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Holy sh*t, Team Ninja has basically made a Dark Souls game

Ni-Oh looks set to take Team Ninja back to its unforgiving, hardcore action roots – by way of From Software’s RPG stylings.

DEEBO3567d ago

Might have to keep an eye out for this one.

Yi-Long3567d ago

I doubt it. Team Ninja has been poor ever since Itagaki had to go.

Even if they do manage to release a great game, they will then DLC-milk it to death.

Thatguy-3103567d ago

The developers are great. They've just been unlucky by releasing games that make controversies. That beign said the games are good and like they said before they're lucky that they haven't closed down yet. The talent is there and there's no doubt about it.

blackblades3567d ago (Edited 3567d ago )

Guess you haven't played there games then.
@dboyx310 It was because they tried to capture the casual gamers which fail on other games as well. They learned there lesson and fixed NG3 with NG3RE.

jon_snow3567d ago

You mean Itagaki who made Devil 3rd. No offence but Itagaki ego always gets in the way.
On the Dlc milking stuff well TN dlc are always about character costume; People don't need to buy their Dlc to fully enjoy their game story and content which is far better than company removing story element only to be added as dlc later.

bouzebbal3567d ago (Edited 3567d ago )

it's true that Devil's Third is amazing!
Ok they screwed up a little on Ninja Gaiden 3, but their games are always top quality and very appealing.

OT: nothing to do with Demon's Souls, Ni-Oh is much faster paced. More like Onimusha and Ninja Gaiden had a child they called Ni-Oh.

Yi-Long3567d ago

Ninja Gaiden Black and NG2 were the last Ninja Gaiden games that were any good. 3 was a complete travesty, and the Sigma Ports were inferior to the original games. Sadly.

I DO like Dead or Alive 5, but for me it's been ruined by the continued DLC-milking, over and over and over again. Even today, there's still no 'complete' edition, so I stick with my free PS+ DOA5 on PS3, and an occasional fight in the F2P DOA5 on PS4, which is still a good game, gameplay-wise, but also a bit lazy as a HD-Remaster.

Do I think the studio still has lots of talented people working for them? Absolutely. But their are people making big decisions about these games, both about the actual gameplay (dumb it down, censor it, limit content, etc etc) as well as about the business-side of it (MILKMILKMILKMILKMILK), that keeps these games from being as GREAT as they could (and should) be.

Even when this game turns out to be great, I'd be very hesitant to pick it up at launch, cause no doubt they would release lots of DLC-milking and/or an updated release within a year orso.

Featuring_Dante3567d ago

Sounds like you're just hating. Take a subjective look at DOA5 regardless of the DLC stuff. Its the best DOA game yet.

gangsta_red3566d ago

I agree, Team Ninja hasn't made anything of worth since Itagaki left.

The last Ninja Gaiden game was horrible but I am still willing to give this one a shot.

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miyamoto3566d ago

Is that Kurt Cobain in samurai armor?

slappy5083567d ago

Yeah my thoughts were it was dark souls married with Ninja Gaiden when I saw the trailer. Never heard of it before, it's on my radar now

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jon_snow3567d ago

OMG. I'm super hyped for this game.

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Team Ninja: How Ninja Gaiden and Nioh connect to Rise of the Ronin

Many of you who have already played Rise of the Ronin may have noticed some elements of our previous works such as Ninja Gaiden and Nioh from Team Ninja. Today we’re excited to share some of the behind-the-scenes development stories for the first time. Plus we share details on an upcoming game update.

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purple101396d ago

not a good title FPS RUSSIA. should have gone with: "new content added'. ... or something like that

try : 'New and expanded content 5 new Ally Missions added. + Addition of dojo training partners"

FPSRUSSIA396d ago

Lol thats the title of the article by playstation blog what are you talking about ?

FPSRUSSIA396d ago

Read the article it has nothing to do with what you said

purple101396d ago

I literally copied and pasted that from the bottom of the article

DEEBO396d ago

The new update is so good...

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The Nioh franchise has sold over 6 million copies worldwide

Team Ninja: "The Nioh franchise has sold over 6 million copies worldwide now!"

FallenAngel19841381d ago

At 6 million NiOh is on the cusp of nearly outselling Ninja Gaiden’s 6.8 million with just only 2 titles under its belt

This could mean Team Ninja may see no reason to return to producing new NG games

CaptainHenry9161381d ago

But what if a new Ninja Gaiden sells well?

FallenAngel19841381d ago (Edited 1381d ago )

The latest Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection had sold 240,000 units worldwide at last count

Unfortunately that may not be as high enough a number to convince Team Ninja to also commit to continuing Ninja Gaiden alongside Dead or Alive and NiOh.

And when they aren’t working on those they’re focused on licensed properties like Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order and Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.

I wish I were wrong but that may be how Tecmo Koei sees it. Hopefully they prove me wrong and produce Ninja Gaiden 4 at some point

Yi-Long1381d ago

To be fair, does anyone still trust Team Ninja with Ninja Gaiden*?

Let’s be honest here, it was Itagaki who created Ninja Gaiden greatness, with NG1, NG Black (improved version of NG1), and Ninja Gaiden 2.

The Sigma versions of 1 & 2, done without Itagaki, while decent/good, never lived up to the originals, and NG3 was a mess.

And they half-assed the collection, so many huge fans of the series never bothered picking that up.

I’d be excited if Itagaki would announce a return to the action ninja genre. If Team Ninja would announce a NG4, I’d be skeptical.

To be fair, Team Ninja DID show they’re still capable of releasing greatness with the Nioh games, but with Ninja Gaiden, without Itagaki, they have never been able to reach the quality of NG Black again.

(* … does anyone still trust them with the DOA games, for that matter … !? )

deadfrag1381d ago (Edited 1381d ago )

Things are not seen from that stand point.Ninja Gaiden Never had a game produced for PS4 or Xbox One from the ground up.Nioh sold 6 milion because exposure and Marketing are way bigger this days than they were on PS3 and Xbox 360 generation.The Ninja Gaiden collection was never going to sell much since theres nothing new on them,this collection is actually worse to what was already available on Xbox 360 and can be play by BC on any Xbox One console.Ninja Gaiden needs a new game that shows new stuff and that gets backed in the marketing like Nioh.This collection games have already been played by anyone that likes Ninja Gaiden years ago it didnt bring nothing new to the table it was obvious that it would not sell very well.

ocelot071381d ago

That's great and it's now free on the epic game store.

FinalFantasyFanatic1381d ago

I just picked it up a couple of hours ago, it was a nice surprise to see it there.

jznrpg1381d ago

Well made games glad they did well .

Brazz1381d ago

they deserve this, Nioh is a amazing game. Hopefully they will expand and make a more ambitious game and have even more sales.

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PlayStation Now games for May: Jump Force, Nioh and Streets of Rage 4

With PlayStation Now’s May lineup, you can try to survive unrelenting yokai in feudal Japan, rub shoulders with manga icons, and battle your way across an entire city. Starting tomorrow, May 4, Nioh, Jump Force and Streets of Rage 4 will be available to play on your PS5 or PS4 console.

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XboxCore1511d ago

Ohh I always wanted to try Jump Force. Can get back on my fantasy of being Goku :)

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northpaws1511d ago

Talking about Goku, I used to like him a lot, but he just became a selfish jerk that only want to fight and left his family behind to rot lol, at least we see Vegeta spent some time with family here and there lol

Teflon021511d ago

Goku's far from selfish. He's just an idiot with an addition.
Also Dragon Ball Z starts with Piccolo basically being Gohan's dad. Not sure how these things became a realization in 2021 lmao

Germaximus1511d ago

PS Now additions have been rocking for quite awhile now.

iwin861511d ago

Street Of Rage 4 is awesome. Big recommendation.

RosweeSon1511d ago

Just bought physical 😏🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤣 does look great tho.

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LucasRuinedChildhood1511d ago

Nioh was given out on PS Plus around a year ago (most people who have PS Now also have PS Plus) and Jump Force is not particularly good. There's a big gap in quality between PS Plus and PS Now.

Teflon021511d ago

Streets of Rage is a fantastic game. Didn't know about Nioh though. I don't think I have it. Though I'd rather play the ps5 version in the future

Petebloodyonion1511d ago

Streets of Rage 4 is a must-play title if you like beat em up.
Also, not everyone has PS+ so Nioh is still a good game.

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