From Our Worlds to Yours: Thank You for an Unbelievable 2025

What would you prefer to say to your gamers after releasing Ninja Gaiden 4 this yr?

Our deepest due to everybody who has performed the sport, from the Grasp Ninjas who’ve been supporting the sequence for a very long time, to those that are enjoying the sequence for the primary time! Our days had been spent creating the sport in order that gamers can benefit from the sequence’ signature depth and quite a lot of actions to beat tough conditions, so I’m joyful in case you skilled even a little bit of the sport! I believe the flavour of the motion actually comes by the extra you play it, so please proceed to benefit from the completely different traits of the 2 Grasp Ninjas, Yakumo and Ryu! – Hirayama

To everybody who has supported Ninja Gaiden over time, and to these how have began enjoying the sequence from this entry, thanks for enjoying the sport. I take pleasure in watching your gameplay movies and feedback on social media on daily basis. On this recreation, we aimed for the revival of pure motion that transcends time, and the three corporations put every thing into creating it. The motion is actually thrilling and it’s a stoically made recreation, so these of you who’ve performed the sport please proceed to totally research it… and those that haven’t performed it but, I’ll be thrilled in case you give this really feel good slash motion a strive! – Nakao

How does it really feel to have the sport on the market after improvement?

To begin with, to have the ability to ship a brand new numbered title within the sequence after 13 years is one thing that our whole crew is actually joyful about. We repeatedly debated and adjusted the sport in direction of its launch, and as soon as it was launched it felt prefer it handed immediately so I didn’t really feel something instantly, however as I noticed social posts and movies being posted on daily basis, little by little I started to really feel pleasure. – Hirayama

For our improvement crew, there are lots of members who, through the golden age of slash motion video games, had been gamers or had been concerned as builders. So, whereas we had confidence within the recreation itself, I felt extra nervous and excited than I’ve ever been earlier than. And my present feeling is of aid, because the motion has been properly obtained. – Nakao

Are there any tales about how gamers have engaged together with your recreation that you simply’d prefer to mirror on?

For a very long time, we had been in the dead of night whereas creating this recreation however seeing everybody enjoying and reacting to it at gaming occasions was an enormous driving power in improvement, and we made use of it within the closing changes in direction of launch. Thanks once more in your help! Submit-launch, we’re checking each single piece of suggestions, so please stay up for future in-game updates! – Hirayama

Though I’ve talked about it a number of occasions, we’ve been receiving numerous suggestions that, “the motion positively feels good!”, and it’s the half we’ve put our most effort into, so I’m extraordinarily joyful that everybody is happy with it. On this recreation we’ve taken the massive problem of blending the very best elements of Ninja Gaiden with the very best elements of PlatinumGames’ motion, so nothing makes me happier than listening to everybody having fun with the motion. – Nakao

What’s your studio most trying ahead to in 2026?

We’re actually trying ahead to everybody enjoying “The Two Masters,” the extra content material at present in improvement! Along with new weapons for Yakumo and Ryu, we’re planning on an extra story and different replayable content material. We’re working arduous to ship it as quickly as we are able to, so please wait a bit of bit longer! – Hirayama

There are various video games popping out subsequent yr, and as at all times, a number of motion video games can be launched, in order an motion recreation maker we’re trying ahead to seeing these video games. For us, in 2026 we’re planning to launch further content material for Ninja Gaiden 4, “The Two Masters,” which we’re at present arduous at work creating. Not solely is there content material equivalent to a brand new story, however above all the brand new weapons for every character will present a brand new play expertise in contrast to any of the earlier weapons, so we hope you stay up for it! – Nakao

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