What the FUCK Microsoft? Downloading the Digital version is GEOBLOCKED in Germany. Does anyone know if VPN works with the Marketplace?
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Ninja Gaiden II [Xbox One BC - X Enhanced] |OT| No More Stair-Stepping
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It certainly could have been but is clearly unfinished or was rushed to completion. What we are left with is still a top tier action game but some others edge it out for that reason. Now if Itagaki was paid and stuck around for a Black version than, yes, no question. However that didn't happen and we got Sigma 2 instead.
......because the gameplay is very much still intact? Didn't bother me.
I believe Ninja Gaiden 2 was banned from Germany hence why Sigma changes blood and dismemberment into purple mist so it could be sold there.
Nah, it always felt a bit unpolished even against NGB. The off-screen spam can be overwhelming and in some situations lead to some cheese tactics. UT abuse is a crutch that can be exhilarating when chaining multiple kills with surgical efficiency, but it can kind of feel like a cheese tactic.
That said, there is a lot to like, but best action game ever? Probably not in my top 5 or above NGB, but it sits comfortably close.[/QUOTE]
Is that true ? Because the OG version (at least in Europe) was English-only on that front !
Enemy count. Emptier levels. Broken scoring system that wasn't reworked for the higher enemy health. Added levels/characters that are terrible. Plain jane NGII is superior.
I was wondering if it was just me. I haven't played the 360 version in forever though, I feel like maybe the timing for certain things is just different now that the game runs so much smoother. I had this same feeling when the DMC5 demo first came out, since there was no input buffering a lot of my button presses ended up getting eaten until I acclimated more to the timing. At least in terms of latency the game feels very responsive so I'm willing to chalk it up to not being used to the higher frame rate yet. I'm on the X.
I'm in the same camp, haven't played NG II in a while so I can't tell if this is just how it was but something does feel off about the attacks and input lag. I'm coming off of 100% completing DMC5, and I've gotten so used to how that game feels that playing other games like Sekiro and NG II feels weird to me.
I've seen a few comments like this in this thread. It's interesting because I've always been a bit of an odd duck in that I never liked any variation of Ninja Gaiden Black. While technically a sound video game I've always felt every version of that game had severe encounter, stage and progression issues. That's not to say that I think NG2 is perfect but NG2's flow and feel of combat always clicked with me better than NGB's. While off-screen spam is definitely an issue in NG2 for whatever reason projectile enemies of all varieties bothered me far more in NGB.
I don't think I would declare NG2 the best action game of all time but it's probably my favorite. Though no one should listen to what I have to say because I'm also a Sigma 2 & NG3RE defender (which are both VERY flawed). LOL
I'm playing with Japanese dub right now, using my PAL copy.
Same here with a US copy. There are separate text and audio settings for languages.
Blocked in Japan too!!
Even though the game was released in Japan back in 2008. Microsoft really needs to fix this.
You can still buy the DVD and install the game though...
Always block! Always!
Learn on landing ET/UT.
Guillotine throw + OT against Ninjas.
With that you can almost survive until Mentor!
I don't know about Japan, but if the game is banned by the ratings board in Germany I would assume the download would be blocked even if you put the disc in.
Thanks! Looks much better than the original x360 version. I feel that level of slowdown during a UT is very acceptable
That would really suck.
I'm in the US right now, will check/report once I'm back to Japan this weekend.
Yeah, it's like... a second and since it seems to happen during the UT animation I don't think it would "get in the way" if that makes sense.
Also, yeah, comparing to the old version it looks loads better.
I've always thought the character models in Ninja Gaiden 2 looked like one of those fake video games you'd see on a procedural show. Really weird and unique plastic sheen to them.
Yea understand what you mean. Before the slowdown was permanent, now only during the UT.
Now the slowdown looks quite epic I think.
Really looking foward to replaying this!
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Don't forget statue bosses. Those were certainly...a choice.
I mean, the main issue with them was just how many times you fight them. There should've been the statue of liberty fight and that's it. I actually think that, overall, the boss encounters in Sigma 2 are superior to NG2. Yeah there are certain things about some fights that make them more entertaining in NG2 but yeah.
Obviously, I know saying much of anything positive about Sigma 2 is frowned upon by many but I do think that version of the game is much more solid than people give it credit. Not to say that I don't have a number of issues with it though as I do. I just don't view it as this abysmal piece of trash that many seem to.
Unrelated, anyone looking to sell of their 360, make sure you back up your saves to the cloud before selling it. I realized last night that I had never backed up my saves for this game. I don't remember if there was an option to auto backup saves on 360 but I was an OG stairs kind of guy which meant I always played this game offline so that may have impacted things? Either way, playing the game on Warrior last night and getting Master Ninja rank for chapter 1 felt pretty good considering I hadn't played it in about 5 years.
Take it on your own government. The game was and still is banned
Xbox ONe launched with a crippled line up in Germany due to that law.
Both Ryse and Dead Rising 3 were not marketable there. I don't remember how that ended tho
Wrong, Ryse was never banned in Germany and games like Dead Rising 3 can be bought from foreign marketplaces because Microsoft lifted the dumb geoblocking from the Xbox One eco system, but not with the 360 games. So yeah, this is on Microsoft. Well, they don't want my money, it's ok.
Xbox 360 is still geoblocked. The fact that you can still buy it in another country is not an excuse.
Again take it out against your own government.
So Microsoft has the duty to lift the geoblock from an old console because you people cannot play a game your government banned? Yeah sure, bad Microsoft.
Hey, it's ok, it's not like Microsoft clearly sees us as some kind of third tier customer or something, it's all good.
too bad the game is not banned. its only available for adults but it can be sold.
Oh don't get me wrong, I don't think Sigma 2 is bad at all, its still a good game. Hell, I even enjoyed the Vita version because the base combat is so good. I just look at Sigma 2 as a missed opportunity, it could've been the Black version of NG2. There are good changes they made, but plenty of questionable ones too.
I hardly doubt that and even if true, you can change your country settings and be good to go !
The download is blocked, others confirmed it in the few posts above you.
That I'm not sure but in this case I also don't know that there is a difference - the disc is just used as a check and then you download the digital version anyway. Xbox doesn't read the disc at all besides the initial check.
That's the point: there's supposedly no digital version in Germany... That's why I'm saying anyone should be good to go if they change their country from Germany to France for example. Put the disc in and it should download the game after checking the disc as it's available in France !
So I'm having an odd issue. The game will barely ever register my inputs for dodging forward (up on left stick) while blocking. I can dodge every other direction fine, and the game registers repeated forward inputs fine when running around and such. Controller issue, or maybe something with the game?
Edit - nvm, controller issue
Edit - nvm, controller issue
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Chapter 10 (2nd half) framerate analysis:
https://youtu.be/6phKdyqyhQs
Again basically locked 60fps.
https://youtu.be/6phKdyqyhQs
Again basically locked 60fps.
I'm playing on an X, but I was hoping it'd do better on the base Xbox One. Looking good though.
Actually, I think it's on publishers. I live in Croatia, which has no official Live support (on Xbox; for some reason on Windows and even Windows Phone Croatia is a valid option), so we are forced to pick other countries for our accounts. Some Xbox 360 content is geoblocked, but most of it is not. If it was up to Microsoft, I guess that all of it would be inaccessible.
But what I'm finding strange here is geoblocking has only ever been a problem on Xbox 360. Once you successfully buy a game on Xbox 360 (using VPN), it's downloadable on Xbox One with no issues. In fact, I think I've never had geoblocking prevent me from downloading any content on Xbox 360 either, it's just buying that's always been an issue (I have a UK account). So I'm inclined to believe that German laws figure into it after all.
no, i downloaded in germany from disc. unfortunately blocked shop page and no chance to buy digital, not even the dlc costumes. switching to region uk also does not help. which sucks, as i really want to play mission mode again. at least i can play the main game again.
any ideas how to trick the system to go digital and get the dlc?