible! Day1!

 

[N0S]

Style is a bit too reminiscent of Blasphemous but those are some of the best 2D games ever created so I trust this will be great.

 

[deriks]

Yep, this is the shit

 

[ChoosableOne]

Og Ninja Gaiden is still an enjoyable game. I will try this out for sure.

 

[Thief1987]

Count me the fuck in! It better live up to the hard as dick difficulty of the original 3 NES games.

They were hard? I wasn't very good player as a kid, but I finished all of them many times, and never considered them hard.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Looks and sounds lit. Color me interested.

 

[RCX]

Wishlisted.

This looks fucking brilliant. I've got a lot of faith in this team.

The Messenger 2

Please stop, I can only get so erect.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Im gonna buy it.

But I want a remake of the Nes games with the gameplay of Ninja Gaiden Black

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Birds

 

[ProtoByte]

It'll be interesting to see how this actually sells.

It looks way less impressive than the new Shinobi.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Wasn't expecting a return of 2D Ninja Gaiden. Nice!

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Listen, i'm excited about this and i'm gonna grab it Day1 but i'd have preferred way more NG4/a 3D one since - at this point - they're more iconic (and actually better games) than the 2D ones of yore - i double dare anyone trying the NES ones in 2024, they're an exercise in frustration due to bad controls and cheap, unfair enemy placement/level hazards.
Then again, this seems more like a Shinobi game gameplay-wise compared to the NGs of old.

Maybe they're (still) trying to gauge the interest people have with this franchise (hence the safer, cheaper game) and maybe, if this sells well they'll go full ahead with a 3D one ?

 

[yurinka]

Loved it. Nice to see it's in pixel art and having people it has working on it.

Dotemu does a great job working with 80s/90s classics, and also the Game Kitchen guys are super talented, they did a great job with the Blasphemous games and for this game have another director/producer who is also very experienced and has a lot of knowledge and good taste regarding classic games from the '80s an '90s.

It's going to be great.

 

[Punished Miku]

Listen, i'm excited about this and i'm gonna grab it Day1 but i'd have preferred way more NG4/a 3D one since - at this point - they're more iconic (and actually better games) than the 2D ones of yore - i double dare anyone trying the NES ones in 2024, they're an exercise in frustration due to bad controls and cheap, unfair enemy placement/level hazards.
Then again, this seems more like a Shinobi game gameplay-wise compared to the NGs of old.

Maybe they're (still) trying to gauge the interest people have with this franchise (hence the safer, cheaper game) and maybe, if this sells well they'll go full ahead with a 3D one ?

Well the good news is they contracted a totally different developer so it's really just additive. If a 3D game is coming, it's from someone else entirely.

 

[Bartski]

I love it. Great show opener, perfect studio for the job, so unexpected this soon after Blasphemous 2. IN!

 

[touchfuzzy]

We really getting 2D Ninja Gaiden and Shinobi games in the year of our Lord 2025, and people say gaming sucks now?

 

[TonberrysKnife]

Not only was I surprised to hear that we're getting a new 2D Ninja Gaiden, but the shock really? The Game Kitchen is developing it. Considering I LOVE Blasphemous, this game is DAY 1 for me.

 

[SALMORE]

It's alright but we deserve a brand new 3D game ! specifically after the polarizing 3rd entry

 

[HYDE]

I love it. Great show opener, perfect studio for the job, so unexpected this soon after Blasphemous 2. IN!

My sentiments exactly. I also wish they'd hand them an opportunity at Castlevania.

 

[PanzerCute]

Wait, from the Blasphemous Chads?

Dotemu + The game kitchen = obvious win imo.

 

[Zacfoldor]

This is going to be so good.

When I die, I want the original Ninja Gaiden death music played loudly 1 time over my grave then cover it up.

 

[dcx4610]

So happy for this. I wish it was just called Ninja Gaiden 4 though. I'm not super sold on the graphic style. It looks a little too much like the Messenger or Cyber Shadow (which are great) games. Still, it's the original Ryu and it's 2D Ninja Gaiden with anime cutscenes. I'm been wanting that forever.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I just found out about this game.

It almost sounds like it's going to relate to the original NES series which would be really cool.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

This looks better than the new Shinobi coming out and back in the day I was more of a Shinobi fan over Ninja Gaiden.

 

[March Climber]

This looks better than the new Shinobi coming out and back in the day I was more of a Shinobi fan over Ninja Gaiden.

Good news is coming for you too:



From this reveal at last year's TGAs:



Both ninjas will meet in 2025.

 

[The Pleasure]

I got a stockpile of controllers ready for when i break them due to frustration .

 

[simpatico]

This whole package is just an amazing occurrence. Once in a while I guess we can have nice things. Conceptually it's some shit I'd get lit and post about in a forum. "What is the Blasphemous dudes did a Ninja Gaiden game man?" Pretty freaking cool that it's actually just happening.

Spoiler

KONAMI ARE YOU SEEING THIS

 

[Celcius]

Meh, not 3d and Ryu's not even the main character

 

[Rush2112]

Soon as I saw this I told myself "watch it'll be some side scroller indy shit. Nothing like black." I was right.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Wait, that main character isn't Hayate from Dead or Alive?

 

[HYDE]

Please include the retro games as unlockables:

Ninja Gaiden Arcade/ NES/ SNES/ SEGA Master System/ SEGA Game Gear/ Nintendo GB & DS…or a new collection for consoles and PC from M2?

 

[HYDE]

I saw a collectible scarab anyone else? It looks like it was near a dragon save point