I made the plunge and got me that Switch Collector's Edition off of Strictly Limited Games. I never did play the original Ninja Warriors, so I think I'll be getting the best introduction through this new game!
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The Ninja Warriors: Once Again is coming to Switch and PS4 in July in Japan
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Game got push back to August 30 for North America and Europe. You can still import the Southeast Asia version if you want to play it earlier, and it supports english.
Man, that sucks. And the delivery options on Play-Asia for Europe are so expensive. The cheap ones are worthless, and then it jumps directly to double the price of the game.
I don't like doing that if I can get the physical version, but I'll have to get it on the Japanese eShop I guess.
I'm alright with waiting, I got enough on the docket as is. Sucks that it's on such short notice though.
Question, is the physical copy of the game a limited game's exclusive in North America? I need to know before I decide to import one fron Southeast Asia.
Edit: Never mind, the answer was on their website.
Edit: Never mind, the answer was on their website.
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Well I guess I will just stick with my Strictly Limited Switch physical version. I was going to get it digitally on PS4 as well but I guess not now with this news.
So, like others in this thread, I was a bit bothered by Yaksha's huge breasts and overall weird proportions, especially considering the fact that she isn't otherwise sexualized in the way so many female characters are in Japanese medium. She's fully clothed and not portrayed as fragile or in suggestive poses. She's pretty much just a badass robot ninja, right? Something did not compute.
I decided to look up the origin of the Yaksha / 夜叉 name, since it often comes up in manga and anime. Off the top of my head, I can think of Rumiko Takahashi's manga Inuyasha, or the manga Basilisk, in which one of the male ninjas is called Yashamaru. I'm sure there are many more examples I'm not aware of.
Turns out that yaksha are supernatural beings/deities in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist folklore. They can be male or female. Female yaksha are called yaksi or yakshini, and they're often depicted as - to quote Wikipedia - "beautiful and voluptuous, with a chauri (fly-whisk) in right hand, fleshy cheeks, with wide hips, narrow waists, broad shoulders, knotted hair and exaggerated, spherical breasts" (emphasis mine). Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakshini
... Huh.
I decided to look up the origin of the Yaksha / 夜叉 name, since it often comes up in manga and anime. Off the top of my head, I can think of Rumiko Takahashi's manga Inuyasha, or the manga Basilisk, in which one of the male ninjas is called Yashamaru. I'm sure there are many more examples I'm not aware of.
Turns out that yaksha are supernatural beings/deities in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist folklore. They can be male or female. Female yaksha are called yaksi or yakshini, and they're often depicted as - to quote Wikipedia - "beautiful and voluptuous, with a chauri (fly-whisk) in right hand, fleshy cheeks, with wide hips, narrow waists, broad shoulders, knotted hair and exaggerated, spherical breasts" (emphasis mine). Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakshini
... Huh.
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So, wait. To confirm:
1.; SLG did a limited collectors edition (2 versions, I guess)
2. Play Asia and others are selling a Multi-Language version for July 25
3. A NA/EUR version is now announced with key chain and other bonuses for August
Is this correct? If so, totally cancelling my Asian orders.
1.; SLG did a limited collectors edition (2 versions, I guess)
2. Play Asia and others are selling a Multi-Language version for July 25
3. A NA/EUR version is now announced with key chain and other bonuses for August
Is this correct? If so, totally cancelling my Asian orders.
I'll have to wait for that physical version. Ugh dunno about the date though. So little time to play all these games. Anyway... day one!
That delay stings, but I'll be kept busy with other games in the meantime.
By the time Ninja Warriors finally hits my doorstep, I should be free and clear!
By the time Ninja Warriors finally hits my doorstep, I should be free and clear!
Mostly, we don't know anything about Asia version having first day bonuses. The ININ version also has stickers and a poster, which is most likely different from the SLG's poster.
Thanks for replying. With that said, that is fucking confusing, I really hope that River City girls don't have the same BS.
https://store.strictlylimitedgames.com/collections/all
So, it seems the regular collector's edition is still available. Seems the more expensive expensive edition that is sold just comes with a soundtrack.
But yeah, this physical release seems confusing. Shame I was not aware of this the past month as this is one of my most anticipated games of the year.
So, it seems the regular collector's edition is still available. Seems the more expensive expensive edition that is sold just comes with a soundtrack.
But yeah, this physical release seems confusing. Shame I was not aware of this the past month as this is one of my most anticipated games of the year.
Does anyone know if the western release will have an edition with the soundtrack?
I reeeaaaaaaallllyyyyy want the soundtrack.
I reeeaaaaaaallllyyyyy want the soundtrack.
There's a collectors edition that includes the soundtrack, it's already sold out.
The problem with me is this.
Now I know that a physical edition existed and I can't have it, I'm much less likely to buy the game at all.
(and the limited edition is too expensive for me)
Now I know that a physical edition existed and I can't have it, I'm much less likely to buy the game at all.
(and the limited edition is too expensive for me)
There's a regular physical version coming too.
The overseas publisher/s have done an extraordinarily shitty job promoting this release.
A minor feature but it looks like you change the color of blood in the game: either red or green.
Can confirm. They basically strived to add everything the original arcade title Ninja Warriors had so that this remaster feels more like a sequel, and made sure you understand that in the trailer. Namely:
- red blood, as you pointed out
- the classic Zuntata soundtrack
- 2-player coop (Again was 1P-only, unlike the first game)
- 16:9 aspect ratio (yes, they do advertise it as a way to more closely emulate Ninja Warriors's triple-screen setup in the trailer, which is kinda funny but fair game I suppose)
- the ability to throw shuriken with Kunoichi (or other projectiles with Kamaitachi for instance).
I'd say the only real classic feature that seems to be missing is the battle damage that slowly reveals the robotic parts of your characters. Only when you die does that happen.
Also, note that the trailer states that the Zuntata soundtrack must be unlocked by "meeting certain conditions". No more details on what those requirements might be, but if I had to hazard a guess, I'd say finishing the game, maybe even without using any continues. I think Wild Guns Reloaded had a similar mechanic.
If it's anything like their communication on Wild Guns Reloaded, we'll get a 4th and final trailer on release day with the remaining features revealed. Maybe a few additional stages like in WGR?
The ININ version is still coming out on August 30, and it already has its page up in Amazon UK. These are the preorder bonuses you get by getting that version.
Ohhhhh. Thank goodness.
The ININ version is still coming out on August 30, and it already has its page up in Amazon UK. These are the preorder bonuses you get by getting that version.
I literally love you.
Are people seriously in here complaining about comically large boobs in a silly game starring robot ninjas? It's a brand new character, not like they went back to revise one of the originals like what happened with Umihara Kawase.
Whoever call Yaksha's boobs being her storage compartment for her coil arms was right. They shrink whenever she does her long attacks.
The ININ version is still coming out on August 30, and it already has its page up in Amazon UK. These are the preorder bonuses you get by getting that version.
That's a much better poster and cover art than the Limited Run version
Imma tell my buddies, "I told you so". Also good on Kilrogg for that research into the Yakshini mythological link--Natsume Atari team doing good work. Buying this on jPSN cause I ain't waiting a month for an NA release.
Important to note that the website still has a ??? tab still unaccessible even after the game is release. It could hint towards their being hidden secrets in the game, or maybe future DLC.
No problem. Thought nobody had noticed haha.
Bought the game yesterday, played through the first level with Kunoichi. Good stuff so far, though it kinda sucks that the new characters, old soundtracks and difficulty mode have to be unlocked through completing the game several times, but oh well. Also, the manual is kinda weird, as it almost seems like some character moves are not explained at all.
As a sidenote, I'd forgotten you had to jump through hoops to buy games on the Japanese eshop. I had to buy a prepaid gift card on a third party website to be able to purchase the game. The eshop just won't accept foreign credit cards and paypal accounts. It's annoying.
