>>718017475
even the arena fighters wouldn't be so bad if they weren't so lazy and formulaic. the Ubisoft Naruto games are still some of the best in the genre because the story mode isn't just a list of fights with some cutscenes between them. there's an actual Konoha to explore and do lite RPG shit in. you actually walk to the Hokage's Office and accept missions, then run and leap across rooftops to a shop to restock your inventory, then run to the village gate. there's a sim experience between fights.

and in one of them, i'm pretty sure you ran out into the surrounding forest and had to find a gate leading to the zone where that story mission occurred. fucking Budokai Tenkaichi 2 even had that whole overworld map you would fly around and look for events on. these games used to be more than just menus, cutscenes, and arena fighting. we need to get back to that. i would pay out the fucking ass for a My Hero Academia game like Rise of Ninja. Jesus fucking Christ that could be cool.