Ninja Gaiden 2 Black Did The IMPOSSIBLE... | Review/Impressions

[@retrorebound8887]

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[@statesminds]

Ninja Gaiden was what you compared hard games to not Dark Souls

[@JBird401]

Especially the nes games. I beat the entire trilogy on nes and those games are no joke

[@statesminds]

@@JBird401the nes and og KT games were def always in discussion for difficultly. I wish there was a collection of the NES games like they did on Wii but physical. The nes one was my first game hahah

[@jdchainsaw1335]

Excellent comment. So true. Ninja Gaiden was the measure of hard way b4 Dark Souls ever existed.

[@theradicalginger3060]

That and Shinobi on genesis was difficult AF ​@@JBird401

[@Firesigma2490]

You get it!

[@edsheeran1243]

I can't believe we're literally getting 3 ninja gaiden games in the same year

[@kaykayYTube]

Three? I only count two 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nefariousmex2352]

This one, the 2D one coming out in a few months, and Gaiden 4 at the end of the year​@@kaykayYTube

[@killerdragonark1128]

@@kaykayYTubeyeah the 2D game we’re getting is called ninja gaiden: ragebound. It comes out this summer.

[@YouTubeCensors]

Are we though? Ryu Hayabusa seems to be sidelined in his supposed game by Tecmo's Own Raiden.

[@killerdragonark1128]

@@KZbinCensors I like to believe we’re getting a dmc 5 situation for ng4, but we’ll have to wait and see till the game comes out

[@PlatypusKing10]

BACK DOESN’T EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE ARE

[@arclite95]

Fail

[@SorrowNinja]

Hey, Matt. You’re not going to reply to this but I wanted to say that you’re wrong on this video about Ninja Gaiden. Before I go in, I wanted to say thank you for covering Ninja Gaiden and brining awareness to this historic franchise. I am a die hard NG fan. I was 9 when the game came out in 2004 and till this day I still play NG. I have 100%’d every NG game available. With that said, NO. This is not a blend of NG2(‘08) and NGS2. This game is simply NGS2. Funny enough, it’s missing a lot of content from even NGS2. We have less costumes, the two statue bosses (Buddha and Liberty) are gone and TAG missions is supposed to be online co-op. Aside from the ability to now purchase weapon upgrades (ngs2 gave them to you for free) and dismemberment/gore, this entire game is nothing like the original NG2. People think the gore is the only difference between the two versions, NO. OG2 had ultimate techniques for the Bow, windmill shuriken, Incendiary shuriken (it was NOT brought back in NG2B), more enemies on the screen, Tests of Valor, 30 mission modes to choose from including survival weapon challenges, more costumes, and overall, the difficulty was much harder (but fair). In short, NG2B is a re-skinned NGS2. To have “black” in this game is a disservice. This is not what the fans wanted. Not at all. Graphics and some QOL improvements are great but this is extremely disappointing and frustrating that the 2008 original release of NG2 is still the ultimate version. PS: I’m a big fan of your channel man. This is just a subject that I am passionate about. Also, you CAN play modern NGB and NG2(08) in 4K 60FPS on Xbox One/Series consoles. NGB is $10 and NG2 is $30. You can even use your original discs to play them.

[@maverick9357]

God bless team ninja for not censoring anything and for making it an actual remaster instead of just changing the color and that's it. Hopefully they make dead or alive 7

[@VampireNoblesse]

they censored the female Ninja (looks like a teenager dude, with less lips and half the titts..)

[@itz_x_salvation395]

Facts

[@naliboi93]

Getting my hopes up, that's for sure! Wasn't expecting NG4 so soon, let alone a shadow drop of a comprehensive remake/remaster for NG2. DoA turns 30 in 2026, and Virtua Fighter (the other 3 button 3D fighter) is drumming up a lot of hype for its development. Plus mainstays like Tekken and Street Fighter seem to be toying with everybody's good faith atm. The 3D fighting game space won't be in monopoly forever it seems. Team Ninja are also raking it in with Venus Vacation and they're probably going to use Prism as a glorified tech demo for flexing character models and animations, just like the Xtreme spinoff games used to be. A fresh new DoA seems more inevitable than ever. It might not even be a full reboot or universe refresh given Ninja Gajden 4 and Ragebound seems to preserve Ryu in the same continuity as we've been seeing in older games.

They did censored the women a bit lol.

[@maverick9357]

It's not tho. Ayane chest is different because of the game engine they are using. But they aren't censored. Heck they even gave Rachel more skin on her cleavage than the original had

[@Matthew7772005]

I just finished Chapter 1 and loved every second. Muscle memory kicked in. The visuals and 60 frames a second. So wonderful. Love the different levels. Acolyte difficulty. I am 60 so slower reflexes.

[@ToveriJuri]

But it's not the OG 2 this is just Improved sigma. Which is nice, but still not quite the best-case scenario. No staircase of insanity.

[@sumstuff6956]

@@ToveriJurithe starircase of insanity is still there bro just not as insane

[@sumstuff6956]

Matthew I can’t tag you but the original replier is talking about level 10 staircase fight it’s probobly the most famous mob fight in action game history

[@Fizzbizz]

​@@ToveriJuri It was never all that great dude, i hated how my game would slow down to a crawl at the staircase.

[@kab1r]

I remember when I first played these ninja gaiden games on PS3 it would have me pause and think what did I just do, after decimating a horde of enemies 😂

[@Pretendo27]

I remember unlocking the ninja gaiden teaser trailer for Xbox in dead or alive xtreme beach volleyball. Good times.

[@theradicalginger3060]

Aw man those were the days! Took me right back with that comment

[@codyvaughn4195]

This and NG Black one are arguably 2 of the best action games of all time, and crazy they had been locked on old hardware for so long. The 4K 60FPS black is amazing on Series X btw.

[@strangetoni]

The original still better

[@bufflb4184]

What old hardware? They've been available through backwards compatibility on xbox all this time and they enhanced both NGB and NG2 to 4k like 6 years ago.

[@strangetoni]

@@bufflb4184 exactly and they are still the best versions

[@codyvaughn4195]

@ I said they “had” been. I mentioned the BC Black in my last sentence being amazing too…

[@maccamachine]

@@strangetoni You sound like a big baby

[@Mingodough]

Bro you act like it really brought the two versions together with the challenge but it’s based of the sigma 2 port. It has the same enemy count and design of sigma 2. It’s like you didn’t really play the og and just assumed that this version did that.

[@YouTubeCensors]

Yeah, This is Sigma 2 with Blood, gore restored and Weapon Upgrade enabled instead of automatic with the Statue fights removed and then everything else is Sigma 2. Which makes it bad by being Sigma 2...

[@ddmmmm771]

when i heard him say it was the best of both worlds i came here looking for a comment like this. saw people already saying they prefered the OG version because this one still had the sigma dna in many ways. tbh it makes me wanna fire up ng2 on my xsx lol

[@Official_RetroMania]

Ninja Gaiden is pure hard core uncontrolled hack and slash testosterone and I am ALL HERE FOR IT!

[@eb2681]

The thumbnail made me think it was maximillian dood lol

[@MattexusYT]

Ninja Gaiden 2 for the 360 is backwards compatible on the one and series consoles. Runs at 1440p on series S and 4K on series X. That has been my preferred way of playing NG 2 up until now.

[@TheUltimateHacker007]

It does miss some charm on the new black compared to 360 but the graphics are really good. Terrible choice of engine and performance tho

[@pascalbeaulieu7241]

Xbox one X runs in 4k as well

[@idakev]

​​@@TheUltimateHacker007 "Terrible choice of engine" "the graphics are really good" Internet brain rot. UE5 lets smaller projects push well above their budget, e.g. RoboCop, The Talos Principle 2. This remake would end up looking much worse on another engine. The framerate is also good so not sure what the performance comment is about.

[@MikeHunt-h5c]

The original NG2 is vastly superior to this updated version. I don't have high hopes for NG4 either.

[@peintheelite]

Vastly how ​@@MikeHunt-h5c

[@ZeroBeat1]

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound gets announced: Oh, that looks cool. Still, kinda wish we'd get back to the modern 3D series. It's been too long. Ninja Gaiden 4 gets announced and 2 Black gets shadow dropped: LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@Kaileigh_Broko]

Ninja Gaiden is Back!!!! Let's go!

[@MikeHunt-h5c]

Ninja Gaiden died when Itagaki left Team Ninja.

[@INVINCIBLE117X]

Ninja Gaiden 2 is my FAVORITE ACTION GAME OF ALL TIME!!!!! And I couldn't be happier with this remaster 😮

[@martijnhertog4802]

The only thing that is sorely missed is the coop tag missions. I loved doing those with my little brother back in the day. To bad its only with ai companion now

[@dgmaka6292]

Are there at least post game Ninja Trial style missions at least? Or even a way to play the other characters through the story like in NG3RE? This seems to be something no one's talking about.

[@sumstuff6956]

@@dgmaka6292same ! Tried to find info on new game plus n unlockables

[@Bored0720]

Any idea if you can use the female protagonists in the other chapters in chapter challenge this time? :o

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

​@@Bored0720 I think they are mostly reserved to the main story in this version.

[@bubbaBru]

Complaining about not wanting to “turn the OG Xbox/360 back on” every time you wanna play NGB and NG2 doesn’t make sense when you have a Series X that runs BOTH games via backwards-compatibility, with both of them having improved performance and resolution 🤷‍♂️

[@Superdude-rd2gs]

not everyone has an xbox though

[@bubbaBru]

@@Superdude-rd2gsI understand, but Matt has one and that’s why I think his comments don’t make much sense, in that he is talking about why HE “doesn’t play the original much”

[@PureGamesforPlay]

​@@bubbaBruthe answer is very simple. Typical "reviewer" attitude. Pretend to be a fan despite never touching the game in over a decade or in a lot of cases, never at all. This game is a modified version of Sigma 2 and definitely a worse version compared to OG NG 2 aside from the realistic look of course. OG NG 2 is also back compatible on the modern xbox's, it looks great and still runs better than the typical UE 5 game. So many issues I have seen in just a few days of its release.

[@PureGamesforPlay]

If people wanted to play Sigma 2, the Master Collection is already on every platform. Nobody was asking for a prettier Sigma 2. They wanted OG NG 2 on every platform, that's it. Instead the devs tripled down on the worse version, definitely not for the fans.

[@Bert-og9rk]

Ninja Gaiden Black changed my world. I got rocked hard as a kid, but i stuck with it till i beat the game and all of those trials on Master Ninja difficulty. I loved seeing the unique variants of enemies locked to the higher difficulties, you don't see things like that in games anymore!

[@m_56782]

This version has 4 costumes, Sigma 2 has 7 and OG2 has over a dozen. This version also has input dropping which the devs are aware of and pros have been testing. Master Ninja mode is identical to Sigma 2 with zero changes. This is not definitive by any means. Is it better than Sigma 2? Absolutely, no doubt about it. Is it better than OG2? No, sadly. It's somewhere between the OG and Sigma 2 as a weird offshoot. It's still a damn good game and I don't regret buying it, but the 'definitive edition' marketing is a straight up lie. It doesn't have Incendiary Shuriken, Windmill Shuriken or the Bow UTs either.

[@FirstnameLastname-my7bz]

hopefully they will improve it in the future

[@YouTubeCensors]

​@@FirstnameLastname-my7bzTecmo?? LOL good one

[@TheKrueger1428]

The OG NG2 on 360 is One X enhanced. And backwards compatible. Still the best version to play of NG2

[@JazzonAA]

I keep watching gameplay and either I'm old and my vision is bad or is it waaay too dark? Can you even recognize enemies?

[@dionysisnance4204]

My childhood memories just came running back

[@ZimpanX]

You never knew that the 360 version get upgraded to 4K HDR, locked to 60 when putting the disc in your Series X? Arguably the best backwards compatible title there is on Xbox

[@Mingodough]

It’s not the definitive version though. It’s basically a port of sigma 2 in unreal. The original 360 version still has the better difficulty with much larger enemy count among other things

[@statesminds]

I hope ninja gaiden black gets a port to all consoles with maybe a remaster and 3 gets a black too

[@TrojanGamer10]

Does it not already???

[@TrojanGamer10]

Ninja Gaiden Black should already have ports on everything

[@JonathanTacoman]

Remaster ? It’s 4k 60fps with auto HDR on Xbox

[@Thanos5]

@@TrojanGamer10 thats nninja gaiden sigma which is the ps version while black is the xbox port

[@BalenVanGamer150]

From what I read when master Collection was released, they lost the code to ng black and og ng2, that's why we only got the sigma ports in the master collection.

[@Raven_1518]

Never played these games. Guess it's time to give it a shot

[@JayMcd91]

Same

[@theradicalginger3060]

The Gaiden is strong within you DO IT!

[@jb-dn5fy]

Played 20 mins on my ps5 pro. Top tier...weird that it looks better than Rise of Ronin😂

[@GodFist215]

@@jb-dn5fyit’s UE5 that’s why.

[@idakev]

​@@GodFist215 It's also an open world game on an AA budget. The Nioh games looked pretty nice

[@TravisTheRudyFox]

Why is everyone shilling for this? Its still the same downgraded ps3 version just with better graphic and few changes like weapon upgrades with cash. This version still is missing many removed elements and mechanics from the original like bosses, paths, AI and weapons.

[@LuhZay3]

Eat it

[@YouTubeCensors]

Yup. The PS fans going crazy because the Inferior Sigma2 got visual upgrades or are simping for Hot girls which I 100% approve of of course even though their sections completely ruin the flow of the game. NGII still obliterates this Sigma 2 remake.

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

What is missing from this version?

[@bibigreen6533]

From the thumbnail I though it was an alternate channel of Maximillian Dood. And after watching the video I'm still unsure.

[@shredenvain7]

The 360 version of part 1 & 2 run at a locked 4k 60 on the Series X.

[@MH-ko9wc]

I agree with you on Sigma 2. Sure it had some changes that weren't favorable, but it also cleaned up alot of the rough spots of OG 2. Replacing the two armadillos boss fight was just one of many good decisions, as that fight was just a sloppy, camera-jank nightmare. Sigma 2 just feels like a more polished game, and I especially love the bow in that version (happy to have to Sigma 2 bow in this remaster as well).

[@Mrkarate9]

Same, I didn't like the bow/windmill shuriken charge up, you can'y do thay in the original Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden Black.

[@PartyUpLive]

Playing Ninja Gaiden Black 1 and 2 with the lunar staff is some of the most fun I've had in gaming. I use to play Ninja Gaiden at the Arcade and 1-3 on the NES. Can't Wait to play this one, especially on the Steam Deck on the go.

[@GracelessTarnished]

They chose to skip remaking arguably the greatest pure action game of all time and instead remake its inferior sequel. Braco Team Ninja Bravo. 🙄🙄🙄

[@fadiahmed7163]

Nice but this really isn't ninja gaiden 2 black, this game should've been called ninja gaiden 2 sigma black because that is exactly what it is, its based on the sigma version with the lesser enemy count and all the changes that were made to NJ2. the og NJ source code was lost according to many team ninja employees.

[@hectormaciasayala1852]

5:00 20 years ago nobody gave a fuck for performance in consoles, we just cared it was fun and gory!!

[@ToveriJuri]

_This Is based on the Sigma Version not the original 2._ I don't know what this guy is talking about by saying it plays like original 2 and he has to retrain his muscle memory for sigma. If you have muscle memory for sigma then you are right at home for this version. It is an edited Sigma not the original. They did some cuts and adjustments to the sigma version so that it feels a little bit more like the original, but it's still not the same. Item and weapon locations are like in Sigma. Enemy encounter rate and aggression is like in sigma. So, the crazy balls to the wall insanity that the fans of the original loved is still not here. If you remember the original Insane staircase fight from original NG 2. Yeah, it's not like that in NG2 Black, far less enemies, far less fun.

[@YouTubeCensors]

Exactly, there's a lot of shilling going on for this remake. It's wild. NGII remains the best way to experience the game

[@ResplendentSkull]

Too bad this game doesn't have incendiary shuriken, windmill shuriken, tests of valor, ng2 costumes, ng2 mission mode and survival, low enemy count etc. Its funny how 'the definitive version' has less content than ng2 and sigma 2...

[@Wurbel199]

There are literally way more enemys in screen then on Sigma 2.

[@chozochiefxiii3298]

Survival and mission mode. That content the original ng2 had as DLC. That content. Also, the bosses removed in ng2b are bosses from Sigma 2 that die hard fans didn't like because they ruined the pace. I don't agree with the purists that the game is bad because it's not. The game is a blend of the 2. Ayane has the incendiaries, so they're in the game. So it's missing high enemy counts (that literally slowed the gameplay to a slideshow in the original) and projectile uts. Most tests of valor sucked and weren't enjoyable. For what this game was trying to be, it's done pretty well for itself.

[@stormysoup1083]

@@Wurbel199 nowhere near as many as NG2 tho, Chapter 11 is still a ghost town, they barely changed shit

[@YouTubeCensors]

​@@chozochiefxiii3298doesn't slow down on XSX 4K 60. This is just Sigma 2 and people pretending like it's NGII are being disingenuous

[@bambammartin1556]

My son has a platinum on every souls game. I had him play ninja gaiden. He was throwing controllers in no time

[@hlaine5634]

I still prefer the ng2 360 enhanced version on series x but with this version also other system lucky to get a real good version of this classic

[@Cakebattered]

Ninja Gaiden was a game that was very difficult without feeling like the Game AI had to cheat to beat you (No input reading). Also, unlike a Souls game NG was great in spite of the boss fights, not because of them. The regular enemies you encountered could destroy you if you didn't take them seriously.

[@YouTubeCensors]

In master Ninja with NG+ full health bar you can still be killed in Seconds in the intro fight. That's how ferocious enemies are.

[@IsekaiApostle]

I wish they would remaster the first Black.

[@oliveluchs5132]

I was surprised, when they revealed it. It's really good. The only bad thing I have to say after like 2,5h: the input delays during fights are kinda annoying. I got used to it but it feels weird sometimes to see Ryu make a hit because it got delayed😂 The gameplay remains enjoyable. The combat system is great

[@TheUltimateHacker007]

I thought it was my bad gpu. It's inconsistent at certain times

[@m_56782]

Pros said turning off vsync and playing in fullscreen will reduce (but not completely fix) the input dropping.

[@oliveluchs5132]

@m_56782 Thanks. I'll try this on my Series X. Maybe it fixes something😂

[@Gusmed007]

Thinking back now… this is a remaster. Meaning they ported the original code to UE5… Didn’t they say the reason they didn’t pack Ninga Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden 2 in the Master Collection was because they lost the original code? I mean… I’m loving every minute of this and would pay for a Ninja Gaiden 3 Black, but… just saying.

[@Solid--Snake]

this is the Sigma 2 version remade, not the OG

[@Terron29]

First ninja gaiden on xbox is def my favorite. Played it on all difficulties. Loved it so much. That 60fps with the fast fluid impactful combat. It was so damn responsive. It began to feel like Ryu was one of my limbs. The game just flowed!

[@dotshie3292]

Never played ninja gaiden before this and i must say i am having an absolute blast

[@AlphaDwg]

it's a gamers game

[@John117M63]

The biggest let down is that they didnt add online multiplayer😮‍💨

[@iwatchDVDsonXbox360]

I am kind of disappointed with this game. It doesn't seem terrible, but i like visual style of the original game so much more. I might still pick it up, because so far i don't feel like there are games besides Ninja Gaiden and Power Rangers (physical release) that i might get this year, but i think i still will be playing og 360 version.

[@EmpireZzzz]

Will I understand this game if I haven’t played NG1?

[@aboagyetenkorang]

Playing Ninja Gaiden for the story is like watching porn with subtitles. All about the combat baby

[@arachosia]

Yeah, but the story is not what this game is about at all.

[@another1118]

When i first time playing NGblack i discovered the "roll then jump" mechanic . This doesn't make you invulnerable but its perfect on positioning and dodging.. You can also use as your running too

[@BillySilverman]

Hi - I noticed when talking about previous versions of NG2, you didn’t mention backwards compatibility. Have you ever played original NG2 on an XSX? It plays at 4K with all the 2008 frame rate issues fixed. I love NG2B so far but just wanted to point out that before this week there still was a way to play the original gory difficult version with modern-ish performance on current platforms

[@Lbcz98]

Before NG 2 Black, I had never touched this series. Of course I have heard of Ninja Gaiden but never really went after, and man... was I wrong. I bought yesterday and already finished the game, and you really can see a bunch of souls elements in here which was great but you don't need to spend several minutes, sometimes hours to learn the boss skill set. You get the basics and shred everything. Had a great time playing it!

[@YouTubeCensors]

This is Sigma 2 with makeup to make it seem like NGII. However it still plays like Sigma 2 in all the ways that matter and of course features the flow breaking Female levels and while I'll never dislike sexy Girl in games, they ruin the flow of this game so much.

[@doomguyplays]

Such a good review! How are you able to pump out such a well written and edited video so shortly?

[@RobertoM2011]

I'm a Ninja Gaiden veteran and to get both 2 and 4 announced is literally a dream come true. One of the pillars of combat gaming ( KH and DMC also there) comes back and has never lost its respect after almost 13 years since 3 Razor's Edge released. What a time to see the classics come back :)

[@jakejutras5420]

KH? What series is that?

[@RobertoM2011]

@jakejutras5420 Kingdom Hearts

[@FirstnameLastname-my7bz]

It is still more of 2 Sigma than OG //

[@WarrenGdog28]

The fact We're also getting a new DOA Xtreme as well coming this year 3 Ninja Gaiden game i hope to God we get DOA 7

[@FirearmEnthusiast]

Just beat the game on Mentor (Very Hard) just to find out I got less unlockable content than all previous versions. Very cool Team Ninja. Classic.

[@DrierHyperion21]

I've been loving every second of this Remake

[@martinaguiluz4063]

Hey, so do I have to play the first game or can I just jump in from here?

[@sleepyatdawn7648]

The ray tracing implementation in this game is the best I've seen on consoles.

[@BonzerMrT]

NG3 not having the Flails or Chucks made me a lil sad, but Black 2 is amazing to see the high speed combos in amazing fidelity

[@hmon661]

dang that was quick

[@scrolltestimonial]

They need to put out a patch that makes the bow unequipped or at least invisible when not in use. Maybe some of the old costumes as well.

[@888YouCantHandle]

Do you play it on that CRT?

[@arachosia]

I didn’t even know Team Ninja was still around. Such good news though as NG2 is maybe my favorite game of all time.

[@Final_Fantasy_7]

If it aint "itagaki"....it aint a NINJA GAIDEN !!!😊

[@MySplatterhouse]

Oh man, the Vigoorian Flails and the Lunar Staff are my mainstays. 👍🏿👍🏿

[@kyrem13]

I just finished the game on Acolyte, started up a Warrior playthrough, gonna do it consecutively and train myself to try and beat Master Ninja. I can say, despite this game being pretty good, it's not the definitive NG2. OG NG2 is still imo the best. The ridiculous enemy spawn numbers, the Tests of Valor, the Windmill and Incendiary Shurikens, the worm boss fight, heck even some Sigma 2 content like the Buddha statue and Statue of Liberty bosses were all cut. And then some bosses like the Water Dragon and Twin Gold Dragons fights are the Sigma 2 versions. I hope that Team Ninja maybe could give us updates like to toggle OG NG2 enemy spawns, but Idk it does seem like a finished product in terms of the whole game. I think the only realistic thing to expect from any updates or DLC are like, the ability to play any character in any chapter, and/or more costumes, cuz they cut like all the OG NG2 and Sigma 2 costumes which was wild. They have 4 costumes. 4, friggin 4. 1 default, 1 you get for beating the game once, 1 you get for beating Master Ninja, and 1 for beating 10 missions. Like, damn. On the bright side at least we got something from the NG series, I am hyped af for NG4.

[@cyh4940]

No, it's just a remake of sigma2, not the original one, so no.

[@CartRay-gf2tp]

so did they restore the boss that was missing from sigma?

[@Rob_Banks_TV]

It's been a while but when I get Paid I'm jumping straight into mentor mode, I am going to let the game beat the weakness out of me and return to the glory of beating Master Ninja Mode again.

[@JeshuaHicksAuthor]

For those wondering about the story: NG2 is like an 80s B kung fu movie. Absolute nonsense but so damn fun it doesn't matter.

[@Greatzinger67]

It's just a remake of sigma 2, thats considered doing the impossible? Shame

[@maccamachine]

It’s awesome that they did this even crazier for them to just surprise drop it. I’m very excited for the new 2D ninja gaiden game coming out later this year also it looks amazing so far.

[@Krustyplayboy]

Most people haven’t beaten the first chapter of 2 black

[@DonYoGi8331]

Skill issues

[@That_Guy-]

GIT GUD

[@YouTubeCensors]

Why not? It's freaking ez with literally no enemies around

[@Spider_Mike023]

Never beat these ninja gaidens. Did beat the NES ones about a decade ago and finally got that childhood closure. Loved them. Now checking these out haha.

[@YouTubeCensors]

These are completely different animals But the Sigma Versions are easy by comparison. NG Black and NGII Xbox and 360 OGs are no joke.

[@mcf6185]

Your production style is really impressive for me. 👌

[@A_majorGaming]

I only wish they gave us a modern camera. Because that camera still spazz out. But it is actually a beautiful remaster.

[@gjtrue]

This game's mere shadow reveal was a BIG surprise to me and I love it. I was hoping it was not merely just Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 in a new engine but naw. A good bit of the changes I hated it made from the original 2008 version is gone; such as that annoying nerf to the shops and weapon upgrading. Which was super irritating on higher playthroughs as doing so, as well as buying items, cost a lot more. Now like before, you can level up and stock to your heart's content so long as you have the moolah. 👀

[@ServantofGod77777]

I'm playing the remake. I just finished the first boss and playing it on hard... I haven't died yet so I'm feeling a little cocky right now. The game is awesome. Thanks for the content.

[@YouTubeCensors]

That's because VH/Mentor in this is close to Warrior on NGII and Master Ninja in Sigma 2 is close to Mentor on NGII mostly because of much HP enemies get and that's just for the fights themselves the # of enemies are so drastically reduced it's painful to see. Of course if you have no prior experience you'll never know how drastic it is.

[@ericwilliams7945]

I had bought the collection with 1 stigma-3 razor edge. Now im definitely finna finish these before 4. Im gonna get the 2 black next month as well

[@mangodango1733]

Sigma was the first hard game I ever played and it was basically prepping me for demons souls

[@TrojanGamer10]

Dark Souls doesn't have anything on Ninja Gaiden, especially the Black edition

[@mangodango1733]

@TrojanGamer10 ok 😐👍 You should probably tell someone who asked instead of someone who told a little story from when they were 12

[@T.k.b.a.h.a]

​@@mangodango1733 calm down bevis

[@mangodango1733]

@T.k.b.a.h.a I'm not mad I just literally did not ask lol why waste his energy here when he can find someone who wants to debate in KZbin comment sections

[@boredbastardbullshit]

@@mangodango1733 Keep in mind that Dark Souls doesn't have anything on Ninja Gaiden, especially the Black edition

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

I don't think Matty mentioned that there is 120 fps mode on xbox series x, and i assume ps5. not sure about the series s, i will test that at some point. but according to my tv's display while in game mode with freesync turned on, it seemed pretty much locked to 120, whcih is kind of rare among 120 fps games i've played on console; usually, the fps will fluctuate quite a bit in these modes (like from 88 ish to 120) but this one seemed pretty solid.

[@TheDarkguide]

Why didn't they start with first title?

[@itz_x_salvation395]

Im waiting for a deal, but once that happens, I will be platinuming this game again.

[@PinkHatKid]

Yo matty, you cant play your physical copy of ninja gaiden black 1 on any xbox one-l through series x. Fire it up! Looks and plays beautifully!

[@YouTubeCensors]

NG Black and NGII are BC and at 4K 60 each on the XSX and OneX

[@PinkHatKid]

@KZbinCensors Yea my bad it was a typo, meant can lol. I think NG2 is 17-something p since the og was full 720 and the one x & series upscales the res on 360 games by 4x, but yea they both look and play beautifully on both machines!

[@PinkHatKid]

wasnt* full 720p

[@mizusaucemix]

Can I jump into this one without playing the others?

[@Solid--Snake]

the story is all nonsense so feel free to start with 2

[@ninjabiatch101]

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black looks so great that I can't tell what is going on half of the time. XD

[@sephagorathsenpai6580]

I'm a big ninja Gaiden fan I still have my physical copies of ninja Gaiden black and ninja Gaiden 2 thankfully the the xbox one and xbox series X/S are backwards compatible with them but i also bought the master collection as well

[@SilentGig1]

Ninja Gaiden release for Vita was amazing for me.

[@TalentedTacoTrex]

While this is really awesome I do wonder why they remade the second game instead of the first one.

[@vodkastudios4170]

It is because they apparently lost the original code to Ninja Gaiden Black, also Ninja Gaiden Black still really holds up, the only issue is you can't really play it on many consoles.... you pretty much have to own a hard copy and an original x box (possibly the 360) to get the best experience

[@ryublade8184]

Sigma 2 on the highest difficulty is one of the hardest games ever. For some reason, all the other difficulties are too easy. But the highest difficulty is so brutal and cheap, with contstant off-camera one-hit-kill attacks coming at you in every fight. So it feels like theres a huge element of luck in a lot of battles, which is not good game design. Its still one the best feelings beating it though.

[@WarrenGdog28]

Ninja Gaiden 3 Wii U edition was diabolical

[@cruzibarra4416]

You sold me Matty! I paused the video to download the game. This will be my very first Ninja Gaiden game and I'm excited. Also when that Trophy notification popped up at 15:56 thought it said Throat Coat 😂.. @MrMattyPlays @RetroRebound

[@Walamonga1313]

NG is back. Now give us Dead or Alive and Fatal Frame back!

[@TremelJackson]

Ninja Gaiden is so easy I remember times when I had to turn it off because of how easy it was 😂

[@jolaneman]

Can't wait for the physical version :D

[@Royaltly-Izzy]

Lets not meat ride here and just point out that Ninja Gaiden 2 Black looks kinda weird its like they wanted the gritty look of Nioh but its missing the style of Sigma 2 and why does Ryu's Scarf look so large and his eyes look brown also they reduced all Female Characters Breast Size making Sigma 2 and DOA5 still the best looking version of these characters and they either reduced or made the New York levels have either no rain or a small drizzle its kinda hard to tell since the game by default is pretty dark and yes I spent over 50 for this game on PS5 and its a good game I'm on chapter 15 and its a good game so far no crashes or weird textures flickering on PS5 at least and the only thing that bothers me is that it feels like Unreal Engine 5 makes the game look like Mortal Kombat 1 2023

[@LARSTAKA-666]

I dont think I heard anything about performance. Does it stutter at all? Considering it is on UE5.

[@arachosia]

I’ve played for about 4 hrs on Xbox Series S and have not noticed any stuttering whatsoever.

[@BrandonMcCallum]

Yes it does but I noticed more so in the cutscenes that show off the scenery. There is delay and I’m playing on XSX

[@deinmoore201]

It’s still not the pure, uncut thing I like from OG NG2. As far as I know anyway, a lot of the challenge is gone. There use to be rooms you’d fight like 100 enemies in which I used to farm currency from. As far as I know it’s not there in NGB2. Annoying but a solid gift for us OG’s none the less. Love it.

[@bufflb4184]

It's not as insane as NG2, but it's quite a bit more difficult than Sigma 2.

[@danquaza9275]

I think it’s a good middle ground between the two versions, it has the challenge of the original, but removes the crazy over the top enemy counts. I think overall it’s a positive change. Dumping 10-15 enemies at once is a very artificial challenge.. it’s only tough because you’re constantly overwhelmed. When now it’s challenging because the enemies are sooo aggressive on hard mode that even fighting 5-6 enemies at once is almost harder

[@deinmoore201]

@@danquaza9275 Sure, but it feels too much on the sigma side. Like, give me the weapons where i expect them! Give me rooms full of enemies, so i can try out my combos and effectively learn the weapons better. Give me a real Black edition damn it 😂

[@lutherheggs451]

That is called BALANCE......Something Ninja Gaiden 2 did not have, besides the fact that it ran like absolute garbage even becoming a pure literal slideshow in certain sections. Its hilarious when people claim they "toned it down" or "made it easy" NO they made it actually run like a decent game and not a garbage trash dumpster fire that Ninja Gaiden 2 originally ran at

[@deinmoore201]

@ I’m not excusing NG2 at all. It was completely unfinished and flawed. I’m talking pure action wise. I’m talking encouragement to experiment with combos, that stuff that was unmatched in OG NG2.

[@Holynoelle]

It's my first time playing and I gotta say, the camera movement didn't age well at all, it's such a pain in the ass to just make moves right in this game because of it