https://www.theverge.com/games/684438/ninja-gaiden-4-hands-on-xbox-showcase-2025
>One of the things that I most appreciated about the combat system was that it included one of my favorite moves in any action game — an air recovery ability
Look at how they massacred my boy...

>>713111810 (OP)
Oh no... is... is it not an exact rerelease of Ninja Gaiden 2? OH NO

>>713111810 (OP)
>playing Zoomer Gaiden

>not knowing it was going to be shit from the momment they told you were goiing to play as a faggot
fucking newfag

>>713111810 (OP)
They gave Ryu an air recover but neutered the dismemberment system and replaced the visceral combat with floaty anime flips. Feels more like a Devil May Cry fan game than Ninja Gaiden. Team Ninja’s been chasing Sekiro’s shadow ever since Nioh blew up.

>>713112806
Dunno, he looks fine. I loved those sequence where he perch on the big sword, and the drill is cool too.

>>713111810 (OP)
Guess I'll just sit back and view it from the outside.

>>713112806
nono wait what the fuck you mean a faggot

>>713114601
>DmC, dmc4 , dmc5 , bayonneta3
you Knox exactly what i mean, go on and seethe all you want i'm going out

NG2fag maldcore.

>>713111929
Well we never got the exact NG2 rerelease we've all wanted. It's the golden standard and nothing has lived up to it.

>>713112880
>neutered the dismemberment system
Prove it
>replaced the visceral combat
it's the same basic combat as NG2
>anime flips
You mean like Ryu always did?
>feels like
You didn't play it yet
>Team Ninja’s been chasing Sekiro’s shadow
To be honest even their Sekiro clone games are still more fun than Sekiro, easily.

>>713111810 (OP)
Why should I be mad about this? Still sounds and looks better than any other action game in years.

Dont know what all the fuss is about, Ryu could recover from aerial knockdowns/knockbacks with on-land moves and this sounds like a different spin on the same thing and it makes sense since Yakumo is the more mobile character. Still keeping my Deluxe Edition pre-order.

>>713115527
>it's the same basic combat as NG2
If NG2 felt like complete shit to play with awful, weightless animations, you'd be right.

>>713115527
>NG3RE 2
Holy BASED

>>713115595
>Why should I be mad about this?
Because I still don't believe Platinumgames understands why people like Ninja Gaiden when the fanbase is as "divisive" as it is.
They've had a very mixed track record ever since Automata came out.

>>713116814
Unlike you, the director isn't a secondary that only played (probably watched) sigma. I trust him more than retards like you who cry about everything.

>>713117016
Still doesn't change the fact that Platinums' current reception is the worst it's ever been.

>Unlike you, the director-
Yeah, the directors are also the problem, even their track record on some mid entires in existing IPs. Sorry for not having faith from "the directors who brought you Wo Long, Ultimate Alliance 3 and 4 Goddesses Online!"

>>713117557
Digging yourself further in the hole with this post, retard.

NG fans are such whiny faggots. You're getting a new entry and a spin-off.

>>713117776
What, because I'm proceeding with caution from people who've been producing mostly mediocre products for the majority of the decade?
Alrightly then.Keep syaing I never played the games btw. It clearly makes you feel better.

>>713117557
>Platinums' current reception is the worst it's ever been.
Surely that would've been when they pumped out that slew of licenced games and Star Fox Zero between Bayo 2 and Nier Automata

>>713117985
None of those games are anywhere near as bad Babylon's Fall or Sol Cresta.

>>713117908
I just don't know why I can't play both characters

>>713117908
>new means good
Not how it works.

>>713111810 (OP)
Explain why its bad without sounding like a sperg

>>713117908
It's just one or 2 schizos.
Also you forgot the remake.

>>713118053
I can't comment on either of those myself as I haven't played them, but at least two of the licenced games in that slump period weren't significantly better received than Babylon's Fall which (reception-wise) is a pretty disparate outlier in terms of the games they've made since 2016

>>713116460
>muh weightfags
You can barely actually explain what you even mean by this. Also you didn't play NG4 yet.

>>713111810 (OP)
Ryu's time is over. Time for YakumoCHADs to rise!

>>713118148
>Sigma 2 remake
It was good
>Ragebound
It's absolutely gonna be good
>NG4
The preview is looking good

>>713118053
All these games were made by the same core staff. None of these well-poisoners work at Platinum anymore, the studio is cleansed. NG 4 is gonna be their first good game.

>>713118981
oh hey look it's the tranny

>>713119160
Nah. Still a straight white male. :3

>>713118981
Delusional trannoid.

>>713118646
>You can barely actually explain what you even mean by this.
I can. Just look at this launcher. It's supposed to be a giant drill yet it looks like he's using a pool noodle. There's no weight to the animation.
https://youtu.be/E2NnqO92d7M?si=XBWFvsOpsBashyHi&t=23

>>713114979
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY

>>713111810 (OP)
What is an air recovery ability? Breathing?
Jokes aside, probably some form of in air wakeup. Which probably is a bad sign since ng was never that floaty when getting hit that you'd need one.

Can't wait to kick Hayabusa's ass on Master Ninja Diifficulty as Yakumo.

>>713119961
>shark with legs
Hey they put that italian brainrot stuff in that tries to be the new bippety bidet. Gonna be a hit with the kids.

>>713119961
There is though, he's still just fast because he's that strong. It's not his biggest weapon either, his hammer feels heavier, except he strapped a rocket booster on it (incredibly based) so it's still fast for UTs
Don't act as if Ryu's heavy weapons aren't sometimes suspiciously fast af in previous games too.

>>713121184
I am gonna let myself get raped

>>713121182
No it's just that air combat was upgraded, but that also means you're likely gonna get hit in midair more often too, so you need air recovery to deal with that. It wasn't a problem in previous games because air time was a lot shorter and usually safer.

>>713121796
I see that as a potential problem because ng has a certain flow and overly long juggles might not fit it very well and platinums big blunder had absolute inept air combat. Man, I want this to be good but some things give me mixed feelings here.

>>713112880
Nioh onwards is easily way more fun than sekiro or souls.

Unrelated to any of this but Youtube recently recommended to me this Ryu ryona video for some reason and I found out that this guy's whole channel is dedicated to ryona videos of Ryu. Very interesting stuff.

I wonder if Yakumo's charge attacks will have a just release mechanic. Kinda looks like it
>>713123850
Zamn. YT algorithms recommended me a male ryona channel a while ago. https://www.youtube.com/@male_ryona_ch/videos

>>713122875
The air combo strings are the same as before with just one or 2 more moves before dropping back down, also possibly just one higher level of altitude, it's nothing like DMC with infinite air time, from what we've seen of the game at least.

grim