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New Ninja Gaiden (sigma) screenshots (Nice!)
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sixteen-bit
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mr_nothin said:
Tell me : would you buy the game for that ? I mean, yeah, it's technically impressive, but that's not the thing I will be noticing while slashing countless ninjas and demons, and neither will you, right ? I hope I'm wrong to imply that this kind of details alone would make you buy the game.
As a whole, I really can't see much difference between Sigma and the Xbox versions. I can understand that someone who didn't own an XBox is excited though.. I don't know if that says a lot about the capabilities of the XBox or the laziness of Team Ninja (or both).
Anyway, Black was essentially NG+, so that makes NG Sigma NG++... Hooray, that's interesting. Also, plastic figures am confirmed on some pics (the one with the blue female demon).
Mr. Pointy
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I came. When I get my PS3, I'm definitely getting this.
When I say I don't see much difference, I'm not implying that there's no difference at all, or that I don't see what's different. Whether it means that NGB was already very impressive or that Sigma doesn't push the hardware, I don't care. I'm just saying that I really don't see enough difference to be wowed.
Most of the differences between Black and Sigma will be barely noticeable when PLAYING them. Or, at the very least, you will be wowed for, say... 2 minutes, then be accustomed to what honestly is nothing but a slightly upgraded Ninja Gaiden. I don't know about the bonuses in this version though.
In short : my eyes and my glasses are fine, thanks, I just can't help finding the graphical difference underwhelming.
Most of the differences between Black and Sigma will be barely noticeable when PLAYING them. Or, at the very least, you will be wowed for, say... 2 minutes, then be accustomed to what honestly is nothing but a slightly upgraded Ninja Gaiden. I don't know about the bonuses in this version though.
In short : my eyes and my glasses are fine, thanks, I just can't help finding the graphical difference underwhelming.
Doom_Bringer
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very nice indeed!
never played the xbox version, but I will check this out for sure
never played the xbox version, but I will check this out for sure
mckmas8808
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Kilrogg said:
So what if NG2 only looks a little better than this game? Would that be good or bad?
mckmas8808 said:
Well, NG2 will have the huge advantage of being a sequel. Now, if I were to buy NG2, I guess that would be good, since the overall difference between 2 and Black will be greater.
Now, honestly, I couldn't care less anyway since it is highly unlikely that I'll own one or the other, but I was just being sceptical here. Of all the current gen > next gen leaps (considering the leaps in hardware, so that leaves the Wii out), I find that leap to be the most underwhelming.
If the graphics engine essentially produced visuals on par with what we see here, it wouldn't be a problem as this game DOES look great. NG2 would have the advantage in that the environments would have been designed from the ground up for the new engine. The environments here are still based on the XBOX game, despite the additional detail.mckmas8808 said:
It will be interesting to see how NG2 turns out, though. Will visuals be sacrificed for framerate? DOAXBV2 is the first Team Ninja game to be released at a framerate other than 60 fps...and that's not a good thing. There's no way they would release NG2 at 30 fps, however...but that could have an impact on other aspects.
â Narayan
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That's because they are. They're from a direct-feed version.Ceb said:
â Narayan
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Yeah, that's Ishtaros. She's pretty much the easiest boss in Ninja Gaiden (Black).gogogow said:It looks so different, because that isn't Alma.
(If you are referring to this screenshot)
Systems_id
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I'll buy this if it's $30, maybe $40. I sold my Xbox a couple of months ago and XBL doesn't work in my dorm so I can't download the update that allows me to play NG: Black. Looks great though.
â Narayan
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Not the best shot, but it's in Ninja Gaiden Black.genjiZERO said:one of the best games ever
:lol I never noticed "Hard to Beat"
Fredrik
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I'm actually worried that NG2 might run at 30fps just because of how DOAX2 turned out. I remember Itagaki saying how proud he was of their engine and that they could basically do whatever they wanted without having performance issues. And to me it sounded like he was referring to their engine as "the Team Ninja next gen engine", the engine that they will use for all their game. And the first game to run with that engine was DOAX2.dark10x said:
But would it matter? To me it would, and maybe to you too. But the majority of the gamers don't seem to care anymore, I'm sure an amazing looking NG2 that runs at 30fps would be very popular among most people, probably more popular than a NG2 with DOA4 type of graphics that runs at 60fps.
Yes, it's really sad. But what can you do? I often find myself getting flamed just because I complain about the framerate. Even if I'm talking about racing games. :/
sixteen-bit
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DOA4 was 60fps though, right?
mckmas8808
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dark10x said:
Yeah and this is what next-gen should be about visually. Using different effects to give your game that CG feel, even though it's real-time.
Imperial Hot
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The funny thing is, you are probably right!Jonnyram said:
lachesis
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I guess I'm the only one who's a bit underwhelmed by it. When I first saw the TGS shot - I was going like "OMG!!!" and got my PS3 for this game - but right now, the inzuna drop shot is a bit of "meh". The trees, and somewhat bland lighting is what's getting me - and all those excessive blurrs on the temple shots are just flattening all the details and all. (I want my screen shots nice and detailed.) The fire shots are nothing short of awesomeness, though - and I do hope in real time, it would look even better than that.
In any case, while I'm a moderate NG fan - I'll gladly re-play the game over again. It's a really good game, worthy of replaying few times.
lachesis
In any case, while I'm a moderate NG fan - I'll gladly re-play the game over again. It's a really good game, worthy of replaying few times.
lachesis
Vaandaviii
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_dementia said:
:lol Too good to be true :lol
KurowaSan said:
Thank you! I've had that video sitting on my comp, and no idea where I got it from. If more people just dl the video this thread would be less painful to read. Looking at old screens should help too.
And finally...
1up said:
Hopefully no more "looks like the xbox game, does it look that blurry in motion, what a waste of resources" comments.
Magicpaint
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elostyle said:
Because they are based on an Xbox game. They still look nice on their own though. NG on xbox despite some technical deficiencies was a sublime game with lush visuals.
It would be nice to see what they come up with when designing a NG game from the ground-up for a next-gen system. I can already tell looking at these screens that we should have something truly special.
No, it didn't run at a higher resolution than that. I meant, higher resolution than your average PSX game. DOA used 640x448 interlaced (field rendered). Same deal with games like TOBOL 2, IS - internal section, and a bunch of others.jarrod said:
640x448 at 60 fps is pretty good for such hardware, though.
So, yeah, DOAXBV2 is the only Team Ninja game that runs at something other than 60 fps.