Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker

[Captain Marvelous_v1legacy]

It seems Naruto is getting his own Xenoverse game

Trailer​

Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker is an online multiplayer game with co-op that supports up to 4 players and a 4v4 vs mode. Much like Xenoverse, it seems Shinobi Striker offers a bit of free roam in particular stages while out on missions. I've yet to find information on a hub world, but I think it's safe to say Konoha will be filling that role.

Spoiler: List of Confirmed Characters

Choji
Hinata
Itachi
Kakashi
Kisame
Konan
Naruto
Pain
Rock Lee
Sakura
Sasuke
Shikamaru

I don't think the exact number of characters has been revealed yet, but, due to the nature of the game, I'd assume it'll have more characters than Ultimate Ninja 3.

Character creation has also been confirmed. I don't expect the customization options to be too extensive, but the publication site has claimed the game will include 500,000 combinations and 7.5 million unique character (Possibilities I'd assume)

A bit of gameplay​

Source: https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2017/08/naruto-to-boruto-shinobi-striker-character-creation-detailed/37407/
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I'll be honest; This game had me at character creator. From the art style to the movement, everything looks pretty good so far and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more. So, what do you lot think of Naruto Xenoverse?

 

[Bob_McMillan]

Yeah I saw this a few months ago (or was it weeks?). It looks pretty good, especially the movement mechanics. I'm always a sucker for those.

 

[bluegate]

I love the idea of such a Naruto game, but I'm not entirely sure I'm sold on this game's mechanics yet, the combat looks rather chaotic and a bit floaty, it reminds me a bit of a PS2 naruto game of which I have forgotten the name. I hope that it doesn't end up being like Xenoverse where in the end you're basically just throwing big attacks around because that's the most reliable way of dealing damage.

In any case, I'm keeping my eyes on this game, seeing where it goes. I did enjoy having Junko there at the presentation doing the Naruto voice.

 

[Captain Marvelous_v1legacy]

looks nice, want to play it

 

[Argonian alchemist]

I've always liked the idea of a Xenoverse-esque Naruto game more than a DBZ one. I think the jutsu's are a lot more variable in terms of diversity. There's more choices and styles of jutsu than there are for DBZ style ki moves.

People running around throwing gigantic planet-obliterating spirit bomb's at each other makes for quite a chaotic and 'spammy' environment. Especially when the attacks take up most of the screen. But with jutsu's there could be two people fighting on a wall with ranged weapons (kunai etc) whilst someone is shadow-binded by Shikamaru on the ground and at the same time as all of that there could be two players trapped in Haku's ice mirror jutsu at the other side of the map.

Of course, some jutsu's are huge, like tailed beast summoning etc but I'm sure the developers could find a way to get that to work. Maybe in a cutscene style attack where it hit's anyone in an indicated ground AoE type attack, if it lands, the cutscene plays etc.

TL;DR, Jutsu's are more interesting than ki blasts/attacks. A lot more diverse and variable, makes for a far more interesting battle. Especially with multiple simultaneous opponents.