Ninja Gaiden II - Path of the Master Ninja - Chapter 1 (NG+)

I'm starting to think that Ninja Gaiden II is the best game that I've ever played, so it's about time I upload some videos of it! I have several goals and conditions in mind for this Master Ninja playthrough. Most of these rules aren't set in stone though, I'm just going by feeling for the most part.

1. Complete every encounter between each save point consecutively. This means no going back and saving after finishing a fight.
2. No recovery items (excluding Tests of Valor)
3. Don't rely on the safest tactics. It's not interesting to watch somebody chain UTs and Izuna Drops for eternity. I'll still be using those moves, but only sparingly (for the most part). I want to make use of each weapon's entire moveset.
4. I'll try to use every weapon in every chapter.
5. I'll only skip an encounter if it's tedious (or if I forget about). I'm not going to fight the red fish or kill all of the flying guys that shoot fireballs at you, for example. Nobody wants to see that.

I'll be completing every Test of Valor as well. I wasn't sure if I should bother since some (most?) of them aren't that interesting to watch or play, but I figured it's best to do a (mostly) complete playthrough. I'll include a 'skip' button as an annotation at the start of every ToV if you don't want to see it.

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I started this playthrough a couple of months ago, but I got burnt out because it was much harder than I expected it to be. I'm too set on finishing every segment as cleanly as possible, so if I take a bad hit or more damage than I would like, I restart. This has been pretty grueling so far because as you're probably aware, the AI in this game is vicious and unpredictable -- enemies aren't very cooperative, to say the least. It wouldn't be too bad if I saved every time I did well on a hard fight, but I want to do it all consecutively. Maybe that wasn't the smartest decision, but I'm sticking with it.

Anyway, I hope these videos will help you learn some new things about this game, or at least provide some entertainment.

Ninja Gaiden II playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfI6IYca_kvPVZMjHBP9oHBCugWZ_2QwF

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