Hopefully it takes off with the FGC. But with Tekken 7 on the horizon, I fear that most of the 3D fighting game fans will just wait for that.
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Pokken to also feature LAN multiplayer between two Wii Us
- Thread starter Boss Doggie
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Splatoon technically does have LAN, but you need to be connected to the internet.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
It's not like it will conflict though, Harada said his target are Pokemon fans who attend Worlds.
What is this "Ethernet cable" you speak of?
Beren the Empty-Handed
Member
Magikarp as an assist is hilarious. I hope when it's used the Pokemon just picks it up and throws it at the other mon's face.
LAN is a much requested thing for competitive fighters, especially when they are unique with gameplay so they have to have fixed camera points for each player
My only fear is that the game will come out too late for EVO 2016. And with the NX Platform on the way, the hype behind that may leave the game in the dust. At least Smash 4 was out long enough to gain enough traction to survive the wave of NX hype. Hell, it's entirely possible that Smash 4 could see a port on the NX Platform. But unless that also happens for Pokkén, I fear for its future. Which is a shame, because Namco's hitting a lot of the right notes to ensure that the game is ready for competitive play (USB wired controller, actual LAN support, etc.).
Too bad it'll probably be dead in the water as a competitive fighting game
If anything people will stop playing it when Tekken 7 comes out
Ehh...that kinda hurts my interest in the game. I'm not buying a second Wii U just to play Pokken locally in 60 FPS.
This was actually necessary for this game to get a competitive scene. Each person needs their own camera perspective, and restricting what controllers the player could use to do so would've killed it on the spot, even if it didn't get an FPS Drop from it.
This was actually necessary for this game to get a competitive scene. Each person needs their own camera perspective, and restricting what controllers the player could use to do so would've killed it on the spot, even if it didn't get an FPS Drop from it.
That's another fear that I have. Though if Tekken 7 drops late 2016, Pokkén will at least have some time in the sun.
Because the camera angle requires two separate screens. Local multiplayer requires Off-TV Play for Player 1 on the GamePad, which cuts the framerate in half.
Look guys, Joe and his best Neoxon's impression! /j
Pokkén snaps between 2D and 3D at various points. Splitscreen wouldn't work well for it without it being janky as hell so they stick with a behind the Pokémon view and then snaps to 2D. As such, each player needs their own screen so the Wii U GamePad is required for one of the players
The way the game is structured in terms of the camera angles, it's not possible. Maybe if the sequel isn't that big of a graphical leap, they can do local multiplayer via Off-TV Play without a framerate drop.
I'm guessing each player gets their own camera that tracks their fighter, so the game needs to render twice. Once for the TV, once for the gamepad.
Look it's GamerJM with his best Neoxon impression!
kuroneko0509
Member
LAN support? good
To be fair, he's not exactly wrong. And indirectly shitting on me doesn't change that. Pokkén Tournament is probably gonna be too late for EVO 2016 in the West, a problem that's exacerbated by the region lock on the Wii U (since Japan's getting the game in March, if I recall correctly). While sure, Pokkén will probably see some tournament play after EVO, Tekken 7 can very well steal Pokkén Tournament's thunder.
lan support that's crossplay with the nx version, since many people will have both systems and double dip anyways. problem solved.
Not shitting on you, just being snide/silly. None of us have a crystal ball and I'm betting that there isn't as huge of an overlap in the people that will go to tourneys for this game and active Tekken players. I expect this title to bring in Pokemon fans that previously didn't play fightan gaems. But I have no data to back that up, just speculation. Hopefully they can all coexist ant have lots of new players for both.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Will LAN be 60 FPS though?
That's what I'm hoping for as well. But after P4AU fell off the wayside in the wake of Guilty Gear Xrd & soon BlazBlue: Central Fiction, I don't have many reasons to be hopeful. Not to mention the arrival of the NX Platform. Of course, I'd love to be proven wrong. And in the case of P4AU, it had just enough hype juice left in it at the time to make it to EVO 2015 (& it was out at the right time).
Why is Braixen flipping me the bird?
Yeah, at least Pokken will have an arcade prescience. That can't hurt its chances, in Japan at least.
Yep
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Well there it is
So does Tekken 7. But hey, here's to hoping for Tekken 7 & Pokkén Tournament coexist like Smash 4 & Melee are.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
They could've called it, "A chicken wing tossing competition" Its still a fighting game.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I believe pokken will be out in America just in time for EVO and even if it didn't, Namco/Pokemon company/Nintendo will make sure it does.
They're announcing this year's EVO line-up on the 26th. And unless we either get a release date for the US soon or Nintendo moneyhats at a later date, I'm not too sure about the game's chances for EVO 2016.
Jeebus, Pokemon Stadium as an NX launch title would be a dream come true.
Naw, if I were doing that then I'd be responding to every single person in this topic who posts something I disagree with and repeat essentially the same information on loop
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for the record I don't think you're a bad poster neo
for the record I don't think you're a bad poster neo
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
it already more than like is already moneyhatted in.
It still comes down to when it hits the States & if the FGC will have enough time to learn the game. And even then, what of Smash 4 (the game that, to my knowledge, Nintendo's currently pushing in the FGC)?
FunkyDealer
Banned
But will the single-player mode(s) be worthwhile? That is the question on which my purchase balances.
30FPS multiplayer is disappointing, but if it's rock solid it may be alright.
30FPS multiplayer is disappointing, but if it's rock solid it may be alright.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I think Nintendo is slightly bigger than other small companies, I'm sure they can push more than one game lol