Shinobi 3DS - SEGA/Gryptonite Games

[Sharky]

Really? The artstyle looks like its out of KungFu Panda movie or some comic, its evident in the design of the horses in how big/comical they are, not to mention the stereotypical "Eastern" building design (looks more like Chinese than Japanese)...overall I'm not like the style, and the gameplay sounds like its more of a hack'n'slash with juggling, which is not I want from a Shinobi game (2D nonetheless).

But its good that you guys like it... It's not for me.  :cry:

I'm afrid you're totally wrong...


The only difference is that in Shinboi 3 he is riding a racing horse and in this one he is riding a farm horse, probably taken from the Oboro village which makes far more sense then if they had a racing horse just laying around...


Is this to cartoony for you?


Honestly I think you are grasping at straws here, you didn't seem to have a problem with Bayonettas really generic depiction of European building designs... So why are you so offended when it is the other way around. Not that I'm picking up what you are talking about, from the 4 pictures we've seen it looks extremely Shinobi like to me... Down to the enemy we see in the first screenshot being straight out of Shinobi 3...

[Barry the Nomad]

Trailer on the front page, y'all!

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[Aki-at]

Yeap, looks like it started life as a DS game. Shame, they ought to delay it and bring the graphics much more upto scratch.

Glad to see I can kill stuff with shurikens again, do not really think a combo system is needed if I can do that. Boxart looks impressive though. Outside of that, eh, still waiting for the return of the ninja master, game could still be enjoyable I suppose.

PS You play as Jiro Musashi, Joe's father

[Centrale]

Looks pretty good to me.  The character animation has a nice weight to it, and it's cool to see the double-jump shuriken array back again.  I definitely want to play it, but it's not quite a system-seller to me.

I guess those are some sort of experience points you're accumulating through attacks?  Visually a bit distracting but it could indicate some interesting leveling-up options.

[CrazyT]

From the screens it doesn't look bad at all. I love the Shinobi games but I don't think I am such a big fan to make a conclusion from just the images. I need to play this. As long it isn't as shit like the GBA game(that game was really terrible), i'll be a happy person!!

[STORM!]

Very bad graphics. The magic effects are the same used in DS games. What a shame here!

 But I'm excited with the plot/storyline. Hope to see Sega fix that.

 The game's title is pretty lame... and they are using the same font as Shinobi for the PS2. The font is good, but the title is not.

 I like the character design, but not the whole art.


 The horse is Epona? LOL!!!!

 This game is probably intended for children :|

[Barry the Nomad]

Yeah, I wish the title wasn't simply "Shinobi". Reminds me of how Sonic '06 is "Sonic the Hedgehog" but nobody refers to it as such because it's confusing. I'll betcha the game will be referred to as "Shinobi 3DS" by fans.

A title like "Shinobi Zero" or "The Rise of Shinobi" would be fitting.

[Centrale]

Maybe I should finally get my hands on PS2 Shinobi to tide me over...

[George]

The game reminds me of Okami, as in, not much detail but more artistic design. Both look like a western cartoon.

[Suzuki Yu]

this is BAD. really BAD.
i don't like it all. even the animation is really terrible.

aside from the great covert-art FUCK this game.

[CrazyT]

I saw shurikens and the double jump shoot move. Other than that I don't really understand what's so bad about it Suzuki, it looked pretty good overall.

There was a lot of spectacle in that trailer but I hope the game is going to be full of that great platforming, well designed stages with some bizarre stuff, cool enemies that require some thought and a good soundtrack.

I gotta be honest though, I don't think it's gonna be close as fun as the first game on the master system.

I wanna hear more opinions though

Edit: Paying attention to the level tropes, I think they nailed the style

[Suzuki Yu]

how you can say that? nothing in this trailer looked alright! all the movements felts off. the animation is bad. graphics is bad. effects are bad. and there is no shaders at all! the art! even the music!!

[George]

Now that we are done listening to the all the "Retro games should not change at all!!! I don't know what a reboot is!" crowd. Here is a preview from destructoid. (Putting points)

YOU PLAY AS JOE'S FATHER!

- You fight a huge robot shark in the preview build. Fuck yes.
- SEGA keeping traditional stuff and adding new twist for a new generation.
- Heavy emphasis on the use of throwing knives (which seem to be in unlimited supply) and close-combat with a katana.
- Action is swift, one button presses.
- Ninja magic is back. Uses touch screen to switch and use magic (eh).
- No blocking, only parrying attacks. (R button)
- Platforming plays a big role. "I ran into a number of tricky spots that required well-timed wall jumps to evade spikes traps, and moved from ground to rooftops with a grappling hook. "
- "Visually, Shinobi 3DS is shaping up pretty well, with a decent range of color and visual effects that bring the 2.5D action to life."
- 3D mix bag.
- Dev stuffing lots of content.
- 60 in game achievements each unlocking a item you can view, use or wear.
- Classic ninja star throwing game is back.

At this early stage, Shinobi 3DS seems like a fair mixture of old-school with enough fresh ideas to keep things compelling. I did find the controls to feel a bit on the lose side, at least compared to the tight action of the sprite-based Shinobi games of old. A lot of that may have to do with the fact that we were only able to use the circle pad to control the ninja (which, by the way, Sega did confirm is the father of Joe Musashi form the original Shinobi titles). This will change, with the option to also use the d-pad making the final cut, something I suspect will change how I feel about the game's controls.

http://www.destructoid.com/preview-shin ... 2005.phtml

[Barry the Nomad]

Alternate costumes could mean most of the past games will be referenced. :D

[CrazyT]

Awesome preview