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Cliff notes from the interview! - Game will release in arcades in 2012 (previously listed for "Winter" which could be anywhere from Dec~Feb) - The game will be shown next month (Sep) at Tokyo Game Show and will be in a near complete state - A 2nd location test will be planned and announced shortly (as soon as they make adjustments from this 1st set) - Story mode will (obviously) follow up immediately after Extend - All console exclusive features are merely in planning stages; but instead of individual stories like previous games, they'd like to have 3 major scenarios which will intersect and reveal the true ending. You'll be able to switching between characters within a scenario (presumably those involved in the current events) - Expect the volume of Story mode to rival previous installments - Console version will include a tutorial (with more "instructor" voices--like how Rachel "taught" you in CS) and an Abyss-like mode

Famitsu interview (Japanese) anyone wanna try translating it? :s Seems to ask several broad questions relating to new changes (bigger variation of stages, Noel's redesign, gameplay, etc), goes over each new character a bit along with the roles of older characters, asks if we can see a possible boss character, and other tidbits. Game is still listed as PS3 only and I didn't see anything regarding a decision for that singular platform (if that is indeed the case) while skimming, someone more adept in translation might find more :o

I'm such a scumbag lol, Slash, Slash, Stinger! Mitsuru is the worst thing to ever happen to me = x=

Good game redsilversnake in Ranked, Consider that revenge for BB!

Stages (as currently tied to characters - didn't have time to test all?): Jin/Hakumen - Snow Town Noel/Tsubaki/Makoto - Rail Station Rachel/Valkenhayn - Moonlight Castle Tager - ? Port Litchi/Arakune - Downtown Hazama/Relius - Grave Mauler of ? Bullet Azrael - Coliseum Misc info: - Azrael born 10/10 Bloodtype A - Heat gauge; less than 25% = blue, 25~39% yellowish-green, 50~99% red, and 100% orange - in arcade mode, before each fight (of the 8 stages) you see the profile of each opponent, including Drive description - same BGMs (including special VS, Jin vs Tsubaki is brought up, but it appears to be the same too) - visible color palettes on character select screen by pressing the start button Most of the Bullet stuff is useless :< just talks about her Drive briefly (locking onto opponents with the ring) and she may be consider to have a slow dash. Aside from that it's pointless info (born 8/2, Bloodtype O, "busty & aggressive 'big sis' type"

1. That article is OLD 2. It's not a new boss or character, they're just saying you can now use Ma-Ryan in her boss version form (who was the "boss" of the original arcade ver and later released as a toned down assist)

Hmm mysteriously Gen Fu isn't pictured (absent from the tournament again? Like in 4, but still playable?) also no mention of the new female character at all...(and just over a month till release D: ) even though they clearly picture and name Eliot and Brad. Lisa is shown without the mention of her alter ego, and for some reason Alpha-152 isn't pictured either... Lol at Brad having no friends and the VF characters having no relation once so ever, despite competing for years, lol I really want them to do this right, to have DoA include great gameplay and a decent story is a guilty dream come true for me ; -;

Yeah she had that one, thought of C.Viper, Robert, and Dante (in DMC3) when I saw it, lol good times! :D AGAIN!? Great that means another re-recording for the English cast too = A= hmm well at least this is a whole new title. Multiple levels huh...hmm wonder if it affects move properties as well as the Lock radius :o and being able to expand it is cool :D Thanks man! Haha if her Drive was unblockable that would be so amazing ; -; a girl can dream...

You sayin....he likes dude? ' ^'

Yeah these profiles rarely do a thing for getting a sense for a character, as I often say "everything sounds the same on paper, it's all about how you execute it!"

That's what Furix tried to tell me, but I stuck with default for a whole day and was hating every second of this game :< But once I made the switch I could feel my fun-ometer slowly rising :D

she's a female Sousuke Sagara (or any uptight individual, the list could go on~)

Yeah I had the same problem, which is essentially why I changed it to what's above in my post (if pressing AC or CD is proving difficult maybe have a macro on shoulder buttons for em, but I don't think it'd be that bad), which is what I would use is I was on pad too; I've always though P4U's controls to be a bit nonsensical, but it helps (me at least) loads with such a simple flip (kinda wish they pulled a BB and had 2 arcade standard layouts :<) But yeah, like I said, just go what FEELS right to you, if you aren't comfortable in a fight, it makes little sense to participate, IMO D:

Certain war? Isn't the Ikaruga War the most recent? Does it not reference that one? Doubt she's old enough to be involved in the Dark War = w= Handsome this sucks, they missed their chance to make a cool "reverse trap" :< There are so many things that make me sad about this line... Typical Hmm seems like personality wise Bullet won't be anything special, thanks Zephy, you're the best!

I'll never understand why people get upset at those who wish to fight comfortably...I JUST got into n argument with a friend about this last night, I rearranged my P4U controls because I just could not play the game the way it was set up, if felt confusing with certain patterns. So I changed it to: A B C D And once I did I actually started to enjoy the game because it felt more like KoF and other SNK games (which I'm used to using the "box" formation); in this position AC let me roll like an SNK game, BD let me do the AoA which I treated exactly like a Blow Back attacks, it felt weird having throw at the bottom but that's mostly to never having an direct throw input in this layout format. Not trying to discourage anyone from sticking to default (more power to you, and I certainly try to do so in like 90% of the games I play) but it just makes me sad when people hate on those that try to fight comfortably ; -; (especially since regardless I HAVE to change my buttons because my stick is arranged differently than standard sticks---with the L buttons being the 1st 2 orz) /rant

Still on track (and the 1st of my "big 3" for the year) My body has been forever ready ; w;

The worth of a fighting game is dependent solely on the user; just because the masses deem it worth of play doesn't mean it will immediately click with you. P4U is a weird game, it's like a amalgam of so many things, so it's really hard to solely relate it to one game. Me personally, I'm just passing time with it (like you said, everyone is playing it, and it'll be about a month till the 3 games I'm actually playing come out) and I have my share of annoyances with the title, but it's definitely entertaining. Find some way to sample the game before committing to a complete buy though. I honestly COULD NOT tell you why people who typically hate this genre of fighter are into this game though (still trying to figure it out myself, lol) but maybe it will get the community as a whole into them.

Oh wow, yeah it has been awhile, lol, me refusing to get Extend will do that I suppose ; -; (I'm totally on board already to get CP though!) But yeah hit me up sometime! Mash with the best ' w' Sure, you know where to find me~

Implying that has anything to do with pants...

Bullet's Astral should be her stealing the pants off her opponent, depending on if they satisfy (Ragna, Hazama, Jin, Tsubaki) she'll rampage the opponent! ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ

This game... I bought it out of curiosity and to pass the time, but not sure if I can get used to it... Anyways feel free to hit me up and then beat me up = 3=

You guys bastardized my theory ; -;

Yeah, everyone in the leak has been confirmed except the new girl; but really I wasn't expecting anyone to drop, DoA is a pretty small cast. Although we need some of that sweet Tengu magic (but seriously I hate that Alpha-152 is coming back, such a shitty character, and no amount of balance is going to change my mind on that)

In Melty Blood, Blood Heat freezes the timer and regens life :o Also we don't know the specifics on the duration increase, also don't you have to hold onto your Burst and spend it? A one track mind trying to hold on for X more seconds of this mode might lose matches because of that. Besides this is a loktest (with a survey even!) so we don't know how much it will be altered, they probably just threw in all the ideas brought up at the board meeting, and seeing which ones stick.

All black people should be voiced by this guy.