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Ninja Gaiden II [Xbox One BC - X Enhanced] |OT| No More Stair-Stepping
- Thread starter Dancrane212
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Okay so I think I might have played maybe an hour of this back in the day, but for someone who's basically new to this: I see its surfaces 2 difficulty modes when you select new game, which one should I choose for the full fat Ninja gaiden 2 experience, so to speak.
And does anyone have any general tips for getting in the flow of the combat.
And does anyone have any general tips for getting in the flow of the combat.
If you are new and starting with NG2? DEFINITELY go for Path of the Acolyte.
Yes. Sigma 2 (and 1) are trash.
Hayashi just doesn't understand what makes a Ninja Gaiden game special.
It definitely has the best first stage, I think. Lmao.
I just beat the ass electric subway worm and took a break. The intensity in this game in unmatched. It's just mountains of demons out for your fucking blood and every time you cleave some suckers arm or leg off it's like fuck yes I-frames and one asshole down 30 to go. Like some of the encounters you go through in the first couple stages could be end game style encounters. Sometimes I wish DMC had mountains of mooks like this.
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If anyone cares, I did a follow up capture of this area. This time trying to do what the person in that youtube video did and I did notice some slowdown. Not a lot, like how it was in that youtube video pre-patch, or anything like... "huge" or "disruptive" but more than I had ever noticed until then. There did also seem to be more enemies around than when I just ran up and ignored everyone until the end when I kinda bopped back and forth to kill them.
At least this time my capture is in 4K at 60FPS...
It's taking freaking forever to upload to Youtube for some reason, but here's a 5 second webm clip until that's done.
http://webmshare.com/play/439jB (note: webm is only 1080p also apparently webmshare only does 30fps)
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Jesus the scythe UT is insane lmao, the shower of blood and limbs afterward.
Anyone else notice dropped inputs? It happens to me a lot with the left stick specifically. I can't do forward+Y hold attacks consistently, and often times when I'm trying to dash from a block, Ryu will just stand there while I move the stick forward. I don't think there's a problem with my controller since I just used it to play DMC5 and Sekiro without issue. I hope it's something that can be fixed on my end rather than an emulation problem, but as it is I'd rather play on the 360. (I've got a regular Xbone fyi, not an S or X)
Survival missions in Mission Mode load very slowly as well.
Survival missions in Mission Mode load very slowly as well.
Like... I haven't noticed anything but I played this game so much I might just be used to how it controls.
Alright I I appreciate that probably better not to immediately bash my head into a brick wall starting a game.
In my opinion, yes it has been for years. AND it has tons of problems due to a rushed production. That's how good it is.
If it ever got the Black treatment it deserved it would be the absolute best action game without a doubt.
HOWEVER, DMC5 is quite the contender. It might be better due to its amazing combat system and animation. Still too early to make that call. So for now, NG2 is still the best in my eyes.
God imagine if Itagaki wasn't a creepo and they managed to do NG2:B instead of Hayashit and Team Ninja Dog doing Sigma 2. My asshole still wouldn't have recovered. I wouldn't have enough cigarettes to smoke after playing it
God imagine if the whack suits actually paid their best game designer/director who was the heart of soul of team ninja instead of ousting and replacing him with a lolita obsessed ninja dog who's big contribution was sixaxis titty jiggle
its up there for sure - i think I like this better than black, personally.
hadn't played this in a few years, had to stop myself after the 2nd level. it is as good as i remembered. I can't think of another game that has combat this satisfying
When you can get in the flow of NG2 combat it's the best action game ever made.
When you get stuck with 5000 IS's it's the biggest piece of shit ever created.
Don't know if I've played a game with the best highs and the worst lows. If they just had 6 more months with the game and it was probably balanced it would definitively be the best action game.
When you get stuck with 5000 IS's it's the biggest piece of shit ever created.
Don't know if I've played a game with the best highs and the worst lows. If they just had 6 more months with the game and it was probably balanced it would definitively be the best action game.
Nah, there is some BULLSHIT in this game that was completely intentional. I have never not only seen a machine gun rocket launcher which fires 100 rockets per minute, I have never seen a game which loves SPAMMING ROOM AFTER ROOM WITH THEM.
Just get good.
Nah just kidding. The ranged guys are a blight on an otherwise awesome game. Almost all the sections with loads of ranged guys suck.
Played alittle with the biometal skin forgot i had all the dlc for this damn it looks sweet in 4k.
And God Hand. But yes, it's up there.
Played alittle with the biometal skin forgot i had all the dlc for this damn it looks sweet in 4k.
I'm gonna have to spend some money on skins, ain't I? I still need to get the Mission Mode as well, so why not.
My captures automatically uploaded to Live, I haven't had any issues.
Why does this look better than Nioh, lol. The artwork and variety in this game is still fantastic and even eclipses some current gen action games. Took it for granted on release how almost every chapter is a unique and different large environment to tackle. Just makes DMC5's simplistic level design and repeated environments all the more disappointing.
I get you.
However Sigma 2 is also a result of PS3's hardware!
If PS3 was more or less like 360 in strength and weakness, Sigma 2 could be closer. They Built it from scratch on PS3 and the less enemies, gore etc was something they probably had to do, but gave them headroom to push better resolution and slightly better texture on some things. Ryu himself looks abit better, more defined arms. Personally I'm glad they did it, not because it is a better game overall, but some Team Missions co-op was awesome, UN1 and other boss missions etc, soo many hours and met many new people.
I just don't think all the negative things said about Hayashi and his team is balanced and true, they did add some crap, but still.
I'm on chapter 3 on the X now. NG2 is crazy nice when there is no bugs/bad controls. Saying that after Nioh and Sekiro means more!
Yes, I think it's very interesting how they basically remade everything for Sigma 2, even a lot of the basic level geometry is different. The old DF feature is still fun to go back to. Some things look better in one game, some in the other, I don't think that there's a clear winner on that front.
I think that the general reputation of Hayashi and his "Team Ninja Dog" is more of a consequence of how they initially handled NG3 than anything that they did with Sigma games. Well, apart from Sigma 2 Plus, a 30 fps NG game is just a no-no.
Yep. Interesting face-off by DF.
Probably NG 3 as you say. Sigma Plus is also 30 fps and did not get as much backlash, I believe. Actually a good port, even if 30 is bad for such games. Sigma 2 plus is so much sub 30 that I think it is almost unplayable. But that game on different hardware would at least be a bit better than Sigma 2, because the gore is more closer to NG 2. The purple mist is so out of place.
Probably NG 3 as you say. Sigma Plus is also 30 fps and did not get as much backlash, I believe. Actually a good port, even if 30 is bad for such games. Sigma 2 plus is so much sub 30 that I think it is almost unplayable. But that game on different hardware would at least be a bit better than Sigma 2, because the gore is more closer to NG 2. The purple mist is so out of place.
Why does this look better than Nioh, lol. The artwork and variety in this game is still fantastic and even eclipses some current gen action games. Took it for granted on release how almost every chapter is a unique and different large environment to tackle. Just makes DMC5's simplistic level design and repeated environments all the more disappointing.
if you have tomatoes on your eyes it looks better than Nioh otherwise the game just looks awful, exactly like back when it released. the most hilarious are the werewolves in this venice looking level, they look like cheap plastic action figures, in fact all the characters look like plastic models.
game itself is solid albeit very cheap in some scenes.
Pro Ninja Gaiden 2 tip: If you're tempted to play it on a higher difficulty than Warrior, don't. It sucks. I did it on MN for the achievements back in the day and unlike NGB which gets better as you turn up the difficulty, NG2 just turns into a bad game instead.
Partially disagree. Some levels and many bosses are undoubtedly garbage, but other levels (like level 11) are absolutely exhilarating on MN and provided me with an experience that I've not yet ever seen replicated in any other action game. That was more than worth the occasional frustration to me. Also, the experience you'll get from Mentor/MN is a good way to prepare for survival mode, which is actually the best part of the game.
I do recall the scythe being a bit overpowered, I remember the game becoming much easier after getting it.
Yeah, it's my main complaint with the game. They should have did what the God of War games did and make it so only visible on-screen enemies shoot projectiles. Off-screen projectile spam ruins a lot of fights.
Or just uh, have way less projectiles.
I think the best action game ever made is still Ninja Gaiden Black, but II is also up there. I think Sekiro is now in the running, too.
I haven't played this game in years and boy does it show, hah. Even the encounters with Gracious and Glorious in Bayo 1 and 2 seem easy to me compared to this game now. Hopefully the muscle memory comes back and I don't have to kick it down to Acolyte.
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I prefer Sigma 2 as the definitive version. But I love them both dearly and think they're the best action games ever. Combat and the arsenal at your disposal is pretty unmatched for me. And with this, now I have a reason to buy an Xbox One this year, for 360 games!
They upload to XBL but I can't share mine on my feed. Only Tecmo and konami games are like that.
Why does this look better than Nioh, lol. The artwork and variety in this game is still fantastic and even eclipses some current gen action games. Took it for granted on release how almost every chapter is a unique and different large environment to tackle. Just makes DMC5's simplistic level design and repeated environments all the more disappointing.
Nice screenshots!