Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm

[Res]

I know there's another thread in General, but this seemed like the appropriate place to post about it, so I started a new thread.

Anyone else enjoying it as much as I am? I've only put a few hours into it, but the mission mode is proving to be pretty fun. I don't know how long the mini-games and scroll collecting will last before I get sick of them, but so far they're not wearing me out at all.

Needless to say, the game looks absolutely amazing and plays pretty smoothly. I haven't even gotten to duking it out with my buddy, either.

[Tsutsumiko]

As far as the fighting engine, how does this stack up to the Naruto GNT (Clash of Ninja) engine? I find that engine to be extremely enjoyable however it does have it's balancing issues.

[Rokku]

Just hit 100% total clear on NUNS, came in around 30ish hours. Fighting system feels a lot like how a fight from the show should feel, but it's a little simplistic. Attacking is as simple as mashing O a bunch. Lemme copy paste a PM I sent Kyo about the game when he asked me.

If you ever played ROAN on the 360, it's a better title overall. The mission mode covers the story kind of loosely, not quite as scene-for-scene as the 360 games though. I'm at something like 15:00:00 of gameplay, and I just hit 52% completion on the mission mode.

The game is beautiful in terms of it's looks, it easily blows every other Naruto game out of the water. The giant fights are amazing too, and great usage of quick time events. The fighting mode plays out to the point where it looks and feels like an actual fight from the show, instead of a clunky Tekken style fighter that doesn't really capture the series' iconic fights. The substitution jutsu from guarding at the right timing and being able to fight running up and down walls = hot sex.

The only things I can really fault it for are overly simplistic battle controls (every combo is basically slamming on the circle button nonstop and pushing in different directions, and triangle-circle for the customizable jutsu, triangle-triangle-circle for ultimate), and a surprising lack of any sort of online multiplayer. Overall, it's a pretty impressive game that only has a couple faults.

I hope they make one for Shippuuden and improve on the game itself, but I think it's definitely worth buying. It can get a little repetitive at times, but it's a good game overall.

Copypasta is better than trying to type all my thoughts out again.

[Tsutsumiko]

Originally Posted by Rokku

Just hit 100% total clear on NUNS, came in around 30ish hours. Fighting system feels a lot like how a fight from the show should feel, but it's a little simplistic. Attacking is as simple as mashing O a bunch. Lemme copy paste a PM I sent Kyo about the game when he asked me.



Copypasta is better than trying to type all my thoughts out again.

The thing is, I actually like the fighting game style of GNT, I just wish it was a balanced fighter ... Eighting can't balance the game for crap. Lower tier characters like Lee or Sakura just get nerfed with every installment while characters who were already very high on the tier list remain unchanged or get buffed (Gaara, Temari).

7 Games and you would think they'd fix it. Lee and Sakura have literally been plagued by the same problems for the last 6 games, and it's never addressed. Second we have a problem with an Akatsuki member or Naruto/Sasuke though, that shit gets fixed.

So frustrating.