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I like video games and superheroes. Megami Tensei, Halo, Ninja Gaiden, Kamen Rider, and more. Pun lover. | Level 29 | He/Him Pfp by @yuiotj.bsky.social

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · Nov 17

Greetings new (and old) Bluesky fam! Call me DarkWing.

I spend way too much time hanging out in video game circles. My main things are:

Atlus games (Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, etc.)
Halo
Ninja Gaiden (Black, mostly)
Final Fantasy
Devil May Cry
Kamen Rider

I promise not to bite!
#promosky

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 4h

And just for fun, here's a quick tier list with all of them (with the understanding that 4 could drop down to an A or maybe a B in the future).

It's EASILY my favorite game that Platinum has ever made!

Ninja Gaiden games tier list
S-tier: NG Black, NG4, NG2
A-tier: NG Ragebound, NG Sigma 1, NG3 Razor's Edge, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, NG2 Black
B-tier: NG1 (NES), NG Dragon Sword, NGII (NES)
C-tier: NG '04, NGIII (NES), NG Sigma 2
D-tier: NG (Arcade), NG3 (vanilla), Yaiba: NG Z

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 4h

It's the best-looking and best-feeling game in the series and it's got the meatiest campaign with the most expansive levels (which may or may not be a good thing for replays). Probably the best soundtrack too.

I MIGHT still prefer the combat of Black and 2, but it's REALLY hard to say right now.

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 4h

Just rolled credits on Ninja Gaiden 4.

I had a wonderful time! It's hard to say how it stacks up to the other games (there's some stuff that I worry will get stale after another dozen or so playthroughs), but in terms of a first playthough, I'd rank them like this:

NG Black > NG4 > NG2 > NG3RE

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Kay (MS04) @fleetwayms04.bsky.social · 9h

Got another new article up! This one's about Powerslave, a Saturn/PS1 first-person adventure that was remastered by the fantastic people at Nightdive. Even if you don't love FPSs, it's a game worth considering!

[RTs appreciated!]

ms04blog.blogspot.com/2025/10/powe...

Powerslave Exhumed | First-Person Exploration

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 8h

I shall go back to not talking about politics now. Just wanted to say the dude is a delusional psychopath.

DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 8h

Dude is the sort of person who would unironically say "Emperor Palpatine did nothing wrong."

Dude read that one TVTropes article called "Rooting for the Empire" and didn't realize it was a joke.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We have Darth Vader. You know Darth Vader, right? Darth Vader is a man who is sitting -- is that Darth? Stand up please. Does everybody know -- they call him Darth Vader, I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and they're never gonna get them back."

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HB 👻 @heebiebeebies.bsky.social · 5d

I cannot recommend you enough to install the Wikipedia app on your devices and use it like you would any search engine. Nowadays they even have tabs so you can open many articles at once.

And, if you can, please donate to the foundation. It has survived the internet enshittification that way.

Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 6d

wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors

“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 14h

Kuuga is absolutely worth $22. This genuinely might be my favorite tv show ever made.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 14h

Kamen Rider Kuuga: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] is $21.99 on Amazon buff.ly/I6Pge8s #ad

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AxeLegend, Fio Abs Truther @axelegend.bsky.social · 20h

Yo. Whoever you are. Reading this skeet.

Go play some Ninja Gaiden.

OG, Sigma, Ragebound, 4... Hell, NES or arcade. No wrong answers.

All Ninja Gaidens are good Ninja Gaidens.

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 1d

Ninja Gaiden 2 (2008, colorized)

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 1d

There's definitely some Platinum influence in there (sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse), but the core "game feel" is 100% on point. If they had to get anything right, it was that. And they did!

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 1d

Anybody who tells you this game is "A Platinum game with a Ninja Gaiden coat of paint" is lying to your face.

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 1d

Welp, it had to happen eventually.

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 1d

This is amazing!!
#NinjaGaiden4 #NinjaGaidenRagebound

Dotemu @dotemu.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Team NINJA and @xbox.com, PlatinumGames on the launch of NINJA GAIDEN 4!

The Year of the NINJA is here and we’re incredibly proud to be a part of it

Art made by the talented @dsloogs.com!
#NINJAGAIDEN4 #NINJAGAIDENRagebound

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Dotemu @dotemu.bsky.social · 1d

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 2d

Okay, I beat chapter 1.

This is NOT the greatest video game ever made, it's not. But so far it is exactly what I wanted it to be. A mostly faithful recreation of Ninja Gaiden 2 and 3RE with a few new mechanics to spice things up.

I'm having a grand ol' time!

DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 2d

Yep! This is Ninja Gaiden alright!

I can immediately tell that Team Ninja was watching their every move, it's not just a Platinum game with an NG coat of paint.

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 2d

Fam? We're back! #NinjaGaiden4

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 2d

Yep! This is Ninja Gaiden alright!

I can immediately tell that Team Ninja was watching their every move, it's not just a Platinum game with an NG coat of paint.

DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 2d

WE’RE IN FAM!!!!

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like a kid on Christmas morning waiting for mom and dad to wake up so I can open my presents. I can honestly say I don't think I've ever felt that way about a video game before.

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 2d

LET ME THE FUCK IN!!!

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GJH @imgjh.bsky.social · 2d

Rise’s P4R DLC outfit #Persona

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 2d

Realistically I wouldn't, but there was a part of me that was hoping they'd finally address that long-running series weakness. Alas, 'twas not meant to be.

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 2d

* Fantastic combat
* Okay story and level design

I am perfectly okay with all of this because it means Ninja Gaiden 4 is a real game made by fallible humans and not some magical perfect gift from God that could never live up to the hype.

Expectations established and I'm ready to go!

IGN @ign.com · 2d

Despite its disappointing story and bland level design, Ninja Gaiden 4's excellent combat still make it one of the best 3D action games in recent memory.

Our review: bit.ly/4ooRRUo

Review: Ninja Gaiden 4's combat is so incredibly good that its predictable story, dull characters, and other minor issues do little more than slightly wound what is otherwise an excellent revival for one of the greatest action series of all time. Score: 8 Great

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