Ripped from my Ninja Gaiden Black review cuz I share similar thoughts:
Game's REALLY fuckin' good but REALLY fuckin' hard.... just like Ninja Gaiden ;D
Movement is god damn everything. E̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶a̶k̶e̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶o̶r̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶f̶f̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶b̶o̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ Ryu is more than agile enough to slip past every enemy and boss moves if timed well enough. M̶o̶v̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶b̶a̶t̶ ̶f̶e̶e̶l̶s̶ ̶s̶m̶o̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶T̶r̶i̶c̶k̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶D̶M̶C̶3̶ ̶(̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶d̶i̶r̶e̶c̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶a̶r̶i̶s̶o̶n̶.̶)̶ With this game, they made god damn sure you use that movement at all times.
My only real problems are with a couple of enemies. T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶n̶i̶n̶j̶a̶s̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶l̶e̶ ̶I̶ ̶g̶o̶t̶ ̶u̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶,̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶f̶u̶r̶i̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶p̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶s̶t̶i̶c̶k̶y̶ ̶b̶o̶m̶b̶s̶.̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶i̶s̶h̶.̶.̶.̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶i̶s̶h̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶l̶e̶v̶e̶l̶s̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶k̶i̶s̶s̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶a̶s̶s̶.̶
Fuck birds.
A̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶i̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶I̶ ̶f̶e̶e̶l̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ ̶h̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶h̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶k̶e̶e̶p̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶a̶s̶t̶-̶p̶a̶c̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶o̶n̶.̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶s̶c̶r̶e̶w̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶v̶i̶e̶w̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶u̶n̶l̶u̶c̶k̶y̶ ̶s̶p̶o̶t̶.̶ ̶A̶l̶s̶o̶,̶ ̶I̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶R̶-̶s̶t̶i̶c̶k̶ ̶d̶e̶f̶a̶u̶l̶t̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶p̶e̶r̶s̶o̶n̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶b̶o̶o̶t̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶g̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶l̶i̶c̶k̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶R̶-̶s̶t̶i̶c̶k̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶n̶o̶r̶m̶a̶l̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶t̶r̶o̶l̶.̶
Fuck how the birds respawn. And stage 6.
Badass game despite how soul crushingly hard it gets.
Game's REALLY fuckin' good but REALLY fuckin' hard.... just like Ninja Gaiden ;D
Movement is god damn everything. E̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶a̶k̶e̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶o̶r̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶f̶f̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶b̶o̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ Ryu is more than agile enough to slip past every enemy and boss moves if timed well enough. M̶o̶v̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶b̶a̶t̶ ̶f̶e̶e̶l̶s̶ ̶s̶m̶o̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶T̶r̶i̶c̶k̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶D̶M̶C̶3̶ ̶(̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶d̶i̶r̶e̶c̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶a̶r̶i̶s̶o̶n̶.̶)̶ With this game, they made god damn sure you use that movement at all times.
My only real problems are with a couple of enemies. T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶n̶i̶n̶j̶a̶s̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶l̶e̶ ̶I̶ ̶g̶o̶t̶ ̶u̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶,̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶f̶u̶r̶i̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶p̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶s̶t̶i̶c̶k̶y̶ ̶b̶o̶m̶b̶s̶.̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶i̶s̶h̶.̶.̶.̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶i̶s̶h̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶l̶e̶v̶e̶l̶s̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶k̶i̶s̶s̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶a̶s̶s̶.̶
Fuck birds.
A̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶i̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶I̶ ̶f̶e̶e̶l̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ ̶h̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶h̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶k̶e̶e̶p̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶a̶s̶t̶-̶p̶a̶c̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶o̶n̶.̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶s̶c̶r̶e̶w̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶v̶i̶e̶w̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶u̶n̶l̶u̶c̶k̶y̶ ̶s̶p̶o̶t̶.̶ ̶A̶l̶s̶o̶,̶ ̶I̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶R̶-̶s̶t̶i̶c̶k̶ ̶d̶e̶f̶a̶u̶l̶t̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶p̶e̶r̶s̶o̶n̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶b̶o̶o̶t̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶g̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶l̶i̶c̶k̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶R̶-̶s̶t̶i̶c̶k̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶n̶o̶r̶m̶a̶l̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶t̶r̶o̶l̶.̶
Fuck how the birds respawn. And stage 6.
Badass game despite how soul crushingly hard it gets.