Many videogame characters are often thought of as ninjas, regardless of their backstory and the martial arts training it entails. Whittling down the list to those which are actually considered to have studied the art of ninjitsu by their creators, and a few stars bite the dust early on. What you’re left with however, are a distilled series of heroes, villains, middlemen and, in the case of two characters that made it to the final ten listed below, just plain weirdoes.
OX writes: " Ideally, the end of a game delivers a satisfying last bout of gameplay and wraps up the narrative. On occasion, though, a finale is so left field that they could be having Coachella in the right field and you wouldn't notice. Take these bizarre endings, for instance. "
It must be hard enough making just a handful of endings for your game, just look at how badly Mass Effect 3 stuffed it up. With fighting games boasting rosters of up to 40 characters, all of whom need their own little arc to string together the beatings, that's a lot of endings to write. Perhaps that's why fighting game ending sequences are so frequently completely, unashamedly mental. Here are the seven weirdest.
IM PLAYIN continues its series of fail related articles by looking at fighting games, and how badly they suck at them.
"There are no games that require nearly as much practice to master than a fighting game. There are always several characters to use that possess countless move combinations, and deep systems that will take countless hours to master. On the one hand, I get endless hours of enjoyment watching people play these games: watching people who have mastered these games throw down is awesome. But on the other hand, I absolutely suck at them. However, at the same time I can’t get enough. Here’s my story of my attempts at mastering fighting games, and also what I’ve learned from each failure."
Ryu should definitely be #1. I've never considered Guy a ninja.
Ryu is the one and only xd
I always thought Yoshimitsu was a samurai...
Shinobi is the man
He is a Lin Kuei. Says so himself that he isn't a ninja in Shaolin Monks.
Darn it now I want a sequel. I love this franchise