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Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Enters the Ring on June 5
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B1gg_Randall
Member
Nice price Sega
kunonabi
Member
Much earlier than I expected. 45$ for everything is pretty solid.
I'm going to have pick up Akira now since you can finally make him look like Ryo.
So amped for this. KoFXIII and VF have me set for fighters now.
Now sure where to get this. I can't play online with my 360 but I can't afford a new ps3 stick. ARGH.
I'm going to have pick up Akira now since you can finally make him look like Ryo.
So amped for this. KoFXIII and VF have me set for fighters now.
Now sure where to get this. I can't play online with my 360 but I can't afford a new ps3 stick. ARGH.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
So basically, it's $45 for the full game. I'll just grab the full game first, get reacquainted with Aoi, and download the bundle pack that includes her customization stuff, and grab the other pack later.
Gotta support Sega.
Gotta support Sega.
Tizoc
Member
...but I thought you hate DLC? Are you converting to the other side Fersis?
the complete game will cost you only $45
$15 for the game
$15 for the 10 characters DLC
$15 for the rest of the characters (9) DLC
BTW it's totally worth it, there is about 10,000 items in the game since it's launch in 2006
not to mention that the customs in this game are just amazing
sixteen-bit
Member
If Goh and Aoi DLC is in the same pack, I'll splurge and get it. The other 8 will be a bonus for the $5 premium. Otherwise I'll get them individually for a total of $10.
Great price, and solid DLC price. No matter how you slice it, this is a new VF for $15 to get everything you need to play, or $45 to get an insane amount of extra bells and whistles.
If you're the kinda person who just mains a single character, you can get everything for that char + the game for $20 flat.
And even if you don't buy any of the DLC, you still get 6 costumes worth of parts for 19 characters?
It's a nice, flexible pricing model, one that should be applauded overall. If there's not any surprise loopholes somewhere.
Will be good to get into VF once again. 5 on 360 was great, but felt kinda lonely, but this looks poised to be packed and full of players from day 1.
Bravo, Sega! Hope this turns out very well for them.
If you're the kinda person who just mains a single character, you can get everything for that char + the game for $20 flat.
And even if you don't buy any of the DLC, you still get 6 costumes worth of parts for 19 characters?
It's a nice, flexible pricing model, one that should be applauded overall. If there's not any surprise loopholes somewhere.
Will be good to get into VF once again. 5 on 360 was great, but felt kinda lonely, but this looks poised to be packed and full of players from day 1.
Bravo, Sega! Hope this turns out very well for them.
Muchi Muchi Pink
Member
Exactly. It's the items you buy.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Virtua Fighter makes everyone it touches converted.
FallingEdge
Member
I can finally create the perfect Jacky.
No shirt. Pants. Bike Helmet.
No shirt. Pants. Bike Helmet.
No, I mean ... 5 dollars for ALL of one character's items... but 15 for ALL of 10 character's items? Or are there items you can only get with 5 dollar packs? That's the key thing.
Riposte
Member
Ha, I feel the same way. I have 10+ games in my backlog for the first time in years lol. Too many of them are fighting games, which really kills my time.
ThatCrazyGuy
Member
Day 1. Not touching the dlc though.
from my understanding i think the 10 characters worth of DLC items has the same content as the single character pack but with better offer .... i could be wrong though :/
Sounds like the bundles collect what the seperate packs offer. So if you will only just play 1 or 2 characters, you can get away cheaper, or if you want everything for everyone, you can buy the bundles.
So it appears to be
* 650 / 900 items per character in the $5 dlc packs. (19 packs available)
* Near 10,000 each bundle, $15 packs. (2 packs available)
* 6 default costumes per character with default game. (Free with purchase)
Reticent Rhino
Member
Awesome. I wasn't expecting this until late summer/August, so it's a pleasant surprise that it's coming so soon. I loved VF4, but I haven't played any iteration of 5 so it's new to me. Will probably buy whichever DLC pack has Lion's stuff in it.
GekigangerV
Member
I imagine ranking would be part of online play.
:S I hope not, I don't have any faith in this game's netcode.
sixteen-bit
Member
Why not? VF5's netcode was incredibly good.
sechsterangriff
Member
Maybe I'll be able to find online the old Japanese lady that kicked my ass with a silver hair Lion at an arcade in Kobe onetime. :lol
Yeah i hate it but ... but ... im weak. (Got KOFXIII DLC Characters on day one) and the VF5 FS price tag is the best thing ever.
Oh and im a scrub that loves customization.
I never had the chance to play the arcade game (I mean this FS update) but I played VF5 alot - on both consoles as well - and I remember graphics being more... solid?
Is this washed out and less shiny look of FS coming from the original release or is it a technical compromise in order to fit the game into XBLA/PSN filesize limits?
Or, am I just seeing things?
Is this washed out and less shiny look of FS coming from the original release or is it a technical compromise in order to fit the game into XBLA/PSN filesize limits?
Or, am I just seeing things?
Japan will dominate VFFS at Evo. They've been playing the game for two years. Even with an extra month or two it wouldn't matter.
sixteen-bit
Member
I never had the chance to play the arcade game (I mean this FS update) but I played alot VF5 - also on both consoles - and I remember graphics being more solid.
Is this more whashed out and less shiny look of FS coming from the original release or is it a technical compromise in order to fit the game into XBLA/PSN filesize limits?
Or, am I just seeing things?
This is a game built on what's basically PC hardware from 2005. You're probably just remembering the visuals with rose-tinted glasses. It makes sense the game would look dated today.
Yeah, probably you have a point here.
gutter_trash
Banned
suck it up Q3 release dates!
June 6 fuck yeah
double-dip for me
as a customize character hater, I am happy that the DLC custom fluff is separate.. The less people I see online with bad taste in customization, the better
June 6 fuck yeah
double-dip for me
as a customize character hater, I am happy that the DLC custom fluff is separate.. The less people I see online with bad taste in customization, the better
If you consider FS a full-featured game, getting everything for $45 isn't really DLC compared to $50-60 for a full disc. The full package is still cheaper then KOFXIII without the DLC.
Well, they made not buying the DLC for you then- as not buying the DLC means you won't see your opponent's costumes either. The reasoning was they needed to do it this way to get under Microsoft's size limits for downloadable games, so the DLC isn't just an unlock key.
Have faith. Sega has a good track record. VF5 Vanilla had awesome netcode, I'd say at least on par with SC5, and supposedly Daytona netcode is better, and Sega is using some boosts from that as well.
PS3/360
DAY ONE
WWW.VIRTUAFIGHTER.COM
LET'S. FUCKING. GO.
>:O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am playing this at Evo this year until I can't see anything but "CHALLENGER COMES!" when I close my eyes.
DAY ONE
WWW.VIRTUAFIGHTER.COM
LET'S. FUCKING. GO.
>:O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am playing this at Evo this year until I can't see anything but "CHALLENGER COMES!" when I close my eyes.
If he mains Mitsu in SCV, I imagine Akira would be a good choice for him.
BruiserBear
Banned
What engine is this running on? That does not look like a game launching this late on these consoles.
"God's Beard!"
Member
I hope they make VF5 a regular game at Southtown Arcade, I'm moving to a location about two blocks from there.
Well, its a 2006 game updated through years. Final Showdown was originally released in Japan-arcades in 2010.
Still looks darn great.
Anyway..
Yes!!!
Hunter-Zero
Member
Sweet, crazy pricing! double dipping, i don´t care about customization items, so not touching dlc
Given how poorly the game did in retail in the US, and how Sega doesn't want to hurt the arcade market in Japan- this made the most sense.
Also, Sega is going hard on digital these days, which makes sense. My worry is what happens then the PSN servers get shut off in a few years? I hope Sega one day puts this out on Steam, or by that point we can emulate , or we get VF6 on PC.
GrayFoxPL
Member
They took out quest mode and progression, winning items for paid dlc. For the price I can live with that, though I'd rather pay 60$ for full disc version.
Grinding that vanila Kage.