besides ninja all characters suck

[EvilNando]

am I missing something? they all lack movement and range
is there a guide on how to play?

[nepu47]

I don`t much played with other characters, but kunoichi can use range attack on the ground and on the air, using by [↑+shot]. When using air range attack, You can slightly go backward so you can use it against the enemies on your back.

And a manual is not that much helpful, because you have to do something with arrow-keys(D-pad) when you grab the enemies, For example, You can use multiple valley hits when you grab and [↓+shot] if you use kunoich.

Also, if you use →+jump toward to enemy, hold attack and use ← button against enemy when you hits, You can chain attack again and again.

(This is an example for my run on stage 6 with kunoich)
https://youtu.be/YUzc7JmgYdo

[El Rey de la Karnov]

You are missing a lot. With Kunoichi use block jump and jump down + attack for movement. Down-forward + jump stab has great range. Kamaitachi crouch walks faster than stand walk. Explore the movesets more.

[Showtime, Synergy!]

I think Kamaitachi in particular is easy mode / simplest to play, aside from perhaps when you need to do some precision throwing at the final boss.

[Jazman2k]

Kamaitachi is the easiest to play with. His spin-attack is very useful on the 1st boss (and later as an enemy). But he will be the hardest to use in final boss.

I feel the balance in original game is better.

[lackesis]

Ninja>>>Kunoichi>Yaksha>=Kmaitachi>Raiden

Ninja has answer for every situation.

[Sm Izumi]

Kunoichi is just the best once you know the loops.
Hitomi tanaka is also stronk

[D. Flame]

https://youtu.be/cQr8QIZSBtY
Yaksha

[petran79]

they made it so each has advantages and disadvantages. With Yaksha you can lift heavy opponents like robots from afar which makes thigs easier in tight situations. Kunoichi is the closest to the original arcade game and it was the reason I picked that character first

[Persona Au Gratin]

Ninja can make the other characters look really weak considering how much better he is than they are, but he does have some (scarce) drawbacks. He's, to this point, dominated overall times, but the gap is closer than you might realize. Especially considering how close the Switch and Playstation 4/5 leaderboards are.

The game already has individual rankings per character, I definitely have never been able to push Ninja very well. He takes some creativity even if he has some really silly/powerful and simple solutions to certain bosses. He can pretty much do anything most other characters can do, often times better. I just doubt the game is going to change, and in terms of immediate utility there's still some skill cost to what Ninja has to do to replicate what other characters can do in series of inputs.

I find the other characters suit my limitations/style more, and that's just something people like to pretend doesn't exist in players. Also the idea that, gasp, your character may be a lot simpler than you realize when you really start going after faster times.

Hell, my issue is that time attack can really come down purely to luck and it's just not this game's strong point even though it's completely designed around that.

[NeoRizer]

Kamitachi is the best character for just ripping through the game with but once you hit the final boss, he's a pile of garbage and you'll probably end up dying and messing up your no death run... if you play as Kunoichi you'll have a lot of ups and downs in certain parts of the game, it's hit and miss and if you're not careful your no death run will end abruptly.

Ninja is a pile of garbage for roughly 90% of the game and he's insanely hard to use. He's also insanely gimped in a lot of the boss fights, save for the very final boss where he literally dominates it and makes a laughing stock of the other characters throw mechanics.

The other two new characters are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ memes... like good luck mastering that trash... they're not even worth the effort.

[D. Flame]

Originally posted by NeoRizer:

Kamitachi is the best character for just ripping through the game with but once you hit the final boss, he's a pile of garbage and you'll probably end up dying and messing up your no death run... if you play as Kunoichi you'll have a lot of ups and downs in certain parts of the game, it's hit and miss and if you're not careful your no death run will end abruptly.

Ninja is a pile of garbage for roughly 90% of the game and he's insanely hard to use. He's also insanely gimped in a lot of the boss fights, save for the very final boss where he literally dominates it and makes a laughing stock of the other characters throw mechanics.

The other two new characters are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ memes... like good luck mastering that trash... they're not even worth the effort.

Lol, whut? Ninja shreds everything once you learn how to use his specials. New Little Ninja is all about them combos and long range throws. She is good but takes skill to use. New BIG ninja is just easy mode walking tank. He is just boring because of how easy he makes the game.

[lackesis]

Originally posted by NeoRizer:

Kamitachi is the best character for just ripping through the game with but once you hit the final boss, he's a pile of garbage and you'll probably end up dying and messing up your no death run... if you play as Kunoichi you'll have a lot of ups and downs in certain parts of the game, it's hit and miss and if you're not careful your no death run will end abruptly.

Ninja is a pile of garbage for roughly 90% of the game and he's insanely hard to use. He's also insanely gimped in a lot of the boss fights, save for the very final boss where he literally dominates it and makes a laughing stock of the other characters throw mechanics.

The other two new characters are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ memes... like good luck mastering that trash... they're not even worth the effort.

I mean, but Ninja is the speedrun king in this game.

[Kumad]

Ninja is just the game on easy mode. if you really want to enjoy the game to its fullest and learn it play Kamatachi, Yaksha or Kunoichi. Raiden is also easy mode but he takes more time to learn and even though you cruise through the whole game its still not worth the headache of the belgar fight.

[NeoStrayCat]

Originally posted by NeoRizer:

Ninja is a pile of garbage for roughly 90% of the game and he's insanely hard to use. He's also insanely gimped in a lot of the boss fights, save for the very final boss where he literally dominates it and makes a laughing stock of the other characters throw mechanics.

I find this to be BS, the first thing I literally did was pick Ninja and shred through the entire game without a single continue. Not sure how you think that Ninja is hard when the others say he's just EZ mode and also a speedrun king. Maybe you just have a hard time not using Ninja properly and to the fullest.

But yeah, every other character is mechanically different.

[Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

I like how OP never bothered to respond to his dumbo take. Was probably for point farm anyway.