This review is almost 100% of my thoughts of Ninjala.
I was super excited about this when I saw previews as I thought it was going to be the new Splatoon with a Ninja theme.
The hype continued to rise when I saw the cinematic trailers giving us a look at the story and characters. These were very well done and worth watching even if you are not going to play the game.
However, I only invested about 1 hour into the game after completing the tutorial before realizing that I was not enjoying my time. Some of the mechanics did seem clever though, such as the ability to hide as a sign or box in the environment so you can take your opponents by surprise, but unfortunately I could not figure out a good use for this that made sense as your score does not rise if you are hiding in a box and waiting.
Like all games, if someone wants to spend enough time in the game, I'm sure they will find efficient ways to use all the mechanics, but I was left very disappointed by my experience. I would absolutely give it another try later on once updates come out and a player community is properly formed. Until then, I'll stick to watching the trailers as they are the best part of the Ninjala for me.
It's just really disappointing to have the game reduced to this husk, this money-hungry husk that is only fun for an hour a day because that's what it requires otherwise your daily streaks are ruined.It's ridiculous. Absolutely disheartening. I am extremely disappointed.
This review is almost 100% of my thoughts of Ninjala.
I was super excited about this when I saw previews as I thought it was going to be the new Splatoon with a Ninja theme.
The hype continued to rise when I saw the cinematic trailers giving us a look at the story and characters. These were very well done and worth watching even if you are not going to play the game.
However, I only invested about 1 hour into the game after completing the tutorial before realizing that I was not enjoying my time. Some of the mechanics did seem clever though, such as the ability to hide as a sign or box in the environment so you can take your opponents by surprise, but unfortunately I could not figure out a good use for this that made sense as your score does not rise if you are hiding in a box and waiting.
Like all games, if someone wants to spend enough time in the game, I'm sure they will find efficient ways to use all the mechanics, but I was left very disappointed by my experience. I would absolutely give it another try later on once updates come out and a player community is properly formed. Until then, I'll stick to watching the trailers as they are the best part of the Ninjala for me.