Jeremy517

That video killed my enthusiasm for that game. Maybe I'll just play through NGB again and wait for the new one to hit the bargain bins.

taffer

What didn't you like about it? I watched the video and said to myself "2008 can't get here quick enough."

Supermallet

God, you're right, I didn't even think about that.



I never thought that boss was all that hard, just kind of a grind. Now, Alma, that's one tough bitch.

taffer

Yeah, Alma is the hardest boss for me. First time I fought her, I lasted a grand total of 5 seconds. I fought her again and lasted maybe 10 seconds longer. Third time, I actually managed to hit her once before she killed me. I finally killed her on about my tenth try. Then, later on, you have to fight Alma Version 2 and that was even worse. I have beaten Very Hard mode, but for the life of me, I cannot get past Alma v2 on Master Ninja mode.

I agree the horse riding boss is easy. The only two bosses that are easier are the blob thing with tentacles and the slug in the ice level. For what I have seen, most people that say the game is hard play the game by just mashing on the attack buttons as fast as possible like they do in other action games of this nature (ie God of War). It's no wonder they suck.

PopcornTreeCt

I guess this will serve as the official thread.

I am very underwhelmed after watching the video on Live. The graphics look noticeably worse than Sigma for the PS3. I hope it was just the quality of the video.

alxreys

Demo coming in May:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/spla...n2/default.htm

House

So who all is buying this game? I hope it is as good as the one from the original xbox

taffer

I am a hardcore NG fanatic. I played through the Xbox one at least a dozen times before I stopped counting. I won't buy NG2 right away though since I never pay full price for games.

The Bus

I'll buy this game when I finish the original, which I still own. Translation: never.

I got tired of the original when I spent about 30 minutes fighting guys in a room in the dojo very early in the game. Eventually I died. I hadn't realized that they were spawning endlessly and just thought the game was that hard. I gave it one more chance but it just never caught on with me.

I never finished NG or PoP from the last-gen games and those were supposed to be the some of the best ones for the series.

taffer

They don't spawn endlessly. There are 5 or 6 waves, and then they stop coming. There are no endless spawn points in the game.

I think it is a safe bet to assume that the reason you are having trouble this early in the game is because you are not blocking at all. Learning how to block is mandatory in Ninja Gaiden. If you don't have a good defense, you will die. Just mashing on the buttons and hoping for the best is a recipe for disaster in NG.

The Bus

So what if I was doing that?

taffer

You won't get the past the dojo in the first level.

RForte1189

This whole game is about blocking, counters, and dodging, if you do those three things this game becomes cake, i played NGB on Very Hard and thought it was nicely challenging. Still cant do Master Ninja though.

Mok

The demo will be up tomorrow.

RForte1189

sweet

taffer

That's what I always say. NG is all about defense. If you play defensively, the game is easy even on normal mode.

The problem is that most gamers aren't attuned to playing action games defensively. For most action games, you can completely ignore the block button and still be successful. Most gamers tend to play action games as button mashers where you just mash on the attack keys as fast as possible. You definitely can't button mash NG and expect to get anywhere though.

I always call Ninja Gaiden a "ninja simulator" because it actually teaches you to play skillfully rather than to just be another button masher. By the end of NG, you truly do feel like a ninja.


Yeah, I play on Very Hard too. Alma in Master Ninja mode kicks my ass though. The first form of Alma is as far as I have ever gotten in Master Ninja.

Mok

Well there is an update on the demo from Major Nelson. Looks like no demo today.

So this is the edit where I get to feel like an ass. As many of you know, I never usually post information about a demo until it is actually available on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Well, with this post I went against that little voice in my head and gave you a heads up. I just received an email that proves I should have listened to that voice. It turns out the demo will NOT be available in Canada and the U.S. (in addition to India and Germany as noted above.) I don’t know when a demo will be available for the other regions, but hopefully it will be by the end of the week (as originally stated.) My apologies. You can be sure that I am going to have a a few conversations with a some people about this.

http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/...mo-update.aspx

Shagrath

If it's available on the Japanese Marketplace, then just make a Japanese account and download it from there. I haven't been on my JPN account in a while, so not sure if it's up there. I'll go check and edit this post.

EDIT: It's there, but you've gotta be gold to get it. By the time it goes to Silver, the full game'll be out here.

House

Who cares about the demo at this point? The game is out today.

Draven

I do. I'm not going to buy it until I confirm that the game plays as well as the previous one(s).

pinata242

Good point. Also, once a movie hit theaters, all trailers should be burned and commercials shouldn't exist for products you can already buy.

Groucho

Shut up, cheap Americans! Can't afford to buy new Ninja Gaiden game sight unseen?!? Take second job!!!

taffer

Yeah, I don't think a demo is a big deal. Other than the regenerating health system, nothing has changed from the Xbox original. It is just more of the same. The developers didn't even bother to fix the wonky camera. All the reviews say that it is still using the exact same camera that everyone hated the first time around. So if you loved NG1, you will love NG2. If you hated NG1, you will hate NG2.

taffer

NG2 is a Microsoft game, not a Sony one....

xmiyux

Very good one!

I like this Groucho much better than the serious one from a few weeks back.