Ninja Gaiden 3D Trilogy Master Ninja Speedrun (World's First, WR)

[@Grayson1048]

If you feel like attempting the Trilogy run, remember the rules were made so that no one would be left out, and they allow for any combination of the different versions of the 3 games. That means you can go from Vanillas to Sigmas and back, or even change consoles mid-run. Which means you can do the Trilogy run no matter what your preferred versions are!

[@Rudeboy05-vc4lj]

Beating these games on master/ultimate ninja felt really rewarding I can only imagine how rewarding it felt to beat them back to back like this

[@Grayson1048]

It was a good moment indeed :).

[@WUDSI3]

Brilliantly played mate, the whole video was an absolute treat to watch, I really appreciate the comments throughout as it just adds that little bit extra to already stellar gameplay. Recently finished the trilogy myself for the first time a couple of months ago so it's really cool to see someone so talented at games I struggled to beat on normal, especially NG3 haha.

[@Grayson1048]

Well, man, I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed both the video and my comments so much. I was rather hesitant to include them, for I don't consider myself all that charismatic and I thought the majority of people would do just fine without them. I'm glad to hear some people did appreciate them. Congrats on finishing the trilogy! I would've ran the Master Collection, being what most people have access to nowadays, but I don't own anything to play it on. I hope you continue all the games in the next difficulties and join the NG community :)

[@WUDSI3]

@@Grayson1048 Yeah, all in all, the video was really well put together and if you continue doing runs I really would suggest keeping this format. Currently playing through FF7 remake atm but once I've finished that I might go try and beat the NG games on at least hard this time around!

[@Phebreez]

Great job man. You gave me the motivation to pick up this game again. Glad to see people are still playing and uploading vids. You're a mad man and I respect you for it!

[@Grayson1048]

Thanks man! Which of the three will you be picking up again?

[@Phebreez]

@@Grayson1048 All of them except for sigmas. My big bro introduced me to them when I was like 6 and I was too scared to finish them cause the scary monsters lol. I can afford the games on my own now so I'll start from the beginning and hopefully beat them on Master Ninja.

[@Grayson1048]

@@Phebreez Lol, you were very young to be playing NG. The Sigmas have their charm too, specially Sigma 1, you really shouldn’t avoid them. I hope you do beat the games on their highest difficulty and you join the NG community :)

[@angeldiaz7554]

by just reading the title of the video you know its pretty hard, it took me a lot to beat Ninja Gaiden 2 in Highest difficult, good work man!

[@Grayson1048]

Thanks man! It took me a lot, too, the first time.

[@kumonelend]

I'm currently going through Mentor difficulty in Ninja Gaiden 2 and watching this on Master Ninja, imitates me but also motivates me to get to Master Ninja. Great stuff dude, favorite part is in Chapter 11.

[@Grayson1048]

Thanks man! The biggest difficulty leap is from Warrior to Mentor, so you won’t have as much trouble with MN once you finish Mentor. Keep at it! What part of Chapter 11 is your fav?

[@kumonelend]

@@Grayson1048that's good hear. the part where you are fighting like more than 3 red rasetsu and a bunch of explosive ninjas .

[@masonbester5089]

The LEGEND IS BACK I love your videos I just love em awesome run bro

[@Grayson1048]

Well, I’m no legend, but I’m flattered and very glad you enjoy my videos so much. Thanks for watching!

[@thura4626]

Damn!It is so satisfying to watch.Nice gameplay.

[@Grayson1048]

Glad you’re enjoying it, thanks for watching! :)

[@wetmix]

Perfect speedrun! It was nice to see all tips!

[@Grayson1048]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@lenaoxton3962]

Congrats man I watch all 10hours and 30 minutes of that, great run! And I learned a lot about the games that I didn't know before too so that's a plus! plus one sub for you :3

[@Grayson1048]

Hey man, much obliged! Seriously, many thanks for watching the whole run! I'm very glad you learned a lot from it, and I thank you for the sub :)

[@TheTeKaDon]

This was dope, but my face was shocked at the amount of explosions happening during the initial parts of ng2, it’s absurd how many booms you hear in a few seconds

[@Grayson1048]

Definitely, projectile spam in NG2 is 100% real. But we love it despite that :). Thanks for watching.

[@TheTeKaDon]

@@Grayson1048 on the opposite, thank you for uploading it as it was amazing to see the strats used on this run, somehow i believe they can be applied to a regular run of the game to avoid some annoying stuff or make it quicker

[@davidk4190]

I am amazed that you are such a good ninja. Took me a few days to watch it all the way through. Its a big deal because the makers of this game made it impossible. I broke 5 controllers trying it on normal, then I had to quit. Congrats. I had a good time watching you.

[@Grayson1048]

Thank you, I appreciate the compliment and I’m glad you had a good time :). I think you should keep trying, though. None of the games are truly difficult in Normal… watch guides if you must, but keep trying! Eventually you will triumph. Perserverance is key in these games.

[@stevewalker1790]

I've played all the games and never broken a controller in my life... Maybe stick to gardening until you get that anger under control

[@Mystery_of_Light]

Well done bro, you have great videos keep up the good work!

[@Grayson1048]

Thank you! Master Ninja Ryu suggested your channel to me and I spent the evening watching your videos, you’re every bit as great as he said. Good to meet you :)

[@Mystery_of_Light]

@@Grayson1048 Thanks for your kind words bro, yes he is a good friend of mine

[@MasterNinjaRyu]

Congratz dude, well done !

[@Grayson1048]

Thank you, MNR!

[@MG6344]

Absolutely incredible. Well done!

[@Grayson1048]

Many thanks! I appreciate the compliment :)

[@macrotransaction2383]

Damn dude. You're so good at this. I can barely survive NG2 but NGB man... I never understand these doppelgangers and the diablos look like Diablo from Diablo

[@Grayson1048]

I’ve never played Diablo, so I wouldn’t know, but it’s odd that you find NGB to be harder than NG2! For most people, NG2 is the harder game. Doppelgangers are definitely tricky, but with enough practice you’ll overcome them eventually. Thanks for watching!

[@macrotransaction2383]

​@@Grayson1048 From my point of view, in NGB enemies will read your input and counter your moves by blocking, dodging, throw and etc. In NG2 enemies just rush in to you and do a random attack. They will still counter some of your moves but mostly NG2 AI is suicidal.

[@Kalebdaoust]

What an absolutely insane run! Good work!🙌🏽

[@Grayson1048]

Thank you! Truly, glad to read you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching :)

[@ayansa101]

Amazing run dude.. I hope we get a NG Black REMAKE some day

[@Grayson1048]

Thanks for watching! I very much doubt that, but I hope so too.

[@hideckelrodriguez2497]

Bro u crazy, Nice video homie

[@Grayson1048]

Haha. Thanks, man!!

[@PureBrawler]

11:30 you can kill his horse WHAT

[@tomyosis414]

you're my hero bro.Now i want to speedrun the ninja gaiden black lol.Never passed in master ninja but now seeing you i feel like i can do it. PS:when i was a kid i've been 1hr straight trying to winning against Fiend Murai cause the emperor left me fked up

[@Grayson1048]

Soy mexicano y vi que eres argentino, entonces te contesto en español! Muchas gracias y me alegra que te haya motivado a hacer speedrun del NGBlack! Seguro serás bienvenido en la comunidad, es pequeña y siempre se aprecian nuevos miembros. Y sí, pelear con pocos items contra Murai al final puede ser muy difícil.

[@tomyosis414]

@@Grayson1048 jajaja excelente.Si,siempre fui muy fan de la franquicia NG 3d.Como hiciste para grabar tan bien desde la Classic Xbox?

[@Grayson1048]

@@tomyosis414 No grabé en Xbox clásica, sino en 360 :)

[@Elrayomac]

Damn lots of close call and so much fun watching NG2 JAJAJAJA falling all the way to the bottom, screen wtf moment and the bug insta kill xD

[@Grayson1048]

Lol yeah, lots of close calls. All that training and NG2 can still kick my ass. And that f***ing bug!

[@gaiden510]

Wow really good video, new follower

[@Grayson1048]

Thanks for the compliment and the sub! :)

[@laynenunez9191]

bro really beat the 3 parts of the games with the Hardest difficulty in 1 day that's crazy🤯

[@Grayson1048]

Haha it really was a crazy endeavor, I doubt I woud do it again nowadays. Thanks for watching!

[@davidmankiewicz6499]

I appreciate your choice of costume for NGB. As for NG2, I wish it had a costume that I liked. The one you chose is close but the scarf coming out the top of Ryu's head ruins it for me. Regardless, this was an enjoyable run to watch and I liked reading your thoughts whenever they popped up.

[@Grayson1048]

Thanks, man :). I wanted to use only traditional looking ninja-esque costumes, which excluded all modern and demon-like skins. DOA is beautiful, glad you appreciate it. As for NG2’s, I too wish the scarf was absent or around the neck, but I love that costume’s mask very much. I’m also very glad to hear you liked my comments! I was unsure about many of them, specially all the jokes, but I wanted there to be at least some general thoughts about each game after it ended.

[@thewiseoldfox]

Congrats man. Just beat Ninja Gaiden Σ on Hard and it took more than a week. Master Ninja is hardcore, and you're just breezing through. I'm more than impressed

[@Grayson1048]

Thanks, man! You made good time, Hard took me way more than a week the first time I beat it. I hope you try and beat the higher difficulties and join the NG community :).

[@joaquinvalencia8373]

Wow. You are amazing

[@Grayson1048]

Appreciate the compliment :)

[@fabianv4794]

Give it up for the camera man, the true speed runner

[@Grayson1048]

Lol

[@mannyomega713]

awesome great job! i only like ng black so i dont have to watch 2 and 3 but bravo man this is some serious skill

[@Grayson1048]

Thank you man :), it’s a shame you don’t like the others as they’re also great games, but I’m glad that you enjoyed the run nevertheless!

[@fernandobararata1989]

I really enjoy all the SR, for me was like a movie!

[@Grayson1048]

I’m glad to hear it! Thanks for watching :)

[@i.samuelcrozier5527]

I'd like to see your NG1 speedrun spliced with the games cutscenes. Watching you play made for a perfect action film.

[@Grayson1048]

I had to look up what spliced means, but I don’t think that’s allowed in a speedrun! That said, thanks for your comment, I’m glad you enjoyed the first part of the run :)

[@mr.nickname9172]

What if instead it was called Ninja Gayden? And instead of head ninja it was head giving ninja? Would you still like it then?

[@MikeHaggarKJ]

Nicely done

[@Grayson1048]

Thank you :)

[@Toni-ic7ki]

Amazing run you got a new subscriber! Also not trying to sound classist, but how come you haven't upgraded from X360? The XB1 now is very cheap and is backwards compatible with NG, and if you get a One X you can play them in 4K and better performance!

[@Grayson1048]

Thank you :). Worry not, you didn’t sound classist. I haven’t upgraded because I recognize myself as a person heavily addicted to videogames. I’ve spent the last 21 years playing a lot. When the last generation began I took a very serious oath that I wouldn’t but an XB1/PS4 until and if NG4 or Red Dead Redemption 2 came out, so that I wouldn’t open the door to a new flood of hours upon hours of playing. RDR2 did come out, but I just wasn’t as aching to play it as I had hoped. So I decided to wait. Now I’ve skipped a whole generation and the new one is well underway. But my oath stands. The day NG4 comes out I’ll 100% buy a new console.

[@Toni-ic7ki]

@@Grayson1048 That is an epic oath my good man. I can't wait until NG4 comes out then, the leap NG will experience and the hype of its return on 9th gen will be incredible!

[@Grayson1048]

@@Toni-ic7ki I know! If it ever does happen and it’s done right, it will be incredible. Indeed, it’s a big oath, and it hasn’t been easy to keep. RDR2, the complete Halo MCC, PS4 Spider-Man and a few other titles have really tempted me. But it’s been 8 years and a whole gen now, I think worst part’s over.

[@milkbaggio3691]

Which game would you say gave you the most trouble? Great run btw bro!

[@Grayson1048]

Thank you! Day 1 of training, NG2, since it’s the hardest of the three and I was dying the most in. But in the end, I’d say NGB. I’ve basically been training for it since January, with all my other runs, and I still made a ton of mistakes in the run, and there were several weak fights and chapters.

[@milkbaggio3691]

@@Grayson1048 honestly i beat ng3 on ultimate ninja and hated how cheap some of the enemies were, i could only imagine how cheap some of the enemies were in NGB regardless great run man! Got me wanting to run through all of these games again haha

[@envy22418]

I’ve beat NGB/NGS on Master Ninja at least 10x combined. NG2 only completed it on very hard because I was caught up in the weapon achievements. That was kinda overkill but I did it anyway. After that I just didn’t feel like going through it again on Master ninja. Never completed Razors Edge

[@Grayson1048]

You should :), both beat NG2 on MN and Razor’s Edge. It’s quite good, if you give it a solid chance.

[@envy22418]

@@Grayson1048 I told myself that when I bout the trilogy last month. Now I just have to work up the desire to go through that NGS2 punishment. I honestly think NG2 vanilla is harder than NGB/NGS ever was

[@beausanders9719]

Can you explain 2:29 how did you one shot him

[@Grayson1048]

Not really It’s weird, because I got the one-shot even though I messed up my set up. Ideally, you jump in the lava, stand exactly between his front right leg (the left one if Ryu’s facing him) and the skull next to it, and shoot an APFSDS right at his neck after a few seconds. But this time I didn’t hit his neck and I wasn’t standing on the precise point, and I still got the one-shot. I don’t know what the exact conditions are. I believe there is a tutorial video, you should look for it. Works in Sigma, too.

[@im_cart8656]

when's the hexalogy run?

[@Grayson1048]

Haha. I don't play the NES games, sadly.

[@im_cart8656]

@@Grayson1048 they have the reputation for a reason.. but once you beat them once all subsequent playthroughs are like speedruns basically. give them a shot! epic run btw man!

[@Grayson1048]

@@im_cart8656 I've tried them! Both in the arcade console in Han's Bar in NG04 and I had them for the Wii on virtual console when I was young. Couldn't beat them tho, retro difficulty has always been above me. Thanks for the compliment!

[@im_cart8656]

@@Grayson1048 i was wondering why the arcade was there.. wonder why they had taken them out of black. but you can 100% beat them. pretty much every nes game is beatable within a few hours of concerted effort. i mean your a master ninja after all

[@masonbester5089]

Why don't you run the HD collection tho?

[@Grayson1048]

Because I have nothing to play the collection with. No gaming PC and my newest console is an X360. I do run both Sigmas, though, on my PSVita and my cousin’s Switch, when I go visit him.

[@deeznutscragmiar6968]

You did your absolute best with what you had magnificient display of skill greetings from Portugal fellow ninja player

[@Grayson1048]

@@deeznutscragmiar6968 Many thanks, man, I appreciate the compliment and am glad to meet you.

[@deeznutscragmiar6968]

@@Grayson1048 gotta say im trying to platinum the ninja gaiden master ninja collection and i went for the highest dificulty in all of them to try and get it Over with and i get stuck on the playable remake characters which i think are the most frustrating chapters

[@Grayson1048]

@@deeznutscragmiar6968 Definitely, by far. The girl chapters, specially on Sigma 2, are insane. Not to promote myself, but I have a Sigma 2 Master Ninja speedrun on my channel, maybe you can learn a few things from it :). Good luck with the Platinum!

[@Pryda-Z]

I can't find the 1st Doku fight.

[@Grayson1048]

Lol :D

[@fefyfona4318]

The ranking system is sooo annoying. You think you're doing well but its like, "nah you looking like a lesser ninja kinda player" Edit: around 38:50 I'm not sure how you managed to jump faster than the spikes can hurt you but the pillar hitting you was kinda funny. Never seen that happen before

[@Grayson1048]

Lol, yeah, it was funny. The movement is my weakest aspect of gameplay. As for the spikes, I was using on-landing jumps (tapping the joystick at the same time as the A button). It’s not my strategy, and I don’t always get it right.

[@wangabaddon3543]

Thank you very much，a very good tutorial~~recommended

[@Grayson1048]

Well it wasn’t 100% intended as a tutorial, but I’m glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching :)

[@cartoonvideos5]

The frame rate on NG2 is terrible, why did you not use the Xbox one to record this

[@Grayson1048]

Because I don’t have one.

[@cartoonvideos5]

@@Grayson1048 Hopefully you can get one soon, because the video will be much better quality.

[@donopatay]

What was the purpose of killing the crow in Ninja Gaiden I near the start of Chapter 1?

[@Grayson1048]

Crows give blue essence when killed, which I used for killing the two red ninjas with a UT, gaining 2K yellow essence. I always try to make as much money as possible in the first two chapters.

[@Ezol1]

Damn that lag at 3:57:00 😅

[@charleswilliams4295]

Why you kill the crow in the beginning

[@Grayson1048]

Crows give blue essence when killed, which I used for killing the two red ninjas with a UT, gaining 2K yellow essence. I always try to make as much money as possible in the first two chapters.

[@charleswilliams4295]

@@Grayson1048 I though u was wasting time cuz you knew u could 😂😂😂

[@gabrielbarblay8120]

What are those skins

[@Grayson1048]

DOA, Shadow Walker, Tribal Spirit and Traditional Dark Blue in gameplay; Doppelgänger, Biometal and Epigonos in the thumbnail.

[@gabrielbarblay8120]

@@Grayson1048 which ninja gaiden version are those in?

[@julianoraziel7515]

Show.

[@joshlamack9041]

Why’d you die in the sewers twice, was that for some kind of strategy?

[@Grayson1048]

Kind of. The deaths were accidental, but it’s indeed an strategy. I let myself get hit by that fiend in order to get my health to critical status, thus activating the true UF.

[@krono5el]

Wait no sigma crap, this is Amazing : D

[@Grayson1048]

Sigmas aren’t bad, imo, I love and run them too. Thanks for the compliment!

[@darkfocust2467]

why didnt you loop genshin?, seems much faster and efficient

[@Grayson1048]

If you mean looping him with the Lunar, I don’t think you can loop Genshin in Vanilla NG2. Only in Sigma 2, as far as I know. Thanks for watching :)

[@darkfocust2467]

@@Grayson1048 yes I did mean that and also didnt know that, great playthrough bty

[@黃逸航]

Is this XBOX ONE?

[@Grayson1048]

No, X360 :)

[@Jason_Maier]

@Grayson1048 Before I even watch this, I must compliment you on this run. And I think at this point, the NG series is dead.

[@Grayson1048]

Thank you for your compliments :). I hope you're wrong about that. The whole NG community, myself included, wishes that the Master Collection and even Nioh up to a point were market prepping for NG4. But, 10 years after Vanilla nG3 was first released... yes, the series may be truly dead :(

[@edgarzeta6144]

Sube videos más cortos y con redacción estaría bueno!

[@Grayson1048]

Hola Edgar; un speedrun de Ninja Gaiden nunca va a ser corto, menos en las dificultades más altas y menos la trilogía completa. Y a qué te refieres con redacción?

[@ApothercyCold]

I'm two minutes in and all I want to know is what that bird did to you.

[@Grayson1048]

Crows give blue essence when killed, which I used for killing the two red ninjas with a UT, gaining 2K yellow essence. I always try to make as much money as possible in the first two chapters.

[@김혜숙-e8t]

바 있다나뒤가나

[@jackstrife3821]

This is definitely not a world record. LOL, nice try.

[@Grayson1048]

Go look for a highest difficulty Trilogy run that’s faster and let me know what you find ;)

[@senjourixixavega6131]

NINJA GAIDEN CHILDREN_

[@keen7youtubeistoast796]

Oh boy... don't forget that "World's First", cause that seems to be of some importance... like inventing the wheel...

[@wallacesousuke1433]

Worst game franchise ever, these games are so garbage, cheap, full of artificial difficulty

[@stevo-zb3bi]

Congrats you proved your clueless on how a amazing plays bravo

[@wallacesousuke1433]

@@stevo-zb3bi I played them myself, absolutely turds of a game, I'll stick to DMC, Nioh, Monster Hunter and Dragon's Dogma, thank you

[@stevo-zb3bi]

@@wallacesousuke1433 no way you say any of those games are better nioh is very easy to abuse to beat dmc most them are very easy low skill lvl who plays dogma the games aweful and monster hunter just seems spam attack and win very low skill lvl but you do you

[@wallacesousuke1433]

@@stevo-zb3bi they are infinitely better than jump spam simulator 🤣🤦 They are fair and take skills, Ninja G-AIDS is all about button mashing and cheesing with charged attacks or ninpo. You wouldn't last a minute playing Monster Hunter on G-rank. And Nioh you can either cheese with builds or play skillfully. You're just mad that you can mash buttons in these games :(

[@Shinobi8893]

@@wallacesousuke1433 "Nioh can either be cheese with builds or play skillfully" ~proceeds to talk about ninja gaiden is all about cheese and cannot be played skillfully. Why the double standards? Imagine thinking that combo-ing on a punching bag dummies is more skill based. I can give dmc their charm, it's the reason why they're popular. But to dismiss other game's charm just because of your bias preferences is just so sad. Why does that ninja gaiden beat your ass is so personal? You gotta disrespect it's design philosophy's existence, over and over again. You can be entitled in your opinion, but this is just pure personal on the game that beats you so badly that it forces you to be this sad guy who's happened to be playing games average casual comprehension on game design and now you keep complaining about it on every social platform. Maybe some games are not for everyone.

[@TheWehzy]

Now do it again but this time no hit run! Haha jk, good job legend!

[@Grayson1048]

Haha! Imagine that. No, I’m no longer speedrunning, thank god. Thanks for watching!