[360] Mark of the Ninja - XBLA

[jms493]

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/mark-your-calendars-mark-of-the-ninja-coming-sept-7/

I think I am in....looks sweet.

 

[Twigg4075]

The first thing I thought was that this game looks just like Shank but with a ninja character. Then I see that this game was developed by Klei. Apparently they are one trick ponies.

Does it feature Metroid-vania type exploration? Hard to tell from the video. That could set it apart and make it a lot more interesting IMO.

Is there any word on price? I don't see any mention in that Joystiq article. I hope M$ learned their lesson when they originally priced Shank at $15. Shank 2 debuted at $10.

This game does seem a lot more interesting than shit like Wreckateer, or even Hybrid. Summer of Arcade would've been a lot better off with this and Rockband Blitz.

 

[jms493]

This game does seem a lot more interesting then shit like Wreckateer

I am hearing from a lot of pod casts that Wreckateer is pretty good.........but it is a kinect game so...

 

[SethMode]

The first thing I thought was that this game looks just like Shank but with a ninja character. Then I see that this game was developed by Klei. Apparently they are one trick ponies.

Does it feature Metroid-vania type exploration? Hard to tell from the video. That could set it apart and make it a lot more interesting IMO.

Is there any word on price? I don't see any mention in that Joystiq article. I hope M$ learned their lesson when they originally priced Shank at $15. Shank 2 debuted at $10.

This game does seem a lot more interesting then shit like Wreckateer, or even Hybrid. Summer of Arcade would've been a lot better off with this and Rockband Blitz.

Everything I've read and seen indicate that this game is nothing like Shank save for art style.

 

[Twigg4075]

I am hearing from a lot of pod casts that Wreckateer is pretty good.........but it is a kinect game so...

I must be listening to different ones because the ones I listen to all say it'sd garbage and basically a 3D Angry Birds. The only thing they praise is that the actual Kinect controls work, which seem to be a rarity with that piece of shit.

Everything I've read and seen indicate that this game is nothing like Shank save for art style.

And the brutal executions, the dialogue/narration, the way the character moves. Plus it's a side scrolling action game. I'd say there are way more similarities than just the art style.

Just read on their official blog that it's 1200 MS points. Pass.

 

[SethMode]

I must be listening to different ones because the ones I listen to all say it'sd garbage and basically a 3D Angry Birds. The only thing they praise is that the actual Kinect controls work, which seem to be a rarity with that piece of shit.

And the brutal executions, the dialogue/narration, the way the character moves. Plus it's a side scrolling action game. I'd say there are way more similarities than just the art style.

Just read on their official blog that it's 1200 MS points. Pass.

It's not a side scrolling action game, it's a side scrolling stealth game. That'd be the major difference, which is all the difference. I picked it up, and I have to say, it's pretty fantastic. And did you even try it before you decided it wasn't worth 15 bucks? Did you look at a single review or read a single detail about it? It sounds like you're just pigeon-holing it because it looks and sounds like Shank.

 

[IamMedellin]

seth u wanna be on the podcast today?

 

[SethMode]

seth u wanna be on the podcast today?

Thanks for the offer Med, but I'm headed out to the Phils game in about 15 minutes. Maybe next time?

 

[IamMedellin]

Thanks for the offer Med, but I'm headed out to the Phils game in about 15 minutes. Maybe next time?

ok, I just think u n twigg arguing about this game pricing/quality on live mics would be very entertaining

hit me up @iammedellin on twitter if u wanna be on the next cast

 

[jms493]

I think there is a DEMO.........

 

[Twigg4075]

An arcade game would have to blow me away for me to pay $15. The last time I paid $15 for an arcade game was Shadow Complex I believe.

This game just doesn't do that for me.

 

[SethMode]

An arcade game would have to blow me away for me to pay $15. The last time I paid $15 for an arcade game was Shadow Complex I believe.

This game just doesn't do that for me.

That's fine, just before you seemed to be implying it was just Shank, which is clearly isn't really at all gameplay wise.

I have to say, it's between it, Sound Shapes, and Spelunky for me as the 3 best DL games thus far this year.

 

[jms493]

That's fine, just before you seemed to be implying it was just Shank, which is clearly isn't really at all gameplay wise.

I have to say, it's between it, Sound Shapes, and Spelunky for me as the 3 best DL games thus far this year.

A lot of the best games of this generation have been downloadable...

 

[SethMode]

A lot of the best games of this generation have been downloadable...

Definitely agree. Most of my favorites have been downloadable. Far more memorable in a lot of cases IMO.

 

[Twigg4075]

LOL. My buddy donwloaded this as well and said he's digging it. I asked him if it was similar to Shank and he replied "Very similar". He was a huge fan of the two Shank games btw.

I'll give my own opinion once I try the demo myself but I thought that was funny.

He's CoptimusPrime on Live if you want to check his recently played games if you think I'm just trolling.

 

[SethMode]

LOL. My buddy donwloaded this as well and said he's digging it. I asked him if it was similar to Shank and he replied "Very similar". He was a huge fan of the two Shank games btw.

I'll give my own opinion once I try the demo myself but I thought that was funny.

He's CoptimusPrime on Live if you want to check his recently played games if you think I'm just trolling.

I don't think you're trolling, it just doesn't make sense. It's not anything close to an action game. If you played it ANYTHING like one might play Shank, you would die over and over again. What aren't you getting about this? Sure it has a similar artistic flair (be it anything from story telling methods to look), but it's a freaking stealth game where you get the best bonuses for never engaging a single enemy or being spotted once in a level. What part of Shank's gameplay was like that? Shank got dull (for me) because it was a run, run, run, mash, mash, mash, kill, kill, kill game. This involves careful timing and planning.

Some reading material that appears to be a little more reliable than your buddy:

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/mark-of-the-ninja

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/shank

Having a similar style now makes it the same game I guess, even if the gameplay is radically different? I don't see what it is you're missing here, and I think it's bordering on stupid that you're even posting thoughts at all on a game you haven't tried.

 

[jms493]

http://videogamesawesome.com/live/

 

[Twigg4075]

I don't think you're trolling, it just doesn't make sense. It's not anything close to an action game. If you played it ANYTHING like one might play Shank, you would die over and over again. What aren't you getting about this? Sure it has a similar artistic flair (be it anything from story telling methods to look), but it's a freaking stealth game where you get the best bonuses for never engaging a single enemy or being spotted once in a level. What part of Shank's gameplay was like that? Shank got dull (for me) because it was a run, run, run, mash, mash, mash, kill, kill, kill game. This involves careful timing and planning.

Some reading material that appears to be a little more reliable than your buddy:

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/mark-of-the-ninja

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/shank

Having a similar style now makes it the same game I guess, even if the gameplay is radically different? I don't see what it is you're missing here, and I think it's bordering on stupid that you're even posting thoughts at all on a game you haven't tried.

I understand that the play style is different. Balls to the wall vs a whole lot more stealth. My point was that the aesthetic is very similar, the way the character moves, the art, the narration. Even the brutal kills are reminiscent of Shank.

 

[SethMode]

I understand that the play style is different. Balls to the wall vs a whole lot more stealth. My point was that the aesthetic is very similar, the way the character moves, the art, the narration. Even the brutal kills are reminiscent of Shank.

You called it a side scrolling action game, which I said it definitely wasn't, and then you proceeded to continue to argue with me. I never debated that it had a similar artistic style to Shank (and I don't just mean the way it looks). You also called Klei a "one trick pony" based upon...something? If your entire reason to come into the thread to poop on the game without even trying it because of the way it looks, then I really don't see your point.

 

[Twigg4075]

I played the demo the other day and it was decent. Nothing to write home about IMO. The looked,controlled and felt like Shank, but with the emphasis being on stealth instead of straight up action. My biggest complaint in the demo is one that plagues almost all stealth games, at least older ones. If you get caught you're fucked. Even with a sword it seemed to take 50 slices to take a single enemy down, who of course has a machine gun. So you may as well start over at the previous checkpoint. I would hope you get better or upgraded weapons down the line at lest to alleviate that issue.