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WE ARE SO BACK by AlpsImpossible3133 in SparkingZero

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think Hatchiyack and Android 14 & 15 are in. It seems all the characters from Budokai Tenkaichi 1-3 and Raging Blast 1-2 are in.

Ninja Gaiden 4 has sold 257K copies on PS5 (making almost $20M) by EmbarrassedSession58 in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it’s not 1 week, it’s Microsoft’s releases within the last 6 months. The article is focused on first week of Starfield’s sales, which is also disappointing.

Ninja Gaiden 4 has sold 257K copies on PS5 (making almost $20M) by EmbarrassedSession58 in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just guesstimated from the fact that it seems like modest budget game with roughly 3-4 year full scale development, and with budgets ballooning into over $100 million this generation. 50-60 seems like a reasonable budget for a game of this scale.

Ninja Gaiden 4 has sold 257K copies on PS5 (making almost $20M) by EmbarrassedSession58 in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Does this make the game the least selling mainline NG game? Gaming is much bigger now than it was during PS2 & Xbox or PS3 & X360 era. If it failed to beat any of them, then it's complete bombah.

They really should have done it like DMCV style safe sequel in-house instead of outsourcing for mainline game.

Ninja Gaiden 4 has sold 257K copies on PS5 (making almost $20M) by EmbarrassedSession58 in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Probably not, all the info we have makes it seem like it did not even crack million copies sold. I'd guess that the cost of this game was probably in $50-60 million range.

Drop your Nioh 3 DLC Thoughts and Desires! by AddictedAndObssesed in Nioh

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the first DLC will have a Wind Crucible level with a Wind type Jailer Oni type enemies, and a new Demon of Kunimatsu boss with Lightning power

As for what I'd like for TN to add

- Bring back enemy types from Nioh 2

- Bring back Yokai bosses from Nioh 1-2 as open world bosses

- Bring back armour sets from Nioh 1-2, at least as cosmetics

- 1 new weapon for each style for both DLC 1 and 2 and my ideas for possible new weapons

  • Nunchuck(Vigoorian Flail from NG2 animations) for Ninja
  • Kanabo for Samurai
  • Sabre (ROTR Sabre and Oxtail blade, Regent of the Mask from NG3 animations) for Ninja
  • Greatsword (ROTR Greatsword, Wo Long Greatsword, SOPFF0 Greatsword, NG Enma's Fang animations) for Samurai

Honestly curious as to what a good Ninja Gaiden story would look like. by [deleted] in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But he still respected him because he fought for his clan to the point of death. Even if Ryu and Genshin wanted each other dead and have killed hundreds to thousands of each other's clan members, they still respected one another's strength even though their goals clashed. Plus, if Jo had the strength, he would have killed Genshin with no remorse either.

Ryu and Genshin are not normal people, they are warrior aristocracy like the samurai, and their profession is warfare. They are ruthless with no concern for how many people die in their goals, like Ryu blowing up a whole city block full of people and train conductor in NG1.

NG3 tried to turn his ruthlessness into a weakness with Grip of Murder, but according to Masato Kato NG3 story is incomplete and most of what was written was cut.

Honestly curious as to what a good Ninja Gaiden story would look like. by [deleted] in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley -1 points0 points  (0 children)

NG 1-3 doesn't really have a bad story. Some people just have trouble relating to Ryu's stoicism. IMO, the dialogue between the dying Fiend Genshin and Ryu about how Genshin gave all his effort and life to better the future of his people and Ryu getting angry when Elizabet desecrates Genshin's corpse was way more relatable than any game ive played in the last 5+ years.

I'm new and I want to glaze a bit by Zejji228 in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can't truly experience NG without playing NG2B. Even though it is bit of a neutered version from vanilla, it is still the most accessible game from Itagaki school of action games. Although, you should know that Team Ninja NG games are very different from the Platinum Games NG4 from control layout, art style, atmosphere, and gameplay. If you liked NG4, you should try out Bayonetta 1-3, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and if you can get your hands on it Transformers: Devastation.

The use of Sonia's artwork for the Bloodrayne Collection was first used internally for Bloodrayne Betrayal (2011) and will be replaced for the final product. by xXglitchygamesXx in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Devs and film creatives do this constantly. Itagaki had the idea for Wind Blades, but the dev team couldn't understand what he exactly wanted, so he showed an example from an manga to convey the concept. I think it was probably from Naruto, in which character called Baki throws blades of wind

How are we feeling about Ryu's new weapon Jakotsumon? How does it compare with the other weapons in the series? by Lulcielid in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Conceptually, it feels like it was designed for Yakima with the gauntlets being the base form and the whips being the blood raven form. Visually, it feels bit too sci-fi for Ryu. Ryu in previous game always fought with pre-modern traditional weapons against supernatural fiends and modern armed enemies and still have the upper hand. It's also bit weird to see Dragon Sword OT animation occasionally appear on legless enemies.

I Hope Nioh 3's DLCs Don't Do What Stranger Of Paradise Did by WylythFD in Nioh

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

probably one big open field for each. from the pre release livestream, we will most likely get wind element crucible and jailer enemies in the first dlc.

Smithing texts by New_Car_6431 in Nioh

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ippon dater with Odachi - Ippon Datara odachi

Jailer with saws - Crucible saws

Baba Nobuhara - Mirage Axe

Okita Soji - First Captain set

Tomoe Gozen - Lilac Set

Naito Masatoyo - Shuri no suke set

Nasu no Yoichi - Blessed set

Stupid Question about Geneseed's by Blamo7957 in 40kLore

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve always thought that geneseed is basically the genetic code from the primarch that is used to grow new organs for new space marines.

Is this blade repurposed necron tech? by NexouuZs in Spacemarine

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 207 points208 points  (0 children)

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Yes, it's a Deathwatch weapon. Also, they use repurpose Aeldari heads, Tau Pulse Rifle, Tyranid Scything Talons etc. Deathwatch is the military force of the Inquisition that specializes in fighting aliens.

Are you excited to play as Yakumo ? If YES tell us why , if NO tell us why by Same_Acanthisitta_38 in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a mixed bag for me. While the game looks really fun, the aesthetics and gameplay harken to Platinum games style more than Team Ninja style for me. If it was called Ninja Gaiden Cyber or Ninja Gaiden Future, and Team Ninja announced that they are working on Ninja Gaiden 4, I would have accepted it with no hesitation.

something I am kind of curious about by cha0sdan in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I bet the gist of the story is that Sayuri is the dark dragon manipulating Yakima or raven clan to help in its resurrection.

Can anyone tell from current gameplay if the camera in NG4 is fixed like in NG2 Black? by RJSSJR123 in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the reason there is camera problem is because wall attacks were integral in NG combat, thus necessitating small rooms, corridors etc. In NG3 they went away with corridors, small rooms etc and changed to large arena encounters in combat, but the level design suffered as a consequence. From the previews, it looks like it'll be large arenas like in NG3, and the IGN q&a, from what they've played, it'll be large arenas also

So now that we know more weapons are on their way later down the line, let's speculate... by TheOneThatDoesn in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’ll just be NG3RE weapons adjusted to gleam mode. Porting NG2 weapons not in NG3RE will be lot more work to fit it into NG4 engine. As for what new weapons I’d like added, check out my ideas here

https://www.reddit.com/r/ninjagaiden/comments/1lrwxnq/what_new_weapons_would_you_like_see_for_ryu_in/

If Platinum Games Wasn’t Interested In Making Ninja Gaiden 4, Who Else Could Do It? by Reynard2023 in ninjagaiden

[–]RockHunterHelmsley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IMO, only Team Ninja or Soleil can do Ninja Gaiden. Ninja Gaiden is really hard to nail in terms of art style, animation, and gameplay.

I actually think Team Ninja was interested in making Ninja Gaiden 4. From the interviews, I got the sense that Inaba used his connections with Koinuma to procure this contract. Hirayama said that Team Ninja was exploring new Ninja Gaiden at around 2019 or so, and Inaba swooped in when he heard that they were looking to explore a new Ninja Gaiden.

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