[GYSB] Games You SHOULDN'T Buy #1 - Ninja Gaiden 3

[Cybore]

A bit weird to see a write up on NG3 when it has already been out for over 2 years. The game already has been bashed to death, and I can't really see anyone buying it when they could pick up the upgraded version (razors edge) if they wanted to give the new NG a try.

Having read the article, I do agree with your points. It's a shame the direction the series took since I have also always regarded NG2 as one of my all time favorites. I also completed the game on MN and had a lot of fun going through the game multiple times despite the various issues the game had. Though NG3 as a whole was a pretty big step backwards for the series, I did like the implementation of the SOB mechanic and I do think it should be kept for future entries.

The difficulties were not really increasing, it was just that monsters had more health and needed more time to cut down, which I absolutely hated.

This is also one of the bigger problems I have with the sigma games. Ninja gaiden III higher level enemies can take ungodly amounts of damage and cancel their stun frames. Some fights like the T-rex one can be really tedious without the maxed out scythe. In addition to having huge health bars, some also have ridiculous evasion rates (alexei) which can make the game a bit random and force you to use 360y with the scythe.

I did read about ninja gaiden 4 being in development, so I hope that's not too far down the road and that they learned from their mistakes. I would not mind if they decided to throw in some of ninja gaiden black's elements like the exploration and item customization.

 

[Black-Ice]

All NJ 3 did was make me play NJ 2 again.

How could they go from one of my favourite games to absolute trash, in 1 sequel

 

[Spikey]

It's funny you mentioning this game becoming like Dynasty Warriors considering Team Ninja is assisting Omega Force with Hyrule Warriors.

 

[kristianity77]

NG3 was terrible. Although the update Razors Edge did improve quite a lot of the game to be honest and is worth a playthrough. Although its still not as good as NG2.

 

[gamefan5]

The next one better be the abomination that is Sonic 06

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Don't yer be telling me what games I should and shouldn't buy.

Tried Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor's Edge was seemed like a fun game although I'll play LCU instead for now.

 

[Gahars]

The next one better be the abomination that is Sonic 06

Eh, that dead horse has been thoroughly beaten into a fine pulp. What else is there to say about it?

Now, an article on all Sonic games... that would be more relevant.

 

[gamefan5]

Eh, that dead horse has been thoroughly beaten into a fine pulp. What else is there to say about it?

Now, an article on all Sonic games... that would be more relevant.

Inb4 incoming rage XD

 

[haxan]

wow i really enjoyed reading this
please write more

 

[CathyRina]

PLEASE, do Metroid other M next.......

Why are people hating on Metroid Other M so much?
It's a good game. It just breaks the old formula (which anybody could tell by the title).
Whats next? Metal Gear Rising: Revengance?

 

[Gahars]

Why are people hating on Metroid Other M so much?
It's a good game.

Mais non.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

If you're one of those people who can't enjoy a good story with repetitive gameplay mechanics, then stay away from Watch Dogs

I'm a few hours in, and the story is pretty great, but the gameplay is so boring and repetitive that it's just...irritating to play. It's pretty much "Hack a camera, hack a camera, hack a camera, hack one last camera so you can see the thing you need to h@x0rz to continue" and then occasionally sneaking past/shooting up guards and getting away in car chases.

You also have the whole free-roam "Profiler" stuff where you just look for criminals who are going to do crime shit, then you just knock them out/kill them after or right before they do it...and that's it, there isn't much variation from what I've played so far.

There's also the "Invasion" thing where you'll get hacked by some random people (this is generally where the online stuff comes in, but since it's a bit early I only got invaded by an NPC that was the tutorial) and all you need to do is pinpoint and kill the person...and that's it as well.

The story is pretty nice so far, and if you can tolerate slow and repetitive gameplay I would say definitely go for it, but gameplay wise it's pretty junk

The driving is one of my biggest complaints, I swear the devs have never driven a car before. Every single vehicle, whether it's some old ass minivan or a sports car, has the same acceleration speed, which is always "Balls fucking fast". I've killed like 2 civilians just because I get launched forward even if I just tap 'W'. I tried with a PS4 controller and even that has the same problem. Someone mentioned it would've made a better DLC for GTA V, and I'd have to agree with that. Shame it plays like crap, because it really has a lot of potential.

The music selection is also crap, but that's just a small bleh lol.

I've decided to just fuck the side stuff like invasions and crime stopping crap and instead focus on beating the story, I'm hoping I get to a point where something new might just pop in with the game.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I've decided to just fuck the side stuff like invasions and crime stopping crap and instead focus on beating the story, I'm hoping I get to a point where something new might just pop in with the game.

The only thing that will be popping in is textures.

 

[CathyRina]

Mais non.

I can agree on the I Spy pixel stuff but that's about it
It's not like previous Metroid games had much writing and voice acting at all.

 

[Gahars]

I can agree on the I Spy pixel stuff but that's about it
It's not like previous Metroid games had much writing and voice acting at all.

If Other M is any indication, there's a good reason for that.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I can agree on the I Spy pixel stuff but that's about it
It's not like previous Metroid games had much writing and voice acting at all.

I'd rather have no story or a minimalist story than a game focused on a story that was shit.

Also the voice acting was awful.

I could write a 10 page dissertation on why Other M is such a goddamn piece of shit but I think I'll just summarize it by saying "it sucks raw asshole".

 

[CathyRina]

I'd rather have no story or a minimalist story than a game focused on a story that was shit.

So in other words you would rather starve instead of eating something you don't like.

You guys should start making differences between subjectivity and objectivity. There is a reason why the reviews were mixed to positive.

 

[Gahars]

So in other words you would rather starve instead of eating something you don't like.

That's quite an awful analogy. It'd be more accurate to say a person would rather wait to eat than gulp down arsenic.

No story at all is better than a shitty story, plain and simple. A game without a story can at least focus solely on the gameplay. A shitty story, however, is a painful distraction, especially for a game like Other M with hours of cutscenes.

You guys should start making differences between subjectivity and objectivity.

There is a reason why the reviews were mixed to positive.

I do not think those words mean what you think they mean.

 

[Sakitoshi]

So in other words you would rather starve instead of eating something you don't like.

That's quite an awful analogy. It'd be more accurate to say a person would rather wait to eat than gulp down arsenic.

No story at all is better than a shitty story, plain and simple. A game without a story can at least focus solely on the gameplay. A shitty story, however, is a painful distraction, especially for a game like Other M with hours of cutscenes.

You guys should start making differences between subjectivity and objectivity.

There is a reason why the reviews were mixed to positive.

I do not think those words mean what you think they mean.

and yet team ninja only believe that lack of bazongas was the cause of its failure

“We tried to make a game that had a very limited amount of breasts once and what we got was Metroid: Other M. I remember those days to be extremely sad as I just walked lethargically from group to group asking how the game was going. The mood in the office was depressing. From that point on, I made it clear that we would never work on a game like that again.”

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on a more serious note. let's do a mental game for a while, just erase the Metroid brand and take it as a generic 3rd party game, is still bad??
the main complaint I've seen can be reduced to "because doesn't feel like a Metroid game" and I understand that completely. some people hate the Prime series because is 1st person or people that love top-down perspective Zelda(even the DS ones) and hate the rest of the series for being in a 3D environment.
my point is that Other M while does a poor job as a Metroid game, still is a good game(except the forced "find the pixel" zones) that wasn't everyone's cup of tea.

 

[Gahars]

and yet team ninja only believe that lack of bazongas was the cause of its failure

source

on a more serious note. let's do a mental game for a while, just erase the Metroid brand and take it as a generic 3rd party game, is still bad??
the main complaint I've seen can be reduced to "because doesn't feel like a Metroid game" and I understand that completely. some people hate the Prime series because is 1st person or people that love top-down perspective Zelda(even the DS ones) and hate the rest of the series for being in a 3D environment.
my point is that Other M while does a poor job as a Metroid game, still is a good game(except the forced "find the pixel" zones) that wasn't everyone's cup of tea.

If Other M wasn't a Metroid game, it would still have shitty voice acting, shitty writing, painfully linear level design, poor controls (d-pad for 3D movement and all that), and awkward first-person implementation.

It wouldn't be a shitty Metroid game, it'd just be a shitty game.