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It might not be in the grand scheme of things, but it was the sole reason I considered buying it (at least after Chaos;Child was announced to get more ports and an anime adaptation). This only means good things for the game, getting more popular and getting more people to the scene. Feels bad for the people who bought Xbone for one game, though.

I see nothing wrong about the new Birdie, but that's probably because I never really cared about his design. Did anyone else did? As long as he's recognizable, it's fine, and he is. It also helps that his gameplay sounds better than most of the SF4 roster (but then again, I'm a sucker for long-ranged grabs).

I believe this is about the third time we had this thread, except that this time the Drives are mostly Original Mechanics Do Not Steal rather than the existing mechanics getting a new button. And we have more than enough info about Jack-O' to know that she already does have a Drive button, pretty much.

I posted it a while ago right in this thread:http://npblasterz-wiki.net/nbfan/ Never played EFZ, but from what I can read up, Vanishing Guard's only major difference seems to be that it doesn't have to be timed.

What you're saying is that people can't be bothered to do their research on one of the most popular anime franchises out there, yet somehow they all know about the dirty underbelly of a game studio that never really became mainstream even after all their anime projects? By that point, I have to wonder why I even need to care about the opinion of such people. It's not like the game was going to be popular even without its hentai past.

And don't forget how both Tsukihime and Fate/Stay Night started as porn games, yet no one seems to mind when the related games are released.

Yeah, no, Kancolle has nothing to do with this. I second the sentiment, but there's no reason to exaggerate yet.

If that was the case, Izuna would've been the most popular character ever.

I thought London was Dudley's stage in 3S? Interesting to see them introduce more and more character-specific mechanics, hope that will be enough to make the differences between Ryu and Ken obvious to everyone.

...Huh. Well, I suppose that makes sense as a collab with Marvelous, but I can't help but feel that her design could've been used for another, more relevant fiery swordman. I find it weird that we had no leaks about it, so could it be a fake? In any case, I hope it doesn't hurt the chances of Senran Kagura getting its own fighting game.

The game comes out in August, and they've announced a tournament with a prize pool of 1 million yen. We'll see if that's enough to make it popular. http://www.famitsu.com/news/201506/10080492.html Oh, and they revealed two more playable characters. Not sure if this is going to be the release roster, since the story says there are 10 schools, but they can just save the rest for the updates.

Time to pick the game up for maid foxgirls. Also,

Not surprised about a Heavy Object rep, as it's finally getting an anime and all. In fact, I almost expected the "mystery redhead" to be a Heavy Object character, but didn't find any redheads there. So yeah, this is almost Marvel vs Capcom at this point. Less about diversity, more about marketing the latest TV series.

The console version's website is up, though there's nothing new other than the hi-res chibis and the OP's title: http://nitroplus_blasterz.marv.jp/

First Queen of Rose, then Jack-o-Dandy, now Jack-O's theme; Ishiwatari just can't catch a break with these Halloween-ish tracks. I do think that it's going to sound closer to Good Manners and Customs or A Fixed Idea, so I wouldn't worry about it sounding too similar to other tracks.

I believe those are pitchforks, not tridents. Makes more sense with the whole Halloween theme going around.

This line inspired me to make a thing. Yes, I blame you.

What? Why? You don't have to be moe to sound comical, just check out some of Yuu Kobayashi's roles for great examples. But yeah, I'm not surprised that she's not voiced yet, considering that they would need to name her moves before voicing her lines.

I mean that the scans say 55%. I assume they mean the console version, since the arcade version is already released (even if there are lots of updates down the line). I don't think that pose was Santa's call, and even if it was, it's not like other artists have the moral high ground (Namaniku himself draws lewd Muramasa all the time). But yeah, I think Nitro Royale was Santa's first "big" work, as his first VN work was Sumaga. And I guess he designed Sonico, but she was relatively unknown back in 2007.

There is this game you might like, it's called Guilty Gear Accent Core.

The only two things they have in common are white clothes and gender, neither of which is that rare. They are on completely opposite sides.

The scans (and the web article) are out: https://twitter.com/Kurushii/status/606130306677149698/photo/1 https://twitter.com/Kurushii/status/606130368039763968/photo/1 http://www.famitsu.com/news/201506/04080055.html A few new facts, though it's nothing too interesting: - Marvelous is publishing the game; - The console OP is going to be performed by Sonico and her band; - The game is barely half-done at the moment. At least Sonico's in her title screen outfit, making her different enough from her Assist version. And, uh, that Muramasa looks more risque than ever, which is a big achievement for a porn game character.

Playable Sonico confusion comes back with vengeance! I think I could've lived with her being playable if she were announced that way from the very beginning, even if that would mean that the roster has one character who cannot fight at all (not even in Ruili's "well maybe it runs in the family" way). But by announcing her to be playable before they even released her Assist version makes a lot of her aspects very weird. Let's say that her Assist turns out to be quite good; will I be able to use it on consoles? If I am, can I use it along with the playable Sonico? Does that mean that the other Assist characters can become playable in the future, as well? Ugh. In any case, I'm glad that we're getting more playable characters, and still hope that there is a chance for Ichijou, Hikaru and Noko.

Hype Dog is actually more relevant, at least it's in the game.

I assume there's no patch for the PS3 version? Will only be able to check it later. And it's too soon for the PSN update, anyways.