{"id":1223681,"date":"2026-02-24T03:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Q5i7g2ZxT6b8dm6BSWtJiM"},"modified":"2026-02-24T03:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:17:53","slug":"team-ninja-says-ninja-gaiden-4-is-all-about-bringing-together-the-stylish-qualities-of-platinum-while-retaining-that-distinct-ninja-gaiden-feel-and-the-studios-wouldnt-hold-back-crit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/team-ninja-says-ninja-gaiden-4-is-all-about-bringing-together-the-stylish-qualities-of-platinum-while-retaining-that-distinct-ninja-gaiden-feel-and-the-studios-wouldnt-hold-back-crit\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Ninja says Ninja Gaiden 4 is all about ‘bringing together the stylish qualities of Platinum while retaining that distinct Ninja Gaiden feel’\u2014and the studios ‘wouldn’t hold back’ critiquing each other’s work"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Team Ninja is busy<\/em>. On the heels of remaster Ninja Gaiden 2 Black<\/a>, the studio is working on Nioh 3 for 2026<\/a> while also overseeing development of this October’s Ninja Gaiden 4, which is in the works at PlatinumGames. Though they were once rivals for the fiefdom of Japanese character action games\u2014Ninja Gaiden 2 and Platinum’s Bayonetta came out about a year apart, and I remember fiercely arguing my allegiance to the former\u2014now they’re working together. And according to the developers, at least, it’s been a very good match.<\/p>\n

“The game itself is being developed by PlatinumGames, but Team Ninja gets the builds every day, and we have really in-depth discussions in terms of the action and balancing,” said PlatinumGames director Yuji Nakao, in an interview with PC Gamer after Sunday’s Xbox showcase.<\/p>\n

Team Ninja director Masakazu Hirayama added that they “wanted to inject PlatinumGames’ unique, stylish approach to action into Ninja Gaiden 4 while retaining the gameplay feel that longtime players expect from the series.<\/p>\n

“You’ll see the new stylish dynamic expressions that Platinum is known for through the toolset of the new protagonist Yakumo, but when it comes to [original protagonist] Ryu we’re very picky about making sure that Ryu feels right,” he said.<\/p>\n

One new element that reminds me of the parry system in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Platinum’s best game) is a “perfect guard.” Block at just the right moment and you’ll get to follow up with a unique attack.<\/p>\n

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