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SSFIV Tourney Mode = Major Disappointment.

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So after weeks of waiting, Capcom released the free DLC for Super SFIV and it turns out to be total crap. When it was first announced, I predicted the Tournament Mode would offer a lot more substance. Instead, we get a poor man's version of Endless Battle where the true distinguishing feature is the trophy .jpeg offered to the victor.

Whoopee. No achievement. No leaderboards. Just a virtual pat on the back for becoming the king of the hill.

I feel they put as much effort into the DLC as they did with Sagat's alternate design (see: Chun Li's track pants) or how the opening cinematic sequences were left in the cutting board in favor of voiceover and static imagery. I was hoping for a more robust tournament infrastructure.

It's great to spectate the other participants, but I think more players would accept the ability for them to actively participate in their pool to keep things going. It's unlikely you'll see a whole lot of sandbagging online since you get one shot to win or it's GGPO (good game, peace out).

For many, these are minor things to be bitching about as greater concerns like finding other level-headed players online who actually recognize the art of entertainment, don't get salty when faced with defeat and resort to colorful metaphors.

Then you've also got players who turn the game into Ikaruga and let the Turbo feature handle their execution. If QCF+P or even DFx2 is too much for your hands to master, Tetris is right down the street.

Looks like I'll continue spending my time with offline sessions or Ranked till something else worthwhile comes along.

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Updated 16 Jun 2010 at 11:15 AM by bahn

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  1. Korly's Avatar
    I just finished my first tournament. I thought there'd be a seperate ranking system or something like that extra mode they added to vanilla SF4. Oh well.
  2. Chux's Avatar
    I love watching replays with data turned on and seeing PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP after a shoryuken motion.
  3. Thief Silver's Avatar
    Yeah it's pretty disappointing It's basically a rehashed endless mode.
  4. cka's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Chux
    I love watching replays with data turned on and seeing PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP after a shoryuken motion.
    that might be from those overly-sensitive sanwa buttons on TE sticks, them things like to trigger if a light breeze passes over them

    also a half-baked freebie update for sf4? colour me unsurprised
  5. Chux's Avatar
    I have sanwa buttons and I don't have that shit going on.

    Faggotry abound.
  6. YellerDog's Avatar
    Are we still complaining about the cinematics?

    Tourney mode kind of sucks, so... back to endless! It's a shame, it would be 10x better if they would allow simultaneous matches. And gave you some kind of points for winning. Ah well!
  7. bahn's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Chux
    I have sanwa buttons and I don't have that shit going on.

    Faggotry abound.
    Sanwa buttons are hella sensitive, but I still don't end up with the road of PPP, KKK crap that's found in so many noobish replays.

    Quote Originally Posted by YellerDog
    Are we still complaining about the cinematics?

    Tourney mode kind of sucks, so... back to endless! It's a shame, it would be 10x better if they would allow simultaneous matches. And gave you some kind of points for winning. Ah well!
    It's a valid critique about how they dropped the ball on production values. I wasn't looking for something episodic along the lines of BlazBlue, but trying to dismiss its omission due to it "not being covered in the budget" is a sad cop out IMO. I don't spend a ton of time in Arcade Mode anyways, other than to work on the silly Quarter Up, Color and Title Achievements.

    As for tourney mode, it is so fail. 8-player battles is ok; 16-player would've been bitching. A lot of the concepts features in actual tournament brackets and matchmaking could have been featured here and the DLC came up really short.
    Updated 17 Jun 2010 at 01:10 AM by bahn
  8. YellerDog's Avatar
    "The game is $40 retail" is all the cop-out I really need, that by itself forgives A Lot.

    Just having simultaneous fights would have been amazingly nice! Being able to spectate different matches in the brackets while you wait would have been really great, too! Unfortunately, this is Team Battle all over again.
  9. Pineapple's Avatar
    Tried Tournament mode last night, once, doubt I'll try it again. It really is endless battle with a trophy icon at the end and if you lose once you're just watching. Lame. I don't see why people would continue to play that mode.
  10. YellerDog's Avatar
    You don't even get to keep the trophy!

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