Don't get me wrong, because I love Ayane, but when the fuck has Ninja Gaiden been about Ayane? She's a side character, like Irene or Joe Hayabusa. I'm not sure why all the sudden Ayane is now sharing the main spotlight with the actual protagonist (probably just TN being unable to resist throwing boobs anywhere they can).
Honestly, I don't want to be anyone
but Hayabusa in story mode. Switching to other characters really breaks your flow and rhythm. Nothing peeves me more than having all my weapons/ninpo replaced all of a sudden and being relocated to a past location just to run through some old halls as some new chick (Sigma 1 was the worst with this hands down due to the item system and backtracking being so prominent in that game, and the fact that Rachel's tools were
so limited compared to Ryu's).
However, if other characters want to appear in the story mode (such as Ayane, Kasumi, Hayate and Momiji) I welcome that completely. I am also greatly in favor of having Chapter Challenge allow you to play every level as any character you want, such as Ayane/Kasumi. And if they would like to add Hayate, I'd be welcome to that as well. Obviously, same applies to missions/trials and co-op modes.
Also, @
CyberEvil this should probably be moved to the Ninja Gaiden subsection.