2008-01-10 18:09:01

Link made some kind of sense. EA and Konami have both consistently used Nintendo characters in their Gamecube releases, and especially in the context of people clamouring for teen link in light of Wind Waker, I just think it was a great way to capitalise on a fun idea.

It could be that I just don't like Spawn - because I don't - and lord knows I don't like Heihachi (I've no idea who does) but those characters felt incredibly forced and incredibly unimaginative respectively. I'm sure a truckload of people could think of iconic characters way more suitable for a Link-like appeal on those platforms.

This Star Wars business frankly just boggles my mind. It's like every reason for not chucking "license" characters in there has been used AS reason for including them here. They have no connection to either platform, no connection to the context they're presented in, and are barely of any significance for GAMERS at all, most likely they're just associated with all the horrible attempts at representing Star Wars in games.

But then, to give these characters an equally fair shot - I'm not particularly more fond of either than of Spawn and Heihachi, so perhaps I'm just biased. Jack Bauer in SC would be just as "WHAT THEEE HEEEEEEELL!!??" but.. I'd still pick that version up for the insanity of it - and Jack Bauer is awesome.

In regards to SC's integrity; what integrity? SC4 is the most blatantly tittied up attention fest since... I can't even remember. Rumble Roses I suppose. Whatever balance merits it once posessed it deserted with SC, becoming a direct-to-videogame fighting franchise for the masses, so I really don't see what they can screw up further with this. It's still gonna be a really cool, fun fighting game in which everyone's free to ignore Vader or Yoda.

It's just that now the superficial reasons to find it embarassing have increased by about 400%, ironically just as DOA is sobering up.

*puts on helmet as Grift readies bricks*

2008-01-10 18:18:34 In reply to SimonM7 (2008-01-10 18:09:01)

2008-01-10 18:20:32 In reply to SimonM7 (2008-01-10 18:09:01)

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2008-01-10 18:27:08

I don't see anything wrong with this, It's just a bit of fun.

I am disappointed that the characters are being split between the consoles. No Vader versus Yoda now :(

Also am I the only one who actually liked the Spartan in DOA4?

2008-01-10 18:43:04

I didn't dislike the look of the Spartan but she was slow and clunky and pretty unplayable.

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Marumaro for the WIN !!

2008-01-10 18:47:41 In reply to Jollipop (2008-01-10 18:43:04)

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2008-01-10 19:02:26

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Wii60!

"We've said that Gears of War was graphically the best game have ever been made, well it looks like Pong compared to Crysis and some of the DX10 titles."

-Gary Whitta (Venting on the NG podcast after Coming back from the Games for Windows)

2008-01-10 19:05:11 In reply to GriftGFX (2008-01-10 18:18:34)

Well I thought there'd be some bricks involved with my statements that SC has slacked off in the balance department. :D

But hey, no bricks and I can wear my hair down. Which is still up and all over, but.. yeah.

Mario characters in NBA Street, SSX: On Tour and Stepmania "make no sense" either by your measure, but I still think "Nintendoing up" games on their platforms has more logic to it than sticking Vader or Spawn in there.

2008-01-10 19:25:28 In reply to SimonM7 (2008-01-10 19:05:11)

2008-01-10 19:30:29 In reply to NeoNemesis (2008-01-10 19:02:26)

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2008-01-10 19:31:29

Dude you're old ..!

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Marumaro for the WIN !!

2008-01-10 19:33:04

Damn, I was wrong. WAHH. *emotear*

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Wii60!

"We've said that Gears of War was graphically the best game have ever been made, well it looks like Pong compared to Crysis and some of the DX10 titles."

-Gary Whitta (Venting on the NG podcast after Coming back from the Games for Windows)

2008-01-10 19:33:28 In reply to Jollipop (2008-01-10 19:31:29)

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2008-01-10 19:38:00 In reply to NeoNemesis (2008-01-10 19:02:26)

2008-01-10 19:46:22 In reply to Sath (2008-01-10 19:33:28)

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Marumaro for the WIN !!

2008-01-10 19:48:42 In reply to Jollipop (2008-01-10 19:46:22)

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2008-01-10 20:39:14

The more I think about Namco supposedly trying to appeal to a western audience the more the Star Wars thing makes sense. In a misguided japanese view of westerners way of course, but still.

2008-01-10 21:13:49

i wish they put Cloud and Sephiroth in it hahah. that would be so cool to me.

2008-01-10 21:15:51

Well there's Dissida you know. :)

Lord knows if that will be worth paying attention to though.

2008-01-10 21:46:03

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2008-01-10 22:14:14

Deft...not even Bauer could save that game :P
Jokes aside, yes, The Club would be good for Bauer, show some real skills, however they already have a "law" character.

I agree with Deft here, I don't care if Vader suddenly appears in games, its a bonys character for fun.

I don't see many complains why so many various random characters in SSBB, like Solid Snake, Mario, Zelda, Metroid...etc. wtf?

But appearently people like the idea of using thse "??? versus ???" character, and this is pretty much it.

I for one wanted Kratos on the PS3 version :P

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2008-01-10 23:44:40 In reply to Sath (2008-01-10 22:14:14)

2008-01-11 00:38:29

Ryu's already in DOA4 isn't he?

Mr T would be awesome in a way but isn't someone known for carrying a melee weapon. Someone like Uma Thurman from Kill Bill might be a bit different.

Just wait till SC5 and they put the Turtles in it, then there will be a meltdown!

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2008-01-11 00:45:25

Bloody Lucasarts stop all this money milking crap!, and just get KOTOR3 done already!!

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Bitches!!

2008-01-11 01:49:58 In reply to deftangel (2008-01-11 00:38:29)