Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections Seemingly Has New Battle Mechanics
thegamer.comNaruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections' latest trailer appeared to show some battle mechanics that weren't present in the old Ninja Storm games, including the possibility of characters having more than one jutsu.
Last week, Bandai Namco unveiled some new gameplay footage for Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections, which revealed that Baryon Mode Naruto and a new form for Sasuke will be included in the starting roster. Getting a new form for Naruto and Sasuke is exciting enough, but it appears that the gameplay footage might have been hiding some other things.
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That's according to YouTuber Storm Master, who analysed the footage of Sasuke and Naruto fighting and discovered that Connections might have some brand-new battle mechanics. The first new addition appears to be the ability to bounce opponents after an air combo, similar to Demon Slayer: Hinokami Chronicles. In the old Ultimate Ninja Storm games, the end of an air combo would just send the other fighting crashing into the ground, but the footage here shows Sasuke doing a little bounce instead.
The bounce itself is short, but it seems to suggest that the combo can be continued on from the end of Naruto's air combo, although it would require the use of a Jutsu dash to reach him in time. The footage also shows Naruto continuing to attack Sasuke after he rolls, which used to have invincibility frames before, suggesting that Connections will allow for much longer combos. This makes sense considering Ultimate Ninja Storm gives players a way to break out in the form of substitutions.
Storm Master also believes that the footage shows that each character will now have more than one jutsu. The reasoning
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