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| Iggy 8420th Post
 
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|  "In the arcades" , posted Wed 19 Mar 04:17
Since most of those games won't deserve a full thread, let's group them all here.
I just copy&pasted an old post without bothering to keep it up to date. Oh well.
3/4 Gundam vs Gundam
3/14 Arcana Heart 2
3/18 KOF98UM <=====今ここ
4/? Sengoku BASARA X
4/? Samurai Spirits Sen
Also, unfortunately I can't go and play for now, so everything I post will be c&p from other places whose name most likely begins with a "2".
G vs G : the game is totally broken, and dull. Even Gundam otas don't seem to like it much (but they'll buy the home version anyways).
Arcana Heart 2 : It's hard to say anything at this point, but at least the Arcana fans are pleased.
I mean, the happy few who can play the game, since many arcades seem to have pushed back their purchase (when they have not simply canceled it).
The new characters are interesting, Cathy might not be as overpowered as once feared, and the numerous changes to the existing characters seem well thought.
KOF 98UM : mixed feelings. The game is hard to find, and the level of the players is so high even medium-to-high level players are being raped full force, which might prevent them from playing ever again.
On the other hand, the rebalancing of the game seems to have been a real success.
Daimon has been slightly toned down but is still very strong, Krauzer and Iori are close to the top, and Brian, Ura Yashiro, both Geese-s, Ura King, BIG, Kyô, Mai, Heidern, Saishû, Takuma, Yuri and maybe other characters I must have forgotten are considered above average at various degrees. Eiji is dangerous, Kasumi seems interesting (at least to the Kasumi players).
I haven't seen anyone noticing the changes done to Chizuru. Chris's JCD nerf alone is enough to screw his nuisance potential.
I hope no huge flaws are discovered, because the game seems to hold up to the expectations (well, except for the lack of a playable Goenitz)(FUCK YOU IMOYA!!).
On the other hand, after 2 years of work on such a small project, it's not a huge accomplishment.
Also : depending on the number of super finish, you seem to get
Shingo=>Iori/Oyaji/Sport team=>Omega R
or
Eiji=>96 Boss Team=>Goenitz (who seems to have at least a new move? Either way, someone says he's even more hard than in 96. Oh god).
or
Kasumi=>ura Orochi Team>Orochi (who has some new very ugly frames and can crouch, but has an AI as pathetic as in 97).
To everyone's surprise, nobody seems to have faced the two bôsô characters.
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| Professor 2445th Post
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| "Re(2):In the arcades" , posted Thu 20 Mar 00:18:
It depends on where you live. Fighting games are dead in rural areas albeit locations with a lot of students. Those places, there's not much action, so gamers will obviously spend more time on the Internet and complain in forums(aka 2ch). In the city, you can find a lot of arcades with fighter games, and those places, you can bet you'll see AH2 and SF4.
Akatsuki and KOF98UM are a bit interesting. Given that they're cheap boards you'd expect to see them in even the small~mid sized arcades, but you only see them in large ones.Two reasons why.
One, arcade owners don't think they're worth the investment, and Two, adding in the games means another machine has to be taken out, so you need to be confident that this new game will actually make more money than the older one. In both cases, it's a bigger risk for small-time arcade owners than chain stores.
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| shyeim 250th Post
Copper Customer
| "Re(2): Arcade top 10 in Japan" , posted Mon 24 Mar 09:55:
quote:
Since most of those games won't deserve a full thread, let's group them all here.
I just copy&pasted an old post without bothering to keep it up to date. Oh well.
3/4 Gundam vs Gundam
3/14 Arcana Heart 2
3/18 KOF98UM <=====今ここ
4/? Sengoku BASARA X
4/? Samurai Spirits Sen
Also, unfortunately I can't go and play for now, so everything I post will be c&p from other places whose name most likely begins with a "2".
G vs G : the game is totally broken, and dull. Even Gundam otas don't seem to like it much (but they'll buy the home version anyways).
Arcana Heart 2 : It's hard to say anything at this point, but at least the Arcana fans are pleased.
I mean, the happy few who can play the game, since many arcades seem to have pushed back their purchase (when they have not simply canceled it).
The new characters are interesting, Cathy might not be as overpowered as once feared, and the numerous changes to the existing characters seem well thought.
KOF 98UM : mixed feelings. The game is hard to find, and the level of the players is so high even medium-to-high level players are being raped full force, which might prevent them from playing ever again.
On the other hand, the rebalancing of the game seems to have been a real success.
Daimon has been slightly toned down but is still very strong, Krauzer and Iori are close to the top, and Brian, Ura Yashiro, both Geese-s, Ura King, BIG, Kyô, Mai, Heidern, Saishû, Takuma, Yuri and maybe other characters I must have forgotten are considered above average at various degrees. Eiji is dangerous, Kasumi seems interesting (at least to the Kasumi players).
I haven't seen anyone noticing the changes done to Chizuru. Chris's JCD nerf alone is enough to screw his nuisance potential.
I hope no huge flaws are discovered, because the game seems to hold up to the expectations (well, except for the lack of a playable Goenitz)(FUCK YOU IMOYA!!).
On the other hand, after 2 years of work on such a small project, it's not a huge accomplishment.
Also : depending on the number of super finish, you seem to get
Shingo=>Iori/Oyaji/Sport team=>Omega R
or
Eiji=>96 Boss Team=>Goenitz (who seems to have at least a new move? Either way, someone says he's even more hard than in 96. Oh god).
or
Kasumi=>ura Orochi Team>Orochi (who has some new very ugly frames and can crouch, but has an AI as pathetic as in 97).
To everyone's surprise, nobody seems to have faced the two bôsô characters.
Latest Arcade top 10(April) from Arcadiamagazine
1. TEKKEN 6
398.5 / Pts.
2. GUILTY GEAR XX Λ CORE
307.2 / Pts.
3. Virtua Fighter 5
241.3 / Pts.
4. Mobile suit Gundam SEED DESTINY combination vs. Z.A.F.T.II
215.4 / Pts.
5. MELTY BLOOD Act Cadenza
153.8 / pts.
6. STREET FIGHTER 3rd STRIKE
112.7 / ptss
7. DEATHSMILES
104.5 / pts.
8. THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002
97.1 / pts.
9. THE KING OF FIGHTERS'98
79.6 / pts.
10. Mushihime2
65.1 / pts.
www.arcadiamagazine.com
KOF 98 is already in arcade top 10 in Japan.
good news...
[this message was edited by shyeim on Mon 24 Mar 09:58] |
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"Re(1):In the arcades" , posted Sat 22 Mar 13:04
"Re(3):In the arcades" , posted Sat 22 Mar 22:57
"Re(3): Arcade top 10 in Japan" , posted Mon 24 Mar 11:03
