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Kyuu on 26 February 2025
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LegitHyperbole said:
G2ThaUNiT said:

Shinobi? Yeah I guess unless you were a Sega console fan in the 80s/90s, you wouldn't have much knowledge on the franchise. 

If you have a PS2, there was a 3D action Shinobi game that released which was very character action oriented like others you'll find in this thread. It was a really fun game, but of course got overshadowed by likes of Devil May Cry. The rest of the series has primarily been 2D side scrolling. I'm really looking forward to the new one!

Shinobi and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. The unexpected return of 2D action games!

Oh yeah, I think I remember it now on ps1 and PS2, where you're like a Ninja running over roof tops and they were really punishing games. Yeah, I kinda liked them but they were way to difficult for my child brain. 

Edit: I'm thinking of Tenchu. I looked up Shinobi and never seen it in my life. 

Tenchu was great! Had the first one on PS1 and Wrath of Heaven on PS2 and loved them both. Very unique games in how they played. Another brutal Ninja game that I felt was underrated and no one talks about is Ninja Shadow of Darkness, this game kicked my ass and I enjoyed every second of it. I had a thing for Mythologies Sub-Zero too. It goes without saying all of those had more differences than similarities and weren't really in the same genre, let alone sub-genre.

Shinobi-PS2 was very basic but fun, challenging, and gloomy in a good way. It wasn't in the same league to me as Revenge of Shinobi, Shadow Dancer, and Shinobi 3 on the MegaDrive. Myself and my brother played DMC2 soon after Shinobi-PS2 and disappointingly said "DMC has fallen so low, Capcom is shamelessly copying Shinobi's monster tanks, except the game is so much worse" lol. It also got a sequel named "Nightshade" which I didn't play. Nightshade's protagonist was a hot af no-nonsense kunoichi. I'd let her slay me... and maybe step on me :)