/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.3599660]

tenchu is fun

[Anonymous No.3599870]

>>3599660
That fanart looks awful.

[Anonymous No.3599878]

>>3599660
Yes it is.
>>3599870
Yes it is.

Kinda sad though, that only a handful of people like it, to the point where the Tenchu threads never seem to survive without constant love and care.

I'm waiting on my new controller to properly emulate Tenchu 2.
It's been a while since I played it. 15 years or so.

[Anonymous No.3599909]

>>3599878
>Kinda sad though, that only a handful of people like it

I don't know what happened with Tenchu. It seems it had some success in Ps1, after that everyone stoped giving a fuck and critics despised every new game in the franchise. To me it still was extremely cool and the Ps2 games were great.

[Anonymous No.3599924]

>>3599909
Tenchu is pretty much like Shenmue or Goemon.
There's a bunch of people who really really like them, but they are all scattered everywhere. And everyone else either hates it or doesn't care about it.

[Anonymous No.3599940]

>>3599660
I think it's a third Tenchu thread in a week. Did it have anniversary or something?

[Anonymous No.3599963]

>>3599940
I dunno. But instead of trying to say things like "What do you think of this" or "I like this game"
OP should just say "Tenchu thread" instead.

Then again, it's not like there's a lot to discuss.

[Anonymous No.3600027]

>>3599924
I don't think a new Tenchu would be received like Shenmue 3, sadly.
Maybe i would compare it with the Ryu Ga Gotoku series. But all of them are just "too japanese" i guess.

>>3599963
Problem is just Tenchu 1&2 are retro, but i think rules allow non retro games discussion if it's related to a retro franchise.

[Anonymous No.3600050]

>>3600027
Yeah, sadly.
Do you do any "runs"? Like some people do with other games like 100% kill, no damage runs, things like that?

[Anonymous No.3600054]

>>3600050
I'm not that good to do that, i just reset everytime i get detected and little else.
If you play normally you are not taking damage except for bosses though.

[Anonymous No.3600061]

>>3599909
Acquire made Tenchu what it was back on the Playstation. Fromsoft's Tenchu games were just meh compared to their work. Shinobido is obviously something you should check out. Fatal Shadows look good too, never played it though.

[Anonymous No.3600070]

>>3600061
K2 was the developer in Ps2 and Xbox, From Software just published. Imo K2 Tenchu were at least as good as Acquire games, Tenchu 3 is like a really well done remake of Tenchu 1 and Fatal Shadows is one of the best in the entire franchise. For some reason it got awful critics but i never understood why.
I played Shinobido to death too, it's another franchise that looks abandoned, sadly.

[Anonymous No.3600196]

>>3600070
Guess I'll have to try Fatal Shadows then. Did you play it on hardware or emulation? Sadly emu is my only option right now.

[Anonymous No.3600238]

>>3600070
Yeah.
People whine about Kurenai but even though they did some things differently, it was still a great game.
The only crap Tenchu games IMO are the DS and the Wii ones.
Never tried the Xbox360 one so I can't say. People say it's awful but it doesn't look that bad.

Shinobido was great. Too bad that the only good characters in the game are the three lords that fight for the power.

[Anonymous No.3600267]

>>3600196
I never emulate, no idea if it works well. I think it had a PSP port too.

>>3600238
I played Z and liked it, it suffered some important problems but it still had a shitton of misions, more than any other Tenchu, and you could create your character. Haven't played the Wii one, why it was that bad? considering it was made by Acquire when they recovered the franchise.

[Anonymous No.3600290]

>>3600267
>Haven't played the Wii one, why it was that bad?
Lack of freedom in the level design and tons of wiimote stupid gimmick.
I mean.. like.. TONS

[Anonymous No.3600294]

>>3600290
How about the PSP version then?

[Anonymous No.3600301]

>>3600294
Never played, i don't think they fixed the level design anyway

[Anonymous No.3600619]

>>3600267
>>3600294
The PSP and Wii ones are the same. Assuming you're talking about Shadow Assassins.
They are bad because it's all about quicktime events and extremely linear paths. You're not given an objective and an open map, instead there is an obvious path you have to follow while doing shitty quicktime events to move from dark places to dark places and such.

Now, on the PSP you have Time of the Assassins, where you can play as a shitload of characters including Onikage. Suffers from horrible draw distance.
They also re-released Tenchu 3 and Kurenai on the PSP, which is pretty cool.

[Anonymous No.3600721]

>>3600619
>You're not given an objective and an open map, instead there is an obvious path you have to follow while doing shitty quicktime events to move from dark places to dark places and such.

It sounds awful, why the fuck they did that?

[Anonymous No.3600796]

>>3600721
To make "good use" of the Wii and it's swinging, shaking, juggling controls.

[Anonymous No.3601436]

>>3600796
bump

[Anonymous No.3601458]

>>3599660
What! Youuuuuu

[Anonymous No.3601503]

It's not retro at all but i've been curious about the other Acquire related games that didn't make it to the west.

[Anonymous No.3601593]

>>3601503
That game is so awesome, it's a shame that it's not as intuitive as Tenchu. Meaning some japanese knowledge is needed unfortunately.

[Anonymous No.3601598]

>>3601593
Have you played it? What is it about?

[Anonymous No.3601741]

>>3601598
Yeah. Well, I've tried.
It's about a dude who used to be a high level thief and one day his daughter gets sick and needs some really expensive medicine. He then gets back to stealing stuff, but in a Goemon/Robin Hood kind of way.

It's like a Tenchu game about stealing stuff with some humour without the killing.
Having to deal with donating some of your loot to the townspeople so they stick by your side, having to wear masks to hide your identity, having to deal with the local yakuza to get better jobs and such.
Best thing about it is the gameplay. You have some special rolling and dashing movements that allow you to move around and steal things without people even realizing what's going on. You can steal girls kimonos while they are wearing them.

[Anonymous No.3601742]

>>3601741
It sounds fun as fuck, a shame it's never gonna have a translation.

[Anonymous No.3602896]

>>3600619
>They also re-released Tenchu 3 and Kurenai on the PSP, which is pretty cool.
How's the port of 3? Is it perfectly serviceable or am I better off playing one of the home console versions?

[Anonymous No.3602919]

>>3599909
>after that everyone stoped giving a fuck and critics despised every new game in the franchise.

Im not gonna say there weren't any duds but the PS2 games where pretty solid.

That Wii one fucked over the plot of the series really bad though so if we come back that shit needs to be retconed hard.

[Anonymous No.3603319]

>>3602919
Who's the bottom girl?

[Anonymous No.3603436]

>>3603319
Rin.

[Anonymous No.3603453]

>>3599660
I don't like this game. I recall playing a friend of mine and thinking how cool the game was, but i cannot get used to the controls, they are always in the way. And it is a shame because i like this kind of game.

[Anonymous No.3603462]

>controls like a drunk cow
>fog city on every level
>Story is dumb af
>Graphics are god awful on 1
>SUDDENLY WEIRD ALIEN SHIT

These games have so much against them but fuck me I love Tenchu 1 and 2 the later ones weren't as enjoyable though.

>tfw the cheat on Tenchu 1 that was basically like dev mode that let you use any enemy power etc.

[Anonymous No.3604643]

>>3602896
Bump.

[Anonymous No.3604752]

>>3600619
>Suffers from horrible draw distance.
Understatement of the year.

[Anonymous No.3605334]

TALK ABOUT TENCHU YOU BLOODY CUNTS

[Anonymous No.3605373]

I would have liked a decent 2D Tenchu. Don't know how are the phone games, probably shit, but a gameboy Tenchu woud have been cool.

[Anonymous No.3605375]

I would have liked a decent 2D Tenchu. Don't know how are the phone games, probably shit, but a gameboy Tenchu could have been cool.

[Anonymous No.3605431]

>>3605375
I hear Ayame's Tale 3D is surprisingly decent. Can't speak of the 2D WoH "port", though.

[Anonymous No.3606009]

>>3605431
It's not 2D though, but it seems to have good graphics for a phone shit.

[Anonymous No.3606251]

Had to wait for 5 minutes for them to stop looking at each other.

[Anonymous No.3607000]

>>3606009
Yeah, might even get a phone compatible with the game just to play it.

[Anonymous No.3607181]

Which of the Tenchu games are worth? I only played a bit of the second one when I was a kid. I really want to play Ninja stuff so I'll take non-Tenchu recommendations.

[Anonymous No.3607184]

>>3605375

Mark of the ninja is pretty alright

[Anonymous No.3607186]

>>3607181
All of them except DS and apparently 4.
Ps1 and Ps2/Xbox ones are pretty good. I like Z too, but it's a little unpolished.
I don't know about the PSP ports, they look decent but with a poor draw distance.

About another ninja games, Shinobido is just great.

[Anonymous No.3607192]

>>3607184
Looks more like an action game.

[Anonymous No.3607253]

>>3607186
The PSP only has two ports; 3 and Fatal Shadows. Neither suffer from poor draw distance.

The only Tenchu titles on PSP that suffer from that are Time of the Assassins and maybe 4. But I'm not sure about 4 since I have yet to play it on my PSP.

[Anonymous No.3607259]

>>3607186
And here's a comparison of 3 and Time of the Assassins on PSP. Top being 3 and bottom being TotA.

They really outdid themselves on the ports of 3 and Fatal Shadows imo. Great conversions to the portable format.

[Anonymous No.3607269]

>>3607192
Not the same anon, but Mark of the Ninja IS a stealth game and probably the best one I've played to date. I highly highly recommend it.

[Anonymous No.3607272]

>>3607253
I always forget that Time of the Assassins is an independent game. Is it good? i should play it someday.

[Anonymous No.3607280]

>>3607272
Well, it's worth a shot. It's not good, but at least you get to play as Onikage.

[Anonymous No.3607284]

>>3607272
Good? Not really. But if you're a Tenchu fan and go in with low expectations, you may be pleasantly surprised.

[Anonymous No.3607293]

>>3607272
I don't want to lie to you so I'll tell you straight - it's shit. It's a collection of missions(shitty missions I might add) made in a poor level editor. The draw distance is worse than in the psx games as is the AI and the story is non-existent. Skip it.

[Anonymous No.3609390]

bump

[Anonymous No.3609621]

>>3609390
That's the problem, isn't it?
Nothing much to talk about.

Well then, Rikimaru, Ayame, Tatsumaru, Tesshu or Rin?

Also, you don't use any items other than the grappling hook, right?

[Anonymous No.3609626]

>>3609621
Tesshu was so damn cool.
Rin was cute but fighting with her was a pain on the ass.

[Anonymous No.3610415]

What was the best level of Tenchu atmosphere wise? I liked the 5th stage because of tge music and guards.

[Anonymous No.3611036]

>>3610415
Maybe 4 or 7, just because they have some really atmospheric music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2MLbT9Yg6c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buYkIsGAQvo
From the entire series i would choose some forest levels of Fatal Shadows.

[Anonymous No.3612820]

>>3611036
Rikimaru!!!!

[Anonymous No.3614776]

>>3612820
There's something really fucked up about the faces in the CG and some of the art. Ayame looks like an alien and Rikimaru is genuinely creepy in some of the videos.

[Anonymous No.3614841]

>>3609621

Ayame is where I got my love of ninja girls

[Anonymous No.3614849]

>>3614841
I have a thing for Ayame midriff.