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Alright people listen up.

I've read the reviews. i saw the negativity as well as the positivity and i took it all with a grain of salt. So to all those who have an interest, please read this carefully, because i think that this will be the most honest review you will read.

I took the risk.

So... there is no plot. Theres no story to be had, and YOU as you make your shinobi are faceless ninja number 7512. There is nothing expected of you. You are not special. Go in knowing this. The story mode - the way to unlock missions - are to find like 8 people in the small hub world and do their personal solo missions. You can beat the "story mode" in one sit down with general ease once you find your mojo.

But this game isnt about the story. Think of the story mode as a LONG tutorial and you wont be disappointed.

There are a good like... 5 or 6 maps with both a day and night cycle. A Forest area, Sand area, A Rain area, Cloud Area, a Town area and perhaps one more. Theres PVP, PVE, Base Capture, Capture the Flag, and a straight up 4v4 brawl. i may be missing one or two more modes, but this is what i ran into during play.

You as a character can choose 4 different styles of combat gameplay. Assault, defence, ranged, and healer. You can only create one character. You can freely change it at any time so theres no need to reset, which is nice. Character customization is laughable, but enough to make you feel at least somewhat "unique". There is quite a bit in the way of clothes or other cosmetic items cuz there are over 4000 pieces of recycled color-coded versions of what you can find. The only colors you can change are specific to your avatar (i.e. Hair, eyes, skin, height). After a good 17 hours i only picked up about 100 different pieces and i managed to buy the shop out in game. These clothes have different stats to help boost and aid your fighting style, so do take a look at them.

The gameplay is solid and smooth. And yes, i consider this to be the Dragon ball z Xenoverse Naruto bare-bones first edition. Its like an early access game waiting for more. Is it worth the $50? Well no. I'd recommend waiting until it drops to $30 or lower, but i do not regret my decision to get the basic non-deluxe edition. Cuz why would you? you can unlock everything within the game for free.

Now, beware
For those who have spent more time in here will have the jutsus to pull off some real ♥♥♥♥♥ tactics. To say that one class in particular is broken means that either you simply cant get past their defenses, or you're still too green. For example, The attacker fighting style can completely wreck your ♥♥♥♥ if you dont know how to defend yourself, block, or parry. Healers with the right jutsu can make the rest of your team effectively immortal, but can practically get one-shotted. Defence types will camp the ♥♥♥♥ out of important areas and are tanks, but are slow and cant keep up with most of the party. And ranged units can be crafty snipers and it can be difficult to ground them, but they can get stunlocked easily. It WILL be frustrating at first, but as a level 1 i actually managed to completely curb-stomp a level 60. Levels are basically pointless. At least to me. You just simply have to get good.

Overall i find this game addicting. Im having fun. Even if im losing the PVP half or most of the time.
The real purpose of this game is to play with others. It accomidates to all basic playstyles and preferences for a technical MMO. So here is the TL;DR version

Pros
- Fun gameplay, solid response time, good controls.
- Customization of your avatar
- Loot loot loot. So much loot
- Varying playstyles
- Levels/ranks dont matter as much as you think

Cons
- Limited Customization.
No sliders, No large pallet color choice, Cannot change color of clothes
- The Grind is real. Have the patience of a pokemon trainer lookin for shinies.
- Cannot buy Jutsus.
- Not a lot of in game items to purchase upon completion of the "storyline".
- Not enough variant weapons for each class.
- Not enough variant Maps to explore or play in. Give us at least 10.
- Not enough Missions. Give us at least like 15 for each rank.
- No Storyline.


So would i recommend this game? Yes.
But again, not for the price its currently sitting at. Once some more DLC comes out and if these cons are managed, then absolutely. But if you're going to price your game at $50, you need to have more content.

Edit: Keep in mind, i made this review in September of 2018, so i've edited some previous points out since i'm no longer sure about it.

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