Ninja Gaiden screens: THERE IS NO GREATER POWER THAN THE X

[Paul]

Just a joke guys, but seriously this is IMO the best looking game so far on the Xbox. I want this game, gameplay looks fun as hell too.

 

[maskrider]

I will buy this one, but not because of the screenies as I don't think I will be really seeing that on my monitor (through transcoder) or TV.

And BTW, I suggest putting a 56K warning to the title as even broadband users will have to wait quite a while to load all the images.

 

[function]

1024 x 576 - my favourite resolution!

Ninja's are making a comeback! Ninja's, unlike mullets, deserve not to be stuck in the eighties and early nineties.

 

[Blade]

*kisses his Ninja Gaiden 4 pre-order slip*

 

[Paul]

All a 56k user has to do is hit back on their browser, as for me with DSL it took about 4-5 seconds for them all to come up.

 

[maskrider]

All a 56k user has to do is hit back on their browser, as for me with DSL it took about 4-5 seconds for them all to come up.

Well, it is only a suggestion.

It took me more than 30s to download and show them all.

 

[Paul]

And a valid one, you win, I'll add it.

Edit: Looks like the topic title is too long to add it :

 

[DeathKnight]

1024 x 576 - my favourite resolution!

They're a slightly higher resolution than 480p widescreen (which is what the game will most likely be). The screens have a perfect 1.77:1 aspect ratio. The game running on an Xbox should have a resolution of 850x480 when in widescreen mode and a normal 640x480 when not.

The absolutely coolest thing he does in the videos I've seen is jumping from wall to wall and running on the walls. It's pretty slick.

 

[Phil]

Niiiice! Who's developing it?
Also, any direct feed videos? I love the screens, but remain a tad bit skeptical until I see this baby in motion...

 

[Blade]

Who's developing it? Tecmo (or more specifically, Tecmo's Team Ninja) the guys that made DOA and I presume the first 3 NG games on the NES.. which kicked ass BTW. Some of my favorite games for that system.

 

[Phil]

that's what I was suspecting (I thought the ninja looked quite similar to Hayabusa, found in the DoA series). Well, if it's Tecmo, then I guess framerate shouldn't be a concern then. Great!

 

[Berserk]

Indeed very beautiful!! Maybe nitpicking now but the characters don't show any reflection on the marble floor?

 

[LogisticX]

(I thought the ninja looked quite similar to Hayabusa...

Hayabusa IS the ninja out of Ninja Gaiden. Ryu Hayabusa.

 

[Ozymandis]

This game has got nice graphics, but it's going to have to feature some extremely-tight ninja action to even come close to touching Shinobi.

That's my 2 cents

 

[Blade]

Initial impressions that I've read seem to indicate that NG4 drags Shinobi through the mud, on the whole.

Shinobi's core gameplay might be better, though. IMO, the retro NG's were better than retro Shinobi.. as far as that goes..

 

[Sonic]

I think it's safe to assume this game will be a tad bit better than Shinobi in regards to gameplay. I know Shinobi played like a champ, but just having sampled this new Ninja Gaiden I am so hyped.

 

[Paul]

Damn, I just checked out the 8 minute demonstration of the game via IGN insider.

The game has no jaggies, looks AMAZING and runs at 60fps at all times. Not to mention, the moves that were being pulled off were amazing. This is a must buy.

 

[Qroach]

I think ninja gaiden looks good, but not the best on xbox. I bet you this game sells decent but won't be a huge seller like DOA.

 

[Fred]

The game has no jaggies b/c as usual the pics are obviously captured at some ludicrous resolution and downsampled (see early pics of Rogue Squadron, Halo and every other hyped to death game)

God save me from some of the specular highlights

What is with the Xbox and the 'artistic' use of purple. Every game seems to have some shiny barney monsters running around.

While this is a nice showcase title for the Xbox, I still think Doom3 is technically the masterpiece IMO in so far as graphics are concerned.

 

[Paul]

Of course the pictures are developers shots. I was refering to the actual e3 video of the game having no jaggies that was played by the games creator.

As for doom 3 looking better, we haven't seen DOOM 3 on xbox yet. Although I'm sure if done right, it very well look better than NG.