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E3 2013: Keiji Inafune is Out for Revenge with Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z

When I think about ninjas slaughtering zombies, I immediately think about KRS-One.

Jun. 12 2013

Posted by: Marino

In This Episode:

E3 2013

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

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MY BALLS

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Edited By mattclassic

Keiji Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone

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I don't even..

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I'm sorry what?

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Edited By FunkasaurasRex

the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

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INAFUUUUUNEEEEEE!!!

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....sure.

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I can't be any more for this than I already am.

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I can't be any farther away from this then I already am

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Edited By MeatSim

Reveeeeeeenge!

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Uhhhh... nah.

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Ninja Gaiden Dragons Blood??

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this seems nuts, will wait for reviews

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Ok when I first heard about this I was like meh, after this trailer....... intrigued

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Chronological order of emotional events as you watch this trailer:

  1. Keiji Inafune is involved? Awesome!Let's see what's up!
  2. Egh, a real-action trailer. Just give me some gameplay already.
  3. Oh great, sounds just like any other recent Ninja Gaiden game. No thanks.
  4. Wait, what? Did this just turn into Duke Nukem, but with a Ninja Gaiden license?
  5. That's not Ryu Hayabusa? Cell-shading? ZOMBIES? HIP HOP MUSIC!?!?!?!?

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Reeks of Afro-Samurai. That's not a bad thing.

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The hell did that boombox do to you?

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I can't help but think Team Ninja didn't quite understand what made Far Cry Blood Dragon endearing when they decided rip off its style.

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Lovin that art style, hats off to the art team it looks amazing.

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Had me hooked with the live action until it turned into kindergarten humor. What was wrong with the normal Ninja Gaiden games that they had to make this "Spike TV Presents" version?

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Edited By rjaylee

In case you were curious, this is the KRS-One song in the trailer:

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Edited By I_Stay_Puft

ok Kenji Inafune and Zombies is always a win. I'm on board!

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Anything with KRS-One in it will be awesome!!

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...okay, yes, you have my attention.

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My only thought was, hmm, a blue costume... hmm, a red eye... hmm it kinda looks like Mega Man as a ninja... wait, is this supposed to be pseudo Mega Man speaking about Capcom?

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Had me hooked with the live action until it turned into kindergarten humor. What was wrong with the normal Ninja Gaiden games that they had to make this "Spike TV Presents" version?

The normal Ninja Gaiden games were already "Spike TV Presents", maybe you missed the exposed, gargantuan breasts that you could jiggle by shaking the controller? Fuck 'normal' Ninja Gaiden.

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I enjoyed the turn that took, except I'm not into hip-hop and I'm not sure about the gameplay.

Maybe.

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My chances of coming in contact with this game are as close to happening as my balls are to hot sauce.

(meaning, about 50% likely)

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@heatdrive88: who ever directed the trailer has excellent taste.

Is it me or is anyone else thinking this is Scorpion from another dimension?

:D

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So is this a gaiden of a gaiden?

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huh. video games.

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Alright, I'm definitely interested.

Boogie Down Productions!

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This seems dumb, and potentially hilarious in its dumbness.

Also, I really hope the game ends with this guy being killed by Ryu Hayabusa again.

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Does this mean it comes with a little skateboard for the thumbsticks, or am I confusing it with something else?

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RAP GAME'S DUKE NUKEM

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Looks and sounds equally like garbage.

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Edited By Tesla

Jokes were kinda lame but everything else about this is awesome.

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They let the RZA make a Ninja Game?????

MY BALLS INDEED

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From the Bronx kid.

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I'm so in.

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@rpgee said:

So is this a gaiden of a gaiden?

What if this is the main story???????

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This looks like something I can get behind as no Ninja Gaiden before it.

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@rpgee said:

So is this a gaiden of a gaiden?

What if this is the main story???????

Then what the hell does that make Dead Or Alive? Has this all been an Avengers-esque set-up?

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@oldjack327: I dont think Team Ninja had much to do with this. They had a vidoc where Inafune was talking about the game and the head of TN was asking questions from the staff.

I could tolerate the terrible rap if the gameplay were any good but from what they've shown in their stage demo it looked pretty bad.

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Looks a lot slower paced than I was hoping for. Also, I thought last year they said this would be on Vita. I don't see how this is a good match for PS3.

Not digging the music and kind off lame jokes.

I'm a Ninja Gaiden fan, but not really excited for this.

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This trailer is hot sauce on balls.

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So after the mess that was ninja gaiden 3. They bring the dude who created mega man to make a game where you KILL Ryu as a zombie ninja with a cel shaded visuals dubbed to some hip hop music as apposed to the standard heavy rock or people chanting nonsense?

Two questions come to mind.

1. How can you hate this?

2. Who do I throw my money at?

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im in.

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Well I certainly didn't expect that.

Is there a concept page for this kind of 90's retro approach to games? I'm gonna guess we're gonna need it.

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I have never cared about Ninja Gaiden until right now