Not just “kind of“ difficult, or “really“ difficult, but rather “face punchingly“ difficult. It’s necessary to form huge combos in order to bring down many of the bosses, but it’s also fun to do because it looks badass – kill all of the enemies in the area quickly enough, and you’re granted a short cutscene of Hotsuma posing before all of them, in a frozen state of death, falling apart and collapsing in a mess of blood and otherworldly goo. If you kill enemies quickly and build up combos, your sword gradually becomes more powerful. One of the most important elements to your victory is learning how to “ tate“ (pronounced in Japanese like “tah-tay“, not “tate“ like “taters“). Getting the hang of the controls takes awhile – you have to constantly use both analog sticks, the shoulder buttons to lock-on, and other buttons to dash, jump and attack, but once you get into the rhythm, simply playing the game is like an acrobatic ballet for your fingers. A handy lock-on maneuver makes it easy to spot any oncoming foes, although it’s sometimes too easy to misdirect your jumps when you’ve targeted an enemy, usually ending with a drop into a pit. Although you’ll do most of your fighting with a sword, you have a small arsenal of shurikens to stun enemies, and some ninja magic to use when needed. There’s a variety of standard ninja moves at your disposal, including the traditional double jump, although you now have the ability to grab onto almost any wall and run across it, completely giving the middle finger to that nonsense theory of gravity. This one of the smoothest controlling 3D games ever made – Hotsuma runs, jumps, and attacks swiftly and gracefully, making the mere act of moving around an absolute joy. There is plenty of time wasted on the plot – something about evil denizens coming from another world – and there’s some brotherly dramatics regarding Hotsuma’s sibling Moritsune, but it all just gets in the way of the action.Īnd it’s some damn good action. Developed by Overworks, it stars a new ninja named Hotsuma, who has a wickedly cool mask and a fancy red scarf that drifts in the wind as you run.
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