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[MMaRsu]

I am curious as well, why is this bad?

Less enemies in the levels basically. But balance changes as well I believe. I don't know, I never played the shitty Sigma versions because they had no gore.

I mean its kinda understandable given the source code to both games is lost but still.

Ninja Gaiden 1 & 2's Code Has Been Lost, So Don't Expect a Ninja Gaiden Black Remaster - IGN

The Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection team was "unable to salvage" code for the original games, meaning that we'll likely never see new versions of Ninja Gaiden Black or Ninja Gaiden 2.

www.ign.com

 

[Shaki12345]

Trump and Microsoft making gaming great again.

 

[paolo11]

Is there a trophy list for ninja gaiden 2 black? It’s on ps5 too

 

[BossLackey]

Trump and Microsoft saving gaming once again.

America is healing

 

[kevboard]

OK just tried the game and BAD NEWS!!

THIS IS NOT NINJA GAIDEN 2 BLACK

This is just Sigma 2 with new graphics and added gore

just as I predicted

 

[MMaRsu]

I am curious as well, why is this bad?

Look at the amount of enemies in the Sigma release..

I mean..

There are barely any

 

[paolo11]

OK just tried the game and BAD NEWS!!

THIS IS NOT NINJA GAIDEN 2 BLACK

This is just Sigma 2 with new graphics and added gore

just as I predicted

Wait, is there coop team missions too or just the campaign?

 

[MazingerDUDE]

Tried on PS5 PRO, the game looks like shit. It looks super low res with unstable frame rate.

It's got day one patch which I'm still downloading at the moment, so things might be different with the patch.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Does it have Full RT aka path tracing???????

 

[Timberwolf25]

The difference between Souls vs NG

Souls: When you go back after 1 year and start all over, you die exactly as many times as your first try

NG: When you go back after 10 years and start all over, you can still beat the game with both eyes closed

Not really. The Black versions of NG have always been meant for the Ninja masters and not the Ninja Dogs...lol

 

[Mister Wolf]

Game still capped to 60fps?

 

[Kacho]

 

[Gambit2483]

switch 2 day 0 will wait

Yeah it's definitely coming to Switch 2 and PS5. Will probably just wait to own this masterpiece.

Edit: Apparently it's already available on PSN. Hopefully Switch 2 gets a physical edition to own.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Does it have Full RT aka path tracing???????

Doesn't seem like it unfortunately. Barebones settings menu.

 

[Kusarigama]

Any information on physical release?

 

[Quezacolt]

Any information on physical release?

Want to know too

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Welp, FML, they had 1 JOB ffs...
I was about to buy it but now...I don't know, price is pretty steep too for a Sigma 2 remake

Goddammit, why couldn't they just do OG NG2 ?

 

[NeverYouMind]

Fucking Sigma...

 

[MazingerDUDE]

Wait, is there coop team missions too or just the campaign?

Don't see the team mission, not even the chapter challenge

Might unlock once you complete the game

but considering how they were available from start in Sigma 2, It's likely that the content had been cut

 

[Jesb]

Wow. Today is ninja gaiden day.

 

[Fess]

Im seeing it on the pc game pass app but there is only a link to the store and no download

It’s a bit backwards, if you click the link to ms store you can download directly from there if you have Gamepass.

16%, my internet is too slow

 

[MazingerDUDE]

Not really. The Black versions of NG have always been meant for the Ninja masters and not the Ninja Dogs...lol

What I meant was that once you're a ninja master, you're forever ninja master in NG

 

[paolo11]

Don't see the team mission, not even the chapter challenge

Might unlock once you complete the game

but considering how they were available from start in Sigma 2, It's likely that the content had been cut

I wish they rid of team missions. You sure it’s not there? It’s weird we have to unlock it first

 

[Aion002]

OK just tried the game and BAD NEWS!!

THIS IS NOT NINJA GAIDEN 2 BLACK

This is just Sigma 2 with new graphics and added gore

just as I predicted

Fuck.


So it's just the remaster of the remaster that was already available on gamepass.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Don't see the team mission, not even the chapter challenge

Might unlock once you complete the game

but considering how they were available from start in Sigma 2, It's likely that the content had been cut

Welp, definitely skipping it then.
God fucking dammit boiz, OG NG2 with a fresh coat of paint would literally be the best action game ever, but nope, they had to fuck it up obviously...

I dont get it, they released the Sigma collection not 2 years ago, and they...remade Sigma 2 ? For what ? Just the fresh coat of paint ?

 

[Timberwolf25]

It seems to have the gore of the OG NGII so maybe not entirely based on Sigma. Could be a combination of both

Edit: I'm sure someone will do a comparison vid at some point of all 3 versions (OG NGII, NGS II and NGB II)

 

[Generic]

Ugh you're right. The enemies after the first group in the small corridor arent there

What the fuck is wrong with these guys

Not really an issue, fighting a huge crowd of ninjas in small corridors is painful.

 

[MMaRsu]

Not really an issue, fighting a huge crowd of ninjas in small corridors is painful.

Thats why the game is fucking hard as shit lmao, not to coddle your ass.

If the game has massive reduced enemy numbers it fucking sucks, plain and simple.

The only good thing would be that this version can be easily modded.

 

[kevboard]

It seems to have the gore of the OG NGII so maybe not entirely based on Sigma. Could be a combination of both

Edit: I'm sure someone will do a comparison vid at some point of all 3 versions (OG NGII, NGS II and NGB II)

the Vita version of Sigma aiready had gore. so this wouldn't be a new thing for Sigma

 

[ManaByte]

Trump and Microsoft making gaming great again.

Only three days in and the greatest action game ever made is back.

 

[Elfstar]

OK just tried the game and BAD NEWS!!

THIS IS NOT NINJA GAIDEN 2 BLACK

This is just Sigma 2 with new graphics and added gore

just as I predicted

Watching the streams and it isn't like Sigma at all.

 

[MazingerDUDE]

Ok, so you can turn off the gore in the settings, making it look sort of like Sigma 2, but it looks way worse because they just changed the color of blood to purple, in Sigma 2 it was more like purple mist with added lighting effect which in turn made the game look pretty and colorful. It's a huge disappointment for me, because I actually prefer the aesthetics of Sigma 2 over NG2

 

[Generic]

Thats why the game is fucking hard as shit lmao, not to coddle your ass.

If the game has massive reduced enemy numbers it fucking sucks, plain and simple.

The only good thing would be that this version can be easily modded.

It's an issue when the camera and frame-rate struggle.

 

[Kacho]

Thats why the game is fucking hard as shit lmao, not to coddle your ass.

If the game has massive reduced enemy numbers it fucking sucks, plain and simple.

The only good thing would be that this version can be easily modded.

Yeah, it's like taking away the soul of the game. No thanks.

 

[Thief1987]

This game will make your average Souls stan cry so bad.

They already released Master Ninja Collection on modern platforms, any souls stan could have tried it. This is the same game just prettier.

 

[MMaRsu]

It's an issue when the camera and frame-rate struggle.

Thats why this is a remake that should fix those things no? Not keep the removed enemies

Yeah, it's like taking away the soul of the game. No thanks.

Still gonna try it on Gamepass

I was actually playing the Xenia version the other day. Good times.

 

[paolo11]

If team missions are not there, how Come there is trophy to beat all team missions on psn?

 

[Timberwolf25]

Watching the streams and it isn't like Sigma at all.

I was thinking the same thing although it's been a long time since I played the Sigma versions.

 

[GHG]

It's an issue when the camera and frame-rate struggle.

Good thing that won't be the case here then.

 

[adamsapple]

Yeah, it's like taking away the soul of the game. No thanks.

Does this get the Black treatment like NG1 got the Black treatment?

Isn't that a net positive?

 

[Timberwolf25]

Does this get the Black treatment like NG1 got the Black treatment?

Isn't that a net positive?

We'll see. Only way to know is for someone to play it at the highest difficulty.
The dude livestreaming it is playing at default/timid/dog difficulty

 

[Aion002]

If team missions are not there, how Come there is trophy to beat all team missions on psn?

You need to finish the chapter 1 to have access to the team missions.

 

[Kacho]

Good thing that won't be the case here then.

Does this get the Black treatment like NG1 got the Black treatment?

Isn't that a net positive?

Waiting for more footage and user feedback.

 

[MMaRsu]

Apparently DLSS is missing from the Windows Store version. What the fuck are those guys doing over there?

Im absolutely unsubbing from Gamepass after this debacle

 

[MazingerDUDE]

Apparently DLSS is missing from the Windows Store version. What the fuck are those guys doing over there?

I think PSSR is missing in PS5 PRO version as well

 

[ungalo]

From what i'm seeing it definitely has less enemies than 2.

 

[K' Dash]

I guess I'll keep my memories intact, I'm not buying the game if it's based on the worst version.

 

[Rival]

Well I guess I’ll be renewing game pass.

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

 

[MazingerDUDE]

Watching the streams and it isn't like Sigma at all.

This is sad truth about NG2

People can't even tell Sigma 2 apart unless there's gore