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Especially considering that I haven't played a ninja Gaiden game since the late 90s/early 00s. I'm thinking of choosing either path of the acolyte(normal) or path of the warrior(hard). Is PotW that hard?

I have completed the base game in normal, hard and master ninja. I’ve done quite a few trials and all purgatories. I am hesitating to buy the DLC. How much did you enjoy it? is it actually worth it? I know it adds a few weapons, 3 chapters and a game mode. What did you think of those things? Did it make the game feel fresh to you?

Thank you!

Is it bothering you that L2 cross square is a swipe, L2 cross triangle an overhead, but L2 R1 square is an overhead and L2 R1 triangle a swipe? It bothers me way more than it should. is there a good reason for that decision?

So I got through NG1S up to VH, eased through NG2S on VH, and got through Hard on NG3re. Now attempting MN/VH on NG3re and boy is it rough.

I can tell I'm sloppy and have bad habits I'm trying to unlearn, while also trying to expand my understanding of the game.

So I want to do NG3re on single Katana only (minis the girls obv), and am just looking for easy ways to train in these games, esp. since the MC doesnt have training options.

So I thought I was warming my way up to this but I guess not. For context, I beat:

NG2 Black: Master Ninja

NG2 Black White Mod (with all the settings set to mimic the original as much as possible): Master Ninja

NG3 Razors Edge: Ultimate Ninja

NG Black: Very Hard

Something about OG NG2 is throwing me off. The IS spam timing I can handle in the mod, but not in the original. I feel like I’m constantly stun locked and unable to i-frame my way out of it.

And what my brain wants Ryu to do and what he actually does never match up. Just a simple XXY with the Lunar is causing problems because very often he’ll just stop after the first X and just stand there. (Edit: not saying it’s input delay , more that I’m doing something wrong.)

Im sure I’m doing something wrong but I don’t know what it is. I refer to Farnham and JayTB’s guides. And I’m Series X with a wired G7 Pro controller. Any tips would be MUCH appreciated!

P.S. Maybe it’s a placebo effect but the game feels better on Xenia on PC to me, but I’m only on normal. How does Xbox back-compat work exactly?

I appreciate this sub giving me good advice for dealing with ranged enemies: https://www.reddit.com/r/ninjagaiden/comments/1teuzl9/how_do_i_deal_with_ranged_enemies/

Unfortunately, the combat just hasn't clicked with me. Specifically, how to deal with large groups of varied enemies all attacking me at once. This is mostly due to me not knowing what tools to use and executing, so it's certainly a knowledge gap and skill issue on my part. But I feel NG4 also does a horrible job on onboarding new players. It's all fine and well for me to use XY -> Izuna Drop -> Landing UT against a single mook. But that's not much use when I'm being attacked non-stop by 8+ enemies with projectiles, dashing attacks, and multi-hit sweeping attacks from all angles before retreating.

I could never get any offence going before I get smacked down. In the split second between me recognising an elite enemy is guarding and I need to press Bloodraven + X/Y to break the guard, another enemy hits me from the side or behind me. I kept cursing I needed an AoE stun attack to give me some breathing room but I never found it. I'm running around trying to catch my breath and chugging down healing items. There's no flow and I felt shit. Even if I survive the initial wave of enemies there's always a 2nd or 3rd or 4th wave. The regular battles already feel like trials. The game's UI sarcastically reminding me of my light/heavy/shuriken attacks as if that's the problem lol.

It all came to a head on chapter 6 when I had to fight through a gauntlet of arenas with all sorts of enemies including Tengus that are a pain to hit and keep track of. It got so bad I was running past fights to grapple to the next area. At that point I'm pretty sure I was no longer playing the game as it was intended. The game also stopped letting me Retry the Battle after a death for some reason and I could only Restart from Checkpoint. Aren't I already being penalised by being branded a Lesser Ninja at the end!?

The vapid writing certainty didn't compel me to persevere, although I was beginning to enjoy Seori's comments about Yakumo's blasphemy. I found myself enjoying the platforming sections despite the finnicky wall run controls over the arena battles. The 1v1 boss battles were also fine and felt fair and balanced to me.

I did actually watch a playthough on YT to see how other players got through chapter 6. Turns out I could've used a BR attack that instantly sweeps an elongated katana 180 degrees in front of me to manage crowds. And here I was using BR + charge Y like a chump and getting interrupted. I feel like there are so many moves which are just a worse version of a better move you unlock later.

Why is it even taking Yakumo so long to get to the second seal? I swear I was meant to be near the second seal 10 battles and platforming sections ago but there's always more!

I thought to myself the game's not going to change so in frustration and exasperation I requested a refund from Steam. In the age of digital game ownership where I can't sell the game later, I'm forced to make a decision ASAP whether a game is for me or not and claim a refund. The more hours I've put into it, the less likely Steam grants a refund. I'm actually surprised they allowed it with my 9ish hours of playtime. If I played NG4 on Game Pass, I might actually keep trying because there's no time pressure or opportunity cost. But I couldn't justify taking a $110 hit on a game that didn't and might never gel with me.

It's a shame because DMC4 is my favourite character action game, and NG4 seemed to share many similarities. NG really makes the player earn the right to feel powerful without telling them how to get there.