Okay, now whose a fan of Killer Instinct? I know I am and I was ecstatic when I heard of the Killer Instinct 3 coming soon. However, recent interviews with Rare's Mark Betteridge who hinted towards a KI3 game and said, "I think it's about doing something different than with a conventional controller."
He's referring to possibly using Project Natal technology on the XBOX 360 a.k.a. Motion Controls.
This is a fine example of possibly losing a major chunk of the fan base. Don't get me wrong, motion controls are interesting, but using them in a Fighting franchise does not seem to work. (Unless its Smash Bros. of course) How does one go about using the combos from KI in Motion Controls?
In my opinion Tekken 6 and Street Fighter 4 are both excellent fighting games. You know why? When you find yourself in a small enclosed space like a dorm room you can sit down with a friend and pick up a controller. You don't require much space for the "conventional controller", unlike using Natal technology. Plus if your new (like me) to several fighting franchises like Tekken then a controller is simple enough to learn; I will also go as far as to say that remembering the combos in SNES version of Killer Instinct was challenging enough.
To me this seems like they're using the new highly anticipated Killer Instinct game to bait the fans into Natal technology (which is low).
If you want to see the full story then here's the source to check out:
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/105/1050125p1.html
Rare, how dare you try to rope me in with your Wii knock-offs by promising the opportunity of playing as Sabrewulf on a new generation console.
http://www.killerinstinctonline.net/images/sabrewulf2.jpg
How dare you.
(Authors Note: Yes this is old news for people who check these forums a little too much. However, since the interview took place on November 30, 2009 then its fairly recent news. So please if you have seen this thread before please don't be pitiful and let those who haven't give their opinion. If you can't then I'm sorry for you. Thank you and Merry Christmas.)
He's referring to possibly using Project Natal technology on the XBOX 360 a.k.a. Motion Controls.
This is a fine example of possibly losing a major chunk of the fan base. Don't get me wrong, motion controls are interesting, but using them in a Fighting franchise does not seem to work. (Unless its Smash Bros. of course) How does one go about using the combos from KI in Motion Controls?
In my opinion Tekken 6 and Street Fighter 4 are both excellent fighting games. You know why? When you find yourself in a small enclosed space like a dorm room you can sit down with a friend and pick up a controller. You don't require much space for the "conventional controller", unlike using Natal technology. Plus if your new (like me) to several fighting franchises like Tekken then a controller is simple enough to learn; I will also go as far as to say that remembering the combos in SNES version of Killer Instinct was challenging enough.
To me this seems like they're using the new highly anticipated Killer Instinct game to bait the fans into Natal technology (which is low).
If you want to see the full story then here's the source to check out:
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/105/1050125p1.html
Rare, how dare you try to rope me in with your Wii knock-offs by promising the opportunity of playing as Sabrewulf on a new generation console.
http://www.killerinstinctonline.net/images/sabrewulf2.jpg
How dare you.
(Authors Note: Yes this is old news for people who check these forums a little too much. However, since the interview took place on November 30, 2009 then its fairly recent news. So please if you have seen this thread before please don't be pitiful and let those who haven't give their opinion. If you can't then I'm sorry for you. Thank you and Merry Christmas.)
