"God's Beard!"
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don't diss Ninja Gaiden's story like that Draft, even a thousand monkeys on a thousand typewriters could type shakespeare.
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Ninja Gaiden II: The Official GAF Thread of Chaos
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Green Shinobi
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I honestly thought Ninja Gaiden on Xbox had a pretty decent story for a videogame. Sure, it was simple, but the presentation values were awesome, and it wasn't full of itself. It wasn't "laughably bad" by any stretch of the imagination.
Opus Angelorum
Member
I have it on good authority that Shakespeare was a ninja.
OpinionatedCyborg
Member
This applies to 99% of videogames, actually.duckroll said:
VegaShinra
Junior Member
Does anyone know what time we should expect the demo to go live tonight? What time does MS usually update?
a Master Ninja
Member
We got these in today and I couldn't resist buying it.
The original guide released for the first Ninja Gaiden on Xbox was missing things like all the Golden Scarab locations, and this one seems similarly rushed. It tells you where every Crystal Skull is, but provides no indication of what they do. It also has no mention of achievements. I don't plan on reading much of it before the game comes out, as I'd liked to be surprised by something, but I did thumb through it. I liked exploring the environments in NG1 and would like to see if I can find all the Crystal Skulls on my own, especially since it seems you won't need to do them all in one shot and can redo certain chapters similar to collecting COG tags in Gears.
Few things I noticed:
-Ryu really is taking drugs this time around. He uses herb to heal and shrooms for magic, much like my uncle.
-1UP is correct, you do need to hold the "survive" button immediately upon defeating the lava armadillo or it's game over
-If you somehow miss a weapon along the way, it can be bought at the next Muramasa statue you come across
-As for the repeated boss fights, it may not be so bad (Spoilerific details below)
The original guide released for the first Ninja Gaiden on Xbox was missing things like all the Golden Scarab locations, and this one seems similarly rushed. It tells you where every Crystal Skull is, but provides no indication of what they do. It also has no mention of achievements. I don't plan on reading much of it before the game comes out, as I'd liked to be surprised by something, but I did thumb through it. I liked exploring the environments in NG1 and would like to see if I can find all the Crystal Skulls on my own, especially since it seems you won't need to do them all in one shot and can redo certain chapters similar to collecting COG tags in Gears.
Few things I noticed:
-Ryu really is taking drugs this time around. He uses herb to heal and shrooms for magic, much like my uncle.
-1UP is correct, you do need to hold the "survive" button immediately upon defeating the lava armadillo or it's game over
-If you somehow miss a weapon along the way, it can be bought at the next Muramasa statue you come across
-As for the repeated boss fights, it may not be so bad (Spoilerific details below)
Team Ninja has shown five boss characters so far, and near the end of the game you fight them a second time. Basically Ryu kill each one of them at the ends of earlier levels, then goes to Hell and kills them a second time (that's kinda badass, actually). In Hell they are stronger and have some new tricks up their sleeves like new moves and minions. It's likely the strategy you used to defeat them the first time around will only be partially effective. It seems you have a number of run-ins with Genshin, not just two. Thankfully the game does not end with you just killing old bosses with some new tricks. On paper this seems slightly less annoying than the repeated bosses in DMC4 because in that game 1.) you fought every boss but Credo 3 times 2.) it took place in the same levels
a Master Ninja
Member
It's a feature.Seiken said:
sixteen-bit
Member
a Master Ninja said:It's a feature.
Seriously, who translates these games?
Draft said:
For reals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rkaiKYEkDQ
So badass.
Hell even the Ninja Gaiden 2 intro is a precursor to future games by even introducing the main characters as part of the intro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmIbCNSsLqk&feature=related
No intros on NES touch these games.
LowParry
Member
FFChris said:
Ya know, I didn't mind the repeating boss battles like it was done in DMC 1 or 3. You get to that last stage and....oh shit, boss battle after boss battle. The awesome thing about it was, that you were powerful enough to kill them a lot quicker, but had to use to the same tact in a sense. In DMC4, it was the repeat of stages that annoyed the hell outta me.
CcrooK said:
I think I agree actually. Getting dumped into that burning village stage for the third time pissed me off no end. If the enviroments were varied (as they do in DMC1, and Resident Evil also springs to mind) it's a lot more fun.
Edit: Trying not to read spoilers guys!
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Mamesj said:
Almost seems like they've handled it in a manner akin to fighting bosses again in Hurricane pack 2 and mission mode
what I still want to know about this game:
--are the cat fiends back? I love fighting those things.
--are enemies remixed in hard and MN? how about new enemies altogether for those modes like in Black/Sigma?
--so there is no mission mode in any form, right? Has Itagaki said anything about this?
and just to be a little bastard, this is shit reviewers should have covered had they not been busy whining.
(okay, maybe they didn't have to say anything about cat fiends...)
edit: way to perform maintenance during prime time youtube.
--are the cat fiends back? I love fighting those things.
--are enemies remixed in hard and MN? how about new enemies altogether for those modes like in Black/Sigma?
--so there is no mission mode in any form, right? Has Itagaki said anything about this?
and just to be a little bastard, this is shit reviewers should have covered had they not been busy whining.
(okay, maybe they didn't have to say anything about cat fiends...)edit: way to perform maintenance during prime time youtube.
Itagaki said in an Gamespot video interview that he would like to offer a tweaked version of mission mode as DLC. Here's the interview:Mamesj said:
http://www.gamespot.com/video/943273/6191361/ninja-gaiden-ii-interview-4
He starts talking about the mission mode at the 1:15 mark.
dirtmonkey37
flinging feces ---->
The reviews make this game seem....not as good as I thought it would be.
I was hoping for something amazing. What worries me the most is not actually the camera -- although, I would be lying if I said the camera did not concern me at all. It's the fact that the game supposedly "cheats" you. Bosses delivering a surprise blow after death, the camera preventing you from seeing enemies that fire instant-death projectiles -- that is what I'm worried about.
I was hoping for something amazing. What worries me the most is not actually the camera -- although, I would be lying if I said the camera did not concern me at all. It's the fact that the game supposedly "cheats" you. Bosses delivering a surprise blow after death, the camera preventing you from seeing enemies that fire instant-death projectiles -- that is what I'm worried about.
Tokubetsu
Member
a Master Ninja said:We got these in today and I couldn't resist buying it.
The original guide released for the first Ninja Gaiden on Xbox was missing things like all the Golden Scarab locations, and this one seems similarly rushed. It tells you where every Crystal Skull is, but provides no indication of what they do. It also has no mention of achievements. I don't plan on reading much of it before the game comes out, as I'd liked to be surprised by something, but I did thumb through it. I liked exploring the environments in NG1 and would like to see if I can find all the Crystal Skulls on my own, especially since it seems you won't need to do them all in one shot and can redo certain chapters similar to collecting COG tags in Gears.
Few things I noticed:
-Ryu really is taking drugs this time around. He uses herb to heal and shrooms for magic, much like my uncle.
-1UP is correct, you do need to hold the "survive" button immediately upon defeating the lava armadillo or it's game over
-If you somehow miss a weapon along the way, it can be bought at the next Muramasa statue you come across
-As for the repeated boss fights, it may not be so bad (Spoilerific details below)
Team Ninja has shown five boss characters so far, and near the end of the game you fight them a second time. Basically Ryu kill each one of them at the ends of earlier levels, then goes to Hell and kills them a second time (that's kinda badass, actually). In Hell they are stronger and have some new tricks up their sleeves like new moves and minions. It's likely the strategy you used to defeat them the first time around will only be partially effective. It seems you have a number of run-ins with Genshin, not just two. Thankfully the game does not end with you just killing old bosses with some new tricks. On paper this seems slightly less annoying than the repeated bosses in DMC4 because in that game 1.) you fought every boss but Credo 3 times 2.) it took place in the same levels
Sucks about the guide. I was heavily considering pick it up for the crystal skull locations.
NGB progress report
Finally made it to the end of chapter 6 (some grade A annoying ass platform elements in this level). On 1up yours Garnett Lee was always going on about some bone dragon boss and how it 'tested your acquired skills up until that point' and he kept raving about it, but I was kinda surprised at the straightforward nature of the battle: dodge attacks, hack at feet, rinse and repeat. Cool fight, but I've had normal encounters that were more entertaining.
On to chapter 7
I fucking love the game btw. The combat is so rewarding. Nothing beats izuna dropping a couple of guys, switching to the Lunar and dishing out some long combos. I don't think I've ever played a game that had better combat.
to think about all the time i've wasted on dev-- aah heh heh
Finally made it to the end of chapter 6 (some grade A annoying ass platform elements in this level). On 1up yours Garnett Lee was always going on about some bone dragon boss and how it 'tested your acquired skills up until that point' and he kept raving about it, but I was kinda surprised at the straightforward nature of the battle: dodge attacks, hack at feet, rinse and repeat. Cool fight, but I've had normal encounters that were more entertaining.
On to chapter 7
I fucking love the game btw. The combat is so rewarding. Nothing beats izuna dropping a couple of guys, switching to the Lunar and dishing out some long combos. I don't think I've ever played a game that had better combat.
to think about all the time i've wasted on dev-- aah heh heh
Baraka in the White House
2-Terms of Kombat
Draft said:
Baraka in the White House
2-Terms of Kombat
Vaxadrin said:
Fence?
My friend, ninjas never even sit...
quick Google search:Draft said:
http://www.destructoid.com/eternal-...l-make-your-japanese-account-now--31512.phtml
demos have a week exclusive for gold accounts only but each 360 console have 3 free gold memberships, 1 month each iirc and if so, you can get it just fine.
Ninja Vengeance Podcast updated with 3 Battle Songs from NG2:
http://social.zune.net/member/Ninja+Vengeance
http://social.zune.net/member/Ninja+Vengeance
a Master Ninja
Member
Draft said:
