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Burn your dread 360 dudes, the DLC issue seems to have been fixed!!! Thanks Atlus for actually delivering on this(even if it took some time) because with some companies who just never kind of go through with this thing it can be hard to have a 100% faith it'll happen. Maaan made my day since I'm getting a sore throat on my OFF DAY. Sucks and I don't have an appetite either. But I do have an appetite for Persona! /blog loop But no seriously, thanks.

This is just beyond frustrating. Actually, it's infuriating. Disc locked DLC is bad enough, but not even being able to download it once you do pay because of a screw up on the developers/publishers themselves is just ridiculous. Not even Capcom is this bad, what in the hell is going on? Seriously one of the stupidest things I've seen in a long time on DLC treatment. Starting to hate ASW games' DLC treatment, from the disc-locked crap and day one to stuff not even working.

Marvel 3 vanilla is certainly the most disappointing and I still don't like all the hype surrounding MAHVEL but as for worst? I was lucky not to touch the various MK rip offs of the 90s(oh man those were bad)...hmmm rarely have I actually played a fighter I hated, even if they weren't all that good. Marvel 3 is my most hated in memory but worst is probably something I'm too young to remember. I remember I almost got my dad to rent Ballz when I was little thank god he didn't lol.

Really? Sounds cool if true but if something happens it'll be Japan only most likely. It's times like this I wish Sega stayed in the console market. On the subject of VF, Cypher/Viper were my favorite. Awesome design and Cypher turning into a plane was so cool.

Thanks for replying, and yeah this seems to be an issue with many players. It happened with Adachi too AND the 1.3whatever update which meant you couldn't even play online from what I heard but those got fixed. But these still haven't and it sucks I paid for content I can't even play. Guess I'll keep trying. But it's been like 3 days with no success.

Xrd's art is kind of up and down. -Sol's model looks kind of stupid in non-cinematic gameplay. -Ponytail Ky is lame. -The cover art is one of the worst GG covers yet. It's like DI forget how to do perspective and chins, plus the lighting is weird. He was never perfect(far from it) but it looks straight straight amateur compared to his better stuff. -Admittedly I want ASW games to have some smoother animation. They keep using this ANIME LOOK reasoning which makes sense but then I watch Akira and Miyazaki which makes me think that the anime feel wouldn't necessarily be lost if you did smooth them out a bit. My crouching to standing transitions shouldn't animate like Mr. Game and Watch. lIke ASW sprites are top tier with brilliant detail in the animations but than I get that funky crouch transition and it's just like ahhhh did they not care? and xrd in vids always looks like it's just one step away from playing like a next gen game. Still looks good, but man can I have it animated like a high budget anime? But the pros? the in-game models themselves are like, amazing looking for the most part. Millia's new outfit is rad. Axl's looks great in motion May has never looked better...actually no the pants are a downgrade but her actual face and such look incredible Impressive colors and stages. Loving Halloween level, the ghetto looking place and the May ship level. Slayer's finger snap is beyond pimp.. Game still looks really fun except for axl's nonsense.

Anybody know what's going on with the 360 version and the dlc? It always fails to download and this didn't start happening until recently. It is REALLY frsutrating and NOBODY is giving clear answer as to why. It's the free BGM 1 and story mode DLC that's not downloading. It gets to 1%, goes back down to 0, and then fails. EVERY TIME

Boss Aigis' aerial super is an IK isn't it? It does such an obscene amount of damage it might as well be as I have never survived it with Mitsuru even from full health. Maybe I just had bad luck and she always counter hit me with it or something. Boss Aigis is worse than Sho and maybe even worse than Elizabeth. Elizabeth is just extremely cheap while Boss Aigis is not only cheap, but her AI is incredibly annoying as well. SO MANY OPENINGS Like man that was driving me nuts. It was like 2 hours of that.

"You ain't catchin me stupid...you ain't catchin me BITCH!!!" -Ragna The Bloodedge. "Simply put, bitches, I have the boobs so I make the rules!" -Litchi Faye Ling Actually half the stuff English Rags says could qualify.

Axl's theme is really growing on me. At first I thought it was just a cool throwback to MOTWK if sloppy somewhat, but after listening to it more and "getting it" it's becoming one of my favorites, his character really shows through it and it has a nice G&R feel to it at parts. Underrated theme if you ask me. I like it over Make oneself but MOTWK is still tops it. I-no's theme initially I found disappointing as I didn't think it fit her much either, but it grew on me and some parts kind of do fit her really, although the chorus not so much. It's actually one of my favorite new themes but probably one of my least favorite I-no themes, if it makes sense. Slayer's theme is pro though, easily the best, probably the only one better than his old theme. Idk, i feel like after his stellar work in the BB games and Overture Xrd's soundtrack just feels a bit weak and unpolished. It's more on Hard Corps Uprising direction and level, which isn't bad, but not GG standard. Another thing, why is Daisuke having trouble writing music for some of his own characters!? Faust's theme is probably his most unfitting(and worst) yet, I-no's could fit her better, Venom's is just like "yeah this sounds cool here ya go," Ky's sounds like a reject BB piece(sorry Eclair fans)...just seems weird since he's usually good with that.

On Axl I actually thought his GGX design fit his laid-back personality more, although I kind of like that he's buff again. But the short-shorts + blouse from GG, metal or not, made him look sort of fruity(i dislike shorty shorts on guys unless they're supposed to be doing martial arts of some sort). His stance was pretty fierce though, kind of hope he gets it back. His current design sort of looks like it mixes the laid-back Axl of the X series with the original Axl. I think the shoes look goofy somewhat, they should be boots. And maybe have the shorts a bit longer but not GG2 Sol long. I would've given him ripped jeans or something myself. The flag off the back waist is a nice tough.

I can't stop listening! BUT It sort of reminds me of Crush 40 a little. Maybe it's the chorus. Not a bad thing mind you.

Axl and I-no whoooo! But anyone else kind of hoping for some new blood next reveal?

I like Heavy Day.

I have a theory this might not be the same Potemkin from before, but a successor or something and Potemkin is now going to be sort of like Yoshimitsu, a legacy character. Maybe that's why his face is hidden? Or it could be him better suited for his position in Zepp's army. VVV I know he did some bonus artwork for CS/extend. His one of Rags and Jin is pretty cool.

Yeah I was being dumb, blinded my by frustration with Mori's art direction. Though now that you mention it, how exactly do they reach these designs? I know DI isn't the only guy doing all of them all by himself with the final say and everyone else just has to do what he says. I figured the GG bible probably went into greater detail but...maybe I should ask Blade or something so he'll give me a 55-page essay for 2pages worth of answers lol. But yeah thanks for that correction. I'm all hyped now, really looking forward to where this game will go, though part of me has that fear it'll end up like MvC3 and just disappointing me soooooo hard.

You know what, I might be getting him confused with someone else. I swore I remember something about another dude working with Daisuke on GG. Well I can't blame Dizzy on anyone but DI then, CRAP. But eh, we all make mistakes. I still find it weird IK have not been mentioned, unless I missed them? It's been a staple of GG despite their lack of practicalness. And seeing some of them in the new style would make for some sweet eye candy at least. And imagine if they were all new? Would be sick. Ah well I guess I can't complain about the Loketests too much and should be more happy with what we're getting. I mean jeez it's a new GG, that's pretty awesome enough. ^If that were the case don't you think we would've gotten Testament or Eddy instead of Venom? Or Axl? Maybe they were trying to get a good balance for playing styles, or wanted the more simple characters first. But then venom is far from simple so beats me man.

I thought Mori was part of GG with daisuke? Like Daisuke directed it but Mori also did development? Don't tell me I was lied to all this time...but yeah whenever stupid fanservice comes up in arc games, Mori's the first name that comes to mind, even if he's not the direct cause. Well that and Dizzy just screams something he'd come up with, which is why Noel is so similar to her. And also mori's favorite hmmmm. But whatever, GG, I'm getting off track and can bitch about Mori all day. Instant kills. I'm wondering about those.

Admittedly, Dizzy's old outfit was on par with Mu/Makoto's underboobage hysteria, it was stupid, unfitting and an excuse to get Mori's dick hard(I know Daisuke did the design but I feel like Dizzy sort of stands out among the cast as being something that's more of Mori's taste, plus he worked on GG too didn't he?). I wouldn't mind Dizzy covering up a bit more, or at least having something a tad less blatant Morifap. Cleavage is fine but a girl like her, especially with sir Kiske deserves more class. ^True they have been jacked, I didn't know that Daisuke wanted to go for a pirate theme with sin's look though. I wonder why exactly? Like how would that fit his character really? Ehhh maybe Daisuke REALLY likes Pirates or something lol. Could be why he voiced Freed.

I think he's talking about this? May's hand anatomy is a bit weird. But Chipp looks much better facially. http://i.imgur.com/lDbMP2q.jpg

Footage of the Loketest is what I want to see. Why is Arc being so stingy with it? Unless they're doing a vid of it themselves or something. I kind of hope if Sin is, he gets a much better redesign. He's got to be the worst looking major GG character yet. Also, something I dislike about the new art is how jacked the dues are. It's like they got became workout buddies with Ralf and Clark and drunk a ton of muscle milk.

Huh does she? Does she toss juice instead of liquor or something? May used to have a ghetto Mist Finer so it's not totally surprising.

Man the designs took a hit. This new art style, I'm not feeling. Maybe they'll look better in action. Venom still looks good though. All I know is, Anji better stay shirtless. And I really want to see what Axl will look like. I'd die of laughter if he mirrors real life and goes full on Axl Rolls.

My friend would freak if he saw this. Incredible work, so cool to see people do stuff like this.

I dunno in most of the games so far you could get a slight feel at least of the characters' personality from their arcade victory quotes, yeah We have no clue where Bullet and Azzy are from nationality wise huh? Azzy especially doesn't look like the usual euro/east asian type that makes up 80% of BB's roster. In fact now that I think about his military themed-attacks, love of fighting, sheer MANLINESS, being all super powered and crap, the chaps-styled pants sleeve, recklessness and astral being called Patriot Apocalypse leads me to believe we may have gotten our first actual American in BB. Which admittedly would be freakin awesome.