Big crossovers are usually about celebrating everything unique and exciting about the individual franchises involved, and yet somehow, J-Stars Victory Vs.+ manages to feel bland and routine. Though it pulls from 45 vibrant years of manga and anime history, everything from the story to the combat is conveyed in such a visually dull way that it robs the proceedings of the sense of spectacle befitting well-loved universes like Dragon Ball Z and Rurouni Kenshin.
Granted, this is a PlayStation 3 game that’s been mildly polished up for the PlayStation 4, but even compared to last-gen games like the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series, J-Stars looks and sounds lackluster. I was ready to feel excited when pulling off signature ultimate attacks with my favorite characters, and for brief moments, I did. But all too often, the ugly-looking stages and rudimentary character models kept the fan in me from coming out to have a good time. As someone who could barely keep from yelling move names along with characters in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle, I’m supremely disappointed with how J-Stars looks and sounds.
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Granted, this is a PlayStation 3 game that’s been mildly polished up for the PlayStation 4, but even compared to last-gen games like the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series, J-Stars looks and sounds lackluster. I was ready to feel excited when pulling off signature ultimate attacks with my favorite characters, and for brief moments, I did. But all too often, the ugly-looking stages and rudimentary character models kept the fan in me from coming out to have a good time. As someone who could barely keep from yelling move names along with characters in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle, I’m supremely disappointed with how J-Stars looks and sounds.
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