I feel like its technicality is a little overblown.
Oh, I dunno, VF4 sold really, really well in NA. Between the original version and the GH Evolution version, it sold numbers that would put it in the upper tier of fighting game sales this generation. VF3 was an iffy port that released in NA a little after Soul Calibur, VF2 did excellent numbers considering the system it was on, and VF1 was an arcade hit. The only real soft-sellers in the series have been VF3tb and VF5 360. Even the PS3 version of VF5 didn't do *that* badly.
I feel like its technicality is a little overblown.
I think it's overblown in the sense that it leads people into thinking they need to be a master to even touch the game, when in reality VF is actually extremely easy to pick up and play. It's basically the epitome of "easy to learn, difficult to master".
Final Showdown is obviously going to be the best game ever. Can't wait to try Jean :hyper
ah, e-sports. well, that, I have nothing to say much about. i try to avoid competitive gamers because they're usually assholes that ruin the fun in anything, and the fighting gamers are among the worst.
ah, e-sports. well, that, I have nothing to say much about. i try to avoid competitive gamers because they're usually assholes that ruin the fun in anything, and the fighting gamers are among the worst.
HELL NAW
IT'S ALL ABOUT AOI TAKING YOU TO THE MAT AND DISMANTLING YOUR BONE STRUCTURE
HELL NAW
IT'S ALL ABOUT AOI TAKING YOU TO THE MAT AND DISMANTLING YOUR BONE STRUCTURE
I want to know what the fuck they are doing announcing Final Tuned for XBLA, then saying "OH WAIT IT'S NOT COMING OUT UNTIL JUNE 2012." Seriously what the god damn fucking shit, VF6 will be out by then
Oh wait no it won't :-\
I remember the time I fought Ikebukuro Sarah at a VF4 location test. He ate me and then pooped me out. It felt good
While I'm dreaming, I'd also like a port of Spikeout Final Edition to XBLA that I could play while Gina Carano feeds me Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream
Just started up quest mode for VF5 PS3. Chose Aoi. Why didn't this game catch on here? I feel like its technicality is a little overblown.
So, here's thread to tide us over until VF5 Final Showdown in late 2012 :-\
There isn't much you can do at all until you learned a few commands.
I love VF's simplicity. Every other fighter now uses the entire fucking controller. In VF you can but you don't have to.
What are some good fighter pads for 360 btw?
well, if I'm getting baited, then mission accomplished :lol
which fighting gamers are you talking about? there's very little in the way of ugly drama or mean-heartedness among fighting gamers who play the main games (SF4, MVC3, Tekken. Not sure about Soul Calibur, Blazblue, or MK9.) Talking about the actual people involved, nothing on internet forums or online play because everyone is a dick online. There's a hierarchy of respect based on skill that requires low level players to shut up and listen, but it's more of a sensei/student thing than "stfu noob u suk" thing. The people running the tourneys and the high level players are generally all about helping people learn, instead of bashing noobs, because they all want more competition. The commentators at tourneys always invite more people to come play, but they challenge people to learn the game and point it out when they suck (though that's not the end of the story, they'll be constructive after talking shit.)
I'm surprised you say that, since assholes are called out for being assholes by actual self-identifying competitive fighting game people. Shoryuken.com has a bunch of dudes who are up their own asses and the anonymous people in stream chats are dicks hiding behind anonymity, but the actual, real community is great and still very grass roots like the early 90s. If it's trash talk that bothers you, that's a personal problem...it can seem heavy sometimes, I guess.
trash talk is the least of my problems. if they're having fun, it's no skin off my nose.
however, speaking of personal problems, i certainly have a personal problem with "hierarchies of respect". always have, always will. another personal problem i have is when people take things that are meant to be fun extremely seriously. e-sports, like real sports, tends to have an abundance of both of these irritants.
VF is easy! It's only got 3 buttons for crying out loud.
All you need to know is
-- PPPK is your friend
-- Direction + attack button always does something cool
-- Don't play as Akira or Goh
I picked up VF4 as my first fighting game since SF2 series and hopped into it no problem as a complete fighting game distinguished mentally-challenged fellow, aside from SF2 and MK experience. must have put a million hours into quest mode.
It's not hard to start pressing button combinations and find stuff. And everyone has p,p,p,k, p+g for throws, p+k for roundhouses and sweeps. There are only 3 buttons, of course mashing will get you somewhere. Unless this is some hypothetical situation where you are up against Japan's best player and it's your first time playing.QuoteThere isn't much you can do at all until you learned a few commands.
the commands are easy for the most part-- b,f+X, f,f +X, b,df+X etc. you can mash those out easily. Going through my main's move list last night, there were only a couple that require more than two simple directional presses and those were command grabs.
tons of characters are mash friendly. try to be less wrong owly. It's christmas.
well, if I'm getting baited, then mission accomplished :lol
which fighting gamers are you talking about? there's very little in the way of ugly drama or mean-heartedness among fighting gamers who play the main games (SF4, MVC3, Tekken. Not sure about Soul Calibur, Blazblue, or MK9.) Talking about the actual people involved, nothing on internet forums or online play because everyone is a dick online. There's a hierarchy of respect based on skill that requires low level players to shut up and listen, but it's more of a sensei/student thing than "stfu noob u suk" thing. The people running the tourneys and the high level players are generally all about helping people learn, instead of bashing noobs, because they all want more competition. The commentators at tourneys always invite more people to come play, but they challenge people to learn the game and point it out when they suck (though that's not the end of the story, they'll be constructive after talking shit.)
I'm surprised you say that, since assholes are called out for being assholes by actual self-identifying competitive fighting game people. Shoryuken.com has a bunch of dudes who are up their own asses and the anonymous people in stream chats are dicks hiding behind anonymity, but the actual, real community is great and still very grass roots like the early 90s. If it's trash talk that bothers you, that's a personal problem...it can seem heavy sometimes, I guess.
trash talk is the least of my problems. if they're having fun, it's no skin off my nose.
however, speaking of personal problems, i certainly have a personal problem with "hierarchies of respect". always have, always will. another personal problem i have is when people take things that are meant to be fun extremely seriously. e-sports, like real sports, tends to have an abundance of both of these irritants.
if only my Vanessaboo were real
Sho'nuff, tell them to make Vanessa DARKER in VF6 :drool She got lighter in VF5. :(
don't you dare make fun of vf aesthetic. look at that wall of china stage. looks amazing and makes me wanna visit.
There's nothing to make fun of. The game's aesthetic is bland as hell.
TAKE. IT. BACK.Bland aesthetic. Let's discuss here.
:maf
I like VF aesthetic and think it looks VERY cool because (for the most part) it's NORMAL. ??? What is WRONG WITH ME.
(http://i.imgur.com/2oHKX.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/2oHKX.jpg)
How is VF not bland?
And VF is fucking bland looking. Himu's post is the height of stupidity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luc_-zVyM-4
Not to mention dem juggles. So fluid.
Tekken has shit visual design. Not bland, but shit.:rofl
VF is bland because it's pretty much imitating reality. It's like how Gran Turismo is visually bland, or hell, Call of Duty, or even a certain forum sacred cow that will go unnamed.
Not sure why you're pushing back against it, himu. It is what it is. It's not the flashy hot girl, it's the plain-looking girl next door who sucks cock like a champ.
Tekken has shit visual design. Not bland, but shit.:rofl
VF is bland because it's pretty much imitating reality. It's like how Gran Turismo is visually bland, or hell, Call of Duty, or even a certain forum sacred cow that will go unnamed.
Not sure why you're pushing back against it, himu. It is what it is. It's not the flashy hot girl, it's the plain-looking girl next door who sucks cock like a champ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR5kToQR4GY
- Detailed training mode
- Online lobbies
- 10,000+ character customization items available as DLC
GotY
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.
$15 is a great price
will it have quest or kumite modes? or were those never in the arcade versions
For those who don’t know, the Kumite mode is an addictive single player mode added back on the console iteration of VF4. Kumite allowed you to customize your favorite fighter aesthetically, and build up experience points to defeat countless A.I. opponents for more points to level up your rank and even more cool swag to customize your Kumite character. This mode makes a return, but when explored, simply came across as an afterthought in comparison to all the other efforts of finetuning the VF5 formula. Overall, there were no improvements or additions to Kumite design. Worst yet, all swag that you would have normally collected is now being planned for bundled DLC content requiring purchase, and will not be available in-game at all, which greatly gimps any interest for visiting the mode...
$15 is a great price
will it have quest or kumite modes? or were those never in the arcade versions
It's there, but the content packs cuts into a lot of what made the feature so addictive:
http://www.presspauseradio.com/presspauseradio/2012/4/15/pax-east-2012-virtua-fighter-5-final-showdown-hands-on-previ.htmlQuoteFor those who don’t know, the Kumite mode is an addictive single player mode added back on the console iteration of VF4. Kumite allowed you to customize your favorite fighter aesthetically, and build up experience points to defeat countless A.I. opponents for more points to level up your rank and even more cool swag to customize your Kumite character. This mode makes a return, but when explored, simply came across as an afterthought in comparison to all the other efforts of finetuning the VF5 formula. Overall, there were no improvements or additions to Kumite design. Worst yet, all swag that you would have normally collected is now being planned for bundled DLC content requiring purchase, and will not be available in-game at all, which greatly gimps any interest for visiting the mode...
Basically, if you're primarily a single-player VF player, you should play an actual single player game or get online as intended. :P
Basically, if you're primarily a single-player VF player, you should play an actual single player game or get online as intended. :P
Because making fighting games less accessible and appealing to the larger market worked so well to keep the genre alive in the past.
You do realize there's a large % of gamers who like fighting games but don't bother with online gaming.
Content packs are just outfits and shit, right?
$15 for the game is awesome. :rock
Out today on PSN!
Stupid question: If I buy any single costume pack can I access the Kumite mode?
you need all costumes to access kumite mode? wtf/
Stupid question: If I buy any single costume pack can I access the Kumite mode?
Probably not. We won't know until it releases but word on the street is that no. You need them all.
also 20% discount on VF5 dlc
theres a complete version on PSN for $30.
theres a complete version on PSN for $30.
:o :'(
Totally did not see it. Sucks.
I love VF's simplicity. Every other fighter now uses the entire fucking controller. In VF you can but you don't have to.
What are some good fighter pads for 360 btw?
BTW I played both PS3 and Xbox versions extensively and I kinda think Xbox has a superior MSAA solution.
MONKEY FUCKIN STYLE BITHCESSSSSSSS
If X-box has better AA, great... but the PS3 version still looks good for a downloadable title on 2005-based hardware ported to a 2007 based hardware.\
Apparently there is no Complete Pack for XBL -- you have to buy all the DLC for $45 total.
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Hit with the skin pigmentizer
Hmm, the sound effects sound compressed to hell. I'm playing with head phones and the announcer and win quotes are painful to hear. I'm guessing the arcade version was larger than 2 gigs...
The XBLA leaderboards for this game show about 7,000 people total :-\
I wonder if the PS3 version had better sales. Playing online is pretty much a wasteland.
I'm so bad at this. I get completely destroyed in ranked matches, but player matches are at a similarly inexperienced level. Instead of just going into training mode I'm messing around online until I remember how to shuffle with Jacky or whatever.
i really don't get it, because I remember back in the day, VF4 was pretty damn popular. What happened to the user base?
Seriously, VF should have hit consoles again after fucking Super Street Fighter IV. This game should have came out a YEAR ago. It was ANNOUNCED a year ago. What the fuck took so long?
Dressing up your characters since VF4 has been the best thing. Something about it is just so much more satisfying then character making in other 3d fighters.
I just bought the second costume pack and went through all the characters making sexy bikini pantsu version of all of them, ESPECIALLY the guys, just so I can hear people go "ew" when I whoop their asses online.
:bow Virtua Fighter :bow2
:bow King of Fighting Game :bow2