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So here we are, folks, diving headfirst into gaming nostalgia land! Dotemu and The Game Kitchen are set to drop NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound very soon. PlayStation and Switch folks, it’s your time to shine. Or, you know, waste a few dozen hours. Who am I kidding, right?
—wait, what was I talking about? Oh, yeah—the game. So, they’re mashing up old-school Ninja Gaiden vibes with, like, modern bits. Sounds a tad wild if you ask me. I remember playing the old ones until my thumbs went numb. Ah, those were the days.
Now, picture this: Ryu Hayabusa is doing this dramatic quest thing in America, something about his dad’s will. Meanwhile, back home, chaos erupts. Kinda like when you leave your dog alone for too long and return to find the sofa shredded. Total disaster. This demon army swarms his village, and guess who’s missing? Yep, Ryu. Go figure.
Now, enter Kenji Mozu—probably the hero we didn’t know we needed? This young ninja, trained by the legend Ryu himself, steps up. And here’s the kicker, he teams up with the Black Spider Clan. Didn’t see that coming. It’s like teaming up with your middle school bully to pass math class. Desperate times, you know?
What’s nifty is you get to play with both Kenji and this assassin person, Kumori. It’s like they went, "Hey, two’s better than one!" Also, something called Ninja Fusion. I’m thinking—instant chaos. But hey, if it works, it works.
And then there’s the art. Ah, pixel art—like the tech version of comfort food. They’re really bringing the past and future together. Kinda like trying to wear your high school jeans in a Zoom call. Maybe that analogy doesn’t fly, but whatever, you get the gist.
So here we stand, or sit, or whatever. NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound is calling. Ready to dive in and see if you got what it takes to be a ninja master? No pressure. Just maybe… try not to embarrass yourself. Or do. Who’s watching anyway?
