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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 2:33PM DeathroW22 said

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2D FIGHTER OVERLOAD$£"*(&$(
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 2:42PM (Unverified) said

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30 hours of a story gameplay..on a beat em up? i hope that doesnt mean one character else that would be get boring
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 2:45PM Professor Lario said

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Yea - that number seemed high to me as well. For those of you with SFIV - about how long does that story mode last?
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 2:53PM DeathroW22 said

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Around 15 minutes, minimum.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 2:58PM Zertoss said

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Depends on how many times you retry on Seth.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 2:58PM Jamp said

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The story mode works like a japanese text-based adventure game, with fights and multiple endings. It's going to be awesome.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 5:37PM zuburi said

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Fuck. Watch it get cut or not released outside of Japan.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 2:41PM acefondu said

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I want it, but not for $60. I'll wait and see what they price it at.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 5:07PM Larz said

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I agree. I can't bring myself to pay $60 for SF4 either.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 2:41PM samfish said

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I played this a few months ago. It's pretty good...very similar to Guilty Gear (for obvious reasons). Not as good as Tatsunoko vs Capcom or SFIV, but still definitely going to be a first day purchase for me.

...I just hope I can find a friggin' arcade stick by 6hen. I'm counting on all the SFIV scrubs to sell theirs on eBay once they've gotten tired of the game in about another month or so.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 2:59PM jorojoserojas said

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If you find the SFIV Tournament Stick, jump on that! You'll be very, VERY pleased.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 3:17PM (Unverified) said

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samfish would be happy with any stick v_v
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 6:31PM SirFishouse said

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I don't like hori sticks... The buttons always get muddy after a while. I do know people that are very happy with theirs though. I guess it depends on your technique. If you are handy, It's better to just make your own. The parts are easy to find and if you can solider, then why not.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 1:46PM (Unverified) said

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want
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 3:08PM Zertoss said

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Knowing nothing of this game other than what is in the article, I'm left wondering which character (or characters) will be a trap. Perhaps there's even one or two in the screenshot above.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 3:23PM (Unverified) said

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when i went to the akihabara district of tokyo in december, the kids were all over this game and the street fighter IV cabinets were empty. couldn't even get near them but judging by the popularity the gameplay must be fairly solid.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 4:10PM samfish said

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I found it to be the exact opposite when I went there. The SFIV machines had a line (except one, where people were watching some dude was just playing the CPU, presumably because he kicked everyone else's ass)
The BlazBlue machines were empty, though. Literally not a single soul on any of the machines the entire time!
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 6:43PM Jamp said

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This game has been beating SF4 in japanese arcades. It's one of the most successfull arcade fighters currently in Japan.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 3:54PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said

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I'm down for this and the new KOF depending on the price point.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 4:17PM Crusty Magic said

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Same.

I can't see myself paying over $15 though.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 6:46PM Jamp said

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Just because it's 2D? This game cost as much effort and resources (if not more, 2D HD sprites are WAY more expensive than 3D rendering), gameplay is slick and has a lot of content.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 3:58PM (Unverified) said

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@David Hinkle: Just so you know, this game is not only available in Japanese arcades. Aksys Games publishes the U.S. releases of many of Arc System Works's games (including this one). There was a domestic arcade release of BlazBlue. Point in case, I was playing it at a very American arcade this past Saturday. o.o;
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 4:20PM evilkoala said

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Yay, another reason to justify my future purchase of Tournament stick :)
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 4:27PM (Unverified) said

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That looks cool as hell!
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 4:30PM cinders720 said

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Oh please please please bring to NA...I loved Battle Fantasia
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 6:24PM xGearSecondx said

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WHAAA??? Someone else that bought that game too?! Heres me thinking I was the only one because theres hardly EVER anyone playing that online when I try to get a match going
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 4:50PM LunarAura said

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Glad they confirmed a 360 version, not that it's surprising. Gorilla fay is turding
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 5:03PM (Unverified) said

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I dont know why ppl are so excited about these 2d games. Dont get me wrong, ive grown up with the c64 and snes and stuff and i liked guilty gear but nowadays.... SF4 is quite ok for a quick play but whats the hype on these 2d games like this one here and Battle Fantasia? I just dont get it
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 5:39PM zuburi said

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Battle Fantasia isn't 2D. It is also shit.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 6:26PM xGearSecondx said

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@ zuburi

You lose. Battle Fantasia was pretty fun to me. It just sucked that I couldnt get any matches online. The majority of the people in the leaderboards were Japanese and I STILL could get a match with any of them
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 7:23PM (Unverified) said

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2d games can still be beautiful, such as this one. If you "don't get it" then nobody can really explain it to you.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 6:33PM (Unverified) said

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looks good.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 2:38AM ShadowModder said

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Woah, another 2D fighter...
I was planning to get KOF XII, depending on price, and might pick this up as well, if it does come out in America, I'm not a fan of importing.
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