Ayane Wife
NG designs are beyond retarded. They need to hire someone that can make some swagger
>>724178363Where the fuck is her bandana
>>724178531She gave it to me for smelling
>>724178363chinese gacha game ahh design
>>724178569Ohhh okay she's your wife
>>724178837Good, gaming is healing
>>724178363I love her hairstyle so much, reminds me of ghost in the shell.
Finally started MN and I am getting RAPED. The waves are nutty from the get go, on par with 3RE's UN
>>724178363DoA and NG girls should look sexy and BADASS like this, Honkers and Marie Rose was a mistake
>>724178363The new design looks so good. Really hoping she ends up playable.
chapter 5 was sooooooooo long
>>724180451>female art director>makes the protag a teenage twink>make all the female characters older women who tease himWhat did she mean by this?
>>724179929Sick clip bro. I want to get everything done before I dive into MN, did all the trials, now I gotta replay stages to finish the missions I missed.
Your opinion on him?
>>724178363So she's walking around basically naked... What a fucking whore.
>Kill (You), the final boss with the power of the memory of his death waifu (like Ryu with Kureha)>"Mission complete" as he finally sees the sun in the distance HOLY KINO
>play on hard>combat sections require to pay attention and not get hit because everything does 50% of your hp>platforming sections practically play themselves and nothing does any damagewhy the fuck did they do this. how the fuck did they make the easy parts more frustrating than the hard ones?
>>724181956He’s forgettable, they only added him for fanservice. Yakumo’s better in every way
What's the tactical advantage to have your toes exposed?
>>724181665You know exactly what she meant.
wish I could know what black scale im missing....
>>724181713On the second thought I might as well, gotta collect some accessories at least because MN is cooking me so far.
>>724181665>>724182380Teasing doesn't matter if he doesn't care. Yakumo stays winning.
>>724181956He strong af
>>724181956As a first time NG player I like playing Yakumo better.
>>724178363someone in the current industry needs to grow some balls and make a actual sexy character design instead of bending to censormobs and making them look "safehorny"/retarded.
>>724181956Man has insane amounts of aura. Yakumo is my goat but I respect his strength.
Just fought Kagashi. Holy shit, every single boss in NG4 just shits on the older games!
>>724182232They aren't frustrating. They are a waste of time.Truly do not understand why they were included besides breaking the pace. I'd rather fight for 40 minutes non-stop than see yet another pointless gliding scene.What's worse, you don't even use his tools in combat. No, grapple points do not count.
>>724182691Me too fellow anonymous poster! Ha ha ha!
>>724182646highly unpractical outfit and fighting in high heels is peak dangerous horny though? Video games are fucking back
>>724182691I beat him in one attempt on normal but I spammed heals.
>>724182502Yakumo admits that Seori gets him flustered. He ended up reversing the ragebait on Ayane though.
>>724181665>finally female directors are free from the woke bullshits and can pull all their horny stuff into the games tooIt was about FUCKING TIME!
>>724182784thats what i meant, they're so mindless that its frustrating they even exist. its even worse than the platforming in doom eternal.they could have just put a fucking slot machine minigame if they wanted filler content to give people a break from combat, and it would have been more fun AND required less dev time.
>>724183007I beat the first phase without itens, but had to use itens at the end as well. Now i'm playing as Ryu and he just fucking destroys shit.
>>724182502>>724182662do women actually like it when a guy doesn't respond to sexual advances?yes, i am an autistic virgin
I was doing in chapter order but what boss should I do next?aka which boss is your favorite so I should try
>>724183216Replace best arsenal with Sigma 2 and I'll agree but I can understand due to the changes to the bow and removing all the sub weapons. Despite all the failures of that game Emma's Fang is my favorite weapon in the series
>>724182691I like NG3 bosses and don't understand what problems people have with them in general other than some being "too gimmicky" but I also like griffon from dmc 1 and the wackier bosses from souls so maybe I'm just perverted like that.
>>724183216>Best arsenalSorry but toolbox shits on any weapon
>>724183296Not all women are the same brah, but most women like to feel desired. More exceptional men (like Yakumo) will have girls chase them though.
>>724183532Ryu
>>724182691Platinunm knows how to make bossfights, unlike Itagaki who had no fucking idea
>>724183532the random midget blue boss ryu fights
more like razors edgelol
My favorite weapons so far are the dual swords and box.
>>724181956He's the coolest.
>>724178363wheres kasumi...
>>724184132In my bedroom.
Late to the party, but what do we think of NG4? Do we like it?
>>724183626Steel Spider, T-Rex, Airship and Goddess are god awful and Obaba is less a boss and more a setpiece. The game is only saved in the boss department due to adding in old bosses from past games. Outside of that the only good fights that are not from past games are Regent and Epigonos.
>>724184347It's easily the best game in the series.
>>724181956Getting to play him again after like 10 hours of Yakumo felt like I had my dominant hand tied behind my back the whole time and I only realised it when I regained control of it.
>>724183626>Spider Tankassbackwards design where you get punished for cutting off legs early. encourages a really lame playstyle>TRexdodge sideways, hit three times, repeat. For some reason the AI breaks when you rolljump>Helicopterprojectile spamming boss with projectiles spamming ads. lockon also targets invulnerable parts>goddess prototypeactually really fucking good but the explosion effects obscuring leads into a lot of cheap hits>regent 2spams grab nonstop>cripple in robotself explanatory>goddesscelsius fiends are awful>doppelgangera spit in the face compared to NGBIt has all the usual lows but no peaks. Closest you get is Regent which they shamelessly reuse nonstop.
The final weapon you acquire is the most fun. Does charm on ranged attacks work on its XXX combo?
>>724178363So do we get to play as her at any point? Or she's just there for cameo and such?
>>724184131Nah, I like Ryu, but Yakumo’s way cooler.
How the fuck do I get gud against the wind dog
>>724184132In hiding.
>Whole game has a dark oppressive atmosphere due to the Dark Dragon's curse>At the end the curse finally lifts and daylight returns to Tokyo>Can hear in Yakumo's voice that a cloud has lifted from his mind as well>Playable credits where you're running through a reborn Tokyo while kino J-rock plays>Title screen changes from dark and edgy to beautiful and hopeful after beating the gameAbsolute cinema holy shit
>>724178363Sorry but the exposed toes look kinda dumb
>game says to press ESC>press space insteadONE NOTHING WRONG WITH METWO NOTHING WRONG WITH ME
>>724182662They made Yakumo's shoulders wider lol
>>724183216NGB has way better enemy design and variety, desu NGB's enemies still shit on all of the sequels' enemies.
>>724184489How did Platinum pull off what Capcom couldn’t? Yakumo’s so much better executed than Nero, he actually outshines the series former main protagonist
>>724184347I love it. NGB is still my goat though.
>>724184940Haven't played it yet, but does /v/ really like Yakumo more than Ryu? I remember you fags bitching and moaning about Yakumo since the game was first announced.
>>724184881cat fiends are one of the coolest enemies in all of vidya
>>724184503>parry an attack during his usual ground strings, or block till the big hit at the end to use bloodraven>when tornados are cast, move to the other side of the arena>second phase you can avoid any of his flying attacks with the glide, ir catch him with a timed bloodraven attack
>>724184347NGB was my favorite, but I think this one has taken it's place.
>>724185024I like Yakumo but not nearly as much as Ryu. I like Nero more than Yakumo still. He's cool though and NG4 feels like a more fleshed out game than DMC4.
>>724185024Just play it and you’ll see, he’s done way cooler stuff in one game than Ryu did in the other three games
>>724185035Claw fiends, vigoorian berserkers, vigoorian military, soldiers turned into fiends... man NGB has a bunch of great enemies.
>>724184940They weren't afraid to actually make Yakumo cool. He gets a bunch of fun shit in game to play with that establish him as not just a Ryu wannabe, he's got an insane potential skill ceiling in game. The story doesn't disrespect Ryu but also doesn't make Yakumo a damsel in distress who needs Ryu to save him either. Genuinely I think they struck a perfect balance with him.
>slide can juggle airborne enemiesinteresting.
Yakumian Kino
why he purple
>$70>no regional pricePhil fucking hates me
https://youtu.be/oA7LxUJ5zwg?t=3How to do this bloodraven slide cancel move?
>>724185883purple cool
>>724181956He's always been gay.
>>724185883nigga od'd on the grape kool aid bruhh
>>724185883He's gay.
>>724178837>ahhYou have to be 18 to post here
>>724183626They refuse to learn how to actually fight them properly and devolve into random excuses and statements of fact without any actual backing that expose their ignorance. The bosses are some of the least gimmicky in the series and the ones that are mob fights then roll around into not being gimmicky because they are mob fights, only further exposing their hypocrisy.
>>724184347GOTY 2025 but the worst NG game which still makes it a great game
>>724178363>90% of boob is covered by a curtainCongratulations on your new audience
>>724179929>flip and jump around taking potshots at enemies several times just to interrupt their retardedly tuned damagelooks incredibly unfun
>>724178363Does the new girl play a decent role in this game Im not seeing her much
>>724186154By 'potshots' you mean 'dismembering' and yea it's pretty fun.
>>724181956hayabussy status = gaped
>>724186181Yes.
>>724179929Seriously what is with all the zooming around in this game. Doesn't even look like you're in control with all that zooming. Shit just auto-aims all over the place
>the other NG thread has CP in the OPWhy are you like this?
Remember Ninja Gaiden 3?
>>724186154>>724186468>crying about flying swallowdude what
>>724181956Honestly I don't know yet.>lame that he has no unique levels but at least his runbacks are short and not gimmicky like DMC4 did>dragon sword and gleam feel good but it still sucks having to wait for other weapons>story handles him well enough, definitely way better treatment than Bayo got in 3, without having him do too much for the new guy>>724185676>The story doesn't disrespect Ryu but also doesn't make Yakumo a damsel in distress who needs Ryu to save him either.Yeah I appreciate that they had Yakumo solo the Dark Dragon. Makes him feel like a true successor/equal unlike Nero who needed Dante to bail him out after he got vored by the Savior and save him from Urizen 2. Even his Vergil fight was only done after Dante wore him out first.
>>724181956Narratively and pacing wise I think Ryu felt super tacked on in this game. He had very little to actually do in the story.I highly suspect the game was originally just 100% Yakumo with 15 chapters but playtesters reacted super negatively to Ryu not being playable, so they put him in for 4 missions. The switch to Ryu was easily the most awkward part in the game. The game feels like its about to wrap up at mission 14 and suddenly there's a long flashback sequence where you see how Ryu put the seals in place (adds nothing to the story) and its just awkwardly the same levels and bosses you've already fought.Still, I'm glad he's playable because he's really fun.
Why does every subsequent weapon have more and more expensive upgrades?I just want to get the staff up to where the katanas are.
>>724181665You know what she means anon
>>724184940Listen I like NG4 a lot but Yakumo is not that cool. People may have talked shit on Nero but at least he saved his girl.
>>724186567I can only count to two.
>>724187750Fair enough but at least Yakumo still has Umi. I wonder if she's a cutie...
I don't like the fact that Rising stance with X is a horizontal slash and Y is a vertical one yet Vaulting stance with X is a vertical slash while the sweep is this time with Y
>achievements where you need to succeed all the rail stuffaiee..........
Is NG doomed to always have dogshit camera? MGRR wasn't this bad
>That scene where Umi goes on a long tangent about why Yakumo needs to install Arch LinuxCan't believe they let that happen in an Xbox published game, wow
>>724188017The rail and flying ones are pretty easy, the laser one however...
>>724187750Yakumo did way cooler stuff than Ryu did in their respective first games. Ryu got killed by Doku, lmao
>>724187902This is the NG/DOA universe, I'm pretty sure everyone's like contractually obligated to be hot as fuck or something
>>724188154what the fuck are you on about? You can zoom it out very far and can disable all automatic camera movement.
>>724188168Umi is FAT.
>>724181956cutiepie
>>724178363Man, I really hope she's playable in the DLC. This Major Kusanagi ripoff design is super sexy.
>>724188326watch her be really disabled and fucked up from a mission
>>724187750nero got eaten by the pope and uncle dante had to save him. after that he's a sidekick
>>724178363Fixed it
>>724186524The NG2 schizo is mentally broken.
>>724181956He's way stronger than Yakumo. Man, when he absorbs the essence instead of you during his boss fight I basedfaced IRL
>>724184412Same, Yakumo is very fun but Ryu will always be my true nigga.
Does the toolbox ever stop gaping enemies so much? I don't like it.
>>724178363looks like a cheap chinese gacha slut
So let me get this straight, Yakumo really is just Yaiba but in twink form?
>>724185883too much lean
>>724188778Nah, Yakumo is way less edgy in the JP dub.
>>724186765Sounds like dmc4
>>724188778SUCK MY FUCK
>>724187750Seori's tragic death is perfectly fitting for a ninja game and makes her more interesting than Kyrie. Who survived just to end up nonexistent in 5 outside of the 'member credo call at the absolute end of the game.
>>724188168>Yakumo: I don't have a computer, all my gaming is done through the XBOX SERIES X™ Kino...
>......
Just bought this due to this thread.Sub or dub?
>>724188959
>>724187750>but at least he saved his girldon't remind me bro... I need to strangle whoever decided to kill Seori
>>724188778>Kamikaze YaibaDid a 12yo come up with this?
>>724188991I like dub, but if you don't like cheesy edgy one liners go sub.
>>724181956He needs to be revealed to be a Shiftling so that the connections between Ninja Gaiden and Nioh become stronger.
>>724188991the dub will make you hate the main characters. english yakumo sounds like he's desperately trying to convince you he's hit puberty.also the jp audio uses a different subtitle track so it's not as fanfictiony
>it's not going to rise to a new peak over the weekend and all sales seem to have been frontloadedIt's over
>>724189024I mean, Ryu Hayabusa is literally Dragon Peregrine Falcon. God Wind Blade isn't that far off.
>>724189073Isn't being related to dragons enough?
>>724188704nah it's pretty good
>>724189020Is she killed by a villain or do you have to kill her?
>>724188778imagine if Yaiba met Yakumo's twink ass
>>724188991Sub if you don't care about the story in games enough that missing the mid-mission chatter won't bother you. IMO the EN dub of Yakumo gives him a totally different personality. Like sonic the hedgehog level edginess.
Just did a full replay of NGB in one sitting. Still a near perfect game. Could endlessly replay it, would still consider it the best in the series.
>>724188959>HAWK TUAH
Tried playing some games (FF7R, Judgement, Code Vein) after playing NG4 for the whole week. God it's so slow and painful. I think NG4 might have ruined action games for me for some time.
>>724189341it's so funny how those are considered action games, this genre truly has fallen
>reach checkpoint>ok i'll stop here for today>lemme just spend my coins>when i launch the game again none of the intereactions with the npc were savedi keep forgetting and falling for it again
How the fuck do I deal with flying enemies as Ryu
>>724189319I think his edge is a little overstated, he's got the one liners but he's still pretty sweet to Umi and respectful to Tyran.
>>724189184You know, reading the Apocalypse zero threads on /a/ and reading this comment got me thinking Hagakure Kakugo would fit right in with NG. I wish we'd get a game like that with playable Harara after beating it.
>>724189553it doesn't save when you die either. i barely bother with the mission shit because the menus are that annoying.
>>724188778I'd pay money to play as him and Ayane in NG4, he needs a chance to be in a good game.
The one thing I'll agree with the people that hate this game on is that the "suck to target" with a single x input is way too much and borders on nu-GoW territory. I know it's not technically suck to target more so that it's just that your basic attacks have a lot for horizontal movement than in previous games but it still sort of kills any spacing skill required.
Is chapter 6 where it starts to get "hard", I had to work my ass off here with the mobs haha
>>724189727#Justice4Yaiba
>>724189781This was my initial impression but since the combat arenas tend to be big and everything has huge range and mobility I think the amount of "magnetism" you have is scaled appropriately.
She's only hot because she reminds of the Major, who has a much hotter personality.
>>724190054Well the major had an ass unlike that abomination.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IevsaST5LOE
>>724189781you move far with everything you do. it would suck to have the insane grapple and FS and then miss your next light attack by an inch. spacing is still very important
>>724189985I dunno, no matter how big the arenas are it should still be on you to properly get into place. That was a big part of the older games. I never felt like I had to be mindful of it playing this, my attacks just always connected when I was whiff punishing or whatever.
>>724189248by villian but someone had to do it
>>724178363If she ends up playable, I hope she gets some classic outfits.
>>724189189The Dragon Clan has Fiend blood in them and I don't know how much Dragon is in them and in Ryu's family.Though I would love to see a DLC mini-campaign where he gets info from an anonymous tip via a Kodama about an ancient temple complex where he can purge the Fiend blood from his clan.Said tip was from male Hiddy, who is currently an old but still powerful man with centuries of experience and knowledge due to his Shiftling nature. After unlocking his Shiftling form, he and Ryu have a drink while being surrounded by Kodama and Scampusses.
this new ayane design looks like something a coomer would make in honey select in 10 minutes.it straight up looks nothing like here besides the hair colour.if her name wasnt below in the subs i wouldnt even recognise it was meant to be her.
>>724190215The attacks could still have the same range on the swing, I just think you shouldn't move towards the enemy as much on top of that when you're doing it. It just feels scrubby.
>that anti ninja gaiden schizo who frogposted and falseflagged with Sekiro now resorts to spamming illegal pornWhat the actual fuck am I witnessing.
>>724181665god i want to die knowing i missed out on this and it will never happen to me
>>724178363Tits too small
>>724190460For some God forsaken reason there's tons of CP spammers lately
i know we're not supposed to care about storylines in these games but wish i didn't skim the thread :(
>>724190460Ninja Gaiden is cursed, brah. They attract the most unhinged schizos.
>>724184347its a good game and probably going to be one of the last singleplayer action games ever made with a big budget.
>>724189985>since the combat arenas tend to be big and everything has huge rangehonestly that was such a huge mistake on plat's part. the gigantic arenas also leads to enemies having retarded magnetism and teleporting.I also wonder if that's the reason for enemy hitboxes being comically oversized.
>>724189106>JP has a different subtitle trackFuck, that's actually really cool.>>724190412Speaking of DLC, can I get Ren's armor as DLC?
>>724190573I thought the story in this game was pretty solid. Sorry you read something you probably shouldn't have.
>>724188959I KNELT THEREAT THE DELTAAT THE ALPHAAND THE OMEGA
>>724190541I know but this one is using NG4 cover art and pictures lol. This niggardly behaviour geniuenly makes me consider finally leaving this shithole after 15 years of lurking,I dont wanna visit from police or some shit like that for this.
Ryu asmr.
>>724190460People who are very autistic about ips that are 15+ year old are almost always, absolutely deranged individuals who have literally nothing in their lives so they feel that void by sperging out over the internet.It is one of the reasons why /v/ (and 4chan) are dogshit now. Some of the oldfags are still here but instead of being more mature, they just turned into the worst type of basement dweller you can imagine.
>>724181956Posesses humungus pink headed BWC
For me, it's Momiji.
>>724184347First one's better but NG4 is great. The baby mode platforming sucks though.
>>724178837>ahhBack to tiktok, retard.
>>7241843472 > 1 > 4 > 3REHave to add a disclaimer that I like 4, better to be safe than sorry in these threads.
Just finished chapter 7 on MN and have experimented with Yakumo's weapons. I feel like it goes >Toolbox>Sword>Staff>RapierToolbox has absurd AoE and high delimb rates to the point you can just cheese everything with bloodraven 360 and back-forward lights. Also even though it's got such a large range moveset, those range attacks do the same damage as melee weapons do.Sword is the fastest and has the most natural feeling moveset while also having decent bloodraven attacks where it's not too uncommon to get fully charged swings out without being hit.Staff base form is slow and doesn't cancel into shuriken very well because you have to wait for Yakumo to stop spinning it before he can shuriken, which takes forever. 360 moves on it are pretty good but it's bloodraven attacks are what carry it. Learn the release timing on each swing and you explode everything and get ridiculously fast guard breaking launchers with high delimb rate.Rapier just feels like a worse sword and a worse bloodraven staff. Having to sit there holding attacks turns you into a sitting duck.I've actually been going through mainly with Staff but if you are struggling, learn the toolbox weapon and you can breeze through the game.
>>724188991Dub for edgekino, sub if you actually care about the story.
>>724189189>>724190412Having dragon blood would already outright make him a shiftling, NG just seems to call its yokai fiends so Ryu turning blue is pretty much the same as when Hide goes berserk or Otakemaru turning evil. It's just missing the explicit link back to Nioh but all the signs and hallmarks are there. Although Kagachi getting giant glowing yellow slashes from his arm absolutely evokes Amrita.
>>724191114>Platinum forgets/never learns about Momiji during development>The game failsCoincidence?
unfortunately it seems like you can only do flying swallow once before you need to touch the ground againanyone found better juggles?
>>724188991Sub because Ryu's battle cries are iconic and Yakumo sounds better too.
>>724191306Aren't the youkai actually "daemons" in this game? The tengu are considered daemons and they do make the distinction later when real classic fiends show up again
>>724191579i guillotine throw them into walls and then start chucking shuriken, it gives you a ridiculous amount of time to set up whatever
My only real gripe with the combat is that I wish some of Yakumo's animations were a bit cleaner, it's far from bad, but NG is also like the absolute peak of satisfying action movement imo, even in NG4 when Ryu swings his sword it really looks like he's about to tear somebody a new asshole. Yakumo's Bloodraven attacks feel meaty and awesome though so I suspect its partly intentional to make him feel a bit lighter by comparison, but there's still a few animations that I feel could have been smoother
>>724191238I prefer to be Ryu from temu: using the dark dragon blade
>>724190460I've been trying to warn people for months about how obsessed he is. He will start out samefagging with concern trolling and focusing on anything negative, if nobody bites he'll go fullblown shitposting and start spamming things to kill the thread instead, not surprised at all he finally resorted to cheese pizza.
what's even the point of ryu as a playable character once you unlock the dark dragon blade
>>724191306Nah dude. The blue skin Ryu had in the 1st XBOX game was because Doku put a curse on him.Could make it so that Ryu's Shiftling powers are a) either not awakened and/or b) the Fiend blood interferes in some way with it.Also Fiends and Yokai are two different things actually due to Fiends being mostly either demonic or heavily corrupt creatures while Yokai are the standard umbrella term for a shitload of types of supernatural creatures (like seriously I will never imagine a Kodama to be some sort of Fiend).And yeah. Kagachi's status, even his right arm and how it all has a golden glow has Amrita written all over them. Not to mention the likes of the Kitsune Courtesan.>>724190756They better do it. This cool armor shouldn't be exclusive to Nioh only. And while the armor looks a lot like Ryu's current suit, it still has this Feudal Japan feel and aesthetics.
>>724192656Ninpos and Ryu's damage output is still way higher
>>724191769I thought about mentioning that too but I think what's going on there is how Nioh mostly in Japanese will specifically refer to the straight up evil red eye yokai as "ayakashi", though there's a part in the English subtitles where it uses fiends for that too.
>>724192927but isn't that kinda gay
>>724193090Yakumo is gay doe ever
>>724193264Nuh uh he's based
>>724192825Doku's curse is him just putting negative energies into Ryu to take advantage of his blood to turn him into a fiend. It's all referenced and foreshadowed with both Alma and what Rachel says/reads as it's essentially the same thing; those with supernatural lineage can succumb to negative forces. That's what the real curse is and Ryu even says so long before Doku does his voodoo.Also I knew I should have added it in originally but >>724192959 daemons/yokai and fiends/ayakashi is the likely conclusion. Both series have always drawn from the same general mythology it's just that Nioh makes it more obvious via its setting and direct history focus, even if NG2 had that mention of Nobunaga.
>>724191238drill is supposed to do absurd damage but I also find it too slow. real shame because its a very cool weapon
>>724193630Hmmm. This does make a lot of sense.
>>724192825Oh and one other thing, that training line shows that while Ryu does do a lot of superhuman things he doesn't try to rely on or explore his Dragon ancestry too much, so it's far more likely that they're not "awakened" or at least that while he could do a lot more like that he largely chooses not to. Except one could very much make the case that NG3 True Inferno is his Yokai Shift.
>>724178363Her Dead Or Alive 5 design still remains her best one desu
>>724193970Isn't that more of a ninpo spell than an actual yokai shift? It's only gained after defeating Masked Dude (or getting it for 40 Scarabs).Oh well. Would be nice if Ryu did some research on his bloodline.
*explodes*
>>724178363some of this outfit is stupid like the half boot thing but people claim it isn't sexualized???
>>724194545HATE THESE FUCKERS
>>724186280nice spins did you learn those at your ballet lessons you faggot ?
>>724194408It's treated as a Ninpo ingame but also he literally turns into a giant dragon. Either way there's a ton of potential to work with and I can see them starting to go more into it in some form in later games/DLCs, both NG and anything else like Nioh. The Team Ninja Cinematic Universe keeps on truckin.
Please tell me, is this legitmately good? Seriously good? I almost want to buy it on principle, because it looks like one of the best things out, but I'm blackpilled about everything on Earth so I lack faith in anything new.
>>724195106spinning is a ninja art
>>724194545
>>724195297Just pirate it first, nigga.
>>724178363I'm struggling at the first big fight after you get the cannabis wire and drop down. I think I almost beat it once but I gotta get used to moving more and being aware of which enemies are where.
>>724195297It is good, I would go as far as saying it's fantastic. It feels like a game from another universe where the industry didn't become so gay. If it looks like the type of thing that would interest you I cannot recommend it enough.
>>724195297It's hard to believe a game like this even released in current year. It is great.
>>724195297you sound like you'd enjoy putting a bullet into your head. why dont you try that?
>>724195167Honestly you know what I'd like?If they ever make a new DoA, then have male Hiddy as a playable character at one point and have special interactions with Nyotengu...one of them having the latter being absolutely shocked to see him and calling him father because everyone who fought Ancient Nyo has no doubt male Hiddy knocked her up after this.
>>724195297>Please tell me, is this legitmately good? Seriously good?Combat greatMusic goodLevels pretty dullStory mehReplayablity greatNew protagonist, better than expected, but if you love Ryu, slightly disappointingAre you the kind of person who can overlook flaws if the things you like are things you really like? Then you will probably enjoy itIf you're the kind of person who want games to be a bit ok at everything, this is not that game, the selling point is the action
>>724178363just finished the game for the first time on hard. I sucked hard getting only A once lol. I absolutely loved this game but one major complaint I have is that the sound mixing doesnt seem to be that great. it can just be my shitty set up and speakers but I felt as if the game always sounded muddy as fuck and I can barely hear the music no matter the settings I use. anyone else feel this?
>>724178363She's so goddamn hot in this game its a crime she isn't playable.
>>724195860My friend had the same issue but not me if that helps.
>>724195478>It feels like a game from another universe where the industry didn't become so gay. Funny I kinda felt the same way while playing it was more like a weird nostalgic feeling that I hadn't felt in a really long time despite the game being new.
>>724190430Gee it's almost like NG4 Ayane is a decade older or something.
>>724183216>Best CombatII>Best StoryBlack>Best SoundtrackII>Best Level DesignBlack>Enemy Design and Variety3:RE>Boss FightsII Sigma>EnvironmentsII>ArsenalII SigmaI'm an oldfag.
>>724190430Thats when she was a teenager she's 36 now so not weird at all she looks different.
>>724196207>36my fucking DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK
>>724195860I locked in once I got to ryu's chapterscant do the man dirty like that
>>724181956>We live in a time now where post-04+ Zoomers and Gen Alpha prefer Yakumo over RyuItagaki was right, wasn't he? That it was over before it even began?
>>724196207>>724196290>36 Damn, and to think I got a number by accident from a woman in Japan. I wonder if life was trying to tell me something as a 27 khhv. She even said I was still very young when I told her my age.
>>724195593It would be pretty funny for her to immediately start trying to act like the perfect daughter.
>>724196540*a woman who is this ageShit, forgive me for typing too fast.
>ng on my twitter feed>click on a random ass post>someone's reposted my doxx of bladerKEK
>>724191238>Having to sit there holding attacks turns you into a sitting duck.You get block frames if you hold the drill long enough and don't have to hold every attack to begin with so it's not that much of an issue. I tend to only use it for 1v1s anyways because BR XX hold Y is a very good punish.>>724196207>she's 36Ninja hag sexo
How big is Ayane's forehead?
>>724181956My hero.
Why is Ayane so 'Personally Interested' in Yakumo?
>>724196349he’s just way cooler, retard
>>724196893Boyhunter
>>724196349That doesn't even make sense. We're lucky to get 3 CAGs per gen at this point. How would zoomers know about any of these games if they aren't already opened to emulators or buying older games? The vast majority of games in the genre are what they'd call "old games."
are people really doing no hit runs
>>724196651Is it true that Bladder's from India? Would be kino.
>>724196651>Doxxed blader BASED
>>724196651Kek seriously? Umi got his ass.
>>724196207Ayane is 36? How old is Ryu?
>>724197073Bulgaria
When should I be using shurikens? Is it mostly just a tool so I can safely get in and fuck enemies up?
>>724178363That design is final fantasy tier badand she's not even in the fucking game.
>>724196942I mean if zoomers are capable of knowing who Dante from DMC is and Kratos from GoW, then how the FUCK could Ryu Motherfucking Hayabusa be memory-holed in their subconsciouses?
>>724186672>needed Dante to save him from Urizen 2To be fair he was the first to even manage to hurt Urizen; and he did it with zero demon powers.Dante and Vergil also only got their SDTs by absorbing Sparda and eating the fruit, whereas Nero literally *willed* his arm back and got at DT without needing any external aid. Then he stopped both of them mid-death charge.Nero only seems weak in comparison because Dante and Vergil got mega juiced in DMC5.
>>724196304yea my only A was in a Ryu mission as well lol
>>724197131bout 5 years older than Ayane give or take
>>724197024the 2 no hit trials I already did were fucking impossible so I really hope not. definitely not good for your mental health
>>724196540Bro...
>>72419713145 if we're arguing that there's a 22-year timeskip after DOA6. That also means Irene would be too far behind being around 47-48 and all that.
>>724178837>ahhDonkey sound?
>>724197245What?Who?Cares?
>>724197159in the air so you can land UT or for keeping momentum/juggling enemies it used to be a good tool for animation cancelling in older games, not as much in this one though
>>724197254I can accept Yakumo, but I refuse to accept they've aged Ryu by that much. That's ridiculous.
>>724197472atleast he doesn't look like boomer dante
I'm kinda tempted to get into Ninja Gaiden, where would I start? Would I just get one of these bundles on Steam since they're on sale?
>>724197535They should retcon their ages immediately. Yakumo is 18-20. Ayane is 25. Ryu is 30. Never do this retard Capcom shit again.
>>724197159i hop and spam shurikens if i don't know what's going onyou can also cancel melee into it which might be faster than letting the move play out it's not as useful in this game compared to the old ones though
>>724197614Emulate the arcade game using MAME
>>724197614get master collectionif you like those get 4then maybe later you can get autistic about the 5 versions of ng2 (not counting mods)
>>724197614You can start with any game. If you want to jump into 4, then go ahead. Each game is pretty different from each other.
>>724197472Read and check the wiki. The ages are clearly and very well stated. And if you go by the logic of the setting in NG4, there's no way you can justify a technological leap like that within a few years time. That's not logically possible.Plus, Ryu is like gifted with the DNA of the Dragon clan. So he'll age much more gracefully than he looks.Ayane was 14 by around the start of the NG series. Then 16 by around DoA 1-4 and 18 afterward.So my bad, it would actually be an 18 year timeskip. I jumped the gun by saying that because I thought she'd be much older. So Ryu would be 41. Irene about 43.
>>724197472I'm not sure where any of this info is coming from. As far as I know the game takes place 'a few years after NG3'
>>724197024I have no idea how there are so many autistic as fuck bros out there doing no hitruns in any video. that shit seems so far beyond my realm of possibility and I really dont think I would have fun trying to go for it.
>>724197472yakuza already established that the older you get the stronger you get. ryus gonna be fine
Does anyone know if you can reach that small tunnel?
>>724195574Why the hostility you queer?
>>724197535I love unc Dante however
>>724197720>18 year timeskipThat is the only mistake with NG4's story. Look at how fucked up Resident Evil became since they kept aging the cast. 18 years? Now they can't reuse the DOA girls. They'll have to make a new cast from scratch. >there's no way you can justify a technological leap like that within a few years timeNobody gives a shit
>>724197854That's not the issue, Anon. I know Ryu's going to be fine. But doing what Capcom did with RE and constantly aging up the cast seems like a bad idea in the long run. Most of thr DOA cast are normal people. Now that franchise really can't be revived since the normal humans in the roster will have to be replaced.
Should I be parrying or perfect dodging more?
So many of the JP streamers I'm seeing playing this game are doing so without using any items
>>724197659>>724197714>>724197718I'll get the Master Collection for now, thanks lads.
>>724197860yes, a single wallrun isn't enough height. you need to pray you land a wind path into a vertical wallrundunno what hayashi was thinking with that addition
>>724197951>Look at how fucked up Resident Evil became since they kept aging the cast. 18 years? Now they can't reuse the DOA girls. They'll have to make a new cast from scratch.Which is hilarious because that's what they happened to do with NG4 already with Ayane and she hasn't seemed to age one bit. With Resident Evil, they've used their cast between 6, Revelations 2, and a movie tie-in. It's sporadic and all over the place. Re9 will plan to reuse Leon. Though I don't see how well will Jill or the rest be in the game.>Nobody gives a shitYeah, like how no one hears you breathing in your sleep, fucktard. No one asked for your fucking opinion.
>>724197614Emulate the NES games(do not play the SNES trilogy, it's an absolute downgrade), >Ninja Gaiden 1Emulate black or play Sigma from the collection>Ninja Gaiden 2Emulate vanilla or play Ninja Gaiden 2 Black>Ninja Gaiden 3Play Razor's Edge from the collection>RageboundTry it if you like 2D platformers, made by the Blasphemous devs.>YaibaNever played it
>>724197951>>724198080They can just ignore NG4. Ryu just becomes nothing more than a funny cameo in the fighting games.
>>724198142>JP gamers are the best at the JP games instead of some schizo brownsAs it should be.
>>724189020Why do chaste priestesses in this franchise always dress like bimbo sluts?
>>724197180The point wasn't that he's weak it's that he's never dealt with a threat entirely on his own yet. Unlike Yakumo in this game. It keeps him from feeling like he's equal to Dante who overcame Vergil on his own at the end of 3 and Mundus in 1, with only minimal help from Trish empowering his shot at the end.
just finished it, good game, but I didn’t like how Ryu was sidelined, he feels like a last-minute addition, which is a shame
>>724198174How about this
>>724198196>Yeah, like how no one hears you breathing in your sleep, fucktard. No one asked for your fucking opinionToo bad, my opinion is important. >>724198228But I was looking forward to Yakumo interacting with the DOA crew.
>>724198080I mean, lets be honest. people have always hated the girls (outside of coom factor) so it should be fine? I'm not sure how not being able to reuse kasumi or irene or whatever means the IP is ruined. they just introduced like 5 people and they were all fine. I really liked seori
Should I play this game subbed or dubbed, /v/ros?
>>724198304no, you don't unlock the necessary movement options until the second last chapter.
>>724178363Not complaining or anything but that's just Motoko Kusanagi with swords.
What the fuck is a Vanguard? It definitely wasn't the flying guys or the big tank.Also I'm in the base, am I gonna get a chance to grind more rails for drones. They barely showed up.
>>724198327>so it should be fineIt's not fine. Yakumo meeting the funny nigga could have been great.
>>724197720technological leap? bro have you not seen sky city tokyo in ninja gaiden 2? if anything it looks less impressive than in the past they had flying cars and shit
>>724198324Yakumo can only interact with Marie Rose, because she'll remain young looking out of spite towards Sweden.
>>724198414Oh then I'll keep playing, didn't know you had more movement options
>>724197159Shurikens are NG's method of lock-on, not to be confused with the actual lock-on in 4 which is a funny trick they played to show people why they don't actually want a real lock-on. Besides that they let you cancel and juggle.
the yellow paint is so obnoxious
>>724197159I use it when ranged niggas are outside the camera and I don't feel like getting barfed on
>>724198465He's lying to your face.
>>724195478>>724196005>>724195554>>724195730In that case I will get it. I was interested just because I love NG, but it also seems at the outset to be something unlike most games in the modern industry, in part because of the very identity of NG. Part of why I asked the question was to get insight and know whether my suspicion was right, and if it shared any of the problems of most modern games someone would surely be quick to tell me. Thanks.
>>724198382Subbed so you can get the canon translation. >Japanese game by Japs about two Japanese niggas fighting Japanese samurai and Japanese demons in Tokyo, JapanWhy the FUCK would anyone be speaking English in this game?
>>724198485It really only stuck out for me in the beginning zone, I felt later zones were less obnoxious.
>Select hard thinking it'll be like every other game where Hard is normal and you can only unlock actual hard mode post game>"YAKUMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"Damn I'm getting my ass kicked. Having fun though.
>that final wall jump when the camera zooms outMGS3 ladder energy kek
>>724198304Wall run to get height
>>724198485Change it to blue and you're playing NG1.
>>724198382I say start with dub so you don't miss mid mission chatter in battle, you can always switch to sub later on.
>>724198613So why are the lips synced to the english dub then anon.
>>724198324>Too bad, my opinion is important.About as important as your life, which seems pretty nil.>>724198242>chaste>priestessesPick one.
>>724198439Right, but it was still grounded in reality is what I'm saying.
>>724198382Dub for Normal/Hard and Sub for Mentor/Master Ninja, that's my rule for all Ninja Gaiden games.
>>724198429It's those big turrets that only shoot missiles.
>>724197391It's for scoring, to keep your combo up when there's no enemies to hit nearby. Same as in bayonetta
>>724182380Did we ever get the finished thing?
>>724195860I was thinking the same about the sound.Almost sounds mono or something, everything just blends together into a blur. Either there's an issue or they really didn't do a good job in designing how the sounds work and are prioritized
>>724197349Kind of wish people did. But you don't see many people caring about getting ahead.
>>724183216>NGII>best enemy design LMAO
>>724198674>>724198528Now I managed. Lol.
Final veredict:- All bosses play nearly exactly the same mechanically and most that you'll do is to do normal attacks, dodge and use the bloodraven counter- The difficulty is rather deceptive, at the start you will face issues because you don't have many ways to deal with the large amount of enemies the game throws at you, but later on you just kill everything- The only ones that had slightly different gameplay was the tank that you can blocm to stop it and maybe the dog- The game is clearly rushed, black dragon fight with no weight, the final boss is the least impressive one- Gates are easy as piss, all you need to beat everyone and at most there's a self-imposed reduced health challenge- The weapons have similar movesets but the katana and shuriken are clearly the superior ones- You are SHOWERED with ninja coins to a point that is baffling, signal that there was either more content planned or everything was removed to become DLC- Ryu plays exactly the same as yakumo but crippled, ninpos that take way damn long to cast and Yakumo also gets the gleam anyway. Don't even dare to compare this to devil may cry 5- Ult spam is encouraged to a point it's ridiculous- Rushed ending, yakumo gets blueballed- Umi and Sayori were cuteThe game is a 7.5, it's solid fun but was clearly rushed and the bosses were a major disappointment in comparison to Bayonetta and Dmc.
https://x.com/LocalBtnMasher/status/1982256911287218559APOLOGIZE
>>724199564Stop linking your twitter here you fucking weirdo
>>724199562brother the ninpos are faster in this game than in any other NG
>>724199562>You are SHOWERED with ninja coins to a point that is bafflingI thought I was missing something since I had nothing to spend these on.
>>724199720>- Ult spam is encouraged to a point it's ridiculousI don't think he played the game at all.
>Score reduction for dying AND using items
>>724178363she has aged well into her elderly phase
>>724199562incredible how grok can almost perfectly replicate a ng2 cultist retard
>>724199564you just know he was spamming l3+r3 and was mad when he saw it ran out so he died because he wasnt ready to dodgewhat a moron lmao
>>724199814people care about score? I'm happy being a C and D ranked ninja
>>724197614Yaiba
>>724200060I'm happy you wear your ninja dog shirt proudly. I dont
>>724199858and next she becomes dust in the wind
>your mission is to get to the top of the mountain and locate the shrine>5 missions in you're still in the same area, nothing has happened, and you're still trying to get to the top of this mountainThis game is a fucking slog.
>>724198139Perfect dodge is easier but parry staggers most attacks, even Power ones.
>>724199562>Play new game+ on Master, there's more content.
>>724199794Beat the game on hard with A rank and this is the first Ninja Gaiden I've ever played. Only a couple enemies will deflect the ult and you can constantly take adavantage of orbs + landing from a jump to instantly charge it. There are no score penalities for cheesing.I don't see the point of including Ryu in the game when the only thing he got going are ninpos that suck ass and exactly the same moveset.
>>724200309On-landing UT spam is a staple of the series, it's your Plan A for every encounter.
>>724200203>your mission is to get to vigoor and locate the dark dragon blade>10 missions in you're still in the same area, nothing has happened, and you're still trying to get to the dark dragon bladeThis game is a fucking slog.
>>724200301Is there a different final boss and ending for master? Only achilles managed to be a bigger disappointment than the phantom copy.
>>724199350I don't think so sadly,really want this
>>724200309congrats, now you can go back to your punching bag simulator that you love so much
>>724183216>bete enemy design and variety>green ninja>brown ninja>white ninja>red ninjalol, NGB fucking destroys it in enemy variety.
>>724197720Ninja Gaiden 3 had technology way more advanced than 4, literal magically constructing physical objects, weapons, even living beings out of weird 3D projection technology
>>724200458As far as I know, no. For me Ryu was the final boss. The dark dragon is just the typical action game final boss slop that at least had a good OST. I don't think it's much worse than Vigoor emperor into fiend Murai and certainly better than the Archfiend and Huge Canna
>>724198327>people have always hated the girlsspeak for yourself loser
>>724199564ACK
>>724199814It's not that strict in this game. I've died a few times in some levels yet still got an S rank at the end. It's not like Bayonetta where dying at all completely barred you from getting plat or even gold if you didn't do every fight.
No thanks, Blader already told me the game sucks.
>>724200443Things actually happen though. There are new areas
>>724200990>less than 1000 subscribers on yt and a nonexistent twitter following>constantly brings himself up here when he's not raging and posting literal child prawn on /v/
>>724201031>There are new areasjust like ng4 has every mission
>>724201054Crazy thing is he isn't even good at any of the games. Bro is just a straight L
>>724201102This fucking mountain is the same location every mission. You do nothing. Nothing happens.
>>724200990Blader isn't even good at the game
>>724196893She was always a youngster groper
>>724200730I wasnt. I quite like them, minus momiji. shes boring as fuck
>>724201260off the top of my head, there's a village, caves and temple in the mountain. yakumo desecrates a bunch of statues with his giga autism and suffers consistently bad luck. umi has to make him a glider to get back on track. the nature spirits go apeshit on him and form into a voltron demon.all before the mission where he gets to the top
I hate playing Ryu
>>724201556You could interchange village, caves, temple and nothing would be any different from one level to the next. The statues could might as well not even be there and nothing about the story or goal of getting to the top of this mountain would be any different. Destroying a statue isn't even gameplay it's just press button to move on. "Bad luck" is just the game cock blocking you from getting to the top of this mountain and ending this monotonous slog.
>it is just DMC4
I checked Blader's youtube and was surprised to find his opinions on i-frames in hollow knight insightful and well reasoned; only I was then disappointed by his show of a basic milquetoast combo in NGB (against brown ninjas) as some impressive feat of skill in his "beginners' guide to NG". He seems to mistake NG's (prior to NG4) relative niche status as due to alienating difficulty. It's really not that tough...
>>724199564I expect nothing less from someone called button masher. Drop these shitters for someone better holy fuck.
>>724202242>but better
So the PC version of the collection doesn't let you use a keyboard wtf... am I really better off emulating?
>>724178363Photo Mode in this game is complete ass and limiting. Is this game's sole purpose for reels you can post on Tik Tok?
>>724202196i think the narrative here is just too nuanced for you.
Jesus christ some chapters are so long. The first Dragon's Maw chapter (12) clocked in at 80 minutes.
>>724178363is there a way to start a new game as Ryu without having my character upgraded? I want to play master ninja without any upgrades
>>724203424Parts of the game feel very padded to draw out the game time. Chasing a fish for three chapters got tiresome
who do i need to pay to get that stupid audio bug fixed in xenia for ng2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7qdeux94Msi love cyber samurais
>>724201151>>724201286Ok? Who is then dumbass? Sure isn't (You).
>>724204136It's a race between that being fixed and the decompile being finished
>>724204269Fuck off Blader.
Our guy Max likes this game? Is he playing hard mode?
Lil Faggy is getting assraped by Ryu. Ninja Chads > Elden Nigs
>>724204269
>>724204269/ourguy/
>>724204136>who do i need to pay Xbox
>>724204642Mork? Sure thing lol.
>>724204834Are there any unlockable costumes
>>724198893My life's fucking awesome.
I'm Yakumo
why the fuck did they recast ayane
I already know he's here.
>>724205123SAAAAR
>>724205123KEKYPOW
Why the fuck are people hailing this as the best ANYTHING of the series when it hasn't even been a week? And do you seriously wanna replay the goddamn ratchet and clank chapter in this game ever again?
>724205171retard
>>724205123>To much shilling>I SHIT IN YOUR MOUTH YOU RETARDED SON OF A WHORE. NG3:RE IS GARBAGE AND NEVER SURPASSES THE MASTERPIECE THAT IS NINJA GAIDEN II.>KILL YOURSELF YOU PEDOPHILE FEMBOY FAGGOT WEEB, I SLIT YOUR THROAT IN SHIT IN YOUR BLOODY NECK.>I will never play your pitiful, ugly, grotesque game, I already won in the ones that matter>what should to garbage like who attempts to trick people into buying a FOTM game>This will go down at the worse game>NG2 rapes NG3RE, gapes it's asshole and forces you to lick off the cum.>Don't like getting corrected? not my problem, I shit in your mouth retarded zoomer.>submissive and pathetic as possible so the chigyu incel pc vegan and xbot audience don't feel scared or cum their pants too quick>Ninja Gayman 4: J-Pop Semen Hunter>JRPGs lowkey wagie propaganda, specifically the Japanese herbivore male variety, everyone is too busy doing their jobs to fuck.>I am passing comment on the protag of the latest NG game. if TN didn't farm out the game to a studio full of beta male cuckholds things could be different.>HE HAS NO CREATIVE AGENCY YOU SON OF A WHORE>I shit in your CONSOOM cultist mouth.>Shut the fuck up faggot, NG4 is already 100x better than that dogshit NG3:RE, if youw ant to defend NGII, go shit on NG3:RE>I shit in your mouth retarded zoomer>FiendBusa is a son of a whore>retarded clueless secondary newcomer zoomer son of a whore>ARE YOU RETARDED? OR PRETENDING TO BE RETARDED>Go back to Devil May Fart you retarded zoomer emo faggot son of a whore, I shit in your mouth forever>Fuck off SECONDARIES, FUCK OFF, FUCK OFF, you do NOT BELONG!!! YOU WILL NEVER EVER BELONG!!!!!!!>A retarded son of a whore, evidence>Best thing you can do is shit in his retarded mouth>He has no right to try and represent the masterpiece that is NGII, he is not qualified, I shit in his mouth.>Low IQ subhuman son of a whore secondary exposed himself for being a secondary
Just finished the game. Platinum's best game in 12 years, they're fucking back. Also my favorite NG by a mile (sorry NGB bros). Undecided if it's my GotY though, between it and Abiotic Factor.
>>724205171>do you seriously want to replayyesi want to replay this 20 times more
>>724205171>And do you seriously wanna replay the goddamn ratchet and clank chapter in this game ever again?no and i didn't want to replay the swimming in black or 90% of the bosses in 2
>>724205171It definitely has the best bosses
>>724205171I found those sections fun, they remind me of a better time in gaming. At worst they're charming.
>>724205323I loved swimming in Black. Exploration in that and Vigoor are so comfy.
So what's the strategy when you're fighting like a dozen guys on the edge of a cliff and there's no space to move around? Or when 3 lanterns just decide to kamikaze rush you all at once?
>>724204281The decompile is still years off. They're still looking for volunteer devs for that shit
>>724205171The grinding/platforming sections were fine and inoffensive, they're there to break up the combat, they get the job done
>>724205479Black is still the only adventure game of the series, and I have no idea why. That exploration elevates it to godhood status. It's just so much fun to move around.
>>724205502Throw them off
>>724204281>>724205513There's an NG2 decompile?
>>724205297get a job
>>724205502katana bloodraven R1 Y
>>724205538Trve action games dont need pointless breaks. If you need a break, pause the game and go do something else.
>>724178363All ten NGfags being exposed as just another gachafag has been quite typical.
>>724205682what are the true action games then? razor's edge?
>>724205639It's the weekend you aspie and my shifts are 4 days on 4 days off. Get a public toilet you street shitter.
>>724205682>Actually, true action games have never been attempted
>724205682retard
>>724205818True action games hasn't been made yet
>>724205818>>724205846They're called shmups
what is the ratchet and clank chapter
>>72420588612
>>724205682>Trve action games dont need pointless breaksEverything has breaks and shifts, even the most one note bullet hell
>>724205682>Trve action games dont need pointless breaksI disagree. The best game in the genre had tons of breaks between combat. As long as it's not some shitty minigame or walkie-talkie, breaks can help elevate the experience. It's why NG04 is a master-class in game design. It's the only game in the genre that manages to strike the perfect balance between action and adventure. The only game that comes close is Sekrio But nowadays action games insist on being a series of combat arenas.
>>724205874Literal tranny genre
>>724205502>when you're fighting like a dozen guys on the edge of a cliff and there's no space to move aroundKatana 360y, staff bloodraven jump, GT, bloodraven parry, you got a lot of options. > 3 lanterns just decide to kamikaze rush you all at onceBloodraven shuriken with the katana works pretty well here.
Changing the setting to pure sci fi was a huge mistake. Ninja Gaiden always retained a setting that was a cool mix of the traditional and the modern, a ninja with a katana and shuriken and ancient magic fighting against rival ninja clans that used modern weaponry, or a full military force with tanks, helicopters, rockets etc. and then ancient evil fiends getting involved. The setting even veered towards sci fi once with Sky City Tokyo but it felt like a unique take on an idealized future Japanese city that balanced futuristic technology with very traditional Japanese themes. Meanwhile in NG4 you are a Harajuku techwear emo fighting against power rangers with electric laser weapons in a post apocalyptic dead city. It's just too far away from what Ninja Gaiden looks and feels like to me.
I don't get the people crying about the rail sections. They look cool, they're simple and they go by quickly. Every game needs these breather moments, having nonstop combat would be fucking exhausting. They're definitely much better than the shitty water and platforming sections in NG1 and 2.
>flounder between getting A ranks and C ranks the entire game>starting playing as Ryu>immediate SSS rankbros busted
>>724206131Every genre except sports and racing sim (they cant drive because they dont leave the house) is a tranny genre. Theyre terminally online nerds.
>>724206230The second area you go to is literally a Mountain forest area with temples, old hang bridges and tori gates everywhere
>>724181665I'm thinking based
Honestly I'm not sure what the use case for the weapons are, toolbox is ranged, useful for flying guys I suppose, staff has a lot of aoe, good for dense crowds, drill?
>>724206230You fight the DDO for 5 of the 19 chapters anon that's not a deviation to pure sci-fi at all. 4 chapters are spent in valley of wind with tori gates and shrines. 3 are spent in the underworld not dissimilar to NG2's
>>724206445It's clearly a decrepit ruined set of old temples, the only colours you will see there are black, brown and dark green (and yellow guide ropes everywhere)
>>724205502I spam the shit where you use your blood sword to gain height then come dropping down in a circular blood slash
>>724205058Yeah, awesome at sucking dick.
>>724206518Drill with RB/R1 attacks is your nuke.
Any leaks for the DLC or cool datamine shit?
>>724206518toolbox is busted against everything
>>724206230This board is so buck broken over NG4 as a whole that every discussion creates a disparage among anons whenever it's being discussed.
>>724206693I don't suck dick. I get my dick sucks instead.
>>724206518Dual Katanas - balanced in regular mode, huge AoE in Bloodraven formRapier - gap closes incredibly well, high single target damage with the drillStaff - AoE crowd control weapon with poor single target damage in regular form, Bloodraven form has good single target and AoE damage but it's the slowest weaponToolbox - ranged damage with some decent AoE
>>724206518Drill is built for 1v1. It is incredible at chasing enemies down, far more so than any other weapon and the damage / stagger is disgusting.
>>724206608The world has gone to shit because the dark dragons corpse corrupting everything, they explain that right at the start
>>724206785I like the game, I just think it's really unappealing to look at. I despise sci fi in every way except from one or two interpretations of it, and I don't want Ninja Gaiden to look like that. There was never once a moment where I stopped to look around at the environment. The world the game takes place in is decayed and ugly, and if Tomonobu Itagaki tried to impart one thing onto his games it's that things should look cool and beautiful.
>equip toolbox>activate berserk>jump and light attack>everything diesanything I'm missing?
>>724206972Don't forget to Bloodbath Slaughter before the Berserk runs out
name one character in fiction who could beat him
>>724207143
>>724206793So much so that you admit that your own dick sucks instead of GETTING sucked. Bravo.
>>724205604Not yet
>>724207446jobber
I had to use most of my healing items and item buffs to beat Ryuu.
why is it called the ratchet and clank chapter
>>724207539dont worry anon you'll wish you hadnt when you get to the boss after him :)
Why did Yakumo have to kill a thousand DDO soldiers instead of talking things out with them since they both want the same thing? Why is he still killing them even after he killed the Dark Dragon?
>>724207669they establish within about 3 minutes that the DDO are using the tokyo calamity as a pretext to effectively own the city
>>724207669>kill their leader>"haha guys look i stopped the dark dragon we cool?"yeah nah theyre mad
>>724207669Yakumo seems uncomfortable talking with his friends you think he's convincing the DDO to let the Dark Dragon free?
>>724207669>I said this was about justice, but I was wrong>Jack is back
>>724199562>meplay was the tank that you can blocm to stop it and maybe the dog>- The game is clearly rushed, black dragon fight with no weight, the final boss is the least impressive oWONDERFUL!Sounds like NG3 Razors edge faired better than this half assed mess.Maybe a NG4 RE will do the game some good in the future since they like to remake the previous game at least once before moving on
>>724207579It's okay, I just rebought the items from Umi at the shrine.
>>724184369>Epigonos>Introduce Steel on Bone>Only have TWO FUCKING BOSS take advantage of that mechanicSo retarded, you fight the regent like a billion times and none of his attacks are SOBable. It's a damn shame because Epigonos is easily my favorite boss in the series.
>>724196916>Lowercase>Shit punctuation>Ablest speechYes, a generic edgelord like him is designed to appeal to 13-year-olds, after all.
>>724183089They always could have, daft
>>724194404I think her DoA 3 design is her best design, followed by Sigma 2 then 3RE.
>>724207316I'm just based.
>>724208202This series is designed to appeal to 13 year olds
>>724207143Ryu if he fought seriously.
>>724207143Jack from Jack's game
>>724208430>>724208468I consneed
>>724208430>>724208468Unironically one of the most powerful characters in fiction. He's Sora on roids.
The mountain chapters are fucking brutal bros I might not make it
>>724208652>Izuma dropping instead of fucking him off the cliffngmi
Just beat it, it was pretty kino, time for NG+.
>>724198484I locked on to the tank boss when he started spinning around and it was hilarious, it's fine for bosses in general, but I don't see the point for regular encounters
>Kills Saori, starts acting like a big deal and calls himself a god>Gets his ass kicked immediately>Then we get a flashback where Ryu kicks his ass and the fight was so easy for him that he doesn't even have a healthbarWhat was Achilles' problem?
>>724184489How's Highschool treating ya big guy?
What does Umi look like?
>Yakumo gets cool alt designs as skins>Ryu just gets legacy outfits from old gamesBORINGAt least its not snitty joke costumes I guess
>>724209120She looks stinky
>>724208341Whatever. Fuck off.
>>724209064His expression laying on the floor there after Yakumo beat the shit out of him is hilarious.
>>724209064>Dollar store Alexei design>Easiest boss in the game>British He deserves it for being mean to Seori
>>724179929pure kino
Just got the giga drill. It's pure kino. Kinda doubt any of the other weapons will be more kino than it.
>>724210140There might be something later on to change your mind, but man that Drill is sick.
>>724178363Give her some metal parts and tech thingies, it could pass as Taimanin design easy.
>>724210461We need a Platinum Taimanin game
>>724209173No unlockable outfits was really disappointing. Hope the DLC or an update adds some.
>still no full soundtrack rip with all the tracks labeledWhat's taking so long? This shit should've been on khinsider day one.
>>724206230Ninja Gaiden has never had a coherent theme or setting and honestly makes every other big action game look miles ahead in this category. I mean VJ and W101 have sentai, Bayonetta angels and sex appeal, DMC gothic architecture and wacky characters. NG is mostly just random generic shit thrown together. It's a shame but that's how it is.I do think there is a kind of unintentional theme of stoicism in the way enemies will fight to the death even after losing limbs, or blindside you from around corners, attacking instantly and silently with no flair. But it isn't really developed.
>>724181665Elephant in the room in mind, what does that make for games like Castlevania where the art direction is female led? Surely you don't see a shotacon following there.>XXXHYY
>>724202448Any of the people play action games for big gamer creds should be playing fighting games instead.By that I don't mean that fighting games are the better genre, but it's just a fact that they require more median skill, simply for the fact that they're a never ending ladder of worse and better players. Unless you're playing some Netherrealm shit being a fighting game player that can hold his ground is much more respectable than being an action game superplayer.The thing that makes action games great, and in that aspect better than fighting games, is precisely that they live and die by their being able to train the player and doing it in a way that feels fulfilling. Playing as Dante or Ryu fucking ROCKS. And if the game is good it will rock all the way down, even when you are getting your ass handed to you. That's why this is genre where bosses are regarded so highly, because you like fighting them and even losing to them. Meanwhile everyone hates bad matchups in a fighting game.As someone who's spent thousands of hours playing these types of games, yes, they can get decently hard, but they are more about solving puzzles than strategy and outplaying. You do have gamer cred for being good at them, but only in the sense you're really passionate about this one thing; if you want to be better than others don't be a pussy and play a competitive game.
>>724211349Idk NG had a theme going for it. I mean the first game was a Metroidvania set within the confines of the city that was somehow set within the dwelling of ancient tombs and fiendish spires that also *somehow* had a portal to Hayabusa's village. On the off-chance that you're right, let's say NG HAD an art-direction that wasn't based on its level designs. The most it could happen to go for is dark urban fantasy and akin to gory 80s anime OVAs or action movies. At least, that's what the NES trilogy FELT during those heydays of which they were released. But if we were to argue that NG is 80s slop, then by all means we'll be calling NG4 Blade Runner Ninja or Blade Runner with Ninjas. No discrepancy there, that's for sure.And it's not like Ryu has a specific niche he can fill. Dante is known for being the "wacky woohoo pizza man" in spite of his character being based off of Dante from The Divine Comedy and Cobra from Space Adventure Cobra. Or Bayonetta who is a glam model that exudes confidence like she's the next Emma Frost. Ryu is just there to be badass and he's completely straightforward with it. Which is fine. But nowadays, you see people on 4chan praising and boasting the Ninja twink over him for...whatever fucking reason. When we'd know this shit would be enough to cause a flame war had this been released the same year or time DMC4 was released when Nero was the poster child.But given how BOTH games had that problem, I can see why NG croaked out when it tried to copy them.
>>724206230Nigga NG4 takes place a whole decade after NG3, no shit technology has advanced.>>724211349>Ninja Gaiden has never had a coherent theme or settingI'd say the arcade and 3D trilogy have a "world traveling" idea behind them. Ragebound also reflects that pretty well where many of the stages are actual Japanese historical sites.
>>724211414> the art direction is female led? Ayami didn't work on Castlevania until SOTN, basically halfway through the series.>Surely you don't see a shotacon following there? I don't get what that has to do with anything. Castlevania is nothing but twinks and buff dudes with the occasional girl like Maria. Obviously it wouldn't attract any shotafags
>>724211808>Ayami didn't work on Castlevania until SOTN, basically halfway through the series.Right. I was referring to AFTER Dracula X.>I don't get what that has to do with anything. Castlevania is nothing but twinks and buff dudes with the occasional girl like Maria. Obviously it wouldn't attract any shotafagsBut I mean explicitly in the sense of how Yakumo was created in mind.
>>724211567>Want to play fighting game>Nobody else plays it >Want to play single player game>Can play it 24/7
>>724212150That's also true.
>>724210543That would legit be amazing.
Had a moment where I opened the item wheel when achilles was saying masaka, and because it slows down all the audio it sounded hilarious
