Ninja Gaiden II has serious camera issues
According to Next Generation in their latest preview, the camera in Ninja Gaiden II is bad enough to seriously detract from the game as a whole. Will a bad camera be enough to tank Ryu’s latest adventure?
Ninja Gaiden II should see a strong showing despite the camera issues, as it looks like the rest of the game is going to be outstanding. Just how bad is the camera? Next Generation had this to say after their hands-on.
And this is why the camera is such a surprisingly big issue. This isn’t a problem with it getting caught on a corner occasionally, nor the odd confusing switch of perspective. It is a constant problem: obscuring foes, breaking up combos, losing track of Ryu, and flicking back and forth between positions.
n part it’s the fault of the cramped and narrow environments that make up a significant portion of the game. In part it’s a problem with opponents that move so quickly and attack from any angle so they can only be tracked manually. But overall it’s thoroughly disappointing: the very second battle of the game takes place on a narrow, descending ramp, and in the course of this fight the camera will do everything but show you the fight as it needs to be seen – getting stuck, losing sight of Ryu in the midst of the group, and occasionally flipping views back and forth in the space of a few seconds.
Apart from that and few other minor issues, the game looks to be on par with the best of the genre. That being said, how could Itagaki and company make a game that excels in so many areas and yet fails at one of the most basic concepts in gaming? Maybe next time they’ll focus more on a competent camera system and worry less about how many gallons of blood they can display at any given time.
this game friggin sucks, always has, always will. i never understood the fan boys. seriously unless ur from asia this game is ass.
sucks no doubt
the first NG had a pretty poor camera too, tbf.
Says the man who couldnt get past the first level. But maybe I’m being unfair and your just too much of a pussy to play a video game that challenges you.
Weak. I was realy looking forward to this game …
How come every time someone says this game sucks, there’s always one asshole who says “its becuase you didnt beat it” ? I Beat Ninja Gaiden. And to be perfectly honest it wasnt the hardest game I’ve ever played. I wont go so far as to say it sucked, but it sure as hell didnt deserve all the praise it got. A shitty camera and stale lifeless levels a good game does not make.
Damn I already have it paid off on my preorder
well hopefully this guy is just full of it and it doesn’t happen to everyone.
I hope the camera isn’t as shitty as these people make it to be, the first NG had issues, but I’m hoping nothing that will take it away from the game.
im sure its not a big deal…critics always notice things i dont ever notice…im sure its gonna kick ass anyway…atleast to me…
When I played the first mission, I immediately went for the hardest level instead of being a pansy and half assing it.
The game gave me a beating, a horrible one but it was a challenge that had promise. This game didn’t spoon feed me victories which is what I kept in mind when playing the game “it’s not supposed to be easy, it’s not supposed to be easy,” but I beat it anyway. The visuals were great as well as the cinematics, oh my god at the time before HD I would’ve jizzed on my S-TV for the cinematics.
“critics always notice things i dont ever notice.”
Yeah I agree, I mean it’s different for everyone like I don’t necessarily make a big deal of the camera position when driving in GTA4 but a lot of people make it a big issue. However, if it’s as bad as the guy says it is, I’m sure they’re tweaking it now or preparing a patch for it when it goes Live.
Other than that, I preordered it, and I can’t wait for it.
where’s the bloody demo
This is laughable. Itagaki said they revised the camera system to address criticism since NG and NG:B/S. But, lo and behold, the camera is still the bane of such a beautiful “looking” game. At the speed your enemies move, you simply MUST HAVE a camera that cooperates at all times. Team Ninja have done this series a terrible disservice.
I love the series from the days of Arcade to the NES up to now the 360. If you ever played the series from day one, it was always hard.
The game isn’t for everyone. Its that simple. I thought the camera was problematic in the XBOX version of the game but Black fixed that and up the difficulty.
I wonder if this was purposely done again to make an Black 2. Can’t understand how Itagaki would not address this since it was a big issue to many last time.
Don’t worry, they will fix it with Ninja Gaiden 2 Black and perfect it with Ninja Gaiden 2 Sigma.
I didn’t think the camera was ever a problem…
I read the same about NG1 and I didn’t have any problem with it. This game is a guaranteed classic. Just buy it.
they always have something to b*tch about
According to ign/gamespot/1up/gametrailers and many other site the NG2’s camera is better then the one in NGB, if true next generation can eat my sh*t.
Regardless, morons will buy this crap, and still complain about the camera
and if the camera still sucks, they will have something to complain about.
but if i am not mistaken, this is a preview build.
Hopefully it will be fixed for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
whoever is sittin here copyin and pastin reviews about the camera can eat sh*t. wat high paced action/ninja game has ever had a perfect camera(except for arcade games which some of u pussies should stick too, complainin its too hard.)