Ninja Gaiden 4's development is almost complete

Summary

Earlier this week, Ninja Gaiden fans were treated with the disclosure of Ninja Gaiden 4.
The revealing trailer confirmed a release window and showed a lot about the upcoming game.
There is a good reason for that, as the developers have confirmed that the game is about 70-80 percent complete.

Ninja Gaiden 4's co-director and co-producer from Platinum Games, Yuji Nakao, has confirmed that the game's development is about 70 to 80 percent complete and is now in the polishing phase, which makes a delay unlikely.

It has been 13 long years since Ninja Gaidens Ryu Hayabusa last made a proper performance in her own video game, it feels like even longer let me tell. This wait finally ends in 2025, which Team Ninja has called “Ninja year year” thanks to how many Ninja Gaiden projects will release over the next 12 months.

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As exciting as Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and remake by Ninja Gaiden 2 are, the highlight of everything is undoubtedly Ninja Gaiden 4, which was revealed a few days ago on the Xbox Developer Direct. This rejection showed a surprising amount of the game and even confirmed that it aims to release the fall this year.

Ninja Gaiden 4's development is 70-80 percent complete

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With so much of Ninja Gaiden 4 as shown in her first trailer and Team Ninja seemed sure it will release this year, you might wonder what type of state the game is in. Well, thanks to an interview with the game's developer published on Xbox Wire Earlier this week, we actually have a good idea of it for once.

The interview dives deep into Ninja Gaiden 4 and has some of the game's main developers, including Platinum Games' Yuji Nakao, who acts as a producer and director together with Team Ninjas Fumihiko Yasuda. In Nakao's final comments about Ninja Gaiden 4, he reveals that the development on it is actually almost complete.

According to Nakao, Ninja Gaiden 4's development is currently 70 to 80 percent completed, where the team recently entered the polishing phase to end it all. Nakao notes that Platinum will continue to work with Team Ninja to ensure “each detail meets the fans' expectations”.

The game is currently about 70-80% complete and we have entered the polishing phase. We continue to work closely with Team Ninja and ensure that each detail meets the fans' expectations. There is more information that will help you understand how fun and exciting this game is, so please stay up to date. – Yuji Nakao

Nakao also confirms that more information about the game will help fans understand “how fun and exciting” Ninja Gaiden 4 is, if it was not clear enough from the trailer we just got. It seems that both Platinum and Team Ninja take Gaiden 4 very seriously, which is fantastic to hear.