Ottawa: Why have fundamentals when you have gimmicks?

[TheRealDaddy]

[Essay]

Patch has hit Xbox, so I can has new Ms. Fortune combos.

[LiveWireX]

Or you could has PS3 and get free online play, and pull a Chris G by whining about "input lag being why you lost".

[Essay]

*Cannot into P$3.*

Seriously, if I could have both I would, but, hey, it's not like I have been playing, thank you HQ.

[Krackatoa]

Yo, Essay. Add me on XBL for some Skullgirls.

One Plus Tuque

[Freezerburn]

DAT BEOWULF

Mechanics wise, I wanted Isaac to win but I'm good with my 2nd choice winning out! THE HURTINGGGGGGGGGGGGGggggggggggggggggg

[LiveWireX]

That looks awesome. I can dig it.

[VERBAL]

[Essay]

Bring on the "Icks-Urd"!

[Freezerburn]

Unreal engine? Maybe a PC version? C'mon Arcsys, follow Skullgirls!

[Krackatoa]

gatlike

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[LiveWireX]

Oh holy hell, Millia at the end of that.

[Rigel Cyrosea]

If a slower, 3D, version of GG comes out and kills AC+R, I will be really sad. I would honestly prefer that this new version not get made. I'll take a small scene for a good game over a large scene for a worse game any day.

[Essay]

I don't know that we can say that it's really a slower game from that footage. Maybe slightly in combos (even longer hitstop + camera change for some launchers?), but the neutral game doesn't look slowed down. Backdash seemed like standard Sol backdash speed, Ky's jump arc looked the same to my eyes, and the dashes after the last clashes looked true to the characters as we know them. We'll see what IAD'ing looks like soon I'm sure. I'm certain they're not going to turn this into BB.

My love for GGXXetc exists in a vacuum anyway. The existence of Xrd has no bearing on it.

Random aside: They're playing with fire if they throw music with vocals at us from all angles. I'm sure Ishiwatari won't give us anything as mindnumbingly painful as SF4's "Indestructible", but it's still a dangerous road to walk when that shit gets stuck in heads.

Edited May 22, 2013 by Essay

[TheRealDaddy]

If it's bad then we can call it Guilty Gear: Absurd =p

Seriously, trying to pronounce it racked my brain at first

Edited May 22, 2013 by TheRealDaddy

[Essay]

Just think: We could have all been Tweeting about "Guilty Gear XXX" instead!

Are they unconsciously implying that Xrd won't be da hot seks?

[Ctrlaltwtf]

I just pretend it's Exceed. Except with an R instead of a second E. So Excerd.

[Rigel Cyrosea]

Of course it's too earlier to tell whether xrd will be good or not. And it's not that I expect it to be bad. What I'm worried about is that it'll be like SC2 was - decent enough that everyone will switch over, but still quite inferior to the original.

[Freezerburn]

Speaking of AC+R, I did end up getting a PS Vita. I was browsing the PSN Store and I found AC+R. Do I buy a game that I will eventually never play just for the change list? Decisions, decisions...

I don't think Xrd will be the SC2 of AC+R (I'd say BB is the SC2 to GG's Brood War). Judging by the way they got the game to look and feel with the Unreal Engine, Arcsys prolly spent a ton of time just to make it look right. I'd assume they'd spend way more time just to make it play and feel similarly.

All I want is a PC version. Seriously, fuck consoles.

[Rishtopher]

I've never played a PC version of a fighter (yet, gotta wait for that SG steam code). What makes them so much better that everyone wants a PC port of everything? I'm really just curious. Is it as simple as better netplay or something?

[Freezerburn]

I'm just tired of consoles and the overall problems they bring. I'm tired of finding multiple copies of a game, tired of having to dual mod sticks, tired of finding differences between console versions, etc.

Having a PC version doesn't solve all my first world problems but it definitely gets rid of a lot of problems with consoles.

[TheRealDaddy]

Haha Johnny with that truth

I say buy the vita version if it has a console-transferring system like MGS

Edit* - Nvm, I don't think that'll do anything at all loool

[LiveWireX]

So...I guess since it's 2 weeks away, I should probably see about getting this sorted, but anybody have any plans or whatever about going to UMAD on the 8th?

[Freezerburn]

I only really know of Essay's situation regarding UMAD. It all depends on numbers and how many we can confirm. I'm down and I'm assuming LiveWireX is down. Anyone else who can confirm ASAP?

Also, the thought of Baiken is slowly growing on me. Maybe after another 50 losses with Millia, I'll think harder.

[LiveWireX]

I'm not familiar with whether Essay's going or not, I admit. And I was mostly curious because I wasn't sure if I should book a bus ticket, if we were carpooling, if I should try to find a place to crash for it yet, etc.