Ninja Gaiden 4’s co-director and co-producer from Platinum Games, Yuji Nakao, has confirmed that the game’s development is around 70 to 80 percent complete and is now in the polishing phase, making a delay look unlikely.
It’s been 13 long years since Ninja Gaiden’s Ryu Hayabusa last made a proper appearance in his own video game, it’s felt like even longer let me tell you. That wait is finally coming to an end in 2025, which Team Ninja has dubbed the “Year of the Ninja” thanks to how many Ninja Gaiden projects are releasing in the next 12 months.
As exciting as Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and the remake of Ninja Gaiden 2 are, the highlight of it all is without a doubt Ninja Gaiden 4, which was revealed a few days ago at the Xbox Developer Direct. That reveal showed a surprising amount of the game and even confirmed that it’s aiming to release in Fall of this year.
With so much of Ninja Gaiden 4 being shown in its first trailer and Team Ninja seeming confident about it releasing this year, you might be wondering what kind of state the game is in. Well, thanks to an interview with the game’s developers that was published on Xbox Wire earlier this week, we actually have a good idea of that for once.
The interview dives deep into Ninja Gaiden 4 and features some of the game’s main developers, including Platinum Games’ Yuji Nakao, who is acting as producer and director alongside Team Ninja’s Fumihiko Yasuda. In Nakao’s closing remarks about Ninja Gaiden 4, he reveals that development on it is actually nearly complete.
According to Nakao, Ninja Gaiden 4’s development is currently 70 to 80 percent finished, with the team recently entering the polishing phase to finish it all off. Nakao notes that Platinum is going to continue to work with Team Ninja to ensure “every detail meets the expectations of the fans”.
The game is currently about 70–80% complete, and we’ve entered the polishing phase. We’ll continue to work closely with Team NINJA, ensuring every detail meets the expectations of fans. There’s more information coming that will help you understand just how fun and exciting this game is, so please stay tuned. – Yuji Nakao
Nakao also confirms that more information about the game is coming that will help fans understand “just how fun and exciting” Ninja Gaiden 4 is, if it wasn’t clear enough from the trailer we just got. It seems that both Platinum and Team Ninja are taking Gaiden 4 very seriously, which is great to hear.
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Source: https://www.thegamer.com/ninja-gaiden-4-development-nearly-complete-70-80-percent-polishing-phase-team-ninja-confirms/