I love Ninja Gaiden. But is it just me, or does the excessive gore always feel a bit... off?
It's stylish ninja action. Sure, there's license for some amount of blood, obviously, but with the 360 version of NG2, and now this first scan of NG3, it's like they're aiming for Splatterhouse levels of gore.
It's not like I have some holier-than-thou attitude about gore; I'm absolutely fine with it in something like a Splatterhouse, by all means.
But Ninja Gaiden?
I guess I can't speak for NG3, since we've seen nothing else out of it yet so we can only guess at the atmosphere for it, but it doesn't seem quite right in NG2. It's not a horror game. Hell, not even Devil May Cry has that kind of blood, and DMC is pretty much horror-themed itself.
I much prefer Sigma 2, where they sort of toned it down to the general level of the first game.
Of course, in all likelihood it might fit a little better in motion, so I'll reserve any actual judgment. Not like it'll keep me from playing it, as Ninja Gaiden is fucking excellent with or without blood.