Amazing gameplay footage from Ninja Gaiden

Looks alright. Way, way too much running around not doing anything and that camera is pretty asstastic for fighting. On the bright side the enemies didn't seem to pose much of a threat so that wasn't a problem, but if the difficulty ever ramps up that could really suck.

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Does this game follow the Residentevilish 'carry out sundry tasks after killing a bunch of enemies' format? If not, I'm probably looking forward to it.

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Looks very REish in everything except combat execution, especially considering how little fighting there was. Hopefully it'll be much improved by release.

Yea, after watching the movie, I'm a little disappointed this is going to carry the Ninja Gaiden name, since it bears (bares?) very little resemblence to the Ninja Gaiden of old. Could there be any more time spent just running around in empty environments? I mean, I still think it can end up as a very fun game but it's definitely not the balls to the wall action game I was hoping it'd be.

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Originally Posted by MechDeus

Looks alright. Way, way too much running around not doing anything and that camera is pretty asstastic for fighting.

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Originally Posted by Mamoscott

This footage was apparently aired on the G4TV network, and they aren't allowed to show blood. So if it seems like there's a lack of enemies/combat, that's probably the main reason.

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All the E3 footage was pretty similar though, and they showed plenty of blood. A bunch of Ryu running through sewers, fighting a bit, then more running. And trying to climb high up in some room to collect a prototype XBox. He did shoot some arrows at some bats though.

Again, looking forward to it, but with a little bit of reservation.

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Originally Posted by NoFace

Again, looking forward to it, but with a little bit of reservation.

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I'm not sure why so many people here expect it to be some balls-to-the-wall action game. Itagaki freely admits that it's an unrelated ninja game, and they're basically just slapping the Ninja Gaiden name on the box for additional sales.

I'm not saying it's cool for them to do that, but you'll probably be disappointed if you're expecting a new Ninja Gaiden game when this particular one was never designed to be part of the series in the first place.

I'm impressed.

Ryu's character design is boring as hell, though.

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This footage was apparently aired on the G4TV network, and they aren't allowed to show blood. So if it seems like there's a lack of enemies/combat, that's probably the main reason.

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Let's try this again: There's way too much running around not doing anything. That still stands. If that wasn't the case they just would've had a lot less footage to show, right?

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Originally Posted by Mamoscott

I'm not sure why so many people here expect it to be some balls-to-the-wall action game.

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Because fetch quests in action games are stupid, boring, and/or pointless 99% of the time. I don't care what the name of your game is, it's still a bad idea.

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Originally Posted by OmniGear

I'm impressed.

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Me too, I'm looking foward to this game :)

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Ryu's character design is boring as hell, though.

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Well ninjas are supposed to be stealthy assassins and not so flashy that they stand out like a sore thumb ;) :)

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Originally Posted by OmniGear

I'm impressed.

Ryu's character design is boring as hell, though.

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Hotsuma spoiled us ninja fans forever. :lol:

I hadn't heard that thing about Itagaki and the whole title thing, a bit unfortunate but I guess it's better knowing that than not.

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Originally Posted by NoFace

I hadn't heard that thing about Itagaki and the whole title thing, a bit unfortunate but I guess it's better knowing that than not.

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This is a rather interesting interview in regards to the game. It sheds some light on Ninja Gaiden's development, though Itagaki contradicts himself more than once.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/...w_6070870.html

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GS: How did you approach updating the franchise--in terms of story and gameplay?

TI: Let me start with the story. The story of the three installments on the NES has been completed, and we have no intention of fiddling around with it any further. We will carry on the spirit of the NES games as people who know ninjas. However, the story we have prepared in order to portray our super ninja will not take into account the stories of the NES installments any more than is necessary.

Ninja Gaiden will tell an original story that carries on the spirit of the classic NES games.

In terms of gameplay, I want you to think of this Ninja Gaiden as completely different from the previous games. In the first place, 2D and 3D are completely different. We have absolutely no intention of producing an easy revival of an old game in the name of "faithfulness." We, Team Ninja, have been pursuing the idea of 3D action within the fighting game genre since 1995; now we want everyone to look forward to our 3D action adventure game, Ninja Gaiden, which we are creating with pride and all the skill we can muster.

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