I think that's happening because it's an OG Xbox game, and the 360 guide doesn't work for those. I think back and start were actually already the hotkeys for NGB's quick restart too. (edit: Yeah, from the manual "Pressing and holding the Start and back buttons simultaneously for .5 seconds will reset the game to the Title Screen).I'm looking forward to checking this out. Quick question, somewhat related... I'm playing NG:B on XBOX One X right now and I can't bring up the 360 Guide... pressing both the View and Menu buttons at the same time actually reboots the game... is this a know thing or is there another way to bring up the 360 Guide?
I don't know how low it actually got pre-patch, but it felt just terrible and I couldn't wait for that particular part to be over when I played it again early last year (had to play without patches because if you updted the game it would crash/freeze very often).Hm. The stair sequence doesnt even look that bad on 360 here. Comments were saying 15 fps and it was only dropping down to 30.
Remove the content update and play again offline.Hm. The stair sequence doesnt even look that bad on 360 here. Comments were saying 15 fps and it was only dropping down to 30.
I think that's happening because it's an OG Xbox game, and the 360 guide doesn't work for those. I think back and start were actually already the hotkeys for NGB's quick restart too. (edit: Yeah, from the manual "Pressing and holding the Start and back buttons simultaneously for .5 seconds will reset the game to the Title Screen).
Hm. The stair sequence doesnt even look that bad on 360 here. Comments were saying 15 fps and it was only dropping down to 30.
I hate when people say get good but....
NGB is a better game, more polished etc. But NG2 is the definitive action combat experience, especially if you can reach the skill level of this guy. It's like a totally different game.
That video is nuts. Interesting thing I noticed is that the player basically never stands still... always moving, always attacking, which is how I think the dev team intended for the game to be played. It also seems to help with/mitigate the off-screen projectiles.
He's still getting stuck with a lot of incendiary shurikens but is seemingly i-framing though all the delayed explosions, impressive timing.That video is nuts. Interesting thing I noticed is that the player basically never stands still... always moving, always attacking, which is how I think the dev team intended for the game to be played. It also seems to help with/mitigate the off-screen projectiles.
I hate when people say get good but....
NGB is a better game, more polished etc. But NG2 is the definitive action combat experience, especially if you can reach the skill level of this guy. It's like a totally different game.
Ah, that makes perfect sense. I forgot it's an OG Xbox game. Thanks!
Ninja Gaiden Black is most definitely an OG Xbox game.
I hate when people say get good but....
NGB is a better game, more polished etc. But NG2 is the definitive action combat experience, especially if you can reach the skill level of this guy. It's like a totally different game.
I hate when people say get good but....
NGB is a better game, more polished etc. But NG2 is the definitive action combat experience, especially if you can reach the skill level of this guy. It's like a totally different game.
They're like... the Xbox 360 "Xbox Originals" for OG Xbox games yes, but the 360 guide never worked for those, and if you tried to open the guide on an actual 360 it would just say "the guide doesn't work with Xbox Original games" and I think you'd only get the option to turn the console off. You could still go back to the 360 dashboard to quit the game from there, of course.
This is so fun to watch. Ninja Gaiden 2 was arguably ahead of it's time trying to do more than what the 360 could muster. I'd love to see Team Ninja take a shot at another Ninja Gaiden on next gen consoles, but I don't know if it would be the same with all the losses Team Ninja has had. Still, if MS wanted to finance another Ninja Gaiden and give Team Ninja the time to do it right I'd be all for it. The Ninja Gaiden franchise reboot games and Xbox are still intertwined together.
I think what really seperates NGII from action games is the quality and speed of its animation. Even today there is no other action game like it.
Ninja Gaiden is just on anothe level. Sorry DMC fans, but that's the hard truth.
I would like to pick up a digital copy but the Canadian price is ridiculous, $30. For an 11 year old game? No thanks.
Ninja Gaiden is just on anothe level. Sorry DMC fans, but that's the hard truth.
Ninja Gaiden is just on anothe level. Sorry DMC fans, but that's the hard truth.
lol dmc is literally the opposite of the flashy executions in NG2. If you do something awesome in DMC, its cause you executed something well. NG2 you just press a button to do that gif. Even NGB and NG2 are completely different games. NGB is about all things in moderation, 2 about just being as aggressive as possible.Ninja Gaiden is just on anothe level. Sorry DMC fans, but that's the hard truth.
As much as I love NG2 and still am pretty amazed that a game this old holds up SOOOOO splendidly, DMC's combat in the hands of a master is just a sight to behold, a league of its own reallty.
Though I think both games have their place in the action genre.
For bosses, press Y 3 times using the sword, that's a pretty good move, or XXY using the Lunar, you can also play on Acolyte which is easier.Got the achievement for dying and continuing 100 times. I died over 100 times on the 2nd boss alone. Going to be a long play-through at this rate. Loving everything about this game aside from the camera and those damned first person bow and arrow controls. 2nd boss was so damned hard for the camera alone. His move set wasn't that bad otherwise.
Forgot about the wall running and gymnastics moves off the bars...just like from the Ninja Gaiden arcade game. So damned good.
I gotta say that Ninja Gaiden players talking shit about DMC often feels to me like it comes from a place of ignorance regarding DMC's mechanics more than anything. DMC doesn't have the raw intensity and chaos of something like Ninja Gaiden 2, but the skill ceiling is still way higher, and the combat situations are built to take advantage of that
I DO wish more DMC players actually tried Ninja Gaiden though, 1 and 2 are must-play action games.