One of the most shocking announcements to come out of Tokyo Game Show this year was that Tecmo's Team Ninja is bringing its Ninja Gaiden series to the PlayStation 3. Ninja Gaiden Sigma was a shock to many of the developer's loyal Xbox fans, who wondered if this was a sign of things to come. In the hopes of clearing the air, 1up.com sat down for an extensive interview with Tomonobu Itagaki, Team Ninja's notoriously outspoken leader.
In the conclusion to a three part series, CV takes a look at the most recent Ninja Gaiden games, for better and for worse.
They need to make a true sequel to Ninja Gaiden 2, that was the most satisfying combat I've experienced in a hack n slash game.
been playing 1&2 on and off since they were released. I usually will play until I get frustrated then take another year off lol. Nver tried 3 or the 4th one even though they are in my backlog.
I tried to go back to Sigma but good god those controls are just insufferable. Couldn't do it.
It’s a big month for the PlayStation Now Subscription, with new games and new devices to play on.
Is PS Now fairly consistent with a good internet connection? Do the games offer trophy support?
yes and yes. Go read on forums, you only hear good things once your connection is good enough. (and you don't need a very fast one)
Trophy support is there.
did you even watch the vid?
on 20 seconds they tell you about trophy support :P
No, i was mainly concerned with hearing a users opinion of the service so i just commented. But I will be giving this a try tonight
Yes it works and works very well. Trophy Support is there as well as cloud saves for any game progression.
@abzdiine,
As of January, no 3D support. Now is not set up to properly detect your 3D display and manual choice is off since 3D requires a massive amount of bandwidth. Frame packing doesn't work well of bandwidth that currently supports smooth play in standard mode.
I would think it could be done without a hit but they would have to substantially increase the intial cache size during the game launch on the resident system (PS4, PS3, Vita, PS TV, or Sony TV) that is running Now.
yeah. I have never tried it with a fighting game yet. But the games I've tried worked just fine. Never tried multiplayer either though. I didn't eve know you could also play multiplayer games on PS NOW.
It works great on my vita. My internet connection is fairly good, but not the best.
I have 18mb/s download and it worked pretty well for me. The game I played was a simple hunting one though.
Thanks everybody for feedback, i was pretty intent on believing that streaming a game to my ps4 would work like crap, but after streaming shadow of the colossus to my ps4 im actually pretty excited about it. Its definately going to help me knock out some of my backlog!
I love ps now, think about 100 + ps3 games streamed right away to your tv. Don't have to wait for gamefly, don't need to get up and go to the store. Instantly streamed to you from an internet connection. Think about it. gamefly two disc plan runs you 22.00 a month for two disc and sometimes you have to wait. 2-4 days for a game. $44.00 for 3 months gets you unlimited access to ps3 games and soon ps2 and ps1. If you are an mmo player you pay 15.00 a month just to play that one game. i think the value is perfect. Even when psn goes down. Think about mmo's when they go down or go down for maintenance you still pay 15.00 a month for that one game. Not trying to fanboy here but ps now will be a good investment. Think about it you don't have to hook up your old console just to play a game.
Playstation Now won't include Playstation 4 titles while the Ps4 remains on the market, it doesn't make any sense.
@andresegr,
"Playstation Now won't include Playstation 4 titles while the Ps4 remains on the market, it doesn't make any sense."
why not? sony already mentioned this along with ps1 and ps2 games.
http://www.gamespot.com/art...
rental outlets are becoming harder and harder to find. they may not see much value adding it to the pay by the month plan since they have the plus service and it's monthly free give-aways but it could be a great option to rent games.
"Playstation Now won't include Playstation 4 titles while the Ps4 remains on the market, it doesn't make any sense"
Not sure what you mean. PS now has PS3 titles on PS3...
Not sure why you wouldn't have PS4 titles on PS4. I say this based on with PS4 you have buttons, features etc that make more sense to only be streamed from another PS4.
I very much see them streaming PS4 games in the future as I see no reason not to.
I'm not trolling either, but what would make you think the couldn't or wouldn't?
As a core gamer. Would you consider it going forward even though you might already own a PS1,PS2 and PS3?.
I am actually surprised that its getting good reviews from core gamers.
I tried PS Now for a month and am now really intrigued by the games on demand model, the convenience of such a massive catalogue at your fingertips is awesome. But I have ps3 so the value just isn't there at the moment. Also I couldn't help but wonder why there aren't more Sony exclusives featured on Now?
Agreed. That and games from previous generations besides PS3. Where are all the PS1/PS2 classics?
The best games to play on PSNow would be RPGs, Card Games, Board Games, pretty much anything turn-based or non-reflex related. On the opposite side, Fighting games, for example, are absolute trash on PSNow because if you're even half serious about them you don't want any interference, period. Normal online tends to be bad enough as it is for serious players.
I would also stay from anything like 1001 Spikes or Shmups.
Also, when is the price going to drop to a reasonable $10 per month/$100 per year?
You can tell by your comment you either never really tried PSnow or your internet sucks.
A Change.org petition to bring all three titles in the new Ninja Gaiden trilogy to Steam is gaining traction.
I felt absolutely ashamed for 1up reading this article. The guy reiterated in plain English 20 times that the 360 was Team Ninjas focus and all team Ninja releases will be 360...yet the flippin interviewer keeps pushing and pushing the ps3, even though it was clear Itagaki was getting VERY frustrated.
"The important thing is that I am 100% focused on developing for the 360 platform." Seems clear to me.
I want to quote the entire article to dissect how furious it made me, but here are some highlights:
"1UP: Obviously the PS3 is a machine capable of some impressive graphics. It's a not a question of whether it is better than the 360 or vice versa but more of its ability to create some good stuff. Is there any chance Ninja Gaiden Sigma could look so good that it would look better than Ninja Gaiden 2?
TI: You'd better think about my skills a little bit more before you ask that question...."
"1UP: Anything else that comes out under the Team Ninja umbrella for another platform is peripheral then? 360 is your focus?
TI: What I am saying is that I want to make new games and I want to make them on the 360."
"1UP: ...about you developing for the PS3?
TI: Well, yes. This line of questioning feels like it is going in a negative fashion."
in his own subtle way i think the interviewer was trying to get Itagaki to say that he DEFINATELY wouldn't develop for the PS3. i found it kinda odd (and arrogant, not unlike Sony) of Itagaki to constantly refer to this new developer as a rookie simply because he desires to expand Ninja Gaiden to a wider fanbase.
thats wot everyone else does aye?
I have to agree.....I thought the interviewer was "pushing" hard for the PS3....and zypher he spoke favorably of his assistant also, but it seemed like the interviewer was trying to uneccessarily provoke Itagaki by asking if NGS will look better than NG2, come on the guy is doing a "remake" of HIS game, and you don't find that insulting?, the interviewer even admitted himself they were trying to "ruffle his feathers", why?...just to make sure it wasn't boring, really?
I see nothing wrong with the article at all. Some movie director’s only work with some film studios, also some banks have exclusive rights to areas of a zip code for atm's. It’s all about business.
I'm glad a developer like IT has interest in the 360 in the way he dose. Most of us are 360 owners already so this is great nest to us. And allot of Sony fan boys have badmouthed the DOA and NINJA GAIDEN games so KARMA in a mothaF*C*A.