IGN reviews NG3 - 3 for 3.0

[QUOTE="BullyRay44"]

So this confirms that God of War series >>>> Ninja Gaiden series

OneSanitarium

Nah, the previous 2 installments are able to keep the series placed miles above GoW by themselves.

I didn't think it was gonna be THAT bad :|

The dude who reviewed it at IGN was clearly a fan of the series.

The guys at CVG and Metro clearly weren't.

DarkLink77

"Ryu sticks with one weapon for the whole game" This game deserves a 0/10Androvinus

I thought he at least gets a bow too? I remember seeing some gameplay that he was using a bow along with a sword.

Another game completly destroyed by PS3

PS3 only has casual games with auto shooting and jumping, like Uncharted, so developers make games for 2-3 year old gamers for PS3 and this destroys the experience for the real gamers on xbox 360

loosingENDS

Is this guy serious? ^^^ I honestly cant tell. No one cant be this stupid...

Do you even know the souls series, you know, the most hardcore experience in gaming this gen was born on PS3? Try harder troll

[QUOTE="BullyRay44"]

So this confirms that God of War series >>>> Ninja Gaiden series

Fizzman

Ninja Gaiden Black is still the best in its genre.

No. DMC3 is.

1. DMC3

2. Bayonetta

3. Ninja Gaiden Black

[QUOTE="Androvinus"]"Ryu sticks with one weapon for the whole game" This game deserves a 0/10Wanderer5

I thought he at least gets a bow too? I remember seeing some gameplay that he was using a bow along with a sword.

Yea, if you count ranged weapons there is actually the shurikens as well as the bow. Two ranged and only one melee, the sword. In contrast to NG2 which had 8 melee weapons and 4 ranged.

But seriously, how do you go from 8 to 1 and expect people to be pleased? If this is a sequel it should have added more. This game should have had 10-12 melee and 6 ranged weapons just to meet expectations. NG3 is a joke.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

The dude who reviewed it at IGN was clearly a fan of the series.

The guys at CVG and Metro clearly weren't.

BPoole96

[QUOTE="4dr1el"] [QUOTE="loosingENDS"] Another game completly destroyed by PS3 PS3 only has casual games with auto shooting and jumping, like Uncharted, so developers make games for 2-3 year old gamers for PS3 and this destroys the experience for the real gamers on xbox 360 rilpas

because it is?

I can think of a handful of shmups that are 5 x as difficult as the souls games. Not to mention roguelikes and other dungeon crawlers. What about baroque? What about games like dwarf Fortress? Some-Mist

This gen? I'd like to know what those 5 games are. And please, dont come with some unknown invisible games coming from the depths of the internet like "I wanna be the guy" that no one besides gaming hipsters give a **** about

guys like you make me sick. "Hey look at me, Souls series are easy. I'm so badass"

No one, NO ONE, can say souls series are easy. They're just lying to sound cool over the internet - FACT

[QUOTE="Some-Mist"]I can think of a handful of shmups that are 5 x as difficult as the souls games. Not to mention roguelikes and other dungeon crawlers. What about baroque? What about games like dwarf Fortress? 4dr1el

This gen? I'd like to know what those 5 games are. And please, dont come with some unknown invisible games coming from the depths of the internet like "I wanna be the guy" that no one besides gaming hipsters give a **** about

guys like you make me sick. "Hey look at me, Souls series are easy. I'm so badass"

No one, NO ONE, can say souls series are easy. They're just lying to sound cool over the internet - FACT

Demon's Souls was an easy game.

[QUOTE="4dr1el"]

[QUOTE="Some-Mist"]I can think of a handful of shmups that are 5 x as difficult as the souls games. Not to mention roguelikes and other dungeon crawlers. What about baroque? What about games like dwarf Fortress? OneSanitarium

This gen? I'd like to know what those 5 games are. And please, dont come with some unknown invisible games coming from the depths of the internet like "I wanna be the guy" that no one besides gaming hipsters give a **** about

guys like you make me sick. "Hey look at me, Souls series are easy. I'm so badass"

No one, NO ONE, can say souls series are easy. They're just lying to sound cool over the internet - FACT

Demon's Souls was an easy game.

[QUOTE="4dr1el"]

[QUOTE="Some-Mist"]I can think of a handful of shmups that are 5 x as difficult as the souls games. Not to mention roguelikes and other dungeon crawlers. What about baroque? What about games like dwarf Fortress? OneSanitarium

This gen? I'd like to know what those 5 games are. And please, dont come with some unknown invisible games coming from the depths of the internet like "I wanna be the guy" that no one besides gaming hipsters give a **** about

guys like you make me sick. "Hey look at me, Souls series are easy. I'm so badass"

No one, NO ONE, can say souls series are easy. They're just lying to sound cool over the internet - FACT

Demon's Souls was an easy game.

[QUOTE="4dr1el"] Is this guy serious? ^^^ I honestly cant tell. No one cant be this stupid... Do you even know the souls series, you know, the most hardcore experience in gaming this gen was born on PS3? Try harder troll rilpas

[QUOTE="OneSanitarium"]

[QUOTE="4dr1el"]

This gen? I'd like to know what those 5 games are. And please, dont come with some unknown invisible games coming from the depths of the internet like "I wanna be the guy" that no one besides gaming hipsters give a **** about

guys like you make me sick. "Hey look at me, Souls series are easy. I'm so badass"

No one, NO ONE, can say souls series are easy. They're just lying to sound cool over the internet - FACT

BullyRay44

Demon's Souls was an easy game.

Nah, the game was easy. Dying made grinding faster and most of the deaths come from rushing around corners or falling off the poorly designed cliff/tower segements.

[QUOTE="Some-Mist"]I can think of a handful of shmups that are 5 x as difficult as the souls games. Not to mention roguelikes and other dungeon crawlers. What about baroque? What about games like dwarf Fortress? 4dr1el

This gen? I'd like to know what those 5 games are. And please, dont come with some unknown invisible games coming from the depths of the internet like "I wanna be the guy" that no one besides gaming hipsters give a **** about

guys like you make me sick. "Hey look at me, Souls series are easy. I'm so badass"

No one, NO ONE, can say souls series are easy. They're just lying to sound cool over the internet - FACT

[QUOTE="4dr1el"]

[QUOTE="Some-Mist"]I can think of a handful of shmups that are 5 x as difficult as the souls games. Not to mention roguelikes and other dungeon crawlers. What about baroque? What about games like dwarf Fortress? Some-Mist

This gen? I'd like to know what those 5 games are. And please, dont come with some unknown invisible games coming from the depths of the internet like "I wanna be the guy" that no one besides gaming hipsters give a **** about

guys like you make me sick. "Hey look at me, Souls series are easy. I'm so badass"

No one, NO ONE, can say souls series are easy. They're just lying to sound cool over the internet - FACT

are there any easier SHMUPS released this gen? something on the level of Deathsmiles

[QUOTE="madsnakehhh"]

3?????!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok...now i'm surprised.

"it feels more like Dynasty Warriors than anything else"

Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OneSanitarium

I find that quote more insulting to DW than it is to NG.

How come?...are you one of the 3 people who likes DW? (who am i kidding, of course you are:P )

[QUOTE="OneSanitarium"]

[QUOTE="madsnakehhh"]

3?????!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok...now i'm surprised.

"it feels more like Dynasty Warriors than anything else"

Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

madsnakehhh

I find that quote more insulting to DW than it is to NG.

How come?...are you one of the 3 people who likes DW? (who am i kidding, of course you are:P )

More so Sengoku Basara. Which is a pretty deep warriors style game with (as of Utage) 30 extremely different characters. Capcoms last great franchise.

The games are good, this is not debate-able.

I personally had more fun with fotns: ken's rage than sengoku basara. then again...I've only played samurai heroes. I think I might've had more fun with the gundam musou series too.Some-Mist

Ken's Rage is hilariously broken, but fairly fun. It was the first platinum I've ever earned. I just enjoy SB more because it's an ongoing series with hours of replayability, and I see all the characters as fairly deep (as of 3 and Utage.) With over 5 normal skill and 3 selectable ones, the jump/roll/dash cancels, the individual nuances, everything....the games are too good. I enjoy the Gundam Musou games too, but I'm going to wait before getting too in depth with GM3 until I know more about Gundam in general.

Wow, I haven't read the review yet but for a Great series to score that low, you know something went wrong during the development cycle.

[QUOTE="BPoole96"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

The dude who reviewed it at IGN was clearly a fan of the series.

The guys at CVG and Metro clearly weren't.

DarkLink77

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]Itagaki is probably laughing his ass off somewhere.travisstaggs

Itagaki is thorough with his games, working on them from start to release, and even post release to correct what he feels are deficiencies, and polish them up to their full potential. He has shown this in his project developments, such as pushing back the release of Dead or Alive 4 just to polish the game based on feedback of top Japanese Dead or Alive players recruited to test it out. For Ninja Gaiden, he wanted to leave the best and the ultimate action game on the Xbox before moving on to the Xbox 360, thus he reworked the game and integrated the additional downloadable content to produce Ninja Gaiden Black. With Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, he chose to patch an easy-cash exploit rather than leaving it alone and ruminating over the consequences.

Itagaki creates his game characters by immersing himself in their roles and the games. This is a reason why he objects to the suggestion of Kasumi in the Ninja Gaiden universe, saying her 'soft' nature is conflicting with the 'hard-edged' nature of the game whereas Ayane perfectly fits in. It is this role immersion which helps him to develop and exclude guns from the moveset of the Spartan named Nicole in Dead or Alive 4.

Wikipedia

It's such a shame he had to quit Ninja Gaiden.

At least he's working with another publisher on a new title, though.

[QUOTE="travisstaggs"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"] or drunk off his ass because they ruined a series that he loved and put a lot of time into.peterw007

Itagaki is thorough with his games, working on them from start to release, and even post release to correct what he feels are deficiencies, and polish them up to their full potential. He has shown this in his project developments, such as pushing back the release of Dead or Alive 4 just to polish the game based on feedback of top Japanese Dead or Alive players recruited to test it out. For Ninja Gaiden, he wanted to leave the best and the ultimate action game on the Xbox before moving on to the Xbox 360, thus he reworked the game and integrated the additional downloadable content to produce Ninja Gaiden Black. With Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, he chose to patch an easy-cash exploit rather than leaving it alone and ruminating over the consequences.

Itagaki creates his game characters by immersing himself in their roles and the games. This is a reason why he objects to the suggestion of Kasumi in the Ninja Gaiden universe, saying her 'soft' nature is conflicting with the 'hard-edged' nature of the game whereas Ayane perfectly fits in. It is this role immersion which helps him to develop and exclude guns from the moveset of the Spartan named Nicole in Dead or Alive 4.

Wikipedia

It's such a shame he had to quit Ninja Gaiden.

At least he's working with another publisher on a new title, though.

oh my. i guess we're done with the action games. havent been a truly good one this entire generation. luckily dmc3 HD will come soonlloveLamp

I bet that this game will get a 5.5 on GS.

super600

I bet itagaki is pleased and throwing himself a party. I can see it getting a 7.5 on GS and I really didn't have any intrerest in this NG. NG Black will always be the best 3D NG peroid.

NG series needs a refresh button.Elann2008

LMAO :lol::lol::lol:

Knew this game would be terrible since day 1. Everything I've seen was utter sh*t and wtf, trying to make Ninja Gaiden a "serious" story. Were they on crack when they came up with this sh*t? And apparently you only have ONE weapon and the rest are free DLC...available at a later date. LMAO what a joke Team Ninja has become. First the awfulness of Other M now Ninja Gaiden 3. :lol:

Can't wait for Devil's Third by Itagaki!

Aljosa23

sorry wouldint call other m awful.

The dude who reviewed it at IGN was clearly a fan of the series.

The guys at CVG and Metro clearly weren't.

DarkLink77

and you say this im guessing cause his view match your own and no other reason.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

The dude who reviewed it at IGN was clearly a fan of the series.

The guys at CVG and Metro clearly weren't.

finalfantasy94

and you say this im guessing cause his view match your own and no other reason.

Anyone that has played a NG games knows that Ryu being limiteed to 1 weapon is an insta-fail

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

The dude who reviewed it at IGN was clearly a fan of the series.

The guys at CVG and Metro clearly weren't.

finalfantasy94

and you say this im guessing cause his view match your own and no other reason.

A lot of people are saying that and it makes complete sense. If you didn't play the previous games then you will judge it as the standard action game full of scripted events and QTEs that doesn't pose much of a challenge but still might be fun. You won't notice all the stuff that got removed.

On the other hand, if you were a fan of NG you would realize what huge step back it is for the series because of how much they removed for apparently no good reason.

Basically, NG3 is maybe a good 8/10 action game but an abysmal 3/10 wreck as an NG game.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

The dude who reviewed it at IGN was clearly a fan of the series.

The guys at CVG and Metro clearly weren't.

alfredooo

and you say this im guessing cause his view match your own and no other reason.

A lot of people are saying that and it makes complete sense. If you didn't play the previous games then you will judge it as the standard action game full of scripted events and QTEs that doesn't pose much of a challenge but still might be fun. You won't notice all the stuff that got removed.

On the other hand, if you were a fan of NG you would realize what huge step back it is for the series because of how much they removed for apparently no good reason.

Basically, NG3 is maybe a good 8/10 action game but an abysmal 3/10 wreck as an NG game.

Well I cant judge the game cause I have yet to play it as well as most of the people here,but since ign says it crap I guess its fact. Me personly from what I heard about the weapons I dont expect to be the same level as previous games but I wont condem it right away as others. I want to give it a fair shake. ALso I think a 3 is to harsh mainly cause i feel a game shouldint score that low unless it has some serious tec problems that effect gameplay and is close to a broken game. Ya know something like ff14.

[QUOTE="alfredooo"]

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

and you say this im guessing cause his view match your own and no other reason.

finalfantasy94

A lot of people are saying that and it makes complete sense. If you didn't play the previous games then you will judge it as the standard action game full of scripted events and QTEs that doesn't pose much of a challenge but still might be fun. You won't notice all the stuff that got removed.

On the other hand, if you were a fan of NG you would realize what huge step back it is for the series because of how much they removed for apparently no good reason.

Basically, NG3 is maybe a good 8/10 action game but an abysmal 3/10 wreck as an NG game.

Well I cant judge the game cause I have yet to play it as well as most of the people here,but since ign says it crap I guess its fact. Me personly from what I heard about the weapons I dont expect to be the same level as previous games but I wont condem it right away as others. I want to give it a fair shake. ALso I think a 3 is to harsh mainly cause i feel a game shouldint score that low unless it has some serious tec problems that effect gameplay and is close to a broken game. Ya know something like ff14.

I actually agree 3 is too harsh. What IGN the reviewer did (while it might slightly help put Team Ninja in place) is a bit unprofessional. He shouldn't have only reviewed the game as an NG game but also as an action game, especially since lots of people who aren't NG fans will probably read his review.

But then again I also understand why the reviewer is pissed after one of the franchises he loved has gone to hell.

Wow, I haven't read the review yet but for a Great series to score that low, you know something went wrong during the development cycle.

Dark_man123

[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]

LMAO :lol::lol::lol:

Knew this game would be terrible since day 1. Everything I've seen was utter sh*t and wtf, trying to make Ninja Gaiden a "serious" story. Were they on crack when they came up with this sh*t? And apparently you only have ONE weapon and the rest are free DLC...available at a later date. LMAO what a joke Team Ninja has become. First the awfulness of Other M now Ninja Gaiden 3. :lol:

Can't wait for Devil's Third by Itagaki!

finalfantasy94

sorry wouldint call other m awful.

I would call it great.

I knew the focus on story and caring about the enemies would ruin the game

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="alfredooo"]

A lot of people are saying that and it makes complete sense. If you didn't play the previous games then you will judge it as the standard action game full of scripted events and QTEs that doesn't pose much of a challenge but still might be fun. You won't notice all the stuff that got removed.

On the other hand, if you were a fan of NG you would realize what huge step back it is for the series because of how much they removed for apparently no good reason.

Basically, NG3 is maybe a good 8/10 action game but an abysmal 3/10 wreck as an NG game.

alfredooo

Well I cant judge the game cause I have yet to play it as well as most of the people here,but since ign says it crap I guess its fact. Me personly from what I heard about the weapons I dont expect to be the same level as previous games but I wont condem it right away as others. I want to give it a fair shake. ALso I think a 3 is to harsh mainly cause i feel a game shouldint score that low unless it has some serious tec problems that effect gameplay and is close to a broken game. Ya know something like ff14.

I actually agree 3 is too harsh. What IGN the reviewer did (while it might slightly help put Team Ninja in place) is a bit unprofessional. He shouldn't have only reviewed the game as an NG game but also as an action game, especially since lots of people who aren't NG fans will probably read his review.

But then again I also understand why the reviewer is pissed after one of the franchises he loved has gone to hell.

No, it should be judged by the standards of both its genre and the previous games in the series. Even by action game standards, its seems like this game falls short. No other weapons by default, toned down difficulty, bosses that get repeated constantly throughout and a general lack of polish.

And by NG standards, it tosses away things that have been in the series since NGI on the Xbox. Pointless changes that make no sense and don't enhance the game in anyway. From the looks of it, NGIII really brings nothing to the table and makes changes for the sake of "trying something new"

I'm not against changes in sequels, but I hate when they randomly toss away things that worked in previous entries. I'll play NG III to see how bad it really is, but the reviews are not reassuring.