Was it Good? - Tenchu 1 

Tenchu would make for such an incredible remaster, especially the 2nd game - I remember spending more time in its level creator than any other game around those days

Tomb Raider, Rayman and now Tenchu! So glad I found this channel. The trips down memory lane are amazing!

loved the tenchu series. my greatest kill moment that I still remember clearly to this day was in the last level there were 2 guards right next to each other next to a pillar I was on top of. I distracted one with a rice ball, dropped down with an arial attack removing the arm of the second guard, then quickly took a few steps to slice the throat of the first. the cinematic camera framed it PERFECTLY so as I was killing him, you could see the other guy bleeding out in the background.

The first 3 Tenchu games are some of my favorite games of all time with Wraith of Heaven being the crown jewel of the whole series. I wish from the bottom of my heart From Software would bring back the series.

Tenchu has to come back. We have a lack of activity in the Stealth genre - MGS lost its soul, Splinter Cell lost its priorities, Thief had a meh remake. I'm still very proud of Hitman for their impressive comeback, Arkane are still making some of the best Immersive Sims in the industry, and Aragami is a sort of spiritual succesor to Tenchu and hell I thought GOT was going to be a Tenchu game - I miss brutal ninja kills so much.

A game that could really use a nice revamp. This was such epic gameplay for the time

I remember having to play this game in secrecy from my mom, all because of the stealth executions' animation lol and now that I think about it, in a weird way it kind of added to the immersion of the game.

This game had one of the most amazing and memorable soundtracks I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. And, if I remember correctly, it had Robert Belgrade (Alucard's original voice) as the narrator between missions. I only ever played Tenchu 1&2 and Fatal Shadows, and for a long time I yearned for a similar game. Thank God for Ghost of Tsushima.

Watching this has me wanting to play Tenchu Z again! It was a fantastic game that got a bad rep which I never understood, being able to fully customise your ninja and even have it affect your ability to stealth (wearing darker clothes made you more stealthy) was just amazing! I'd love to see it on this series too

Tenchu 3 was what I remember as perfection. It was 2003, my summer before freshman year in high-school. My cousin and I would stay up until the sun came up just playing multiplayer. Man we would try to make custom levels harder and harder. Now Tenchu I remember my older cousin playing when I would spend the night when I was still like 8 or 9. I remember I would always crack up at the drunk dude in his underwear dancing. I remember that vividly. It was the funniest thing in the world to me.

10:30 Tenchu's quirky Jinglish voices is from the fact it just wasn't primarily made for Western audience. It was primarily a Japanese game for Japanese and it was hastily translated to English as an afterthought. They obviously went in pretty seriously into the martial arts side, using genuine Jitsu moves etc. They might not have thought it would be much of a hit in US. The translations are wacky and voices weird because US audience wasn't a big consideration.

I remember Tenchu: Stealth Assassin's very well. You see Tenchu was released around the same time as MGS. My best friend was so excited when we found out MGS was out that we went to Walmart at 3:00 AM and picked it up. I decided to buy Tenchu for myself instead. While MGS was a better game I absolutely loved Tenchu. We just got our first appointment together a few weeks prior and were ready for the pure gaming bliss that we received. Because the apartment was ours we did what we wanted and what we wanted was to create an arcade like experience in our living room. We ran 6 TVs with 2 PSXs, 2 N64s, 1 Saturn, and on 9/9/99 2 Dreamcasts. We wound up playing Tenchu and MGS side-by-side on many nights until their completion. What a time to be alive and a gamer with our own place!

“It is a shame we could not fight as allies” proceeds to jump over his bleeding body

I still remember the cheat code I learned when I was 5 to pull up the universal menu. It’s a core memory.

The funny thing about this generation of design is they'll come up with an amazing groundbreaking idea, then just not see the obvious ways to apply it. "Hey, running across these rooftops is really fun, what should we do for the forest level? If only trees had some sort of interconnected network of elevated limbs :("

This game really doesn't hold up very well in many ways, but I will say this: The soundtrack is, in my opinion, one of the most underrated game OST's you'll find. Some of the music is superb. I still find myself humming the music from the "execute the corrupt minister" level whenever it starts snowing.

I remember in this came you could access the most UNHINGED debug menus. You could get like a shuriken shotgun and a magic spell that was a grappling hook with limitless range

I have at best vague memories of playing this game as a kid. I remember the adverts vividly and being really excited about playing when i rented it from the local video shop, then i remember dying a lot and not being able to do the first level, then i remember taking it back the video shop and swapping it for something a bit more chill... probably spyro the dragon or something like that. The voice acting sounds like those modern AI voice things and it's exactly my kind of chaos though, maybe i'll have to go back and replay it... if i can't do it then I can always play spyro again!

Love the series. The level editor in this (or 2) was one of the first things that got preteen me into the idea of game design lol. P.s. the somersault covers way more distance than the normal jump.

the "NOT" thing is supposed to be delivered in a serious way almost convincing the person you will do the thing never conveying sarcasm, then hitting them with the sarcastic "NOT". its the sarcastic version of another 90s trope the "GOTCHA"

That music at 36:40 was traditional 80's Hung-fu horror action soundtrack.

I remember one of Ayame's sideway kills being grabbing the enemy's arm, breaking it in multiple places, somersault over their writhing body and doing the same on the other side. It took friggin' forever, but man, if it wasn't satisfying.

This is my absolute favorite game of all time, I remember it fondly and miss it dearly, I would give just about anything to play it again now. Watch you play through it and speaks so fondly of it has brought a tear to my eye. Tenchu 2 fixed many of the design flaws you spoke about and had you sneaking about in the day time, I hope you'll play that one so I can see it played again and hear your thoughts on it.

I loved playing this game back in the day. It also has a kickass soundtrack.

The fact that I'm exactly half way through this video and you have yet to mention that you can perform two different spinning side slash attacks, a lunging thrust attack and a back slash - roll on the floor to instantly change direction, perform a double summersault to cross large gaps and back flip off a wall to land behind enemies when their chasing you is giving me so much anxiety I now have to scream into a bucket. If this has not been resolved by the end of the video I am coming back to comment again. Great channel btw 👍

I loved this game as a kid, and see the many faults as an adult. It was my gateway into loving the Souls games. Most people I know haven't heard of this game, so it was a pleasure seeing it in this series.

The music in the final level is very "tubular bells" fitting if you think about it. I've got fond memories of the Tenchu series. It'd be nice to see a revival.

Tenchu 2 video when?! Loving this series and I've only just discovered your channel!

We want Tenchu. Not just any sequel, THIS TENCHU. We want the same plot, the same characters, the same enemies with the same weapons, the same moves, the same techniques of evasion, rolling and jumping, the same stealthy kills, the same levels, the same darkness on the horizon, and especially the same wonderful musics. Just an addition of graphics, we ask for nothing else. It being understood that a few additional levels and a few more playable characters with a parallel plot (such as Onikage for example), along with the ability to lock onto enemies and move corpses would not be disdained. In summary, the same game not distorted but improved. Sekiro was an awkwardly missed opportunity: the developers really could have replaced Tenchu. But once again marketing has prevailed over common sense, and instead of simply inserting those half dozen stealthy kills that would have given the game unrivaled longevity, the same longevity that made Tenchu ​​a title to play and replay for years, for the sole pleasure of infiltrating a hostile environment and getting rid of all the enemies with elegance and without ever being discovered, they preferred to mutilate it from birth: and once you've passed the last level, Sekiro is archived, like any other game. A remake of Tenchu ​​could be a unique opportunity : whoever realizes this dream will become rich, and will have the gratitude of millions of users who are nostalgic for this masterpiece.

I loved all three Tenchu games. This takes me back.

Man I remember playing this game at my friend's house but never felt like I got enough time with it. Perhaps it's time to go back and play it through.

I loved how the arrows would hang out the enemies played this game to death back in the day.

When you knocked the health potion out of Onikage's hand on level 10, it wouldve still been lying on the floor after you beat him. You could've picked it up and used it and you wouldnt have had to continue on on 7 health.

42:45 "A ninja waits until the time is right. When the enemy sleeps and drops his guard. When his weapons lie forgotten in the stillness of the night. That is the moment for a ninja to strike."

About the throat slit: As far as i know, that part of the blade is flat. It's not sharp at all. So slitting a throat with that part would be difficult, but with enough strength and speed, successful, though indeed be quite messy.

By straffing forward (double tap on one direction), you can do a longer jump. You can also make a reverse flip in the air by crouching before jumping if my memory is correct. This game was amazing when it came out, an absolute favourite of mine

Aragami 2 is the latest, closest thing I found so far. It's fantastic and gets the same feels.

Shinobido: Way of the Ninja (PS2) was an absolutely amazing spiritual successor to Tenchu. Acquire made it after they lost the Tenchu IP to FromSoft. It includes crafting, base defence, and best of all the complete freedom to work for any of the three factions vying for control of the province and approach missions in any way you want, including betraying your clients. Taking missions to cut supply lines led to hungry guards who were more likely to pick up those poisoned rice balls... It was excellent all round, and I think it even had a level editor? If you enjoyed Tenchu, Shinobido is definitely worth checking out.

This and the sequel were my favorite games growing up. Final Fantasy, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Twisted Metal, and many more I loved, but Tenchu and Tenchu 2. Omg soooo amazing.

Would love to see this game get a modern remake. Without the technical limitations of the old systems, they could make some massive towns to play around in.

Wow Tenchu was the game i played religiously back in the day. it`s game mechanics was so fluid you can pull off the sickest combos so stealthy it was just so so satisfying to see. i had so much fun with Tenchu i really hope one day they bring the game back into the modern era whatever the developers do i know i`ll have my rice balls at the ready.

The one thing I absolutely do not miss about this era of gaming was the abysmal render distance.

I honestly have always had memories of playing this game when I was 10 or 11, but I had forgotten the name. I remember loving the game so I have alot of nostalgia for it. This and .etal gear were 2 of my favorite games on ps1

Yooooo... I use to love this game! Brings back so many memories. I wish they would remake this!

My first Tenchu game was Wrath of Heaven, but I did go back and play the older games, and I loved them. I am immensely curious to hear your thoughts on Tenchu 2 because, to me, it easily has the strongest narrative out of all the games.

This is a rare instance of a game that is deserving of and should get a remake

I like your point about the game sometimes getting you to run through the level quick when the strongest part of the game is the open map and being able to plan how you do it methodically. I see so many games that do that, try to get you to play them in a frankly boring way just to get a good score.

Nice review! Thanks. I hope this franchise is not forgotten and they release a new one soon ^_^

Man, this brings back memories.... It's crazy how bad this dialogue was looking back at it.

That reading of "I fear them not" always made me laugh even as a kid. It looks like she's saying "I don't fear them" but simply putting the 'not' at the end. Whoever read the line seems like they completely misunderstood, lol.

I loved this game back in the day and i remember finishing it, such a cool game. I don't actually think the voice acting is all that bad, it's like watching an old school kung fu movie with a cheesy English voice dub.

Tenchu was remade. Its called Shinobido. A game by the same team where you take jobs for 3 different sides increasing or decreasing your standing with them.

Loved this game so much!! Spent so long perched on rooftops watching enemy movements.

I played a stealh game called aragami a few years ago. It was clearly heavily inspired by tenchu as it used several design elements from tenchu, you should try it sometime!

I can't believe he didn't mention the level layout feature. Each level has _three separate layouts,_ with one being chosen at random.

I still remember the noise a deranged cultist made when I hit him off a roof when playing with my friend. We still make the noise every now and again when we are together and drunk. We are grown men approaching 40.

The only Tenchu game I played was Tenchu Z on the 360. It was also pretty short but it had dope hyper stylized cosmetics and the stealth combat was amazing. Not a lot of replay value but the core game was solid

I played this too when I was a teenager back in the day. I loved it as well but it had some annoying trait with cinematic kills. Rikimaru dances around with the sword sometimes. If you're close to the ledge, you'd fall while the animation goes off. That fucked me up so bad because you could get discovered depending on where the enemies are.

This game is a legend, i used to play it like brawling because i don't understand the essence of this game, after that i play it right and then this is the one the best series game ever, the 2nd the 3rd, fatal shadow i play it all, too bad i haven't play the 4th coz i don't have the console to play it

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This game still has a special place in my heart. Soundtrack was phenomenal too

This game was so dope when it 1st dropped.

One of my favorite games of all times, I played this game out!

This game must've been the inspiration for Assassin's Creed, especially the combat. Block until opening, then counter.

That music...ill never forget it.

I got this game for Christmas in 98 and I lost WEEKS to it. One of the best games ever IMO

Love the sarcasm bit 🤣🤣🤣 reminds me of Borat learning sarcasm in the west 😅

in level 5, after you defeat the Kataoka's Bodyguard, you can throw the smoke bomb on his dead body, and suprisingly awake and he's still alive

the intro song to tenchu makes me cry. im getting so old

My vietnamese homie swore by this game and I never played it. Shoutsout to him. Wish we could skate again.

Tenchu 1 and 2 were two of the games we played the absolute crap out of! I loved the first game, but the second gave you swimming mechanics, a blowgun, and a map creator mode that we had a total blast with. I probably spent more time playing Tenchu and Tenchu 2 with my friends than any other title and somehow, it never seemed to get boring for us. I have so many good memories of these games despite the obvious flaws and I really wish they would release a better and updated version for modern consoles. Unfortunately, it looks like the franchise is dead in the water for now.

Guard: "did you just throw a rice ball at me?! Who does that?"

My best friend and I played these games all the time. Really wish a remaster would happen with a few new characters and map creation. Tatsumaru was the best EVER!!!

I beat this game as a kid on a japanese version. I have no idea how I was able to beat the game when I couldn't understand anything. The only thing I could remember was this game was damn cool

The armor is given to you not because of normal enemies, but for bosses, if the armor was "realistic" you would be penalized which would be worst, and any other "clothing" would have similar problems, so I don't think is that bad of an idea knowing it will be harder later, remember you could have grand master in the first run too

He knew about the lewd armor, but not the dash jump. Man's got his priorities straight.

Wow, want to blame, but....wow, very nice to watch an hear! Thank U for this thing, i was playing think Game in 1999 i was 12 years old..nice one Dude🖖❤️

This game was an epic experience as a kid playing on release.

I would say tenchu laid the path open for what a stealth game COULD be. Along with the original Thief series. Classic games!

Tenchu, Devil May Cry, Onimusha and Ninja Gaiden collectively set the stage for the 'Soulsborne' style action adventure games with the high difficulty spikes yet fair hack and slash gameplay mechanics. However, these games are also nothing like the slower more defensive style gameplay of Souls; these games are more quick combo execution.

One of my favourite games! Enjoyed Tenchu 2 a bit more because it had a better narrative and a mission editor.

I re played this on ps1 on b&w 14”tv so nostalgic.

You didn’t give props to the absolutely insane title screen cinematic and song. PlayStation did this more consistently than any system ever

Darksouls didn't create anything, but bring back the memories of our favorite old games.

this games music was fucking incredible

I love this game. I learn how to play action games with this game. In fact i always study the enemy patterns in any Game now before attack. Oh man. I remenber wait like 5 min before attack any enemy in that Game, just to be sure ".. It Will a clean dead"

Between Tenchu and Armored Core it was kinda destined I’d become obsessed with Souls games.

I remember this gaming being so hard when i was a kid.

Her alternate character model looks so funny with how tiny her body is but then suddenly her legs and thighs are huge

I loved this game. It was so much fun. Probably why I like the AC games so much ....well, until stealth stopped being the focus. Also probably why I love playing a rogue in Wow.

I feel like the Tenchu series could be so good if it was remade today with modern hardware.

Fire bombs were best kept for boss fights. Not an honourable way of fighting, but it was effective.

Even though it was over 20 years ago I can 100% remember not even getting to that Forrest level as a kid 😅 didn't even know it existed

One year later and I’m still waiting for that “was it good” tenchu 2 edition

I'm pretty astonished how good these mechanics are so early in gaming. Honestly makes me feel like current gen doesn't do enough.

This game was glorious. No one will ever convince me otherwise.

The first Tenchu had such an amazing soundtrack

i love the interaction with the archer in level 5 where he commits seppuku if you play Rikimaru, but if you play Ayame, she trash talks him and forces you into a boss fight. was mind blowing as a kid because i did the run as ayame first and it was cool to find out that little interaction.

Tenchu was a whole vibe. I lived and breathed Tenchu. The music. The atmosphere. The gameplay. It is still my favorite period of time with the PS1.

Me: "Why does this video about a PS1 game need to be in 4K?" Josh: "Patrons."