Post by Dai-T on Oct 15, 2012 22:00:16 GMT -5
The Hibari loving Yagyuu makes her debut in portrait and even at a young age and being a starting student its clear how advance she is but does this prove true for the game?
Yagyuu has one of the strongest ground based games in the game but easily the weakest when it comes to anything in the air It will try to go over some of her many good points as well as many bad points.
Yin mode/ non turnover form
In this form all you need is her YYY string and thats it thats how good it is, the range on the move and the properties make that simply amazing. going further once you get in to her cancel attack moves like Y>A>Y>A then you will see with just these few moves enemies don't stand a chance. The advantage that her weapon gives in this form is so great even if you don't chase after enemies in the air the attacks will still simply juggle them while hitting standing enemies as well as any on the ground. Her umbrella is a multi hitting weapon with just a single attack so you have audio cue's to your combo's with her making her far more easy to use then you my think.
Yin mode/ turnover form transformed
Once Yagyuu is transformed thats when the fangs comes out, The ninpou's she now can use in this form is so strong it makes up for any weakness she may have. Just the ability to rain down ice on your enemies while it takes a chunk of there life is just fun to watch. Almost no one even bosses can stand this attack. Her first ninpou while not that strong is very good and as better follow up then the one in burst so you can do it multiple times similar to Katsuragi. Outside of Ninpou's she is givin a bunch of cool umbrella moves most of which are multi hitting and covers her on all sides so getting combos is no problem for her. Her X attack option the shot attack is one of her ground projectiles and while it can be used some what as a zoning option its way to hard and the requirements to do such a move consistantly is way too high you better off looking to the Burst version of Yagyuu for this.
Senran mode/ secret art unlock
In this form Yagyuu attacks have a little more push back so all those combos and juggles that worked before don't really work now and you will noticed her ground dashing and movment is harder to control because her dash range has increased. Even the ability to now do infininte combo's in the air has evaded her as her weapon and how she attacks prevents this. You can still abuse your ninpou's and you are givin a few new cool strigs to mess around with but other then a better dash from getting to point a to point b there is nothing to really make her stand out in this form.
Yang mode/ bikini form
Yagyuu's movement in this form is similar to her original but not exact because of the speed increase. Her attacks are again simplified to be more like her base Yin form just that they are never ending and you can jam on the Y button over and over. this helps her because of her weopon and its juggle properties. Other then the huge power increase Yagyuu can be played the same as her base form.
You may be wondering "hey what about her air attacks" and that question is simple SHE DOES NOT HAVE ANY! You would think they would give her some options but she gets nothing just about everything is bad. he fall speed for some strange reason is faster then anyone elses even Daidoji and her attacks have slow start up times so by the time the attack is out she is on the floor. All she has from the air is her air dash moves and with her that only can be used for movment since she does not have a working attack from the air to go off or lead into.
While not having any air control in a game abouut air combos does look pretty bad she is one of the best on the groudn and her ninpou's make up for her lack of air abilitys. While its a close one I think her Bust form slightly wins here just because she can be played the same but has the abilities that The portrait Yagyuu lacks.
Yagyuu has one of the strongest ground based games in the game but easily the weakest when it comes to anything in the air It will try to go over some of her many good points as well as many bad points.
Yin mode/ non turnover form
In this form all you need is her YYY string and thats it thats how good it is, the range on the move and the properties make that simply amazing. going further once you get in to her cancel attack moves like Y>A>Y>A then you will see with just these few moves enemies don't stand a chance. The advantage that her weapon gives in this form is so great even if you don't chase after enemies in the air the attacks will still simply juggle them while hitting standing enemies as well as any on the ground. Her umbrella is a multi hitting weapon with just a single attack so you have audio cue's to your combo's with her making her far more easy to use then you my think.
Yin mode/ turnover form transformed
Once Yagyuu is transformed thats when the fangs comes out, The ninpou's she now can use in this form is so strong it makes up for any weakness she may have. Just the ability to rain down ice on your enemies while it takes a chunk of there life is just fun to watch. Almost no one even bosses can stand this attack. Her first ninpou while not that strong is very good and as better follow up then the one in burst so you can do it multiple times similar to Katsuragi. Outside of Ninpou's she is givin a bunch of cool umbrella moves most of which are multi hitting and covers her on all sides so getting combos is no problem for her. Her X attack option the shot attack is one of her ground projectiles and while it can be used some what as a zoning option its way to hard and the requirements to do such a move consistantly is way too high you better off looking to the Burst version of Yagyuu for this.
Senran mode/ secret art unlock
In this form Yagyuu attacks have a little more push back so all those combos and juggles that worked before don't really work now and you will noticed her ground dashing and movment is harder to control because her dash range has increased. Even the ability to now do infininte combo's in the air has evaded her as her weapon and how she attacks prevents this. You can still abuse your ninpou's and you are givin a few new cool strigs to mess around with but other then a better dash from getting to point a to point b there is nothing to really make her stand out in this form.
Yang mode/ bikini form
Yagyuu's movement in this form is similar to her original but not exact because of the speed increase. Her attacks are again simplified to be more like her base Yin form just that they are never ending and you can jam on the Y button over and over. this helps her because of her weopon and its juggle properties. Other then the huge power increase Yagyuu can be played the same as her base form.
You may be wondering "hey what about her air attacks" and that question is simple SHE DOES NOT HAVE ANY! You would think they would give her some options but she gets nothing just about everything is bad. he fall speed for some strange reason is faster then anyone elses even Daidoji and her attacks have slow start up times so by the time the attack is out she is on the floor. All she has from the air is her air dash moves and with her that only can be used for movment since she does not have a working attack from the air to go off or lead into.
While not having any air control in a game abouut air combos does look pretty bad she is one of the best on the groudn and her ninpou's make up for her lack of air abilitys. While its a close one I think her Bust form slightly wins here just because she can be played the same but has the abilities that The portrait Yagyuu lacks.