Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (August 29th, 2025)
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AStrangeName
Member of Snitch Syndication
Sega really got their mind back up this decade 
feelosofer
#ninergang
It's crazy having Ninja Gaiden and Shinobi and Shadow of the Ninja all have new games in such a short span all of them bring something different to the table.
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TheNatureBoy
Veteran
Whenever the new Virtua Fighter dropsSega really got their mind back up this decade
Flexington
All Star
Kinda funny thinking I was going in with the same stuff unlocked in the same order as the demo but nope!
Gotta unlock the moves, claws and the grappling hook. Not complaining, just surprised.
Gotta unlock the moves, claws and the grappling hook. Not complaining, just surprised.
EarlyEarly
Superstar
Yea that first stage demo was super duper light compared to this. If it wasn't for the map on one of the second stages you can get lost for real.
Khalil's_Black_Excellence
The King of Fighters
I just started last night, after I beat NG Ragebound a few hours earlier and got about an hour in and man, you ain lying.
This vid from Parks and Recs pretty much sums up the comparison between the two.
zerorequiem
All Star
So is it still worth buying Ninja Gaiden? I was on the fence about it.
DaRealness
I think very deeply
I get my copy on Saturday 
$cam-U-Well_Jack$on
Superstar
Looks dope as fukk.
Khalil's_Black_Excellence
The King of Fighters
If you just like games/action-side scrolling platformers and just wanna play them all or, just like ninja games or just like Ninja Gaiden, then yes. If you're the type that only wants to play the best of a particular lane or are budget concious or lacking of time, then you'd be better off just copping Shinobi then.
For reference grading point, Ragebound after it's all said and done is like a solid 8, at best, and Shinobi, so far is easily a very strong 9, at least. Comparatively, there's like literally nothing that NG does better than this on any account, unless you just a stickler for old school, pixelated graphics.
Naw yall selling NG short.
It’s a very different game than Art of vengeance. . More old school arcade like, and lots closer the gameplay design of the source material of both franchises.
If you liked the OG NG and Shinobi games. Ragebound is like both of those mixed together with some updated graphics and gameplay elements.
Art of vengeance is more closely aligned with modern 2D hack n slash games. It has more “meat” per se as a game with the combos, exploration, i think it’s longer, more fleshed out story stuff, it just has more stuff to do, and feels more like a full fledged game you would expect in 2025.
I can understand people saying Art of Vengence is better.
But i think there is some value in a more old school “arcade” like experience.
I feel like “the messenger” is better than both of them tho
It’s a very different game than Art of vengeance. . More old school arcade like, and lots closer the gameplay design of the source material of both franchises.
If you liked the OG NG and Shinobi games. Ragebound is like both of those mixed together with some updated graphics and gameplay elements.
Art of vengeance is more closely aligned with modern 2D hack n slash games. It has more “meat” per se as a game with the combos, exploration, i think it’s longer, more fleshed out story stuff, it just has more stuff to do, and feels more like a full fledged game you would expect in 2025.
I can understand people saying Art of Vengence is better.
But i think there is some value in a more old school “arcade” like experience.
I feel like “the messenger” is better than both of them tho
