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Ninja Gaiden 2+ |OT| The Feel of Ninja Gaiden 2
- Thread starter OmegaZero
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Ah, I see. I should probably call my GS and see if they got them in.
Even most of the Tag Missions?
To my knowledge, there was never a patch for Σ Plus.
I doubt there will be one for this game, but you never know.
Phew. Glad to hear it!
DR2K
Banned
They were considerably better, little laggy, but playable.
Sweet, can't wait to dive into them then. Platinum, here I come!
mullet2000
Member
Can anyone think of a good reason why changing the camera settings to high improves the framerate? I just tried it, and yeah it's a noticeable difference. It's just such a bizarre solution.
DR2K
Banned
Poor optimization. Slower camera cuasing more strain on the engine.
Another major plus is that load times are much better than PS3 Sigma 2.
DR2K
Banned
It's a signifigant difference, still slowdowns here and there, but nowhere near as bad.
The Tag Missions on Mentor and higher are almost unplayable, especially when there is IS spam and the flame archers/mages.
I tried to start a MN run and have up just after the Boudha fight (in the open area before you get to Marumasa's shop) - it became so slow that I couldn't handle it.
Path of the Mentor was a little bit better but overall I don't see myself getting a plat on this game (unless I'm looking for something to test my patience lol).
I tried to start a MN run and have up just after the Boudha fight (in the open area before you get to Marumasa's shop) - it became so slow that I couldn't handle it.
Path of the Mentor was a little bit better but overall I don't see myself getting a plat on this game (unless I'm looking for something to test my patience lol).
I take your word above all others regarding framerate.
What do you think of this in comparison to NGS+?
DR2K
Banned
Like the other games there's more slowdown and screen tearing on the higher difficulties because there's more going on.
Pimpbaa
Member
Something I never experienced because I didn't play the higher difficulties on the other games either lol
Oh yeah, for sure.
I was skeptical too until I tried some Tag Missions for comparison. It seemed much smoother, although I can't say whether it was because of the camera or because I turned off gore. I still need to do more tests before I can say for certain.
Also, a direct comparison with Sigma 2:
zomg dynamic lighting:
Finally, a funny glitch:
He was stuck in that pose until I actually hit him.
leatherhat
Member
Ill have to try that business with the camera. Could be a neat fix.
the androgyne
Member
Dynamic lighting is cool! If only the Virtua Tennis developers could show every other developer how to do character shadows that aren't jaggy!
Got my copy. Tag missions are a bit of a mess with gore turned on, but the main game runs fine. The fact that I'm playing NG2 on a handheld is also excellent.
Also, Ninja Race seems really neat. It's like small levels based around the campaign, and you have to keep your timer up by killing enemies. One cool thing is that you can play as any character, so you can use characters in levels they can't normally access.
Also, Ninja Race seems really neat. It's like small levels based around the campaign, and you have to keep your timer up by killing enemies. One cool thing is that you can play as any character, so you can use characters in levels they can't normally access.
Not really a consolation but it's kind of funny that the absolutely lowest performance in Gaiden 2+ (lowest resolution and framerate) is actually better than the best conditions in Castlevania 3DS.
The issue here is that Gaiden doesn't drop frames so, when it goes over budget, they continue rendering every frame resulting in actual slowdown rather than frame skipping.
The issue here is that Gaiden doesn't drop frames so, when it goes over budget, they continue rendering every frame resulting in actual slowdown rather than frame skipping.
bishopcruz
Member
I never played the Sigma 2 version, but I heard that the enemies were dmange sponges in that game. Is that still the case in this one? I loved the fast slice through enemies in a second combat of NG2 on 360, so just wondering how that fares on the vita. After adjusting, I didn't have issues with the framerate in Sigma + so I'm more concerned about comabt balance and the like.
Yeah, it's really frustrating that it doesn't drop frames to be honest. Not sure why they don't.
As an aside, the visuals are a lot better than I expected. It's not the best looking game on the system, but it's absolutely not the worst either.
It really depends on the difficulty. On normal, it's very easy to dismember an enemy.
Sweet, thanks for the heads up.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
is ultimate ninja 5 still in there? has anyone attempted it yet?
It's in the game, I can't see anyone can do it, the AI (your partner) is bad.
DR2K
Banned
Shit I can't even get past a few mentor missions, AI is terrible. Then I realized you can tag switch with the left and right D-pad. So it helps somewhat.
I unlocked turbo mode for tag missions, I think when you use it in Ninja race you unlock it for tag too.
Yeah, I think the last missions I can finish are mentor, they should've done something better regarding AI.
leatherhat
Member
The missions are really the same? No way any one will beat those with the AI
Just tried the first tag mission in turbo mode .. O_O
I played NGS2 more than 60 hours (NG2 130) but I don't remember that Momiji can use double jump. xD
DR2K
Banned
Double jump + charge UT = dirty.
leatherhat
Member
Wow ninja races are a pain in the ass
DR2K
Banned
The trick to beating it is to ignore enemies whenever you can and not charging those green orbs. Also pressing down in dpad when you get a purple orb will give you a speed boost.
leatherhat
Member
Thats kind what I figured after failing twice, didn't know about the purple orbs though
Yes, you need to be real fast, if you use OT or UT you get 7 seconds instead of 3.5 (green orb).
Unlocked new costume for Momiji when I finished her stage, hasn't been revealed yet.
leatherhat
Member
My play style revolves around chain Izuna drops which is probably the worst way to do this mode
I finished 3 (or 4) stages then stopped playing because this mode needs scythe's UT, I need to unlock it.
Apocryphon
Member
Changing the camera speed has no affect on performance. If people are seeing improvements it's only because they want to.
I haven't been able to figure out what's causing the slowdown though and funnily enough the stairs section was nowhere near as bad as it was in NG2 and actually performs really well. If the game can be patched to improve the slowdown this will easily be the best games available for Vita, and after seeing just how good the game can look I'm really looking forward to seeing what they've done with DoA.
Do we know if DoA is 60fps? Was the 3DS game 60fps?