Quick Look: EX: Mark of the Ninja

This looks very good and looks like it could play very well. I'm interested!

@Rhaknar:

I got no problem with quick look ex. They are mostly (all?) on games that have yet to come out. And they released 18 quick looks (non-ex) in the last 2 weeks. There are only 4 quick look Ex in the same time period. So I really don't see the problem.

Looks cool but I have little faith in the developer since Shank. That game, on the PC, had bad input lag.

Ninja's! Say no more I am in.

God I wish this was on PC. I really want to play it!

I desire a PC version!

Aww, was really excited for this 'til I heard "XBL exclusive" right at the end. Bummer.

@DarkbeatDK said:

The plural of Ninja is "Ninja"... There's no such thing as Ninjas

In some circles, we call those kind of nouns uncountable. And you certainly can't count ninjas. For every ninja you see, 100 are hiding behind you waiting to strike.

All the balls to all the walls.

@Rhaknar said:

really not liking the trend of QLEXs that seems to be popping up...ALOT lately, most of them (like this one or the Transformers one) are basically just half an hour of PR shilling while Jeff or whoever goes "uh hu" "oh yeah?" etc. The Darksiders one wasnt that bad, but still, just the fact that these are replacing actual quicklooks (aparently there will be no Darksiders 2 "proper" quicklook) is troubling.

It seems they dont understand that we dont watch quicklooks for game footage, at least not just that, we watch it to see THEM play and THEM comment and goof around with the games. If we just wanted game footage, we could see it on a dozen other websites, know what I mean?

Didn't know you knew everything about everything. Who knew.

@Fattony12000 said:

All the balls to all the walls.

^

I'd totally play this on PC. Will look for it in the future!

This looks pretty cool and impressive.

subliminal message at the end of this video "pleasure gentlemen"

Game looks fucking awesome, will definitely be ponying up some space bucks for this.

I enjoy me a good stealth game, but the usual problems with games in that genre are certainly an issue, so I'm glad the dev took steps to try and avoid those. My biggest complaint (which was brought up) is definitely not having enough good visual feedback about the sometimes obtuse systems that govern the gameplay (sight lines, light/dark, noise, etc.); seems like Klei does a good job of communicating this to the player.

That is all.

Guy said Tenchu a lot so now I'm interested.

Definately getting this game. As much as I enjoy the Ninja Gaiden series, bar NG3, the only games I've seen with ninjas being stealthy is the tenchu series, this game is very welcome and more like it should follow. Although I would prefer a Ninja Gaiden style stealth game over a 2D one.

I'm a stealth freak. Love both the Metal Gear Solid series and the Splinter Cell series, and always go the stealth route with games that offer it (like Deus Ex: Human Revolution).

So, I'm definitely in.

Looks fantastic. They clearly thought long and hard about how to make stealth work effectively and make it fun, and goddamn are their games pretty.

@Rhaknar: I agree with you man. It would be cool to have a regular quick look after a QLEX, even a short 15-20 min one would be good.

I like this guy. He'd make for a welcome addition to the ''Friends of Whiske-...Giant Bomb'' list.

@Rhaknar: So you speak for everyone? I really like QLEX's specifically because of the developer interaction. This particular dev talks a lot about game design and theory, I didn't really detect any schilling.

These videos also give the GB crew the opportunity to flex their journalistic muscle, continuously showing that they are more than just a bunch of guys who like to be goofy or "crack wise". Without these kinds of videos, we might as well be watching the average Youtuber.

If there's a PC version I'll definitely pick it up. And by pick it up I mean download from Steam...

How come the lights don't go out when you disable a room's power?

very cool looking, may have to pick this up when it comes out

People complain about FPS fatique but here we are with yet another downloadable 2D side scroller.

The PR guy was pretty jazzed. heh. I do appreciate the enthusiasm, but I usually prefer the EX's that have the developer answering questions more than just telling us about the game the whole time. Still a fun little video, and seems like a nice game. :)

looks interesting but quicklook ex so its basically just an ad. And i pretty much dont believe ads or anything devs say anymore, so ill wait before getting excited even a little bit

"xbox exclusive"

SIGH.

I was liking the look of this game until I heard Xbox only

When I saw the graphics style I know it was the people who made Shank.

Anyone else getting a jittery square at the center of the new video player?

Game looks cool. I like the 2D stealth element.

Finally something to help fill the void of the pure stealth game.

This is the first I'm hearing of this game, but it looks fantastic. Really looking forward to it now.

I really don't agree with the guy deviates the answer when he's asked how long it is. He answers by saying '' long enough ''. That means it'll be a 2 to 5 hours long title like Shank? He and the crew then proceeds into saying how people who generally asks '' how many hours am I getting for this '' is the wrong attitude. I think it isn't. There's no point, for me, in buying a 2 hours long game for 15$ that I'll never play again. If its 5 hours long but there's a crap load of replay value, then i'm going to be interested.

I'm not sure what it is about him, but I find this dude completely annoying. He's got a bit of the Mr. Caffeine vibe.

Yaaaaay, PC version. I was really hoping for one.

@phrali said:

looks interesting but quicklook ex so its basically just an ad. And i pretty much dont believe ads or anything devs say anymore, so ill wait before getting excited even a little bit

Uh you could watch him play it... ya know, since it's a video...

Looks really cool to me

@BRNK said:

I'm not sure what it is about him, but I find this dude completely annoying. He's got a bit of the Mr. Caffeine vibe.

I get what you're saying and I sort of feel it too, but I have to give the dude a break when they're on a website this big and they're trying to sell there game. Could just be nervous.

Wow wow wow.

Did he say "Yikes" in regard to Tenchu?

Credibility. Eliminated.

@GERALTITUDE said:

Wow wow wow.

Did he say "Yikes" in regard to Tenchu?

Credibility. Eliminated.

He said "Yikes" in regard to the fact that Tenchu was motherfucking fourteen years ago. If you played that as a kid, you're probably almost or past 30 years old, and that shit sucks to realize sometimes. Not that that kind of thing strikes a cord with me or anything....

Also this game looks baller and I'm totally into it.

Game looks ok. Love Tenchu, hate the Shank art style. Didn't finish the vid because the guy was so goddamn annoying and EX's are just ads anyways.

I really don't agree with the guy deviates the answer when he's asked how long it is. He answers by saying '' long enough ''. That means it'll be a 2 to 5 hours long title like Shank? He and the crew then proceeds into saying how people who generally asks '' how many hours am I getting for this '' is the wrong attitude. I think it isn't. There's no point, for me, in buying a 2 hours long game for 15$ that I'll never play again. If its 5 hours long but there's a crap load of replay value, then i'm going to be interested.

@Stahlbrand: Nah, I've got a ways to thirty yet. 1998 wasn't that long ago. Tenchu came out 14 years ago, but that's not the last time anybody played it. The second one wasn't as great, but it was worthwhile. You were still bad ass assassins in feudal Japan, and that's still cooler than badass assassins in the modern world. Lasers be damned.

Sounds like I don't like this game, but I do. Just... Tenchu is sweet.

@Deusoma said:

@Klei said:

I really don't agree with the guy deviates the answer when he's asked how long it is. He answers by saying '' long enough ''. That means it'll be a 2 to 5 hours long title like Shank? He and the crew then proceeds into saying how people who generally asks '' how many hours am I getting for this '' is the wrong attitude. I think it isn't. There's no point, for me, in buying a 2 hours long game for 15$ that I'll never play again. If its 5 hours long but there's a crap load of replay value, then i'm going to be interested.

I remember a time when any videogame less than ten hours long, for just about any price, was considered a major rip-off not worth your money. Honestly? I kind of miss those days.

The days of poorly paced games padded out with filler? I'm all for getting my money's worth but brevity generally means a game doesn't drag. I'd rather have 7 hours of fried gold than 15 hours of the same content stretched out to satisfy people who still think length always equals good value.

God I can't wait to throw my money at this game on Sept 7. I'm loving everything I'm seeing- the fluid animation, the different approach to stealth mechanics, the art style... The only criticism I can think of is that I want to see different stealth kill animations instead of the same one repeated.

@GERALTITUDE said:

Wow wow wow.

Did he say "Yikes" in regard to Tenchu?

Credibility. Eliminated.

Oh no sorry, that "Yikes" was just because Tenchu came out 14 years ago and I remember playing it when it first came out. Makes me feel old :p

@Stahlbrand said:

@GERALTITUDE said:

Wow wow wow.

Did he say "Yikes" in regard to Tenchu?

Credibility. Eliminated.

He said "Yikes" in regard to the fact that Tenchu was motherfucking fourteen years ago. If you played that as a kid, you're probably almost or past 30 years old, and that shit sucks to realize sometimes. Not that that kind of thing strikes a cord with me or anything....

Also this game looks baller and I'm totally into it.

Oh there we go! Heh, glad (?) I'm not the only one that fact makes feel old.