Gaara

[ZargogoSmile]

I want your guys' (devs and everyone else) opinion on how Gaara can be implemented, when, is it even possible, how hard would it be, etc. You know. He's my favorite character from the Naruto series and I'm always wondering how he would fit in NNK. So, what'll it be?

[Krunch007]

If more characters are going to be added to N:NK, Gaara is surely one of them. I can bet my skin that if they start making other characters, they will make Gaara, too.
Edit: His Jutsus will probably be hard to get added. But I would love to see the Sand Coffin Jutsu be almost like Chidori/Raikiri and Rasengan. Moving up close  and sending the sand to capture the player. Then it starts levitating... And the Ka-Blew it! Blood everywhere!

[PsiQss]

Well i think Gaara should be ranged character but even his melee attacks should be performed with sand. Gaara stands still with hands crossed on chest, looking at opponent... And only his sand is attacking. That would be great
Well, I'm not sure about his jutsus... seems like the only jutsu used by him is Sabaku Kyuu Can't remember others

[ZargogoSmile]

The thing is that I can't imagine how the team can make his sand attacks with the HL1 engine. They have to trick the engine into doing it somehow, but how? Is the sand going to be a part of the player? Will it be an object like kunai, tags, etc.?

When I go to bed I keep thinking of how Gaara can be implemented in NNK in such a way that everyone will be satisfied.

[PsiQss]

Well personally I think that the sand should work sort of like kage bunshin. If it would be a part of the player, any damage taken by it would affects Gaara's hp. If it will work like bunshin, it'll be like another character and will disappear when hit. That for ranged attacks.
"Melee sand" should work as part of Gaara and hitting it would affect Gaara's HP.
Everything depends on kind of attack

That's from meh 

[ZargogoSmile]

I don't know if you guys have played Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm, but Gaara was really well done on that game. In fact - most of the time I played as him. He only used sand - unlike the broken bond where he attacked with his bare hands at times. The team can take jutsu from Broken Bond, though. It had some really great jutsu.


All of a sudden Gaara seems way easier to implement than I imagined.


EDIT: Also, team, if you're going to be making Gaara, please make a lot of different animations for his attacks. I got stick and tired of watching the Ultimate Ninja Storm melee animations for Gaara over and over again. Also, Gaara has to have less stamina and more defense against opponents. Maybe when the player holds Q, the sand Gaara uses to defend himself will barely drain stamina or something of that sort. It would be interasting if all the characters had different Stamina, Chakra, and Health amounts and were still balanced. It would be really interesting.

[Krunch007]

seems like the only jutsu used by him is Sabaku Kyuu Can't remember others

I can remember others. But not their names. There was the sand armor he used against Lee. There was the sphere that he used to defend against Sasuke. And there was those spikes he used to kill Kimimaro if I remember right.

[PsiQss]

I can remember others. But not their names.

That's what I meant
Am I wrong or fight with Kimimaro was in Shippuuden?

[Krunch007]

Am I wrong or fight with Kimimaro was in Shippuuden?

You're wrong. The fight with Kimimaro was exactly at the same time Naruto fought Sasuke, and Sasuke went to Orochimaru. That's around episode 135 of the original Naruto.

[PsiQss]

Oh... sorry for my mistake 
I definitely need to watch Naruto again ^^

Well, I think your jutsu examples was good. Just thinking bout the sand sphere thing... It was his "absolute defence" but if it would be  implemented, I wonder if it won't be too unbalanced. Maybe Gaara will be able to heal inside the sphere, but it could only take a small amount of dmg... Don't really have good idea... :/

[Krunch007]

I suggest not taking any damage for about 9 seconds and to prevent using the Jutsu too often, I think it should it about half of the total chackra.

[ZargogoSmile]

I suggest not taking any damage for about 9 seconds and to prevent using the Jutsu too often, I think it should it about half of the total chackra.

That would be useless since everyone would prolly jump away.

[Krunch007]

Okay, bad idea... Happens. What about lasting for 4 seconds and eating up 1/4 of the chackra?

[ZargogoSmile]

Okay, bad idea... Happens. What about lasting for 4 seconds and eating up 1/4 of the chackra?

I would just forget the idea if I were you. It would only be useful if you use it while being combo'ed, but that would make it overpowered. NNK has 2 defense techniques and that's all it needs.

[Krunch007]

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