Is the Naruto storm series a total joke?

[PretaPath]

Alright I'm aware storm 1's ultimate were way longer and better than the ones in the actual storm games, so.. has the storm series become a total joke?
Some Naruto's games on ps2 totally outclass the storm series, i just think it's ridiculous and it has so much wasted potential.
I thought it'd be a good idea to compare them side so I made a video. Lol, see by yourself how ridiculous this is:

[video=youtube;p5CwIRg51pU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5CwIRg51pU[/video]

So what is your opinion on this?

 

[Form]

Old ones were better, yes. But Storm 2 was a decent game.

 

[Form]

I can't vote. I don't fully agree but I don't disagree either and obviously I play naruto games. I'm stumped.

 

[PretaPath]

Old ones were better, yes. But Storm 2 was a decent game.

I think Storm 2 was the worst out of them all. Generation was just better in every way imo

 

[Lightbringer]

I think they're awesome games....I'm actually playing it right now lol. Graphically breathtaking, very fun, unique with the 3d atmosphere(well aside for the DBZ tenkaichi), and easy to get into but hard to master. It obviously can get ruined by spammers, but which fighting game doesn't have that problem?

Sure it might not be too different since 1, but it's improving it's formula. Why change something completely when all it needs is just a bit of tweaking? And that's what they do with each game.

And yes the only complaint I hear are the ultimates being shorter and less epic, but with 3 it seems that they are making them better from what I've seen so far.

It's exactly how I'd want a naruto game. I've played the 2d ones, that's how I first got into naruto....but storm just makes things a lot more interesting and epic. It feels like naruto and not just a game.

 

[PretaPath]

I think they're awesome games....I'm actually playing it right now lol. Graphically breathtaking, very fun, unique with the 3d atmosphere(well aside for the DBZ tenkaichi), and easy to get into but hard to master. It obviously can get ruined by spammers, but which fighting game doesn't have that problem?

Sure it might not be too different since 1, but it's improving it's formula. Why change something completely when all it needs is just a bit of tweaking? And that's what they do with each game.

And yes the only complaint I hear are the ultimates being shorter and less epic, but with 3 it seems that they are making them better from what I've seen so far.

I too agree it's a good game and i'm having a lot of fun on it (I can't wait for Storm 3 btw) it's just that it could be so much better but the developpers are being kinda lazy I believe. I just don't understand why they removed all the fun features that Storm 1 had.

 

[Zlad]

Nope, and Bijuu mode Naruto just got confirmed, new trailer tomorrow too.

 

[Form]

I think Storm 2 was the worst out of them all. Generation was just better in every way imo

Generations is the first game I actually bothered to return in a long time but people's opinion differ.

 

[PretaPath]

Generations is the first game I actually bothered to return in a long time but people's opinion differ.

Apart from the boss battles, Generation has everything that Storm 2 has. Generation has all the PTS characters, more characters, more stages and a better online mode. But I still believe it was an incomplete game.

 

[Sabuto Hayashi]

I agree to a certain extent.
The Ultimate Ninja Series (1-5) were the best Naruto games I've played (although I hear the Wii games are pretty good too), but the Storm series is a big letdown.

Sure, the graphics are nice, but all you have to do is mash the B/Circle button. There's barely any combos, and each character is restricted to using one jutsu and one ougi. Not even the transformations have ougi.
If you've played other fighting games (Tekken, Street Fighter), you can easily see how basic and lackluster the Storm games are. There's nothing to learn; mash the attack button and spam the same jutsu a few times to win.

The best game out of the entire Storm series was Storm 1. After that, CC2 has become lazy with it. I'm hoping Storm 3 is much closer to how Storm 1 was, as Storm 2/Generations were lacking.

 

[Form]

Apart from the boss battles, Generation has everything that Storm 2 has. Generation has all the PTS characters, more characters, more stages and a better online mode. But I still believe it was an incomplete game.

Let's just hope 3 does us some good. And yeah Storm 2's online was an atrocity.

 

[htmwall]

when i read the title i saw only this is the naruto series a total joke?
and its answer is yes.xd

 

[PretaPath]

I agree to a certain extent.
The Ultimate Ninja Series (1-5) were the best Naruto games I've played (although I hear the Wii games are pretty good too), but the Storm series is a big letdown.

Sure, the graphics are nice, but all you have to do is mash the B/Circle button. There's barely any combos, and each character is restricted to using one jutsu and one ougi. Not even the transformations have ougi.
If you've played other fighting games (Tekken, Street Fighter), you can easily see how basic and lackluster the Storm games are. There's nothing to learn; mash the attack button and spam the same jutsu a few times to win.

The best game out of the entire Storm series was Storm 1. After that, CC2 has become lazy with it. I'm hoping Storm 3 is much closer to how Storm 1 was, as Storm 2/Generations were lacking.

I totally agree with you. And yes, the clash of ninja series on the Wii is freaking awesome, I recommend it to anyone. it's just so much better than the storm series and it's not just a B mashing naruto game as you say, there's actually a ton of different combos that you can make up by yourself and it actually requires a lot of strategy, all the characters have a different gameplay but they,re all equal in their own way, that's how a naruto game should be.

I really hope Storm 3 is gonna be different and they will bring back features from Storm 1.

 

[Valen]

Lol, the narutimate hero 3 ougi is a feast ye

 

[Lightbringer]

I too agree it's a good game and i'm having a lot of fun on it (I can't wait for Storm 3 btw) it's just that it could be so much better but the developpers are being kinda lazy I believe. I just don't understand why they removed all the fun features that Storm 1 had.

Well the problem with jutsu clashes is that people can cheat and get the turbo controllers to constantly win. The wall walking will get really freaking confusing, and also most stages are open anyways.

Longer animations for ultimates could get really tedious after a while, especially if you play online all the time(although I still want them to be longer/more epic)

The button mashes with the Ultimates could get unbalanced also. If I hit you 5 times with ult, you should just take the damage and not have to mash your way out.

As for updating character models and moves. You must think first that they are putting in more than 75 characters in a game, with only 2 years time to make I believe.

I myself am majored in animation/3d modelling.....and I could tell you that NUNS is probably one of the hardest games to animate. But first you'd have to model the 75+ characters, rig them(which is a pain in the ass)....pretty much creating a skeleton, and have them move realistically and smoothly.

The particle effects that look so realistic is probably the hardest thing to put in there.

Give them credit, cause they are indeed trying.

 

[PretaPath]

Well the problem with jutsu clashes is that people can cheat and get the turbo controllers to constantly win. The wall walking will get really freaking confusing, and also most stages are open anyways.

Longer animations for ultimates could get really tedious after a while, especially if you play online all the time(although I still want them to be longer/more epic)

The button mashes with the Ultimates could get unbalanced also. If I hit you 5 times with ult, you should just take the damage and not have to mash your way out.

As for updating character models and moves. You must think first that they are putting in more than 75 characters in a game, with only 2 years time to make I believe.

I myself am majored in animation/3d modelling.....and I could tell you that NUNS is probably one of the hardest games to animate. But first you'd have to model the 75+ characters, rig them(which is a pain in the ass)....pretty much creating a skeleton, and have them move realistically and smoothly.

The particle effects that look so realistic is probably the hardest thing to put in there.

Give them credit, cause they are indeed trying.

Still, the wall walking was pretty awesome and it made the game more realistic and also why did they remove the 2nd ninjutsu technique every characters had? I really don't see the reason for that.

And the free roaming mode was just too fun, who doesn't like to run and jump around in Konoha, honestly?

Those are things they could bring back without much problem.

 

[Kurama2012]

no its not a joke the reason why ultimate jutsu are shorter is because of lag online and just because its shorter doesnt make it a joke so what do you want more longer ultimate jutsu or online

 

[PretaPath]

no its not a joke the reason why ultimate jutsu are shorter is because of lag online and just because its shorter doesnt make it a joke so what do you want more longer ultimate jutsu or online

How about both? I hope you realise they didn't shorten the ultimates because of the lag.