Phantom Breaker (Now coming to arcades)

[SolxBaiken]

I like Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game, so I'm kind of sad I'll probably never get to play this...

Maybe the console version of Xtra will include it ; -;

[Keo-bas]

(edited)

PB in a nutshell

PB is anime fighter that offers stuffs fighters do. It haves core fighting game mechanics from normal attacks and blocking to special attack and recoveries. PB even have stuff that reminisce other fighting game mechanics like Examu’s AH’s Clash, Arc’s GG Burst & Roman cancels, Capcom SFA Custom Combo, and Even SNK’s Final Desperation. But PB also sports its own things such as signature Counter burst and its Tension gauge.

One the most notable thing about PB compares to other is how simplified it is when it comes to execution. PB requires minimal effort to do most things, even stuff such as cross ups, special guards, and even commands them self being matter of simple button press and directional input with some timing to be considered. Contrary to belief, these designs do not hurt but compliment PB since so many theirs an overwhelming amount of situations to deal with it that allows little room errors such as” Counter balance” situation.

Most of PB battle flow will be from its neutral game play, counter balance situations and most importantly the meter management.

Sub system

Styles- Can choose between Quick or Hard style that has both passive and active properties. The most notable thing about them is they both have different Nullify attack, Reflection, and Overdrive effects.

Quick style attributes

+Over all frames faster. (Including movement options and frame start up and recovery)

+ Chaining normal attacks definitely. (can chain all normal attacks including extra normals)

+Guard cancel enable (dash, back dash, and hi-jump).

-Lesser Health and Guard value

*Quick Nullify attack: Character performs a dodge like animation that’ll cause the incoming attack to whiff while slowing down the opponent.

Quick Reflection: A successful Reflection on your opponent attack will put them to a guard state for limited of time.

Quick overdrive: allow normal, special, and throw to chain indefinitely while also causing slow down effect on opponents.

Hard Attributes.

+ Overall health and Guard value stronger (can't with stand more damage as well can't be guard broken as easily)

+ some special attacks have additional clash frames and amour( special attack/hyper special have more clash frame and some have amour to prevent interruption)

+ Crouching heavy attack will always cause knock down on hit.

-Normal attack chains are stricter

-Movement significant slower

*Hard Nullify attack: Hard style nullify will perform a stronger guard that mitigates regular guards frame recovery, In addition it freezes opponent frames, ignore any air unblock able, prevents Guard Brocken, and Guard frame traps.

Hard Reflection: A successful Reflection on your opponents attack will put then in disable stagger state for limited of time.

Hard Overdrive: Hard overdrive has the respective player character have amour point’s thrue out the duration of overdrive ( mode. (except when air born)

Misc Style

*Styles have exclusive palletes

*Style have efectt Burst build rate. (quick building more so than Hard)

* Nullify indepth

Quick:multiple quick nullify can be done on meatys projectiles (three max) but will lose to physical meatys (first attack will be nullfy but follow up attack will hit). Can not be use airborn.

exp: Mikoto's Pantom breaker can be nullify but not Cocoa's.

Hard: multiple hard nullify can be done on meatys physical attacks but not projectiles. Can be done in air and does not push back, gain small amount of burst if ground nullify.

Edited June 25, 2013 by Keo-bas

[SolxBaiken]

Ehh, I say the clash system is more like Asuka 120% than Arcana Heart

[TekkamanArk]

I played a demo of PB on the Japanese marketplace, it wasn't too fun to me. Was kind of slow, animated poorly, and I hated the moves being Smash-like.

[Elochai]

New Siliconera article.

Only thing of note, however:

More details about Phantom Breaker: Extra have been leaked online. 5pb rebalanced the game and added new techniques. Phantom Breaker: Extra also has a new "Extra" style and renewed background effects.

[SolxBaiken]

Wow, OK, so Xtra is a HUGE jump from Another Code (arcade ver) with a new HUD and FOUR new characters! Also the guest characters will indeed return.

You can check out the Famitsu article for screens.

[Keo-bas]

and none of them is boring nagi. I am ready. (hope most of its gameplay is remained intact).

[Chaoschao222]

and none of them is boring nagi.

I wanted Nagi so hard ;__; Darkness-play coulda been hype :c

Oh well, one of the other girls could turn out to be just as hype, Ende in particular with her big fist of do-as-I-command.

[SolxBaiken]

Yeah all of the new characters look surprisingly interesting in one way or another, pretty good adds. I'm interesting in seeing what system and character balances they made and how this new "Extra" style will work . . .

[Starlight777]

That giant robot fist is the best weapon I've ever seen in a 2D fighter.

[SolxBaiken]

Jin [saotome] was doing it before it was cool ; -;

[Elochai]

The female in all white with the rapier (or whatever kind of sword it is) looks pretty sweet. I wanna see some gameplay now.

[SolxBaiken]

The female in all white with the rapier (or whatever kind of sword it is) looks pretty sweet. I wanna see some gameplay now.

It's a sabre.

Also Shizuka seems to work for Phantom (or at least used to) and Japan is back to its Imperialist ways

She'll probably be the standard Iaido character, so probably won't have the best/longest combos, but they'll be flashy~ Since she has a military theme (Navy to be exact) I hope she has canon fire as a super (but since they're apart of the stage, probably not ; -; ) but there's a Battleship joke in here somewhere....

[Starlight777]

Jin [saotome] was doing it before it was cool ; -;

Just glad to see another character doing it in general.

[Daverost]

Jun for Robotics;Notes guest character in Extra. Come on, 5pb.

(They already used up the robot gimmick on someone else ._. )

[Keo-bas]

It's a sabre.

Also Shizuka seems to work for Phantom (or at least used to) and Japan is back to its Imperialist ways

She'll probably be the standard Iaido character, so probably won't have the best/longest combos, but they'll be flashy~ Since she has a military theme (Navy to be exact) I hope she has canon fire as a super (but since they're apart of the stage, probably not ; -; ) but there's a Battleship joke in here somewhere....

Phantom giving out super power weapons like the flea market. (is it bad I kind of want him as character) I hope this means the series will get its green light for anime series.

[Kurushii]

Phantom Breaker: Extra Preorders are up on AmiAmi http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TVG-PS3-1911&page=top

[SolxBaiken]

F it, preordered orz

Now to just hope 7Sixty doesn't pull a RESURRECTION on their promise to localize the game...[AND actually release it]

[Elochai]

I honestly wish 7S would localize this game, and actually pull through with it. This game looks better than the original, and I don't own a PS3, so I can't exactly import a JP copy of Extra.

[DogsofWar]

F it, preordered orz

Now to just hope 7Sixty doesn't pull a RESURRECTION on their promise to localize the game...[AND actually release it]

Do you know if the import will have english menus by any chance?

[SolxBaiken]

No idea, technically 7Sixity completely finished the original PB's localization just never released it for reasons still unknown, so Mages could have a hold of that, but no telling how much was altered for PBX. As far as barebone minimums I'm pretty confident the menu tabs will be in English, pretty rare for games that aren't going for a decidedly "old" feel to have moonrunes for the main menu, especially fighters.

Until we see more console screens we won't know, and the main site just tells you to check out the Famitsu article which released like a week ago now.

[DogsofWar]

No idea, technically 7Sixity completely finished the original PB's localization just never released it for reasons still unknown, so Mages could have a hold of that, but no telling how much was altered for PBX. As far as barebone minimums I'm pretty confident the menu tabs will be in English, pretty rare for games that aren't going for a decidedly "old" feel to have moonrunes for the main menu, especially fighters.

Until we see more console screens we won't know, and the main site just tells you to check out the Famitsu article which released like a week ago now.

I'm preordering...fuck it. The Price is well worth it, Just to have a game that i can play with my friends who don't play fighting games. I wont ever have to explain what down to forward means!

[DogsofWar]

There's a new trailer for Extra. The game looks really polished now :O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UIIHhKIcWvo

Also a new site's up. The new site tell you nothing.

http://5pb.jp/games/pbex/

Edited July 8, 2013 by DogsofWar

[Elochai]

The OP looks very good IMO. The game actually looks polished and presentable this time around. Looking forward to playing it if it ever gets localized.

[DogsofWar]

I dont really trust 7Sixty when it comes to localizing after the whole waiting forever for the vanilla version, only to have it quietly canceled. If I were you, i'd just import it. The Regular (Not limited edition) version is only $60 USD + Shipping. Shipping can be free/cheap if you don't mind waiting about a month (which is still less time than waiting for the US version).

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=TVG-PS3-1912

Also, There seems to be a new Style called Extra. Look at the picture here and you can see "Quick", "Hard", and "Extra". I wonder what it does

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=TVG-PS3-1912&page=

Edited July 9, 2013 by DogsofWar