Review: Ninja Blade

[Disembodied_Dave]

Wasn't there a NES or SNES game called Ninja Blade?

 

[Eric the Orange]

God of War III. Evolving situations of QTE's involving multiple pathways and numerous ways to kill far more impressive than any games regular gameplay could show off. That is all.

Wait when did this review talk about GoW?

Anyways the 3 weapons thing actually reminded me more of Onimusha than anything else.

 

[zoozilla]

Aw, nothing about the absolutely ridiculous un-lockable costumes?

 

[Mr.Pandah]

I actually enjoy well-done QTEs, especially when they help spice up what would otherwise be a repetitious boss-fight. Take God of War, as an example. Plenty of button-mashing combat to go around in that game, but the QTEs in the boss fights allow for some really spectacular visuals without disrupting the flow of the game. If anything, they provide some much-needed breathing room during the fight.

What I don't like, though, are QTEs that force you to do them over and over and over again until you succeed. If you blow it, there should be a consequence - even a minor one, like not getting a bit of swag or as high a score - and then you move on.

This, except replace God of War with The Bourne Conspiracy.

 

[squid5580]

I rented it and quite enjoyed it. It was not perfect by any means but it those boss QTEs made me feel like such a badass. I recall watching Unskippable a couple weeks back and one of them said something like "WOW that is so cool I wish we could do that". And the other replied "ya we would just screw it up". That is how Ninja Blade made me feel. That I was involved with these amazingly over the top action sequences and not just a spectator. I should have left the V/A the default though. All english was crap.

If I dropped 60 bones on it I would have a completely different opinion. Especially towards the end when they make you replay the same levels and bosses.