Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is an amazing revival of the franchise, with weighty, tactical ninja fight and a beautiful visible overhaul from developer Lizardcube. Nevertheless, the sport additionally launched with some bugs, and one specifically is hard-locking gamers who felt the necessity to discover.
Inside the first few hours of Art of Vengeance, you will have the chance to go to a stage known as Neo Metropolis. The mission is a little bit bit extra open-ended than the previous phases, and sees you rescuing three kidnapped youngsters from completely different areas of the map. Upon getting rescued all three, you will discover them gathered close to the middle of the map, the place they present you a grappling hook for reaching distant areas.
You’ve got nearly definitely seen the grappling factors in different areas of the game–including Neo Metropolis–by this level, however don’t go search for them. As an alternative, grapple to the purpose that lowers down from the ceiling in the identical room because the rescued youngsters. For those who do not do that and as a substitute go elsewhere, the grappling level above the youngsters will disappear, and it’ll not return–even should you utterly depart the stage and are available again.
It is a bit of an issue as a result of that grappling hook is the one technique to progress to the tip of the stage, which is necessary for finishing the sport. Fortunately, it seems the difficulty is pretty widespread, so it is probably on the studio’s radar already. I encountered it myself on Swap 2 (through backward compatibility), as did a number of others who confirmed the problem via Reddit. It is unclear if all platforms are equally affected, however do not be a hero and simply go the way in which the sport needs you to.
Bugs apart, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is a mightily spectacular metroidvania. In our 9/10 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance evaluation, Richard Wakeling known as it a “thrilling triumph, emblazoned by a placing artwork model that confirms Lizardcube is on the high of its sport.”
