sixteen-bit
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Speaking of FGC docs, what's the word on Bang the Machine? I see they're screening it at evo, but why no wide release?
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Wasn't there copyright problems or something
notworksafe
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The music in the movie would cost a ton to license. No chance it'll ever happen.
What NWS said. From what James said on last week's UltraChen, it'll be too expensive to get the rights to the music just so they could release Bang the Machine themselves or something like that.
sixteen-bit
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where's that angel investor?
MiniBossBattle
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So glad I was able to see it at the Asian Amercin Film festival in SF more than a decade ago. Bang the Machine did the same thing other films like Hoop Dreams or Sports docs, filled you in on the personalities and rivals and their day to day.
notworksafe
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Anyone going to EVO should go watch Bang the Machine. It's still the only good FGC doc.
Red Bull should do it again and bring Red Bull eSports along for the afterparty.
PreyingShark
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She did that to me. No video but I won only 2 rounds in that set. It was a mirror so I felt sooooo bad lol
Dunno if she used to play aegis or any other fighting games really.
Cosmo Clock 21
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Genso Rondo is hot trash based on what SnR players have told me unfortunately
ZeroTheShadow
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It is. It's really great look into the past. All newer fighting game fans should watch it. Spoilers though the first 5 minutes is Wizard walking to the bus stop.
SquirrelSoup
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Well, shit. That's too bad, i was looking forward to it.
Any idea what their complaints were?
sixteen-bit
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Curiously, why of all the touhou games is genso rondo the only one to get a physical western release?
My guess is that there's a huge following here and was probably announced at AX.
I mean, there had to be a reason for the creator himself to attend there while also taking pictures of him drinking at a bar, right?
SquirrelSoup
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It's not, Touhou Genso Wanderer is getting one too. I do imagine it helps that Genso Rondo is officially licensed by G.rev, makers of Senko no Ronde.
I think they're testing the water with these relatively cheap fan games, and if they do well we might get Urban Legend in Limbo or one of the main games over here.
oh nice, when's the screening?
sixteen-bit
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Oh, I didn't know Wanderer was physical too. Is that a new announcement?
edit, guess not i found a news article from june 8th, lol
I would never expect a mainline Touhou game to be available in anything other than Japanese. The issue is with the script -- to my knowledge, ZUN is hyper-protective about the scripts in the mainline games and as a result will not allow anyone else to touch them.
shaowebb
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This is why I am super stoked. G. Rev and Senko No Ronde are amazing. It mentions though that Genso Ronde involves cards. Maybe this works like acquiring powerups on a stage during a shmup to get a new attack?
Not sure. Can't wait to play though. If anyone else gets a copy I'll run sets.
BumblebeeCody
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Damn. No way.
There's also no chance of a pirate copy bc the Cannon Bros are basically the only possessor of the film
Professor Beef
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Finally got a chance to play SF5 yesterday. Unfortunately the setup only had sticks, so I was forced to use Gief since he's the only character I can play on stick. The game is great, wish I could play it on my flabby laptop.
Cosmo Clock 21
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I don't think the official license means much, G.Rev was originally going to block the release of Genso Rondo cause they've been working on their own Senko no Ronde game. idk what the politics behind the decision to grant the license are but you shouldn't treat it as a wholehearted blessing
If it seems like I have an irrational bias against the game it's uhh probably because I do
I thought the reason was that all other copies were lost during 9/11 and they had the only remaining copy left.
That is an elaboration on what I said, yes
I know that feeling. I wanted to get the PC version when it was on sale (I currently have it on PS4), but my desktop is hella old.
sixteen-bit
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petran79
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Game is playable on that setting. Problem is I cant stand so low quality graphics. Gets very tiresome to watch and play. If they only could have basic antialiasing at least.
Guilty Gear Xrd runs fine on laptop on LQ settings and looks tolerable. Even DOA5LR. Not so for SF.
skLaFarebear
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Starting to see a lot of SFV commercials for EVO Top 8 on ESPN. I really hope it does well, since it'll probably be a great top 8.
SloaneRisette
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Finally got my name changed on brackets, no one special in mine right now, but we'll see next week when brackets start finalizing. Was curious about trying Rog but considering I have to unlock the DLC characters still, I'm p sure I'm still gonna stick with Chun
Isn't that a good thing? The less notable players the better your odds!
Also, unlocking one character won't take too long. I however took the easy way out and just bought the season pass, shamefully. Used my fight money to buy the stages and I'll save whatever I gain now for season 2, maybe some costumes whenever I have extra.
shaowebb
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Only thing that mattered to me in your post. Holy shit thats awesome. Fabian Fastman needs to return soon.
EDIT: For those who don't get the movement in these Senko no Ronde games its simple.
-The rings represent your sub and main weapons and their ammo. If someone enters one of these rings you can perform melee attacks instead of the normal ranged ones.
-You have a meter that fills when you do certain things and you can spend it for barrage attacks that have complex patterns, for barrier shielding to alleviate stun and take far less damage to not die (consequentially attacks change while Barrier is up and movement speed changes too), or for a better recovery from a hit
-You can (depending on conditions) activate a BOSS mode for a period as a last ditch way to rack up damage. Some folks though may be easier targets in boss mode but hey it gives you an extra chance to win if you're about to die even if your health is low so its worth it to take the risk sometimes.
-Movement is done with a dash button. You can dash, dash attack, dash cancel attacks.
Thats pretty much the core to bullethell fighting games that follow the GRev Senko no Ronde formula. I know in Duo they added assists, and also in both original Senko no Ronde titles absorbing hits in Barrier state or taking melee attacks ate up charge meter which created great meter gimp opportunities and mind games for shooting bullets to bait barriers. Looks like the Touhou title incorporates grabbing cards. Not certain if its for building a "Charge gauge" or something though. Games look fun though so I am eager to try them.
Here is what a Senko No Ronde Duo tourney match looks like.
If Genso no Ronde Can give me similar thrills I will be super pleased.
This Genso Rondo vid looks promising. Looks like they should have dash attacked and dash canceled more though. Dashing in Senko No Ronde broke the permanent lock on targeting and let you run around strafing and laying down interfering bullets to eat up space and box folks in. This was why Fabian Fastman was great...he could outmaneuver folks very nicely. Hope Genso No Ronde has a dash expert as well.
SloaneRisette
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It's awesome! But after having played Chris G, Justin, and Tokido, I kinda miss it lol
I'm so tempted to do the Season Pass but I'll probably wait for season 2 at this point, plus money
Professor Beef
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My laptop can't even do that. RIP
Like the main channel?
skLaFarebear
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Yeah, I've mainly seen it on ESPN throughout the day/night.
Well, Xrd and DoA5 also run on PS3, they're not exactly demanding.
SixMachine
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Hmmmm, I'm gonna play Charizard at Evo, since I wanted to try something else besides Garchomp who I used at Dreamhack. If it's against Suicune, I'm gonna go for the hail mary fire punches lol.
ShadowSoldier89
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and yet both look better than SF5
SloaneRisette
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Is there a good starter's guide to Pokken? I entered but I don't think I'll have a chance to try it out before Evo so I want to go in with a little bit of knowledge lmao, plus I do plan to get it at some point after
SixMachine
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I personally don't know any, I learned the most from just playing and winging it. Basically attacks beats throws, throws beat counter attacks (if they are glowing blue they have super armor), and counter attacks beat attacks. There are other things to consider like low profiling attacks, low crushing, gaining meter and assists, but those are something you can spot from just playing your character. Playing this game locally is so much better than online, even though it's extremely competent at online. I can tell that the people I were playing with at Dreamhack were having a lot of fun even though they never tried the game before, because it's pretty easy to get down.
Yup. It also helps that ESPN2 comes with ESPN in most channel packages.
ViewtifulJC
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Marn looks like death
I missed it. Did he put himself in? Marn on ESPN. What a time to be alive.
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