Ninja Gaiden

So against my better judgment, I pre-ordered Ninja Gaiden 3 with the lose of Itagaki I decided to take a chance and ignore my fears and give the game a chance.

Before I start ranting I should say that I've loved and bought ever previous Ninja Gaiden Game and I have beaten them all legitimately other than Ninja Gaiden 3 for the NES and I have beaten that one with an emulator. I love the new ones and consider them to be the best action games released.

Having said that the game is (BAD WORD DELETED). It's worse than (BAD WORD DELETED), I wish I was a better writer so I could adequately describe my crushing disappointment with the game.

It removes everything about the game that made it unique and fun, the combos are dull and boring, the ultimate technique is now on a timer or based on how many kills you do so instead of getting into the flow of dismember an arm to a quick kill and then jump power up an attack and then start the death in mass. you get a block slide attack, block slide attack, you might jump once or twice but that's it.

Quick time events that are dull at best and terrible stupid in all other cases.

A lot of pretty (BAD WORD DELETED) graphics.

ONE (BAD WORD DELETED) MAGIC ATTACK!

I'm on level 5-6 and there has been one melee weapon and I'm starting to doubt they have another one in the (BAD WORD DELETED) game.

The story is (BAD WORD DELETED) but to be fair the story's in the other games were (BAD WORD DELETED) but the combat was great enough to not care.

The level design is kinda okay however it's mostly halls with a narrow path and a lot of times boring.

It might get better in the last half but I turned it off part way through and I might never return.

I think I might just trade it in and buy a better game.

Please do not buy this game, if it does well all it serves is to have them think they did a good job and make another game just like it that's just as bad.

(BAD WORD DELETED) I'm depressed now, and I have Mass Effect 3 to finish and if that's as bad as people say it might break me.

Wish me luck.