The third annual Developer Direct has come and gone. While we were anticipating seeing four titles today, DOOM: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and a mysterious fourth one, we actually got five. One even was put onto Game Pass today. They are the previously unannounced Ninja Gaiden 4 and a remastered Ninja Gaiden 2 Black. Ninja Gaiden 2 Black was released on Xbox Series X/S today.
Ninja Gaiden was a part of my childhood. I played it on NES and even back then it was harder than most other games. It was so hard in fact that I never wanted to play any of the newer ones. Ninja Gaiden is up there with Souls Games, where if I played them I know I would rage and be miserable. I am happy for everyone who does like these kind of games though.
For the other three games, they all look great. I can’t wait to play the new DOOM game. I just revisted the original DOOM and DOOM 2, though I never got through the DOOM expansion. For some reason that just seems impossible for me to get through. Even on the easiest setting, I just seem to always die and rage quit. Maybe I will revisit it at some point, but the rest of the game, the game that I remember and love, was still great. I will definitely be checking out DOOM: The Dark Ages.
South of Midnight and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 both look really interesting as well. They are both new properties I believe and both look like they have a really interesting story to tell. One thing I do like about South of Midnight is the stop motion animation feel to it, I think that’s pretty unique for a video game. I am going to check those out when they release later this year.
Are any of these games ones that you’re interested in? Have you already been playing Ninja Gaiden 2 Black? Let us know!
