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[Draugoth]

FORGE YOUR FATE - Available March 22, 2024 only on PS5!Pre-order now for in-game bonuses.

 

[willothedog]

See they had good sense not to show any gameplay in that trailer.

 

[Represent.]

See they had good sense not to show any gameplay in that trailer.

Yup

 

[mansoor1980]

rise of the LOD POP IN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

teach these developers a lesson cerny

 

[Arsic]

TeamNinja needs to go back to ninja gaiden.

Pump up the visuals, tighten the gameplay, linear, and fun. I’ll be shocked if this does better than WoLongShlong

 

[Represent.]

TeamNinja needs to go back to ninja gaiden.

Pump up the visuals, tighten the gameplay, linear, and fun. I’ll be shocked if this does better than WoLongShlong

Visuals make it unplayable for me. Complete laziness.

 

[fart town usa]

Damn, I didn't know it was the 22nd. Alone in the Dark releases 3/20.

2024 is no joke with games so far.

 

[Faust]

Remember folks, the game can be one of the most fun games of all time, but if it doesn’t have top of the line graphics it isn’t worth playing.

 

[ahtlas7]

See they had good sense not to show any gameplay in that trailer.

lol, torched

 

[Represent.]

Remember folks, the game can be one of the most fun games of all time, but if it doesn’t have top of the line graphics it isn’t worth playing.

Its not just the shit graphics, the entire open world looks bland, lifeless and uninspired. There looks to be nothing engaging or immersive about it. It should be a linear game. Open worlds need to be immersive and inspired.

 

[blue velvet]

Have a feeling this game ain't gonna be hot, it doesn't help that it looks janky as hell. Once DD2 comes out it would be forgotten and I'm not even trying to hate on the game.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Its not just the shit graphics, the entire open world looks bland, lifeless and uninspired. There looks to be nothing engaging or immersive about it. It should be a linear game. Open worlds need to be immersive and inspired.

 

[fart town usa]

Curious if Ronin is locked 60 at the expense of graphics. People seem to be changing their tune on DD2 unstable 30....dirty graphics whores

Both look fun but I'm leaning towards Ronin. DD2 just seems to big for me to tackle as summer approaches. Might have to hold off until Winter 2024.

 

[Kabelly]

Can't wait for the definitive release. Will surely buy it then.

 

[gtabro]

Remember folks, the game can be one of the most fun games of all time, but if it doesn’t have top of the line graphics it isn’t worth playing.

It's Team Ninja. For better or worse they have been doing the same game since Ni-oh: slashy-slashy combat (i.e. 0 weight for any weapon) and 3 frames per animation for any attack. People with nerves of steel or ADHD probably love these games hence why they sell, but for me it's a no-no. Now garnish this meal with these top of the line PS3 graphics and you can see why not many people are overly-excited

 

[Skifi28]

See they had good sense not to show any gameplay in that trailer.

The gameplay looks awesome in the actual gameplay footage we've had though.

 

[mrMUR_96]

The gameplay looks quite decent to me and I'll probably pick it up on sale, but damn the graphics are awful, barely early ps4 graphics and the pop-in/lods are really badly handled.

 

[adamsapple]

Don't know why people are complaining about graphics.

That trailed looked photo-realistic.

 

[EDMIX]

I'm not going to lie, this game looks like that long lost PS3 game we never got....remastered in 4K lol

I'll still get it as I keep a open mind about all things. I'm there for the story and gameplay and its ok if its doesn't look the most next gen or something.

Semi OT, remember when Ninja Gaiden released for the XB and it was like, next gen before next gen?

Who the fuck would have thought THAT was the best the team could do....thats it, that is the peak, everything after remains pretty much exactly like that with almost zero forward progression lol

 

[Lokaum D+]

I'm not going to lie, this game looks like that long lost PS3 game we never got....remastered in 4K lol

I'll still get it as I keep a open mind about all things. I'm there for the story and gameplay and its ok if its doesn't look the most next gen or something.

Semi OT, remember when Ninja Gaiden released for the XB and it was like, next gen before next gen?

Who the fuck would have thought THAT was the best the team could do....thats it, that is the peak, everything after remains pretty much exactly like that with almost zero forward progression lol

 

[Borowski_1]

Its not just the shit graphics, the entire open world looks bland, lifeless and uninspired. There looks to be nothing engaging or immersive about it. It should be a linear game. Open worlds need to be immersive and inspired.

are you talking about Ghost of Tsushima?

 

[Represent.]

are you talking about Ghost of Tsushima?

That would also describe that game, yes.

This looks like Ghosts with shittier graphics.

 

[Skifi28]

are you talking about Ghost of Tsushima?

Kinda have to agree here. The open world is Tushima looked nice, but it was completely dead outside of missions. The best you could hope for was find the occasional bear or a Mongol patrol. In Ronin you can actually see some NPCs traveling and doing their thing, so it's probably going to be livelier and feel more immersive despite the worse visuals.

 

[nial]

Fuck the graphics discourse, I'm just happy that Sony is publishing a Japanese RPG again (last one was Demon's Souls 2020).

 

[midnightAI]

are you talking about Ghost of Tsushima?

 

[Oberstein]

I can't wait to fight Commodore Matthew Perry, a historical figure who apparently spoke fluent Japanese and fought one-on-two using his sword and pistol in back-flips.

Just look at him. He doesn't seem like it, but he had incredible moves in combat.

No, seriously, I can't wait!

 

[Blindy]

Red flag when Team Ninja isn't giving a demo of this game. They did with this Wo Long, Stranger of Paradise and both NiOh's but not this?

 

[Represent.]

Some direct quotes:

"I dont want to write it off completely, but so far, this open world and its structures feel old... Like 1-2 generations old"

"We've all played a number of games that have done this stuff better, with more rewarding exploration, with richer narrative, with a more diverse suite of open world activities and with less repetition"

"The open world is very played out, and by the numbers"

"Think FarCry, Japan"

"Felt like I was playing Team Ninja's version of Ghosts of Tsuhima, rather than a unique game built from the ground up"

"It really is just a bunch of bandit camps waiting to be liberated" (the open world)

"Outside of clearing camps, the only other thiings I found in the open world were cats I could pet, and banners I could unlock" (fast travel markers)


... hype!

/s

Some studios should just stick to linear games man. Open worlds are simply not for everyone, thats why there are so many generic ones out there.

This PS3 era open world open world just ruined what could have been a linear game with an engaging story and super tight combat.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Honestly, the graphics in of themselves look ok to me, but the animations seem behind the curve by a big margin. Rather disappointing IMO. But it does looks fun.

 

[Little Mac]

Remember when Tecmo made fun Ninja Gaiden games featuring badass Ryu Hayabusa and his team of busty kunoichis?

 

[Krappadizzle]

Remember when Tecmo made fun Ninja Gaiden games featuring badass Ryu Hayabusa and his team of busty kunoichis?

I member'. Ninja Gaiden on the OG Xbox was a stunning game for it's time. All that action and it looked great and played super well.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Some direct quotes:

"I dont want to write it off completely, but so far, this open world and its structures feel old... Like 1-2 generations old"
As 99% open world nowadays do, but now its a problem.

"We've all played a number of games that have done this stuff better, with more rewarding exploration, with richer narrative, with a more diverse suite of open world activities and with less repetition"
Again, 99% of open world feels the same and how can he judge narrative when he just played TWO missions.

"The open world is very played out, and by the numbers"
OK, all already said that 99% of .. never mind

"Think FarCry, Japan"
Thats not bad at all

"Felt like I was playing Team Ninja's version of Ghosts of Tsuhima, rather than a unique game built from the ground up"
So, another japanese assasins creed ? sign me in

"It really is just a bunch of bandit camps waiting to be liberated" (the open world)
Do you know the definition of insanity ?

"Outside of clearing camps, the only other thiings I found in the open world were cats I could pet, and banners I could unlock" (fast travel markers).
No one had a problem when you had to sit and write haikus ( even if 99% of the ppl didnt even knew what a haiku was ) or pet the fox between clearing mongols camps, now this is a problem.

All this quotes from a guys that said that DMC5 is a "button mesh" for braindeads.

 

[Faust]

All this quotes from a guys that said that DMC5 is a "button mesh" for braindeads.

A SkillUp preview isn’t quite the “gotcha” he thinks it is.

 

[Senua]

A SkillUp preview isn’t quite the “gotcha” he thinks it is.

I really want a ridge wallet now though for some reason

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Honestly, the graphics in of themselves look ok to me, but the animations seem behind the curve by a big margin. Rather disappointing IMO. But it does looks fun.

Animations in combat look pretty good imo. Typical Team Ninja. They convey enemy attacks and patterns pretty well.

Maybe I am not looking where animations are not upto mark I dunno.

 

[Arsic]

I member'. Ninja Gaiden on the OG Xbox was a stunning game for it's time. All that action and it looked great and played super well.

I’m playing the NG collection as of late and I shit you not NG1 on there still looks better than NG3.

Itigakis departure ruined them.

 

[fart town usa]

I’m playing the NG collection as of late and I shit you not NG1 on there still looks better than NG3.

Itigakis departure ruined them.

And Devil's Third is a superior game to NG3.

I couldn't believe how bad NG3 is. Legitimately shocking to me.

 

[Hudo]

I want a new Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball with all the jiggle physics and physically impossible bikinis possible.

 

[Arsic]

And Devil's Third is a superior game to NG3.

I couldn't believe how bad NG3 is. Legitimately shocking to me.

Since you played NG3, what’s so bad about it?

Maybe I didn’t pay enough attention on release what it did wrong but I’m playing NG3 in the collection and actually loving it.

 

[Danjin44]

All this quotes from a guys that said that DMC5 is a "button mesh" for braindeads.

I mean......

He just living up to his tag.

 

[Bry0]

I’m gonna make kasumi in the character creator like I did in nioh 2. This is going to be the best (breast?) dead or alive game I’ve ever played.

 

[Aion002]

What a terrible launch trailer, specially compared to Nioh 2 and Wo Long launch trailers:






It really shows the difference between games focused on gameplay and one focused on story.


I was going to buy day one, but with DD2 being released on the same day, plus I am not even near finishing FFVII Rebirth, I think I will wait for a sale.

 

[fart town usa]

Since you played NG3, what’s so bad about it?

Maybe I didn’t pay enough attention on release what it did wrong but I’m playing NG3 in the collection and actually loving it.

Just thought it was a massive step back in terms of overall quality and gameplay. The environments looked goofy as hell to me, movement felt bad, combat felt bad.

Granted, I went in expecting a total gem because I had read somewhere that NG3 was pretty bad but the WiiU version was the definitive version that addressed all the issues. So I went into NG3 after thoroughly enjoying Devils Third and I was shocked at what I was playing. I only made it a few hours in before dropping it. Maybe my expectations were too high. I do plan on going back to it at some point though.

 

[DragoonKain]

SkillUp's (way too long, as are all his videos) impressions didn't really change my thoughts on the game one way or the other. It was never a title I was super excited about. I'm interested in it, but not chomping at the bit for it. In general, I tire of open world games unless they do something fresh and it feels like this will be one that has good combat and gameplay, but the typical open world stuff. Not necessarily bad, but may not be a day one buy for me.

I'm still torn on if it'll be a day one buy for me. If Alone in the Dark turns out to be really good, I may buy that and put off Ronin for when it goes on sale.

 

[semiconscious]

Who the fuck would have thought THAT was the best the team could do....thats it, that is the peak, everything after remains pretty much exactly like that with almost zero forward progression lol

so much of what's now going on has to do with staff changes/replacements. the studio's name remains the same, but the products become, well, 'inconsistent' in quality. much more so than the products of, say, a sausage company doing the same staff changes/replacements...

of course, it really doesn't help things when the studio's products actually begin to resemble, more'n'more, the sausage company products...

 

[Jaybe]

First Rise of the Ronin Review:

Famitsu 9/10/9/9 [37/40]

Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1842

This week’s Famitsu review scores are in.

www.gematsu.com

 

[Lokaum D+]

First Rise of the Ronin Review:

Famitsu 9/10/9/9 [37/40]

Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1842

This week’s Famitsu review scores are in.

www.gematsu.com

37/40 from famitsu, great game on the way

 

[Lunarorbit]

What a terrible launch trailer, specially compared to Nioh 2 and Wo Long launch trailers:






It really shows the difference between games focused on gameplay and one focused on story.


I was going to buy day one, but with DD2 being released on the same day, plus I am not even near finishing FFVII Rebirth, I think I will wait for a sale.

Holyshit, I've never seen footage of nioh 2.

Wow. I've been slowly playing sekiro so one day ill have to jump on the nioh train. The character design and color selection was great

 

[rhodesianshepard]

Holyshit, I've never seen footage of nioh 2.

Wow. I've been slowly playing sekiro so one day ill have to jump on the nioh train. The character design and color selection was great

It has the best combat of any game i have played. It is my favorite "souls like", maybe outside Elden Ring

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I'm hoping for a demo or time trial.
I wasn't really into Nioh or Wo Long, but this sounds more n00b friendly.
So this might be the Team Ninja game that wins me over.