Arcana Heart coming to the good old U.S. of A.

[Mikhal]

SUPREME VERTICAL ACTION!!!

[YellerDog]

INANE COMBOS!

[Gooch]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but to become "choosy" in the lackluster market that we have doesn't bode well. Granted, buying a game just to further along the production of more 2d fighters is just as stupid - but when we're THIS strapped for a quality 2d title outside of SNK, I think it's about time we started taking more chances(especially when these titles are priced well below the standard msrp)

For $29.99, I can buy this argument. Plus someone said the game has big jugs.

[YellerDog]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_%28slang%29

I see.

[Grave]

This seems okay! Not sure what to think so far, really. Kind of intimidating, it seems like there's a lot to learn here.

[BonusKun]

I'm buying this. Reminds me of some corny MvC2 only with less characters

[A Robot Bit Me]

Homing Cancel is a little silly, but I dig it so far. I really like the concept of Arcanas, which are essentially a dozen or so secondary move sets to choose from after selecting a character blob girl ^____^;;;.

[FX]

Thanks for the news. Order placed!

[StriderKyo]

I'm buying this. Reminds me of some corny MvC2 only with less characters

Every 2D fighter in Japan these days is cut from that same combo-fest mold, KoF being the lone exception. This is like the exact same game as Melty Blood except without the boy characters. It does what it does just fine, though.

[Dipstick]

Every 2D fighter in Japan these days is cut from that same combo-fest mold, KoF being the lone exception. This is like the exact same game as Melty Blood except without the boy characters. It does what it does just fine, though.

I would go on this long tirade of how the two games are different, but at a sufficiently simplified level you're right: both games feature lots of little girls, nearly perpetually safe pressure sequences, and very loose movement engines with lots of air-to-air movement.

They really do play differently, especially once you get good enough to be able to play at a Japanese arcade without embarrassing yourself.

The biggest difference is that average age of the characters in Melty Blood is half a decade (or half of a millennium) older than the characters in Arcana Heart.