Borutohas been running for a couple of years now, but it hasn’t gotten the chance to truly shine in the video game world. As such, it is time forBorutoto get its ownNaruto Ninja Stormgame, as there is plenty of new content that would make for a good adaptation that simultaneously progress theNinja Stormfranchise.
In fairness,Borutohas had some video game appearances already. In anticipation of theBorutoanime,Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4featured theRoad to BorutoDLC expansion, which retold the events of theBorutomovie and added Boruto, Sarada, Mitsuki, and later the Otsutsukis as playable characters. There is alsoNaruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, which as the name indicates, features content from bothNarutoandBoruto,although it definitely prioritizes the former. As exciting as it is tounlock the Sharingan inShinobi Strikerfor your player character, the game concentrates more on this referential customization option than actually adapting the series' content.
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Boruto’s Story is Ready for Adaptation
In the past, theNaruto Ninja Stormgames adapted the series' story as it was progressing, to varying degrees of faithfulness. Looking back at the originalNaruto Ultimate Ninja Storm, this game loosely follows the events of the original anime, making gameplay out of that run’s largest moments, and ignoring some of the less exciting content. Conversely, inNaruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, the game’s adaptation caught and surpassed the anime, featuring a different conclusion for the Fourth Great Ninja War arc. It would not be untilNaruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4that the anime’s conclusion would be properly adapted.
Seeing how previous games either loosely adapted, fully adapted, or told their own stories, there is no reason then forBorutoto not get its own full experience. The anime is now well over 200 episodes, with dozens of new characters that would be really exciting to play as. While a lot of these episodes may seem unimportant to some, a “Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm” game can take the route of the firstNarutoone, with the game adapting the major moments while skipping over the lesser ones. Likewise, theNarutolegacy charactersdon’t have to disappear, either; if the game gives them skins for both theirNarutoandBorutolooks, it would be brimming with playable characters.
Boruto Can Evolve the Ninja Storm Formula
One way to make an antagonist super imposing is to give them an ability that completely cancels those of the protagonist. This is exactly what has happened inBoruto, as the invasion of the Otsutukis presents the greatest challenge Konaha and the rest of the ninja world have seen. These ruthless alien invaders are the progenitors of the series' famous Chakra system, being able to absorb the Chakra from jutsus used against them, like Naruto’s Rasengan or Sasuke’s Chidori. It may not be the strongest of anime abilities in general, but it is certainly one of thestrongest abilities in theBorutouniverse.
ABorutoadaption must somehow include these characters, but in a gameplay scenario they would pose a tremendous mismatch, as they would become practically invulnerable. However, if they were tweaked so that their Chakra absorption was a timed ability like any other characters and not a passive one, there could be a whole new level of strategy to the gameplay. There are only a couple of characters currently who this would apply to, so it may not totally up-end the formula. Still as more abilities are introduced, like the Karma seal and definitely more Otsutukis, this will be something that must be considered.Boruto is both similar and different to Naruto, and hisNinja Stormgame should be the same way.
