Ninja Gaiden (2004) Walkthrough - Part 2 (No Commentary)

Описание: Having been revived by the guardian spirit of the Falcon (or something to that effect) Ryu Hayabusa returns form the brink of death to begin his quest: get the Dark Dragon Blade back, and make the ones who stole it pay. The price for such treachery is the highest of all.

Anyways, this video contains chapters 3&4.It's a long one so next time might just be chapter 5, I'm not 100% sure yet. The game starts to get longer and longer with the chapters as it progresses so time will tell how I handle this. Planning ahead? Never heard of it.

Personally Chapter 3 is my favorite in the game. I love the huge change in the tone and aesthetics, as well as how the new enemies fight. It's also when you get the Izuna Drop, the greatest move in Ryu's arsenal, on Normal so that helps. It's also the first major case of Sigma replacing music, which is one of my biggest gripes there but that's a story for another time. It's also the first time Ryu dawns his Legendary Black Falcon look which has become the default design of the character. I love the design, it's super cool, and NG2 would later perfect it in the future. Fun fact: this design for Ryu also was used as the basis for the Hayabusa Spartan armor that was unlockable in Halo 3's multiplayer, which is what lead me to discovering the series since I was a big Halo fan, especially at that time. You could even unlock an alternate chest piece that included the Dragon Sword on your back!

Chapter 4's pretty cool too, and it introduces the setting the rest of the game takes place in. The first time playing the game it didn't quite set in yet that this is where things shift to a more adventure game style progression, as the previous chapters were all linear levels for the most part. It's a really cool aspect of the game and reminds me a lot of other titles I love like Devil May Cry 1 and Onimusha, as well as just other games of the time like Metal Gear Solid and Metroid Prime. It's also where Sigma starts to heavily diverge, replacing cutscenes, adding a new enemy, and cutting a shortcut that connects the street with Muramasa's shop to a later area. If you're using this as a guide for Sigma, trust me it's not gonna work as that game is VERY different from NG04 and NGB. Hell NGB beyond Normal difficulty is a pretty different game too, but the level design at least remains the same mostly (aside from some added save points). As a side note I like the bouncer's bad Stallone impression, it's just kinda goofy. Goofier is how after getting the ticket for the party the doors just open regardless since there's a fiend attack... I can kinda see why Sigma changed that part admittedly.

Unfortunately this is also where I kinda started forgetting to read all the text blurbs when recording so I missed the one about the sale Muramasa had (which is how you learn where to get the party ticket for those curious) on the side of Han's Bar, as well as the dialogue with the bouncer (it's just text for those who haven't seen it, no voice lines). Fortunately for what it's worth I didn't use any items here. Unlike DMC or a Platinum game you're not really penalized for using them, and that's probably for the best since unlike those games you're gonna be using them a lot more (granted, the amount of times you used items there should be NEVER). I do try to refrain from using them, but that's not really something I care about as much in this series.

I try to switch up in Chapter 4 after getting the Nunchaku since I want to show all the weapons, and the Windmill Shuriken. Unfortunately I don't get a ton of use out of the latter, but the former's pretty cool. It does kinda have a problem with being replaced by a better variant later but we'll get there when we get there. I also show the Wooden Sword, and as a heads up it's the only time I'm going to use it. It's a funny challenge weapon, but before it's fully upgraded it's kinda bad. The final form is another story but that's for later... You'll see, I promise.

Anyways that's all for now but I'll try to have the rest done soon. Hope you have a good one!

==( TIMESTAMPS )==
00:00 Ryu reborn cutscene
00:52 Chapter 3 intro cutscene
01:53 Chapter 3 - Skies of Vengeance
13:18 The best joke in the game
13:28 Chapter 3 - Skies of Vengeance (continued)
18:10 Dynamo cutscene
18:19 Boss Fight: Dynamo
18:46 Chapter 3 ending cutscene
19:35 Chapter 3 ranking
19:55 Chapter 4 intro cutscene
20:38 Chapter 4 - Imperial City Infiltration
31:39 Bouncer cutscene
31:57 Chapter 4 - Imperial City Infiltration (continued)
34:39 Muramasa intro cutscene
35:06 Chapter 4 - Imperial City Infiltration (continued)
38:13 Chapter 4 ending cutscenes
40:48 Chapter 4 ranking