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Ninja Gaiden 2 Black dropped on Xbox Game Pass and now I can hear bird song again
A look at how beautifully the controls create a sense of embodiment in Ninja Gaiden 2 Black.
Team Ninja uses audio in a way that reminds me of the way a painter might use negative space on a canvas - they give you Ryu's presence through the rare parts of the world that he touches. Image credit: Koei Tecmo That near-silence when it comes to character movement feels quite rare, and it's matched by the skilful economy of Ryu's animations. For one thing, there's the beautifully judged ghost of a hit-pause employed, which means that a flurry of strikes comes off as a strobe-like succession of power stances, each connection freezing Ryu, just a tiniest sliver of a second, in a pose where he looks his coolest.
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