Ninja Blade (360)

[ThaGenecyst]

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[ThaGenecyst]

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[trobinson97]

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Looks intriguing.

[Cyros]

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He wishes he could hold Ryu Hayabusa's jock.

[Flawless]

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This could be good. It's from the same team that did Otogi. The environments are supposedly highly destructible. It will be playable at TGS and release sometime in 2009.

[Cyros]

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I never did get to play Otogi and they don't seem to be on the B/C list.

[Flawless]

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1UP: Ninja Blade: Brief Real-Time Impressions

This weekend at their Tokyo Media Briefing, Microsoft announced Ninja Blade, an action game being developed by From Software for the Xbox 360. While at the time of this writing, the Internet is already picking apart the trailer (featured above) and whispering about the game's striking similarity to a certain other demon-chopping ninja franchise, producer Masanori Takeuchi took some time at the media briefing to talk a little bit more about his product and show off some very brief in-game footage that sets it apart.

The game is being classed as a "cinematic action game," meant to thrust the player into their own personal movie. It has an extremely urban feel, with many settings being taken from real-world locations in Tokyo like Shinjuku Station. In keeping with the title's blockbuster ambitions, Ninja Blade has you free-falling from airplanes, slicing up demons a mile above the city, and grinding down the side of buildings using your katana as a glorified handbrake. None of this would be half as exciting if it weren't for the fact that the game never seems to slow down; cutscenes blend right into the action and then back into cutscenes.

In the additional footage from today's event, Takeuchi showed a continuation of the trailer in which the hero dives from the aforementioned airplane, slashing up monsters, and crashing into the ground, only to continue the battle in what was clearly real-time gameplay. To be honest, it was hard to tell where the cutscene ended and the action began, but we kind of get the feeling that was the whole point. If the entire game plays that way uninterrupted, it really could make for an intense experience. The game's graphics, lighting, and effects were stunning, and Takeuchi promises they have more tricks up their sleeves.

The game will also feature lead character design by Lost Planet designer Keiji Nakaoka, a soundtrack by Norihiko Hibino of Metal Gear Solid fame, and storyboards and animation support from Production I.G.

Ninja Blade is due out in early 2009. Thankfully, Ninja Blade will be playable at next month's Tokyo Game Show, so we can see for ourselves whether it delivers on its promises. Stay tuned for further impressions then.

[goh]

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It's a 3rd rate Heavenly Sword,wich means it'll get 8's and 9's in reviews cause it's on 360 and everyone else will love it except me.

[Cyros]

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You really don't like the 360 do you?

[goh]

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That was more of a shot at reviewers than the 360. I was going to say 2nd rate Ninja Gaiden at first but since there's about 20 QTEs in the demo alone and constant weapon switching to hit certian enemies I went with Heavenly Sword instead.

[ExtremeGamer]

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You really don't like the 360 do you?

I don't think he likes anything.

[NEW_ORLEANS]

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I don't think he likes anything.

So I'm guessing his name isn't Mikey.

[Flawless]

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Demo is up on the Marketplace.

[Flawless]

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Seems like a good rental. The gameplay does very much remind me of Otogi (which is a good thing) but I don't like all the QTEs, especially if the ratio to gameplay throughout the whole game is the same as in the demo.

[TheCreep]

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****in ninja gaiden knockoff. From Software is supposed to be working on a new tenchu, not shark biting off of other companies.