NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound Hits Next Month

Alright, listen up. So it looks like Dotemu and The Game Kitchen, those cool cats behind Blasphemous, are rollin’ out this game called NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound. It’s supposed to hit the PlayStation and Nintendo Switch next month. You might wanna put this on your radar. Just saying.

Now, there’s some age gate thing—you gotta confirm your birthday before you check out their trailer. Which, come on, we’ve all been there, right? Remember when date-picking seemed like a huge chore? I digress.

Here’s where it gets kinda juicy. This game, it’s like reaching back into the legendary NINJA GAIDEN series vault. Got that old-school flair mixed with some modern 3D jazz. Like, imagine your grandma dancing at a rave—surprisingly dope.

Anyways—Ryu Hayabusa is off to America, he has this whole thing going on with his dad’s will. But then, bam! Demons decide to gatecrash Hayabusa Village. Talk about timing. In strolls Kenji Mozu, the village’s young ninja hotshot—trained by Ryu, no less. He’s up against all kinds of hellish creatures. And just to spice things up, he teams up with the shady Black Spider Clan. It’s wildcard territory, people.

There’s this enticing tease of playing as Kenji and Kumori—who, by the way, sounds like a character you might dream up after three coffees. They promise some fusion fighting mechanic. Could be neat, could be nuts.

Visuals? The pixel art is like a gourmet dinner for your eyes. Lavish, detailed, but with a retro vibe. Golly, remember the pixels that barely showed anything? Well, this isn’t that. It’s a nostalgia trip but dressed to the nines.

So, think you can step up and become a true ninja master? Guess we’ll find out.

And there are some pics of the game sprinkled throughout—take a peek below. It’s like piecing together a puzzle while half daydreaming about pizza.

Anyway, enough rambling. Go set a reminder. Or don’t. But you’d probably be missing out.