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For the same reasons that Yellerdog said a Spring 2011 release means 2012...they were kinda running out of time to remain relevant. So it may have seemed more prudent to release now and patch after. Or Konami may have set hard deadlines when they took on publishing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chux
Konami's only publishing the JP release.
But still, the people who were looking for this game will find this game and understand delays. I blame Konami more than anything.
Edit: Now that I'm seeing what Bacon said, it just doesn't make sense. Most of the community was willing to wait because it was just a handful of dudes making a nice 2d sprite fighter.
Yeah, but the slightly larger gamer niche (that includes the fighting game community) woulda forgotten that this was relevant if it was pushed back again. This isn't the media-anointed-savior Fez we're talking about.
Nobody was talking about Fez. Shut the fuck up.
The Konami logo pops up when you boot the game, and they're in the credits, so I'm not so sure about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bacon McShig
Basically what everyone else has already said is more or less true. What little is there is super-polished, but it definitely feels like it's incomplete. If you're willing to look past that and buy the game on good faith that the major omissions (move lists) and issues (load times) will be addressed, it's pretty amazing. I don't think it would be hyperbole to say it animates on the same level as Third Strike, or maybe even a little better. The sprites are absolutely huge, way bigger than I was expecting them to be. I am strongly reminded of Darkstalkers by both the bizarre character designs and some of the special moves. Seems heavy on the fan service. I haven't played enough yet to really comment on the gameplay, other than that it's methodical and slower-paced. I only messed around with Parasoul, but she appears to have a strong zoning game which was quite effective both in single player and the few matches I had online. GGPO works beautifully in this.
I'll post more impressions as I get into it more.
Edit: Nevermind, Bacon's correct and I can't read. Operative word there being "published".
They show you an actual ping when you get matched up online. I want to give them all of the money for that alone.
Mike Z aims for real fighting game players with this game. He would like casuals to get it but ultimately didn't design this game with them in mind. I'd rather take a game like this for the community than some dumbed down shit for the casuals.
I think that's probably right, and it shows in the game. It borrows pretty liberally from Capcom's past in terms of mechanics, and unless you're grounded in the basics, I think it would be overwhelming. I like some of the little touches that indicate a FGC vet was involved, like having to hold down start for a couple seconds before the game actually pauses.