I DON'T REMEMBER HOW TO PLAY THE GAME ANYMORE AHHHHHHHHH
Why did this game fail?
played 4 a bit, it's quite ok but nothing spectacular, they just told platinum games to do a platinum game with a ninja gaiden skin and that's exactly what it is, but nothing spectacular
>>735130457 Because it launched in the most dogshit window imaginable and priced itself like it was still 2008.They hyped it up as a “return to form” and then dropped a Platinum-flavored character action game that wasn’t as tight as classic NG and wasn’t as stylish as Bayo/DMC. So who exactly was it for? Old NG players complained it felt off, new players just bought whatever big AAA slop was out that month.Also zero cultural momentum. No big streamer push, no crazy difficulty clips going viral, no iconic boss people wouldn’t shut up about. Just kinda… came and went.It’s not “bad,” it’s just aggressively 7/10 in a genre where you either become a timeless skill check or you get forgotten in two weeks.
>>735128367I want to play this game but don't have anything that can run it. I'm torn between refusing to buy a PS5 out of principle, and refusing to buy a PS5 because it still doesn't have enough games to justify a purchase.
>>735128367Just parry bro
>>735130457Because they lied about Ryu Hayabusa. He's basically been demoted into a Rachel in what's supposed to be his own game series.
>>735132768Your pc can't with this game and you're still an "ps5 has no games xd" retard?
>>735133047What can I say. I haven't seen much point in upgrading.
>>735132768>don't have anything that can run it.The you, my friend, are the bitch nigger with no games. The Playstation meme doesn't work if your platform that you own can't even run multiplats.Buy a Piss 5. Pro is a good deal but even the base Piss 5 is a better gaming platform than PC is nowadays. If you already don't have a beefy expensive rig then you'd have to be a retard to build one now. If you really care about Ninja Gaiden then I guess Xbox SeX is also a good deal because it has backwards compatibility with NG Black, NG2 and DOA games. It's not perfect but it's still better than Xenia/Xemu emulation which still have a way to go.This is coming from a waitfag btw. I went back to Piss like a buck broken bitch nigger that I am, I admit. I got sucked and fucked and cucked by RAM and Leather Jacket chink.
>>735133296>The Playstation meme doesn't work if your platform that you own can't even run multiplats.Nah likeDeath Stranding 2MarathonThese are the exclusives I'm sort of interested in, and frankly neither are enticing enough for me to want to grab a PS5 with all haste.And this is how many years after the PS5 hit the market?I mostly play older games, so I wasn't in a rush to upgrade my PC, and now that market is fugged. There are multiplats that make the PS5 seem interesting to me, sure, but it's always likeDynasty Warriors OriginsAce Combat 8 (announced just this last December)and Ninja Gaiden 4and again I'm just kinda lethargic on the idea
>>735130457They released a character action game in a soulslike market
>>735133549>exclusivesAre you illiterate or just brown?
>>735133707Slightly tipsy. Give me credit. Death Stranding 2 was exclusive until a few weeks ago. Even so, the fact of Marathon and DS2 no longer being exclusive is even less of a reason to jump up and buy a PS5. Now that I think about it there's actually 0 reason to get one.
>>735133810Your shit PC can't play NG4, Pablo. YOU have no games, retard. Forget exclusives, you can't even play a multiplat NG4 or other modern games.
>>735135405Yes but WHY would I play modern games?Name 1 modern game
>>735135443Nioh 3, Ninja Gaiden 4 and Resident Evil Requiem.
>>735136212>Nioh 3Didn't like Nioh 1>Ninja Gaiden 4Honestly, should probably play 1, 2, and 3 first>Resident Evil RequiemDoesn't look much better than Resi 4 which I'd rather just replay (GC version not the sloppa remake)Name 1 modern game worth playingSomething REALLY worth playing
>>735132768>don't have anything that can run it.I can run it at 60FPS on a GTX1070, what the hell PC hardware are you running that can't handle NG4?
>>735133675More like they released Metal Gear Rising 2 game masquerading as a Ninja Gaiden game with the main character completely gutted and literally removed from the action, and make you pay a shitty DLC for one more weapon for the original protagonist. If these are dog shit numbers it's not because of Souls slop.
>>735137873Delusional. Only about 1000 mentally ill geriatric oldfags still care about the "purity" of Ninja Gaiden and Ryu. The game flopped precisely because no one cares about Ninja Gaiden anymore
>>735138103So their approach was "since nobody cares about Ninja Gaiden, let's not even attempt to make a Ninja Gaiden game and make something completely different", which led to them not attracting any old NG fans and not attracting any new fans because all their new shit sucked ass. Wonderful
Spam jump Yyou won the game
>>735130457Because despite the noise on /v/, NG isn't popular. You cam add the retardation of the NG2 puritans who worked overtime to shit on it and you get this kind of result. NG4 was not only the best action game of 2025, but also was one of the best action titles ever.
>>735139425>make something completely differentThey've done this every single time.You're never going to get another NG2, you mentally ill freak.
>>735139425>old NG fansThere are about 1000 of these and they don't play new games>new fansThere are none of these because Ninja Gaiden is a dead franchise that no one cares about
>>735136404Not him, but every other Team Ninja game would count and be available on one and not liking Nioh 1 for whatever reason doesn't mean you won't like the others (even 2 or 3), but I'll stick with Stranger of Paradise which also might as well be a PS5 exclusive for how much people bitch about the performance, even if I'd think it's a little exaggerated but the game deserves only the best regardless.
>>735130457There is no data to suggest this game failed. It probably did just OK.
>>735137873Every character action game released during the past year or so vs. the weakest Souls clone
>>735141847NG4 was on GamePass. Stop using Steam charts retard.
>>735141905Here's NG4 vs another game that was on Gamepass
>>735141840We've called game studio-killing turboflops when they had more concurrent players than NG4
>>735141952>Chinese player boost>>735141992What was NG4s total concurrent player count then (not just Steam)?
>>735141847there was a code vein 2???
>>735142056>Chinese player boostChina was NG4's biggest audience as well. Without China NG4 would have peaked at like 5K.>What was NG4s total concurrent player count then (not just Steam)?Barely anyone plays on gaypass
>he played as RyuYou didn't beat the trials.You didn't beat master ninja.
Look at that, it's someone doing the "these things share one small detail therefore they are completely identical when I disregard or lie about all other context" form of disingenuous argumentation in the wild.
>>735130457>faildon't care, it was by far the best game of the year for me, and I'll be replaying it for many hours to come (that's how good it is).
>>735142098Yes and it almost everyone agreed that it sucked and also ran terribly yet it still sold slightly better than NG4 which actually had very good Steam reviews and generally good performance.
>>735133296No matter how much money a pc cost, there's still the fact the on console you need to actually buy the games because piracy is impossible. Not to mention the fact that you need purchase a PsPlus to play online
>>735139937>1000 of these and they don't play new gamesIt's true that I don't play new games. I don't even have a new pc. I did try 4 even my with my shit pc and I quite liked it actually. It'd say it's better than RE but not even close tho I and II. I'd really like to know why this one is so hated, if base 3 were to release now you guys would have a heart attack.
>>735142728>why this one is so hatedEgoism and mental illness, for the most part. It dared to challenge the sacred cow by existing so the false narratives must flow.
>>735130457NG isn't actually that popular and has since become niche post the XBX and 360 era, the game is almost 80 fucking dollars, it's fucking free and gamesASS and easy to pirate with all DLC. That said it's solid and the 2 Masters DLC is fun and its probably the fastest NG game due to all the new tech. It is definitely better than fucking Nioh 3 and MH Milds which were two dogshit games in their series that released this year.
>The last four games I played at launch (Silent Hill F, Ninja Gaiden 4, Code Vein 2 and Fatal Frame 2 remake) were turbobombs It depresses me how the games I like always sell like shit. I mean, I agree they're flawed, but shit like Highguard doing better money and critical-wise is insane to me.
>>735141847Code Vein 2 is a soulslike and it flipped because it's censored, pozzed, unoptimized and ugly
