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New Ninja Gaiden III trailer

Tecmo Koei released a new trailer for Ninja Gaiden III.

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Andreas-Sword4470d ago

absolutely DAY 1 !
gameplay looks very fluid and action packed!

undisputed4470d ago

Hell yes. But why did that boss dude remind me of something out of Metal Gear, lol.

Tito084470d ago

I think he sounds exactly like Ocelot, same I though about the Red Dude with the mask, sounds exactly like Liquid, most likely are the MGS voice actors!!!!!!

LightofDarkness4470d ago

So his sword can slice through steel but always leaves relatively soft human flesh thoroughly intact. That absolutely makes sense.

Plus, quick time events make everything better!

/s

AllroundGamer4470d ago (Edited 4470d ago )

also how you can do like 3 brutal finishing moves with your sword and the enemy still stands :D i think this is the Ninja Gaiden for casual gamers :)

Tanir4470d ago

ooooooohhhh STFU.

why the hell does dismemberment matter? its a visual, it doesnt affect gameplay, go playy mortal kombat with their Jelly Donut like Deaths.

all that matters is that the gameplay looks great, fast and fun

LightofDarkness4470d ago (Edited 4470d ago )

Yeah, like totally, man. /s

If that's how you feel, let's take the game whose gameplay you enjoy the most and have it represented purely by vector based graphics, or better yet, sprites, with little to no visible reaction from the damage you deal unto its objects until they are dead and disappear.

VIDEO games are a VISUAL medium (hint: it's in the name). Part of the satisfaction is the visual representation that your actions have on the game world and its characters/objects. It's what made the original Mortal Kombat very fun despite it having the depth of the shallow end of a kiddie pool.

Nearly every reviewer remarked at the loss of satisfaction gained from slaughtering foes in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, and that was only because they removed much of the blood and gore that made the combat feel even more satisfying.

Games cannot survive on gameplay ALONE. Graphics and presentation are only slightly less important than gameplay, but in order for something to be a great game they must both be great and appropriate to the game in question. Ninja Gaiden's aesthetic over all previous games since the reboot has been predicated on bloody massacre. Removing these elements is a step backward, not forward.

ChickeyCantor4470d ago (Edited 4470d ago )

"but in order for something to be a great game they must both be great and appropriate to the game in question. "

Honestly,

I don't hear you complain about bullets actual damage on walls. Or enemies for that matter.
Or that the skin dont tear apart in most games.

I can go on like this.

I understand that it might have been a better experience for YOU. But you are implying that this game is incomplete.
It is as it is designed. Take it or leave it.

undisputed4470d ago

...No one made a huge fuss when Ryu was just chopping heads off in Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden Black. Now this game shows its stuff and you're quick to pass judgment.

Yeah, whatever. The game looks fast and fun. That's what matters to me.

NYC_Gamer4470d ago (Edited 4470d ago )

I'm going to skip over NG3 and wait for Devil's Third.i just don't like the direction of the new Team Ninja.

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Dark114470d ago

looks awesome,can't wait
day 1

Eamon4470d ago

Raiden vs. Ryu.

Who wins?

Reaper99374470d ago

Everything about this game is meh. Ninja Gaiden died when the great Itagaki left Team Ninja. His whole legacy that he left behind is being spit upon by that arse Hayashi.

Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden are dead to me.

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What a New Ninja Gaiden Game Needs to Fix

Screen Rant Writes: Team Ninja knows fans want a new Ninja Gaiden game, but if Ryu Hayabusa is going to come back, there are some things that the series needs to fix.

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Melankolis1550d ago

- Better story, not that it has to be very deep though
- Better level design, on par or even exceed NG1
- Better enemies design, NG3's enemies design were boring and repetitive

TheRealHeisenberg1550d ago

Agreed and bring back the dodge roll. The dash was trash.

Melankolis1550d ago

Yep. I also prefer dodge roll than dash.

NapalmSanctuary1550d ago (Edited 1550d ago )

I'd say just re-add the dodge roll and have both but with different properties. As long as they made both tactically useful in their own ways, it could be really interesting.

Godmars2901550d ago

- No NG has had a good or deep story. Its best has only been about action and enemies.
- Likewise, level design was stages where you fought enemies, which said shallow story connected.
- NG3 utterly forgot that enemies where either trained and highly skilled psychotic killers, or literal demons who'd crack a baby's skull open for fun.

At this point Nioh and Shadows Die Twice have taken NG spot.

TheRealHeisenberg1550d ago

NG Black beats them both. Agree that NG3 was trash. Nioh and Shadows can occupy the spot until NG makes a triumphant return.

NapalmSanctuary1550d ago (Edited 1550d ago )

I take it you never played NG3: Razor's Edge. That game fixed the lack of difficulty. Maybe a little too well with how unfair some of the enemies and bosses were. Still not on par with the previous 2 games but miles ahead of the original NG3 release and well worth playing.

And whats this shit about story. Few action games come close to being on the same level of quality as NG 1&2 and having "good or deep story" didn't get them any closer to it. "Its best" sets it apart and far ahead of almost any other game in the genre except for DMC 3-5 and the Bayonetta series. NG 1&2, along with other games like Doom, prove how little story matters when you get the important aspect of a game (gameplay) right.

Not that Sekiro isn't a great game. The only thing that keeps it from standing shoulder to shoulder with NG 1&2 is its lack of weapon variety and its frame rate issues.

NapalmSanctuary1550d ago

I definitely prefer the Zelda-esque game progression. NG2 was still a great game though.

CorndogBurglar1550d ago

Don't give Ryu some crazy weakness that interrupts literally anything he is doing in order to do some BS animation of him wincing in pain! That garbage ruined NG3

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AK911550d ago

Bring back the difficulty of the first game both 3 and Yaiba (yes I played that POS game) had laughably easy difficulty that it wasn't even funny.

Thundercat771550d ago

With games like NiOh, I don't miss ninja Gaiden at all.

NapalmSanctuary1550d ago

Completely different sub-genres, dude.

CorndogBurglar1550d ago

Nioh was totally different than Ninja Gaiden...

Hungryalpaca1550d ago

Might as well say “wish games like Forza I don’t miss Mario kart”

Asuka1550d ago

Bring back the difficulty.

NapalmSanctuary1550d ago

I want a Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden 2 remaster for all consoles/PC. Complete with peak difficulties intact and maybe some new weapons and outfits. The problem with the Sigma series was that 1) they removed most of the puzzle elements 2) they nerfed the difficulty and 3) they seriously reduced the number of enemies on screen at a time in many places.

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The History of Ninja Gaiden: The Resurrection

In the conclusion to a three part series, CV takes a look at the most recent Ninja Gaiden games, for better and for worse.

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spicelicka1604d ago

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.

micdagoat191604d ago

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.

Domestupidname1604d ago

I tried to go back to Sigma but good god those controls are just insufferable. Couldn't do it.

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Fatality: Games That Killed Their Franchises (Or At Least Put Them On A Long Hiatus)

Phil writes, "Sometimes all it takes is one game to make a long-running or promising franchise become dead in the water, maligned to irrelevancy and just a memory in the annals of gaming history. It's a dog-eat-dog industry where it doesn't matter if the franchise has been around for ages or for milliseconds--just one or two failures and you're done. That's the case with these franchises, all of which I'm sad to see are currently nowhere to be found. Whether any of these will return for a kick-ass comeback or not is up in the air, but what is known is that for many, these franchises met truly unfortunate ends."

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PiNkFaIrYbOi2138d ago

For Tony Hawk's Pro Skater really the first 3 were really the only good ones. After that they sort of went downhill.

Skull5212138d ago

Biggest shame I think is SOCOM. Easily Sony’s best franchise by a long shot and they just let it die.

BlackIceJoe2138d ago

I was going to say SOCOM too. That was one of the best strategy games on the market and then Sony turned it Into a normal shooter.

Dabigsiebowski2137d ago

I thought Underground was pretty good

Segata2138d ago

Klonoa was great but released at a bad time on just 1 system with no marketing. Razors Edge fixed many issues with NG3 vanilla and is a guilty pleasure. Another one that killed a franchise is Lost Planet 3. The better game was Japan only in EX Troopers on PS3. I also would say Marvel vs Capcom Infinite killed the series. I know it's less than a year old but the writing is on the wall. Silent Hill series as soon as Konami gave it to western devs and also made mobile spinoffs.

CorndogBurglar2138d ago (Edited 2138d ago )

With all the licensing effort it takes to make an MvC game you are probably right.

Which sucks because people love MvC. Bad decisions were made with the last one, that's all. But I guarantee if they made a new MvC and put a good roster in with 3 man teams and no easy mode combos then people would go right back to it.

Unfortunately, most companies won't be willing to make another sequel as soon as the latest title flops. Even though MvC Infinite wouldn't have flopped if they had just made different decisions.

81BX2138d ago

Nice try buddy. Then why have they made 1,000,000,000,000,000. Games? Cod has never gotten it wrong...over and over and over.

FPS_D3TH2138d ago

Never gotten it wrong? I guess in terms of how to get kids to steal money out of parents wallets. It’s done plenty wrong lol

81BX2138d ago

Lol. Little money grabbers! I remember when paying for map packs was a big deal. Now we have to pay for everything. This is crazy

REDGUM2137d ago

It's all well and good saying COD sells well, which I don't deny, but that doesn't make it a good game. It merely means people want more of the same,game play, as you put it, over and over and over!

If it's so good, why are more people playing Battlefield 4 over the more current COD releases!

People impulse buy i recon, pre order a game before it's been shown to the public then just stick with it when it releases hoping for change!

I Find COD games much of the same with every release which is why I'd call id a dying franchise.
These kids will grow up soon and realise there's more out there than just corridor shooting games.

It's just an opinion afterall.

DialgaMarine2138d ago (Edited 2138d ago )

When has CoD died or gone on hiatus though? You may not like them, but tens of millions of people do, and buy it every year. People seriously need to shut up and leave that franchise alone. It’s not hurting anyone, and the whining is seriously getting old.

T2X2138d ago

I know right? Those games are always fun. At least IMO. The fun varies a bit depending on the location and theme, but overall, always pretty damn good.

81BX2138d ago (Edited 2138d ago )

Youre 100% wrong. They need to be called out just like every other company. That's why they returned to boots on ground. You let them treat you however they like... some of us chose to be treated how we like

DialgaMarine2137d ago

You say that as if I’m an avid CoD player. I don’t mind the series, but it’s definitely not my favorite. The bitching, however, was old back in 2010. 99% of people that do it only do so because they see others doing it. You don’t like CoD? Play something else. It’s not supposed to cater to fans of other franchises.

MWH2138d ago

I love Klonoa, there's always hope for a new game.

Pickledpepper2138d ago

I loved the dead space 1+2 hated 3. Played through them so many times but found number 3 such a bore to get through, really hope they pick this back up.

PowerOfTheCloud2138d ago (Edited 2138d ago )

Dead space 1 is imo unrivaled when it comes to horror games and part 2 was already kind of a let down by still good. I didn't even play part 3 because i didn't like the direction that game went.

Wish they will reboot dead space one day .

Pickledpepper2138d ago

I totally agree with you on that, dead space 1 was the pinnacle of survival horror and dead space 2 was still a great game, I have all achievements for 1 and 2 and both games still hold up well against modern games, 3 was a complete let down I did finish it just for satisfaction but had no fun from the game at all, found it very boring to say the least.

CorndogBurglar2138d ago

For me, the only reason Dead Space 2 wasn't as good as the original is because it wasn't new anymore. But when you think about it, DS2 was still just as good of a horror game. DS1 was so good because everything you came across was new and terrifying.

I remember the feeling the first time I played DS1. No other game, before or since, has given me that feeling that something is going to jump out and attack with every footstep you took. Talk about great atmosphere and tension!

REDGUM2137d ago

and the Resistance games franchise!

Fist4achin2138d ago

Agreed, plus I didn't care for what they did to the weapons crafting system.

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