Hümmelgümpf said:
Fuck. Unless they significantly change the way she handles or at least decide to keep her only in the mission mode I will be a very angry man.
From the trailer it looks like she is a big part of the story (as is Marbus...who was dead...I guess) and will probably play a role.
As for her being changed...I'm so sure. Most people liked Rachel. The Sigma fanbase is very different from the core Ninja Gaiden fanbase, even though they intersect in many places. I'd say a lot more people enjoyed Rachel than disliked her, which doesn't bode well.
What the. Slow projectile weapons are not fun. Kalina Ann wasn't, and neither will this cannon.
My problem is that projectiles already played too heavy a role in Ninja Gaiden 2 as is. I don't mind shuriken of all sorts serving as excellent backups and the bow being used occasionally, but there were a few too many bow-only sections and bosses who rolled over dead to projectiles (the nuclear armadillo(s) for one). I don't think Ninja Gaiden should make projectiles as big a deal as Devil May Cry, and this gun only seems to reinforce projectiles taking more of a role than they should.
I liked Kalina Ann though...but then again I canceled out the recovery time by quickly swapping to Ebony and Ivory, firing, switching back, and shooting. Very good crowd control, especially seeing as it can knock devil-triggered enemies back when used like this.
Now that I didn't know. I don't mind Itagaki's departure much - the core gameplay has been layed out, and you just have to follow the formula to make a solid game
Of course, making a solid game won't be hard. Even Sigma, while inferior to Black, still beats non-Ninja Gaiden games. I've no doubt that if you want to play NG2 and Sigma 2 is the only option, you'll still have a lot of fun. It just doesn't look very appealing to a hardcore player of Ninja Gaiden 2, and Hayashi's design choices don't look good for Ninja Gaiden 3.
Some of it does look like an improvement. That new dragon boss in the waterfall canyon looks nice, even though I didn't mind the twin flying dragon fight. Bringing back the imps makes me hope Fiend Ryu or Berserkers might get a comeback. But Black's Berserkers and Fiend Ryu...not the goofy Sigma ones.
- but if people who were responsible for polishing mechanics decided to leave, this won't end well.
Yeah, they're gone.
and it says a bit about Momiji: she can double jump and her weapon has long reach.
Huh....I don't see how a double jump would be useful in Ninja Gaiden, especially number two. And she has a spear right? Don't see how it's range is any longer than Ryu's scythe or lunar, much less the kusari-gama. I think it would be better to just give Ryu a naginata or something instead of making some dumb fanservice bimbo. THey can just fold additional mechanics into the weapons, like the way the tonfa have the heavenly justice cancel, which allows the player to input either the jump button or hold block and dash to do either a roll on a jump with invincibility frames and special properties that let you do stuff like
this or
this.
Well, if you're really good like them. I haven't gotten there yet with the Tonfa.
Fat Dragon said:
When I play NG I want to play as a buff badass ninja dude who can wield a large variety of weapons, not some completely unknown character with constant tit spasms (seriously what's up with those weird boob animations) who only has one or two weapons to choose from and was only added as fanservice.
Yeah I know...at least Hayashi isn't finding female characters who traditionally weren't tit shows and giving them the Team Ninja treatment.
Oh wait...
Also, what's up with the reduced gore? Weak sauce.
They're scared of Japanese censorship and ratings. Funny thing is, the Japanese aren't really that into Ninja Gaiden to begin with, at least not as much as the West. And seeing as the PS3 is region-free, Europe wouldn't have a problem with censorship either.
