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Hunter X Hunter Nen Impact EVO Japan 2024 Demo Gameplay Revealed

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Gameplay for the new anime 2.5D  tag fighter that Eighting is building, Hunter X Hunter Nen x Impact, has surfaced straight from the EVO Japan 2024 floor. The six original revealed characters are seen either in the arena or a forest area so far. Tagging, push blocking, and tag team supers are definitely in. The original six characters seem to be present so far for the demo.

Tagging doesn’t seem to hold a kick or attack each time. There seems to be an X-Factor-esque mechanic called Overgear, which, in turn, buffs attacks and speed based on how many characters you still have left. The less you have, the stronger your character is. According to interviews, the simplified input style seems to be the dominant one, whereas QCFs and HCFs are not needed for two-button moves. It seems to feel more aligned to Under Night 2 with the speed so far.

Some eagle-eyed Twitter handles have already seen the similarities between Nen X Impact and its’ Eight siblings, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom and Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Especially with the animations. Chun-Li seems to be picked on alot with these. It’s probably already expected that the company would revisit the tag framework for other games and improve.

Other Twitter handles have also given the world a glimpse of what to expect in the wild.

FGC Content Creator and Street Fighter esports champ Justin Wong is already praising the game with comparisons to other tag titles, such as Eighting’s magnum opus, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, and Dragonball FighterZ.

In fact, Justin Wong goes into the Nen x Impact demo in detail with a YouTube video. Spending about 2 hours with the game, he was really hoping for 10.

Hunter X Hunter: Nen x Impact will be released in 2025 for PlayStation 5, Steam, and Nintendo Switch. Eighting and Bushiroad are the developers and publishers, respectively.

Kevin Kelly

Kevin's a budding game journalist with history on a few blogs, a retro collector, and Virtua Fighter 5 head, Kevin is no slouch on a runback. Kevin is a deep geek on various traits, loves several artbooks, classic hip hop and Japanese culture. Good with either his Hori Fighting Commander pad, pen, or brush.