NINJA GAIDEN 4

Ninja Gaiden 4 brings a more modern appeal to the NG franchise. It's different, but at the same time, it remains the same. The cyberpunk setting fits the new character, Yakumo, bringing that cyber-ninja mood to the game. For me, it was a pretty good game. It's not too long, but not too short either; it's just enough for you to enjoy the game. The story is very cliché, and there's not too much to talk about, but it doesn't break the fun. Although, I think a major fault of this game is the missed opportunity to have Ayane as playable character. It felt like they just showed her for, like, 10 seconds, you get hyped about and.... it fades away. It's a 7/10 game for me. It could be way better, but it's enjoyable enough.

Just wow, I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love this game yakumo wasn't bad but whenever i got to Ryu story i just couldn't believe my eyes. If the entire game was Ryu story this would be my favorite sword action game of all time. Yakumo voice acting is kind of weird but besides that i loved every bit of this game so far.

true 2025 GOTY. same ninja gaiden experience but better imo. definitely better than any sigma or 2nd remake.

PEAK

9/10 This game is a perfect mix of ninja gaiden and platinum games for me. If you're looking for exactly ninja gaiden 2 style gameplay this might not be for you. In my opinion, ng games can get a bit repetitive since spamming izuna drop and the dodge throw thing is the most optimal safe way to play. In NG4 they incentivize you to take more risks and play around with the mechanics more and it really shows in the bosses especially. There are many windows to parry and break armor and perfect block things. Not to mention just using the blood moves and the on the fly weapon switching is done so well, each weapon has its use and has its own unique thing in blood form. The main critique is that Ryu is a bit bland compared to Yakumo in this game. Others dislike that you just run through the same sections as Ryu that you played with Yakumo, but I don't really mind since I love the way this game looks and mainly am just here for the combat, style and adrenaline. Also found it incredibly fun to get all the achievements. (Almost have all the achievements the abyssal road last floors are killing me)

The gameplay is fun as always. Manages to feel like an old ninja gaiden game even though it was made by a different studio. Fans of these kinds of games are going to love it. As for me, the level design is kinda boring, like most levels look the same and none look particularly interesting. Also i would have appreciated a more entertaining story, i feel they tried to make a Raiden 2 with Raven, but Raiden worked in MGR thanks to the antagonists dynamics with him, here there isn't really any of it. So its an action game focused on just combat, it's great at it, but i would've appreciated a more complete package.