[360, PS3] Ninja Gaiden 2
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Nice, a real modern city 
Took me awhile to notice Ryu in this pic. I didn't even realize how big this monster was until I saw him in there.
Took me awhile to notice Ryu in this pic.
I didn't even realize how big this monster was until I saw him in there.Lucid_Dreamer
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Why does this look less detailed than Ninja Gaiden Sigma to me?
I don’t know. The environments in particular seem much more detailed.
Uhhh the HD video on the marketplace is not actually 'HD'. It's quite clearly 480p upscaled and is a blurry mess. This has been discussed before.
The video on xbl is also from GDC, its not new.
1up has a new cut scene up. They also mention they will have a preview on monday.
Lucid_Dreamer
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Here is a comparison video. The HD version is just to the right of the screen. They just look like two different environments...not more detailed per se. BTW, where is Ryu's shadow in Ninja Gaiden II? I guess they will touch that up later.
The extreme gibbing is a nice add.
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woundingchaney
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The NG2 section showed considerably more detail than the Sigma section. It showed more geometry, considerably farther view distance, better effects, and what looked to be better texture work. The feed is small it is harder to distinguish detail, though I didnt feel as if the two clips looked like two different settings in the same game.
NGS section is from the demo since they are cheap (or have an agenda).
It's also graphically most boring section of the demo, and the game.
NGS has city levels similar to the ones in DMC4 demo, would possibly be much better comparison.
But in any case, NG2 sections looks to be more colorful and likely have better geometry than NGS.
Lucid_Dreamer
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That could be true for those scenes. Here are some other Sigma videos.
Here is one with a larger draw distance than the comparison.
better textures and draw distance.
Better effects
More effects and large scale creatures (near the end)
Do you see what I'm talking about? And, there is definitely something wrong with Ryu's shadow.
I do really like the extra helping of volumetric blood, gibbing, and new areas in Ninja Gaiden 2, though...like in this video with extended views on the roof! Nice.
Here is one with a larger draw distance than the comparison.
better textures and draw distance.
Better effects
More effects and large scale creatures (near the end)
Do you see what I'm talking about? And, there is definitely something wrong with Ryu's shadow.
I do really like the extra helping of volumetric blood, gibbing, and new areas in Ninja Gaiden 2, though...like in this video with extended views on the roof! Nice.
woundingchaney
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I agree that there are certain scenes in NGS that are superior than what is shown, although nearly all of the interior scenes are dull and lack detail. Really the only environmental scenes in NGS that I felt were dramatically improved were the outdoor plant life segments mainly revolving around the beginning of the game and perhaps the cathedral portions with Alma. Though none of them look as good as what we have seen so far in NG2. Im not stating that NG2 represents monumental leaps in graphical fidelity over NGS, although I do feel that it is a better looking title in several areas.
I agree that there is something wrong with Ryu's shadow although we are still looking at beta footage.
I haven't played NG Black so I don't know what they improved graphically.
And for NG2, I wouldn't care much about visual differences from NGS.
I think a current gen NG should avoid disappearing bodies and have better camera for area transitions and narrow sections though,
More importantly, gameplaywise, a ninja fighting monsters is just not fun for me.
Enemy projectiles (like the explosives thrown by spideys) and ranged weapon equipped soldiers forced me use jump+triangle (Flying Sorrow
) often which made the game quite repetitive and boring. The thing that sold me on NGS was the demo, and to my luck, there wasn't any regular ninja fighting after the demo level.