SatelliteOfLove
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And again, NONE of them cribbed from Sega on their works.
And sales were all over the board anyways...
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13 years ago today the best fighting game port of all time arrived on PS2
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And again, NONE of them cribbed from Sega on their works.
And sales were all over the board anyways...
hole in the wall game shops are a tremendous resource.
i'll PM you when i get the next batch
Training/ tutorial mode was amazone in thuis game and made trying other characters so much fun.
I remember training all the counters with Aoi so the next time I played against friends I could have perfect counter matches with her.
To me it was the pinnacle of virtua fighter and is also the one I played the most of. Such a great package.
I remember training all the counters with Aoi so the next time I played against friends I could have perfect counter matches with her.
To me it was the pinnacle of virtua fighter and is also the one I played the most of. Such a great package.
adamYUKI
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Nice stick brah! =) Great post by the way. I loved being able to play with VF1 flat-shaded models; too good!!!
XD i didn't know you were on GAF adam. OG from the new york scene! Your sword has been put to good use.
adamYUKI
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Hehe -- been a long time lurker here! Glad to hear about excalibur; I feel at ease now. ^^
Greatest fighting game of all time and the Quest mode should have become a single player fighting game standard.
Same
7DollarHagane
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It's one of the greatest of all time. Shame that vf never caught on in the US.
NinjaCoachZ
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I saw this super cheap at a games shop in downtown Toronto yesterday.
Thanks to this writeup I think I'll go for it next time I visit. Great stuff OP.
Thanks to this writeup I think I'll go for it next time I visit. Great stuff OP.
as it happens if you live in toronto you get to play VF offline
strong scene there, they meet mondays (or tuesdays?) at A&C games!NinjaCoachZ
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as it happens if you live in toronto you get to play VF offline
Niiiiice, I had no idea. Thanks for the heads up!
The Artisan
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agreed. the graphics were among the best on Ps2
As far as one could say "objectively" in this sort of conversation about best FG ports, I'd argue for Soul Calibur on Dreamcast, in terms of technically exceeding not only the arcade game but basically anything seen in home gaming up to that point, and also in terms of added single-player content.
VF4 Evo is still magnificent. I loved the virtual arcade mode. OP's write-up is the best kind of tribute.
VF4 Evo is still magnificent. I loved the virtual arcade mode. OP's write-up is the best kind of tribute.
SC on DC is a great example of a developer improving on an arcade release in its home port, but i'd argue that the console release of VF4EVO is superior to its arcade release too in that theres just so much more to do. When comparing SC and VF4EVO, the latter has a /lot/ more content too. SC is terrific for sure though.
nope, it isn't.
The Artisan
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the thread is best fighting game on Ps2
I am arguing that there is no better arcade->console port than VF4EVO on any console.
That extra qualifier isn't really necessary (pretty sure it's supposed to be taken as "the best fighting game port of all time" arrived on PS2.
SFA3 was a great port, but it's a tier below something like VF4Evo imo. Now, Soul Calibur DC is a legitimate contender.
In honor of this I pulled out my copy an went through all of Jacky's command training. His is one of the rare few in any fighting game I can actually complete!
True but from what I understand that's all it had. None of the extra bells & whistles from the Saturn release like the fmv's an other stuff. What makes VF4:Evo and VF5 so great are the extra console content!
I'm not trying to take anything away from VF4. I respect it even if it isn't a personal favorite of mine (it's a deep game from what I understand).
But... what about SoulCalibur? That Dreamcast version was even better than its arcade counterpart:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Rdg6A-KJs
Pizza con salsiccia
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I remember wanting to buy this one back in the day... but it was full price in France at the time
RoryDropkick
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Solid game. I remember being so blown away when my friend got the import version, and I was working at EB Games during that time, we showed it off before it came out in the states. I had my copy preordered and I even managed to get the day off early so I could go play it. Like the OP, for a while there I would pick up any copy that I would see and give it to people as gifts, it's that good of a game.
Can anyone else recall the first time they played it in the arcades? I remember mine, it was at LeFun in Austin. I had played vanilla VF4 for a bit already, since Einstein's had gotten it and had 2-3 machines set up, but I remember about 6-8 months later kinda half seeing this funky looking Gauntlet Legends cabinet out of the corner of my eye.. did a double take and it was acutally VF Evo *lol*
Can anyone else recall the first time they played it in the arcades? I remember mine, it was at LeFun in Austin. I had played vanilla VF4 for a bit already, since Einstein's had gotten it and had 2-3 machines set up, but I remember about 6-8 months later kinda half seeing this funky looking Gauntlet Legends cabinet out of the corner of my eye.. did a double take and it was acutally VF Evo *lol*
Skyward Sheep
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The Artisan
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ZeroTheShadow
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Can we please stop having dick suck threads for everyone'ss favorite fighting games? VF4:EVO's port is really no better than any other 3D fighter's port from the same era. They all had tons of content & were either perfect ports or improved ports from the arcade version.
BocoDragon
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The buttrock music sucked compared to VF4 vanilla. Otherwise, a wonderful game. I bought it day one.
Emperor Bohe
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Ah, you're following the Japanese date. Thought i was going crazy, because I clearly remembered picking this up new in the summer heat after the Toronto blackout of 2003, haha. The NA release was in August.
RoryDropkick
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Senior Lurker
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Exceptional game. I have fond memories of playing some version of VF4 in Tokyo and playing Bun Bun Maru.
And the port is incredible. Being able to practice And learn about techniques such as evade throw escape guard , within the game, is unmatched.
Many fighting games simply fail to address he need to teach advanced tech and thus people have to rely mostly on outsider resources.
And the port is incredible. Being able to practice And learn about techniques such as evade throw escape guard , within the game, is unmatched.
Many fighting games simply fail to address he need to teach advanced tech and thus people have to rely mostly on outsider resources.
Amazing game in its own right, regardless of system or if it's a port. OP, you did a damn fine job talking up about this game.
The only thing I didn't like was that my save data from VF4 vanilla didn't transfer to VF4 Evo. But that just means it was an excuse to play the game all over again. It's not a bad thing.
The only thing I didn't like was that my save data from VF4 vanilla didn't transfer to VF4 Evo. But that just means it was an excuse to play the game all over again. It's not a bad thing.
Correctomundo
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Knew it was gonna be VF4E before I even came in.
I wish I still had a functioning PS2 to play this game.
VF4 Evo port is far, far better than any home version of 3S content-wise.
VF4 Evo port is far, far better than any home version of 3S content-wise.
sixteen-bit
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Happy anniversary VF4 Evo
FallingEdge
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One of my friends owned a Final Tuned cabinet. That was some shit right there.
Good times with this game.
Good times with this game.
I wish they'd announce VF6.