Aselith said:He already launched his preventive strike with Ninja Gaiden. Flawless victory!
Aselith said:He already launched his preventive strike with Ninja Gaiden. Flawless victory!
Aaron said:I want something completely different than anything he's made before. Survival horror would be nice.
Concept17 said:Seriously, do something different.
CadetMahoney said:Ninja Gaiden Black and Bayonetta are the best brawlers, Bayo just wins though/
canova said:Holla to Itagaki, the Lord Ninja: Give me NINJA GAIDEN 3!!!!!!!
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Dresden said:Ninja Gaiden is still the most fluid combat game, though. DMC, Bayonetta, God of War... as good as those games are, none of them nailed the sheer flow of NG.
Maybe that's how he got all the ladies at Tecmo.Baki said:He looks so different with normal glasses.
SoccerGoaliePro said:I hope his new game will also be coming out on the PS3.
I was being facetious since he has only made one great game (in my opinion).Haunted said:You don't know Itagaki? :lol joke's on you.
Who gives a fuck? You honestly think about if you like the developer's personality when playing a game or before you buy it?thetrin said:I feel the exact opposite. Itagaki's constant smack talk puts a bad taste in my mouth. I enjoy Ninja Gaiden, but I find it hard to support someone so arrogant.
iconoclast said:Pretty much. NG2 is a pure action game - no bullshit in sight. It has a ton of balance issues and needed another 6 months in development, but them's the breaks. The gameplay in NG2 is practically unrivaled and blows the original out of the water, so I can forgive its shortcomings.
NG2 weapon survivals = action game nirvana.
Mrbob said:Not gonna happen. At least, not from Itagaki. I'm sure NG3 is being made, but Hayashi will be in charge of it. I wonder if Itagaki is still going to try and make his pacific WW2 shooter. Although with the influx of shooters on the market this would be a slight disappointment. Don't really need another one.
Whatever uncharted waters he brings with his next release, hopefully it will be as good as NGBlack for it's respective genre. . . probably with a big dollop of boobs no doubt.canova said:I'm afraid Hayashi is not up to the task. Hayashi version of NGs suck! both Sigmas are inferior to Itagaki's versions.
NG1/2 are still the most fluid, most intense, best combat system, best enemies, best action games out there.
Angelus Errare said:People are expecting NG3? A Tecmo IP from the guy who quit Tecmo then sued them? :lol really people?
Yup. Hayashi's main contribution to the series was sixaxis boobs.canova said:I'm afraid Hayashi is not up to the task. Hayashi version of NGs suck! both Sigmas are inferior to Itagaki's versions.
NG1/2 are still the most fluid, most intense, best combat system, best enemies, best action games out there.
Dresden said:Yup. Hayashi's main contribution to the series was sixaxis boobs.
Revelations said:Boy, he better impress or there will be a lotta egg. :lol
Source: http://kotaku.com/5484439/former-dead-or-alive-designer-talks-fighting-gamesKotaku said:Before the brouhaha at Tecmo, game designer Tomonobu Itagaki made a name for himself making fighting games. He's currently working on another title, which he hinted at last year.
Does that mean we'll see another fighting game from him? "Because I made the best fighting game in the world, Dead or Alive, at my former employer," Itagaki told Japanese game magazine Famitsu, "it's futile to do battle with my own daughter." Like most creators who view their work as their children, Itagaki clearly views the series as his daughter, and it sounds like he is apparently ready to move on.
"Fighting games today are at an impasse," Itagaki added. According to him, the fighting game, DOA withstanding, generation ended a long time ago.
Itagaki also revealed that his new title is being developed on new game engine that has been built by assembling world class tech.
Does that mean we'll see another fighting game from him? "Because I made the best fighting game in the world, Dead or Alive, at my former employer," Itagaki told Japanese game magazine Famitsu, "it's futile to do battle with my own daughter." Like most creators who view their work as their children, Itagaki clearly views the series as his daughter, and it sounds like he is apparently ready to move on.
canova said:I'm afraid Hayashi is not up to the task. Hayashi version of NGs suck! both Sigmas are inferior to Itagaki's versions.
NG1/2 are still the most fluid, most intense, best combat system, best enemies, best action games out there.
Some deep ass quote dissection right there.JaseC said:Wow. A 5-year-old could get a job writing for Kotaku.
thetrin said:I feel the exact opposite. Itagaki's constant smack talk puts a bad taste in my mouth. I enjoy Ninja Gaiden, but I find it hard to support someone so arrogant.
Strike said:Isn't this bannable?
FinFan said:He should hook up with Midway and do Mortal Combat.
SecretBonusPoint said:This is incorrect. GodHand is the best brawler. Bayonetta is the best "stylish combat" game.
Itagaki interview:
- new company is called Valhalla Game Studios (http://www.valhallagamestudios.com/)
- number of staff around 50 people
- can't say nothing yet on a first game announcement but it will be action game
- no fighting game in plans
- their game engine to include all the top technologies
Because I made the best fighting game in the world, Dead or Alive
abacab driver said:What I expect: An action oriented Natal game.
Kunai said:From the Famitsu Thread:
New studio is called Vahalla Game Studios
Itagaki really loves Norse mythology..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valhalla
BloodySinner said:I blame Microsoft for that. Because they published NG2. Also seeing as the game was being rushed for the sake of countering the Metal Gear Solid 4 launch. Both games were released in the same month.