Sacred Symbols+, Episode XLIII: Ninjutsu (Patreon)
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With its fledgling PS4 franchise Nioh, Koei Tecmo's internal dev Team Ninja has found success with what is, in many ways, a Dark Souls clone. But perhaps that's selling studio director Fumihiko Yasuda's squad a tad bit short, because before Nioh -- in between Dead or Alive games, and even a voyage to Nintendo Land with Metroid: Other M -- Team Ninja was best-known for its Ninja Gaiden revival, a dormant 2D series it revived in 3D back in 2004. On today's mailbag-centric episode of +, we discuss whether the franchise should be revived or left for dead, and what it might look like should it ever return. We also discuss how Sony can best support PSVR (and PSVR2) with first and second party development resources, whether the PlayStation brand is mistreating its Japanese partners concerned over censorship, how publishers and developers typically work together in harmony (or lack thereof), Xbox's divergent approach to next-gen, the promising future of Remedy Entertainment, and much more. Let's go!