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Angry Video Game Nerd
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Brera said:
It's absolutely not luck. Ninja Gaiden one (and three, imo) requires just that much precision and is completely unforgiving. The controls are actually very accurate and there's only a minimal amount of sliding and/or floatiness, though this is polished even further in two and three.
Ninja Turtle is the easier game out of the two in my opinion, but NG is absolutely a more tightly designed and executed action gaming experience.
NG two is the easiest and is pretty simple to mow through. Three ranks somewhere between the two, closer to one. I'd try those if you're having too much trouble with one.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
I like the insta-respawns. It's the game telling you "find another way, chum". They are, like a lot of Ninja Gaiden's idiosyncrasies, a bug that the developers liked and kept in. Going back to 6-1 if you Game Over on the last boss also falls into that category.Cyan said:
That said, I enjoy that you can't just cut up all the enemies and safely traverse the level. Sometimes you have to depend on timing, careful jumping, and knowing when to run and when to stop, and your sword won't do a damn bit of good to you if you don't nail that stuff down. It gives it a very different tempo from something like Castlevania, and I think that differentiation is what gives NG its identity.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjkoEtyTf1c&feature=related
Watching a TAS speedrun makes the game almost trivial. :lol:
I wonder though - why couldn't James use that spinning sword attack to get across the shitty jumps?
Watching a TAS speedrun makes the game almost trivial. :lol:
I wonder though - why couldn't James use that spinning sword attack to get across the shitty jumps?
Segata Sanshiro
Member
Cuz if you die, you lose it, and the windmill slash is not a very common pick-up.firehawk12 said:
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
The windmill slash also insta-kills all the bosses in the game. Except the 4-2 boss since there isn't a windmill slash in that stage. IIRC, you lose it after you use it on Jaquio's first form though.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
Yup, and even if you didn't, it drains all your ninpo points after each round.Lost Fragment said:
Mayor Haggar
Banned
Kimosabae said:
Yeah, because I'm sure sure the comedy you like is very high-brow, abstract concept stuff.
Get over yourself, fuckfarts.
Segata Sanshiro said:
Right but if you lose on his second form and play all the way through level 6 you start on his second form. (Which makes beating him not particularly difficult. Admitteldy that rising fire weapon works better but that's how I ended up beating the game, playing level 6 twice.)
gutter_trash
Banned
awesome episode! laughed hard
THE KEY to defeat Ninja Gaiden 1 is to memorize the power-ups drops from the candles (especially in the last stages)
you need the Jump Spinning Power-Up to beat the game fast
memroize the powerups drops!
avoid all 2ndary weapons that are not Jump Spinning
when you reach a boss; jump and SPIN!!!! watch the bosse's life bar go flat!
THAT! is how you defeat Ninja Gaiden 1
-power-up drop off memorization
-jump spinning 2ndary weapony
-be a good platformer
THE KEY to defeat Ninja Gaiden 1 is to memorize the power-ups drops from the candles (especially in the last stages)
you need the Jump Spinning Power-Up to beat the game fast
memroize the powerups drops!
avoid all 2ndary weapons that are not Jump Spinning
when you reach a boss; jump and SPIN!!!! watch the bosse's life bar go flat!
THAT! is how you defeat Ninja Gaiden 1
-power-up drop off memorization
-jump spinning 2ndary weapony
-be a good platformer
Segata Sanshiro
Member
Yep, and if you lose on the third form, same deal. If you're persistent, it's doable. Like the ninja said, there is no game over unless you over the game. or whatever.dave_d said:
NinMicroSega
Banned
I found this animated GIF of him:
Which episode is that from?
Which episode is that from?
Mayor Haggar
Banned
Kimosabae said:
Yeah, high-brow indeed.
I never thought of the Ninja Gaiden games as being hard because the controls weren't bad. Most games I find hard/frustration are from bad controls. Basically if you kept getting killed the same way .. then it made you rethink your strategy. One thing I did learn from that TAS video.. I never knew you could destroy the tail thing on the 3rd form. I kept wailing away at the center and getting hit until it died. Maybe it's time to wipe out the XBox and play the games again that came with the new ninja gaiden game.
NameGenerated
Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
NinMicroSega said:
konstarGAF
Neo Member
Atari 5200NinMicroSega said:I found this animated GIF of him:
Which episode is that from?
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/17031.html
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AknyR-kRvLc
Does anyone else suspect that the ninja was originally supposed to beat the game, but due to James not being able to behind the scenes, it was rewritten so he couldn't? :lol Not that you can fault them for that, screw that final boss 
Great episode for a great game. I'm really liking his episodes of good games that nonetheless can cause a fair bit of frustration.
Great episode for a great game. I'm really liking his episodes of good games that nonetheless can cause a fair bit of frustration.
Segata Sanshiro said:
Yeah, the only thing that really stands out at being flawed in NG is the rapid respawning of enemies if you backtrack even a bit. It's like the prototype for a COD game
Still, I think NG2 is one of the best 8-bit games of all time. <3
Lé Blade Runner
Member
Good episode. I'm ashamed to admit that I have never played the original Ninja Gaidens - a mistake I will correct someday. Ninja Gaiden: Sigma is probably my favourite action-game of all time, though, and the only contender is either NG:S 2 or Bayonetta ( which I have so utterly fallen in love with ).
I'm ashamed to admit that I have never played the original Ninja Gaidens - a mistake I will correct someday. Ninja Gaiden: Sigma is probably my favourite action-game of all time, though, and the only contender is either NG:S 2 or Bayonetta ( which I have so utterly fallen in love with ).
Big Chungus
Member
:lol
Can someone make a gif from 11:26 to 11:33?
Can someone make a gif from 11:26 to 11:33?
Davey Cakes
Member
That was actually a fantastic review. One of the best I've seen by the AVGN.
I love Ninja Gaiden. It's hard, but it's really fun, and even after dying I still feel like playing it until I succeed. To me, in terms of "hard" games, Ninja Gaiden > Contra, no question.
But, of course, he's right about the whole "returning to 6-1" thing. That really is complete and utter bullshit. It's pretty much a design flaw. It's not a matter of difficulty. The game is hard enough as it is, it doesn't need to send you way back just because you mess up on a tough part.
That said, the final boss isn't so bad in terms of pattern. Once you know how the fireballs work, you're pretty much all set. The first form of the final boss in NGII is harder, IMO. I still agree, though, that regardless of difficulty the game should give you enough flexibility in terms of checkpoints in order to allow for you to "practice" on the boss.
I love Ninja Gaiden. It's hard, but it's really fun, and even after dying I still feel like playing it until I succeed. To me, in terms of "hard" games, Ninja Gaiden > Contra, no question.
But, of course, he's right about the whole "returning to 6-1" thing. That really is complete and utter bullshit. It's pretty much a design flaw. It's not a matter of difficulty. The game is hard enough as it is, it doesn't need to send you way back just because you mess up on a tough part.
That said, the final boss isn't so bad in terms of pattern. Once you know how the fireballs work, you're pretty much all set. The first form of the final boss in NGII is harder, IMO. I still agree, though, that regardless of difficulty the game should give you enough flexibility in terms of checkpoints in order to allow for you to "practice" on the boss.
DigitalDevil
Member
Brera said:
Glad you're on the right team now.
Davey Cakes
Member
For me, it's NGII > NG > NGIII. They're all pretty good, but the story in III is atrocious and it bothers me that you have limited continues.
It really is true that NGII is easiest (again, except for the final boss), but it's also a matter of NGII just balancing the difficulty better.
Oh, and for the record, 1-hit kills = win. I love it when difficulty comes from the actions of enemies instead of the amount of hits that they take.
It really is true that NGII is easiest (again, except for the final boss), but it's also a matter of NGII just balancing the difficulty better.
Oh, and for the record, 1-hit kills = win. I love it when difficulty comes from the actions of enemies instead of the amount of hits that they take.
VeryGooster
Banned
Watching this again, and I can't stop laughing from 14:50 till about 15:12.
milkyjay20
Member
firehawk12 said:
or completely awesome. i always wondered if it was possible to run through the last stage like you would the first three, never stopping and slicing them all up as you go. that's the greatest thrill in ng; that feeling of... a NINJA!
Parallax Scroll
Banned
After watching the NG review twice I think this is one of my favorite AVGN's. The ninja is just too damn funny. :lol
Augemitbutter
Member
holy fucking shit.
this episode is golden, i bow down to this man!
this episode is golden, i bow down to this man!
Mayor Haggar
Banned
I loved the Killer Instinct Gold training music used for the Ninja.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
So yeah, anyone got a gif of him trying to catch the q-tip?
ThatObviousUser
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Swordquest for 2600 http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/61988
BigJonsson
Member
I google searched this thread earlier and was disappointed that there was no new vid........but now I see it is bumped and all is good
But I did go to his site and he is only going to do one AVGN per month now
But I did go to his site and he is only going to do one AVGN per month now
SlipperySlope
Banned
yoopoo said:
Never heard of the contest, or the game.
I'd like to get my hands on that sword however.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Great episode and a pretty cool bit of gaming history I didn't know about. Not much AVGN ranting, but you can tell he just wanted to tell this story. Those prizes looked pretty damn awesome too.