The Creators of Ninja Gaiden Play 'The Messenger' 

"There's humor in The Messenger." "Yeah, none of that in Ninja Gaiden." So true 😂

"I want to attack upwards" "No"

A dream come true!

I like how he assumed you could attack the projectiles and it turned out to be true Haha so cool

Must be awesome playing a game your own old creation inspired.

That's a smart way to promote a game!

So great to see developers of the classics getting a kick out of modern games that pay respect to their originals. Must be incredible for the developers of The Messenger to meet these guys and see them playing their creation. Real heart warming stuff!

Yoshizawa and the rest of the original Ninja Gaiden trilogy developers should do a video where they just look back at the three games and reminisce about the development process. I would totally watch that.

Heartwarming

I'll definitely get this game, unless dying to the final boss sends you back 3 levels.

This is possibly one of my favorite games of all time, it's incredible to see such legends from my childhood enjoying the game so much!

Yamagishi's Ninja Gaiden NES compositions are the greatest 8-bit soundtracks ever.

Funny thing is, this game turns out to be top quality. 10/10

It’s really funny to hear the voices of these two giggling after all the hell I went through to read their names when the credits finally rolled lol

After all that punishment they put us trough, it's hard to observe these nice, polite guys. I expected demons with otherworldly hatred for humanity.

This is so precious.

This could melt a Frost Ogres heart! I love when fans meet devs/writers/directors, like this and show them their inspirations. It happens rarely, but it's always great to see!

I'm playing it for the first time now and HOLY WOW is the start of the third act amazing or what?! I just knew about the 8/16 bit switching. But the story is what elevates it!

Congratulations to you, Devolver. Must be a big honor! Can't wait for the game!

The messenger is an amazing love letter to Ninja Gaiden. I love it. It's such an awesome game. I'm in what I believe is the end game. I try and play games as blindly as possible so I'm not entirely sure how far into the game I am. It does such a good job of bringing me back to my childhood. It feels like a classic game, all the way down to monsters spawning again as soon as they're out of frame. It makes me smile every time I start the game.

Wow! Amazing!, really... this is Amazing, an unforgettable experience 🖒👌

Immediately had to add this to my Steam wishlist when i saw it at E3, can't wait to give it a try in a few days.

These guys are LEGENDS!!! As much as I raged thanks to their games, they taught me patience and precision. A skill applicable beyond video games.

I call this, real *art*

I love that you guys did this! It was an absolute pleasure to watch. Thank you :)

Putting the finishing touches on a grant can be the toughest part Cries in Silksong 😭

Wow this must have been an amazing experience for you guys!

That was one of the best videos to promote a new game that I have ever seen. Fantastic!

Very glad to see the two people who made me as child in the 80's so happy to run home everyday after school just to play ur masterpiece of the legend that is Ninja Gaiden. RU-vid is truly awesome! Much respect to you both from me and the loyal fans that never forgot your dream of a masterpiece of a game!!

Wow, these legends are playing like a boss despite their older years! Real FKN gamers I love it.

Thank you so much for organizing this @DevolverDigital, Yoshizawa is a true pro and I'd love to see a more in depth interview one day.

These guys are GENIUS!! Thank you for making Ninja Gaiden!! I still love it to this day!!

this is awesome to see, congratz guys!

Oh man, this video is awesome on so many levels, but it's great to finally put faces to the names of the awesome people that were responsible for Ninja Gaiden. Also, a very special thank you to Yamagishi-san for putting some of the most memorable music in NES history, especially the first level of the first game, and the whole soundtrack to the second one.

2020 and I'm just finding out about this game! You can tell this was a love letter to Ninja Gaiden!! So damn glad to see these developers who worked on the original get recognized!!

This seems like a dream come true my dudes, congrats!

These Guys are Legends!

It's got to be a great feeling being able to meet devs and play a game you helped to inspire.

Legends! I still listen to Ninja Gaiden OST after all these years. Still blows my mind!

This game is a true masterpiece. Devolver delivering another beautiful work of art.

This is so awesome!

so cool to see the originators of this kind of gameplay try their hand at this.

That's why I love devolver digital, thanks for this amazing content!

Congrats you guys. This is really cool praise.

Such a fun game. Some of the platforming parts were so insanely difficult 😂

This looks magnificent.

I love these two! I would honestly love to see them play more games!!

Wow, now that`s a feel-good video. Instant classic!

The wholesome content I needed

I can gladly say that this game totally delivered! An absolute blast to play through...very satisfying game!

Wow this looks so awesome

It's great to see these veterans still get excited and show passion for games after all these years. More people from the industry should take notes.

Dude this is so cool i cant wait to buy this day one, i already have it on my steam wishlist :D

That's awesome I love them! And love your love letter to old ninja gaiden a very underrated game

really enjoyed that video

I can't wait to play the game too:) Preordered for two tracks written by Ninja Gaiden composers:D Also it was nice to watch the creators of Ninja Gaiden play the Messenger:)

This was awesome Ninja Gaiden was my favorite game when I was a young lad and The Messenger is excellent beat the first 2 bosses so far

This is so cool to be inspired by something and then be able have your creation recognized by those who inspired you.

Honestly, this video sold me on the game. Thanks!

This is like the sweetest and most flattering thing that can happen to a team of developers on both sides.

good job devolver and really thank you for the tribute 8/16bit games and of course physical edition please :)

WOW fantastic! I grew up playing Ninja Gaiden! I love these guys!

Love stuff like this! they seem like cool guys, game looks awesome too!

These guys are legends! And when legends play your game, it means it is truly epic!

This is beautiful...

Very awesome to see this game played by the folks behind Ninja Gaiden and get their respect, 2x level up! The game looks outstanding, I'm excited to play this.

awesome! the creators must of been pretty excited to have tge ninja gaiden guys play there game 😊..also the messenger came out on my birthday lol

This looks awesome

What an amazing thing to happen! Meeting the original Ninja Gaiden devs! And they were so cool!

Wow, Nice video ! 2018 has been another excellent year for gaming

Man I feel old, played the original Ninja Gaiden on NES with a buddy and brother non stop for weeks until we finally beat it. Long live the original Ryu! Great seeing these creators get to see how they influenced generations with their game. Two humble men, wonderull stuff.

Your favorite game developers playing a game you maked inspired by their creations , of course this is a good video!

This is awesome.

The Messenger looks great and its cool that these guys had so much fun playing it.

They seem so humblle and respecfull!

speechless... A Ninja Gaiden´s school 8 bit game

SO Wholesome. Definetly looking forward to buyr the game

Twas awesome!

This made me so happy.

Impressive achievement, this two gentlemen really know what a game need to be a great hit, i love this video for many reasons: my favorite NES game was Ninja Gaiden , the music, and the vision of the developers to show that an excellent game is far more than CGI graphics.

Thank you for this. Awesome to see the old schools feed back to homages.

Hey guys. Big fan. I've played all your games. ENTER THE GUNGEON was a masterpiece. Keep it up

Already on my wishlist. This game is beautiful.

I was listening to the Autumn Hills theme on youtube today, as I was working, and this video popped up as a recommendation. So cool watching them play this amazing game. Hoping there's a Messenger 2 with 32/64-bit parts in 2D.

THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING GAME

I had never even heard of this game before this video, just now... and now I need it.

Original creators + Tomonobu Itagaki = Ultimate Ninja Gaiden experience (That is something what is my wish). This game is on my list, big respect for creators of Ninja Gaiden and creators of Messenger.NES Ninja Gaiden lives throught this game.

They're so humble. God bless those guys.

Looks awesome

Sick seeing them play. I'm still trying to finish the dlc!

This game looks absolutely gorgeous!

It must be incredibly rewarding to create a beautiful game inspired by something you love, then have the original creators come to you and offer their praises. Like... I can't even imagine what that feels like. I really hope to play a game in the future inspired by The Messenger, with the same thing happening. Actually, it'd be a lot like the time-loop themes in the game!

This looks like such a fun game to play!

I just started this game and i am very eager to see everything that it has in store.

Truly a must have.

Idk but you guys are one of my favourite devs.i am really waiting on to pre order pedro as soon as the option arrives :)

This made my day

They seem so nice! Those Castlevania references tho haha. Love everything about this basically. But yeah, this was def a good way to honor Ninja Gaiden and it's creators, and it's a genius marketing move too. Good job!

I just bought this game on sale for 12 bucks and it is amazing. I absolutely love it.

Dear Devolver thanks for this game is awesome!!