FGC'12: Secret Jackie Chan Technology ITT

Jigsaw · Joined: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Eskilstuna, Sweden

Playing MK9 and loving the shit out of it. Not getting any coins from any of the multiplayer modes is kind of bullshit, but at least most of the characters are playable from the get-go so it's not like you have to do a lot of grinding before you can start having fun with it. I haven't played around with too many characters, but Jax is undoubtedly my favourite so far. His dash punch is just about the meatiest, most satisfying to connect move I've seen in any fighting game, and he has some pretty fun combos too. Liking Sonya and Stryker a lot too, but haven't spent as much time with them yet.

On another note, I'm kind of shocked by how well the game actually plays on a PS3 pad. My execution is as good if not better than on a stick, with very few exceptions. The 360 pad is shit no matter how you slice it of course, but disregarding that MK9 has got to be just about the pad-friendliest fighter in a long time (that actually controls well).

Sniper Honeyviper · Joined: 30 Aug 2009

So did anyone else try the Phantom Breaker demo? It's pretty much an HD reboot of Asuka 120%, and a lot of the former Fill In Cafe staff was involved, though it could really stand to match that game's speed: everyone feels like they've got lead tied to their ankles. One of the stages is seriously set in front of the Big Show.

The sprites aren't pixel art, but pre-rendered digital anime cels. Don't think we've seen that sort of thing since the Saturn era. The full game was delayed to TBA due to the quake, but it has a 6/1 date now.

I guess this and Eschatos solidify the J-360's position as the Dreamcast of 2011. Especially if you forget that Deadly Premonition had a PS3 version.

Persona-sama · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:54 am

Wait, what do you mean by "prerendered digital anime cels?" Is that just downsized anime frames? Pretty neat if that's the case. Is it available on PSN?
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Sniper Honeyviper · Joined: 30 Aug 2009

It's a 360 exclusive.

And yes, that's what the sprites are.

Toptube · Anti-cabbage Party Candidate Joined: 23 Apr 2007

that sounds hot

Lasakon · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: Oregon Trail

This truly is the year of the doujin fighter.
aquapazza & undernight in-birth evo 2012
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Sniper Honeyviper · Joined: 30 Aug 2009

Don't forget Chaos Code!

There was a bunch of semi-doujin stuff that came out just recently that no one played, too. All I can remember is Project Cerberus.

BotageL · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:40 pm

Drem · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: The Planet Bookshelves

Is 7th Expansion still considered a doujin company? Ougen Musou Kyoku, their fighter based on their own series When the Seagulls Cry, is getting a 360 release as well. How cheap are J-360s nowdays? Aside from the shooters and these fighters, I still have a huge hankering to play Senko no Ronde DUO.

BotageL · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:12 pm

Brock · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Decided to take a break from MK and test my stick with KOF 2002 UM/98 UM and holy shit I am not used to pulling off QCF+HCB+P-type moves at all with this thing. Any tips? Or is it strictly a practice thing?

I usually wind up rolling the stick too far back and doing a back jump, or whiffing the motions altogether.

EDIT: Aw fuck nevermind it's not that bad, just takes some finesse.

Sniper Honeyviper · Joined: 30 Aug 2009

Yeah I never said that Phantom Breaker was great Botage, it's just that having a new Asuka 120% in any form is a neat curiosity.

BotageL · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:26 am

Dear Mortal Kombat 9:

I'm sorry. Smoke is pretty fun.
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Mr. Apol · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 6:59 am

Renfrew · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:36 am

I agree with you both. Smoke and Noob were always my favorite characters. I just always felt special when playing them since they were hidden characters in 2 and 3. I knew going into this game I was going to watch them. I watched the Noob announcement trailer over and over again. Even though they are radically different from how they were in 2, I'm still having a blast playing them. I can finally play this again (had to buy a new X-box) and as soon as I get comfortable enough playing singles, they are going to be my first tag team.
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RobotRocker · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:22 am

Lynchburg · Joined: 02 Nov 2008 Location: Thereabouts

What's the best resource for all-things Kombat these days?

Finding things rather tricky after devoting years of my muscle memory on Capcom. Kung Lao's punch combo's are pretty versatile so far, but I can't seem to get to grips with most of the cast. This is a good thing (I believe).
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Lasakon · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: Oregon Trail

http://www.testyourmight.com/forum/ has some good basic guides on each character.
In my experience so far most of the high damage combos in MK are ridiculously easy to preform.
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Focus · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

i am getting excited for AE now and i'm not quite sure why.
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Maztorre · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Ireland

I'll tell you why:

Ermac is mad fun in MK9 btw

Moogs · Joined: 06 Dec 2006

So I appreciate all the love and effort that went into MK, but goddamn is the krypt a poorly implemented way to unlock shit. Just give me a menu, please.

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Why aren't we talking about this?

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Brock · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Lasakon · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: Oregon Trail

I just got my complimentary MvC3 guide, very useful 2 months after the game out capcom store.
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ionustron · Joined: 05 Dec 2006

Who went to that Florida tourney today? Pretty funny when that big guy was banging his stick losing hard in a dark phoenix mirror match.

BotageL · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:24 am

Dark Phoenix Mirror Match

whoever wins, we lose
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BotageL · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:33 am

Not really, unless you count Sentinel's health being wrong, and CapAm's infinite being gone.
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Ben Reed · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: charge b, f + P

There are a couple errors in the frame data, but otherwise a very tiny part of the guide is outdated at this point. From all indications, Capcom's balance patches for MvC3 have yet to do anything significant to the startup/active/recovery frames of any moves, as well as any of their special properties.

They've changed combo mechanics in some cases (removal of Spencer corner loop by slightly altering ground qcf+C), but they're very unlikely to signficantly alter frame data/move properties outside of a major (a la Super MvC3) revision.

Even in a major revision, I seriously doubt they'll ever significantly alter any frame data values for normal or special moves, even for hate magnets like Sentinel and Phoenix. The power of frame traps is significantly diminished in Marvel due to pushblock, so there's very few cases in which nerfing or buffing certain normals' startup or recovery would significantly change a given matchup.

MK9 is pretty fun. Kung Lao is slightly more bullshit than Smoke ("you pressed a button at range, fuck you, combo time"). Really hope they don't nerf Smoke, though, he's kinda awesome in that earnestly cheesy weeaboo way. He's even got the dorky hand seals and the mumbled pidgin Japanese! This guy would shit all over 90% of the cast of Naruto.
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spinach · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 5:10 pm

i'm not a combo fighter at all, i only break them shits

kung lao and jade, goddamn

i like that cage's low blow now works on the women, too
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Lynchburg · Joined: 02 Nov 2008 Location: Thereabouts

Jigsaw · Joined: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Eskilstuna, Sweden

Someone did some digging and found Skarlet's models on the MK9 disc.

She is obviously extremely unfinished, but it's cool to get a better view of the model and a bit of a preview of her second costume. I'm really eager to see what kind of moves she will end up having.

Having tons of fun with MK9. Played a couple of hours of VS today, really feeling Jax and Stryker so far. There's a lot of characters that seem pretty fun though, and I'm looking forward to exploring more of the cast. I kinda like that Story and Challenge Tower forces you to use a wide variety of characters, cause if it hadn't there's quite a few guys I've ended up liking that I probably wouldn't even have touched.

Sniper Honeyviper · Joined: 30 Aug 2009

I just got Elan Doree. Hopefully it will be worthy of a big writeup.

Mr. Apol · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:49 am

shang tsung is a boss

http://shoryuken.com/content/mk9-video-roundup-4-24-11-shang-tsung-nightwolf-noob-cyber-sub-zero-4344/
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Moogs · Joined: 06 Dec 2006

I think out of all the fighting games I've played, the uppercut in MK is the move that makes me feel the worst when I whiff it.

Lasakon · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: Oregon Trail

Ugly HD filters confirmed for 3rd strike online.

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Red_venom · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Location: California

doubt they would make it so you cant turn that off

BotageL · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:02 pm

he says optimistically
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Brock · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

What's the general consensus on Blazblue? I've got a copy of Continuum Shift here, but I'm hesitant to open it.

Deets · Joined: 05 Dec 2006