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Gaming => General Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: MadeManG74 on January 11, 2012, 06:45:31 pm
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So, with Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown dropping in 'Summer 2012' (latest rumours point to it hitting XBLA/PSN before EVO 2012, meaning sometime in July at least) what features do you guys want to see in the console port?
Personally I would really like to see:
* Items attainable through online play
* Quest Mode returns
* More in depth tutorial mode
* Hugely improved online features (Lobbies, character select in player matches etc)
* Team Battle mode (like in VF2 or in VF3tb on Dreamcast)
* Classic music tracks (esp. VF2 tracks)
EDIT: Edited title to get more interest. (in-joke)
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You... Pretty much asked everything I would like to be included in the game ha! The only thing left out is the price point, whatever it is, I hope it does not go past the £12 - £15 price point. Its an upgrade in everywhere from the original Virtua Fighter 5 but I think trying to price it too much would destroy any chance the game (And series in particular) has of recovering lost momentuam.
Also need that Ulala dress, kthxbai.
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Glad you changed the topic title. I think Bark and Bean should be costumes, so it looks like Fighters Megamix :3
Naw, but seriously, I want everything on your list. As for price? $15 would be fair, and in line with most download titles. But I would gladly pay $20, if it had the features you listed.
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Glad you changed the topic title. I think Bark and Bean should be costumes, so it looks like Fighters Megamix :3
Naw, but seriously, I want everything on your list. As for price? $15 would be fair, and in line with most download titles. But I would gladly pay $20, if it had the features you listed.
As strange as this sounds, I actually think a Bark and Bean costume would be kinda cool. Basically the more costumes the better, as long as they don't affect character's size/range etc then why not? The costumes are already insanely outlandish and I would much much rather that than having a Create-a-character mode.
Speaking more specifically about costumes, I think Akira needs a full Ryo costume that can be unlocked (Hairstyle, jacket, pants, band-aid), Lau needs a Bai-hu costume and Goh should get a Kazuma Kiryu costume (he's already kinda close in VF5 Vanilla with some of the suit options).
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[furry mode] Can we have Pai-Chan dressed as Panda and cat ears for Sarah ? =^.^=[/furry mode]
Jokes aside, i only wanna SEGA costumes. But lots and lots. lion as Nights. Aoi as Candy. Pai as Miku. lei fei as Alex Kidd. Taka as Robotnik. Kage as Shinobi. wolf as the dude from Altered Beast. Jeffry as Adam from SOR.
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On the topic of costumes, I saw a video the other day that made me think Shun will have potential for a Heath Ledger Joker costume.
In any event, I think it would be cool to have a the game be linked to social media junk too like the arcade edition was.
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Also I certainly hope that this is the rebirth of Virtua Fighter 5, after it doing so poorly on consoles I'm glad SEGA is giving it another chance, here's hoping its a success this time round!
In any event, I think it would be cool to have a the game be linked to social media junk too like the arcade edition was.
Just so the game can have wall updates on your facebook showing how badly I wiped the floor with you? You ready for me?!
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Aki-at's Facebook Status Update: I just got Burning Hammer'd into paralysis by MadeManG74!
EDIT: Actually, wait: does this mean I need to get this on both Xbox and PS3?
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Sonic and Tails are an item, so I guess I'd like to see them as playable characters.
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http://blogs.sega.com/2012/01/25/virtua-fighter-5-final-showdown-contest-name-your-opponent/
Awww yeah, let's get some SEGAbits flavour in there.
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^this is US only, right?
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Online Mode: up to 8 players, spectator mode included. Traditional options for room size, region, as well as to allow playable Dural
Customizable costumes: Because VF5FS is close to the maximum size allowed for DLC games, all items other than the defaults are not included in the game and are sold as DLC. Items will be sold separately and in packs.
Training: Options for throw escapes, evades, rising attacks/speed and struggle from guard breaks.
Replays: You can save offline AND online matches. Frame data, etc. will be included
License Mode: Tons of challenges as you fight the CPU. There's stuff like "all moves can be canceled", "half weight gravity" and "opponent health doubled", etc. Clear a challenge and get a special license.
Button configuration: You can set up the controller at the character select screen, and there's also a "button check" option too so you can check to make sure your buttons are properly configured and working!
Virtua Fighter: Giving hardcore fighting game fans what they want even if they ignore the fuck out of the series. :P
From Reno on SRK, soon to go up on VFDC.
This game is going to be off the chaaaaiiiin.....
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I don't like having to buy extra costumes, but if it's $15 for the game then I think I'll suck it up and keep adding to it.
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Also I certainly hope that this is the rebirth of Virtua Fighter 5, after it doing so poorly on consoles I'm glad SEGA is giving it another chance, here's hoping its a success this time round!
Because most VF fans play the arcade versions which is the only one you need to play. Most VF fans don't want a kids game being a bonus or costume or whatever even if it is the company mascot. Most home gamers can't play VF to save their life which is why they go with Tekken and Dead or Alive.
I'm sure it'll do ok for a port but VF is never going to repeat the heights it reached when it was on the Saturn.
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I think even Arcade afficionados would appreciate a home version of the game for training, use in tournaments etc. But yes, it does lack the flash and mainstream appeal of games like Tekken and DOA.
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I think even Arcade afficionados would appreciate a home version of the game for training, use in tournaments etc. But yes, it does lack the flash and mainstream appeal of games like Tekken and DOA.
(sigh) there was a time when arcade aficionados and consumer gamers were two different breeds. It blurred and combined during the latter 8-bit to 16 bit era IE the Sega/Nintendo dominance of the games industry due to children playing arcade games and ending up owning consoles but now its back to where it was originally for a variety of reasons. No arcade gamer worth a salt would ever own a console system to train for VF. it just wouldn't happen. If you said they got it to challenge other VF fighters from japan online maybe (but the fact VF5 for xbox sold abysmally indicates that didn't really happen either especially considering howmany people play VF in the arcades.) but the reality is most hardcore arcade gamers are usually just interested in one type and that game only and the reason they play arcade games (i'm mostly talking about people in the 30s onwards here) is they don't have enough time to play hours upon hours playing the 360 or Ps3.
As for the appeal. VF4 was the flash that sega introduced to the series and it did work. but most of sega's arcade ports don't sell well on non sega systems. The last port that sold well was HOTD 2 AND 3 RETURN. But the others that's been made available hasn't done. I think its true what you said but i also feel this is a general problem for sega arcade ports.
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(sigh) there was a time when arcade aficionados and consumer gamers were two different breeds. It blurred and combined during the latter 8-bit to 16 bit era IE the Sega/Nintendo dominance of the games industry due to children playing arcade games and ending up owning consoles but now its back to where it was originally for a variety of reasons. No arcade gamer worth a salt would ever own a console system to train for VF. it just wouldn't happen. If you said they got it to challenge other VF fighters from japan online maybe (but the fact VF5 for xbox sold abysmally indicates that didn't really happen either especially considering howmany people play VF in the arcades.) but the reality is most hardcore arcade gamers are usually just interested in one type and that game only and the reason they play arcade games (i'm mostly talking about people in the 30s onwards here) is they don't have enough time to play hours upon hours playing the 360 or Ps3.
As for the appeal. VF4 was the flash that sega introduced to the series and it did work. but most of sega's arcade ports don't sell well on non sega systems. The last port that sold well was HOTD 2 AND 3 RETURN. But the others that's been made available hasn't done. I think its true what you said but i also feel this is a general problem for sega arcade ports.
I disagree entirely, but I'm not going to argue with you.
In any event, It's great to see Sega promoting this game, they've been taking Cabinets to the recent Fighting Game tournaments and holding events in the US for it.
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I disagree entirely, but I'm not going to argue with you.
In any event, It's great to see Sega promoting this game, they've been taking Cabinets to the recent Fighting Game tournaments and holding events in the US for it.
Cool but its nothing new Sega been doing that for years for VF.
And it doesn't matter if you agree with me or not ,its a fact which happens to be also backed up by sales data as you pointed out yourself. Not every gamer were little kids sitting at home playing mario or sonic while the babysitter was on the phone. ::)
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I understand Sega has done this thing a lot in the past in Japan, but I can't think of them doing it in the US recently. Did they do anything like that for VF5 vanilla for example?
And are you trying to insult me? No need to be nasty Joseph.
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I understand Sega has done this thing a lot in the past in Japan, but I can't think of them doing it in the US recently. Did they do anything like that for VF5 vanilla for example?
And are you trying to insult me? No need to be nasty Joseph.
Sega used to do a lot of these tournies under Sega amusements/gameworks, by essentially hosting these events at their centres, not like a launch thing or really official but it was organised by fans which they took part.
2)No i'm not being nasty but i realise it may come across as such. What i will point out that arcades was a place for adults at one point, in the UK when i was a kid you had to be 16/18 to get into one. In the states arcades were probably more part of the attraction parks or whatever as well as the pool halls and the like before they moved towards their own centres and eventually the malls. But usually an arcade gamer is someone that doesn't have the time to go and play console systems or give a crap about them. VF5 has had several revisions since its release. VF5 SHOWDOWN is nearly two years old, so i don't think they'll be rushing to buy this game for a gamesystem. The arcade market and the console market has grown worlds apart since the DC era. And besides were all waiting for the VF anniversary game for next year which i suspect is part of the reason Sega is doing what they're doing with VF SHOWDOWN, the competition and cool champ as well as the DOA cameo.
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Now I get what you are saying, I read your last post different to your intent it seems. I know what you mean now, but I would still think that people actively playing VF in the arcades would like to have a home version to play. Not necesarily for online play, but they could use training mode to practice or to play offline against other friends. This is based purely on anecdotal evidence from forums etc where a lot of arcade fans still look forward to console releases of their favourite fighters (SF4, VF5, KOF etc).
And yes, hopefully they have something nice planned for the anniversary next year, something Fighters Megamix-esque would be amazing.
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I'd love to see an anniversary box at the level of the Generations box (sorry to bring Sonic into this).
Blocky VF1 statue of Akira, soundtrack CD, art book with the VF2 portrait series pics included, documentary DVD and some game to go with it.
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I'd love to see an anniversary box at the level of the Generations box (sorry to bring Sonic into this).
Blocky VF1 statue of Akira, soundtrack CD, art book with the VF2 portrait series pics included, documentary DVD and some game to go with it.
I'll take a dozen, thanks.
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I would be satisfied with something sober like virtual on force anniversary box.
I think vf should remain classy and not flashy as sonic generations box.
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Virtua Fighter anniversary gashapon would be awesome. I could see each character represented, and every game represented. So Akira is blocky VF1, Jacky is his VF2 model, Dural is VF5, etc.
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Its more likely to be a brand new game guys than an anniversary pack. Arcade game at least...
@MM. People who play VF on a regular basis won't need to buy the system to train.
And you're right there are arcade fans who will go and get the game but they're not the type of arcade fan that dominates that scene. You have the top end middle to sixty old people who are collectors and dealers, intrested in buying the games for the tech,nostalgia etc. Then you have and then the arcade gamers who essentially are part of the generation we are part of when we were buying games at a time when game consoles and arcades were very close together. And then there is the hardcore/drifters who basically live at the arcades and they're the ones who dominate the scene. And their behaviour hasn't changed much, you will see them after 5 late at night playing the traditional genres of the arcade games mainly beat em ups to shoot em ups. Ther rest would be the casual crowd who come in to play dance games and whatever. Japan is a real eye opener for attitudes towards consoles as you quickly realise that some of the people you talk to in a place like Club sega for example has either never played a game system or don't really use it much.
It will be intrested if and i will add if (the rumour is true) when BB appears as one of Sega's early or launch game(s) for Wii U and how many BB fans will be tempted to buy the title and the system. Unfortunatly it doesn't seem many arcade fans of a particular Sega arcade title are willing to cross that divide, which i'm sure you will agree Sega needs to address.
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Some footage of VF5:FS from Final Round
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb4wy4DVYSs[/youtube]
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6PIvjWCAqc[/youtube]
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Maaaan, this year SEGA is taking so much of my money, Binary Domain, Dead Souls, Hell Yea! Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown... Do they want me to go broke?! :(
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You gon' get all that costume DLC as well? I'm considering getting this on both ecksbawks and PStripple so we can have some matches too.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URn5xH3MxXQ[/youtube]
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Big Momma Barry sez: I gotta keep cleanin' up yo youtube videos, boy! Next time remove this bit: "&feature=player_embedded"
(http://videogum.com/files/2010/03/big-mommas-house-1.jpeg)
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Thanks Barrington.
Are you getting Final Showdown?
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Hells yes I am. I know I'm not the best at VF5 (I'm more of a VF2 man) but I love the game to pieces. I'll totally get any and all DLC too.
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You're a good man Barry, despite what all the others say about you. Which character do you use the most? Was it Akira? I remember we played some VF5 Vanilla way back but can't remember your characters.
I'm definitely going to run with Wolf mainly, and Jacky as a secondary. Also really want to learn to use Goh as well.
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Akira, mainly because I'm so used to playing as him in the Saturn days. But I do really like El Blaze.
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The game now has a release date! Yoohooo!
Aaaand it's not far off. It's out on June 5th, and it will cost 1200 Microsoft Points. (http://electronictheatre.co.uk/xbox360/xbox360-news/19756/virtua-fighter-5-final-showdown-release-date-price-dlc-revealed) It will be out the following day on PSN.
We also have Day 1 DLC for extra costumes and stuff.
Well, I'm gonna remove the clutter on my 360 hard drive to make way for this one!
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Yeah! Saw the news! Posted it up on the site. That DLC is expensive if you intend to buy it all! But I'd never do that anyway. I guess I'd buy one or two packs. Maybe wait for a sale but get the game itself day one.
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How much is 1200 Microsoft points in real money?
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Not only will I be buying both the 360 and the PS3 version but i will also be buying all the DLC for the 360 version. I must show support for Sega and VF is my favorite fighting game so there. On launch I will also be streaming live online lobbies for a while so I'm really excited.
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How much is 1200 Microsoft points in real money?
Somewhere along the lines of 12,49€ / £9.99. Adequate price for an upgraded version of a 2007 game. It might be less of a ripoff like Resident Evil 4 HD was.
Thought Day 1 DLC might bump the price up.
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Somewhere along the lines of 12,49€ / £9.99. Adequate price for an upgraded version of a 2007 game. It might be less of a ripoff like Resident Evil 4 HD was.
Thought Day 1 DLC might bump the price up.
*heads over to xe.net*.....
Ok. So it'll probably be around $15 here. That seems pretty reasonable for something that could've been a full retail release.
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Indeed, this could be a full retail release, the price it's getting is a steal. Individual character costume packs are only 400 points too if you don't want all of them.
I'm going to spring for the game and all the DLC myself, can't wait.
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Ulala costume for Sarah? (http://andriasang.com/con10k/vf5fs_date/) Yes please!
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Ulala costume for Sarah? (http://andriasang.com/con10k/vf5fs_date/) Yes please!
That's the only one I'm intereste in ;D
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So far I've seen Hulk Hogan Wolf, Cyclops Jacky (complete with optic blast), Bruce Lee Jacky, and Cammy Vanessa. Oh, and Geese Howard Kage!
There's insane amounts of customisation in this game.
Who's everyone going to be using? I think I'm going to stick with Wolf as my main and I also really want to get better with Goh. He's looking like he's straight out of Yakuza with his new movesets and costumes.
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I'm getting a male and female costume pack at least. Probably Akira (because he's a classic) and Sarah (for Ulala). Will probably play as Jacky and El Blaze because I like their crazy moves.
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Really loving the price plan here (Honestly!) the core game here is a steal whilst the DLC is daylight robbery, so it balances itself out. Great for people who want the core game without the fluff and an option for people to go completely mad with customisation. Hopefully they keep adding packs in the future.
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Daylight robbery? It's like twenty billion items in each pack for $15, compare that to most fighting game DLC where you get like, 4 costumes for $5, it's not bad.
Yes I am going to defend EVERYTHING about this game.
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Daylight robbery? It's like twenty billion items in each pack for $15, compare that to most fighting game DLC where you get like, 4 costumes for $5, it's not bad.
Yes I am going to defend EVERYTHING about this game.
Fine fine.
Night time robbery with a guy using a banana as a gun?
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I can agree to that.
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VF5FS Pre-Launch Party - RZR.Fuudo vs Chibita FT5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15sF2VKREAI
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I liked what I saw. I've been playing VF games alot but never seen competition like that lol. I am defenitly getting this game, but I do actually hope for PC version :O
I mean capcom does it but i dont know if its succesful
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How popular does everyone think this'll be when it shows up at EVO this year?
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Game looks great, but I cannot watch that video without muting it. The commentary... my god. So overly dramatic. It's a freakin VIDEO game. Shaddup and just let them play.
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Game looks great, but I cannot watch that video without muting it. The commentary... my god. So overly dramatic. It's a freakin VIDEO game. Shaddup and just let them play.
LMAO, you should watch a Marvel match if you thought this was hyped. It's obvious you're not into the fighting games, because this was actually fairly tame compared to some stuff, the fighting game community really gets into the spirit of competition. Not to mention the tournaments regularly get viewers in the tens of thousands now, so there is a lot of excitement surrounding them. I think the excitement only serves to enhance the match.
Even so, the commentary while heated was pretty insightful if you leave it on. They do talk a lot about the tactics being used, Fuudo balancing of damage vs getting drinks was particularly interesting I thought.
Anyway:
How popular does everyone think this'll be when it shows up at EVO this year?
I think that the entrants for the tournament had to be capped at like 100~200 entrants or something (probably because it's been added late). I think the finals will be shown on the big screens on Sunday too along with the major tournaments like Marvel, SF4 and SFxT, so it should get some decent attention. It seems like it's been building steam with all the events Sega has been holding in the USA recently, so I think it'll do quite nicely.
EDIT: Barry, watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mSbHE5iHUQ
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Haha! Holy shit thats pathetic. Sorry, just not my thing. I love playing fighting games, but this is a community I would never ever be a part of.
But hey, people are into it so I'm glad they're having fun. 8)
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Well, I don't see what's pathetic about that, people getting excited about comebacks... and it isn't exclusive to video games, but also Sport games.
I agree that sometimes commentators take it a bit too far, like this one for example.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APZGiZ3jqc4[/youtube]
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Haha! Holy shit thats pathetic. Sorry, just not my thing.
The lowest of the low is easily Starcraft match commentaries. ;)
Fighting game commentary at least mimics fighting event commentary. Though I agree that I don't share the ability to nerd about fighting games and their systems/mechanics. I just like to punch stuff and psych people out.
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The lowest of the low is easily Starcraft match commentaries. ;)
Fighting game commentary at least mimics fighting event commentary. Though I agree that I don't share the ability to nerd about fighting games and their systems/mechanics. I just like to punch stuff and psych people out.
Best is pressing up and down real quickly making them "dance"
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Haha! Holy shit thats pathetic. Sorry, just not my thing. I love playing fighting games, but this is a community I would never ever be a part of.
But hey, people are into it so I'm glad they're having fun. 8)
What's pathetic about it (yes, you kind of have struck a nerve)? I can tell by your comments that you never play fighting games, so I don't expect you to realise that these tournaments regularly get hundreds of attendants (Evo this year is likely to sell out the Ceasar's Palace Grand Ballroom for example) and have tens of thousands of viewers online (which is primarily what the commentary and stream is for). When you couple that with players playing the game at the top level, it's easy to see why they get excited. It's not like they are putting it on to make it sound more exciting.
Also, this should be on the front page, or maybe we should just change the site name to SonicBits finally (EDIT: Okay, that was a bit harsh from me...).
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Dude, chill out. Yeah, looks like I struck a nerve. Sorry if I offended you, but that was just my opinion at the time of seeing the video. I saw the video and did find it, personally, to be a bit uncomfortable seeing dudes losing their shit over a fighting game. Maybe I shouldn't have used the word "pathetic", but I definitely wasn't getting jazzed about the game. I was more surprised by how intense they were getting about the game in the commentary.
And FYI: I do play fighting games. Just not at this level. So please don't insult me in that sense.
As for front page news, George or anybody else is free to share this and write something up. I'm not too sure how to write about the video so I'll not be posting it.
lol @ SonicBits. Well, guess thats just your opinion dude. Just happens that our current staff of writers are Sonic fans, and the Sonic franchise has had a lot of news as of late (SASASR2, Sonic 4). Once VF5 rolls around there will be more news pertaining to it (and IMO there already has been). If we had writers who were more focused on fighting games then maybe we'd see more obscure stuff like tournament videos shared on the main page, but we don't.
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Anyway, long post short, lets not fight. I'm not calling you any names and I'm not hating fighting games. I just found that type of gaming culture to be too much. I'll withdraw my "pathetic" remark. But I still stick by my comments that I personally find that sort of gaming culture to be outside the realm of what I'm cool and comfortable with. It's not my thing.
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If we had writers who were more focused on fighting games then maybe we'd see more obscure stuff like tournament videos shared on the main page, but we don't.
Except that this was an exhibition match put on and paid for by Sega at an official launch party that Sega USA put on to promote the game in America.
But yes, I don't want to fight, and sorry if I offended you as well. Maybe you didn't mean it the way I read it, but I did find the 'pathetic' comment hugely offensive and basically just nasty (especially coming from you, since you are mostly a nice guy). The vid I posted is probably the most extreme situation of going nuts for a game I've seen though, and even fighting fans find it over the top and funny.
I didn't mean to insult you with the comment about you not playing fighting games, but I meant that it's clear that you aren't into them on a competitive level, or you would have been used that kind of commentary by now. And as I edited in, I probably was being a bit harsh on the SonicBits comment, but you know how I feel about Sonic now. :P
Anyway now that me and Barry have kissed and made up, lets get back to the game: Who's getting it on XBLA, who's getting it on PSN?
I'm going to get it on XBLA for sure. I'm going to need to re-learn VF all over again I fear, I haven't really played a VF game for years unfortunately.
Also, one thing I meant to say about VF before was that i love the way the characters actually evolve in their styles over the years. Take a look at Jacky from VF2 through to Final Showdown and he's changed so much. You get the sense that he's less flashy but more effective in his moves now, and it just seems like they have realistic development in their styles and movelists (being able to combo more of his moves etc). Ditto with Goh, he started out having a heavy Judo influence, but now in FS he looks like he's straight outta Yakuza with brutal street fighting moves and brawling, with just a touch of his Judo origins left. For a game without much storyline, the characters fighting styles themselves seem to tell a good story from game to game.
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lol Never give up! I love moments let these. I made the crowd scream at Gamestop's MvC Midnight release.
I'll be getting VF5:FS for both consoles, maybe we could have a SegaBits community party like we did with Outrun.
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360 for the win, I am really looking forward to the Easter-Egg costumes. Does any one have any pictures of some of the new costumes? I want make a decision on what packs to get.
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Here's a huge 20 minute segment from Gamespot.com's Now Playing:
[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfHZt8-2iA8[/youtube]
They touched a bit on controls, the tweaks... you know, the usual stuff.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkdGeDdmTWc&feature=player_embedded
A mini-doco on the launch party with some interviews and background info.
Out in a few days, can't wait!
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I have had it early since the 1st on Xbox 360, absolutely amazing game, but I knew that going into it. If anyone has questions about the game I will answer them, but I assume everyone knows what to expect?
Probably my favorite thing not related to the gameplay is how almost every song from the franchise is included and selectable. That is seriously 7+ soundtracks worth right that. The downside is you can not pick and choose which ones you want - Like if you select VF2 music pack you hear all of the VF2 music in their respective character's levels, but the VF3 characters will have VF3 music, VF4 will have theirs, etc. It is kind of annoying because I really think the earlier games have much better music overall.
Will be purchasing it on PlayStation 3 tomorrow (or whenever Sony actually updates), but I intend on playing it most on Xbox 360. I never double dip, but for the amount of content and the different kinds of players you can meet, it is a great deal.
Add me if you want some handcuffed lightning. I have gotten a bit rusty over the years, but generally can play almost all of the characters well enough to hold my own. Used to play as Vanessa the most, but might switch to Pai, maybe Taka. I dunno. They are all so much fun!
Xbox 360: MeatWaffles
PlayStation 3: Meat-Waffles
Also, question to Aki, MadeMang and some of the others intending on playing a lot, can we talk about holding some kind of tournament or something similar? I am sure SEGA would support us if we get a big enough group!
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Does this game have online spectator lobbies like DoA games? Or can you only link up with your opponent and not have people watch the match?
I expect to be available on XBL evenings (EST) this weekend , so if anyone wants to pound on a VF5 n00b, send me an invite.
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Does this game have online spectator lobbies like DoA games? Or can you only link up with your opponent and not have people watch the match?
It has a group mode - The name escapes me, but you can build up a bunch of players in a room and take turns fighting and watching. I have not gotten a chance to check it out fully as not many people are online at the moment, but it does not seem as advanced as the one in Soul Calibur V. In the Xbox 360 version it has a party chat button on the page, but I am not sure if it will have the same thing on PlayStation 3.
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Good to have you back Sanus, great to hear you are enjoying it. I'm jelly as hell that you've had the game early BTW.
VF2 music in this game is the best thing in the world, ever.
As for a tournament, I guess you mean online? Not sure how that would work, but it shouldn't be too hard to manage. The lobby mode would probably help if it keeps track of wins and losses especially.
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Guess what my boys... Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown is free to download for PS+ members. GET DOWN!
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Guess what my boys... Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown is free to download for PS+ members. GET DOWN!
Downlaoded and loving it :D.
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Damn it. Another day that I'm outta town so I can't buy it for the next two days.
For those of you who bought and are playing it right now, I gotta ask:
1- Does this game have a story mode and endings for characters or is it just like VF 5?
2- I heard Quest Mode is not here, is it DLC or is there something else in the game that plays similar to that?
3- Is there any visual improvement over the 2007 game?
4- Is Dural still a pain in the butt?
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3- Is there any visual improvement over the 2007 game?
I only played the demo of that, but I wasn't blown away by the visuals of the original. Final Showdown though sizzles in 720p on my old HDTV, and has very striking shader effects.
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The Training mode features (http://shoryuken.com/2012/06/04/virtua-fighter-5-final-showdowns-training-mode-a-fully-loaded-feature-that-provides-a-rewarding-learning-experience/) really have me excited. Hopefully spending time there and recreating an opponents combos can give the less experienced players (like me) a chance to figure out how to avoid being smacked around like a bitch.
I can't wait to get home and play some more of the trial, unlocking it for real hopefully by Fri.
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Damn it. Another day that I'm outta town so I can't buy it for the next two days.
For those of you who bought and are playing it right now, I gotta ask:
1- Does this game have a story mode and endings for characters or is it just like VF 5?
2- I heard Quest Mode is not here, is it DLC or is there something else in the game that plays similar to that?
3- Is there any visual improvement over the 2007 game?
4- Is Dural still a pain in the butt?
1. Not really a story mode so much.
2. There are a lot of single player training modes included. Basic ones for the main mechanics and detailed ones for each character. They even have videos that show you how to pull off the more complicated moves. The single player component is miles ahead of Capcom fighters. So much to do.
3. Not that I've noticed. They've probably improved animations and such, but the character models already looked really good. The thing is, you can have so many different costume combinations with these packs, it's crazy. I can change El Blaze's eye colour!
4. Yes.
I've never really enjoyed fighting games online, but this game is a blast. I put a good chunk of time into it this morning. I even had a ton of matches with STORM.
There are a bunch of people just getting into it (like myself), so it's not the slaughter that playing SSFIV online is.
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Getting my ass kicked online, but having fun all the same. Amazed at how easy the achievements are though, 340 points and i haven't even had it a day yet.
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This game is so good it makes me sick. I played for like, 4 hours straight yesterday.
Everything about it is good, I won't go into detail. I do want to point out how amazing the customization is though. I've already made Goro Majima (Goh) and Ghost Rider (Wolf).
Netcode is also amazing, if anyone wants some games please hit me up with an invite anytime!
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I just checked Xbox.com, some, if not all of the packs are nearly 2GBs in size. WOW.
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Yeah, lookin like no packs for me til i get a higger HD, which won't be for a while. Oh well, at least theres the game!
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Sega needs to port this to PC, I want it so bad.
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I just checked Xbox.com, some, if not all of the packs are nearly 2GBs in size. WOW.
This is actually kind of misleading. By downloading one of the packs, you get the content for ALL the items (Combined it's about 2GB, hence the size), but only allows you to customise with whatever pack you bought.
This is so that by downloading one of the packs, you can then see all the others when you play people online.
So once you've downloaded one at 2GB, all the others become like 2kb downloads because you've already got the data on the HDD, and you just need the 'unlock' to use them.
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I had a great game with Sanus and Kogen. He sure did tap'd dat @$$ with Shun Di and Lei-Fei. I used Jacky and Kage against him, we were pretty even. Best match I've ever played since Mortal Kombat.
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So when certain items are attached there is special wining poses based on what fighter it is attached to. I gave Jacky a mask and sometimes after I win a match he shoots laser beams out of the mask!!! Did any one else find any other items that lead to special wining posses?
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^There's a vid online somewhere that showcases all of them, but ones that I found personally were KAGE flying away on a Ninja Kite thing, and Lei Fei throwing a Briefcase in the air and two swords falling out (which he then poses with).
I haven't been able to get Wolf to use his Microphone or Champion's belt yet though.
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So when certain items are attached there is special wining poses based on what fighter it is attached to. I gave Jacky a mask and sometimes after I win a match he shoots laser beams out of the mask!!! Did any one else find any other items that lead to special wining posses?
Just got saw the winning pose for Jacky with the Dual Pistols.
Oh man, this game Glorious.
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It's interesting... Basically the Vanilla version of this game is 15 bucks. Both bundles with everything are also 10 bucks a pop. So should you want to get anything, you got yourself a 45 dollar downloadable title. It's a good way to make some extra bucks.
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I am enjoying this game on the PS3 now. I still managed to remember some basics from regular VF5. I need some more SEGABITS buddies to play with. I use the same user name on PSN.
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I am enjoying this game on the PS3 now. I still managed to remember some basics from regular VF5. I need some more SEGABITS buddies to play with. I use the same user name on PSN.
I'm on the PSN too.
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Damn, I hear you guys talking about VF5 FS. I restarted playing VF 5 because of that.
There's some nice stuff on the Item Pack on XBLA but it's nothing that even comes close to what on this new iteration.
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The customization is mind-numbing and quite great. The main problem with it though is you typically have 5 base costumes that you can modify within constraints. Some costumes accept any pants/skirt/dress, but the top/shirt is only a texture swap of the base design. Still, it's way better than just 5-12 pre-made costumes.
I bought the first $15 pack and made a few funny costumes with Sarah, Aoi, and Akira. Looking forward to making more.
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Yeah, I hear ya. The original VF 5 had only about 4 base costumes, though apart from Hair, Make-up, Eye and such, most of the other changes were minimal.
I'm playing with Vanessa on VF5's Quest and her Type D is actually one of my favorites. I can't beleive how fashion-sensitive I've become with games like VF 5 and Resonance of Fate, for that matter.
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So who has everyone picked up to use in this game? I thought I would be using Wolf the entire time I was waiting for this game, but in the end I've actually been using Goh the most. He's changed a fair bit since vanilla and I think he suits my style a bit more. I still use Wolf as a secondary character though.
Goh really appealed to me with his hard hitting strikes and his brutal throws. In particular his chain throws from Tsukami are useful, just because theres so many ways to land the grab. b,f+pk, p, then can lead into either a mid, high or Tsukami for example, or you can just use b+p+g+k, p+g which will deflect punches and lead to the grab, or even just move you in range.
His long range pokes are good as well, b,f+k has huge range and comes out really fast, AND counters mid kicks which leads to a crumple state.
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I've mostly been using El Blaze. I like his fighting style a lot, and I'd like to put the work into getting decent with at least one character.
Other than that, I'll usually play as Vanessa Lewis and Brad Burns. Her huge moveset's a bit intimidating, but I really like her fighting style too.
Taka-Arashi has been a pretty pleasant surprise too.
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Vanessa's ussually a good character to use in Virtua Fighter, especially if you're unfamiliar with the franchise and want an easy character to pick up and play.
Akira surprised me for being actually pretty heavy to handle. Almost as if Ryo Hazuki was carrying around a vest full of lead all the time. It's the exact opposite of Eileen and Vanessa. Less movement, strike only when necessary.
Jeffry, yikes, there are a couple of moves he uses that almost take half the life bar in one go. Same with Wolf.
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I've mostly been using El Blaze. I like his fighting style a lot, and I'd like to put the work into getting decent with at least one character.
I've been playing a friend on XBL who has a really good El-Blaze. I found the biggest problems I had with fighting Blaze was his mix-ups. Rocket discharge can lead into a throw, low (low dropkick), and mid attacks (dropkick, flying forearm). Not to mention the forearm and dropkick I think can break your guard, AND dropkick can go right into another Rocket Discharge upon landing. I've found that jumping attacks have had good success for the most part against this, or evading (but my evade timing is rubbish at the moment).
I would also advise making good use of his spin (I think it's F+P+G+K) where he spin-jumps and can land with a move or throw (including his back-throw, which is hard to predict). This is especially useful after a knockdown as it's hard to use the right rising attack/roll to escape a move.
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I started with Sarah cause her style makes the most sense to me since she's quick and not too flashy. I don't think I'll ever play a heavy character, and I have yet to really play any of the characters that entered the fold after VF2.
I'd like to try Lei-Fei, cause he seems ridiculously quick and hard to read.
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@MadeManG:
Thanks so much for the tips. Again, I'm just learning the Virtua Fighter ropes, so the help is really appreciated.
I'm a really big fan of that dropkick of his. The backwards cartwheel kick he does is a nice way to get out of a jam too.
I have no idea how to do that thing where you parry incoming strikes though. I've run into a few people online who will push a punch out of the way and end up behind me. No clue how it's done.
That, and I just can't get the timing down on offensive moves. These may be the same things, I really don't know.
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@MadeManG:
Thanks so much for the tips. Again, I'm just learning the Virtua Fighter ropes, so the help is really appreciated.
I'm a really big fan of that dropkick of his. The backwards cartwheel kick he does is a nice way to get out of a jam too.
I have no idea how to do that thing where you parry incoming strikes though. I've run into a few people online who will push a punch out of the way and end up behind me. No clue how it's done.
That, and I just can't get the timing down on offensive moves. These may be the same things, I really don't know.
No problem, I'm not really an authority on VF, I'm still learning myself after all but always love to talk about it and offer any advice I can. I forgot about his cartwheel, but that's really useful too.
In regards to parrying strikes, are you talking about any one character in particular? It's not really a universal move like an evade, but a lot of characters have counters that deflect punches. I've mentioned that Goh has one (b+p+k+g) that deflects punches and can follow into a throw. I know El Blaze also has one (I think it's f+p+k+g, but not certain. Check his movelist to make sure, it's the one where he spins and moves forward.).
This move deflects punches, and has a bunch of followups from memory. The thing with moves like this is, it's almost impossible to do them on reaction, so you can't try to wait and react. You'll instead need to predict the opponent going for that attack and input the counter accordingly (if you are constantly getting punches countered, it might be a sign that you're falling into a pattern that the other guy can read).
Wolf has a particularly useful one with his R.A.W. (Real American Wrestling!) counter that works on both high punches and kicks and leads into a couple of nasty throws, the timing for it is pretty tough from my experience though.
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@MadeManG:
Thanks so much for the tips. Again, I'm just learning the Virtua Fighter ropes, so the help is really appreciated.
I'm a really big fan of that dropkick of his. The backwards cartwheel kick he does is a nice way to get out of a jam too.
I have no idea how to do that thing where you parry incoming strikes though. I've run into a few people online who will push a punch out of the way and end up behind me. No clue how it's done.
That, and I just can't get the timing down on offensive moves. These may be the same things, I really don't know.
I think you're referring to a "defensive move" (or 'evasive move?). It's a tip that comes up on some of the loading screens. It says to press up or down at the time of a strike.
It comes out at random for me. Haven't mastered the game to the point where I can pull it off at will (others have done it on me though). One thing's for sure as soon as it's done, you're wide open.
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Thanks guys.
I was going through the command tutorial with El Blaze, and there was something along the lines of hitting P+K+G during a sidestep or something like that. I'll just have to keep at it.
Good to know that not every character parries in the same way though. I thought I was really missing out on something.
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I'm planning on getting this soon. Virtua Fighter is a one of the games I'm terrible at but I have a blast playing it. My favorite characters to use are Sarah Bryant, Jeffry McWild and Aoi Umenokoji. What system did you get this game for MadeMan? I'd like to try playing against you if I can. :)
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I'm planning on getting this soon. Virtua Fighter is a one of the games I'm terrible at but I have a blast playing it. My favorite characters to use are Sarah Bryant, Jeffry McWild and Aoi Umenokoji. What system did you get this game for MadeMan? I'd like to try playing against you if I can. :)
I've got it on Xbox 360. I was originally considering getting it for PS3 as well to play some people on this forum, but inter-continental online play was pretty sketchy when I had a match against Sanus so I'm not sure if I will.
I'm heading to a Final Showdown tournament today, wish me luck!
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I've got it on Xbox 360. I was originally considering getting it for PS3 as well to play some people on this forum, but inter-continental online play was pretty sketchy when I had a match against Sanus so I'm not sure if I will.
I'm heading to a Final Showdown tournament today, wish me luck!
Somewhere in video game land, Wolf is looking at you teary eyed, recalling the good times before you left him for Goh as your tournament partner.
ESIT: And good luck!
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I'm heading to a Final Showdown tournament today, wish me luck!
Good Luck :D
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Somewhere in video game land, Wolf is looking at you teary eyed, recalling the good times before you left him for Goh as your tournament partner.
ESIT: And good luck!
Wolf might make a return soon, but I can't learn two characters at once ;_; That 60% Burning Hammer is too good to ignore forever though.
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An excellent review from gamespot
http://www.gamespot.com/virtua-fighter-5-final-showdown/reviews/virtua-fighter-5-final-showdown-review-6382527/
The comments seem to be severely dumb however. People complaining about the DLC mechanic not knowing you're getting the complete gameplay experience only without some diehard VF content missing.
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Virtua Fighter had a surprisingly good turnout yesterday, and everyone who played it was genuinely impressed with how good the game was. My first match in the tournament was against another Goh player who steamrolled me, then I won the second match (loser's brackets) which was pretty close against an Eileen, then got knocked out of the tournament by a good Vanessa player. Played a ton of casuals afterwards though, which was really fun.
I actually managed to do better in KOFXIII where I had a pretty good run surprisingly.
I really hope that it keeps momentum, but it seems like it should, there were a lot of people playing the game, and some others who said they were keen to pick it up.
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https://twitter.com/SEGA/status/218348103244333056
SEGA confirms Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown has over 300,000 downloads in it's first 2 weeks of sales. At the rate this game is going, bound to hit over a million... Looks like it's going to end up being a massive success for SEGA.
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I don't get how people don't understand the DLC model Sega is going for.
The COMPLETE game is about 40 bucks. But if I only want the basic gameplay with no customization and extra modes, I save myself 25 bucks. Right?
I wish every game was like this.
Like if I could get Mass Effect 3 at launch for 20 bucks, only without sidemissions or something. Would be great.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQs2nQZlg8I[/youtube]
I hope they make more of this!
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Virtua Fighter 5:FS is the best Sonic the Hedgehog game in years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDfcUn8nZ6s&feature=player_embedded
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I kind of wish my online rankings recorded how often I played local and unranked vs, because I play those a ton more than ranked.
Xbox stats site tells me I played the game over 60 hours last month. Kind of a shame that I only played one game in April and suddenly have a dozen games I need to beat fast, but barely have enough free time only want to play VF. :D
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Virtua Fighter 5:FS is the best Sonic the Hedgehog game in years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDfcUn8nZ6s&feature=player_embedded
Hahahahaha
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Look who just got exposed as a fraud live on stream ;)
Starts at 3 hours 51 minutes:
http://www.twitch.tv/8wayrun/b/323923077
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Look who just got exposed as a fraud live on stream ;)
Starts at 3 hours 51 minutes:
http://www.twitch.tv/8wayrun/b/323923077
Really good effort MadeMan. :) It's really cool that you got to be at EVO!
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Look who just got exposed as a fraud live on stream ;)
Starts at 3 hours 51 minutes:
http://www.twitch.tv/8wayrun/b/323923077
You almost had him SO MANY TIMES!
You MUST return next year (if VF5 is there) and win!
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Evo was awesome, and VF had a good turnout. The grand finals were on the big screen on the Sunday too, Fuudo is an absolute killer in this game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnhb6y1QAZw
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Evo was awesome, and VF had a good turnout. The grand finals were on the big screen on the Sunday too, Fuudo is an absolute killer in this game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnhb6y1QAZw
A great match but I think the Fuudo Itazan showdown was the best of the entire show. WOW.
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Went to another local VF tourney last weekend (I did better than last time, I think I came fourth). I got to play against 'Iron' Mike, who owns virtuafighter.com, one of the world's best players. Didn't manage to win a single round against him :p Was great to play a high level player though, and it was just a lot of fun overall. The game seems to be picking up some steam with a lot of people picking it up and learning the game together.
If any of you have a local scene and want to step up your game, I'd suggest checking out the local meets, they're a lot of fun.
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Great to see it catching on so well :)