![]() Although you’ll do most of your fighting with a sword, you have a small arsenal of shurikens to stun enemies, and some ninja magic to use when needed. ![]() There’s a variety of standard ninja moves at your disposal, including the traditional double jump, although you now have the ability to grab onto almost any wall and run across it, completely giving the middle finger to that nonsense theory of gravity. This one of the smoothest controlling 3D games ever made – Hotsuma runs, jumps, and attacks swiftly and gracefully, making the mere act of moving around an absolute joy. There is plenty of time wasted on the plot – something about evil denizens coming from another world – and there’s some brotherly dramatics regarding Hotsuma’s sibling Moritsune, but it all just gets in the way of the action.Īnd it’s some damn good action. Developed by Overworks, it stars a new ninja named Hotsuma, who has a wickedly cool mask and a fancy red scarf that drifts in the wind as you run. Then if you enjoyed that sort of gameplay and then can stomach the more demanding playstyle of Hotsuma, grab Shinobi.Shinobi, devoid of any numerals or subtitles, finally hit the third dimension with a PlayStation 2 release. If interested in playing, consider trying Nightshade first. Hotsuma, (the main character of Shinobi) is unlockable in Nightshade, along with his signature always-draining-your-health playstyle. ![]() The sequel Nightshade (released as Kunoichi in Japan) was more forgiving, added a bunch of interesting mechanics and generally was fancier but the pure distilled simplicity & flow of Shinobi was lost in the process. Game was hard, demanded a lot from players (perhaps to much) early on but once settled it few games provide a similar feeling of zen-flow, almost feels like a combination of rhythm, puzzle & action, as you zip around the stage dodging attacks from multiple directions, execute perfect chains and kill bosses in one hit. Oof gigaton nostalgia bomb, loved this back in the day but looks like it never any more popular over the years, unlike many other lost darlings of the PS2. /r/GamePhysics - Clips of game physics shining and glitchingĭesign based on /r/FlatBlue created by /u/creesch./r/gaming4gamers - middle ground between purely-for-fun and more serious subreddits./r/GamingLeaksAndRumours - Leaks and Rumors.Posting unmarked spoilers will result in removal and warning, and posting spoilers with malicious intent will result in a ban. Please report posts containing spoilers unless they are hidden using the following method or are inside a thread clearly labeled as containing spoilers. If you want to promote without participating in the community, purchase an ad. For more information, see the self-promotion on reddit FAQ. Some promotional submitting (posting your own projects, articles, etc.) is permitted, but it must be balanced out by a much greater level of non-promotion participation in reddit - the rule of thumb is no more than 10% of your submissions may be promotional. Promotion must be kept within acceptable limits.Follow all specific content restrictions.No off-topic or low-effort content or comments. ![]()
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