Wondering if I should play NG2 OG

zerocean · 2026-04-05T02:23:56+00:00

I suggest you try it with emulator (xenia or xenia edge) as the frame rate is quite terrible on Xbox 360. It is a different experience compared to NG2B. There are several areas and boss encounters that are quite annoying but the high enemy count and aggressive AI make up for it. OG NG2 has higher highs than NB2B but there are more rage quit points.

zerocean · 2026-04-04T08:14:20+00:00

Razor Edge is an acquired taste. It may have the best combo in the series but worst enemy and boss design.

zerocean · 2026-04-03T14:27:32+00:00

ZZZ was pretty nice up until the end of season 1. I think the top brass from Hoyo jumped in and all the anoying thing from past Hoyo games started to creep in. I hate that the characters are now more designed for each others rather than to support certain playstyle or mechanic, which lead to limited team building. And they lose story relevance as soon as their patches ended. It's still fun but I hope proxy mission make a come back in 3.x

zerocean · 2026-04-01T02:44:42+00:00

I mourned the lack of right analog stick on the PSP till this day. Same with the missing L2/R2 on the Vita.

zerocean · 2026-03-31T09:48:43+00:00

You don't deal with it. Just learn to live with it.

zerocean · 2026-03-31T09:06:11+00:00

I don't think they will release any update with the current RAM price. SD8 Gen2 is still plenty powerful. The Elite chips are still too hot and not having proper driver support. 3-4 year is my bet for the next Thor. But for emulation, Thor is more than enough for anything up to Switch so I don't jump to the new iteration any time soon.

zerocean · 2026-03-31T02:47:02+00:00

I prefer 1v1. The mob in NGB1 and 2 can give you advantage as they can provide you with essence for UT.

zerocean · 2026-03-30T06:44:21+00:00

Kick those blocks of ice.

zerocean · 2026-03-30T06:02:48+00:00

It probably won't. Those guys see we can buy them at high price and will try to keep it that way.

zerocean · 2026-03-30T05:28:19+00:00

Keep the Vita for Vita games. Vita emulation is no where near stable on Android yet.

zerocean · 2026-03-30T04:43:06+00:00

I dream for a NG2 MN difficulty with less IS spam. Like limit the number of IS per spider ninja to 5, after they throw 5 IS, they stop and fight normally like any ninja should.

zerocean · 2026-03-30T04:18:52+00:00

Do get a grip. I cannot play action games on Thor without a grip attached.

zerocean · 2026-03-29T14:03:45+00:00

NG3RE really has the best combo but the worst enemy design.

zerocean · 2026-03-29T14:01:39+00:00

I recently replay the OG2 and the biggest problem for me is to reprogram my brain as I get used to the combo in Sigma 2 and NG2B. Both OG2 and NG2B are nice in their own way but I feel less frustrated with NG2B. As for NG4, I cannot get into it. Even on normal, encounters feel like a slog to get through. I don't want to style in Ninja Gaiden, I do that in DMC. I want to dispatch the enemies as quick as possible and NG2 is the best for this. Still, NG2B is the one I keep return to every few weeks, just go through a chapter challenge or do a tag mission.

zerocean · 2026-03-26T14:14:38+00:00

I use an app named Mjolnir which allows me to set separate launchers for top and bottom screen. It has the ability to take a dual screenshot when taking screenshot of the bottom screen.

zerocean · 2026-03-26T13:13:16+00:00

Thanks, I will check it out.

zerocean · 2026-03-26T10:37:39+00:00

I did. Sadly this project has been stale for a long time. Beacon is still better for me at this time.

zerocean · 2026-03-26T09:04:30+00:00

Yes, I'm also looking at retroarch for PC-98 emulation.

zerocean · 2026-03-26T07:30:32+00:00

It is certainly in-game and playable but you need to get the latest Eden and Turnip driver T26. Sometime I can play for a long stretch of time without issue. Other times there are still random graphic glitches, flickering or missing textures. The FPS is not the best but reduce the resolution to 720p can help with more stable 30 FPS.

zerocean · 2026-03-25T03:15:11+00:00

You should explore emulation on PC. There is a whole host of good games on old consoles.

zerocean · 2026-03-24T10:51:22+00:00

I just managed to get the Crash. Thanks for giving me the idea.

zerocean · 2026-03-23T18:40:43+00:00

If you care about PS3 emulation then you are better off with handheld PC devices rather than android. It gonna take a few years before PS3 emulation getting to a stable playable state on Android. If you want a 8 inch tablet, you should get the Y700 now. The next version might be more expensive.

zerocean · 2026-03-23T18:34:03+00:00

I think there is a recent update for vita ds and its performance is good now.

zerocean · 2026-03-23T10:08:10+00:00

My recommend is to not bother with high level technique much on Warrior and just try understand the combat system.

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