Ninjahtic Mind Tricks

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Ninjahtic Mind Tricks is a single player platformer game with a anime theme. It was developed by Blaze Epic and was released on July 16, 2015. It received neutral reviews from players.

"Ninjahtic Mind Tricks" is an 8-bit hack-and-slash platformer with stealth, adventure, and puzzle elements. Levels are open-ended, requiring the use of environment and abilities for progression. The game features various platforming challenges, enemies of different types, and a fully original 8-bit soundtrack .

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Audience ScoreBased on 29 reviews

humor2 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Ninjahtic Mind Tricks features enjoyable movement mechanics and interesting platforming layouts, allowing for creative combat strategies such as instakilling enemies by knocking them into spikes.
The game has a charming retro aesthetic and offers a satisfying gameplay experience with its fast-paced action and responsive controls, making it fun for players who enjoy platformers.
Despite its flaws, the game has been noted for its genuine development effort and has the potential to provide joy and entertainment, especially for fans of the genre.

The game suffers from technical issues, including clunky controls, poor collision detection, and a lack of customization options, which can lead to a frustrating gameplay experience.
Many players find the repetitive nature of the gameplay tedious, as it requires clearing all enemies in a room to progress, leading to unnecessary backtracking and a lack of engaging level design.
The story and dialogue are poorly presented, with vague narratives and uninteresting character interactions that detract from the overall experience.

graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics embrace a retro pixel art style, reminiscent of 8-bit aesthetics, which some players appreciate for its charm and improved contrast compared to previous titles. However, the lack of resolution options and modern graphical tweaks may disappoint those seeking contemporary visuals. Overall, while the graphics are celebrated for their nostalgic appeal, they remain firmly rooted in a retro design philosophy.
- “The art style is neat and the stages were even better than the last game.”
- “The world around you is drawn from the self-titled 'pseudo 8-bit' retro style, but this time there appears to be more contrast in the art style and the outlines of the characters and objects, so everything looks like a pixelated cartoon.”
- “The game's graphics are 8-bit awesomeness, the controls are smooth, and the platforming and combat feels natural to pull off.”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
- “This is no first-person shooter; this is a tiny retro platformer with chunky graphics.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received mixed feedback, with some players finding it relaxing and atmospheric, while others feel it can become repetitive and annoying, especially during challenging sections. There are calls for more variety in the soundtrack across different levels, as well as options to turn it off for personal music preferences. Overall, the music is appreciated for its evocative qualities, but its lack of diversity may detract from the experience for some players.
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “I love jazz for its atmosphere, particularly evocative soundtrack, and curious juxtaposition of noir and late Tokugawa/early Meiji ronin stories.”
- “The environments felt like they switched up on the player a little more than the original Ninjahtic, but the variation was just a recolor with another short music sample most often.”
- “The only thing I would change about the game is maybe having different music for the levels.”
- “If it never changes, I want an option to turn it off so I can listen to my music when I play; otherwise, I hope further levels change it up.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in the game is criticized for its poor presentation and convoluted plot elements, such as the introduction of a teleporting character that feels out of place. While some players appreciate the underlying moral about perseverance, many find the narrative lacking in coherence and innovation, detracting from the overall experience.
- “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “It's okay if you like challenge, but I prefer a good story or at least difficulty options.”
- “There also seems to be a bit of a story, and graphics may be improved a tiny bit.”
- “My only problems with this game come from the story and the writing... and maybe some of the boss fights, but I'll get to that later.”
- “But then the story starts to go downhill as they outright tell you that they've programmed a rival for you.”
- “But then the story goes a little far off the rails when, apparently, you're following some woman around town that has the ability to teleport... I'm sorry, who!?”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay in Ninjahtic mind tricks features engaging movement mechanics and platforming elements, but suffers from janky controls and poor level design, leading to a frustrating experience. While some players appreciate the challenging freerunning and midair mechanics, the overall execution lacks polish and thorough testing, detracting from the game's potential enjoyment.
- “Ninjahtic mind tricks has some nice movement mechanics and interesting platforming layouts.”
- “Really fun, pretty tough game, love the movement mechanics!”
- “You're going to encounter some interesting freerunning, wall-rebounding, and midair mechanics, as there are notes of flight to be found in every game.”
- “It's janky and unsatisfying to play... and any experienced gamer will tell you, the handling, responsiveness, and general gameplay feel of the control scheme must be well polished for this kind of game to succeed.”
- “Unfortunately, this is something the developer seems to have phoned in, with little to no apparent gameplay testing.”
- “Either way, the poor level design, mixed with this new terrible mechanic, ruins it.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and repetitive, as it requires clearing every monster on the screen to progress, which lacks challenge and enjoyment. The necessity to revisit nearly every area further exacerbates the monotony, detracting from the overall game experience.
- “Given that there are a ton of small rooms at the beginning of the game (after the tutorial), this game is immediately tedious and repetitive.”
- “To progress, you have to kill every monster on the screen, which is tedious rather than fun, and not challenging at all.”
- “The fact that the game forces you to go through almost every screen twice just doubles the tediousness and completely ruins the game's flow.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is consistently praised as satisfying and often hilarious, contributing significantly to the overall enjoyment. Players find it to be a genuinely funny experience.
- “Satisfying and often hilarious.”
- “Funny game!!!”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews indicate that Gamemaker Studio is often associated with the creation of low-effort, retro-style games that are perceived as cash grabs, suggesting a prevalent concern about the quality and originality of monetized content produced with the platform.
- “Gamemaker Studio is most commonly used to make retro pixel shovelware and cash grabs.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its evocative jazz soundtrack, which enhances the noir aesthetic and the intriguing blend of late Tokugawa and early Meiji ronin narratives.
- “I love jazz for its atmosphere, particularly the evocative soundtrack and the curious juxtaposition of noir and late Tokugawa/Early Meiji ronin stories.”