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Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options. Perhaps most pleasing is how damn easy it is to replay sections to execute your plans to perfection. 80. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Especially indie games can be frustratingly difficult to me and I just quit them and never go back to them. I mean, it makes sense that a complicated 3D FPS runs at 60fps, but this 6 year old 2D indie title is struggling. In a game so heavily based on quick reflexes and precision, moments like this are maddening. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. However, mastering a level with an objective in mind did make me feel like the badass ninja that I’ve always wanted to be. All these extra sub-elements do a great job of giving the gameplay much more versatility, as the player is encouraged to do more than simply clear the next required encounter and keep moving on. The art style is excellent. 6 Critic Reviews, Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings. ’s levels are substantial, sprawling tapestries of intricate design, filled with various traps, guards and security measures trying to stop you from reaching your objectives. specialises in continually iterating on a strong gameplay loop. It just seems a little bit silly to me but there you go. The game doesn't even run at 30 fps. Mark of the Ninja Remastered is an utterly stellar stealth game and, six years on, it’s lost none of the magic that made the original such a critical darling. - I love so much about this game. The biggest downside though is that there aren't that many levels. Do it. Please Klei! Fans of the sneak. Nothing can match hollow knight in 2d sidescrollers for me, but it holds it's own. @Giygas_95 @John_Deacon @geox30 not offended at all fella I personally think having this portable is enough justification for the price the above comments stating it had languished in there steam libraries seems others agree. As far as the reviews go, the reviewers have an obligation to inform on such things the readers, in order to make a purchase or not. 60 if you dock or undock (not locked 60 though), and drops to 30 if you restart a level or start a new one. Contact | Kind of sad that a last gen side-scroller is having issues running on hardware that should be more than capable of running it. Blacklist is amazing. The balance between facing new obstacles and increasing your own arsenal is spot on – you always feel powerful, but not excessively as to make things too easy. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Is that worth the 20 bucks? It's a ton of sneaking and carefully considering your actions — really never felt like FPS was a concern. I don't understand why you don't like frame drops. Re: Frame Rate: Played through the game over the weekend. - An Odd Change Of Direction For A Classic Series, Review CastleStorm II - A Legitimately Great Game Hobbled By Poor Execution, Review Lost Ember - An Artistic Experience That Fails To Live Up To Its Potential. Feel like sticking to the shadows and using all manner of gadgets at your disposal? The latest patch locks the framerate @ 30fps docked and Undocked. It's 20€, not on the cheaper side...Normally I like your reviews and like the games you use to like. The gameplay takes every stealth trick from Metal Gear Solid’s book and translates them into two-dimensions wonderfully well. Separating this from the OT serves a few purposes. @BensonUii God, anything but Nicalis. Most of these result from the same button being used for multiple context-sensitive actions. (Or something). Every level is designed with unique mechanics in mind, organically introducing the concept to the player and then building upon it as the level progresses and becomes more difficult. I bought the 360 version day 1, but never played it due to backlog, then sold 360 to buy xb1. It’s a smartly-made stealth game that oozes style while being packed with gameplay variety and depth. Mark of the Ninja: Remastered - Announcement Trailer. I feel tricked, having bought the game a second time only to find out that the so called remastered version is inferior to a 6 yo 2D game, when there is absolutely no reason to run so poorly. I shall get this again. @SuperCharlie78 Perhaps you're right, I was unaware that the original ran at 60 FPS. Remember when you played NES games on TV, the digital image looks so solid on the screen? Fortunately, Mark of the Ninja does so much else right that it’s easier to forgive lapses. Packed with all the previously released content, Mark of the Ninja: Remastered on Switch is perfect for first-timers, plus anyone looking for another playthrough. I hope it's not that way for everyone since this reviewer didn't seem to think it was an issue. @bluemage1989 I'm not trying to mock you or sound clever just saying that I don't think a game only running at 30fps means it is a 'game breaking' frame rate fair enough if your that sensitive to the issue I don't doubt you are if you say you are just think the internet throws these phrases around a lot these days while forgetting how far games have come in the last twenty years. Brilliant game, but I've got no reason to re-buy it. Mark of the Ninja Remastered is one such game. I didn't experience any slowdown. Also, each level is littered with hidden collectible items that yield score bonuses in addition to providing snippets of lore about the ninja clan’s way of life. Bought it for switch on day 1 and have nearly completed it already. Australia’s national football team, the Socceroos, spotted playing Swit... EB Games Australia offers new customer loyalty program, carrots, The Nintendo 3DS has now been discontinued, Pokémon Global Link service to end in February, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Showdown, and amiibo launch on December 10, Shiny Solgaleo and Lunala codes for Ultra Sun and Moon available at EB Games. The freedom to approach Mark of the Ninja your way, at your own pace feels incredibly liberating. Let's compare it to a 2D sidescroller like Hollow Knight, Rayman Legends or Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. 6 That'd mean I'd have to import it because they only care about their US fans... @twztid13 I'm not a "60 fps or nothing" guy, I enjoyed Dead Cells and, most of all, Enter the Gungeon. Playing this 2012 release today made me wary that it might show its age, but the amazing thing is that in 2018, this game feels extremely fresh. I read the Switch version has performance issues, like the frame rate locked at 30 fps in handheld mode and quite not solid 60 fps if docked. Mark of the Ninja runs brilliantly on the Switch, and reloading checkpoints after a sneak gone awry is lightning quick. The game follows that thread with many twists and turns along the way, all told during and in between levels thanks to gorgeous animated cutscenes that could easily be ripped from a hand-drawn cartoon. Packed with all the previously released content, Mark of the Ninja: Remastered on Switch is perfect for first-timers, plus anyone looking for another playthrough. It turns out that time has been extremely kind to this game; Mark of the Ninja still stands as one of the best stealth games ever made, and now it looks and sounds better than ever. In Europe, there's no patch. I understand though, everybody is running to get the first review online. It played fantastically. In addition to the core objectives you’ll be working towards, the sub-objectives feel like extra challenges to complete, many of which encourage trying out methods you may previously have neglected. Aside from some small control issues mostly stemming from the fact that multiple functions are tied to the same button, Mark of the Ninja Remastered is excellent. While Ora remains a normal (albeit badass) ninja, the protagonist has received the eponymous Mark of the Ninja, a tattoo which grants the wearer superhuman reflexes and senses, but eventually drives them mad.