{"id":52863,"date":"2025-10-10T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=52863"},"modified":"2025-10-09T19:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:13:23","slug":"pure-action-games-never-get-old-and-ninja-gaiden-4-will-be-the-game-to-prove-that-we-ask-team-ninja-and-platinumgames-about-what-players-should-expect-from-the-new-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pure-action-games-never-get-old-and-ninja-gaiden-4-will-be-the-game-to-prove-that-we-ask-team-ninja-and-platinumgames-about-what-players-should-expect-from-the-new-title\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPure action games never get old,\u201d and Ninja Gaiden 4 will be the game to prove that. 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With the game\u2019s launch (October 21) just around the corner, AUTOMATON had the opportunity to interview directors Masakazu Hirayama (Team Ninja) and Yuji Nakao (PlatinumGames) to ask them about what players \u2013 veterans and newcomers alike \u2013 should expect from the upcoming title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ninja Gaiden 4 - Story Trailer | PS5 Games\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zk3ktSn87o8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hirayama explains that, for starters, he wants players to simply enjoy the \u201cpure action\u201d that the Ninja Gaiden series offers and is known for. Continuing the tradition of the classic series while opening the doors for a new, modern audience, Ninja Gaiden 4 is, at its core, a game where you get to experience ninja-like action through and through. So if you\u2019re even a little bit curious about what it feels like to become a ninja, you should take the game for a spin, Hirayama suggests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, Ninja Gaiden 4 could potentially reignite the spark of veteran action gamers as well. As Nakao sees it, there is still demand for the straightforward, rudimentary hack-and-slash action the Ninja Gaiden series was built upon, and the new title might satisfy the hunger of those who are looking for such an experience amidst emerging hybrid genres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"319\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-528630001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-528630001.jpg 566w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-528630001-380x214.jpg 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are many pure, primitive action game series from the past that are still somehow managing to stay relevant to this day. And I personally don\u2019t think that \u2018pure action games\u2019 have become obsolete, despite so many new and diverse genres being formed in recent days. I am confident that there are many potential players (including myself) who want to play such games, and I believe that Ninja Gaiden 4 will hit home for those people,\u201d Nakao explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While they\u2019ve been trying to incorporate specific new trends into the title, Nakao suggests that the developers were intent on not losing that traditional action-packed essence that the Ninja Gaiden series is known for. \u201cNo matter how much time passes, that\u2019s one of the things that we didn\u2019t want to compromise on. 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