Ninja Gaiden 2: Media explosion
2008-05-12 12:57:39 by BlimBlim
Microsoft and Team Ninja released nothing less than seven new videos of Ninja Gaiden 2, each unveiling one character of the game, along with one or two artworks each. Looks like there will be quite a few boss to slaughter, and the horrible american dubbing will certainly be a good enough motivation to be fast about it.
Characters
Alexei
Elizebet
Genshin
Joe Hayabusa
Muramasa
Volf
Zedonius
Since 1147 Days
2008-05-12 17:10:36
OMG Father !!! and why does Genshin look like different from the sketch??
I mean he got a mustache in the sketch but in the game he looks gay!!
Simply the BEST..
Stunning characters design as always but cant wait to slash them all !
Since 951 Days
2008-05-12 17:21:49
I hope we can put the voices to japanese like in the first game. Not that there's anything wrong with the voice acting, I just like the authenticity.
Since 1124 Days
2008-05-12 19:11:37 In reply to grifter_66 (2008-05-12 14:19:48)
By the way, it's English dubbing not American, "American" is not a language and the voice acting wasn't that bad at all. Hell, compared to most Japanese games/Anime the voice acting is damned good and doesn't seem to suffer from the usual translation issues heard in most games.
Since 866 Days
2008-05-12 19:38:00
It's kinda funny how unfitting non-japanese voices are in japanese games.
Team Ninja's art style is sooo far east, that one wouldn't expect anything else than: "Konichiwa-San, Sayonara."
Lightning, I would say, is still a bit out of order...
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Since 1015 Days
2008-05-12 19:38:10
Can't wait to see this running in 60fps.
WE NEED THAT DEMO!!!!!!
Since 756 Days
2008-05-12 19:42:45
I love the cheese. =)
Since 1052 Days
2008-05-12 19:58:00
looks good
just doesn't have the wow factor it did for the xbox when ninja gaiden was released.
still, it is going to be a good game
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Since 1202 Days
2008-05-12 20:19:23
This does continue the recent trend of having lips synced to the english voices though, and I have to say that even if the acting is sub par, that gives me a better overall impression than switching back to japanese voices that DON'T fit the new sync.
I also have to say that I think this game is a huge step up in terms of character design and locales. The first was downright awful in that aspect and Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword made it look rediculously un-cool compared. I'm glad DS' design rubbed off on this. I've always felt that DMC has way more tasteful *stuff* in it but is ultimately the slightly flimsier game. With this, I reckon NG is chomping much closer to Dante's bum design wise.
Since 598 Days
2008-05-12 20:42:58
Anyone knows if there's japanese speech to choose?
Since 333 Days
2008-05-12 20:57:59
Perhaps his name is Joe in reference to Shinobi, where the main character was named Joe Musashi?
Since 1228 Days
2008-05-12 21:20:08
i hope theres a option to have japanese voices with Eng subs,
but agree this game is coming along nicely!! thanks for the vids
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Since 681 Days
2008-05-12 21:55:44
What's up with the stream again? It takes several minutes to load one for me...
Since 360 Days
2008-05-12 22:44:38
Nice. Anyway, hopefully they more evenly space out save points this go around.
Since 1519 Days
2008-05-13 00:13:59 In reply to grifter_66 (2008-05-12 14:19:48)
By the way, it's English dubbing not American, "American" is not a language and the voice acting wasn't that bad at all. Hell, compared to most Japanese games/Anime the voice acting is damned good and doesn't seem to suffer from the usual translation issues heard in most games.
I am looking forward to this game but not as much as I did Team Ninja's original xbox games. I shall wait a bit longer and see what else they have got for this game.
Since 1519 Days
2008-05-13 00:46:45
Joe Hayabusa. As in american Joe?! Fuck... Look, I am not against grabbing names from other countries. It's done all over the world and I can name Jackie chan and Tupac Shakur. This naming happens in Japan as well so why do I have this problem with Joe Hayabusa? Because here you got a ninja village steeped in tradition and they live in isolation, I mean I dont recall seeing any cars or jeans or automatic rifles. If it really is true that they choose isolation(for what ever reasons) why the hell did somebody go "Hey, I just had a baby boy! I think I'll call him... Joe!" The foreigners he is named after bombed two cities and stole cultural treasures in the form of katanas. So why that name?
Joe Hayabusa indeed...
End of rant. Has more info regarding the limited costumes appeared? Is the DLC limited even if you preorder?
Since 1016 Days
2008-05-13 00:50:36
Is that Mitsurugi.
Since 1051 Days
2008-05-13 01:30:39
I like how bosses love to talk shit before you throw'em a royal ass whippin! LOL!
Since 1178 Days
2008-05-13 01:37:06
Game looks amazing, seems they really stepped up the story which is great. Only thing I didnt like were the voices, everyone sounded the same, Ryu sounded so young and not badass enough, artwork looks so much better than the final designs, seems alot of detail was removed, like Zedonius's hair running down the sides of his face. And yeh naming a ninja Joe is pretty lame. Ninjo would of been better lol
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Since 1162 Days
2008-05-13 01:40:51 In reply to Drunkenshaolin (2008-05-12 21:20:08)
I like the voice talent they use for DOA, so why screw it up with Ninja Turtles and Powers Rangers? Ugh!
but agree this game is coming along nicely!! thanks for the vids
Since 494 Days
2008-05-13 01:57:08
I still want a real ninja game.
Since 301 Days
2008-05-13 02:17:53
Is Muramasa an homage to Zatoichi?
Since 1202 Days
2008-05-13 02:19:39
Well, Shinobi "Joe" was originally "Sho", but all of that was sorted in the days of... you know.. westerners would think japanese things were too damn weird and throw the game across the room on reflex if the cover wasn't redrawn to illustrate He-Man in a ninja getup.
The same is.. most likely not true here which makes the whole thing.. a little bit odd. Unless of course there's a reference to this character already in the first Ninja Gaiden games 20ish years ago.
blames poor
marketing
Since 967 Days
2008-05-13 02:26:57
i like the voices
as for the story, i can see this being you typical revenge game like the first. the dialog in NJ is good despite overall poor stoytelling
one thing i'am gonna miss is the CGI cut scenes, Team ninja should have included them, they was something good about them.
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Since 1125 Days
2008-05-13 03:21:21
Some of the characters sound too alike.
Since 206 Days
2008-05-13 03:52:05
I only watched the Eliza vid to minimize spoilers, but just so you know they're still including the Japanese audio. No need to knock the dub. Now let's see that fucking demo already.