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[Jinzo Prime]

Finally played the demo, loved it. Did everything to do in the demo including S ranking arcade mode.

I need to be using the Kunai more often.

 

[Gilgalaad]

One of the best game on Master System !

I hope this kind of bonus stage will be back!

 

[Judge Magister]

The Revenge of Shinobi is my favourite although double jump timing makes me crazy. Yuzo Koshiro OST is a bliss. Shinobi III is a great sequel though.

I'm not spoiling me with the demo, i just hope the full game will be as enjoyable as SoR reboot was. It's a shame it comes up in the same time as MGS Delta.

 

[Ristifer]

This demo is fucking ace. I can't wait for the full game.

 

[Anthony Soprano]

I thought this was gonna be better than Ninja Gaiden from all the praise, but this wasn't as fun for me. The

Spoiler: puzzle parts where you have to

jump around and grapple or jump off of walls was frustrating because you can't change direction in mid-air.

. The combat feels bad, like you can just jump kick an enemy a bunch of times or there's a whole sub-menu of bullshit to remember. Wish it felt more like Revenge of Shinobi or Shadow Dancer.

 

[DeVeAn]

Damn, didn't expect it to lean into PS2 Shinobi at all. Nice. It's a blend of Genesis and PS2 styles.

 

[Sunraku]

This game needs a Hotsuma skin with the amazing red scarf included

 

[Rran]

I don't like all the dramatic pausing when hitting enemies. It's super annoying.

I'm a fan. Sakurai talks about putting these pauses into games like Smash Bros and it really enhances the impact of hits for me. I don't like when some games (mainly action-RPGs) just have you repeatedly slashing and the enemy doesn't react at all. Makes it feel like you're slapping them with a feather.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

I pre-ordered Deluxe Edition as soon as it became available and now and after playing a demo... I CANNOT WAIT for the game's release.

Like, yeah, it's nothing like the old games, that's for sure, but it is still an incredible combo-driven action game in its own right and I love it to death! If Ninja Gaiden is mostly a one hit kill game (excluding bosses), here's it's all about combos, using different abilities and mixing everything together in extremely satisfying, smooth as botter gameplay and absolutely perfect controls. You can kick enemies in the nuts from sprinting, launch a few basic attacks to kick them in the air, then launch heavy attack, dash forward, launch heavy attack finisher, throw kunai and then use one of the abilities, all of this in very quick succession and it looks and feels amazing! And it's only the beginning of the game, imagine what else is there the more you'll be playing it.

Honestly, what's not to like here? If it were clunky af with input delays and just in general wasn't all that satisfying and animations wasn't as god-like, then yes, I can see why some people might not like it, but c'mon now, it's anything but that. They fuckin' nailed it!

 

[Renoir]

This game needs a Hotsuma skin with the amazing red scarf included

there is a menu to change katana. I wonder if there is going to be one for outfits in the final game.

 

[Fake]

Can't understand why people tolerate this stupid slow motions.

Was terrible in GoW when you use skills there. Totally break the immersion.

 

[Little Mac]

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

I can't get myself to delete the demo. I just keep playing Arcade Mode to style on enemies. It's slicker than shit from a duck's ass.

 

[Arsic]

Thought I should get the demo since I felt burned by ragebound. Didn't want to get fucked twice my a ninja game this year.

THIS is awesome. I loved Streets of Rage 4, and this is fantastic top to bottom. Presentation, animation, combat fluidity, actual voice acting, wonderful design, music, and cool mechanics. Can't wait to play the full game now.

 

[anyasok]

This is so much better than Ragebound holy shit

 

[zokie]

Dr Robotnik is one of my favorite Sega villains and this eventually made me purchase the digital deluxe , i cannot wait until 2026

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[VeganElduderino]

the demo was fucking great , its coming out next week , man I cant wait!

 

[Arsic]

The demo is making time seem like it's crawling. I plan to put my MGS delta playthrough on pause to finish this first. I was so impressed with that demo.

Replayed SOR4 in the meantime. Man these guys make good games.

 

[Little Mac]