Devil May Cry director hearts God of War, Ninja Gaiden not so much

This could get ugly.

"I've never played Ninja Gaiden, and to be honest, I'm not that interested."

Funny, i felt the same way about Devil May Cry. Tried it anyway after all the buzz surrounding the game, and regretted it.

hopefully Bayonetta's good, although the concept of your character having guns on her feet is rather...odd. still, the man's got taste when choosing rivals.

I like the Itagaki burn as much as the next man but I think that Kamiya should play Ninja Gaiden to at least see what not to do.

Itagaki did reply to Kamiya's comment in that same exact issue.

All I can remember of Itagaki's interview was something about world war 2 fighter planes though.

He's one odd man...

I know Joystiq is totally in it for the lulz, but could we maybe have just a little bit more news among the taking jabs at people? Please?

From the same EGM:

Itagaki: "...My daughter tried playing Okami, and she got sick of it pretty quickly--and I got sick of it too. And I'm not out to make this an Okami bashing session or anything--I'm just saying that it didn't feel like it had much of a spirit. It's unique, but it's not a powerful fighter plane."

EGM: "Ironically, regarding a certain action series that you've been involved with, Okami Director Hideki Kamiya said that he never played it because it didn't interest him in the least. He described it by saying 'You know how when you see a movie trailer, and you decide whether or not it interests you then or there? Well, the Ninja Gaiden games never caught my interest, so I never played them.'"

Itagaki: "Yeah, I don't really think that's a fair stance to be coming from. I mean, I make it a point of commenting after I've played a game. I've played Tekken 1 through 5. I don't remember which was which, but I know I've played them all. So I heard Kamiya said something about the action genre not moving forward in eight years. Can you tell me more about that?"

EGM: "He said that since he laid the groundwork for the modern 3D action game with Devil May Cry, nobody's done anything to push the genre forward, which he's very disappointed about. And that includes the follow-ups to the original Devil May Cry and pretty much every other action game since then, including yours."

Itagaki: "Was he asleep for eight years?"

EGM: "Probably not."

Itagaki: "There are two types of people out there who like to make controversial, splashy comments. There are those who are truely outspoken, and there are those who are just trying to cover up for their own weaknesses. We have a saying here in Japan--'the weaker dog barks more'--and I sincerely hope that he's not one of the latter. I would also like to remind him to make sure to stay awake for the next eight years."

...Man, that was a workout. I'm too lazy to scan it all, so I typed it out. I'm using Dvorak, too, so you better respect it.

Ninja Gaiden is the best action game I've ever played. He really should check it out.

I thought this article sounded familiar, I read it about a month ago in the ancient format known as Printed Magazines.

good luck mr capcom dude you are really going to need it. there is no one more badass than kratos.

Sigh... this reminded me that God of War 3 is coming and how I want it now.

i like the current ninja gaiden series ok and respect it for what it does but it's not a game i enjoy. i started to make my way through the original and realised i wasn't enjoying it like i did other games. i had fun playing god of war, devil may cry, and god hand.

Ninja Gaiden = greatest action game of all time. Ninja Gaiden II = greatest disappointment of this generation. Play the first if you get the chance, Kamiya-san... It's not so bad :D

I like Ninja Gaiden loads, can't put a finger against it even with dodgy cam, but theres no way in hell it gives me the same entertainment I get from God of war, playing God of war makes me feel like a badass, playing NG makes me feel like a gamer, except when I'm hacking off heads, but theres only so much hacking you can do before everything gets a bit 'been there, done that'. Saying that, I would gladly switch on my 360 right now and indulge myself in somore of that head hacking :P

He should really try out NG, he hasn't directly slagged it off, so he shouldn't be attacked, he just says it doesn't interest him based on what he's seen, I can understnad that, the same way after playing DMC I had little excitment towards DMC4, to this date I have not touched DMC4 and have no motive to, DMC is great and all, but once you've played one, you've pretty much played them all, they don't change much.

But so far God of war 1 and 2 were the most action packed games I remember playing on PS2, Olympus was on my PSP and no doubt God of war 3 will be on my PS3. Can't wait to kick ass, bring on the trolls!

Well I'll resume my feelings about this using a fragment from a Billy Joel Song.

"Nowadays you can't be too sentimental
You best bet's a true baby blue Continental"
Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk
It's still rock and roll to me

Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers
'Cause it's always been the same old scene
There's a new band in town
But you can't get the sound from a story in a magazine...
Aimed at your average teen"


I love Rock nd roll.

"He said that since he laid the groundwork for the modern 3D action game with Devil May Cry, nobody's done anything to push the genre forward, which he's very disappointed about."

Excuse me?

I am not normally in the habit of Joystiq-bashing (it's usually unwarranted, and I don't even think I'm really bashing it here), but I'm glad I still subscribe to a game magazine or two; I read this article upwards of two months ago. It was an interesting issue altogether, actually. Still, I'm glad it was posted here, albeit late, for those who don't have a subscription.

Ninja Gaiden is an outstanding game and he should definitely play it..............God of War is f****** epic and the best actions series I have ever played hands down.

If he had chosen to play it, he would have realised that his combat system was a dull, superficial piece of shit.

Ninja Gaiden is capable of being both the most frustrating and satisfying game, and it has some questionable design decisions. But it still wipes the floor with DMC.

It's amazing how quickly everyone forgets that taste in video games is subjective, and it doesn't matter which action title you thought was better, there is someone out there how will disagree.

It's extremely lame and fanboyish of Kamiya to have never played Ninja Gaiden, especially considering practically everyone called it the best action game in a long time. It definitely explains how the DMC series went to ****.

I still cant get over the retarded Nero character from DMC4, what an emo...

,But really now, Ninja Gaiden on the NES is where its at!