Shinobi

For the most part, it is a decent hack & slash-style game. I enjoyed it for the roughly 100 hours I put into it, although at times it felt way too easy for some parts and way too hard towards the end of the game (especially on the highest difficulty).

You face off against various waves of enemies through different levels (each have parts that unlock once you beat all of the enemies in the area you are currently in), which usually ends with you facing off against one to three Senran Kagura characters. You progress through a story mode, side missions, bonus missions, and extra hard challenges. The in-game store (using Zeni you earn from missions) is where you can purchase new outfits, BGM, artwork, and enter the raffle for new undergarments/lingerie. There is also the dressing room, where you can dress your characters however you please along with taking photos of them in the photo mode. Clothing in the game is destructible depending on how you damage your opponents (or they damage you). You can defeat an opponent with them in their tattered outfit, in their undergarments (bra/panties), or completely nude (with those trademark light beams censoring the nipples and vaginal area).

If you are a fan of hack & slash games, you will enjoy this game for the most part. The cast of sexy female ninjas and the wacky story/humor/situations is just the icing on the cake (especially for Senran Kagura fans and ecchi fans) that makes this different from your typical hack & slash game.

For video of the game in action, see below (featuring my favorite character Katsuragi):

Beach Level: :20 to 4:00 (no end-stage boss, just waves of various NPC's)

Rooftop Level: 4:15 to 8:43 (waves of NPC's, end-stage boss Miyabi)

Street Level: 8:46 to 18:50 (waves of NPC's, end-stage bosses Renka, Hanabi, and Karfuru)
 

@mecharobot: Thanks for the info!

@MossyOakRcn42: Wow! Thank you for the thorough response.

I'll probably end up getting it. Anytime I debate about getting a game I usually end up getting it lol.

I liked it better than Shinovi Versus. The story isn't separated in 4 parts, which was a huge improvement for me. Though for the character-specific missions you need to destroy certain stands, so you can't do those first. The new areas are a welcome addition and the new characters are ok too, both in terms of controls and story.

One reason not to invest into multiplayer only games, especially when they're free.

>killingfloor2<

Terrible.  Worse than last year's one.  I mean, I actually remember when these were good, I think back in like 2016 or so.

But check out the like to dislike ratio on the video, more people dislike it than they do like it

its just keeps getting worse & worse

What the hell is this?

hells to the yeahhhhh, he had a kid took and break and there backkk yesss.

shaka zulu is conan of the savana

Grats! Not sure if I asked you this before but how's UFC 3 compared to UFC 2. I love UFC 2 but 3 really looks unappealing to me. They took out the ragdolling physics which imo was the one of the best things about UFC 2..

The KOs look so stiff. :/

Thanks guys! Glad to be done with it.

@PooPooBlast: I haven't played much of it as of this post but I'm finding the fighting and such to just feel slower. Hits feel less impactful compared to UFC 2 and I feel like there is less I can do striking-wise. I've tried with several different characters to do something like two body shots into a kick to the head with no success. Things like hooks and uppercuts are harder to perform button-wise. Everything seems to drain more stamina which helps to make fights feel more slower.

There are some things I'm liking though. I do like that I can strike and move in any direction at the same time (I don't remember being able to do that in UFC 2). So I can do something like backing away while throwing hooks if I wanted to. I also like the fact that they added slips which act as faster and less stamina consuming dodges. They definitely take some practice to get good at it but I'm sure you can pull off bad-ass moments utilizing them and also make your opponent feel like they got absolutely schooled lol. 

This is what I've just noticed after playing the game for like 3 hours total though. I'll be sure to update you a little better after I sink my teeth into the game some more.

Thanks for the info!! So it's a mixed bag then. 

Honestly I'm just very cheesed about the underwhelming KO animations :/. 

In 2, it feels sooooo good to land a perfect shot. And then 3 they literally fall like a bag of rocks. 

I might get it though in future but for now I probably won't. 

@Masamune I recommend that once you get a lvl 50 chocobo to do this:

If you screw up levelling which I did multiple times lol, just quit before pressing O else itll save. Saved me more headaches than I needed as getting a lvl 50 chocobo is tied to RNG AND getting to lvl 99 is tied to RNG. Double trouble . 

Actually I got my Lv99 chocobo pretty easily this morning. I managed to get a Lv50 chocobo by the 3rd or 4th one I found, then it only took me 2 reloads to train him to Lv99 (just kept selecting overall until he got hurt, then rested).  

Damn. Hahaha congrats

This man above ↑ is a 100% right, make it a habit to always look both ways before crossing any road. The number of idiot drivers around the world can be staggering.

Nothing I hate more than trying to come off a parking lot where there is one entrance and one exit and some doofus decides to use the exit as an entrance.. drives me nuts! It's so accident prone..

Agreed. I look both ways out of habit.

But yeah, it makes you wonder how some people got their license lol.

People who send you an email, then come to you in person and say "Hey, did you read that email I sent you?"

yeah I hear you on that. even in my apartment. my friends just jump my balcony and try open the sliding door. like knock or something. I dont want neighbors thinking I'm having break ins lol

I feel like those ppl are always trying to catch ppl having sex.