"Takes all the elements of a 2D Fighter and cranks it up to 11"
How long can the internet go without a reference to This is Spinal Tap?
How long can the internet go without a reference to This is Spinal Tap?
The Escapist Staff's Five Faves of 2009: John
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As I haven't played AC2 yet I may need to change it in the future, my five would be the same except that Professor Layton would hit number 5 and it would all shift up one.
I was beginning to despair that none of you would include Arkham Asylum or ACII in there! First the dodgy-ass ads for teeth cleaning and buffing up and then no praise for two of the sweetest games this year? Phew, one crisis averted!CantFaketheFunk said:
While I primarily agree with your choices, exclaiming that Arkham Asylum's combat was good enough to carry the title is unreasonable. It's entertaining but the monotony sinks in fairly quickly.
It works because in the context of A.A it provides that contrast from the stealth, and they work together.
Nice choices though, 2009 was pretty impressive.
It works because in the context of A.A it provides that contrast from the stealth, and they work together.
Nice choices though, 2009 was pretty impressive.
HOLY FUCK THIS GUY SUCKS AT BB!!!!
Seriously, I don't expect him to be an expert but that game is one of the easiest games to do big combos in ever. Seriously, look at good matches or go to dustloop. FFS THEY GAVE YOU A DVD THAT SHOWS YOU THE MOST BASIC COMBOS IN THE GAME! FOR FREE! (2 disc soundtrack also free)
Seriously, I don't expect him to be an expert but that game is one of the easiest games to do big combos in ever. Seriously, look at good matches or go to dustloop. FFS THEY GAVE YOU A DVD THAT SHOWS YOU THE MOST BASIC COMBOS IN THE GAME! FOR FREE! (2 disc soundtrack also free)
The person playing as Jin and spamming punch in the video had never played the game before. The footage had been captured when the game had only been out for a few days (and I don't play Ragna anyway).Kurt Horsting said:
I assure you, my Noel is quite competent
Then whats the harm of showing your good gameplay in the review of a game you want people to play? The vid just feels like a shallow representation of the game, which is a lot flashier, and is much deeper then what was shown. You should show more of the big combos and crazy things that can happen, rather then showing two guys mashing buttons while blindfolded and recording it. What it looked like to me is as if someone took something like halo or MW2 and just did nothing but show the guy wasting all their ammo shooting the ground or killing friendly npc's or something stupid that no one that has any background in the genre would think is interesting or cool.John Funk said:The person playing as Jin and spamming punch in the video had never played the game before. The footage had been captured when the game had only been out for a few days (and I don't play Ragna anyway).Kurt Horsting said:
I assure you, my Noel is quite competent
On the subject of BB, the only thing that hurt it for me was the unintentional balance. A lot of the top tier characters being much stronger because of unintended design. Like with Rachel, she feels design around using her wind to make a strong zoning game with all her projectiles and restricting how the opponent moves. But in practice, she can just rush down and use her pumpkin and frog to force people to block all the time while doing a 50/50 mixup without risk. Carl's clap loop, and Ara's re-curse combos, are just more examples of what I mean.
P.S. I'm considered to be one of the best Noel player in the midwestern United States. My gamertag is "KingofBums SRK", it would be fun to see what you got.