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I actually just wrote an article on Vampire.. for... (maybe you can guess)...
A lot of the stuff I said was definitely mentioned here... Sick animations, great balance, perfect control. Boom.
Ugh... You can definitely go on and on about Vampire.
There are so many things to say.
Well, the merchandise is hard to come by. Most of it I've picked up at anime/sci-fi convensions. I'm sure you could find some stuff online. I have several figures- some are Japanese imports I found at an import gaming store I live near- Morrigan and Jedah, to be exact. The Japanese Morrigan figure is awesome- it has movable wings and everything! The Jedah one's pretty cool, too. At a convention I was at a month or two ago I picked up little mini- statues made of plastic- Morrigan, B.B. Hood, Lilith, and Tron Bonne (from Megaman Legends). All very nice. And some DS figures were actually released by Toy Biz in their Darkstalkers 3/Marvel Vs. Capcom toy line. These are pretty good for the most part, which is a suprise since it's an American company. From that line I have Victor (the figure is amazing- looks just like him, and his brain actually pops out!), B.B. Hood (again, excellent likeness- she comes with an uzi, knife and a picnic basket), J. Talbain (pretty good, but has a hinged jaw that makes him look kinda weird), Dimitri (beyond amazing- Toy Biz did him perfectly!), Morrogan (sorry, THIS figure BLOWS! She looks retarded...avoid at all costs!), and Lilith (eh...not as bad as the Morrigan figure, but still not good- she has a round head). What's cool is that all the figures come with their "cursed" forms (you know, that thing Anakaris does).Quote:
Originally posted by Metal_Slug
Hell yes.. merchandise! I've seen a picture of some cards... Where the hell can I get them? Or ANY V merchandise for that matter?
Eh, even though I own almost all the games, the only one I really play is Vampire Savior. I looove my modded Saturn...my wonderful little CPS2 emulator. *sob*Quote:
I only have Vampire Chronicle (first DC import) and VS with the RAM (LOVE the box) in terms of actual V games, unfortunately... I need the originals.
I agree 100%. What other game has a character whose super move is having a giant blood-hand grab you, grind your face into the ground over and over, and slam you into a giant satanic contract, leaving a bloody splat-mark of your body as a signature? Weird, but so damn cool.Quote:
VS has more style than any other fighting game, I think. Damn..
Great series. probably the best fighting game-to-anime conversion I've ever seen. Would have been perfect if there was less of Donavan bitching and whining and more of Dimitri kicking ass and Morrigan bathing in the lake. Donavan was such a whiny bitch. ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Despair
And dont forget Dark Stalkers OVA Anime as well, for more DS goodness
Well, as I stated above, Toy Biz did release a Jon Talbain figure as a part of their Darkstalkers 3 line (I'm still shocked there was an American DS line at all). It shouldn't be hard to find. It was a very good likeness, but like I said above, his jaw looked a bit...funny. They put a hinge on it so he could open and close his mouth, and it works, but it looks kinda like a duck's beak in a way. Still, otherwise, it's a sharp figure. He comes with his cursed form and even a set of nunchucks! Other than that, I haven't seen much. I have some stickers and postcards with him on them, but they were a part of a set of everybody. There's a lot of Talbain art in the Japanese Capcom Illustrations book. I'm always looking for new DS stuff, so if I see any more Talbain stuff, I'll let ya know.Quote:
Originally posted by Werewolf
Hey Dolemite, do they have any cool Gallon / Jon Talbain mechandise; figures, art, anything... he doesn't seem to get as much stuff as say Felicia or Morrigan, so if I could find some cool stuff or at least know it exists then I would be able to search for it ^_^
And and has anyone seen the shitty, shitty American Darkstalkers cartoon? Man, it was bad. I have almost every episode on tape just for the novelty of it, but it was pure shit. Typical cheesy American cartoon animation. Morrigan sounded like Mike Myers doing his Scottish accent, Dimitri sounded like Bela Logosi, and Pyron sounded completely gay. And the "good" Darkstalkers had a little Harry Potter wannabe tagging along with them...the show blew, plain and simple. For some reason the open and closing credits were pretty cool, though...
http://www.anistop.com/CAPFIG.htm
Couple of nice figures...
But damn, where can I get those cards...
Yea, I saw those figures at Toys R Us years ago when I hardly knew anything about Vampire... It was Bulleta, actually... and I remember it was on clearance...
#$%...
More style- even though some characters have similar moves, the way they pull them off is unique, which is nice.. you can't say that about other... ahem, Capcom games...
That is what is so great about Vampire Chronicles....so becomes a command character in Hunter Mode :D but at the expense of losing her Beautiful Memory EX move.Quote:
Originally posted by Metal_Slug
Boom.
Anyway, I would DEFINITELY like Bulleta a lot more if she wasn't a charge character... Damn. She's great.
Oh, and damn those are some nice figures....
Yea, it is a nice feature.. but I feel dirty because it isn't the way she's meant to be... or something like that...Quote:
Originally posted by FighterX
That is what is so great about Vampire Chronicles....so becomes a command character in Hunter Mode :D but at the expense of losing her Beautiful Memory EX move.
That is why I stick to Morrigan and Lilith most the time. Felicia is also great... But damn, her dust kick (or whatever the name is) sure would be nice to have in VS... Her bouncing roll was never too good...
Head pounce!
And HOW can you not love Please Help Me! ?
Ah, yes! These are the ones I have! Nice, huh?Quote:
Originally posted by Metal_Slug
http://www.anistop.com/CAPFIG.htm
Couple of nice figures...
But damn, where can I get those cards...
We'll see who's the biggest Vampire fan around here, FighterX!! ;)Quote:
Originally posted by FighterX
You may have met your match! I like me some Vampire, man, lemme tell ya :D
Yeah, it is nice to know I'm not alone in my love for this game. Shit, you rode 5+ miles on a regular basis just to play Darkstalkers? Much respect to you, bro. Happily, being in my late 20's, I had a car then, and could just drive there...but I would have rode my bike, if need be.Quote:
It's nice to find fellow fans. I've even got an intelligent discussion about it going on at Gamefaqs, answering special moves questions and what not. I just brought the DC version recently, and let me tell you, it's pretty nice. It's a good "what if" game, with countless possibilities. I also have Vampire Savior and Hunter on Saturn BTW.
The characters are just so well fleshed out and indescribably cool! All the little subtleties and animations are truely a sight to behold. It's no wonder I used to ride 5+ miles on my bike every weekend just to go play Darkstalkers 1 at a convienience store ^_^
Which?Quote:
Originally posted by Dolemite
Ah, yes! These are the ones I have! Nice, huh?
I persoanlly like the Beach and Valentine ones...
And BLEH! I hate any colors other than the primary!
I wonder... how are the capsule figures?
Yeah, I was in middle school at the time. I wish I could have driven. I enjoyed the look on my friends faces when I showed them the animation ^_^Quote:
Originally posted by Dolemite
We'll see who's the biggest Vampire fan around here, FighterX!! ;)
Yeah, it is nice to know I'm not alone in my love for this game. Shit, you rode 5+ miles on a regular basis just to play Darkstalkers? Much respect to you, bro. Happily, being in my late 20's, I had a car then, and could just drive there...but I would have rode my bike, if need be.
I think that everyone will agree with me when I say that Vampire has a sexy, classy feel that has never, and can never be duplicated.