Ninja Gaiden 2 Review

[@noobslayer135]

"If cocaine was playable, this is it" back of the game case quote right there lmao

[@felisasininus1784]

Weed is one thing, coke? Why don’t you glorify methamphetamine while you’re at it?

[@felisasininus1784]

Awakened Virtue It isn’t what? Trivialization of highly harmful drug abuse?

[@felisasininus1784]

Awakened Virtue You sound like you’ve never seen anyone who’s actually hooked on coke or meth. Coke is not “rich people’s drug” the way hollywood thinks it is, it fucks you up just as badly as meth if not worse.

[@ScornSpeedrun]

@@felisasininus1784 "it fucks you up" sounds like a pretty good analogy to Ninja Gaiden 2

[@mikelramirez9003]

noobslayer135 - Shit, you just gave me an idea for one of my future games.

[@MAYOFORCE]

In Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, God Hand, ect., the protagonist is made wacky and crazy while the world is at least semi-serious. But in Ninja Gaiden, the world is made wacky and crazy while Ryu is serious at all times. Edit: I beat Ninja Gaiden Sigma a week or two ago, the games really isn't like that. Ryu and everyone in the world is serious and played straight, but it sometimes gets campy as hell. And no, this is not a Sigma exclusive thing, Sigma maybe adds a couple small scenes for Rachael missions.

[@joseurbina3835]

Mayo Chan Pretty much most people preferred 'Edgelord' type characters I guess.

[@MAYOFORCE]

Yeah, in hindsight the 2000s will be remembered for how they made things needlessly edgy

[@pancakeman54]

I dunno if I'd say God hand had a serious world

[@MAYOFORCE]

I never played God Hand lol, sorry guys

[@TyuErt]

@@MAYOFORCE two words. Poison chihuahuas.

[@vojinvmilojkovic7622]

Every lazy journalist nowadays say hard game is "dark souls hard" when i was younger hard games were compared and it was said its "ninja gaiden hard"

[@greciasoleble]

Ninja gaiden hard>>>>>dark souls hard

[@vojinvmilojkovic7622]

Modern lazy journalist did not hear about Ninja Gaiden thats the sad part mate

[@peliparado94]

Yeah, and honestly Dark Souls' difficulty is baby tier compared to NG2, even at the easier dificultties.

[@irod9235]

Ninja Gaiden is the Dark Souls of video games.

[@brushogun2051]

@@irod9235 holy shit you did it

[@brokenlordofcinder2519]

From soft: “Dark souls is hard but fair” Team ninja: “ninja garden ll is unfair to the point you love it”

[@schvyler]

FromSoft: “Our games are hard but fair.” Team Ninja: “F**k you.” Me to both: “Yes.”

[@ArsonBoy5996]

*Statue of Liberty comes to life and boss battle music starts playing* More studios need to be like Team Ninja

[@michaelnguyen4697]

Good taste in youtubers. I see

[@DemonDethchase]

Needs more Higher and Higher when it comes to life

[@JonathonTheAsshole]

That's the shit version of the game though.

[@kchikwete]

Saints Row???

[@baroquechevalier8516]

@@JonathonTheAsshole jeez it's not that bad

[@shogus0046]

The sheer love of video games you exhibit in every video makes you a delight to watch

[@bobbyshewan4229]

Lmao as long as it isn't new god of war

[@royaldrake9819]

@@bobbyshewan4229 TGBS vs The game awards lol

[@bobbyshewan4229]

@@royaldrake9819 u right lmao

[@AydarBMSTU]

@@bobbyshewan4229 dad of bore you mean

[@bergonath8851]

@@AydarBMSTU God of Snore

[@SunsetSullivan]

Ninja Gaiden 2 is like walking to work, and the second you open the door, BAM you get hit with a pipe. Then, when you take your lunch break, BAM the same guy beans you again with a spiked bat. Then, on your washroom time, the door gets kicked in and he shoots three explosive crossbow bolts straight into your crotch and then does an izuna drop on your body as you get juggled by the explosions. By this point you’ve had enough. You attack him when you leave for work, dodging his attack and breaking his arm. At which point, he screams wildly, leaps towards your throat, and kamikazes himself. And you do this EVERY SINGLE DAY.

[@reinhardsrensen747]

Holy shit this comment is funny. You get a like sir.

[@SuperArppis]

That's why it was the best

[@SunsetSullivan]

sleepingbear All the process and thought that went into this response and you couldn’t even spell “comparison” right

[@ttgNiqqa]

Sunset Sullivan the last part bro lmao. I felt this on another level

[@GaryJojo]

I AM CRYING!!!! LMAO

[@roberth.9664]

The pure amount of amazingnes in this game shows why this was the true and worthy rival/counterpart to Devil May Cry.

[@baroquechevalier8516]

Funny because both Ninja Gaiden and DMC were almost ruined by Inafune with Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z and DmC. Ninja Gaiden and DMC are like rivals that respect each other.

[@nemeru3352]

@@baroquechevalier8516 True ,but Ninja gaiden was already ruined by 3, and Hayashi dumbing down the previous games, With the sigma version

[@baroquechevalier8516]

@@nemeru3352 tbf DMC was also ruined with DMC2. It's a matter of being ruined by chasing western trends with Inafune (i know this comment is late but whatevs)

[@omegazx7236]

@@nemeru3352 Sigma versions are better imo, and DmC Definitive Edition is amazing

[@anitelufalemei4200]

I always thought ninja gaiden was just superior to the DmC series in general. Faster cooler combat. Ninjas. Harder game. DmCs air combos put me off it. It just looked so slow.

[@Knightishful]

13:18 We did it boys we shamed Brit into never speaking the unholy name. I love how we went from, "Wow Brit is mentioning DMC a lot," to, "Haha there's that good old DMC mention!" to, "Why does Brit mention DMC in mysterious ways?" Eventually I think it'll reach full circle and there will be a person coming to the channel to the first time being like, "You could've mentioned DMC4 y'know..." It's gonna be great.

[@mash5a]

Knightish I'm ready for devil may comeback

[@01ChaosWarrior]

I mean, it wouldn't have been as grating before if he at least seemed self aware of how often he mentioned it until comments pointed it out to him. Joseph Anderson finds a way to mention Dark Souls in basically every video, but he turned it into a running joke, and actually used the comparisons to jump off into broader design topics. The way Brit talked about DMC a lot of the time made it seem like he just thought DMC was perfectly designed, and that every game should take notes from it. The way he mentioned it here in regards to main characters is far more tasteful, as he mentions it alongside other action games, and doesn't immediately imply that the way it does things is superior. If he writes the script properly, he can mention DMC as much as he wants, as long as it doesn't come across like he just wants everything to play like DMC, which was a view you might get after seeing some of his previous videos.

[@2000Doriyas]

He did, during the god of war review he was like “yeah yeah take a drink”

[@01ChaosWarrior]

Yeah, but that review still was basically him repeatedly saying that he wanted it to be more like DMC and its similar brethren, completely disregarding the game's intentions of moving away from that type of design in certain key aspects. He then proceeded to make two or three videos basically ranting about how people should consider games like DMC and Bayonetta as the pinnacle of action game combat, completely disregarding design goals and developer intentions when designing different experiences. It is one thing to prefer a particular type of game design, and another to dismiss or downplay the positive aspects of different design styles and philosophies, which he got pretty close to doing during that whole spat.

[@peliparado94]

Honestly all games on the genre could be a bit more like DMC, just look at how Bayonetta suceeded as a new IP by basically copying DMC

[@HB-me7hx]

I'm glad Ninja Gaiden doesn't take stuff from other action games and rather does it's own thing mainly thanks to Itagaki's stern design philosopy. Itagaki wanted to make his own set of action games and he did. People forget him and Kamiya also had a feud back in the day.

[@WebstersYouTube]

I remember having this game at our uni house. It kicked everyone's arses, mine included, with the sole exception being our mate Chungy. Watching him was just like watching a master at work. Where we struggled to keep our health bars from hitting zero, he was actually toying with the enemies and showing off to us. I think there's a relatively high barrier to entry for this game, which is why your description of Sigma sounds very appealing to me, but I can see how alluring and satisfying that high level play must be (albeit secondhand).

[@cyberninjazero5659]

>No mention of DMC Who are you and what have you done with our Boi

[@redgraveflame4367]

13:09

[@TheMaestroMizerous]

There it is. - Jurassic Park

[@datdamnmegabusta5604]

Maestro Jurassic Park was an awesome character. He's right up there with Pirates of the Caribbean. Such exotic names.

[@baroquechevalier8516]

@@redgraveflame4367 i never realized DMC4 came the same year as NG2

[@BootsThaRareBirb]

Baroque Chevalier This comment made me realize that the "other game to came out the same year" that he hinted at was DMC4. So thanks for that.

[@BaneDane_JB]

They really really REAALLY need to make a "Definitive bundle" of these games. Imagine Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 with the gore of the original's yet better zoomed out camera, extra bosses, better checkpoints, extra weapons/characters of Sigma (the difficulty changes dont really matter much at higher levels I finding they both still kick my ass, but I guess I prefer Sigma since I dont like the unblock able exploding shuriken spam in 2, granted I havent played that far yet [playing it now actually having beaten the orignal 2 a handful of times]) And just throw in Razor's Edge version of 3 for the hell of it. (of course all with a much better frame-rate)

[@alexsieckmann6659]

It has also REALLY needs to be on PC as well.

[@BaneDane_JB]

@@alexsieckmann6659 agreed

[@doclouis4236]

There needs to be a remastered Trilogy for Switch and PC. Only thing I see Tecmo Koei pumping out are those copy-paste Warriors games and they seem to be selling well enough to be given sequels despite how mediocre those games are.

[@LN.2233]

just fuck Ninja Gaiden 3

[@Busterbalz]

If I could just play NG2 in TRUE 60FPS with no framedrops or slowdown, and 1080p, thats a fucking dream come true.

[@vallaurianv6024]

My favourite Xbox 360 game bar none. No other game has ever made you feel like such a badass. The slowdown just adds to the drama - particularly the temple steps where the wind magic let you see scores of limbs dismembered at 5fps. Brilliant.

[@DR360WHO]

Vallaurian V , I am playing it again on the Xbox one X and it looks truly stunning and runs smooth, even that staircase is good

[@GodOfOrphans]

I remember that part was when I learned how useful the Wind Ninpo could actually be prior to that it just felt like an inferior version of the fire or black hole ninpo.

[@DemonKnight94]

I want to mention that Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive share the same universe.

[@ninjiango9126]

And also Nioh since Ryu's ancestor makes a cameo appearance.

[@gojochillmode839]

that explains the jiggle physics

[@Alex_Logan22]

I never understood how Kasumi’s the main star of the series, while having little presence in NG.

[@SubTonic]

When this game came out, I hated it. I hated the flood of enemies, the new level hopping design, the ridiculous set pieces and the bullshit moments. Over time, it grew on me. However, the way you compared it to old NES games makes me...really kind of appreciate it in a way I never did. It seems like that's exactly what the developers were going for.

[@bfish89ryuhayabusa]

Yes, that comparison definitely improves my opinion on it.

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

Legend has it that only like 10 people beat master mode... They sold their lives lol.

[@baroquechevalier8516]

I hear someone beat MN without taking damage...

[@TheQuicksilver01]

I'm one of those ...🤣

[@niespeludo]

This just makes me sad at the fact we don't have any Ninja Gaiden 4 and we're unlikely to ever have it. I mean the pantheon of the genre is made of DMC3. Bayonetta and Ninja Gaiden Black; and it's likely that Ninja Gaiden Black was the first I played out of these ones. I loved these games (still do). Here's hoping Nioh 2 is pretty good.

[@qwertyMrJINX]

I think the fact that Koei keep shoving Ryu into crossover stuff means at some point or another there is going to be a Ninja Gaiden 4. It is a bit frustrating, though, that Team Ninja keep putting it off.

[@jsh020]

I think there will be a ninja gaiden 4 someday down the line, the question more is do we really even want it after how shit 3 was? Ni-oh is not gonna scratch that itch but id rather see team ninja expand upon that ip in their own way rather than desperately try to recreate ninja gaiden's success without the people that made it, well ninja gaiden.

[@etiennelatour3435]

@@qwertyMrJINX What crossover stuff? Ryu has been in DoA since DoA1.

[@niespeludo]

@@qwertyMrJINX I don't see that happening to be honest. The team has lost faith in the franchise without Itagaki and Nioh has been their best selling game ever... I doubt they'll come back to being niche just for us. Hope you're right though, the DLC in Nioh is proof that they've at least thought about it.

[@qwertyMrJINX]

@@etiennelatour3435 Warriors Orochi 3, Warriors All-Stars, NioH DLC, and his continued appearances in DoA. @jsh020 I think you exaggerate, but Razor's Edge was such a massive improvement, that I think it showed that Team Ninja understood what was wrong with the original release.

[@heavilyaugmented5308]

This is a very funny way to spell Code Veronica, the SEGA exclusive only on Dreamcast

[@TheMaestroMizerous]

Road to the rocket launcher when?!

[@Alex_Logan22]

You saying it’s better than Code Veronica X? How so exactly, I thought X only made it better.

[@Birmanncat]

The fact that this game is not on pc is a war crime.

[@redgraveflame4367]

And the lack of a new game

[@gyrobax5087]

@The Defyer Sadly Xbox emulators suck at the time

[@Hookborn]

Soon on rpcs3. Just a bit slow. Xenia make rapid improvements too.

[@M4R14NO94]

I'm still miffed the only Ninja Gaiden on PC is fucking Yaiba.

[@Dread24]

It's not even backwards compatible on the Xbone. I've been waiting sooooo long to play it on my X1 with forced V-sync and AA but instead fucking Dante's Inferno was the latest "Action" game to be BC.

[@petwisk2012]

this game is fantastic is on my top 3 action game with DMC3 and BAYONETTA 2 pains me that they ruined 3 and yaiba, i hope for a ninja gaiden return like DMC did

[@kenterminateddq5311]

A Ninja Gaiden reboot of a reboot of a reboot would be nice but without Itagaki, Ninja Gaiden is gonna SUCK.

[@captaintoast4675]

Is DMC 5 gonna replace dmc 3? ;)

[@petwisk2012]

@@captaintoast4675 i hope

[@petwisk2012]

@@kenterminateddq5311 a Ninja Gaiden made by The Time who made Metal Gear Rising Revengeance could be good

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@petwisk2012 That game is ok but I don't know. I miss Itagaki.

[@MrAzzhloe]

You can be the Ninja Gaiden guy when you finally beat these games on Master Ninja mode.

[@RaengStinger]

So weird that he covers these games but never even touched the mode they are supposed to be played on.

[@RaengStinger]

@@DeathtoRaiden1 Shame.

[@megasoniczxx]

I wouldn't be too hard on him but it would be good if he talked about it some more since I think master ninja would be the make or break difficulty for a lot of people.

[@peliparado94]

A cool thing about NG2's difficulty setting was the fact that they didn't simply give every enemy more HP and damage, but they actually changed the enemies found on each level to higher tier ones and made the AI more relentless. In higher difficulties, even mini bosses would appear as normal enemies. They'd also give you less items and make every item in the shop more expensive. The game was pretty hard even on the lowest difficulty, and beating it on master ninja should be considered as one of the biggest challenges a gamer can strive for tbh.

[@RaengStinger]

@@peliparado94 to be fair, they did that in every Ninja Gaiden game except the original one in 2004. It wasn't just something NG2 did as the only game in the series (or even in the genre). That said, fantastic addition. Wish every game DID do this.

[@hubblebublumbubwub5215]

Can you review Imagine Party Babyz? I’ve heard it’s better than God Hand.

[@ShoXwavee]

Of course its better. IGN gave God Hand 3/10

[@Mrinal523]

Oof

[@thechugg4372]

Those games NEED to be on PC. We don't want to buy an original Xbox/Xbox 360 for just one game.

[@kevboard]

well the first one is already backwards compatible on Xbox one, playing on the One X will get you 1920p at 60fps (960p on One/One S) and I could see this one getting the back compat treatment soon too. maybe even with an X patch, but even without it it should iron out the slowdown

[@thechugg4372]

If only we had a good Xbox Emulator (on pc) @@kevboard

[@alexsieckmann6659]

@@thechugg4372 There is a Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia. However, I don't think it can run Ninja Gaiden 2 yet.

[@kevboard]

@Awakened Virtue no, the emulator used for backwards compatibility plays games at 4x the resolution on Xbox One/S and 16x the original resolution on One X. Ninja Gaiden Black runs at 480p originally, 4x480p = 960p (x2 on each axis) 16x480p = 1920p (x4 on each axis) 4k would be 2160p, so it's close to 4k and you would probably not see much of a difference from normal viewing distances the emulator also adds 16xAF so textures look sharper at steep angles

[@Trakesh]

Yeah but nobody wants to buy an xboner

[@JmanRising]

Can't believe this game isn't backwards compatible yet, I would honestly buy a Xbox One X to play this game. Edit : Ninja Gaiden 2 was just announced to be backwards compatible! Never understood the flak this game gets for its graphics though. Unlike most games from the genre Ninja Gaiden 2 actually had dismemberment, blood and gore with dead bodies in the environment that often don't vanish, and far more enemies on screen than the most notable competition. Even though the game wasn't as polished as it should of been, the game still had more notable attention to detail going on than most.

[@Lugbzurg]

Yeah, now THIS is an M-rated game. I just don't get why (aside from DmC) the Devil May Cry games have M ratings. There's some ketchup that spurts out of Dante's clothes sometimes, and that's about it. It isn't much more violent than, say... Shadow the Hedgehog. Lots of M-rated games seem to be rated M for no real reason at all.

[@JmanRising]

Edit: Ninja Gaiden 2 was just now announced to be backwards compatible

[@vergils.lawnchair]

This is probably your best video to date! Hilarious! Thanks for having the best video game show on KZbin

[@FuzzyGunz]

You actually nailed this one on the fucking head man. Ninja Gaiden being my favorite series ever. It's so nice and gratifying seeing a series like this. Thank you.

[@Alucard3362]

finally, a video about best ninja gaiden

[@Don11037]

I thought wes best

[@AcidGlow]

*This game was so fun! But I did enjoy the multiplayer in NG3. They should make these backwards compatible* ✅🙂

[@brancolt_]

They are

[@GodOfOrphans]

Black and 2 are backwards compatible on Xbox.

[@Don3Hundo]

Sadly they didn’t include online play in ng3re cause I started playing it when the online died which made no sense

[@Don3Hundo]

No coop for sigma 2 and no coop, ninja trails as your guy, or clan battles.. hopefully ng4 comes out in a few years

[@teneesh3376]

They do, and they run better on othe xbox consoles. Next to no slowdown

[@oscarzxn4067]

It's so sad that this was the last Ninja Gaiden game.

[@RaengStinger]

While I'm enclined to agree, playing Razor's Edge in chunks is great fun too (mostly the trials). Checkout some of ShowR18's stuff, once you know how to play that version it is a lot of fun. Vanilla 3 is ass though, don't go near it.

[@peliparado94]

Yeah Razor's Edge was decent, but still nowhere near the level of NG2, it still felt very watered down in comparison. Vanilla NG3 is simply put, one of the most boring games i've ever played.

[@Fizzbizz]

@@peliparado94 I actually prefer Razor's Edge over the vanilla NG2 on 360. But yeah normal Ninja Gaiden 3 was a steaming load of shit.

[@mareo187]

U mean last great Ninja Gaiden game

[@RokushoTheRavager]

Razor’s Edge is still bullshit because it’s still the same NG3 with the same annoying bosses, but the difference it offers much more choice to the player and most importantly is both gory and fun as shit. I’m one of the unfortunate ones whose only played Ninja Gaiden Sigma & Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, and even though I love Sigma 2, there’s no blood or gore, just that stupid ass purple mist you never completely get used to just learn to accept. In NG3: Razor’s Edge I got to go absolutely fucking nuts slaughtering my enemies in the most brutal ways I could conjure up and I enjoyed every single second. Never mind the bullshit story or annoying bosses, I was having too much fun slaughtering dudes and getting my ass kicked to care and the little nightmarish sections where you’re plagued by the Dragon Sword and you literally do nothing but cut down foes, I loved that.

[@ScornSpeedrun]

Like the vid and you describe the game well, but it always bothers me when a NG2 review doesn't mention or describe the unlockable difficulties. It seems to me that this review is based on a single Path of the Warrior run, which for a first play through is no walk in the park, but the difficulty skyrockets on Mentor and then some on Master Ninja. Anyway, nice to see a fresh review in 2018. Still play it to this day.

[@nemeru3352]

The game breaks on higher difficulties , while Ninja gaiden black just gets better, with new enemy types, and just the combat just pushing you more in a good way

[@spookyentertainment]

Sky rockets on mentor? No skyrockets on master ninja lol

[@vicvinegar7671]

Here's to hoping that the success of dmc5 will bring a resurgence in mechanically deep character action games

[@Antjhart]

Devs: Story? Here just take this bad ass scythe and fight werewolves.

[@peliparado94]

NG2 is a masterpiece in it's own rights, I beat it countless times and haven't got the slightest idea of what the story is, and the game is riddled with cheap deaths and design mishaps, but it's simply unparalelled when it comes to sheer, intense, pure, over the top fucking hack n' slash action, it's the epitome of it's genre, it makes you feel like a god every time you beat even a small group of enemies. The fluidity of the combat againts a fast moving a relentless AI that simply doesn't hold back, almost requires that you enter in a state of trance in order to simply be able to advance through the level, filling you with a constant pump of adrenaline through the whole game. Sure, the Devil May Crys, God of Wars and Bayonetta's of today have polished the formula, the pacing and even the narrative of the games, but in terms of sheer fun, Ninja Gaiden 2 remains the best on the genre by far.

[@harveydarvey4585]

Also Ninja Gaiden II Sigma only happened because the director for the first two games, Tomonobu Itagaki left the studio :/

[@miguelprats3753]

Well, both versions are great imo due to its polishment, fun and balanced but at the same time tough challenge. I own both xbox and ps3 versions and all of them are great. The problem is that ninja gaiden sigma 2 is far superior than the vanilla version, there are rarely slowdowns, you can make more combos without using ninpos and kunais because of its "cheapness", the new bosses are great and fun (like the black dragon)... That's it.

[@cartoonvideos5]

​@miguelprats3753 Everything is fine until the highest difficulty then you see how unbalanced it is

[@PurposelessRabbitholes]

“-and yes, while it is kind of that, it’s also a game made by insane people.” The first few minutes of this video were fucking _killing me_

[@kevboard]

this game needs to become backwards compatible, the Xbox One or at least the X surely could iron out the slowdowns btw. did u know that the Vita version of Sigma 2 is uncensored? weird I know...

[@greciasoleble]

The vita version of sigma 2 runs like ass

[@baroquechevalier8516]

WHY CAN'T THEY JUST MAKE NG2 BC THEY MADE BLACK WHY NOT 2 AGH Sorry guys i really want to play NG2

[@theunbearablejuan]

@@greciasoleble Not that the original ran that well, to be honest.

[@jamesshaw2135]

It is now for anyone who doesnt know

[@propheci]

Funny you should mention that...

[@Multi-Tech]

4:45 insert LoonyToons sound effect here.

[@MaxLoafin]

I'm down with you being the Ninja Gaiden guy as long as you don't stop also being the DMC guy

[@shinbakihanma2749]

NINJA GAIDEN II... One of the GREATEST games ever made!!!!!!

[@Busterbalz]

Favorite game of all time.

[@etiennelatour3435]

Same

[@charoleawood]

Yup, absolutely. Same.

[@ValleysOfPowerlines]

Same!

[@AshleyBeeidk]

I still have it but my Xbox 360 fucking died

[@Bluesine_R]

I think Yahtzee summed up the story the best for this game: ”Frankly, fuck you if you want a story. Here’s your story: Demons over there, KILL THEY ASS.” Always cracks me up.

[@ZombiAstral]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is my favourite Ninja Gaiden game bar none.

[@cartoonvideos5]

🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@ohamatchhams]

So basically hard video game combined with comedy genre + SNES format

[@dmcsilver5615]

You can tell how hard he’s trying not to say DMC

[@_JesusIsLord_]

This is the greatest action game of all time. Still waiting for tecmo koei to release a pc collection version

[@JmanRising]

Ninja Gaiden 2 was just announced to be backwards compatible, I guess I have to consider buying a Xbox one X now.

[@propheci]

Same here...damn it.

[@EpsiIonEagle]

I did and let me tell you.. it's worth it just for this game

[@Peasham]

insert character action joke here

[@jakestlaurent9057]

My favorite game ever. Beating this on Master Ninja (360 version) is probably my proudest moment in gaming.

[@miguelprats3753]

I would like to try that difficulty, at the moment I'm playing mentor path and is fucking cheap but fan at the same time as well xD.

[@skolkor]

When questioning the world you never asked the question that's always on my mind when demons are destroying everything: What are all the other DOA characters doing right now?

[@grimmthekitsune2620]

Probably stuck fighting some weird snake guy

[@RAZOR_regrets]

"If cocain was playable, this would be it" LMAO

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

0:00 Intro 1:24 Gameplay 12:48 Presentation 14:14 Sigma 2 19:44 Final Thoughts

[@s.garabet1677]

Itagaki later admitted and apologized that they didn't test the game as much as they should've. He was eager to leave Tecmo by the end of the quarter then. That resulted in.. well, jellyfish enemies and glitches remaining. You may want to check out an old Digital Foundry article comparing NGII to Sigma 2. The former did push the eDRAM and the 360's geometry rendering very hard, to the point where the resolution was IIRC 1152x585 (Sigma 2 was 720p). eDRAM emulation is hard and the game was CPU bound so I suspect that being the reason why we haven't seen it yet on the Xbox One BC list.

[@propheci]

DG just did a good video on ng2, now that it is backwards compatible.

[@laserbeam3836]

​@@propheci Game is 4K now without a single frame drop on One/series X

[@CollectingGames101]

The thumb wars comparison is spot-on

[@ksonsouchou]

Its now backwards compatible and 4K enhanced in Xbox One X.

[@crozraven]

watch this video on 2x speed for REAL COCAIN NINJA EXPERIENCE!!!

[@brocksrocks9012]

I remember fighting the two dragons with only a bow and arrow towards the middle of the game, and dying so many times I unlocked a 5 gamerscore achievement for dying a certain amount of times........... after getting that I knew the game was not fucking around. Loved it through so much rage and hatred, would replay it all over again, sadly copies of the game are hard to get a hold of these days and my 360 is no longer too functional either :( ah the days.

[@greciasoleble]

Lol Itagaki was a troll with those achievments

[@gnarkillguch]

Is it really that rare? I picked up a copy the other day from gamestop for like $8.

[@brocksrocks9012]

@@gnarkillguch it is man, very few used copies left on the amazon UK, had to go to this story in Reading(I live in London) to get a copy from the owner I was friends with and he told me it was one of the hardest games to get a hold of for someone, but I was really happy I got it.

[@brocksrocks9012]

@Fozzy W you just perfectly described my feelings when I was playing it, tell you what, the battle with the two turtles near the volcano, was the very first time I tossed my controller across the room cause of anger, and I used to make fun of people on youtube compilations for that, thinking I'd never do that despite whatever anger a game might cause, and there I was explaining to my parents why there were a billion pieces of plastic on the floor and why I no longer had two Xbox controllers. Itagaki be damned but also be praised cause the feeling I got after beating those TMNT pricks was sublime.

[@brocksrocks9012]

@Fozzy W DMC 3 was the shit bro, my favorite in the series, rivaled only by 4 and hopefully 5 when it comes out and I get my hands on it, shame we won't be seeing Ninja Gaiden 4 for a while, unpopular opinion here but, I really REALLY dug Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's edge, has the most amount of combos, weapons, animations and those obliteration techniques look beautiful and so satisfying each time to pull off, the whole NG trilogy is awesome(excluding vanilla 3 and oh god let's forget Yaiba, please let's just forget Yaiba)

[@MongooseDave2]

13:45 OK! You get that glitched enemy, too. Every time that group of enemies showed up, one of them would be like that where it just slides upward and disappears to do it again. And it only has a hitbox when it reaches the peak of its altitude. Really sucks when you have to kill them all in the acid pools.

[@diverman467]

I miss these kinds of games, just simple 3D hack and slash action. I'm usually not into this type of game but this series makes it super fun

[@IsThatBarrak]

I lost it when you started talking about the level 4 charge move 😂 We can hear you slowly lose your mind to it and I love it

[@Alex_Logan22]

NG1 Ryu: I’m not superhuman, just badass. NG2: ..............

[@bzchoy]

This is a pretty accurate description of my NG2 experience! I would've loved though if you talked about the differences between NG2 and Sigma 2 on Master Ninja, because that's where these games get the most crazy (and the most different too.) I'd like to point out some things though: while it's nice to have a visual confirmation of the counter-attack technique in NG2, the truth is that it's a visual confirmation of a whiffed move, which means recovery frames, which then means vulnerability. So I would say it's actually a nerf, because the move being activable only on hit confirmation means 0f of you being punishable on whiff, which means it's always safer. Also, I'm pretty sure you can follow up a counter-attack with an izuna drop. At least, I remember doing it. Also, about the flying swallow, while it's also nice to have it performed anytime you want, I wouldn't say it's a substantial improvement. If that was implemented back in NGB, I think your hitrate wouldn't change much. FS only triggered if you were in its range. I think that's safe, because that way, you wouldn't be right in the face on an enemy while recovering from it. I get that you have a hard time judging the distance in NG, the low camera can make it hard indeed. I can agree to have a proper lock-on system for that move and have a color system that confirms whether or not you're in-range, but vets might say it's hand-holdy.

[@petergrauer8471]

Why does the base game look like legendary dark knight difficulty?

[@Lugbzurg]

I haven't actually played any of the Ninja Gaiden games, but judging by the comments, the game seems to for something of a "High enemy count, low enemy health" approach.

[@nemeru3352]

lol. Its Kinda like that. Enemy's die fast, but so do you if you make a mistake, and they'l kamikaze your ass

[@Cade_Squirrel]

Games that are goofy and too serious for their own good at times but don't or rarely show self awareness are just awesome, this Sonic or Ratchet and Clank, just something that takes it's self seriously even when it is ridiculous and would be shunned if it was anything other than a video game, we need more games that are trying less to be Game of Thrones and more Transformers

[@Lugbzurg]

If Sonic wants comedy, it should be looking less to Teen Titans GO! for inspiration, and more towards Ninja Gaiden. That's the kind of... "comedy"... that would suit Sonic excellently.

[@Cade_Squirrel]

@@Lugbzurg I mean the older Sonic games like Sonic Unleashed, not Sonic Colors

[@Shutter-Writer]

To be honest, I loved playing this game. The game was extremely addictive. I remember having dreams on how to defeat an enemy.

[@raz54rus]

Changing the upgrade system actually affected gameplay a lot. There's a whole gameplay mechanic with essence where you get different orbs and different amount based on your actions, like doing an OT finisher will never give you red\blue essence and chaning UTs give you more. It doesn't really matter in Sigma 2 since your upgrades are free. Sigma 2 also fucked up the balance, first game was built around deadly but relatively weak enemies which can be killed in few hits. Sigma 2 reduced the enemy count and increased their health and damage breaking the original damage. Things got much worse in the Razor's Edge. Instakill grabs are probably the worst balance change ever, in NG2 on Master Ninja difficuly grabs will do about 25% of damage so missing a parry move for example is risky but viable. In Sigma 2 missing a parry can result in instakill grab for no good reason, so doing those moves is too risky. Oh, and Sigma 2 actually runs WORSE then original if there's same amount of enemies on screen. I can't really say it's subjective, Sigma 2 is clearly inferior version. Few QoL additions won't make up for all the retarded changes. The sad part, if we'll ever get the remaster it'll be Sigma 2 most likely.

[@supersonicstep]

We need more games that are just games

[@Lugbzurg]

That's what Darksiders is here for! Not as insane as Ninja Gaiden, but it definitely embraces more gamey aspects.

[@baroquechevalier8516]

I'm so glad DMC5 did that.

[@chadeklund9835]

No more slowdown in NG2 with the backwards compatibility for Xbox 1. It plays at a smooth 60fps and upscale depending on the model for resolution

[@neonknight5857]

Okay, great video, I have a nearly irrelevant comment. Guys They put Izuna Drop in Nioh Also as it turns out they also put the world's favorite 4 seconds of invincibility, Izuna himself, in Nioh. hhehehiofdsdghsadoih I just had to tell someone.

[@ritamiller1852]

"(If cocaine was playable)was my favor quote.

[@ParrotMan01276]

I find it sad that you have to actively prevent yourself from mentioning or even comparing an action game to another action game that you love because people don't seem to understand that you are asking for a CERTAIN mechanic to take inspiration or try something other than what it went with. Mentioning DMC should never be viewed as bad and the fact that people roll their eyes is sad honestly. It doesn't matter how many times Brit does it, it's a fair comparison every time. That goes for God of Snore as well.(Just my opinion/a joke as far as that particular game, if you like that game more power to you) Great video Brit. I remember seeing people rip into this game(DarknesstheCurse) back in the day and it was mostly rambling about the sheer lack of balance and the laughable glitches. I'm definitely NOT a Ninja Gaiden fan by any means, but I can recognize ambition. This game really did try to throw everything at the wall and call itself the greatest action game ever...those were Itagaki's words. Not mine.

[@redgraveflame4367]

Darkness' videos on DMC are some of the worst on YT, and I enjoy his content.

[@PotatoSlices]

I forgot about that guy. He was the OG fedora-wearing edge lord

[@billyboleson2830]

Oh yeah Darkness was certainly a KZbinr

[@adolphel.543]

The Best Ninja Gaiden analysis video I watched in years. Thank you GamingBritShow. I am new and I just subbed and turned on the bell for your amazing content. I'll happily share your channel to other gamers.

[@AdamAdam-mm8iq]

Ah yes the game script era of God of war, those were the days. They're gone now.

[@yobro6053]

Game script era?

[@AdamAdam-mm8iq]

Yeah it's referencing the embarrassing thing that the new kratos actor said about the new game. "it's not a game script it's a script!" might of worded this bad but there you go. Funny stuff

[@minicupijaja3306]

"Yeah that seems like a lot of enemies......add more" I died.

[@MD_Chaos]

I thought Ninja Gaiden 2 was decent when I played it, but I'm gonna lie this video makes me kinda wanna re-visit it despite some of the BS difficulty original 2 has.

[@MD_Chaos]

I'll keep that in mind

[@GinraiPrime666]

I purposely brought another 360 not too long ago just so I could play it again

[@SuperArppis]

I found this game to have fair and balanced difficulty.

[@Next-xm2dh]

@@SuperArppis with the exception of the homming missile guys and the ninja's with explosive kunais

[@KittenChaos90]

@@Next-xm2dh Yeah, they're the worse part. You also have to blitz bosses like Zedonius and the like. If you let them get an inch, they just completely obliterate your health bar. It's kinda crazy.

[@Alexis-dh1bn]

That edit at 9:58 between the first and second Elizabet fight was amazing

[@Alex_Logan22]

Gotta play NG2 on X1X/Series X for that sweet sweet action uncompromised.

[@freezingorca]

I found this channel last weekend and have spent the week binging everything it has to offer. Good channel. I like your stuff.

[@Dog-999i]

I love how insane this game is! More action games need to be like Ninja Gaiden II.

[@davidwhatsthatabout7404]

If Doom Eternal was a hack and slash it’d be Ninja Gaiden 2

[@billyboleson2830]

Doom Eternal=Ninja Gaiden Ultrakill=Devil May Cry

[@Phoenix_Flame_117]

still playing it ... i mostly play mission mode , sometimes I go and beat the story mode on master ninja difficulty , the game is soo good and one of the reasons that I bought a 360 , actually the main reason for me to buy a 360 was DOA4 , nevertheless , 10 years later I still find NG2 one of the best games in the genre, PS4 and XB1 came out and I didn't buy either , no more hardcore DOA game or even a NG game produced by Tomonobu Itagaki , I play on my PC and that's it . 2008 was the last year that some exclusive games on a specific console forces you to buy it and enjoy the experience , I just bought a 360 , didn't have any reason to buy PS3 . I bought ps2 to play socom and doa2 , original xbox for NG and doa3 and doa ultimate , ps1 for Syphon filter , resident evil , DOA 1 , Soul Blade .

[@just-some-random-homie-0185]

It's so satisfying once you mastered both Ninja Gaiden 1&2.

[@DarkPwnag3]

This game is criminally underrated

[@Mars_over_seer]

7:02 He sounds familiar. *searches up VA* Holy crap he’s Spiderman.

[@Roskycore]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that TGBS has never respected The Master Chief

[@DannyMotta]

Hm?

[@BaneDane_JB]

Master Chief is a cool voice with the emotional range of Microsoft Sam and personality of stale bread

[@Roskycore]

That usually happens when you get indoctrinated into a killing *machine* at the age of nine.

[@BaneDane_JB]

Never bought that in Halo 4, even if it was in some books beforehand I honestly believe it was made that way to compensate for the clear lack of vocal range the actor could do with his voice, rather than the "emotional damage" they touted it as in that cut-scene. (most obvious example is the Cortana death scene in the same game, you can hear him trying to convey range, but not delivering it, they even had a different actor voicing Mo-cap Chief to give the Cortana actor more of a personality to engage with, for her lines) Gonna be honest Halo's story has always been even less important to me than that of Ninja Gaiden itself, as at least NG entertains. It just doesnt do it for me on any level and my friends always told me "you gotta read the books"... But I always said if your story is "so good its sold separately" Its not good. I dont give that excuse to Final Fantasy 15 selling kingsglaive for lore and Brotherhood for character development and I never bought it when Halo did it in books a gen prior.

[@Roskycore]

Well, Nobody said that's a bad thing. Chief still beats ass like The Doomslayer and The Legionary. Speech is for the weak.

[@JBird401]

Just beat the 360 Ninja Gaiden 2 for my first time and really enjoyed my time with it. This represents everything that a video game should be. Pure masterpiece

[@MastaEggWerrr]

tHIS IS LITTERALLY THE BEST HACK N SLASH GAME EVER

[@tristanjones7682]

Well technically at 7:43 before fighting the boss he says his typical monologue then ryu responds by saying that wasn’t in my history book then the fight happens so it’s safe to say that will be in the history books!

[@dacheeze2plz190]

lol why is he so adamant about lock-on. Believe it or not, lock-on doesn't automatically make a game better. Especially with that many, and not to mention fast moving, enemies. Cuz in a lot of scenarios, especially in this game, you'd hit the lock-on button and it's not like you got to decide what enemy ur going to lock on to. Like a single enemy is going to be like 3 pixels closer than the one you'd predict the lock on would hit, so the camera just keeps jumping around every 2 seconds.

[@bzchoy]

True. I guess he really wanted that mechanic for one specific move.

[@peliparado94]

Yeah, with the amount of hours i put into NG2 i never really felt like it needed a lock on feature, in fact i think it'd hinder the game. The camera could be improved in a lot of ways though.

[@Lugbzurg]

That's not how lock-on mechanics work. By its very nature, the whole point of lock-on is to actually lock onto a specific enemy and hold focus onto that one enemy. It's not gonna keep "jumping around every 2 seconds". The whole point is to stay focused on one. Plus, it's pretty common for these games to allow you to switch between targets by simply flicking the right analog stick. I don't think you really get this mechanic. Heck, Devil May Cry 4 allows you to pick between three different variations of lock-on.

[@dacheeze2plz190]

Lugbzurg No I get what u mean, but there’s the thing, for instance even the heralded dmc 4 has lock on options cuz it’s not a perfect mechanic, n the 3 options front, closest, and direction are a compromise because u will have instances where it targets a less than optimal target not matter which one u pick. Also manually switching is a hassle, if u do lock on n u wanna switch u have to stop attacking cuz I would assume most humans have only 1 thumb on their right hand. Ps I have in fact played a video game before I understand how lock on works.

[@stolensentience]

Bruno Triepshi in dmc4 you can click l3 to switch targets, so it’s your left hand that’s already on l3 and your right hand is free to attack (...or whatever😏)

[@nword9239]

The best one, the lag fest, the top notch gore, and who can forget them stairs, tho sigma 2 did improve somethings, and massively downgraded others.

[@TheSinlessAssassin]

OMG I said the same thing back in 2008. It feels like SUCH a video game. No open world fluff, just straight up level to level non stop action. I miss playing video games. Now it feels like I have to wait to play a lot of them because of the excess.

[@FerLopez5]

Someone needs to call Team Ninja an tell them that they can make a NG in Rio de Janeiro, there is literally a gigantic statue of Jesus there

[@Kriss_ch.]

Hahah oh my god, and I thought DMC could look a bit hectic at times. The kinda lacking graphics, retro gamey sensibilities and _Venezia_ are all giving me such hard God Hand flasbacks that I'm incresingly getting the need to dive into these games, they look like a fun time if I can meet the difficulty half way

[@KailReborn]

DUDE this game was my jam back in the day. There was just something so inherently fun about it that I couldn't pin down, like the entire game itself was just built around the idea of having fun.

[@ficha13]

Well... i just bought a 360 and a copy of NG2 because of this video... Damn you TGBS!

[@nemeru3352]

Great, you won''t regret it

[@tobinmonroe3046]

There's no slow down on newer Xbox systems I have it on Xbox one and it plays amazing

[@fxmaster2571]

This is a game with SsethTzeenach energy

[@raxzen-1610]

I got an achievement for retrying a checkpoint a hundred times in a row in that fight against the two giant armadillos, but you can bet I beat it.

[@LINKchris87]

I bought NG2 on release and kept playing it for months nonstop. How insanely hard it was and what load of fun I got out of it. I liked the linear maps more than the first game's Vigoor. Variety of places and situations was incredible. Switching from fighting a werewolf greater fiend and his wolf minions on FUCKIN COLLISEUM to attack a huge flying fortress flailing your Kusari-gama until you make it crash and explode along with a sado pornstar looking CIA agent chick!? Count me fucking in 😆💖

[@o0LordMuffin0o]

When did the "I have been edging this gushing session for way to long" get removed from the video?

[@baroquechevalier8516]

Ever since tgbs went the more serious approach