What happened to Red Ninja: End of Honor - a game you probably don't remember!

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • What happened to Red Ninja: End of Honor - a game which got average reviews, but had some serious franchise potential - this is the story of a forgotten game!
    Gameplay from www.longplays. org played by Valis 77
    Music ‪@BreakingCopyright‬
    #redninjaendofhonor #redninja #roymccoy

КОМЕНТАРІ • 74

  • @OlinCaprison
    @OlinCaprison 2 роки тому +28

    this game had some impressive mechanics, especially for when it came out. imagine the puzzles and possibilities for a game based around this wire weapon! Also, I liked kurenai, she had more characterization than i expected. when i picked up sekiro this and tenchu were the first things that came to mind

  • @zenith5584
    @zenith5584 6 місяців тому +7

    Duuuude! Thank you so much for making this. This is the ultimate Sekiro game before Sekiro. I loved the boss fights, sneak kills, and story! Especially the story, very unique.

  • @BattosaiKen24
    @BattosaiKen24 6 місяців тому +8

    I played this when I was a kid. I still have the case and disc for it on Xbox. It was genuinely, legit one of my favorite games ever in the time! I just remembered it existed yesterday and I think of it extremely highly and fondly (even if I don't remember the story, but my memory's bad)!!! Thank you for covering this game. I would be stoked if Red Ninja did come back, even remembering the game gave me immense joy

  • @Manic_Panic
    @Manic_Panic 2 роки тому +8

    This game might return now since it's owned by Microsoft. All it takes is 1 internal studio to be interested in the IP since MS usually allows developers to choose what they want to work on.

  • @AtomLabX
    @AtomLabX 2 роки тому +16

    Thank you for shading a positive light on the game, instead of just talking bad about its because I loved it!
    yes it was hard, but that was part of the charm, it was a huge part of my childhood and hands down my fav ps2 game.
    Thank you
    and I agree with you, if this game goes to the right hands, it will be a killer!

  • @azztroturf1616
    @azztroturf1616 2 роки тому +36

    I played through the game twice back in the ps2 days. Still have fond memories of it. I even bought a 1/6 scale resin figure of Kurenai (MC)​which was my first introduction into the world of resin figures.

    • @RoyMcCoy
      @RoyMcCoy  2 роки тому +6

      I miss games like this! Now it seems so expensive to develop games for the consoles that we’ll never get ones like this again. Do you still have the resin figure?

    • @keylanoslokj1806
      @keylanoslokj1806 Рік тому +2

      Based man of culture side 😁

  • @obsidianmug7123
    @obsidianmug7123 2 роки тому +6

    This had potential, the gameplay was solid but holy christmas some levels and boss fights were not well designed.

  • @redcronojm
    @redcronojm 7 місяців тому +2

    I like it, I mean it aint no NinjaGaiden or Tenchu. But it was very interesting and fun stealth mechanic. Seductive and Wire decapitate moves.

  • @nickdraco8435
    @nickdraco8435 2 роки тому +8

    I want to see it come back

    • @RoyMcCoy
      @RoyMcCoy  2 роки тому +5

      You and me both Nick!!! I hope it will - one day - in some form or another!

  • @ArnnFrost
    @ArnnFrost Рік тому +6

    This game was honestly hella fun, especially the wire kills.
    this, Tenchu and Shinobido were peak ninja games for me back in the day!

  • @andrewmah2962
    @andrewmah2962 Рік тому +3

    Never played this game but I would totally go for Kurenai's seduction XD

    • @Kourumeme
      @Kourumeme 11 місяців тому +1

      The designer of this game would develop senran kagura years later

  • @tiagox3275
    @tiagox3275 2 роки тому +8

    your presentation is so good it's hard to believe your channel is so small. you deserve a lot more dude!

  • @auroraborealass
    @auroraborealass 2 роки тому +8

    I loved this game so damn much. I was obsessed with it and I am still so sad that it never got bigger. :(

  • @Mecks089
    @Mecks089 7 місяців тому +2

    YoshiP (Creator of Nier) should work on a game like this, it seems like it's up his alley.

    • @13Carrey1
      @13Carrey1 2 місяці тому

      YoshiP isn't the Creator of Nier. The Creator of Nier is Yoko Taro. YoshiP did Kingdom Hearts....

  • @Moon-rune
    @Moon-rune 2 роки тому +4

    good video :) i love this game so much , i love Kurenai and the story is amazing. it would be nice to see another Red Ninja but obviously it will not happen ..probably

  • @Fernando-lu4zc
    @Fernando-lu4zc 2 роки тому +4

    Not only do I remember it, I own a complete copy and actually played last night!

  • @N0KHturnal
    @N0KHturnal Рік тому +1

    This game was hot mess... Did you even get through the first 3 missions?
    If you did you'll know first hand that the controls are half-assed, the camera is atrocious and the platforming is not well implemented at all, this game easily has one of the most frustrating platforming sections of any game of its generation and oh boy, don't even get me started on some of the boss fights. Unfair, full of nonsense, unpredictable patterns and the occasional WTF moment where the boss stops moving and adopts a T-pose for the rest of the fight...
    This game was panned back in the day for those reasons, among others you mentioned during the review.
    It had a lot of untaped potential, but every ingame action and gimmick that they tried to implement failed miserably.
    If you're looking for a hidden gem, look elsewhere, 'cause there's nothing here but a pretty cover and a broken game.

  • @TheOtakuNinja69
    @TheOtakuNinja69 Рік тому +3

    I still own this game on PS2.
    This game reminds me of Tenchu and Shinobido.
    I would like to see a sequel or maybe a franchise based on this IP.

  • @troglodude980
    @troglodude980 2 роки тому +8

    When i was 12 I cranked a few out to the cover art

  • @liquios_privat
    @liquios_privat 2 роки тому +4

    I remember this game. Just stumbled upon your video to see if there are any videos out there regarding Red Ninja. It was my first ninja game and I absolutely loved it, tho it was quite hard. I really would love to see such ninja games rising again.

  • @thegamingprozone1941
    @thegamingprozone1941 Рік тому +2

    Don't forget The Way Of Samurai! That was my favourite.

  • @indranilroy4822
    @indranilroy4822 Рік тому +1

    I love this game for its story and stealth game play but darn can the camera be such a pain with how jankily it moves

  • @DustinGunnells
    @DustinGunnells 2 роки тому +2

    FACTS! Stupidly abandoned! Should have been a franchise. Bayonetta filled that gap.

  • @IAmSmurt1
    @IAmSmurt1 Рік тому +1

    I play this game today

  • @FrightologyX
    @FrightologyX 2 роки тому +2

    I love this game an would play it on xbox every time i got on lol i miss it so much 😭

  • @lucyusshasa8732
    @lucyusshasa8732 6 місяців тому +1

    god game

  • @justenbenally522
    @justenbenally522 Місяць тому

    Ghost of tsushima had the biggest plothole of any game or movie in 2020. Is that what you mean by the story blew you away?

  • @hayseshouhda5730
    @hayseshouhda5730 10 місяців тому

    I would love to see Kurenai come back in a new Red Ninja. They would have to bump up the violence, bump up the stealth and bump up the sex appeal/seduction.
    In today's market, people would go wild!
    Some screaming and crying saying it's made for perverts, and the opposite side throwing their money at the screen because it completely goes against the virtue signalers.

  • @koffeekage
    @koffeekage 7 місяців тому

    I probably never picked it up because of those scores, and i was busy with Tenchu : Fatal Shadows. Still looks interesting.

  • @jabberw0k812
    @jabberw0k812 10 місяців тому

    Main thing holding this game back is the clunky camera and movement controls, imo. The stealth mechanics and tetsugen are fun, and dedicated/faithful kunoichi games seem to have been rare, even back then. Honestly a bit depressing to hear so many old reviews focusing on the one-off seduction 'mechanic'. Would rather hear more about what made the game good, instead of what someone wanted the game to be.

  • @mathieuvart
    @mathieuvart 10 місяців тому

    As a big fan of Tenchu 1 and 2, I tried a lot to llike Red Ninja: End of Honor but the camera is so terrible, that's a shame because the gameplay is really fun.

  • @Minnesota_Fatts
    @Minnesota_Fatts Рік тому +1

    “I wonder why this game never took off?”
    > Published by Vivendi Universal
    “Ohhh that’s why.”

  • @BobzAirgunz
    @BobzAirgunz 16 днів тому

    I like this game but good lord the controls!Takes a while to get use to

  • @shintori2808
    @shintori2808 2 роки тому +1

    Loved this game never beat it because of rental but while i had it every spare moment was spent in excruciating frustration and ultimatly Joy after finally progressing.

  • @redcronojm
    @redcronojm 2 роки тому +1

    I bought Red Ninja end of honor and Otogi 2 immortal warriors 15 years ago for Xbox, Red Ninja I kinda like it cuz it was different than tenchu and lasso wire combat. Otogi is actually made by fromsoftware hidden gem that isn’t Souls game

  • @rocketpunchgo1
    @rocketpunchgo1 Рік тому +1

    I always wanted to play this game ever since it was first announced, but then the reviews came out stating exactly what you said.
    Fast forward to 2023, I've recently downloaded it on PCSX2, and... yeah. Holy living Zeus are the controls and camera bad. It's like a PS1 game masquarding as a PS2 game when it comes to platforming (which is 90% of the game). The combat is hit or miss (literally), and the stealth... isn't stealthy. Had the dev team taken the mechancis of the game as serious as they tookKuronai's design, we definitely would have seen at least a couple sequels out of them instead of an immediately closed studio.

  • @MrOppy678
    @MrOppy678 2 роки тому +1

    Yo, can we all like sign a pettiton or something and send it to the (rights owner) company?
    I had an idea while watching your video.
    You mentioned YUNA in Ghosts of Tsushima
    In a DLC, YUNA like JIN discovers shnobi talents....and is self-trained
    by markers hidden throughout the landscape by non other than
    (Kekka no mai)
    When YUNA finds all markers and finishes training
    she must defeat the last of the shinobi zombies or creatures that
    Red Ninja Kurenai killed so long ago.
    In order to get that sexy fucking red (Geisha) outfit !!
    But then YUNA ain't that pretty, Perhaps she has a daughter who finishes the quest? , LMAO !!

  • @Warlord4Hikage
    @Warlord4Hikage 19 днів тому

    What happend?
    End of Honor.
    Honor of devs.

  • @DavidLucian
    @DavidLucian 2 роки тому +1

    You should try also Shinobido Way of the Ninja, I'm so surprise that you forgot to mention this masterpiece Ninja game that's even better than Tenchu. ☯️✌

  • @lunarhail3559
    @lunarhail3559 2 роки тому +1

    If they could come back to Red ninja with a new story (hinted at the end scene) and fluid controls (less random PLEASE, as I just finished playing it again and the amount of deaths i have from a failed jump rather than an enemy!! D:

  • @catsee4014
    @catsee4014 6 місяців тому

    I want this game in nintendo switch as a crypto mining games play to earn earn usdt trc 20 token

  • @blaireofhylia1572
    @blaireofhylia1572 7 місяців тому

    I was just thinking about this game and wondering if it ever got a sequel-

  • @prime1773
    @prime1773 2 роки тому +2

    I bought my own ps2 in 2021 to play several classic ninja games including this one.
    Personally, I really love to play around with steel wire assassin and seduction kill in this game. It's so unique. The game has some annoying flaw but I still play this game today. I even bought the beautiful resin figure of Kurenai from e2046 website and hire a local to paint it. Satisfaction 👍
    I hope we will at least get another kunoichi game in this era with steel wire technique and seduction kill too. The enemy look so stupid once they think with their desire 🤣

    • @projectfear22
      @projectfear22 10 місяців тому

      Are there any good ninja games for ps4 or 5? I only find naruto stuff or side scrollers. Aragami too but its more artsy

    • @prime1773
      @prime1773 10 місяців тому

      @@projectfear22 Ghost of Tsushima and Sekiro is a great shinobi game. Sekiro has what they said 'steep learning curve' it's really difficult at first but becomes awesome once you know how to play parry at least and make use of the ninja tool. This game is really, really punishing though.
      Ghost of Tsushima is also a great shinobi game with easy gameplay. You can play with your own creativity on how to execute stealth kill or just samurai fight.
      Next year ninja game that you can look forward to will be Assassin's Creed Red. Not much detail has been revealed yet but all I learned is that we will play as either a kunoichi (female ninja) or a sumo style protagonist.

  • @ATCoutain
    @ATCoutain 8 місяців тому

    This game was fun and under rated i was hoping the would give use a remake or something like that.

  • @Gawb49
    @Gawb49 6 місяців тому

    When I was 10, I remembered how fun this game was

  • @YouMe-mf7ed
    @YouMe-mf7ed 3 місяці тому

    Loved the game. Literally looked it up

  • @ShinkuRosetta
    @ShinkuRosetta 7 місяців тому

    Yor Forger from Spy x Family 😂

  • @projectfear22
    @projectfear22 10 місяців тому

    Any similar games on ps4 or 5?

  • @madfoxgaming2493
    @madfoxgaming2493 Рік тому

    Is this considered a rare game then?

  • @decayinsilence
    @decayinsilence 10 місяців тому

    Loved this game

  • @tradermarkkalil86
    @tradermarkkalil86 Рік тому +1

    I miss stealth ninja games… tenchu

  • @babyplaneswalker341
    @babyplaneswalker341 2 роки тому

    If remade with todays standards it could be amazing. I think someone could buy the rights to the game for fairly cheap

  • @LazyPirate8
    @LazyPirate8 11 місяців тому

    I remember looking up this game online and then emulating it, the game was very buggy, but it was good like it held on duck tape and ambition. Thanks a lot Universal. Also Kutanai in the box cover character looks like Ruby Rose for some strange reason.

  • @khomantes4418
    @khomantes4418 Рік тому

    I was playing this game when i decided come look for info and hit you xD , amazing video and ,i agree with you man, so much potential ..
    Make a review about Shinobido,maybe.. ? I would love see it :D

  • @belmont1960
    @belmont1960 11 місяців тому

    i bought the game back on ps2 era and still have it... problem is my controll is so damaged that can´t play the game mechanic´s at full... Most problem that kinda ruined for me was that the game had a level upper for the weapons whose never is able to max them all since the title does not have a replay missions function.

  • @kingkilla777
    @kingkilla777 Рік тому

    I recently ordered a ps2 because i wanted to play red ninja ive been interested in trying it out for a while

  • @nagito6628
    @nagito6628 Рік тому

    This game's designer went on to create Senran Kagura. So he did make more Ninja games

  • @leikko3579
    @leikko3579 2 роки тому

    I don’t think you’ll see this comment but you should do what happed to castle crushers it was a classic

  • @Ezeron1901
    @Ezeron1901 Рік тому

    Finally someone who review the game

  • @genuinesaucy
    @genuinesaucy 2 роки тому +2

    The main character is actually on a quest for revenge against whoever stole her pants.

    • @rumiDVD
      @rumiDVD 2 роки тому

      Lord, the ponds are NIGHTMARE. You can constantly see her panties everytime you swim. And my mom sat a few meters away from me playing this game with our only TV in the living room back in the day.
      Immersion 10/10. I get to stealthily play in real life as well.

  • @joshuawilliams8252
    @joshuawilliams8252 Рік тому +1

    I remember quitting this game when I got to the point of having to fight the snake bitch. Pretty much I couldn't get the timing right for fighting the snake and freeing the girl. It got really frustrating and I put it down for a bit then picked something else up and kind of didn't go back to it.
    Kind of kicking myself on that because it was overall a fairly interesting game and I really enjoyed using the wires.

    • @gilgamesh310
      @gilgamesh310 11 місяців тому

      That’s where I got to before giving up too, lol.