Report: Ninja Gaiden 3 features 'complex multiplayer'

Some new Ninja Gaiden 3 details have reportedly slipped out, including word on a multiplayer mode, the greater gore factor, and how the difficulty level is changing this time around.

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Some details on Ninja Gaiden 3 have reportedly been spilled in the latest PlayStation: The Official Magazine (via VG247). One of the juiciest nuggets is word of a "complex multiplayer mode," though more details on what that actually means weren't disclosed.

We had previously heard that this game would show a more "human side" of protagonist Ryu Hayabusa, and the magazine claims this will be achieved by taking it in a darker direction. "We are trying to take the violent concepts even deeper and make people realize how it feels to actually kill someone and what it is to actually gut someone," said project lead Yosuke Hayashi. "It's very important to us that people realize that violence is not only about blood and gore."

As for the series' famed punishing difficulty, the report claims this game is taking a "different approach" -- though again, the meaning is vague. "It's not that the game is going to be easier -- nothing like that," said Hayashi. "It's just that we are trying to make a whole game, a more exciting game that can be enjoyed by anyone. But at the same time, hardcore gamers will be able to feel and appreciate what the series is about."

The information is all second-hand, so take it with a grain of salt. We should know more details soon enough, because Tecmo is planning a bigger blowout for Ninja Gaiden 3 during E3.

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    May 26, 2011 12:45 PM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Report: Ninja Gaiden 3 features 'complex multiplayer'.

    Some new Ninja Gaiden 3 details have reportedly slipped out, including word on a multiplayer mode, the greater gore factor, and how the difficulty level is changing this time around.

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      May 26, 2011 12:48 PM

      "It's just that we are trying to make a whole game, a more exciting game that can be enjoyed by anyone. But at the same time, hardcore gamers will be able to feel and appreciate what the series is about."

      Translation: We are making it easier.

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        May 26, 2011 12:50 PM

        I hope we see new stuff at E3 from Itagaki's new game Devil's Third.

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          May 26, 2011 12:55 PM

          Yeah, that game keeps dropping off my radar because I haven't seen or heard anything about it since last year. It looked badass!

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          May 26, 2011 8:25 PM

          Agreed. I've always like the Itagaki versions of the last 2 NG games even though I have both. Devil's Third is definitely on my list.

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        May 26, 2011 1:40 PM

        Yeah, it's hard for me to have faith in this team in delivering a new Ninja Gaiden game that meets my expectations.


        Here's hoping I'm wrong though!

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          May 26, 2011 8:27 PM

          Considering Most of the leads in Team Ninja did an IW style exodus to join Itagaki, I pretty feel the same way.

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          May 26, 2011 11:17 PM

          The original Team Ninja went over to Vahalla with Itagaki. So I have no faith in anything they do from here on out unless they prove me wrong otherwise. But I don't see NG having the same punch it did. Especially when it came to its excellent combat system.

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        May 26, 2011 2:06 PM

        But the camera will still suck, sorry we're inept.

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      May 26, 2011 12:49 PM

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      May 26, 2011 1:51 PM

      "It's very important to us that people realize that violence is not only about blood and gore." we are going for a teen rating like what we did for the PS3 version so that we can try to get more sales.

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      May 26, 2011 2:09 PM

      "It's not that the game is going to be easier -- nothing like that"

      Translation: We are making it easier.

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      May 26, 2011 2:11 PM

      This 3rd Ninja Gaiden game got multiplayer finally! :)

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      May 26, 2011 2:27 PM

      Please see Darksiders.

      Add Ninja Gaiden combat.

      Profit.

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      May 26, 2011 3:01 PM

      Team Ninja needs to go back to the Dead or Alive series. And I don't mean for portables.

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      May 26, 2011 5:06 PM

      "We are trying to take the violent concepts even deeper and make people realize how it feels to actually kill someone and what it is to actually gut someone" - I really DON'T want to know what those things feel like.

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        May 26, 2011 8:26 PM

        haha yeah, that's kind of a fucked-up quote. i don't want to know the real feeling.

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