A Cthulu victory is good to have. Though I think we had that one at the end, we just had some unlucky circumstances happen.
Also loooooooved when the "Madworld" round came up at the port and a track from that started playing. Was awesome!
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Max Anarchy (JP) |OT| Bayonetta Too
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A Cthulu victory is good to have. Though I think we had that one at the end, we just had some unlucky circumstances happen.
Also loooooooved when the "Madworld" round came up at the port and a track from that started playing. Was awesome!
mr_toolbox
Banned
For some reason my trophies where not installed in English, even though my system language was set to English. Anyone had this happen/know a way to fix this? Already tried changing the language between English UK and US and installing again, the trophies disappear when I do that but always come back in Japanese.
Axelstream
Member
Am I the only guy who's really enjoying the story in this game? Or maybe not the story so much, but just the characters and the dialogue are much more interesting and satisfying than you'd expect. I'm not even finished yet but I really liked this scene (White Stage 3, Main 2) in particular -- there are all these little directorial touches like
. Even the facial movements, with the squints and the raised brows and the more dynamic, lively movements (like when
) go pretty far in making the characters feel more real.
It's incredibly over the top but I don't feel detached from the action or the characters -- they have their fair share of one-liners but their longer conversations have consistent characterization and a pretty clear progression of dialogue. It's less like witty potshots are being shoehorned into the conversation than they are a natural part of them. The difference in quality coming from Vanquish is pretty interesting. Maybe my standards for video game storytelling are just low, but usually I'm pretty jaded about this stuff and I find myself already in a critical mode when it comes to the writing. Here, I'm thinking more about the game in terms of itself.
If nothing else, I think it really helps in amping you up for the game's more important fights.
the camera movements slowly becoming more unhinged, the angles more uneven, and the height perspectives between Leo and Max becoming more pronounced with the angles as you slip into Max's insanity
Max mentions the BPS tech and Leo's fingers open as he glances down at himself
It's incredibly over the top but I don't feel detached from the action or the characters -- they have their fair share of one-liners but their longer conversations have consistent characterization and a pretty clear progression of dialogue. It's less like witty potshots are being shoehorned into the conversation than they are a natural part of them. The difference in quality coming from Vanquish is pretty interesting. Maybe my standards for video game storytelling are just low, but usually I'm pretty jaded about this stuff and I find myself already in a critical mode when it comes to the writing. Here, I'm thinking more about the game in terms of itself.
If nothing else, I think it really helps in amping you up for the game's more important fights.
NoirVisage
Banned
I too enjoyed the story Axelstream, i also appreciate that they made an effort to create 2 equally engaging campaigns, keep with it, i believe it keeps that quality through both campaigns then UPS the ante in the "Red" final level.
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Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
Like all PG's games it really shines once you get your hands on it and play.
but yeah I'd probably recommend most people wait for Western release at this point. Online isn't too good for alot of modes with Japanese players and there doesn't seem to be a consistent community of western importers forming around this game.
but yeah I'd probably recommend most people wait for Western release at this point. Online isn't too good for alot of modes with Japanese players and there doesn't seem to be a consistent community of western importers forming around this game.
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Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
http://community.platinumgames.com/...-amp-Honor-1v1-Tournament-Saturday-August-4th
2v2 Tournament going on on PG forums.
Should be fun to enter.
2v2 Tournament going on on PG forums.
Should be fun to enter.
papasmurf1038
Neo Member
Anyone interested in teaming up and giving this a shot?
papasmurf1038
Neo Member
Neat! I'm not a super-great player or anything, but I think it'd be fun just to see how far we could get.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Now that my PS3 is repaired, I've been playing the hell out of this. I still suck online. Rarely get a kill and get my ass handed to me. Also, EVERYONE plays as Bayonetta.
Holy Order Sol
Member
You need to use a Japanese account to input the code and download. After you do that, any account on the system will have access to Bayonetta though.
CrazyArcadia
Member
No you're not, I'm in the same boat. Currently on my hard playthrough, and I still enjoy watching the cutscenes. They're short, they're cool and they have this 80s anime vibe about them, can't describe it properly but I really like them. Helps that they're short, too, and don't distract from the game too much. And the English voice acting is actually very good IMO.
btw. soon (read: friday) my exam period is over and I might be able to finally plan out and join in on some multiplayer games after getting drunk first
Why no Anarchy Reigns in title? Had a real hard time finding this OT.
Reviewed today on GameCentral, really want: http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/906321-anarchy-reigns-review-platinum-to-the-max
Reviewed today on GameCentral, really want: http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/906321-anarchy-reigns-review-platinum-to-the-max
whassupbun
Member
I finally bought the game yesterday because I couldn't stand the summer drought anymore. The game is readily available in Hong Kong, but only a Japanese import is available at the moment, the game is double the price of what games normally cost.
Any idea on why the western release is delayed till next year? I put the disc into my PS3, even the notification said "Anarchy Reigns"(US/EU name) needs to be installed to the HDD, not "Max Anarchy"(JP name). I have my system language set to English so that's probably why it said Anarchy Reigns instead. But still, everything in-game is in English, the voice-over, the interface, everything, it should take no time to localized the game at all since pretty much everything is ready to go for the English-speaking audience.
Any idea on why the western release is delayed till next year? I put the disc into my PS3, even the notification said "Anarchy Reigns"(US/EU name) needs to be installed to the HDD, not "Max Anarchy"(JP name). I have my system language set to English so that's probably why it said Anarchy Reigns instead. But still, everything in-game is in English, the voice-over, the interface, everything, it should take no time to localized the game at all since pretty much everything is ready to go for the English-speaking audience.
I like to go with "SEGA being stupid", its the simplest and most logical one at the moment.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Only reasoning I can think of is that Sega has product coming out in the Summer and Fall (Retro packs / Jet Set Radio / Hell Yeah) but nothing in Q1 2013, so Anarchy Reigns fills the void.
papasmurf1038
Neo Member
Somehow managed to find a full Deathball team of English speakers with mics yesterday! That mode becomes ridiculously fun once you understand how elemental affinities come into play and can coordinate with all your teammates.
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Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
Neogaf
We gotta make games happen sometime this weekend
We gotta make games happen sometime this weekend
I'm having such weird issues with the connections. Tried to play with papasmurf yesterday and I had him showing up as like 4 bars which is really good but it was still pretty bad. Sometimes I play with people with 1 bar and it's better than it was (though usually its worse)
ahhh!
Also Master Evader is such a good ability. Durga is fun but so weak. Ai Rin's jumping light KW needs a nerf.
ahhh!
Also Master Evader is such a good ability. Durga is fun but so weak. Ai Rin's jumping light KW needs a nerf.
Snapshot King
Member
I'll try to be available tonight or tomorrow. At work now.
Whats your psn Id? Ill add you, Im always itching for matches, Im sitting by myself in a cage lobby right now :/
Anybody on right now?
Snapshot King
Member
Grreat matches but you left pretty suddenly. Hope to see you online again.
papasmurf1038
Neo Member
Weird! Our connection seemed fine from my end.
I've gotten into the habit of just not fighting people who use Master Evader, the six consecutive rolls they get make doing so an enormous hassle. And yeah, even as an Ai Rin player I totally agree that her light jumping KW is ridiculous.
Haha sorry someone was at the door hence my lack of movement. Still online though!
Haha I guess if you do it consecutively its bad but it seems to reset pretty quickly. Also it renders other players' rampages useless.
Snapshot King
Member
Good thing all that shit is off in cage matches. Well, cept for Rins bullshit.
Snapshot King
Member
Man Smurf I can barely figure out whats happening. Somehow everytime we clash I end up stunned and then its all over. Also how come every aerial* kw attack I do flies to the side but yours are hyper accurate?
Man Smurf I can barely figure out whats happening. Somehow everytime we clash I end up stunned and then its all over. Also how come every aerial* kw attack I do flies to the side but yours are hyper accurate?
Because Max Anarchy.
Also whoa Rapid Respawner ability is so temping haha.
Also do people just mash the confirm button when making matches? Is that why battle royale, the default, is the most common mode? It's so terrible an I'd say like 70% of the lobbies I enter (then immediately leave) are battle royale.
Snapshot King
Member
Okay, that's enough for me. Papa, can I ask you something? While we were fighting I kept doing the 360 attack, HEARING Rin go AHHHHH and yet you were blocking. Also, I'd hit you, and I'd see the stun stars appear, and so I'd do a heavy attack and as soon as you touched the ground you'd instantly roll away and the stun stars would disappear. Have you seen that happen on your end? Because it was driving me insane.
keltickennedy
Member
Going to be getting this. What are the best import sites to buy from? I was looking at play-asia.com.
papasmurf1038
Neo Member
Man Smurf I can barely figure out whats happening. Somehow everytime we clash I end up stunned and then its all over. Also how come every aerial* kw attack I do flies to the side but yours are hyper accurate?
The game stupidly doesn't explain any of this, but the times you were getting stunned during a clash have to do with the attack speed and recovery time of the different characters. Basically, stuns happen when one player lands an attack on the other while they are winding up or recovering from an attack. Most of Douglas' attacks have pretty hefty startup and recovery times, so it's fairly easy for a quicker character to get stuns on him if he's being too aggressive.
Air KW attacks generally fly off to the side if your character isn't facing straight forward onscreen, so I try to make sure I've moved forward or backward a step or two before jumping up.
Yeah, the sound effects are a really unreliable source of feedback when it comes to 360 attacks, it's pretty frustrating. You basically have train yourself to ignore them and just go on visual feedback.
As for stuns, I'm not quite sure which situations you're referring to. Are you talking about those times where we hit each other and both get knocked back? Because sometimes stun stars appear over my opponent's head in those cases, but they are never actually stunned. Also, when you do get a stun on someone, it's only the very first hit on them that you get for free before they can recover. I know that there's a bunch of cases for me where I get a stun on someone, realize it too late, and end up hitting them out of it with a light attack and wasting it.
NoirVisage
Banned
I love it, campaigns are both different enough to be enjoyable both times through, it even has a simulator mode to play the various online modes with bots which is satisfying.
Just got my X360 copy of the game, YEAH!!!
Nin Nin rocks... can't wait to play it tonite.
BTW= if i just wanna start with the campaign, does it make any sense to redeem the Bayonetta code?
Not that i don't wanna play as the witch (i surely do!) i just wanna know if you can use her in single player or not.
Thanks!
Nin Nin rocks... can't wait to play it tonite.
BTW= if i just wanna start with the campaign, does it make any sense to redeem the Bayonetta code?
Not that i don't wanna play as the witch (i surely do!) i just wanna know if you can use her in single player or not.
Thanks!
You eventually unlock free campaign, where you can play through the campaign with any character. I forget how you unlock it though. :x
Love this game, but holy geez Hard Mode. Playing through Normal was a cakewalk, but I can't even get past Durga on White Side/Chap 1 on Hard.
That doesn't bode well for what's going to happen when I finally dive into multiplayer.
How is the community on 360? Easy to find matches or fairly empty?
That doesn't bode well for what's going to happen when I finally dive into multiplayer.
How is the community on 360? Easy to find matches or fairly empty?