NG3 Razor's Edge Ultimate Ninja Speedrun (Karma, WR)

My second attempt at speedrunning Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor's Edge (2013) on Ultimate Ninja difficulty, with a 50 minute improvement over the first one.
Plenty of deaths and mistakes, but still a very, very good run. The Goddess behaved beautifully at the end, which was a big plus.
Done on an Xbox 360.
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Mi segundo intento de hacer un speedrun de Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor's Edge (2013) en Ultimate Ninja, con una mejora de 50 minutos con respecto al primero.
Muchos errores y muertes, pero aún así un muy, muy buen run. La Diosa se portó de maravilla al final, lo cual fue un gran punto a favor.
Hecho en un Xbox 360.

[@Andrewking-cu4yb]

1:50 really did my ears dirty

[@Alemis_]

X_x

[@TheREALHugo4]

Ah, the Ultimate Ninja difficulty, the top of the top for those who wants to get the platinum. I love challenges but that one was ridiculously hard, even the evil ryu and goddess boss fight.

[@Grayson1048]

For me NG2 was harder, but this one is indeed very hard! Thanks for watching :)

[@David4169___]

I don't like this difficulty either. But all 1 vs 1 bosses are totally fair (including the evil ryu)

[@theplatformerguy4979]

​@@Grayson1048 no way

[@missmanga1293]

ultimate difficulty means ultimate skills and ultimate skills mean ultimate video nice job man (and its in speedrun mod so *clap*)

[@Grayson1048]

Thank you! I don't think my skills on the run were ultimate by any means, I made plenty of mistakes and died a lot, but I appreciate the compliment a lot :). There were players back in the day who could put this run to shame, and if it wasn't for the removal of the karma glitch, I bet there would be new players who could do that too. Thanks for watching!

[@missmanga1293]

@@Grayson1048 no problem next do it eyes closed no jk lol

[@missmanga1293]

@@Grayson1048 also in games u have to finish hard difficulties to get harder ones so u suffer to suffer even more logic/20

[@JaYb97716]

Great run! I really hate the last boss second phase. The first phase is easy just takes a while to fill the True Inferno. Her blade always gets me unexpectedly even when I know it's coming lol. This difficulty is nasty xD

[@Grayson1048]

Thanks! Yes, canna can be very obnoxious lol. If she starts spamming her energy balls (really spamming, not just the constant pouring), your health's gonna go in a flash. And word! the blade is terrifying. I was really lucky, since she never did more than a couple slices on a row; there're times she does 10. Thanks for watching and having subscribed! :)

[@talbottsands3560]

@@Grayson1048 I'm still working on UN. Just beat Master ninja. But I had her do it 14 on MN and I was like ok really...

[@talbottsands3560]

@@Grayson1048 I could be wrong it might have been ten but I thought I counted 14

[@Legend354.]

Looks like you had more fun this play through

[@mooglechn8699]

I really love this game.. Though i dont like ultimate ninja difficulty. Because it feels like a chore than having fun.. Nice run btw.. Death at firts boss was unexpected lol

[@Grayson1048]

Agreed, without the karma glitch, UN is no fun to play. Yeah, I did the first attack early and was caught by his grab :(. Thanks for watching!

[@TheREALHugo4]

It feels like climbing the everest with teeth and nails while playing that difficulty. But those who already accomplished that difficulty are legends.

[@theplatformerguy4979]

​@@TheREALHugo4 No they are not

[@TheREALHugo4]

@@theplatformerguy4979 They are and even Grayson agreed with me. So don't waste your time talking with me.

[@theplatformerguy4979]

@@TheREALHugo4 bro , I already platinumed sigma and sigma 2 , and finished un difficulty for RE recently , what I mean is , you don't have to be a legend to do that , everyone can do it if you desire so

[@3headedsnake388]

This game without Razor’s Edge is a real stinker but the concepts and names they had for things are some of the coolest around. Grip of Murder - cool ass name Regent of the Mask - cool ass name That statue shit at the end - cool

[@Grayson1048]

I disagree on the first part. Thanks for watching :)

[@thirdeyedesigns9284]

Game is underrated. Recently played through it on xbox one and had a great time

[@Grayson1048]

Word. I'm a big fan of it. Both it and the original NG3. But people hate on them both. Let's hope the Master Collection brings a little love to it. Thanks for watching!

[@BigPapaAnimal]

Underrated how? It's objectively the worst NG game of the Franchise.

[@thirdeyedesigns9284]

@@BigPapaAnimal how is an individuals experience while playing a game objective?

[@BigPapaAnimal]

@@thirdeyedesigns9284 What makes you think the game is underrated? The dialogue is janky and out of character for Ryu as a character. The combat is limited in the base game by pay wall, you couldnt even by a used copy of the original games because you couldn't play Multiplayer. The lack of ability to use items to restore HP and Ninpo force you to change the way the game is played, limiting players options of playing aggressively, trading currency for items/upgrades. You repeat bosses more than in NG Black. There are significantly less enemies to fight in NG3, the break up of Combat with these close up cinematic shots and quick time events break up the flow of combat. Interviews on the development of the game really show the flaws of NG3's concept coming to life. EDIT: Removal of essence, that was also fucking dumb. Idk man, this game was kinda garbage.

[@thirdeyedesigns9284]

@@BigPapaAnimal eh too each their own I suppose. I recently played through it after avoiding it for so many years because of the bad word of mouth and had a great time. The removal of health items was a pain in the ass and made ninpo use more of a way to get health back than an attack. Overall I fun while chopping through enemies. Ninja Gaiden 2 is still the best by far though IMO.

[@ghost245353]

I really like this game except for the bosses. A lot of them are whack. The final boss feels improperly programmed. I can never beat her with upgrading my health bar so replays feel aggravatingly limited.

[@Grayson1048]

Agreed, definitely not the best bosses in the series. But the Regent is cool the 4 times you fight him, and Protogoddess and Epigonos are also good bosses, I think. I've never had a problem with the Goddess at the end... but it is a limited battle indeed, both phases. Thanks for watching!

[@Walamonga1313]

Scythe Spin to win carried me on the UN trials, the move is insanely strong

[@Grayson1048]

Indeed, it's very op in therms of s and damage.

[@Ryan-go4xb]

@Grayson1048 at 3:36:02 how do you do that setup with the kusarigama on the black alchemist?

[@Grayson1048]

You throw single shurikens at them until they block them with their sword while standing still, and then you use Forward-Y with the Kusari.

[@Zerog65]

What's the input for the scythe circle you keep doing? Is it just like dash triangle?

[@Grayson1048]

You spin the left joystick once and then hit Y or triangle. The dashes are not mandatory. Thanks for watching :)

[@Zerog65]

I am actually playing through this right now and enjoying it except for the bosses being nightmares

[@Grayson1048]

They're not so bad :). You just have to learn their openings.

[@Zerog65]

@@Grayson1048 yeah I am trying I ended up cheesing ayanes but dash heavy then lvl1 charge and just did that over and over. Besides that I died like 14 times. That and the Dino were giving me ulcers

[@Pingevin1]

Bosses are by far the easiest part of UN, lmao

[@Ultimatepaokung]

Wow how do you hack carma score when start 1:50. tell please

[@Grayson1048]

Hello! It’s known as the Infinite karma glitch, discovered by Ryuujin, an OG Razor’s Edge Player, iirc. Basically, you activate it by pressing the SELECT button at the exact frame Ryu touches a scarab, you’ll hear the sound effect of picking a scarab a zillion overlapping times, while you earn 5000 karma for every frame that passes; that’s 300 K every second. You can move the left joystick while the glitch is happening to check how much you’ve accumulated at any given point, but it’s not mandatory. Unfortunately, it was removed in the Master Collection :( Thanks for watching!

[@Ultimatepaokung]

@@Grayson1048 Thank you very much. i follow your video and Your playing is very good.😋😁

[@Grayson1048]

@@Ultimatepaokung Thank you! :)

[@n64central]

Too bad the glitch is impossible on the master collection. I wonder what your run would look like the traditional route

[@Grayson1048]

Wonder no more! My latest video is a glitchless, true new game run. Go check it out :). Thanks for watching.

[@n64central]

@@Grayson1048 oh I’ll check it out tonight! That’s a run that must be tough

[@Grayson1048]

Well, it’s only Normal difficulty, so it wasn’t really tough. But Ultimate Ninja sadly can’t be done on True New Game, and speedrunning it without the glitch would be very, very, very hard, most likely surpassing my skills.

[@alpha6247]

I always have those issues with the spinning attacks either with the sword or the Scythe I prefer the x x x x and Y always do more damage in my opinion.

[@gamehound937]

Hola.. Excelente video, pero como usas las armas avanzadas (las que te dan adelante en el juego ) desde el inicio???

[@Grayson1048]

Hola! Muchas gracias. La respuesta a tu pregunta es doble: Por un lado, uso las armas a su máximo nivel desde el inicio porque hago el glitch de karma infinito. Lamentablemente, quitaron el glitch para la versión de la Master Collection, sólo lo puedes usar en X360, PS3 o WiiU. Por el otro, una vez que pasas el juego por primera vez, de la segunda en adelante puedes elegir comenzar la historia con "default settings", que te da todas las armas y ninpo en su nivel más bajo. Lo de que las armas estén restringidas hasta más adelante en el juego sólo ocurre la primera vez que lo pasas. Saludos!

[@masonbester5089]

Does the infinite karma glitch work in the ps4 remastered version?

[@Grayson1048]

No, they patched it :(

[@jihigh482]

​@@Grayson1048Good

[@el_benja]

Dude this is Prototype with a sword

[@alandark360]

Man,how to kill the goddes using only dragon sword?I complete the whole game using only one sword,but this boss is too complicated.I don't wanna take the scythe or lunar staff,or any other weapons to beat her

[@Grayson1048]

Watch my Ultimate Ninja only Dragon Sword and no Ninpo run to find out. It’s one of my latest videos.

[@alandark360]

@@Grayson1048 you just keep doing izuna drops, that's the only way?Fight normally without repeating one move is too impossible to beat her?Hah,i guess so.Right?

[@alandark360]

@@Grayson1048 dude,i get it.But my tactic was not like yours.I just stand in the end of the rooftop and was waiting until the enemy come close to me to heat me and after that press counter attack. It helps me cut the enemies much faster with only two strikes to take them down.Repeating Izuna Drops against them too hard for me,they always blocks the attack

[@Grayson1048]

@@alandark360 Sounds like a good strat! They don’t block the Izuna Drop if you launch them with on-landing 360Y.

[@alandark360]

@@Grayson1048 That's the problem.I know about this but i don't know each and every combination

[@iRetroCade]

How did you do the scarab glitch I heard they patched it?

[@Grayson1048]

This was done on Xbox 360. Thank for watching.

[@Alemis_]

Hola bro, algun consejo para saber jugar mejor desde difícultad muy dificil ene adelante? 😵‍💫

[@Grayson1048]

Hola Alemis :). Mmm no lo sé… es que un consejo así como general es difícil de pensar. Podría decir que procuraras estar super atento a los grab attacks (rojos), esquivarlos y hacer cadenas de Steel on Bone. Concretamente con qué tienes problemas?

[@jayf6964]

why 360° Analog stick + y while sliding never works for me

[@Grayson1048]

I suppose it's a matter of precise timing, but it's not hard to pull off. Thanks for watching :)

[@severed6001]

Dude is there anyway you can explain that glitch duping points for upgrades? This run is insane nice job man 👍🏽

[@Grayson1048]

Hey! It’s known as the Infinite karma glitch, discovered by Ryuujin, an OG Razor’s Edge Player, iirc. Basically, you activate it by pressing the SELECT button at the exact frame Ryu touches a scarab, you’ll hear the sound effect of picking a scarab a zillion overlapping times, while you earn 5000 karma for every frame that passes; that’s 300 K every second. You can move the left joystick while the glitch to check how much you’ve acumulated at any given point, but it’s not mandatory. Unfortunately, it was removed in the Master Collection, or so I gather. Thanks for watching!

[@severed6001]

@@Grayson1048 sweet cool to know, thanks for the response

[@Grayson1048]

@@severed6001 you're welcome

[@dihegosnyperr5759]

how to make the Glitch? is all weapons at max level?

[@Grayson1048]

Hello! It’s known as the Infinite karma glitch. Basically, you activate it by pressing the SELECT button at the exact frame Ryu touches a scarab, you’ll hear the sound effect of picking a scarab a zillion overlapping times, while you earn 5000 karma for every frame that passes; that’s 300 K every second. You can then max out all weapons, or the ones that you want. Unfortunately, it was removed in the Master Collection. Thanks for watching!

[@xbushido-_-145]

What attack is that you keep spamming with the scythe. I can’t seem to do it

[@Grayson1048]

360 Y/triangle. Spin the joystick once and then tap strong attack. Sorry about the spamming, but it's the best attack in the game, based on its damage/duration/invincibility frames. On UN difficulty it's a must. You can get hit and grabbed in between attacks, even if spamming continuously, so be careful.

[@skyreapergamer1832]

1:48 teach me your ways

[@Grayson1048]

:D

[@cientificobronceqfbmg1230]

Este juego mando la saga a la basura y me alegra por lo que le hizo está compañía a Tomonobu Itagaki y a Xbox

[@jihigh482]

Best game in the franchise gameplay wise.

[@jeromesears285]

To me, Ninja Gaiden 2's highest difficulty almost gave me a stroke!

[@Grayson1048]

No kidding, man. NG2's Master Ninja is the definition of hardcore. Thanks for watching :)

[@theplatformerguy4979]

I got platinum for NG2 , THIS GAME IS 10X HARDER ON UN

[@maxunruly4691]

They took the glitch out for the collection 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Grayson1048]

I heard /: Speedrunning Ultimate Ninja without the glitch would take massive skills. Thanks for watching!

[@alipazouki1382]

Very nice Last night I tried to finish it on ultimate on wii u version But it is too hard I don't I can finish it faster than you at least on wii u But you played very good my friend 👍

[@Grayson1048]

Thanks, man :). The Wii U version indeed is harder in my opinion, for a bunch of reasons. Plus it runs slower. You gonna be running the new version on the Master Collection? Thanks for watching!

[@alipazouki1382]

@@Grayson1048 yes When the master collection released I play it on pc then I will try to finish it speed run but break your record isn't easy I think you really best on speed run For now I run it on wii u and now my total time after Clear day 4 is 80.01 Good luck my friend

[@Chaotix641]

@@alipazouki1382 You say that you play the Wii U version? If the leaderboards are still working could you check the top rankings for Ultimate Ninja and try to find my name? I haven't played in years since my Wii U broke down so I'm curious to know if my name is still on there Sorry for the unrelated reply, thanks

[@alipazouki1382]

@@Chaotix641 bro I play it with wii u emulator (cemu) on pc With keyboard I can't access leaderboard

[@alipazouki1382]

@@Chaotix641 did you play it ultimate ninja speed run?

[@cajs100]

Idk if people realise this but the Dragon Muscle suit is a reference to the Guyver suit and you can see the resemblance to the two suits. Edit: I mistook Guyver for a power rangers anime and I was traumatised.

[@Grayson1048]

I really don't think so. Thanks for dropping by.

[@TheNagiri]

I'm just curious, how come unlocking all the weapons immediately is allowed in a NG run? Like to me that sounds more like NG+ stuff

[@Grayson1048]

Grayson1048 You’re half right: indeed it’s not a true new game, but it’s not ng+ either, since I had to buy everything despite it being unlocked. It’s kind of a “ng+ lite”; however, this diffculty can not be played on a true new game, since it’s not available with a fresh save file, and unlocks are carried over after completing the easier ones. You should join the NG speedruns Discord, a discussion regarding this is happening presently. Thanks for watching!

[@Laz4ruZz]

@@Grayson1048 might you share the discord link? x)

[@Grayson1048]

@@Laz4ruZz discord.com/channels/311821736834498560/311822897092100097 That's it, I think. If not, find it via speedrun.com :) or google Ninja Gaiden Speedruns discord.

[@ShatteredGlass916]

1:52 lmao wtf you do here bro? 😂

[@Grayson1048]

The old karma glitch! It's patched in the Master Collection, sadly

[@demian8521]

Why am I always certain this is a spliced run and it ain't ultimate ninja?

[@Grayson1048]

Well, that's because you're wrong, I guess.

[@A_xothermic]

Well the damage says it all. When he gets hit the HP bar essentially evaporates and the enemies he fights are different than the ones on normal so I guess that's all that needs to be said.

[@TheGohthecrow]

How is this WR when you died on the first boss?🤷‍♂️

[@Grayson1048]

Didn’t your comment say “when you died once”? I died about 4 times, I think. And well, it is a WR because speed is the criterion, not deaths, and no one has completed Ultimate Ninja faster than me :)

[@TheGohthecrow]

@@Grayson1048 yes it didn't grab my speech. Voice to text. Had to do it over

[@the_world555]

commencing operation

[@saycosphere4343]

this game is too hard for me. im only playing on normal and get my ass kicked...

[@Grayson1048]

Hang in there, you'll get better. Thanks for watching :)

[@Jetanium]

HWAAAAA!!

[@billyk3632]

Un 5 :;)

[@TheNaturalGamer1]

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