NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound is the next installment in the iconic action game series, presented tonight at pre-Geoffies. It will launch in 2025 as a collaborative effort between Koei Tecmo, developers Blasphemous The Game Kitchen, and the creators of retro revival Dotemu. Trailer below.
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From the acclaimed team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound successfully combines the classic story and gameplay of Tecmo’s (now KOEI TECMO GAMES) NINJA GAIDEN series from the 8-bit era with the depth and intensity of contemporary 3D entries. The best of both eras combine to create an epic and exhilarating adventure.
Our story begins when Ryu Hayabusa goes to America to fulfill his father’s will. While he is gone, the barrier between the human and demon worlds suddenly collapses, unleashing a terrifying army on the village of Hayabusa, which now faces an unprecedented threat in Ryu’s absence. To face this fresh threat, Kenji Mozu, a teenage ninja from the village of Hayabusa, takes up the challenge!
The trailer itself looks pretty good, featuring plenty of cute blade-swinging effects, wall-running, a cheeky mid-air evisceration or two, gigantic men with gigantic shields that look like demons, an actual very gigantic demon, and sumptuous pixelated backgrounds. Like Blasphemous, looking at it makes me want to play it right away. And like Blasphemous, I will undoubtedly be terrible at it. Here Link to Steam.
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