Did Ninja Gaiden 2 got watered down?

I'm a noob when it comes to action games, I couldn't even finish Ninja Gaiden 1, and I wanted to cry from getting beaten up by the lowest ranked ninjas in it. xD

I remember d/l NG2 demo on my xbox360 months ago, and I couldn't even beat the damn ninjas in the first area. xP But when I played Sigma2 I beat the crap out of every ninja that was in my way. I didn't lose more than 10% of my health the whole demo. I tried playing though the demo again with the unlocked difficulty, and I still was able to beat anything with ease using only one health potion.

I think they toned down the difficulty too much..and that's coming from someone who would cry from hearing the word Ninja gaiden. xD

just wait and see lol....

just wait and see

theres a demo?!?

theres a demo?!?

kkevguy47k

Yeah, Japanese store.

Yeah, they talked about all of this in a few interviews and press releases, and I think I agree.

The original NG 2 was WAY over the top to the point it distracted you from the game sometimes...Glad they toned it down a little.

I've read the difficulty being toned down.

Something I'm kind of glad it happened.

BUT I hope co-op has insane difficulty. Otherwise it will lose a lot of meaning.

I've read the difficulty being toned down.

Something I'm kind of glad it happened.

BUT I hope co-op has insane difficulty. Otherwise it will lose a lot of meaning.

TriangleHard

They toned down the difficulty because alot of people complained about how cheap some of the enemies were. They also took away alot of the blood.K1LLR3175

I hate the fact that the blood is gone. I thought I wouldn't mind it at first but some of the visceral slices seem to lose their impact when there is no blood. I hope they bring it back in the final version as an option.

[QUOTE="K1LLR3175"]They toned down the difficulty because alot of people complained about how cheap some of the enemies were. They also took away alot of the blood.sa10kun

I hate the fact that the blood is gone. I thought I wouldn't mind it at first but some of the visceral slices seem to lose their impact when there is no blood. I hope they bring it back in the final version as an option.

[QUOTE="sa10kun"]

[QUOTE="K1LLR3175"]They toned down the difficulty because alot of people complained about how cheap some of the enemies were. They also took away alot of the blood.K1LLR3175

I hate the fact that the blood is gone. I thought I wouldn't mind it at first but some of the visceral slices seem to lose their impact when there is no blood. I hope they bring it back in the final version as an option.

Haha I guess the ninjas didn't drink sunny d.

[QUOTE="K1LLR3175"][QUOTE="sa10kun"]

I hate the fact that the blood is gone. I thought I wouldn't mind it at first but some of the visceral slices seem to lose their impact when there is no blood. I hope they bring it back in the final version as an option.

sa10kun

Haha I guess the ninjas didn't drink sunny d.

i dont understand why people say ng:s was hard??? i had no problems with it and i dont normally play games like thatgrand17

i dont understand why people say ng:s was hard??? i had no problems with it and i dont normally play games like thatgrand17

Watch the gametrailers interview, yes they toned down some areas and balance it a bit to create a more consistent level of difficulty.

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[QUOTE="K1LLR3175"]They toned down the difficulty because alot of people complained about how cheap some of the enemies were. They also took away alot of the blood.K1LLR3175

I hate the fact that the blood is gone. I thought I wouldn't mind it at first but some of the visceral slices seem to lose their impact when there is no blood. I hope they bring it back in the final version as an option.

they did it because over in the pacific when this game was released, the rating was the equivalent of a NA rating of "AO". As a result of having that rating a lot of retailers wouldn't even bother carrying it in their stores and thus sales were limited.

They took the blood out so more retailers in the pacific would stock and thus sell the game.

There should DEFINITELY be an option to amp up the blood though. Even though I was so looking forward to gettign this game I am starting to second guess myself. Why the heck do I want to see purple and blue streamers when I am slicing someones arm or head off? Somewhat STUPID if you ask me.

Watch the gametrailers interview, yes they toned down some areas and balance it a bit to create a more consistent level of difficulty.

BigBoss712

[QUOTE="BigBoss712"]

Watch the gametrailers interview, yes they toned down some areas and balance it a bit to create a more consistent level of difficulty.

-CUBE-

There was a hard? I thought it was only easy and medium.

Nope there are three difficulties in the demo I believe.K1LLR3175

Weird I thought I only saw two. Oh well.

You can unlock up to Master Ninja in the demo. I finished MN on the 360 version and comparing the first two levels, I like what Sigma is doing much better. Less cheese and projectile spam and the enemies are tougher to delimb and kill.

Also Ayane is awesome :P

You can unlock up to Master Ninja in the demo. I finished MN on the 360 version and comparing the first two levels, I like what Sigma is doing much better. Less cheese and projectile spam and the enemies are tougher to delimb and kill.

Also Ayane is awesome :P

PsiCrisis

[QUOTE="-CUBE-"][QUOTE="BigBoss712"]

Watch the gametrailers interview, yes they toned down some areas and balance it a bit to create a more consistent level of difficulty.

sa10kun

There was a hard? I thought it was only easy and medium.

You can unlock up to Master Ninja in the demo. I finished MN on the 360 version and comparing the first two levels, I like what Sigma is doing much better. Less cheese and projectile spam and the enemies are tougher to delimb and kill.

Also Ayane is awesome :P

PsiCrisis

dear OP , wait and see my friend, wait and see LOLNeoSlyfer

[QUOTE="PsiCrisis"]

You can unlock up to Master Ninja in the demo. I finished MN on the 360 version and comparing the first two levels, I like what Sigma is doing much better. Less cheese and projectile spam and the enemies are tougher to delimb and kill.

Also Ayane is awesome :P

-CUBE-

Yeah I finished everything in the demo except the second acolyte team mission which I'll do later. If one of those white ninjas grabs you on master ninja, it's pretty much a one hit kill. It's definitely easier than MN on the 360 but I like they way they balanced it. You still have to be careful not to get hit but whenever I did, I felt like it was my fault and not the game being cheap.

Also keep in mind that the demo is only the first part of the first level and you start with level 3 weapons and ninpo. Though I'm sure it will be easier...I wouldn't want to play a game harder than NG2 anyways.

Yeah I finished everything in the demo except the second acolyte team mission which I'll do later. If one of those white ninjas grabs you on master ninja, it's pretty much a one hit kill. It's definitely easier than MN on the 360 but I like they way they balanced it. You still have to be careful not to get hit but whenever I did, I felt like it was my fault and not the game being cheap.

Also keep in mind that the demo is only the first part of the first level and you start with level 3 weapons and ninpo. Though I'm sure it will be easier...I wouldn't want to play a game harder than NG2 anyways.

PsiCrisis

I didn't enjoy the demo at all. I never played Ninja Gaiden 2 on the 360, but Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is (judging from the demo) absolutely terrible, much worst Ninja Gaiden Sigma which I didn't enjoy a whole lot. The camera was way too terrible and the controls were very bad. It's was a just a stupid and frustrating demo and hard in a bad way.

Nope there are three difficulties in the demo I believe.K1LLR3175

You'll unlock a fourth one if you beat the hardest one before that. It's Master Ninja and it's pretty tough. I even died like 4 times before I beat it

Less blood and forgiving difficulty compared ot NG2. Now I personally don't care about the lack of gore as the gameplay and extra content more then makes up for it and if I want a challenge I'll just select one of the many higher difficulties that Sigma 2 will have.

Less blood and forgiving difficulty compared ot NG2. Now I personally don't care about the lack of gore as the gameplay and extra content more then makes up for it and if I want a challenge I'll just select one of the many higher difficulties that Sigma 2 will have.

Swift_Boss_A

Master Ninja is more than enough challenge. Some of the enemies have one hit kill attacks. I was playing it on Master Ninja last night and it still hold the higher difficulty the NG is known for. If you don't die by the one hit kill attacks, it only takes 2-3 regular attacks and you're dead. Can't wait to play the whole game on Master ninja!

[QUOTE="Swift_Boss_A"]

Less blood and forgiving difficulty compared ot NG2. Now I personally don't care about the lack of gore as the gameplay and extra content more then makes up for it and if I want a challenge I'll just select one of the many higher difficulties that Sigma 2 will have.

BPoole96

Master Ninja is more than enough challenge. Some of the enemies have one hit kill attacks. I was playing it on Master Ninja last night and it still hold the higher difficulty the NG is known for. If you don't die by the one hit kill attacks, it only takes 2-3 regular attacks and you're dead. Can't wait to play the whole game on Master ninja!

likewise :D man the game is gonna be so sweet...