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Mik and Kouichi are Team InFAMOUS. Raz and I are RazOr Chamber
No we changed we are Itchypads
JStein0222
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Anybody already decide what minion they want to have hanging around? No question, definitely going for the Pipo Ape
Gunstarheroes
Member
I love the name. Also, i solved the avatar issue Kal. This finally kicked me in the butt enough to set one.
Jawmuncher
Member
I love posts like this.
Since it's always great to see someone's history with a system or games.
Especially ones that involve family.
Snapshot King
Member
Eh screw it, I'm down. Who needs a partner.
TimeEffect
Member
I think we found Figboy's partner
I happen to love my avatar
Only 4 more days everyone. It's so close we can taste it's gooey goodness
i don't even need an excuse to use this gif :3
Jawmuncher
Member
LOL, if it's a week after I think I can just manage to jump into the Tourney.
i don't even need an excuse to use this gif :3
lol i love that scene, especially with that epic music
I'm unsure because I don't remember all the minions in the game, is there a list?
Snapshot King
Member
I hate to seem like a negative nancy, but there is something about the game that's nagging me. Has there been any talk from the devs about how some characters may have better overall movesets, but be rendered more or less terrible by bad super 1s? I mean, I love third strike and all, but that's certainly not the part I'd like to bring over from it.
AnkiRendan
Member
DMC's Kat. Pretty cute character I guess.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
My attempt......go ahead mock....if you dare!!!
Let's do this!
Let's do this!
Jawmuncher
Member
Think i'll go with a Little Sister.
Apeopleman
Member
Resistance's San Francisco is in as a map. Does this almost confirm Nathan Hale as DLC?
What's the specualtion on DLC after Kat and Graves?
What's the specualtion on DLC after Kat and Graves?
Snapshot King
Member
They were part of a list that included Cloud, Old Snake, Crash and Spyro, so here's hopin.
Since we're all sharing, I will too, Sophia from Golden Girls style!
Picture it: Milwaukee, WI, 1995. I was a strapping young 16 year old junior in high school, and this fancy new machine from the Walkman dudes called a "PlayStation" was the talk of my friends.
I was a skeptic, though. I grew up in the 80's with the NES and then the Sega Genesis in the late 80's, early 90's. I only new Sony from the Walkman, and didn't think they'd have the chops to bring it to my loves, Nintendo and Sega. I was a Sega fanboy, but I always had love for Nintendo and Mario. Me and my friends scoffed at the early PS1 titles, even after the console had released.
I got my first taste of the PlayStation playing one of the WWF games (I think it was WWF Superstars or Royal Rumble). It was one of those games like Mortal Kombat, where they captured the actors doing the moves. I also got my hands on Battle Arena Toshinden at a friends house. I had a good time, but I still wasn't sold.
And then I saw Final Fantasy VII. And Resident Evil. And Tomb Raider. And suddenly the N64 wasn't looking so impressive to me anymore. The PlayStation jumped to the top of my wish list. Sadly, I didn't get my very own PlayStation until 1997, when I finally landed my first job at age 18, and bought one for myself. FFVII was the first game I ever bought, along with Grand Theft Auto 1. I still own those original discs to this day. I have so many great memories of PS1. From staying up to 5 in the morning playing Vandal Hearts with my brother-in-law, to hanging on every moment of Metal Gear Solid, to capturing those pesky apes with my net in Ape Escape, and having nightmares for days after experiencing the horrors of Silent Hill. Too many amazing gaming moments to recount here, but the PS1 is still one of my favorite consoles of all time. Only bested by it's successor: The PlayStation 2.
The PlayStation 2 released when I was 21, and I waited a good 6-8 months before I got one. I was working at Barnes and Noble at the time, making about $300 every two weeks. I remember getting paid sometime in late April-early May, and having $325 to my name. I went to the EB Games and asked a buddy of mine if they had any PlayStation 2's left, since this was still during the time when stores were running out left and right. He said they had a few. Out of curiosity, I asked him how much it would be with tax. He told me it would come up to $324. I ran across the street to my bank, cashed my check, and dropped $324. Took my PS2 home that day. I had bills to pay, but dammit, I didn't care. I got my PS2 after months of longing!
I had already bought Smuggler's Run, and Zone of the Enders in anticipation that I'd be buying a PlayStation 2 at some point in the near future. I didn't realize how soon I would. I remember, with shaking hands, riding the bus home (still lived with my mom at the time), clutching the gigantic blue PS2 box to my chest, knowing that I didn't live in the best neighborhood, and the PS2 was a super hot commodity.
The first thing I do when I get home is pop in the MGS2 demo that came packed with ZoE. I love ZoE, but at the time, it was all about Snake's latest adventure. I remember being absolutely floored by the visuals and cinematography and camera work in that opening sequence. Then, the game segued seamlessly into gameplay, I stared for a bit, not realizing I could move Snake, moved him around...and the game froze. I restarted, went through the beginning, and it froze again. Popped in Smuggler's run, played for a second, and it froze. ZoE? Froze. Son. Of. A. Bitch. I took the system back to the store the next day, and swapped it out for a new one, still terrified that I'd be mugged on the bus on the way home. That second system served me for many years, from the first time I fell in love with Yorda and Ico, to driving a sword through the face of the God of War, Ares, himself, that PS2, with it's PS1 backwards compatibility, was the best gaming console I ever owned...Until I got my PS3 in 2007, when I was 27 years old.
I didn't get the PS3 on launch in 2006. I waited until February 2007, when I had a better job, and I worked hard to save up for it. I dropped $650 bones on that bitch, and didn't regret it one bit. I knew the Blu Ray player would be excellent to have (and would beat out HD DVD), and after the time I had with the PS2, I knew the PS3 wouldn't let me down. By this point, I was a fan of studios like Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, Insomniac, Santa Monica, etc, and knew it was only a matter of time before they graced us with their PS3 presence, and graced us they did.
With my fully backwards compatible PS3, I have, in my opinion, the greatest gaming console of all time. I have a history of software from 3 console generations at my finger tips, and the games of this generation have done nothing but amaze me. Nintendo is what made me a gamer, when 6 year old Figboy gripped an NES controller in his hands for the first time and got sucked into the world of Super Mario Bros. But it was PlayStation that kept me a gamer. At a time when, in my teens, being cool had nothing to do with video games, but PlayStation made it ok to be a gamer. The games on PlayStation also felt like they grew up with me, spoke to me as a teenager and a young adult in a way that Nintendo's family friendly titles were no longer doing (but I still have a soft spot for the rotund Italian plumber, the green clad elf warrior, and the badass space bounty hunter).
PlayStation All Stars, even with it's roster of 20 (soon to be 22) characters, has managed to tickle every one of my fond memories of PlayStation in one way or another. From Spike and PaRappa repping the PS1, to Kratos and Ratchet, and Jak, and Sly repping the PS2, to Drake and Nariko and Radec repping the PS3, the game touches me in the same way that Super Smash Bros touches me as a long time Nintendo fan. I get that same, giddy, nostalgic wistfulness when I watch that PBR Attract Trailer.
To think that there is now one game that so succinctly, and effectively condenses 17 years of my PlayStation gaming into one fun, entertaining package, means a lot to me. I feel the same way about Smash Bros.
So, yeah, thank you, Superbot. I truly mean that. I know you don't need my approval, but this game touches my heart and my memories in a very meaningful way, and I appreciate the hard work you've put into this game, and from all of my time with it, you've done PlayStation proud, despite all the nit-picking and bitching, as a longtime, and hardcore PlayStation fan, you've done a stand up job, and I cannot wait to get my hands on the game again. Thank you.
Picture it: Milwaukee, WI, 1995. I was a strapping young 16 year old junior in high school, and this fancy new machine from the Walkman dudes called a "PlayStation" was the talk of my friends.
I was a skeptic, though. I grew up in the 80's with the NES and then the Sega Genesis in the late 80's, early 90's. I only new Sony from the Walkman, and didn't think they'd have the chops to bring it to my loves, Nintendo and Sega. I was a Sega fanboy, but I always had love for Nintendo and Mario. Me and my friends scoffed at the early PS1 titles, even after the console had released.
I got my first taste of the PlayStation playing one of the WWF games (I think it was WWF Superstars or Royal Rumble). It was one of those games like Mortal Kombat, where they captured the actors doing the moves. I also got my hands on Battle Arena Toshinden at a friends house. I had a good time, but I still wasn't sold.
And then I saw Final Fantasy VII. And Resident Evil. And Tomb Raider. And suddenly the N64 wasn't looking so impressive to me anymore. The PlayStation jumped to the top of my wish list. Sadly, I didn't get my very own PlayStation until 1997, when I finally landed my first job at age 18, and bought one for myself. FFVII was the first game I ever bought, along with Grand Theft Auto 1. I still own those original discs to this day. I have so many great memories of PS1. From staying up to 5 in the morning playing Vandal Hearts with my brother-in-law, to hanging on every moment of Metal Gear Solid, to capturing those pesky apes with my net in Ape Escape, and having nightmares for days after experiencing the horrors of Silent Hill. Too many amazing gaming moments to recount here, but the PS1 is still one of my favorite consoles of all time. Only bested by it's successor: The PlayStation 2.
The PlayStation 2 released when I was 21, and I waited a good 6-8 months before I got one. I was working at Barnes and Noble at the time, making about $300 every two weeks. I remember getting paid sometime in late April-early May, and having $325 to my name. I went to the EB Games and asked a buddy of mine if they had any PlayStation 2's left, since this was still during the time when stores were running out left and right. He said they had a few. Out of curiosity, I asked him how much it would be with tax. He told me it would come up to $324. I ran across the street to my bank, cashed my check, and dropped $324. Took my PS2 home that day. I had bills to pay, but dammit, I didn't care. I got my PS2 after months of longing!
I had already bought Smuggler's Run, and Zone of the Enders in anticipation that I'd be buying a PlayStation 2 at some point in the near future. I didn't realize how soon I would. I remember, with shaking hands, riding the bus home (still lived with my mom at the time), clutching the gigantic blue PS2 box to my chest, knowing that I didn't live in the best neighborhood, and the PS2 was a super hot commodity.
The first thing I do when I get home is pop in the MGS2 demo that came packed with ZoE. I love ZoE, but at the time, it was all about Snake's latest adventure. I remember being absolutely floored by the visuals and cinematography and camera work in that opening sequence. Then, the game segued seamlessly into gameplay, I stared for a bit, not realizing I could move Snake, moved him around...and the game froze. I restarted, went through the beginning, and it froze again. Popped in Smuggler's run, played for a second, and it froze. ZoE? Froze. Son. Of. A. Bitch. I took the system back to the store the next day, and swapped it out for a new one, still terrified that I'd be mugged on the bus on the way home. That second system served me for many years, from the first time I fell in love with Yorda and Ico, to driving a sword through the face of the God of War, Ares, himself, that PS2, with it's PS1 backwards compatibility, was the best gaming console I ever owned...Until I got my PS3 in 2007, when I was 27 years old.
I didn't get the PS3 on launch in 2006. I waited until February 2007, when I had a better job, and I worked hard to save up for it. I dropped $650 bones on that bitch, and didn't regret it one bit. I knew the Blu Ray player would be excellent to have (and would beat out HD DVD), and after the time I had with the PS2, I knew the PS3 wouldn't let me down. By this point, I was a fan of studios like Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, Insomniac, Santa Monica, etc, and knew it was only a matter of time before they graced us with their PS3 presence, and graced us they did.
With my fully backwards compatible PS3, I have, in my opinion, the greatest gaming console of all time. I have a history of software from 3 console generations at my finger tips, and the games of this generation have done nothing but amaze me. Nintendo is what made me a gamer, when 6 year old Figboy gripped an NES controller in his hands for the first time and got sucked into the world of Super Mario Bros. But it was PlayStation that kept me a gamer. At a time when, in my teens, being cool had nothing to do with video games, but PlayStation made it ok to be a gamer. The games on PlayStation also felt like they grew up with me, spoke to me as a teenager and a young adult in a way that Nintendo's family friendly titles were no longer doing (but I still have a soft spot for the rotund Italian plumber, the green clad elf warrior, and the badass space bounty hunter).
PlayStation All Stars, even with it's roster of 20 (soon to be 22) characters, has managed to tickle every one of my fond memories of PlayStation in one way or another. From Spike and PaRappa repping the PS1, to Kratos and Ratchet, and Jak, and Sly repping the PS2, to Drake and Nariko and Radec repping the PS3, the game touches me in the same way that Super Smash Bros touches me as a long time Nintendo fan. I get that same, giddy, nostalgic wistfulness when I watch that PBR Attract Trailer.
To think that there is now one game that so succinctly, and effectively condenses 17 years of my PlayStation gaming into one fun, entertaining package, means a lot to me. I feel the same way about Smash Bros.
So, yeah, thank you, Superbot. I truly mean that. I know you don't need my approval, but this game touches my heart and my memories in a very meaningful way, and I appreciate the hard work you've put into this game, and from all of my time with it, you've done PlayStation proud, despite all the nit-picking and bitching, as a longtime, and hardcore PlayStation fan, you've done a stand up job, and I cannot wait to get my hands on the game again. Thank you.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
I actually would see a Chimera being better fit than Nathan Hale. More recognizable and would have a more inventive move set and supers.
Jawmuncher
Member
Yeah Resitance has such a prescene in the game that a character not making it in as DLC would be weird. Though I would say a Chimera would be better than Nathan Hale 9or perhaps the chiemera version of him with the powers just to change things up)
LOL. Hell yeah!
We can be the "Vanguards of the Verbose!" or maybe, "Team Verbose..."
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Well maybe they could do both via alternates. Make Nathan Hale the main character and have a Chimera alternate. Could happen.
Jawmuncher
Member
A+++ Post would read again.
Anyway i'm loving these history stories with Playstation everyone has.
I'll post mine in a bit once I finalize it.
I'm game.
batmandarkknight
Member
They should have normal hale. Then level 3. He transforms to super chimera Nathan hale. :3
But still. SNAKE has to be the next dlc.
But still. SNAKE has to be the next dlc.
Mikey Jr.
Member
i'll join up with you if you don't have a partner.
TimeEffect
Member
Save us, CC
Yep this will work fine.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
That was more my thought.
Jawmuncher
Member
Same here either add a monster rather than another human, or have chimera cole so we dont have another person with a gun.
Thanks! Which character are you rocking?
I found out at the LA Beatdown that I'm pretty good with Ratchet, so he will be my first character, the Good Cole. I mained Kratos during the beta, but after playing with some of the other characters (Dante, Ratchet, Drake, Good Cole), I'm not looking to use him anytime soon.
Ratchet is pretty versatile, so I think he'd be good paired up with just about anyone. His tools are pretty effective. We could team up if you don't have a partner, but I'm generally not big on online play, and I plan to spend my first few days with the game solo, getting back into the groove and learning Ratchet and Good Cole.
TimeEffect
Member
Nathan Hale = Soldier Cole
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Oh no, that would be missing a perfect opportunity for comedy gold. I imagine Emmet being yelled at for supposedly stealing parts of her town in her made up quasi French and him being like WTF?
Thanks for sharing, man. Great story! I'll have to write out my own soon as well.
It was hinted on the blog that they wouldn't be rivals.
Jawmuncher
Member
This should work out fine.
With the tourney being the week after the games release, it lines it up perfectly with when i'll be back and able to play.
Letting you know now that I haven't been able to play the beta or anything yet. But i'm pretty quick to pick up in games and i've been watching so much and reading up on the games it's like i've played it at this point. I was thinking of going with Dante or Raiden (Since I like to jump in with Favorite characters as opposed to who works better) but after I get a lay of the land with all the characters i'll let you know. Since unlike brawl every character here I see myself playing as.
I'd love to have end of Resistance 2 Hale as a playable. Or maybe a stage hazard would be awesome.
In truth, I'd love to see a Chimera as a playable fighter. Since this thread needs more stuff we've talked about before in it, this is my personal top 8 list of DLC editions I'd love added to the game (bringing the roster up to 30). All first and second party (probably the easiest characters to land)
1) Ellen - Folklore - Her attacks would be a mix of the various Folks she captures.
2) Alundra - Alundra - He would use all of his tools and skills from his game. Very Link like, actually.
3) Jen Tate - Primal - This is a serious one. I love Jen. She's use her different forms to change her fighting style, and can summon Skree to help her in battle as well.
4) Lazarus Jones - Ghosthunter - Yes, he's human, but his arsenal would be his cool ghost capturing equipment, and he could utilize his astral projection powers in his supers.
5) Rau Utu or Tati - The Mark of Kri/Rise of the Kasai - Rau would be the anti Kratos. Tati would be the anti-Dante or Raiden. Rau is brute strength, Tati is lightning speed and agility.
6) Max or Monica - Dark Cloud 2 - Personally, I just want some Level 5 reps in the game. Jeanne D'Arc, Jaster Rogue, or Max and Monica.
7) Chimera - Resistance - Like the Helghast, I think the Chimera are pretty cool and iconic looking. I'd like to maybe see the Berserker, with some of the alt skins of the other species. The weapons of the Resistance series were always awesome, so that alone would make the Chimera a different beast from the other projectile users.
8) Gabe Logan - Syphon Filter - I don't think Gabe gets enough love, but to me, he's just as much PlayStation as Kratos, Ratchet, and Nate Drake. His gadgets and tools would also give him the chance for a really unique and fun combat style.
And those are my top choices. With their addition to the roster, I'd really geek out on a PlayStation nerd high.
If the third parties want to play:
1) Tifa Lockhart or Vivi
2) Tomba
3) Crash Bandicoot
4) Solid Snake/Big Boss/Old Snake/The Boss
5) Chris, Jill, Claire, or Leon
6) Amaterasu
7) Klonoa
8) Ubisoft wild card: The Prince of Persia. Screw Ezio or Connor, bring in the original acrobatic badass. Sands of Time version, with time altering abilities as supers, and have his alts be from the other PoP games (from Sands, through to PoP 2008).
Lord Phol
Member
Variety adds lasting appeal IMO and I find the chimeras design interesting. Nathan really is soldier Cole but with less personality :7.