VF4 Evo: bought it, love it

I've been playing all night.

It still sports some ugly textures, but that's about the worst thing I can say. Jaggies are there, but nearly non existant. For instance you still will see the paper shard snow, but it's much less. Shimmering is practically gone as well. Water, Armor, Dural all look great. Because they cleaned up the jaggies and shimmering so much, the background stages really show off. If not for the poor textures, I'd put the game up there with DOA3. As it is, it's just under it. The character models looked cleaned up, more detail there. I may be wrong, but the characters look bigger. The lighting is really well done, it adds alot to the detail of the characters. Lighting is used often, and it makes a big difference in the games beauty. The games really a looker. I'm sitting here playing a match between Brad and Jacky, and it just looks smooth, clean and detailed. A MAJOR step up over VF4.

Maybe it's that I'm so taken with the graphics, but the game just feels better then before. I enjoy playing it much more. I can't say if it's faster or slower paced, but it feels smoother to me.

Brad is awesome. I thought Goh would be my character of choice, but he is to advanced for me. Goh's like a grappling Akira. Brad is a character that is easy enough for me to get into right now, and I'm loving every minute of it. He's got crazy bobbing and weaving moves, which lookd and sound cool as well as help you get into the flow of your game (I'd imagine they would throw a live opponent off). He doesn't seem like a 100% Muay Thai, hell I'm no expert. But, he's got a lot of boxing in there as well. He does have a Muay Thai clinch where you can work on the opponent in a variety of ways. An extremely cool character.

Goh, to hard for me right now. Some brutal moves that imnvlve stomps and bone breaks.

Sound effects are the same, ultra fruity voices glaroe (except for Goh, he sounds like a badass).

Quest mode has taken the place of Kumite. You unlock items and gain points to shop with. It's a little hard to get around because of the Japanese, but I haven't had to consult a faq yet.

All said, money very well spent. I am very pleased with this.

Cool, thanks for the impressions :)

Sounds good, think I should get it even though I already have VF4? Meaning; big enough differences that I should spend another 50?

I honestly don't know if you should get it.

On one hand, it's at best a semi sequel. While the game offers two new great characters, much improved visuals, and cooler stuff to unlock....it's still VF4.

On the other hand, it's what VF4 for the PS2 should have been. Really polished, and with a smoother overall feeling in look and play.

For me, the game was definitely worth it. It may not be for you.

I think I'll get it after some price drops, or if somehow we hit an era in gaming where nothing good comes out for a few months. But yeah I wouldn't go out of my way to get something that's only a semi-sequel.

Cool impressions man :)

I'm really looking forward playing Evo when it comes to US.

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Originally posted by Despair
I'm really looking forward playing Evo when it comes to US.

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I didn't think it had been announced for a US release yet.

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Originally posted by Kidnemo
I didn't think it had been announced for a US release yet.

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E to da tree, holmes. The first one went GH, yo.

Sounds nice.

Hopefully EB will have some sort of a deal like they did with GTA3/VC to get a major discount off the cost, although I doubt they will... I'd like to pick this up if/when it comes out here.