For NG4 I would like the following:
Enemy A.I. more akin to NGB where they actually fight you instead of spamming grab and projectiles. Enough with the rockets! The controls need to be pinpoint responsive and countering should be returned to its former glory. I really like the addition of S.O.B but it needs some tweaking.
A story that embraces the "Japanese-ness" of this franchise. We want sushi, not a Japanese hamburger! The plot is secondary to the gameplay. Cursed swords, demon statues, archfiends and quests for revenge? Sure, sign me up! They tried way too hard in NG3 to make Ryu a lovable superhero. Ryu is not Spiderman.The cursed blade was a good idea but they ruined it by tying it to alchemy and everything that followed. Canna can go die in a lake of fire. Twice.
New enemies/ characters. All the enemies from the first two games have been recycled to death. I'll always be happy to see Muramasa but if I see one more Genshin, I'm gonna cry. There's so much Japanese lore to pull from that using soldiers and robots is just lazy.
A more open world with secret areas/collectibles There's plenty of games set in the city or a factory/laboratory. Be different. Using the Ninja Wall run to find diff areas/items is a great part of the game.
Fix the camera. Zoom out and let me see who I'm fighting! After all this time, I still shouldnt have to play camera man while fighting large groups of enemies. Its second nature now but its still annoying as hell to get hit offscreen constantly.
No swimming levels, kunai climb, or Canna! Unless there is a section where you can stab Canna with a Kunai repeatedly and drown her in the bottom of an ocean, I'd happily play that level!
Single Player Missions!- Co-op is fine,
as an option, but the missions need to be balanced for single play as well. I've sunk countless hours into NGB's mission mode but NGS2 and RE's have plenty of missions that are next to impossible to beat solo. This is first and foremost a single player game!
More than anything this series needs to be revitalized with that sense of awe and wonder we all felt when it relaunched on the Xbox. Maybe this series needs to sit on the shelf for awhile for that to happen There's been too much recycling of weapons, enemy's, and concepts from other games lately.
When Ninja Gaiden gets it right, it's the greatest Ninja experience around and there's no game I'd rather play.![Ryu Hayabusa :hayabusa: :hayabusa:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)