The engine is good though, and there’s a fair amount of content in there (characters, moves, animations, etc).
It’s a real waste that the game is competitively unworthy due to gameplay flaws. I wish we could mod it and make something good out of it.
Like CS did for FPS, and DoTA for MOBA, a properly modded NUNS might spawn a new subgenre in competitive FGs. (well, technically the subgenre already exists in games like VO and Gundam vs. Gundam…)
http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/naruto_g/comment.html
Look at the screen at the bottom of the page. Is that what I think it is? **A KNJ METER!?!? **[SIZE=4]:lovin:[/SIZE]
And according to the regulars at the GameFAQs board, it seems that the TGS demo will have the same characters but an updated battle system, and there have been mentions of cancels as well.
Looks like my hype just went up a bit.
Cutey Bomb’s translation of the TGS blog update
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I went ahead and read through the blog update about TGS and translated the parts relevant to the demo. Here’s a link to the blog post and the translation, which is mostly the latter half of what’s written there:
http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/naruto_g/comment.html
The four playable characters are Naruto, Young Naruto, Sasuke, and Raikage.
“Character motion” has been updated to the newest build. Specifically, Sasuke and Raikage have been updated with almost entirely new motions.
And, it’s taken a while but…
You will be able to personally experience the first part of Generation’s “New System.”
The new system follows the theme “Battle/Competition Specialized System Narutimate Storm.” (I put “Battle/Competition” because the kanji used here is ambiguous. They could mean it in the generic sense of “battle” as in this being a fighting game. Or they could mean it for “competition”, as in the new system will encourage higher level competitive play.
While we can’t fill you in about each aspect of the new system, we think the “glimpse” we can give you will give you a feeling of what’s to come.
“Substitution”…”Cancels”….and more
We are still in the midst of diligently developing the game, but please come and enjoy the latest build we have prepared for you.
These pictures are of the “Naruti” Team in the middle of developing. (By this they mean the developers. The team of developers responsible for all of the “Narutimate” games.)
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Sounds good so far. TGS 2011 can’t come soon enough! :lovin:
KNJ BAR??? TAKE MY MONEY!!!
Didn’t GNT SP already try a KnJ bar and fail miserably?
Oh well, i’m still hype
I really wanna like these games , but… no training mode, shoulder button supers, mashy combos…man sucks.
There is a training mode, it is Free Battle mode, lol.
Narutimate Storm Generation sounds good so far. I’ll definitely check this out.
That’s not good enough IMO. Some people want the convenience of practicing combos, set ups, etc. on a dummy without worry about having them die too soon or without the annoyance of them moving around. Sure there’s a Very Easy difficiulty and Handicap setttings but hey, it’s still not a good substitution for Training Mode. What if somebody wants to try a set up on a jumping opponent, a blocking opponent, or a KnJ happy opponent, etc.? Does Free Battle mode have the luxury of giving players that opportunity?
Moral of the story: More options = good. Saying that it’s okay that CC2 didn’t include a Training Mode is like saying that it’s okay that they did a mediocre job.
Hmmm. A KnJ bar? The possibility of cancels? Actual effort?!
I actually may need to give this game a shot.
You think that I don’t want a solid training mode, of course I do. However, you take what you get.
Apparently some never thought to use your controllers (assuming PS3 users) to switch controller ports. That is what I do all the time, not have the AI set to Very Easy.
Oh I’ve thought of that. But what about those who AREN’T fortunate enough to have another controller? I have peers who have yet gotten another controller because of the price or their parents won’t buy another one (lol). :sad:
Did you read? You don’t need another controller (again assuming PS3 user) to do that. Just press and hold the PS Home button, go to controller settings (whatever its called), then just change the number of your controller.
Ah my mistake. Apologies, wasn’t even aware you could even do that.
It’s ok, apology accepted. I only mentioned PS3 cause:
- I have PS3
- Don’t have 360, but I’ve seen you have to reset the controllers. It is a major pain to switch controllers on 360 I’ve heard.
Gonna watch this thread, after the last one I’m expecting some greatness. Bootleg training mode is just laughable, I’m not even entertaining the idea.
HOLY SHIT. WTF IS THIS? LOL
Greatness already.
haha… not falling for this shit again.
I’ll keep an eye on it to see how the engine changes, KnJ meter is a step in the right direction, now fix the assist mid-hitstun, BS transformations, getting full-meter in low health, no recovery BS sage Naruto etc etc etc…
if all of that is fixed, THEN i might think of getting it used or something. I’m still salty about NUNS2 >=/
Dat avatar. :lovin:
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Check it out guys, we got a KnJ Meter!
Based on pure observation alone, this is what I gathered
- A full KnJ meter = 4 KnJs
- It is unknown whether the meter refills over time or refills when your character gets hit
- Around the 0:49 mark of the Raikage vs TS Naruto vid, the Raikage player performs what appears to be a Chakra Dash Cancel
- Sasuke’s new grab puts the opponent in a knockdown state but also close enough to him for Sasuke to play Okizeme games on them.
KnJ meter seems to refill really fast/often though. Doesnt seem limited enough to negate the awfulness.
From what I’ve seen in the vids, the KnJ meter fills by being hit and fills over time. So far so good, it seems that some things that were safe to do might be a little more safe.
Edit: Yeah you could do a Chakra Dash Cancel in the previous games as well.