i really wasn't expecting a video on this, but then i realized how memorable the bosses were on this game. i was young when i tryed beating it. i bought it in a random games shop because the cover was dope... and i failed miserably and despite all the rage and tryharding i never got any further than Alma. thanks for the video. it took me way back to my very first videogame salts moments... which was surpisingly pleasant, thanks to the quality of content :D
I got it when I was like 15. It was my first "dark souls" experience in that it kicked my ass hard. I persevered and eventually beat it but that was a long few months lol.
@@DarkLightGaming117 I feel like people had kind of forgotten Ninja Gaiden when Dark Souls came out. I find Ninja Gaiden to be far harder, far more unforgiving and at least as far as the original, less polished for something demanding so much precision though forgivably considering how impressive it was for an 04 game. NG bosses and enemies hit like Souls bosses but are far faster, far more aggressive, have unclear properties where sometimes attacks will bounce off for seemingly no reason with no visual cue to indicate this state of invulnerability. Then there's the grabs with a split second warning. Ninja Gaiden's difficulty is everything Souls is, but a lot less clearly defined. Attacks in Souls are much more telegraphed, invulnerability states are clearly signified visually, the overall pace is much slower and less frantic. The Souls games deserve their reputation but they have nothing on NG04, Black and Sigma. NG 2 and Sigma 2 toned the default difficulty down considerably and NG 3's high difficulty comes from poor design and balance decisions rather than being a well designed challenge like NG04 and Souls, making it the bad kind of difficult. It's kinda funny that "Ninja Gaiden Hard" is also a thing but refers to the original trilogy of games, despite the fact that term easily applies to NG04 as well.
Got Get Better Man I Just Beat Ninja Gaiden 2 in a Entire FCKING Day Sorry Man But You Never Going to beat it Not Everybody is Built For Ninja Gaiden Bro
Spirit Doku is a difficult boss but the best way to exploit him is using the Unlabored Flawlessness. It does MASSIVE amounts of damage to him. You can get through the fight within 10-15 seconds if you can get a good Ultimate Technique swipe on him.
When your setup was "Punish her like a doorbell." I had a raised eyebrow. Then I heard, "...being wrung by an overzealous Mormon." Immediately paused, liked, and subbed. Very impressive work, I can tell it took a lot of effort, and it paid off.
Excellent amount of detail put into this video. Some notes that can be applied for both beginners and people looking to play on harder difficulties: For Paz Zu: on the set of steps opposite of the side he starts on, you can run under him and get behind him. From there Ryu is mostly invulnerable from any and all attacks. This is a great position to spam the Dabilahro's UT and stun him quicker..this is also a good place to fight minions on higher level difficulties as you'll avoid the danger of his lasers (until he moves back to the other side of course) For Demon Emperor: The best primary weapon to use is the Vigoorian Flail because you'll make quick work of his skulls, but make sure to activate your ninpo (Inazuma or Fire Wheels) before his Big Head reaches you. Also, if you run out of arrows: USE INCENDIARY SHURIKEN as they will explode multiple skulls at once For Fiend Murai: Easiest way to avoid his Dark Dragon AoE attack: Once you see it coming, neutral jump, press X, B, Y and be ready to roll jump right away in case he teleports next to you For Dynamo: The most effective attack I've found that works against him is to run at him and hit him with a quick XX combo, then wait for his 360/grapple attempt, counter with XXY or XYY and then just rinse and repeat For Red Horseman: if you're able to: conserve a blue orb (hold LT and Ryu won't absorb it), wait for him to charge you and let his horse rise, then charge a UT and hit him hard I think after 2 or 3 you'll kill his horse and then it's just mono e mono For Smaugan: There's a cheese spot! If you stand on the left front corner of the top left platform his grapple can't hit you! However he'll still sit his head still for you to combo him. For Nicchae/First Alma Fight: While the Flying Swallow is a good starter technique, RNG can be a real bitch and you might only hit 1 out of every 4. Best practice for them is to use FS when they're on the ground standing/walking, but if they dive at you, roll away and follow that up with a straight haze slash (briefly hold and release Y) because you'll land it almost every time (somehow its vertical hitbox is insane and lands) For Doku: Avoid using the Flying Swallow as he'll almost always counter it. Rush him with a 2 or 3 hit combo like you said, and then roll away twice without jumping: this should trigger his long slash attack which is pretty easy to dodge, then you can punish with a full combo. Rinse and repeat..tedious, but effective. For Ishtaros: Her slide move has a pretty significant wind-up, so when you see the bluish-grey aura be prepared to dodge sideways and punish with a full combo. With her laser, the timing is a lot harder, but you can roll under her laser...here's a video for a visual: ruclips.net/video/Q93VZdVDYPE/видео.html With both Nicchae and Ishtaros: the Very Hard fights DO NOT involve minions so they're much easier to handle than in the mission mode fights.
@@Codiferrous Yeah I've beat it on normal countless times, but have only beat it on hard twice and on VH once..I've been stuck on Master Ninja chapter 1 for a couple months (though I take significant breaks because of the rage-induction lmao)
@@Codiferrous not only that but the environment and the story is so deep & sad and the designs the music everything is on point its a perfect 100 outta 10 game
when i was a kid, i couldn't beat some bosses, then realized that ill probably be better now, then when I was like 7 lmaooo, I'm 20 now and been playing it forever, beat it on every difficulty 100x over and still play it consistently. just wait until the remasted collection this 2021
I don’t know why you don’t have waaaay more subscribers than you do, but after watching this hilarious (and much, *much* too relatable) ranking/guide, you’ve at least got one more. Gonna go check out the other two now!
There are ways to defeat most bosses easily, for example with the tank don't use the APFSDS arrows, use the explosive ones, so you eliminate the one in the turret without having to aim at him
I honestly love Doku. He’s become my favourite boss in any story game. I’ve practiced him so much that I don’t even take damage against him anymore. (I’ve beaten him on very hard without taking damage) the best way for him is to wait until he does his charge attack, dodge into him with invincibility frames and a full combo (except from the last button) or do the same when he throws his sword. Hope it helps 🙂
I can`t agree more about Ishtaros. There is no other boss in this brilliant game, where I had difficulties to even damage her health bar And on top of that, she is part of the Marbus Boss Rush..
With Smaugan I would recommend using the Dabilaro UT. It deals huge amounts of damage and is a good way to use invincibility frames while dealing damage
Smaugan has a (possibly 2) cheese location(s): Top platforms (left or righ doesn't matter) the corners closest to the elevators and smaugan himself. The way the inquisitive doof is coded he can't physically bite you from either of those corners. The rest is cakewalk because he can't shoot fireballs at you either. Turns out the Dabilahro's ult ground beam laser thingies still work and when he leans in you boop him on the snoot with the "Flaming Whirlwind" (> + Heavy attack, no running nor thumbstick spinning). Regular and Ghosty Doku can be whumped with wallbangs (the one WITHOUT the flip it may do less damage but he's less likely to no-sell or dodge it). No disagreement here, Ishtaros is the ultimate equaliser: NEVER LEAVER HER SIDE, wall bang if possible (NO FLIP, SHE DODGES THAT ONE), spinny move to end her swinging is absolutely spot on, don't attack her on the ground she's the one who wrote the counterattack scroll (or at least read it thoroughly). Persevere. Started working my way through master ninja on the PC Master collection and there's a third Doku fight that you're meant to lose but beating it unlocks the next difficulty early (Beating him on master ninja rewards you with ... nothing).
I found for Dolu (if you have it) the ublabored flawlessness will take him out quick if your health is low. Of course you run the risk of getting killed but it’s a good cheese tactic.
The Dabilahro breaks the fight with Doku in half. Just keep your distance and use the charge technique. He will not be able to even touch you. Higher difficulties are a different story though, as charging attacks is a pain with his minions pestering you.
When I first saw the crow lady bossfight in Nioh's demo I immediately said "Wait a second, those are Alma One's moves! That's practically Plagarism!" ...Then I saw it was developed by Team Ninja.
The ice yeti was only hard to me because I had promptly fucked myself over with low money and no health items. With such low health on hard mode where I would get one tapped even if I got side swiped. I am constantly proud of myself for pulling off a no hit win against this boss.
I often see folks whining about the camera in Ninja Gaiden Black but I've never really found that as part of the difficulty. Sure, in the original 2004 version the lack of cam control feels odd and is a pain against fights like Alma but but I feel in Black and NGII (mostly...) it was pretty good. :3
Facts. It’s definitely something to get used to and there are certain instances where the camera can be your worst enemy, but it’s actually quite good if you’re used to it. I even like how it’s inverted horizontally but would never do that for any other game
Another thing that makes Ishtaros so hard is that she penalizes the player for getting jump happy--it's quite a contrast to the other bosses. Playing Ninja Gaiden, I could panic-jump away whenever I felt I was in a bind. Ishtaros counters that habit with her whip and will quickly punish the player for frantically jumping. Success against Ishtaros means staying grounded and having good timing with rolls and combos that keep you on the ground, e.g. Dragon Tear. Classic combos like the Izuna Drop don't work, and you can't cheese her with Flying Swallow. I love the unique play style I had to adopt against her, and for that, she's my favorite NG boss.
IMHO chapter 1 is the hardest and Murai is the hardest boss, when played on Master Ninja difficulty. His minions are fire ninjas which makes this fight incredibly tough. You can just spam ETs and UTs on Mikado (the red horseman). Best is to turn the camera towards a corner when doing it. The bow is very efficient against the mages. For the flying devil that spawns minions (top of tower gauntlet), there is a glitch: the moment he flies into the ground, cast a ninpo and he will be locked, just wail away on him until he's dead. As for ghost doku, the problem are the ghostfish. There's a loop with the nunchaku, it does a ton of damage when used with the armlet of potency, however it takes a lot of patience and if you do one mistake you're dead. Get knockdowns on both alma forms by just spamming flying swallow, becomes almost impossible on master ninja - for awakened, there is a very efficient (but also very complicated) strategy that works 100% of the time (when she runs towards you: do an ET to stop her, then charge Y but release before ET, then flying swallow, then onlanding-gleaming-blade). Standard doku is super easy, he has clear openings and the arena is huge. For the lava dragon, it is a good idea to use the Unlaboured Flawlessness on low health, if you got some talisman to spare. ET + blade of nirriti should cut off at least 30% of his health. This fight is quite a pain on Master Ninja because the minions are those zombie archers.
I think for Paa Zuu and Yotunfrau the (Lunar Explosion) combo deals way more damage and if you combined it with the Fire Wheels Ninpo you can easily defeat it (More for Paa Zuu)
Murai: Wait till he rolls or does his dash attack to punish him with X-HOLD-Y Masakado: Arrows help but UT's are the way to go (only 12 mages spawn) Dynamo: Running XXX Hydracubus: Flying swallow on tentacles with Windmill shuriken, then Punish him with DS UT's Bone Dragon: use Ripping thunder with the flails and Armlet of Potency Alma: Flying Swallow then punish with XXY Shuriken then ->YXXX Tanks: APFSDS Cores and hide by the Box Helicopter: Use APFSDS Cores and try to hit at least 5 times before it goes on the other side Electric Worm: DS ET's should kill it rather quick Paz Zuu: Flying Swallow or XYXXXX from behind Doku: Wait for an opening and punish him with XXY or XXX Yotunfrau: Don't attack while he does his ice stab, he is invulnerable Flame worm: Dodge Fire attacks by jumping up, punish with DS ET's Smaugan: Use Dabi UT's Awakened Alma: Flying swallow and when knocked use 360Y drom TDS Spirit Doku: 360Y TDS deals massive damage, or UF UT Nicchae: Same as Alma Ishtaros: Wait till she does her knee attack and punish with XXXY, or when she swings around, punish with 360Y UT or ET Marbus: Use Inazuma or Ice Storm when he Falcon Dives to you, stun him and punish with TDS XXXY Vigoor Emperor (1st): Inferno or 360Y UT's Vigoor Emperor (2nd): Inazuma (lvl 2 max) whilst standing in the lava Fiend Murai: Wait for an opening to do XXY or XXX, when he is 50% hpp or less, he'll use his Dark Dragon attack. Dodge by jumping up and charge ET (Have Celerity equipped) Clones can be beaten by using the TDS or DS and do izuna drop on them.
The random ass funny commentary had me cackling. 👏🏼 " slap his head like WINCO mom publicly disciplining her child..." also I always thought the Holy Vigoor Emperor was Alma in like some 3rd goddess form....and I learned something
Murai also has a counter attack that can happen if you try to put too much pressure on him. But at the same time, you can also enter into a weapon struggle which is easily winnable and get some free damage on him that way. It seems kind of... random when both happen.
I know it’s a couple years late, but give the dual swords combo a shot with the ghost fish. I found that they were able to almost flawlessly get rid of them with minimal damage taken.
bring me the memory. If my xbox wasn't broken, maybe i can play everyday in this pandemic. Always love main story and really hate crow shadow fiend and fiend with sword.
Usually i will roll and spam attacks on murai until we clash swords. That's when we can roll and get out and attack him. Attacks on him this way can really be heavy
When I was 10 playing this game for the first time I COULD NOT GET PAST ALMA. Oh my God the rage I had at that boss. She was the only boss I get properly stuck on. But funny how this list changes if you're an experienced player. For me now I think I would put the worms as easiest.
for ghost doku you can catch him in a corner and nimpo the hell out of him, he keeps getting damage while being stuck there thoughout the whole nimpo sequence
I presume some points was already addressed like during fight with red horseman, you can actually kill every helper that's spawned on arena. For Doku and Ghost Doku it's better to be patient and provoke them for openings. For Murai it's better to use Lunar Stuff. I find it strange how people have problems with ghost fish, ever heard of Vigoorian Flail? And overall using different weapons for bosses. For the most part I think this list is pretty good, but I would put Doku fights lower on the list and making Ishtaros and both Alma fights as top 3. Just checked if my memory serves me right. Lunar Stuff isn't available until second chapter, so there is no way to use it against Murai. I guess I misremember it since most of my time fighting him was in mission mode.
I do use the nunchaku for the ghostfish ( xx xx xx, with the right timing the recover window is super shot so the ghostfish cant get to us before getting hit again) and Fire Ninpo. Dokus Fight are okay-ish once u get used to it. Thanks to @codiferrous for this video, i'm always happy to see people sharing their thought about Ninja Gaiden and the list is super good. My personal hardest bost list on master difficulty is: Alma 2 / Alma / Ishtaros / Nicchae / Murai(chap 1)
35:45 Admittedly I don't think I ever beat this on anything above Ninja dog (I stopped partway through normal) so I don't know much about ninpo resource management, but isn't Fire wheels best for this? Also heeyyy it's my namesake!
tanks are easy. just roll into a jump and shoot an arrow in the air ryu will auto lock. tank gunner will miss a lot more and if you keep max distance as you roll jump in a line the tank will miss every time. and as for the dragon. if you have the supplies just run into the lava and beat the shit out of him. just don't use attacks that will make you go into the air as the lava will chunk your heath upon reentering it instead of slowly decrease it if you just stay in it.
@@Codiferrous modern problems require modern solutions. also art of the fire wheel also makes the hell emperor a joke too. all the skulls lit can't touch you except for the main one that does the grab. chips him down fast. you can also use fire wheel on every boss when you run in for extra chip damage, extremely helpful for both doku fights.
Marbus certainly isn't difficult, but working towards him certainly makes him slightly more difficult. Currently I'm trying the Unlabored Flawlessness on him. Got to say it is probably a bit cheesing on him, but it works I think.
I started with ninja gaiden sigma on the PS3 and to this day, I can’t beat Doku in the hayabusa village lol but this list is awesome can’t agree more with the order
Imagine how you'd feel as a gamer after beating the 2 tanks and thinking you have a breather you go up the elevator and have to fight the helicopter. LMAO! The first time I literally paused the game and went for a walk cause NO!!!
I remember the feeling, lol. Also, I thought the tanks were hard because I was always aiming, but one day I realized I could shoot arrows without aiming.
Got to say, I've been very interested about playing Team Ninja's revitalization of Ninja Gaiden. I heard Alma's the hardest boss in the game by far. But knowing there's a boss exclusive to Master Ninja difficulty, I see why you've choosen to include that boss at Number 1. I have a request for you. Can you do the same bosses from easiest to hardest on the God of War games? Mainly 1&2. The original God of War has very few bosses. But they're still great. God of War 2 has way more bosses and they're way better. I have a few other Hack and Slash games for the bosses like Onimusha series, Darksiders and the game that started the Hack and Slash trend, Devil May Cry. I personally play God of War more because of it's brutal kills and freeflow combat. I also liked the jump cancelling and swapping weapons and powers on the fly. It wouldn't surprise me if you played each of the God of War games back to back to get a feel of the mechanics and see how each game differs from the other. I'd like to see what you think of the bosses in each God of War game though.
Doku and Dynamo always were much harder than both Alma fights for me. The easiest tactic to defeat Awakened Alma is to dodge all her bullshit and stun her by flying swallow her stupid face when she tries to rush you on the ground.
Yo! I have a clip of me pulling off a super random glitch on the Holy Vigoor Emperor: Demon! Use asdfs cores or whatever their called on his skull torso it has a chance of snagging a broken hit box and one hitting the fucker I was so surprised... finally beat that save too..
By the way, there is a weird thing that happened to me so I was dying a bunch of times in the first part and instead of getting the continue texts it said, do you want to abandon the way of the ninja? And I said yes, and then he replied with are you sure? And then I clicked yes. And then it said, are you truly sure? And yes, and then I clicked again, and then went to this clip of you laying, and the girl in the purple actually she throws a Kuni. you’re the room that’s before the rotating walls and there’s a in front of you and want you get a purple ribbon that’s tied on your arm called the band of strength and that you can get like a bunch of new bands
This was added in Ninja Gaiden Black and Sigma. If you die too much, you get the option to set the games difficulty to Ninja Dog which is essentially “easy” mode. You get free bands that boost your stats, enemies are easier, you are tougher, and items in the shop are cheaper!
I kno I'm late af but the mages spawning with Masakado are NOT infinite. You can kill them all off eventually so u can just focus on the actual boss which makes it a bit essier
It's been a long time since I looked at any Ninja Gaiden content on YT but with the imminent Switch release, I found my way to this. Nice to see people went on making content about it. With this being pretty old, any additional comments are probably pointless, but since Smaugan's bite was such a pain, I think it's worth saying that he can't actually bite you when you're on one of the elevator platforms. He can try, but he'll always miss. XD Not something a new player would know though. Also, since he doesn't have jewels all over his belly to protect him like his namesake, arrows are another easy source of damage, especially if you fire piercing cores through his body and his wings and hit him multiple times. :) Okay, I wish Auspicious Crane was actually named "Ultimate HOOAH!" XD Alma's awakened form kind of ranges from being on the easier side on lower difficulties just because you can kind of overpower her with the True Dragon Sword and go in well-prepared, but jumps WAY up on the highest settings, particularly on Black. I've heard Sigma smoothed out some of those rough edges a bit, so she's not quite as bad. Will be looking forward to having an easier time with that. :D Spirit Doku totally rewards you! You get a MAP! (Of the maze you just passed through.) XD The Staff's Lunar Explosion technique is a pretty good cheese for Doku as he'll often attack while you use it, but miss since you're in the air and take damage. Even if he does block it, you'll have an easy out with no risk. Okay okay, I made a bunch of comments anyway. Sorry, couldn't resist. XD
Did anyone kill the Holy Vigoor Emperor Demon in like 3 hits? Idk what happened to me but his health bar was damn near only 3.5/4 and somehow I one shotted him.
All the bosses can be a pain if you're not familiar with them. Devil murai can be a hassle since when you make it to him you have the healing items you have left after vigoor emperor.
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Secret Number 0 most difficult boss: "The Camera"
Not an issue in ninja gaiden black
Playing ninja gaiden sigma on the master collection and can confirm the camera is atrocious
@@demian8521 Nah it still sucks lol.
It ain’t no where near as bad as Yaiba’s controls.
It's only a problem when fighting Doku. Otherwise it's OK if a little clunky.
i really wasn't expecting a video on this, but then i realized how memorable the bosses were on this game. i was young when i tryed beating it. i bought it in a random games shop because the cover was dope... and i failed miserably and despite all the rage and tryharding i never got any further than Alma.
thanks for the video. it took me way back to my very first videogame salts moments... which was surpisingly pleasant, thanks to the quality of content :D
I got it when I was like 15. It was my first "dark souls" experience in that it kicked my ass hard. I persevered and eventually beat it but that was a long few months lol.
My older brother bought it when I was 8 and couldnt get further than Alma either. Then tried it when I was 17 and even beat the game on hard mode
Use flying swallow, followed by Gleaming blade technique with the Dragon Sword
@@DarkLightGaming117 I feel like people had kind of forgotten Ninja Gaiden when Dark Souls came out. I find Ninja Gaiden to be far harder, far more unforgiving and at least as far as the original, less polished for something demanding so much precision though forgivably considering how impressive it was for an 04 game.
NG bosses and enemies hit like Souls bosses but are far faster, far more aggressive, have unclear properties where sometimes attacks will bounce off for seemingly no reason with no visual cue to indicate this state of invulnerability. Then there's the grabs with a split second warning.
Ninja Gaiden's difficulty is everything Souls is, but a lot less clearly defined. Attacks in Souls are much more telegraphed, invulnerability states are clearly signified visually, the overall pace is much slower and less frantic.
The Souls games deserve their reputation but they have nothing on NG04, Black and Sigma. NG 2 and Sigma 2 toned the default difficulty down considerably and NG 3's high difficulty comes from poor design and balance decisions rather than being a well designed challenge like NG04 and Souls, making it the bad kind of difficult.
It's kinda funny that "Ninja Gaiden Hard" is also a thing but refers to the original trilogy of games, despite the fact that term easily applies to NG04 as well.
Got Get Better Man I Just Beat Ninja Gaiden 2 in a Entire FCKING Day Sorry Man But You Never Going to beat it Not Everybody is Built For Ninja Gaiden Bro
Spirit Doku is a difficult boss but the best way to exploit him is using the Unlabored Flawlessness. It does MASSIVE amounts of damage to him. You can get through the fight within 10-15 seconds if you can get a good Ultimate Technique swipe on him.
Thanks @-_EvilSkittles_- for the advice I'll try that next time!
@@animeshuun4211how did it go??
It's very good for regular doku use lunar
When your setup was "Punish her like a doorbell." I had a raised eyebrow.
Then I heard, "...being wrung by an overzealous Mormon."
Immediately paused, liked, and subbed.
Very impressive work, I can tell it took a lot of effort, and it paid off.
Great video! There can never be enough Ninja Gaiden coverage. Your personality really shows through in this vid. Good stuff.
Excellent amount of detail put into this video.
Some notes that can be applied for both beginners and people looking to play on harder difficulties:
For Paz Zu: on the set of steps opposite of the side he starts on, you can run under him and get behind him. From there Ryu is mostly invulnerable from any and all attacks. This is a great position to spam the Dabilahro's UT and stun him quicker..this is also a good place to fight minions on higher level difficulties as you'll avoid the danger of his lasers (until he moves back to the other side of course)
For Demon Emperor: The best primary weapon to use is the Vigoorian Flail because you'll make quick work of his skulls, but make sure to activate your ninpo (Inazuma or Fire Wheels) before his Big Head reaches you. Also, if you run out of arrows: USE INCENDIARY SHURIKEN as they will explode multiple skulls at once
For Fiend Murai: Easiest way to avoid his Dark Dragon AoE attack: Once you see it coming, neutral jump, press X, B, Y and be ready to roll jump right away in case he teleports next to you
For Dynamo: The most effective attack I've found that works against him is to run at him and hit him with a quick XX combo, then wait for his 360/grapple attempt, counter with XXY or XYY and then just rinse and repeat
For Red Horseman: if you're able to: conserve a blue orb (hold LT and Ryu won't absorb it), wait for him to charge you and let his horse rise, then charge a UT and hit him hard I think after 2 or 3 you'll kill his horse and then it's just mono e mono
For Smaugan: There's a cheese spot! If you stand on the left front corner of the top left platform his grapple can't hit you! However he'll still sit his head still for you to combo him.
For Nicchae/First Alma Fight: While the Flying Swallow is a good starter technique, RNG can be a real bitch and you might only hit 1 out of every 4. Best practice for them is to use FS when they're on the ground standing/walking, but if they dive at you, roll away and follow that up with a straight haze slash (briefly hold and release Y) because you'll land it almost every time (somehow its vertical hitbox is insane and lands)
For Doku: Avoid using the Flying Swallow as he'll almost always counter it. Rush him with a 2 or 3 hit combo like you said, and then roll away twice without jumping: this should trigger his long slash attack which is pretty easy to dodge, then you can punish with a full combo. Rinse and repeat..tedious, but effective.
For Ishtaros: Her slide move has a pretty significant wind-up, so when you see the bluish-grey aura be prepared to dodge sideways and punish with a full combo. With her laser, the timing is a lot harder, but you can roll under her laser...here's a video for a visual: ruclips.net/video/Q93VZdVDYPE/видео.html
With both Nicchae and Ishtaros: the Very Hard fights DO NOT involve minions so they're much easier to handle than in the mission mode fights.
@@Codiferrous Yeah I've beat it on normal countless times, but have only beat it on hard twice and on VH once..I've been stuck on Master Ninja chapter 1 for a couple months (though I take significant breaks because of the rage-induction lmao)
I finished this game more then 30 times , xbox original, 360 , ps3 its just so damn good
Nice editing + video , good job 👏🏻
@@Codiferrous not only that but the environment and the story is so deep & sad and the designs the music everything is on point its a perfect 100 outta 10 game
You deserve way more subs. And props being an expert on the game. I can barely play any of them without rage quiting.
This video deserves way, WAY more likes and views. Great job 👍
Hey man, this is a pretty good analytical video.
when i was a kid, i couldn't beat some bosses, then realized that ill probably be better now, then when I was like 7 lmaooo, I'm 20 now and been playing it forever, beat it on every difficulty 100x over and still play it consistently. just wait until the remasted collection this 2021
How are you enjoying it?
@@blitzofuckzolol i am playing it right now, on my xbox series x and i am really enjoying the game, i will be playing this for a min
Editing 10/10
I don’t know why you don’t have waaaay more subscribers than you do, but after watching this hilarious (and much, *much* too relatable) ranking/guide, you’ve at least got one more. Gonna go check out the other two now!
Damn did he play on master ninja I actually thought that the hydrucubus was a massive pain in the ass with the strongest form of the cat ladies
Super informative, great video :) NJB still causes me a migraine
this is such a high quality video! why haven't I seen it earlier.
Man, thank you for the effort! Your videos are really good!
Bro makes a 48 minute long video and gets 7 likes 😕
27 now =)
Just the slog of RUclips man. Most videos get next to no views or likes.
Great list dude! Need more like this!
There are ways to defeat most bosses easily, for example with the tank don't use the APFSDS arrows, use the explosive ones, so you eliminate the one in the turret without having to aim at him
Great content bro, very underrated youtuber right here, you earned a new subscriber.
Despite my personal feelings for Alma and Dokku I enjoyed this video dude. Nice job 👌🏾
I honestly love Doku. He’s become my favourite boss in any story game. I’ve practiced him so much that I don’t even take damage against him anymore. (I’ve beaten him on very hard without taking damage) the best way for him is to wait until he does his charge attack, dodge into him with invincibility frames and a full combo (except from the last button) or do the same when he throws his sword. Hope it helps 🙂
I can`t agree more about Ishtaros.
There is no other boss in this brilliant game, where I had difficulties to even damage her health bar
And on top of that, she is part of the Marbus Boss Rush..
I love this game this was one of my first hack and slash games.
Also I'm excited for the remaster coming in June.
Not only do you not get a reward for killing spirit doku but u get cursed like gaddam talk about ruining ryus day
28:46 essentially this boss is made to discover wether you are worthy of playing the rest of the game. It seperates the boys from the men.
Fantastic video man
I remember my first fight with Murai... My god he was tough.
With Smaugan I would recommend using the Dabilaro UT. It deals huge amounts of damage and is a good way to use invincibility frames while dealing damage
Wait the Dabli ultimate gives i-frames?
@@DIEGhostfish Yes, it is not as long as other i-frame UT's but it does
Smaugan has a (possibly 2) cheese location(s): Top platforms (left or righ doesn't matter) the corners closest to the elevators and smaugan himself. The way the inquisitive doof is coded he can't physically bite you from either of those corners. The rest is cakewalk because he can't shoot fireballs at you either. Turns out the Dabilahro's ult ground beam laser thingies still work and when he leans in you boop him on the snoot with the "Flaming Whirlwind" (> + Heavy attack, no running nor thumbstick spinning).
Regular and Ghosty Doku can be whumped with wallbangs (the one WITHOUT the flip it may do less damage but he's less likely to no-sell or dodge it).
No disagreement here, Ishtaros is the ultimate equaliser: NEVER LEAVER HER SIDE, wall bang if possible (NO FLIP, SHE DODGES THAT ONE), spinny move to end her swinging is absolutely spot on, don't attack her on the ground she's the one who wrote the counterattack scroll (or at least read it thoroughly). Persevere.
Started working my way through master ninja on the PC Master collection and there's a third Doku fight that you're meant to lose but beating it unlocks the next difficulty early (Beating him on master ninja rewards you with ... nothing).
I found for Dolu (if you have it) the ublabored flawlessness will take him out quick if your health is low. Of course you run the risk of getting killed but it’s a good cheese tactic.
17:02 Poor Doug, he just gave up parts of himself to better fight of terrorists attempting to illegally enter his beloved homeland.
20:11 Yeah I was running off Zelda logic and immediately resorted to the bow, it's actually really good against him.
The Dabilahro breaks the fight with Doku in half. Just keep your distance and use the charge technique. He will not be able to even touch you.
Higher difficulties are a different story though, as charging attacks is a pain with his minions pestering you.
I beat Alma in master ninja mode yesterday... I spent one week trying so hard, almost gave up
When I first saw the crow lady bossfight in Nioh's demo I immediately said "Wait a second, those are Alma One's moves! That's practically Plagarism!" ...Then I saw it was developed by Team Ninja.
Edo period Arnold Schwarzenegger lmao, I'm in stitches.
The ice yeti was only hard to me because I had promptly fucked myself over with low money and no health items. With such low health on hard mode where I would get one tapped even if I got side swiped. I am constantly proud of myself for pulling off a no hit win against this boss.
I often see folks whining about the camera in Ninja Gaiden Black but I've never really found that as part of the difficulty. Sure, in the original 2004 version the lack of cam control feels odd and is a pain against fights like Alma but but I feel in Black and NGII (mostly...) it was pretty good. :3
Facts. It’s definitely something to get used to and there are certain instances where the camera can be your worst enemy, but it’s actually quite good if you’re used to it. I even like how it’s inverted horizontally but would never do that for any other game
Another thing that makes Ishtaros so hard is that she penalizes the player for getting jump happy--it's quite a contrast to the other bosses. Playing Ninja Gaiden, I could panic-jump away whenever I felt I was in a bind. Ishtaros counters that habit with her whip and will quickly punish the player for frantically jumping. Success against Ishtaros means staying grounded and having good timing with rolls and combos that keep you on the ground, e.g. Dragon Tear. Classic combos like the Izuna Drop don't work, and you can't cheese her with Flying Swallow. I love the unique play style I had to adopt against her, and for that, she's my favorite NG boss.
17:49 INYUYASHIKI REFERENCE YESSSSS
IMHO chapter 1 is the hardest and Murai is the hardest boss, when played on Master Ninja difficulty. His minions are fire ninjas which makes this fight incredibly tough.
You can just spam ETs and UTs on Mikado (the red horseman). Best is to turn the camera towards a corner when doing it. The bow is very efficient against the mages.
For the flying devil that spawns minions (top of tower gauntlet), there is a glitch: the moment he flies into the ground, cast a ninpo and he will be locked, just wail away on him until he's dead.
As for ghost doku, the problem are the ghostfish. There's a loop with the nunchaku, it does a ton of damage when used with the armlet of potency, however it takes a lot of patience and
if you do one mistake you're dead.
Get knockdowns on both alma forms by just spamming flying swallow, becomes almost impossible on master ninja - for awakened, there is a very efficient (but also very complicated) strategy that works 100% of the time (when she runs towards you: do an ET to stop her, then charge Y but release before ET, then flying swallow, then onlanding-gleaming-blade).
Standard doku is super easy, he has clear openings and the arena is huge.
For the lava dragon, it is a good idea to use the Unlaboured Flawlessness on low health, if you got some talisman to spare. ET + blade of nirriti should cut off at least 30% of his health.
This fight is quite a pain on Master Ninja because the minions are those zombie archers.
Wait what about fiend Murai? Ah. Never mind. You got me ya bastard.
Brother you a legend for this vid! Even though I’m 2 years late😂
I think for Paa Zuu and Yotunfrau the (Lunar Explosion) combo deals way more damage and if you combined it with the Fire Wheels Ninpo you can easily defeat it (More for Paa Zuu)
Murai: Wait till he rolls or does his dash attack to punish him with X-HOLD-Y
Masakado: Arrows help but UT's are the way to go (only 12 mages spawn)
Dynamo: Running XXX
Hydracubus: Flying swallow on tentacles with Windmill shuriken, then Punish him with DS UT's
Bone Dragon: use Ripping thunder with the flails and Armlet of Potency
Alma: Flying Swallow then punish with XXY Shuriken then ->YXXX
Tanks: APFSDS Cores and hide by the Box
Helicopter: Use APFSDS Cores and try to hit at least 5 times before it goes on the other side
Electric Worm: DS ET's should kill it rather quick
Paz Zuu: Flying Swallow or XYXXXX from behind
Doku: Wait for an opening and punish him with XXY or XXX
Yotunfrau: Don't attack while he does his ice stab, he is invulnerable
Flame worm: Dodge Fire attacks by jumping up, punish with DS ET's
Smaugan: Use Dabi UT's
Awakened Alma: Flying swallow and when knocked use 360Y drom TDS
Spirit Doku: 360Y TDS deals massive damage, or UF UT
Nicchae: Same as Alma
Ishtaros: Wait till she does her knee attack and punish with XXXY, or when she swings around, punish with 360Y UT or ET
Marbus: Use Inazuma or Ice Storm when he Falcon Dives to you, stun him and punish with TDS XXXY
Vigoor Emperor (1st): Inferno or 360Y UT's
Vigoor Emperor (2nd): Inazuma (lvl 2 max) whilst standing in the lava
Fiend Murai: Wait for an opening to do XXY or XXX, when he is 50% hpp or less, he'll use his Dark Dragon attack. Dodge by jumping up and charge ET (Have Celerity equipped)
Clones can be beaten by using the TDS or DS and do izuna drop on them.
The random ass funny commentary had me cackling. 👏🏼 " slap his head like WINCO mom publicly disciplining her child..." also I always thought the Holy Vigoor Emperor was Alma in like some 3rd goddess form....and I learned something
Murai also has a counter attack that can happen if you try to put too much pressure on him. But at the same time, you can also enter into a weapon struggle which is easily winnable and get some free damage on him that way. It seems kind of... random when both happen.
I know it’s a couple years late, but give the dual swords combo a shot with the ghost fish. I found that they were able to almost flawlessly get rid of them with minimal damage taken.
Or nunchaku-vigoorian flail xxx jump x
bring me the memory. If my xbox wasn't broken, maybe i can play everyday in this pandemic. Always love main story and really hate crow shadow fiend and fiend with sword.
Usually i will roll and spam attacks on murai until we clash swords. That's when we can roll and get out and attack him. Attacks on him this way can really be heavy
Try using the V. Flails, they are very useful to drain bosses hp
When I was 10 playing this game for the first time I COULD NOT GET PAST ALMA. Oh my God the rage I had at that boss. She was the only boss I get properly stuck on. But funny how this list changes if you're an experienced player. For me now I think I would put the worms as easiest.
I feel this deep in my soul, her nipple saucer pasties are distracting making her fight a bit harder
I under a friend's advice unlocked Ninja Dog to do my first practice run on.
Fun story; I had to RESTART THE WHOLE FUCKING GAME BECAUSE I HAD NO HEALTH ELIXIRS AND THERE WAS NO SHOP ATOUND THAT I COULD GO TO SO FUCK ALMA.
Played this on Master Ninja. I don't know how many times I wanted to throw my controller.
for ghost doku you can catch him in a corner and nimpo the hell out of him, he keeps getting damage while being stuck there thoughout the whole nimpo sequence
I got a crush on alma 😍
I presume some points was already addressed like during fight with red horseman, you can actually kill every helper that's spawned on arena. For Doku and Ghost Doku it's better to be patient and provoke them for openings. For Murai it's better to use Lunar Stuff. I find it strange how people have problems with ghost fish, ever heard of Vigoorian Flail? And overall using different weapons for bosses. For the most part I think this list is pretty good, but I would put Doku fights lower on the list and making Ishtaros and both Alma fights as top 3.
Just checked if my memory serves me right. Lunar Stuff isn't available until second chapter, so there is no way to use it against Murai. I guess I misremember it since most of my time fighting him was in mission mode.
@@Codiferrous Expected as much. I'm still learning some new stuff too and probably will never be able to replicate what masters do with this game.
I do use the nunchaku for the ghostfish ( xx xx xx, with the right timing the recover window is super shot so the ghostfish cant get to us before getting hit again) and Fire Ninpo. Dokus Fight are okay-ish once u get used to it.
Thanks to @codiferrous for this video, i'm always happy to see people sharing their thought about Ninja Gaiden and the list is super good.
My personal hardest bost list on master difficulty is: Alma 2 / Alma / Ishtaros / Nicchae / Murai(chap 1)
Number 1, you are basically fighting Rachel.
35:45 Admittedly I don't think I ever beat this on anything above Ninja dog (I stopped partway through normal) so I don't know much about ninpo resource management, but isn't Fire wheels best for this? Also heeyyy it's my namesake!
tanks are easy. just roll into a jump and shoot an arrow in the air ryu will auto lock. tank gunner will miss a lot more and if you keep max distance as you roll jump in a line the tank will miss every time. and as for the dragon. if you have the supplies just run into the lava and beat the shit out of him. just don't use attacks that will make you go into the air as the lava will chunk your heath upon reentering it instead of slowly decrease it if you just stay in it.
@@Codiferrous modern problems require modern solutions. also art of the fire wheel also makes the hell emperor a joke too. all the skulls lit can't touch you except for the main one that does the grab. chips him down fast. you can also use fire wheel on every boss when you run in for extra chip damage, extremely helpful for both doku fights.
2:31 me and my mom used to call this guy. the ice penis. i know. we were immmature.
Marbus certainly isn't difficult, but working towards him certainly makes him slightly more difficult. Currently I'm trying the Unlabored Flawlessness on him. Got to say it is probably a bit cheesing on him, but it works I think.
I like this channel.
Where would you rank Gamov from sigma?
He is now covered in my ranking of Ninja Gaiden Sigma :)
I started with ninja gaiden sigma on the PS3 and to this day, I can’t beat Doku in the hayabusa village lol but this list is awesome can’t agree more with the order
@@Codiferrous oh sick! Now is a good time to try with the master collection 😎😎
My Top Bosses (Easiest to Hardest)
NINJA DOG & NORMAL
Hydracubus (Chapter 5, 7 & 15)
Bone Dragon (Chapter 6)
Masakado (Chapter 2)
Murai (Chapter 1)
Electric Worm (Chapter 10)
Dynamo (Chapter 3)
Yotunfrau (Chapter 12 & 15)
Vigoor Emperor [Demon] (Chapter 15)
Fire Worm (Chapter 12)
Paz Zuu (Chapter 10)
Tank [If only are one] (Chapter 9)
Helicopter (Chapter 9)
Two Electric Worms (Chapter 10)
Two Tanks (Chapter 9)
Vigoor Emperor [Angel] (Chapter 15)
Smaugan (Chapter 12)
Marbus (Chapter 15)
Dark Disciple [Murai] (Chapter 16)
Alma (Chapter 7)
Doku (Chapter 11)
Spirit Doku (Chapter 14)
Awakened Alma (Chapter 13)
HARD, VERY HARD & MASTER NINJA
Electric Worm (Chapter 10)
Bone Dragon (Chapter 6)
Fire Worm (Chapter 12)
Vigoor Emperor [Demon] (Chapter 15)
Doppelganger Fiend [Ryu - Kitetsu] (Chapter 12)
Doppelganger Fiend [Ryu - True Dragon Sword] (Chapter 6)
Doppelganger Fiend [Ryu - Vigoorian Flail] (Chapter 13)
Doppelganger Fiend [Ryu - Dabilahro] (Chapter 10)
Doppelganger Fiend [Ryu - Unlabored Flawlessness] (Chapter 14)
Tank [If only are one] (Chapter 9)
Helicopter (Chapter 9)
Murai (Chapter 1)
Dynamo (Chapter 3)
Two Electric Worms (Chapter 10)
Two Tanks (Chapter 9)
Yotunfrau (Chapter 12)
Hydracubus (Chapter 5 & 7)
Masakado (Chapter 2)
Paz Zuu (Chapter 10)
Smaugan (Chapter 12)
Vigoor Emperor [Angel] (Chapter 15)
Dark Disciple [Murai] (Chapter 16)
Spirit Doku (Chapter 14)
Ishtaros (Chapter 15)
Marbus (Chapter 15)
Doku (Chapter 11)
Alma (Chapter 7)
Nicchae (Chapter 15)
Awakened Alma (Chapter 13)
@@Codiferrous I know that Dx
By the way, what a great job you did for this video :D
You're cool! keep it up
The red horseman magic dudes don't actually spawn infinitely, or is black different than the original Ninja Gaiden?
@@Codiferrous ayy no problem man
Imagine how you'd feel as a gamer after beating the 2 tanks and thinking you have a breather you go up the elevator and have to fight the helicopter. LMAO! The first time I literally paused the game and went for a walk cause NO!!!
I remember the feeling, lol. Also, I thought the tanks were hard because I was always aiming, but one day I realized I could shoot arrows without aiming.
A trick for beating the tanks is to hide behind the arrow crates.I did that and it just beat it in like 30 secs lol.
Got to say, I've been very interested about playing Team Ninja's revitalization of Ninja Gaiden. I heard Alma's the hardest boss in the game by far. But knowing there's a boss exclusive to Master Ninja difficulty, I see why you've choosen to include that boss at Number 1. I have a request for you. Can you do the same bosses from easiest to hardest on the God of War games? Mainly 1&2. The original God of War has very few bosses. But they're still great. God of War 2 has way more bosses and they're way better. I have a few other Hack and Slash games for the bosses like Onimusha series, Darksiders and the game that started the Hack and Slash trend, Devil May Cry. I personally play God of War more because of it's brutal kills and freeflow combat. I also liked the jump cancelling and swapping weapons and powers on the fly. It wouldn't surprise me if you played each of the God of War games back to back to get a feel of the mechanics and see how each game differs from the other. I'd like to see what you think of the bosses in each God of War game though.
@@Codiferrous Awesome. I'm going to sub too.
14:42 They call that a Blackhawk in the game? It's much more like a Ka-50.
I used my last spirit bottles to fight the skull boss and now i have no idea about finish this game. This is ridiculous.
@@Codiferrous thanks for your advice
Doug singlehandedly made me not touch Ninja Gaiden Sigma for 6 whole years
Get back in the saddle, king!
Ha nice one mad dragonfy
Doku and Dynamo always were much harder than both Alma fights for me. The easiest tactic to defeat Awakened Alma is to dodge all her bullshit and stun her by flying swallow her stupid face when she tries to rush you on the ground.
I found using the vigorian flails on the emperor skull form to be easier when all the skulls come flying at yoh
Sam Raimi Ninja Gaiden with Ryu Hyabusa being played by Tobey McGuire
Yo! I have a clip of me pulling off a super random glitch on the Holy Vigoor Emperor: Demon! Use asdfs cores or whatever their called on his skull torso it has a chance of snagging a broken hit box and one hitting the fucker I was so surprised... finally beat that save too..
Also, you get Rachel's war hammer after beating Alma.
By the way, there is a weird thing that happened to me so I was dying a bunch of times in the first part and instead of getting the continue texts it said, do you want to abandon the way of the ninja? And I said yes, and then he replied with are you sure? And then I clicked yes. And then it said, are you truly sure? And yes, and then I clicked again, and then went to this clip of you laying, and the girl in the purple actually she throws a Kuni. you’re the room that’s before the rotating walls and there’s a in front of you and want you get a purple ribbon that’s tied on your arm called the band of strength and that you can get like a bunch of new bands
This was added in Ninja Gaiden Black and Sigma. If you die too much, you get the option to set the games difficulty to Ninja Dog which is essentially “easy” mode. You get free bands that boost your stats, enemies are easier, you are tougher, and items in the shop are cheaper!
Hey codifferous, for the tanks, have you ever tried getting behind the supply boxes as cover for the cannons?
Lol spam for cover
Girl you want sum tail?
Lmao.
I kno I'm late af but the mages spawning with Masakado are NOT infinite. You can kill them all off eventually so u can just focus on the actual boss which makes it a bit essier
the doku fight i really enjoyed. kept u more honest
awesome
The helicopter took all my potions 😂but I took no dmg against tanks
Kinda was hoping to see a ryu clone on this list since I'm stuck on the first one and I want to know what is in store for me later.
I know I'm late to this, but you can find it on my ranking of Ninja Gaiden Sigma. :) Enjoy
16:42 360 no scope B**** slap 😂😂😂😂
I still wanna see Ninja Gaiden 3 RE
It's been a long time since I looked at any Ninja Gaiden content on YT but with the imminent Switch release, I found my way to this. Nice to see people went on making content about it.
With this being pretty old, any additional comments are probably pointless, but since Smaugan's bite was such a pain, I think it's worth saying that he can't actually bite you when you're on one of the elevator platforms. He can try, but he'll always miss. XD Not something a new player would know though. Also, since he doesn't have jewels all over his belly to protect him like his namesake, arrows are another easy source of damage, especially if you fire piercing cores through his body and his wings and hit him multiple times. :)
Okay, I wish Auspicious Crane was actually named "Ultimate HOOAH!" XD
Alma's awakened form kind of ranges from being on the easier side on lower difficulties just because you can kind of overpower her with the True Dragon Sword and go in well-prepared, but jumps WAY up on the highest settings, particularly on Black. I've heard Sigma smoothed out some of those rough edges a bit, so she's not quite as bad. Will be looking forward to having an easier time with that. :D
Spirit Doku totally rewards you! You get a MAP! (Of the maze you just passed through.) XD
The Staff's Lunar Explosion technique is a pretty good cheese for Doku as he'll often attack while you use it, but miss since you're in the air and take damage. Even if he does block it, you'll have an easy out with no risk.
Okay okay, I made a bunch of comments anyway. Sorry, couldn't resist. XD
Plz do a ninja gaiden 3 boss ranking video
Did anyone kill the Holy Vigoor Emperor Demon in like 3 hits? Idk what happened to me but his health bar was damn near only 3.5/4 and somehow I one shotted him.
I completed ninja gaiden black on easy difficulty
Thank you
I always thought alma was the hardest I always struggled against her on very hard mode
All the bosses can be a pain if you're not familiar with them. Devil murai can be a hassle since when you make it to him you have the healing items you have left after vigoor emperor.
Are you sure that's a Blackhawk? It looks more like a Hind to me...
You ever try this game on very hard or master ninja mode?
Can you upload unbeeped version of this video its pretty annoying to have the beepings, also the other boss rankings dont have this so why this has?
I'm playing NGS, +1 sub for you