I finally beat Ninja. I've probably spent the most time with the game and that's probably why I actually ended up liking it the best. After finding out that I was trying to fight the guys guarding the last boss and the reason why the last guy would actually kill me instantly was probably because I didn't rescue the prisoner yet, the game got a lot easier. I went back and grinded in the storeroom for an hour and got max level so I could enjoy the game to the fullest and then went and rescued the prisoner and made my way back to the final boss. I was pretty shocked that I'd end up liking it so much after I made such a big deal out of how much it sucked, especially when compared to other stories, but there you have it. I hope the other ones can even compare to the rich complexity of Ninja and that it's not all downhill from here :/
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