@SirUrza Thankfully, the fact that they're going out of their way to get the game into the hands of tournament players shows that they know what else is wrong.
@Space Cobra Like Marvel, the game's combos are based on Cancels, not links. This generally means that, as soon as an attack hits, you can interrupt it with another attack (with some limitations). This is unlike Street Fighter where in general, you have to wait for the animation of an attack to end before the 2nd attack comes out.
@DaviKaze Custom sticks never died. In fact, a quick glance at Shoryuken's Tech Talk forum will show that the market/community for them is thriving more than ever. There's just so much more you can do with a custom if you're willing to spend (I have a custom Arthong acrylic that comes with LED lit buttons and will play on just about any console, PS3, PC, X360, DreamCast, Saturn, you name it).
Then there's the amount of craftsmanship put into these things. Some of the customs by the top builders can be considered works of art on their own. Detailed paint jobs that rival those seen on custom cars, wood finishes that you'd expect to see on high end furniture. Custom sticks are now at the point where they can be seen as genuine luxury goods based on the craftsmanship alone (which justified the price on some of these things - a 2 player Voltech using rare amboyna burl hardwood recently went for over $1000).
Also, top players do play on customs. Project Giantsword provided the custom joysticks used by Clockw0rk and Mike Ross. Laugh (the Korean player) plays on his own custom line (the eTokki OMNI).
Mass Effect 3: Space Edition almost raffled off in illegal lottery
Feb 27th 2012 9:30PM (Joystiq)Hayashi: Team Ninja taming its 'sex and violence' image in DoA 5
Feb 15th 2012 2:59AM (Joystiq)Thankfully, the fact that they're going out of their way to get the game into the hands of tournament players shows that they know what else is wrong.
Skullgirls reimagines anatomy in its story mode
Feb 5th 2012 9:41PM (Joystiq)She does however, have a hat that wrestles.
http://skullgirls.com/characters/cerebella/
SoulCalibur 5 review: The old flame still burns
Feb 1st 2012 8:16PM (Joystiq)So scrubby that the comment about Guard Breaks is being laughed at in most serious fighting game sites.
Ed Boon wants NetherRealm Studios to branch out in 2012
Jan 31st 2012 2:44AM (Joystiq)Street Fighter X Tekken getting post-launch tournament patch
Jan 25th 2012 8:59PM (Joystiq)Then be prepared to wait forever then as Capcom has already confirmed that any updated versions are coming out as patches, like AE.
Skullgirls' Painwheel is kind of mean
Jan 19th 2012 2:50AM (Joystiq)Skullgirls' Painwheel is kind of mean
Jan 19th 2012 2:50AM (Joystiq)The Joystiq Joystick, chapter 1: Parts
Jan 11th 2012 1:06AM (Joystiq)The Joystiq Joystick, chapter 1: Parts
Jan 10th 2012 10:27PM (Joystiq)Custom sticks never died. In fact, a quick glance at Shoryuken's Tech Talk forum will show that the market/community for them is thriving more than ever. There's just so much more you can do with a custom if you're willing to spend (I have a custom Arthong acrylic that comes with LED lit buttons and will play on just about any console, PS3, PC, X360, DreamCast, Saturn, you name it).
Then there's the amount of craftsmanship put into these things. Some of the customs by the top builders can be considered works of art on their own. Detailed paint jobs that rival those seen on custom cars, wood finishes that you'd expect to see on high end furniture. Custom sticks are now at the point where they can be seen as genuine luxury goods based on the craftsmanship alone (which justified the price on some of these things - a 2 player Voltech using rare amboyna burl hardwood recently went for over $1000).
Also, top players do play on customs. Project Giantsword provided the custom joysticks used by Clockw0rk and Mike Ross. Laugh (the Korean player) plays on his own custom line (the eTokki OMNI).