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I don't know about DMC, but next to Ninja Gaiden, God of War is an easier and much slower game. If you prefer puzzles and story to gameplay, you'll probably have the opposite opinion though.

Nothing comes close to Ninja Gaiden in terms of combat system, that's for sure.

 



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I think Ninja Gaiden in terms of Gameplay is better then both



Euphoria14 said:

Link to article - http://xboxkings.com/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=1147⟨=uk

Includes scans from the Edge magazine containing the review for NG2.

OMFG, read this guys and look at the BS remark by Edge.

"Edge acknowledges that NG II is a hardcore game and even go as far as to say that Team Ninja has a gift beyond the vast majority of developers in the genre. Edge also encourages hardcore gamers to fully support Microsoft, because without them, hardcore gaming could be a thing of the past."

Ninja Gaiden isn't bad, but to say it walks all over DMC and GOW is a bit extreme. IMO this artile reeks of bias.

"The fighting engine is quite without equal in the genre"

"It makes DMC4 feel like a wasted opportunity and God Of War an over-bloated spectacle"

 

Opinions?

 

Once again, sorry if already posted.

Edge never stated that they weren't sent some cash from the M$ gold reserves either and i really couldn't give a rat's ass about their opinion.

 



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While playing a Hack-n-Slash game, did you ever get the feeling that the enemies are just there waiting to be killed? I'm pretty sure you didn't get that feeling in Ninja Gaiden unless you are a gaming god.

I believe that's the kind of fact which would lead people to say Ninja Gaiden is a more hardcore game.



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Ninja Gaiden is definitely the most hardcore and arguably has the best fighting system of all the games. And for people looking for a very challenging game that comes out of the gameplay traditions of the original Ninja Gaidens plus the fighting game genre, Ninja Gaiden is definitely the way to go.

I feel as though God of War comes out of a different tradition. There's no fighting game influence. It's more like a Streets of Rage or Final Fight meets Mario platformer than Ninja Gaiden (NES) or Shinobi (Genesis) meets Dead or Alive or Virtua Fighter. Edit: Personally, I'm more of platformer fan than fighting game fan, which is partly why I prefer GOW. But I definitely appreciate what NG has to offer.

That MS supporting hardcore games bit is ridiculous. MS and Sony, two of the biggest companies in the world, are supporting hardcore gaming. There's really no need to scare your readership into buying Ninja Gaiden in order to keep hardcore games alive.



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NJ5 said:
While playing a Hack-n-Slash game, did you ever get the feeling that the enemies are just there waiting to be killed? I'm pretty sure you didn't get that feeling in Ninja Gaiden unless you are a gaming god.

I believe that's the kind of fact which would lead people to say Ninja Gaiden is a more hardcore game.

 

 Yes because without ninja gaiden hardcore gaming would be dead.. or should I say without microsoft? Right..

Well guys we now know why MGS4 got an 8.



 

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OMG! Can't believe they said that sh*t about hardocore gaming and microsoft. How dare they even say that bull about God of War. I don't bash Ninja Gaiden 2it's good, but gow was amazing, and actually still is. Nicely put Edge can go Fu*k themselves =)



"And it shows something wider: in terms of mainstream videogames, and for all the Microsoft needs the support and attach rates of so-called 'hardcore' gamers, the truth is that hardcore gamers need Microsoft more. Much more."

That's some funny sh#t. Edge's credibility



Thanks for the input, Jeff.

 

 

JBoogie said:
gow>dmc>ng

 

 lets analyze that for a sec.

:

1. PS exclusive

2. Multiplatform

3. 360 exclusive...

 

hmm, bias?



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Now it`s clear, why MGS4 got 8 from them, lol. =)

Yeah, NG2 is masterpiece in terms of fighting mechanics, BUT:
camera
weak graphics
sub-hd
frame rate problems
weak story

these cons overall make NG2 to be just a good game, nothing more.



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