The creator said at the time that: "in other games, enemies were made for you to kill them, but in Ninja Gaiden, the enemies were made to kill you". Watching people underestimate this game is always funny hahahahah I already started laughing when you selected hard mode at first. Good luck finishing it dude
@@ruksolid me hahaha but tbf i start my games on the hardest difficulty they give you on launch, except for gimmick diffiulties like ones where if you die you start from the beginning of the game or die in one hit
Ninja Gaiden 1 legit introduced me what rage quit was as a kid, i mean FromSoftware themselves literally tried copy paste the similar concept with their game called Ninja Blade, though that one is suck balls..
I never thought a gamer in this age would ever go back to games like these because of how old it is, but back when Halo and other franchises were popping off Ninja Gaiden was my game throughout middle school and high school. I'm glad you decided to give it a chance and i hope you enjoy it enough to give it a series and continue on through the whole franchise.
We had a self-set challenge with my friends at high school, and it was to beat Ninja Gaiden at Master Ninja difficulty by the end of high school. All three of us played the same playthrough and when one of us lost his shit, we changed the player. It was honestly the most difficult time I've experienced in a videogame, I even thought I'd be done with gaming. By the time it was the final spring, really close to summer, when we finally did it and I think beating this game meant more than finishing high school. It made good memories!
34 year old here. I devoted several months of my life to playing this game after school and on the weekends all the way through until completion. It's a solid gem and soooo hard. Once you start unlocking and advancing the different weapons it gets so good. You can definitely see how this game paved the way for souls and souls like games.
Same age as you. I only played the black version of NG. This was right after I made the stupid decision to drop out of high school. Since I had nothing but time, I became so good at the game that I was getting all the time bonuses on every battle, even boss battles Then I started playing Master Ninja. I kid you not, it took me THREE WEEKS to get to the first checkpoint on the first chapter. That difficulty was a whole other beast. It was even worse in the sequel with the incendiary ninjas. But I’ll never forget those feelings of accomplishment and reward when you finally beat that one battle that’s been taking you days to beat. What a rush. And yeah once you get the Lunar and learn the tricks like instant UT’s by jumping, landing and pressing Y, while also learning how to block essence until you need to use it… that’s what really gets you through.
I'm 35. I was a junior in High School when this game out. Great game! Definitely hard but makes you feel like a badass when you pull something cool off
I'm currently playing it for the first time (and I'm 34 too!). Crazy to think its original release was almost 20 years ago. It holds up immensely well. Hard as nails, though!
Apparently this game on the hardest difficulty is one of the hardest games ever, but I played ninja gaiden 2 and it was my favorite game and still is and I highly suggest playing the second one from 2008 it’s amazing and very fun
Idk if its harder but wouldnt be surprised since naturally older games are harder than new ones due to control and games back then not being nearly as polished both in controls and gameplay as games nowadays are. Been a gamer since i was a kid but even i can admit alot of games back in the day were not designed well lol but that was all we had due to lack of technology and whatnot.
Ninja Gaiden Black and Sigma are rare examples of a game that actually consoderably changes with each harder difficulty beyond just enemies getting more HP and you taking more damage. You fight newer types of enemies with each difficulty level (including bosses that are exclusive to the hardest modes, Very Hard and Master Ninja Mode), and having you fight late game enemies later. Master Ninja Mode in particular is infamous for placing traps in areas and objects that used to be completely safe, sometimes insta-killing you. As if that wasn't enough, the Mission and Ninja Trials Modes in these games are also easy contenders for the hardest challenges they pose (check Eternal Legend in Ninja Gaiden Black and Sigma)
Mans has no idea the amount of trauma he’s about to experience lmao. One of my favorite games ever gl bro your gonna need it lol. Literally loved this game as a kid because of the difficulty.
@@logicoveremotionspodcastre453 Bro Awakened Alma and Ishtaros on Master Ninja made me wanna put myself in an asylum. I legit damn near cried bro. I truly believe this game is harder than souls games and Sekiro.
I too am hella happy to see him playing this, I always wanted to see a playthrough from him on this to see how he approaches this game. This shit is my childhood lol.
I remember beating it and taking a photo using a Polaroid camera to prove at the lunch table that I did it. Also, it was games like this from back in the day that made a lot of games later on in life feel boring and over tutorialized. You got this Afro, I have faith. You keep saying "I am HIM." So, keep calm, keep collected, and just let yourself BE him. ya got this fam.
Honestly, seeing someone new get into Ninja Gaiden really warms my heart. Afro gone have a lot of rage moments, but he’ll def appreciate the series more after. These games are up there with No More Heroes, Devil May Cry, God of War, Bayonetta, Onimusha, etc etc. They really owned this genre Speaking of, definitely gotta see Afro play Devil May Cry next
@@Dee-Mellow they evolve yeah but not without social agreement so your argument is based on a fallacy. Read diatopic, diacronic, etc. They are all variables of speech but for a determined "variable" to be accepted as a valid representation, it needs time amd the agreement of the comunity so yeah have fun you too ;)
I'm 33, played it when it came out and I am the only one among my friends who finished the game at that time. You're picking it up quick though! nostalgic to see someone new play this haha. It has it's flaws but the amount of combo's, weapon upgrades and so on made it a very rewarding experience for the time.
i also played this game when it came out, didnt seem too hard but im a jrpg guy and i love leveling and grinding, i always max the weapons when i can and it wasnt too hard, ninja gaiden 3 looks brutal though hopefully i can find cheese strats
I'm also 33 I played it whenever they came out with Sigma, honestly I couldn't believe that you beat the nunchuck guy in before the end of this video so yeah he's kind of taking it pretty quick. That nunchuck guy is one of the hardest first bosses any game I've ever seen. I ended up finding out that you could max out the wood sword and it's better than the dragon swords, so I ran in a loop and grinded for it,and the game lost a lot of its difficulty afterwards
Props to you for going straight into hard mode. I've beaten the Ninja Gaiden games on Master Ninja, the hardest mode a long time ago. There were many many broken controllers and a lot of screaming, but it was one of the best experiences I've ever felt in a video game. I'm happy to see this game get some love. Hope you continue this series.
Ninja Gaiden is _hard,_ but before this one there’s the original Ninja Gaiden on the NES/Atari that is a side scroller just as if not harder than the 2004 reboot. What’s cooler is you even get to unlock the NES version _in_ the 2004 if you collect enough scarabs, hope you check that out!
Ninja Gaiden 1 (NES) is hella cheap but not hard. The most difficult parts are a bullshit jump in 6‐2(?), Jaquio's patterns and the fact you need to redo all of Act 6 if you die to the final boss. Everything else is very manageable. Ninja Gaiden 2 (NES) is the easiest game in the series and a good introduction point for any newcomers. Highly recommend. Ninja Gaiden 3 (NES) is the toughest of the NES games, primarily due to bullshit regional difficulty (International version has limited continues and enemies deal double damage; Japanese version has unlimited continues and enemies deal normal damage). Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden 2 (Xbox 360) are definitely the hardest games in the series. A brutal challenge that will destroy your sanity. While I appreciate the performance boost of the Sigma versions, the lowered difficulty is a tough sell. I'd recommend people to stick with the originals. Ninja Gaiden 3/Razor's Edge is weeeeeeeird. Play the updated version for sure. The original was embarrassingly easy.
As someone who absolutely loves this game, just a friendly reminder to think and play like a real ninja. You have to remember that you can jump off of walls and do sword strikes and when you unlock it utilize your throwables and every ninja trick in the book to overcome your enemies. I really hope you continue this game and play the rest of them. Enjoy Afro!
You should have seen Afro master Ultra - Instinct back when he was having his final fight with Owl in Sekiro. At this point with new Fromsoftware games, it's basically just waiting until he masters his rage and ego and find his inner calm and humility. Once he finds that, he always pulls through. Here's the video of his if you're interested. Watch til the 8 min mark to see the moment it all changes for him: ruclips.net/video/yieo7WcDF3A/видео.html
I’m 32 and this is the only game that’s reduced me to tears 😂😂 I remember being 15 stuck on the final boss for almost 2 months no Cap , n the whole joke is , the route you have to take to get to him is ridiculous
You gotta make this a series Afro, I remember playing through the first two games with my dad and it was amazing. This is one of the best gaming franchises in the early 2000’s
As someone who played Ninja Gaiden II on Xbox 360 it was hilarious watching you realize you get sent back to the beginning of the level on death. Great editing, by the way. This is fun to watch.
Honestly, I didn’t beat this game till after beating the sequel and since then have only done again less than a dozen times. It’s another one of those games that’s difficult to beat but very satisfying when you do.
Afro, i’m really glad you’ve gotten into the souls series, since then you’ve become my favourite RUclipsr by FAR! & now you’re thinking of doing Ninja Gaiden.. Insane dude, i’m so excited for your videos
I hate to break it to you, but Ghost of Tsushima and Sekiro would like to have a word with you... unless if you're saying Ninja Gaiden was the best of its time. That's undeniable.
I was around 4 when this game came out and I discovered it when I was 7. Me being obsessed with ninjas at the time I begged my parents for the game relentlessly until I finally got it. It was the best and worse decisions I made as a child.I was stuck on the first level for 3 days I couldn’t beat the nunchuck guy for shit😭😭. I didn’t wanna quit tho cause I imagined I was the ninja and I didn’t wanna go out like a bitch and just quit. That game brought the worst outta me and I didn’t beat it till almost my next birthday. It truly was amassing for its time and the satisfaction of beating the levels is almost as equivalent as beating malenia😭. I wouldn’t be surprised if you almost pop a blood vessel on at least one of these levels I hope you turn it into a series.
Born in '94, played each one as they released. Some of the hardest games I've played. Beat 2 and 3, never NGS1 though. Super excited for this, hope this becomes a series
I laughed when he said this was his first time, and wasn’t going to be hard. Then I shed a tear when he put it on hard mode 👀 And yes I beat it long ago and never played it again 😭
Beat it on normal, maybe easy. It was Ninja Gaiden black, so if you died too many times then you essentially unlocked easy difficulty. The pink bandana thing that you tie around your wrist.
34 years old now. Played a lot of difficult NES games as a kid which probably gave me the patience to play this game. Me and a buddy walked across our small town to Game Crazy to pick this game up and played it all day. It's the best action game I've played. Back then it was a true masterpiece. Glad to see it get some love here.
This is the most slept-on game in history. Beat it on master many a year ago and it is, to this day, the hardest game I've ever played. Loved every moment of it. Please keep playing it!
Same man, it was soo hard yet so satisfying, those evil Hayabusas were a mega pain, most especially the one with the vigoorian flail and cuz of the damned counter. I think it took me like 5hrs to beat Alma😂😂😂 at the cathedral
@@iamMildlyUpsetWithMostOfYouTub true, i guess that was why I kinda didn't get into it, the combat felt...okay, it wasnt a bad game honestly, it just wasn't doing it for me
Watched for years and finally seeing ryu on here is dope. Beat all 3 when they released growing up and excited to see you clap this series. Easily favourite games of my childhood
I played the absolute hell out of the Dead or Alive fighting games and freaked out as an 11 year old kid when I saw Ryu had his own game. Bruh I couldn't even get past the nunchuck guy on easy. I played it again a few years back and redeemed myself. Glad to see you picked it up!
I beat this when I was 14? when it came out. It gets much harder. I remember the 7th bosses being particularly difficult. Also, after you beat it, you unlock the master difficulty. Backflip off wall and slam and run + jump attack spam is your friend.
Ninja Gaiden was the first game that made me truly rage, even more so than a souls game. You're in for an... interesting time, good luck. Still a good game though.
Man I am so excited for Afro to play the rest of series if he enjoys this one! Things get so crazy and I would love to see his reaction to the more recent titles and all the crazy weapons. I definitely have some of the fondest memories playing the Ninja Gaiden series as a kid.
I remember getting to the near final boss as a little kid around 5 or 6 and didnt know what to do and got stuck there. Basically the archfiend final boss but replayed it like a year ago and beat it
I beat this one when I was in my last year of middle school, but I never realized just how monumental a journey that was getting through that series...then I discovered Demon’s Souls...
I remember beating this game with my friend Scott Frazier RIP when I was about 19. We loved every minute of it. Glad they improved the way you heal. I hated having to pause the game.
I beat this game when I was younger on the hardest difficulty, and including all of the survival areas as well. Its an incredike game and holds up well even now! This game being back great memories, and a lot of smashed controllers... I hope you continue the journey as it will give you much more reward than any other hard game has for winning. However, I say good luck sir, you will surely need it 😂
i love watching you and faze jev play elden ring. i kinda have a feeling you 2 are very much alike. also just playing any other game i get the same vibe from both of you in playing games
Ninja Gaiden 1 & 2 are in my all time favourite games. I spent hours and hours trying to beat this game: it's very hard especially on Master, but if you mastered this game it really made you feel like a ninja and yes I beat it multiple times when it first came out. This is the Sigma version which is like version 1.2 of the first one so for some reason it expected you to know what you were doing and just threw you straight into the fight whereas the original gave you a bit more time to learn. Either way, this is absolutely hilarious watching someone trying to play it now 😅
@@stevenvalencia6494 Like a dragon easily became my rpg game of the year when i played it a few months ago. Seriously a gem, that if eel doesnt get the love it deserves. For anyone who sees this, you can play most of the yakuza's ( including like a dragon) on game pass for pc. Runs well and you will almost always get insane discounts on the subscription like 1$ for 1/3 months very very often.
@@ElementalSk81 same dude! It was my first yakuza game and it pulled me in so much. The characters were wonderful, combat fun and the world was nice as well. So much random stuff to do too.
‘I heard this game is harder than elden ring but I don’t believe it’ The first ones not too bad. A lot of people consider Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 to be the hardest game ever made, however. You got this tho chief, light work
I beat Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden Black(all the missions were brutal AF) and Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1 & 2 when they came out. I beat the first two NES games when I was 6 and 7 but have yet to beat Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom because I refuse to use save states. 🤷🏾♂🤷🏾♂
I did beat this back in the day, and had one other person in my friend group who beat it. It was kind of the Dark Souls of the time. One of the main things people talked about when it came up was how hard it was.
literally there had to be a video posted as a guide to how to beat the first boss because he was THAT difficult. this game was the Original Demons'/Dark Souls: you had to use EVERY TOOL to succeed.
This game was my child hood alongside ninja gaiden 2 sigma and ninja gaiden 3 razors edge. I still play them after 8 years. I'm still waiting for ninja gaiden 4 to come out, hopefully it'll be just as good.
I love this series so damn much When 3 first came out, I didn't put my controller down until I beat the game, which took me about 8 hours I didn't even realize I was playing for so long
I was about 20 when this game came out. One of the toughest games but when you learn to attack while guarding and using your environment to move around plus combos in the air help not getting touched . Also charge your sword when yellow orbs are around they speed up the charge attack!
This is one of my favorite all time games. I’m gonna be pumped to watch you play through this. One of the most difficult games that I played and takes lots of patience! CANT BELIEVE I BEAT THIS!
The ultimate gaming achievement is someone doing the second Ninja Gaiden on Master Ninja difficulty taking no damage. I would never have believed it but it's here on YT.
im so excited to see you finish this game and the others in the saga, truly amazing games and seeing you play them brings back so many memories. good luck afro! you will absolutely need it!
Afro:how you just gonna toss me in without a tutorial Game:here's some type of explanation how you become him Also Afro:nigga don't talk to me Shit always has me dieing I love how funny you be Also I played this game when I was 10. Spent almost a whole year tryna beat it haha so much hell against the camera fo sho this the Era of Read the manual
I remember when I was a kid and played this game. It didn't take me that long to complete this level, but the Nunchaku Boss was my personal hell. This is my psychological trauma.
I love this series I’ve beat them on master several times as it was one of my few games as a kid that I bought with my own money and I’m super happy that Afro discovered it and if you think that this one is good it just gets better as you progress through the games
Hard is basically ng+ in this game although the game is still freaking hard but on normal difficulty there are no black ninjas at the begining just the regular ones and the boss doesnt have henchmen. Also Sigma is a version of the game made for those who where already familiar with the base game edition and the ninja gaiden black version with more bosses. You can roll then jump to travel fast and evade the ninjas following you. Aswel as absorb the orbs for stronger combos with the charge attack. Look at your combo list theres actually quite a bunch of them and theres moves you can combine aswel with jumps etc. Overall lots of mechanics the game doesnt tell you much like the soulsborne game. Combat is very different but as deep its super fast you have to hit many enemies and keep them busy not concentrate on just one. Be agressive. Anyway thanks for the video I really enjoyed watching your reactions to the game for the first time and you played really good I can't remember how many times it took me to beat that first boss I actually quit the game a few times ! Hope you continued playing and enjoyed your time with this game :)
I remember beat this game on normal mode. Few months later, they updated for Ninja Gaiden Black for more enemies and difficulties it was tough. The director said with difficulty update not many people could beat it. One day later update, more than 3,000 people beat this game in day one. He felt bad already 3 thousand people beat this game. Also when Microsoft Xbox team was testing this game for QC, they couldn't beat this game. They sent it back to Xbox Japan saying that this game is broken. They simply cannot progress certain stage. The director, Itagaki, said it's easy to beat this game. Xbox team fly to Japan to meet him. He shows how to beat this game. He shows completly different move.
Probably my favorite game of all time. I spent hours and hours on this game when I was younger. 1st boss was the hardest fight of all time. Till you learn how to cheese it
Jesus... Had a horrible day but this.. I have laughed Wayyyyy too hard😂😂😂And you have Men as well!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 But this game had the hardest First Boss I ever saw in any game.. then the guy ends up being his teach I was like Sensei why you do that🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄Great game great playthrough.. Finish it bro
When you said Ninja Gaiden 1 gotta be the hardest one I had a laugh. The Ninja Gaiden games were the Dark Souls of the time. They were made to be oppressively difficult. It was always a badge of honor to beat these games.
Yeah NG2 turned the dial to 11, tore it off, and got more dials. But that's the Xbox 360 version, Sigma 2 nerfed the difficulty significantly. Only other game that may be as hard is God Hand level DIE.
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If he does a full playthrough of this I can see a couple spots where he'll genuinely be in danger of popping a blood vessel.
Alma.......fucking Alma.....
Especially on hard mode.... it's over for Afros sanity bruh😂
@@brennanbrewer7522 Exactly my first thought.
Pray for my mans when he fights Doku 😔🙏
@@brennanbrewer7522 All I thought about
The rank Afro got, "Lesser Ninja" or "下忍" is literally genin. Mans is on the road to Hokage for real.
Afro: “STOP FUCKING MEEEE!!!”
Neighbors: “Sh-should we call the police or…?”
😂😂😂
They’re used to it
@@mangoman1096 I don’t doubt it lol
@@mangoman1096 yes, especially after Guardian Ape. That boss sent Afro’s sanity into another dimension.
@@mangoman1096 after malenia, they’re very used to it
The creator said at the time that: "in other games, enemies were made for you to kill them, but in Ninja Gaiden, the enemies were made to kill you". Watching people underestimate this game is always funny hahahahah I already started laughing when you selected hard mode at first. Good luck finishing it dude
Yeah when I saw he selected hard mode I thought "he's a madman or has no idea"
like for real, who starts ninja gaiden on hard for the first time?? lol
@@ruksolid me hahaha but tbf i start my games on the hardest difficulty they give you on launch, except for gimmick diffiulties like ones where if you die you start from the beginning of the game or die in one hit
Ninja Gaiden 1 legit introduced me what rage quit was as a kid, i mean FromSoftware themselves literally tried copy paste the similar concept with their game called Ninja Blade, though that one is suck balls..
@@illgeteverythingback Same bro, if it ain’t on hard it ain’t right.
I never thought a gamer in this age would ever go back to games like these because of how old it is, but back when Halo and other franchises were popping off Ninja Gaiden was my game throughout middle school and high school. I'm glad you decided to give it a chance and i hope you enjoy it enough to give it a series and continue on through the whole franchise.
Sometimes newer games nowadays are much more boring than the ones back then so we tend to back track alot
he just dont know how much pain he is in for.........cant wait to watch
He is definitely not gonna finish it.
I played the PS3 of this game, and i decided to not play this again.
Me: proceeds to fall in love with Blood from 1992
We had a self-set challenge with my friends at high school, and it was to beat Ninja Gaiden at Master Ninja difficulty by the end of high school. All three of us played the same playthrough and when one of us lost his shit, we changed the player. It was honestly the most difficult time I've experienced in a videogame, I even thought I'd be done with gaming. By the time it was the final spring, really close to summer, when we finally did it and I think beating this game meant more than finishing high school. It made good memories!
That's a cool ass memory
Dam bro you actually made me laugh with the last line
That's hella sick, mad props bro!
that's an amazing friendship sir
I aspire to have an experience like this
Afro: *puts game on hard difficulty*
Also Afro: "Why is this game so hard bro"
classic
if u play anything other than hard to start a game are u really playing the game? or just watching a movie?
@@CaliTEDD normal is not a walk through the park for this game though. I can see that argument working for other games, but not this one.
@@CaliTEDD you're playing a game. stop gatekeeping how people enjoy games.
@@johansenburg1623 it not fun if not hard it like playing a 7 year old puppy game
@@Body456 not fun for you*. You don't get to determine what is fun for everyone.
34 year old here. I devoted several months of my life to playing this game after school and on the weekends all the way through until completion. It's a solid gem and soooo hard. Once you start unlocking and advancing the different weapons it gets so good. You can definitely see how this game paved the way for souls and souls like games.
Same age as you. I only played the black version of NG. This was right after I made the stupid decision to drop out of high school. Since I had nothing but time, I became so good at the game that I was getting all the time bonuses on every battle, even boss battles
Then I started playing Master Ninja. I kid you not, it took me THREE WEEKS to get to the first checkpoint on the first chapter. That difficulty was a whole other beast. It was even worse in the sequel with the incendiary ninjas. But I’ll never forget those feelings of accomplishment and reward when you finally beat that one battle that’s been taking you days to beat. What a rush.
And yeah once you get the Lunar and learn the tricks like instant UT’s by jumping, landing and pressing Y, while also learning how to block essence until you need to use it… that’s what really gets you through.
I'm 35. I was a junior in High School when this game out. Great game! Definitely hard but makes you feel like a badass when you pull something cool off
them vigorian flails tho lol and fk Doko 35 and cant believe how old this game is now-_- still feels fresh in my head
I'm currently playing it for the first time (and I'm 34 too!). Crazy to think its original release was almost 20 years ago. It holds up immensely well. Hard as nails, though!
Same age as you. Remember levelling up the wooden sword until it becomes a super weapon?
Afro: I'm gonna choose hard mode
Everyone else who has played: so you choose death I see.
Apparently this game on the hardest difficulty is one of the hardest games ever, but I played ninja gaiden 2 and it was my favorite game and still is and I highly suggest playing the second one from 2008 it’s amazing and very fun
It truly is the hardest game ever at the highest difficulty. I was literally stuck on one boss for 3 MONTHS LOL
I'd say 2 on the highest difficulty is the hardest in my opinion.
@@Instabruh.User.. we don't care 😃
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@@Instabruh.User.. ur weird af for even promoting ur self like this u won’t make it anywhere moving like that bruh switch up the game plan
I literally laughed out loud when you said... " I heard this was harder than Elden Ring. I don't believe that".
I look forward to your pain, kind sir.
Also - if you don't like the controls, just know that 2 and 3 feel a lot better. Not sure if it's the collection or what, but that's what to expect.
Oh yea, i played 2 and 3 as a kid(we dont talk about Yaiba lol), those games were hard ASF. But also very cool.
@@TheMichaelAntonio I think it might just be sigma, Black’s controls are fine
Idk if its harder but wouldnt be surprised since naturally older games are harder than new ones due to control and games back then not being nearly as polished both in controls and gameplay as games nowadays are. Been a gamer since i was a kid but even i can admit alot of games back in the day were not designed well lol but that was all we had due to lack of technology and whatnot.
This game on the hardest difficulty is literally unfair
Ninja Gaiden Black and Sigma are rare examples of a game that actually consoderably changes with each harder difficulty beyond just enemies getting more HP and you taking more damage. You fight newer types of enemies with each difficulty level (including bosses that are exclusive to the hardest modes, Very Hard and Master Ninja Mode), and having you fight late game enemies later. Master Ninja Mode in particular is infamous for placing traps in areas and objects that used to be completely safe, sometimes insta-killing you. As if that wasn't enough, the Mission and Ninja Trials Modes in these games are also easy contenders for the hardest challenges they pose (check Eternal Legend in Ninja Gaiden Black and Sigma)
Mans has no idea the amount of trauma he’s about to experience lmao. One of my favorite games ever gl bro your gonna need it lol. Literally loved this game as a kid because of the difficulty.
He lucky you gotta beat the game to play master ninja this video would of never came out if that difficultly was avaible from the get go
@@omegawarking he would definitely be in the ER if he played Master lmao.
Same, Loved ninja gaiden as a kid
@@logicoveremotionspodcastre453 Bro Awakened Alma and Ishtaros on Master Ninja made me wanna put myself in an asylum. I legit damn near cried bro. I truly believe this game is harder than souls games and Sekiro.
@@adolphel.543 bro ALMA LMAO gave me straight up cancer bro lmaoooooo
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
Afro is going to need a therapist playing this game LOL
Afro finally playing Ninja Gaiden is amazing. Glad this is a filler episode for Elden Ring and I can’t wait to see if you finish the game afterwards
Man I hate the bots in the comments!
I truly hope he finishes this series of games after Elden Ring
I too am hella happy to see him playing this, I always wanted to see a playthrough from him on this to see how he approaches this game. This shit is my childhood lol.
Just wait till 2 he will lose his shit
Ookopokon
Real OG’s remember the struggles of this game back then but it felt good beating this at the end. Very nostalgic to see 🔥
I remember beating it and taking a photo using a Polaroid camera to prove at the lunch table that I did it. Also, it was games like this from back in the day that made a lot of games later on in life feel boring and over tutorialized. You got this Afro, I have faith. You keep saying "I am HIM." So, keep calm, keep collected, and just let yourself BE him. ya got this fam.
Honestly, seeing someone new get into Ninja Gaiden really warms my heart. Afro gone have a lot of rage moments, but he’ll def appreciate the series more after. These games are up there with No More Heroes, Devil May Cry, God of War, Bayonetta, Onimusha, etc etc. They really owned this genre
Speaking of, definitely gotta see Afro play Devil May Cry next
@@Dee-Mellow yeah cuz baby boomers are from the 90' damm...
@@Dee-Mellow they evolve yeah but not without social agreement so your argument is based on a fallacy. Read diatopic, diacronic, etc. They are all variables of speech but for a determined "variable" to be accepted as a valid representation, it needs time amd the agreement of the comunity so yeah have fun you too ;)
@@Dee-Mellow it has but not with your conception( im 25 btw)
@@Dee-Mellow ok boomer
@@Dee-Mellow yeah you convinced me good job ;)
I'm 33, played it when it came out and I am the only one among my friends who finished the game at that time. You're picking it up quick though! nostalgic to see someone new play this haha. It has it's flaws but the amount of combo's, weapon upgrades and so on made it a very rewarding experience for the time.
Played this game a few months ago it was fun but my gosh them new enemies and boss took a number on my mental
I remember when i managed to finish it on master ninja, damn that shit was soo hard, i remember destroying a shelf outta anger😂😂😂
i also played this game when it came out, didnt seem too hard but im a jrpg guy and i love leveling and grinding, i always max the weapons when i can and it wasnt too hard, ninja gaiden 3 looks brutal though hopefully i can find cheese strats
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I'm also 33 I played it whenever they came out with Sigma, honestly I couldn't believe that you beat the nunchuck guy in before the end of this video so yeah he's kind of taking it pretty quick. That nunchuck guy is one of the hardest first bosses any game I've ever seen. I ended up finding out that you could max out the wood sword and it's better than the dragon swords, so I ran in a loop and grinded for it,and the game lost a lot of its difficulty afterwards
Props to you for going straight into hard mode. I've beaten the Ninja Gaiden games on Master Ninja, the hardest mode a long time ago. There were many many broken controllers and a lot of screaming, but it was one of the best experiences I've ever felt in a video game. I'm happy to see this game get some love. Hope you continue this series.
Ninja Gaiden is _hard,_ but before this one there’s the original Ninja Gaiden on the NES/Atari that is a side scroller just as if not harder than the 2004 reboot. What’s cooler is you even get to unlock the NES version _in_ the 2004 if you collect enough scarabs, hope you check that out!
The reboot is actually a prequel to the NES games
Is it hard even on normal mode?
Ninja Gaiden 1 (NES) is hella cheap but not hard.
The most difficult parts are a bullshit jump in 6‐2(?), Jaquio's patterns and the fact you need to redo all of Act 6 if you die to the final boss.
Everything else is very manageable.
Ninja Gaiden 2 (NES) is the easiest game in the series and a good introduction point for any newcomers. Highly recommend.
Ninja Gaiden 3 (NES) is the toughest of the NES games, primarily due to bullshit regional difficulty (International version has limited continues and enemies deal double damage; Japanese version has unlimited continues and enemies deal normal damage).
Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden 2 (Xbox 360) are definitely the hardest games in the series. A brutal challenge that will destroy your sanity.
While I appreciate the performance boost of the Sigma versions, the lowered difficulty is a tough sell. I'd recommend people to stick with the originals.
Ninja Gaiden 3/Razor's Edge is weeeeeeeird. Play the updated version for sure. The original was embarrassingly easy.
Shinobi on ps2 was hard too
Well that's the first time I hear about this.
As someone who absolutely loves this game, just a friendly reminder to think and play like a real ninja. You have to remember that you can jump off of walls and do sword strikes and when you unlock it utilize your throwables and every ninja trick in the book to overcome your enemies. I really hope you continue this game and play the rest of them. Enjoy Afro!
Like a real ninja? This uh... This isn't how ninjas actually were...
@@RileyFreeman8 you stop
This game looks sick ngl. You definitely gotta make this a series man.
@@Instabruh.User.. hating ass
@@Instabruh.User.. 🤮
I love seeing people discover this gem. I put so many hours into this as a kid. Definitely need more playthroughs of this.
Its crazy how humble Malenia made this man and how he uses it to his benefit.
You should have seen Afro master Ultra - Instinct back when he was having his final fight with Owl in Sekiro. At this point with new Fromsoftware games, it's basically just waiting until he masters his rage and ego and find his inner calm and humility. Once he finds that, he always pulls through.
Here's the video of his if you're interested. Watch til the 8 min mark to see the moment it all changes for him: ruclips.net/video/yieo7WcDF3A/видео.html
I’m 32 and this is the only game that’s reduced me to tears 😂😂 I remember being 15 stuck on the final boss for almost 2 months no Cap , n the whole joke is , the route you have to take to get to him is ridiculous
That route made me angry i beat this game at 8 and it took so long
You gotta make this a series Afro, I remember playing through the first two games with my dad and it was amazing. This is one of the best gaming franchises in the early 2000’s
As someone who played Ninja Gaiden II on Xbox 360 it was hilarious watching you realize you get sent back to the beginning of the level on death. Great editing, by the way. This is fun to watch.
Honestly, I didn’t beat this game till after beating the sequel and since then have only done again less than a dozen times. It’s another one of those games that’s difficult to beat but very satisfying when you do.
Afro, i’m really glad you’ve gotten into the souls series, since then you’ve become my favourite RUclipsr by FAR! & now you’re thinking of doing Ninja Gaiden.. Insane dude, i’m so excited for your videos
for any of us that know this game 1:14 was a very concerning moment
afro: "Hard? of course."
Me: "Oh no..."
I literally had the revelation that you had to EARN the hard mode in the original game when he did that
Kind of just looks hard because it’s clunky more than anything else🤷♂️
It was at this moment we knew, he fucked up.
Never played this game but I knew at that moment he fucked up 🤣
@@arryn786 looks clunky feels really well in hand during combat, traversal tho oh yeah I agree. But this was a greet OG Xbox game
19 years had passed, and still, this game is unmatched
Fax
I hate to break it to you, but Ghost of Tsushima and Sekiro would like to have a word with you... unless if you're saying Ninja Gaiden was the best of its time. That's undeniable.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂@@redrexix8106
@@redrexix8106both are ass and both are very different games
I was around 4 when this game came out and I discovered it when I was 7. Me being obsessed with ninjas at the time I begged my parents for the game relentlessly until I finally got it. It was the best and worse decisions I made as a child.I was stuck on the first level for 3 days I couldn’t beat the nunchuck guy for shit😭😭. I didn’t wanna quit tho cause I imagined I was the ninja and I didn’t wanna go out like a bitch and just quit. That game brought the worst outta me and I didn’t beat it till almost my next birthday. It truly was amassing for its time and the satisfaction of beating the levels is almost as equivalent as beating malenia😭. I wouldn’t be surprised if you almost pop a blood vessel on at least one of these levels I hope you turn it into a series.
Ninja Gaiden is a game where every boss is Malenia
I’m so glad afro is playing this game it’s one of my favorite game series, it was infuriating back in the day
So did you ever beat it as a kid?
@@vindovilles3419 I personally beat it around 2015 on the og Xbox. Was 15/16 back then
Hope he plays more of this especially ninja gaiden 2. Such an underrated series
Yea no hack and slash comes remotely close to ninja gaidens 2 combat.
Seeing someone else discover the aerial techniques and all the hype techniques is a thing of beauty
Born in '94, played each one as they released. Some of the hardest games I've played. Beat 2 and 3, never NGS1 though. Super excited for this, hope this becomes a series
This is actually surprising to me because I thought he would have played a game like this way before he started RUclips.
Ditto
Same here, I guess a lot of people did not get into the series, the camera was frustrating.
I laughed when he said this was his first time, and wasn’t going to be hard. Then I shed a tear when he put it on hard mode 👀
And yes I beat it long ago and never played it again 😭
Pause?
@@tavianjosiah2 LMAO
@@tavianjosiah2 😭😭😭😭😭
Exactly how you feel I'll beat this game too a long time ago and I never touched it since
Beat it on normal, maybe easy. It was Ninja Gaiden black, so if you died too many times then you essentially unlocked easy difficulty. The pink bandana thing that you tie around your wrist.
34 years old now. Played a lot of difficult NES games as a kid which probably gave me the patience to play this game. Me and a buddy walked across our small town to Game Crazy to pick this game up and played it all day. It's the best action game I've played. Back then it was a true masterpiece. Glad to see it get some love here.
This is the most slept-on game in history. Beat it on master many a year ago and it is, to this day, the hardest game I've ever played. Loved every moment of it. Please keep playing it!
Same man, it was soo hard yet so satisfying, those evil Hayabusas were a mega pain, most especially the one with the vigoorian flail and cuz of the damned counter. I think it took me like 5hrs to beat Alma😂😂😂 at the cathedral
I played elden ring, darksouls 2 and the ninja gaiden trilogy. The 1st ninja gaiden was by far the worst of the bunch.
@@iamMildlyUpsetWithMostOfYouTub i humbly disagree, personally the 3rd game was the worst of the series, could never get into it
@@manada00 the 3rd game was so easy to cheese tho. Ninpo was OP in it
@@iamMildlyUpsetWithMostOfYouTub true, i guess that was why I kinda didn't get into it, the combat felt...okay, it wasnt a bad game honestly, it just wasn't doing it for me
Watched for years and finally seeing ryu on here is dope. Beat all 3 when they released growing up and excited to see you clap this series. Easily favourite games of my childhood
Legit this series is what got me into games like Dark Souls. The challenge is the fun
I love how he beats the first boss and expects a badass cut scene where he kills him, then they just bow to each other and have a chat
This is the first video ive seen of yours and i have not laughed this hard over video game commentary in forever youre just so quick with it I love it
I played the absolute hell out of the Dead or Alive fighting games and freaked out as an 11 year old kid when I saw Ryu had his own game. Bruh I couldn't even get past the nunchuck guy on easy. I played it again a few years back and redeemed myself. Glad to see you picked it up!
Same on the redeem, I didn’t make it past the horse dude as a kid. But came back last year some time to play some more
I beat this when I was 14? when it came out. It gets much harder. I remember the 7th bosses being particularly difficult. Also, after you beat it, you unlock the master difficulty. Backflip off wall and slam and run + jump attack spam is your friend.
Afro: How gonna throw me into the game without a tutorial
Also Afro: Chooses Hard Mode
Never change buddy🤣
Don't forget skipping the notes attached to the kunai that were trying to offer tips...😆
Beating this on the OG xbox back in the day is still one of my proudest gaming accomplishments
Ninja Gaiden was the first game that made me truly rage, even more so than a souls game. You're in for an... interesting time, good luck. Still a good game though.
My biggest rage boss was the dual worms with the electricity.
Biggest rage area was all the stupid fucking fish. Only beat it on normal btw
Fuck the fish i hated that part
@@Bendanna93 They were annoying
This is the series I didn't know I needed.
I was like 12 when it came out and I beat it, honestly it's great seeing you play it
Man I am so excited for Afro to play the rest of series if he enjoys this one! Things get so crazy and I would love to see his reaction to the more recent titles and all the crazy weapons. I definitely have some of the fondest memories playing the Ninja Gaiden series as a kid.
At 6 years old in 2008, this had to be my all time favorite game. Even though I only got through 3 boss fights.
You got through a LOT more then other people XD
I remember getting to the near final boss as a little kid around 5 or 6 and didnt know what to do and got stuck there. Basically the archfiend final boss but replayed it like a year ago and beat it
I beat this one when I was in my last year of middle school, but I never realized just how monumental a journey that was getting through that series...then I discovered Demon’s Souls...
I remember beating this game with my friend Scott Frazier RIP when I was about 19. We loved every minute of it. Glad they improved the way you heal. I hated having to pause the game.
First time seeing Ninja Gaiden gameplay and I cannot believe how brutal this game is.
I beat this game when I was younger on the hardest difficulty, and including all of the survival areas as well. Its an incredike game and holds up well even now! This game being back great memories, and a lot of smashed controllers...
I hope you continue the journey as it will give you much more reward than any other hard game has for winning. However, I say good luck sir, you will surely need it 😂
On GoD he damn sure gone need it cause he dying on the tutorial level smdh
Just wondering how many broken controllers we’ll see for this playthrough.
@@AsianMop Base on the toturial area, a lot of dead controller.
I’m so glad to see you taking on this game, this is the type of challenge that I’d see you going after lol
i love watching you and faze jev play elden ring. i kinda have a feeling you 2 are very much alike. also just playing any other game i get the same vibe from both of you in playing games
Ninja Gaiden 1 & 2 are in my all time favourite games. I spent hours and hours trying to beat this game: it's very hard especially on Master, but if you mastered this game it really made you feel like a ninja and yes I beat it multiple times when it first came out. This is the Sigma version which is like version 1.2 of the first one so for some reason it expected you to know what you were doing and just threw you straight into the fight whereas the original gave you a bit more time to learn. Either way, this is absolutely hilarious watching someone trying to play it now 😅
Can we take a second to appreciate Afros thumbnails
Has afro done Yakuza 0 yet? Might be cool.
That or even yakuza like a dragon. He has a great range of game types.
I started playing it yesterday and ngl it took me a minute to get used to the combat lol
Absolutely phenomenal game Absolutely love the Yakuza games
@@stevenvalencia6494 Like a dragon easily became my rpg game of the year when i played it a few months ago. Seriously a gem, that if eel doesnt get the love it deserves. For anyone who sees this, you can play most of the yakuza's ( including like a dragon) on game pass for pc. Runs well and you will almost always get insane discounts on the subscription like 1$ for 1/3 months very very often.
@@ElementalSk81 same dude! It was my first yakuza game and it pulled me in so much. The characters were wonderful, combat fun and the world was nice as well. So much random stuff to do too.
‘I heard this game is harder than elden ring but I don’t believe it’
The first ones not too bad. A lot of people consider Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 to be the hardest game ever made, however. You got this tho chief, light work
Light like looking into an LED or waking up with a spot ligt on your eye lid as it rotates everywhere?
Sigma 2 on the hardest…. Lost 3 memory cards on this game
YEEESSS. Remember, the fact that normal is actually hard because there was no normal option when it released first in Japan.
I've heard that Ninja Gaiden Black was the hardest.
You might be thinkin of the original Ninja Gaiden 2 bro, Sigma 2 was piss easy compared to the first game.
I beat Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden Black(all the missions were brutal AF) and Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1 & 2 when they came out.
I beat the first two NES games when I was 6 and 7 but have yet to beat Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom because I refuse to use save states. 🤷🏾♂🤷🏾♂
Remember paying this back in the day, definitely was the hardest game out at one time. Glad to see this brought back out lol 😂
Glad to see Afro’s enjoying this. Just getting into NG myself this year. Normal mode is already kicking my ass lol. Get this to 30k likes y’all!
JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR I WAS LIKE HUH HE DIDNT UPLOAD TODAY BUT HERE WE ARE!!! Yesss boiiiii
i played this during Xbox era and beat it. I always say, before there was Dark Souls, There was Ninja Gaiden.
I did beat this back in the day, and had one other person in my friend group who beat it. It was kind of the Dark Souls of the time. One of the main things people talked about when it came up was how hard it was.
Get this man his 30k. I need more! Afro always an entertaining watch. The editing on this video had me laughing too hard damn
Oh i remember this being THE hardest game out there for a time, love it being appreciated after so long
literally there had to be a video posted as a guide to how to beat the first boss because he was THAT difficult.
this game was the Original Demons'/Dark Souls: you had to use EVERY TOOL to succeed.
This game was my child hood alongside ninja gaiden 2 sigma and ninja gaiden 3 razors edge. I still play them after 8 years. I'm still waiting for ninja gaiden 4 to come out, hopefully it'll be just as good.
I love this series so damn much
When 3 first came out, I didn't put my controller down until I beat the game, which took me about 8 hours
I didn't even realize I was playing for so long
Was hoping for elden ring video though but all his content is great. Reallllllly enjoyed and laughed hard at that multiplayer horror game
30k guys... we're 2/3 of the way there.
This playthrough must happen. It's a match made in heaven.
Let's do it!
I was about 20 when this game came out. One of the toughest games but when you learn to attack while guarding and using your environment to move around plus combos in the air help not getting touched . Also charge your sword when yellow orbs are around they speed up the charge attack!
This was my most favorite game series as a kid, my boa turning dreams into realities for us
Switching mechanics back and forth between these games would drive me insane
This game is so hard that it had an achievement if you die like 1000 times! Love that game especially online!
“Tablets” were stone slabs with words or pictures engraved into them. They are what our modern day computer devices like iPads are named after.
I really love when afro choose hard difficulty and then asks why the game is so hard
This is one of my favorite all time games. I’m gonna be pumped to watch you play through this. One of the most difficult games that I played and takes lots of patience! CANT BELIEVE I BEAT THIS!
I love seeing Afro slowly realize how hard this game really is
Wait until he gets to the boss in chapter 2
@ВiIIiе ЕiIish 🅥 get this shit outta here
@@CJDNMB his pain will be our joy
The ultimate gaming achievement is someone doing the second Ninja Gaiden on Master Ninja difficulty taking no damage.
I would never have believed it but it's here on YT.
Much love bro Hope you keep doing what you do, making people happy ❤️
im so excited to see you finish this game and the others in the saga, truly amazing games and seeing you play them brings back so many memories. good luck afro! you will absolutely need it!
This game is the epitome of git gud
"Oh that's cool! I'ma get it, I'ma play! I'm 'bout to be that ninja for real!" 🤣🤣🤣
Afro:how you just gonna toss me in without a tutorial
Game:here's some type of explanation how you become him
Also Afro:nigga don't talk to me
Shit always has me dieing I love how funny you be
Also I played this game when I was 10. Spent almost a whole year tryna beat it haha so much hell against the camera fo sho this the Era of Read the manual
I remember when I was a kid and played this game. It didn't take me that long to complete this level, but the Nunchaku Boss was my personal hell. This is my psychological trauma.
I love this series I’ve beat them on master several times as it was one of my few games as a kid that I bought with my own money and I’m super happy that Afro discovered it and if you think that this one is good it just gets better as you progress through the games
Hard is basically ng+ in this game although the game is still freaking hard but on normal difficulty there are no black ninjas at the begining just the regular ones and the boss doesnt have henchmen. Also Sigma is a version of the game made for those who where already familiar with the base game edition and the ninja gaiden black version with more bosses. You can roll then jump to travel fast and evade the ninjas following you. Aswel as absorb the orbs for stronger combos with the charge attack. Look at your combo list theres actually quite a bunch of them and theres moves you can combine aswel with jumps etc. Overall lots of mechanics the game doesnt tell you much like the soulsborne game. Combat is very different but as deep its super fast you have to hit many enemies and keep them busy not concentrate on just one. Be agressive.
Anyway thanks for the video I really enjoyed watching your reactions to the game for the first time and you played really good I can't remember how many times it took me to beat that first boss I actually quit the game a few times !
Hope you continued playing and enjoyed your time with this game :)
I remember beat this game on normal mode. Few months later, they updated for Ninja Gaiden Black for more enemies and difficulties it was tough. The director said with difficulty update not many people could beat it. One day later update, more than 3,000 people beat this game in day one. He felt bad already 3 thousand people beat this game.
Also when Microsoft Xbox team was testing this game for QC, they couldn't beat this game. They sent it back to Xbox Japan saying that this game is broken. They simply cannot progress certain stage. The director, Itagaki, said it's easy to beat this game. Xbox team fly to Japan to meet him. He shows how to beat this game. He shows completly different move.
Probably my favorite game of all time. I spent hours and hours on this game when I was younger. 1st boss was the hardest fight of all time. Till you learn how to cheese it
This definitely needs to be a playthrough
Ninja Gaiden 2 was the only game to ever make me put a controller through a wall in a fit of rage. Good luck with the game!
Every once in a while, Afro wakes up with cold sweats when he sees Katana's or rapid slashes
Honestly excited for the series. Played all and we're all really good. About to enjoy you going crazy 😂
I passed all ninja gaiden zigma in all dificult but i remember black version was more difficult even in normal
Jesus... Had a horrible day but this.. I have laughed Wayyyyy too hard😂😂😂And you have Men as well!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
But this game had the hardest First Boss I ever saw in any game.. then the guy ends up being his teach I was like Sensei why you do that🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄Great game great playthrough.. Finish it bro
When you said Ninja Gaiden 1 gotta be the hardest one I had a laugh. The Ninja Gaiden games were the Dark Souls of the time. They were made to be oppressively difficult. It was always a badge of honor to beat these games.
Yeah NG2 turned the dial to 11, tore it off, and got more dials. But that's the Xbox 360 version, Sigma 2 nerfed the difficulty significantly.
Only other game that may be as hard is God Hand level DIE.