In Ninja Gaiden II, decapitating enemies and slicing off their arms and legs didn't just feel satisfying -- it was an important tactic for slowing them down and buying yourself time. This feature has been removed for Ninja Gaiden 3. Why? Because we don't want to see that anymore, apparently.

"We don't think people want to see that anymore," a member of developer Team Ninja told us at Gamescom today. "They've already seen it."

We are told Ninja Gaiden III is all about killing human beings. Team Ninja wants you to experience the feeling of your sword entering a person's body, hitting bone, and slicing through the torso. It wants these actions to feel realistic to the player, but that might be at odds with the fact that, in real life, heads and arms do come off.

Ninja Gaiden III will be out early next year.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1189256p1.html

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I got a real bad feeling about this game....

I still hold out a pocket of hope but if this goes the way of DMC Ill be very upset.

What no Decapitations, So what is Ryu's weapon now, a bat?
removing this is like removing big tits from the DOA series!! O_o

is this guy forgetting that decapitations are satisfying no matter HOW many times we see them? Itagaki would be disappointed

I've had a bad feeling since it was announced. More character focus, less violence, lacking in a vision that defined the series in the first place? This will end poorly, mark my words.

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I hate it when developers assume they know what people want, or don´t want, to see in a game.

Just like how those assholes at NT are acting in regards to their botched attempt at a DMC game

Yepp... this will end badly. It will probably sell decent amount, but the future of the series is in peril IMO :| To bad, it was one of the few games that managed a great transition from 8-bit to full 3D