SerTapTap
Member
Is Hebijo more focused on fighting bosses? After 2 chapters of 95% trash mobs I quit. I should just read a plot synopsis. I know SK2 is better but Burst still hampers my excitement/ability to play it. Wish I hadn't got it honestly
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Senran Kagura Community Thread: Cuteness Is Justice, Ninjas Are Life
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Is Hebijo more focused on fighting bosses? After 2 chapters of 95% trash mobs I quit. I should just read a plot synopsis. I know SK2 is better but Burst still hampers my excitement/ability to play it. Wish I hadn't got it honestly
Snkfanatic
Banned
Ya the only reason I want to go back is the story. Plus I also enjoy unlocking the artwork.
I honestly don't remember. I just recall having a much better time with Hebijo overall. I was enjoying Hanzo, but Hebijo felt leagues stronger. I think this was in part due to the fact that Hebijo was developed well after the release of Senran Kagura vanilla, where it was only Hanzo.
Ohmygoditsjrod
Banned
All you guys talking about Burst makes me sad I never finished Hebijo. The transfer to my N3DS was fucked so I lost my copy. Oh well I'll just play some Vs.
Call up Nintendo, man. If you've got it listed on your Club Nintendo purchases, I'm sure they'll add it for you.
Ohmygoditsjrod
Banned
I'll give it a shot. I lost all my progress though.
DigitalHitmann
Banned
I never got the chance to play Burst yet. I feel its a detriment to my duty as an SK fan.
SliceSabre
Banned
You have lost all rights to you avatar.
SerTapTap
Member
It's honestly unfortunate that it has story in it because there's no other reason to play it at this point
Ohmygoditsjrod
Banned
You should. Hebijo has a great hot springs scene where Katsuragi straight gives no fucks.
DigitalHitmann
Banned
Atleast I wasnt embarrassed to admit it. :\
ORLY................................. Investigating.
Ohmygoditsjrod
Banned
Snkfanatic
Banned
Hnnngggg
DigitalHitmann
Banned
Yeaaaaah im going to wait till I get home based on the description alone...
Ohmygoditsjrod
Banned
amishpriest99
Member
While on the other hand, I still have yet to start SV despite finishing Burst awhile ago. I feel ashamed
.DigitalHitmann
Banned
Lmao the best.
Snkfanatic
Banned
lol well it fits here too I suppose
While on the other hand, I still have yet to start SV despite finishing Burst awhile ago. I feel ashamed
Do it! :3
amishpriest99
Member
I know, I will! If I can curb the MH4 addiction a bit, that is.
DigitalHitmann
Banned
So, open topic question. We all know that fan service is one of the reasons why we play SK as well as for other reasons like the art style and loads of unlocks, such as myself. What other games offer fan service that you enjoy? From straight up gratuitous panty shots to something more subtle like Warriors Orochi that added Soul Calibur and Dead or Alive characters to the roster. Whats your favorite types of fan service and your favorite fan service oriented title?
FlyingSaucer
Banned
None. I only care for fanservice when there are beautiful ninja girls in it.
Ohmygoditsjrod
Banned
Does Lightning Returns count? If so it's that.
KatamariOnTheRocks
Member
As someone that's really into the art style that these games have, (I can totally see why alot of you guys are so passionate about the franchise) does anyone have a suggestion of where to start in the series? I own a US vita, a US 3DS XL and a JP N3DS so I think I should be good in terms of having the systems to play, I've also seen that there's the physical cards and a digital card game that doesn't seem to be out in the US. Any suggestions are appreciated and I apologize if this has been brought up in the past, but I occasionally lurk this thread so I may have missed it if someone has already asked.
DigitalHitmann
Banned
Not sure how LR would be considered fan service other than her getting her own game... I hate 13 / 13-2... Havent tried LR because of how salty I was over the other two.
Does DOA count towards that? Lol.
I imported like 400 cards from the card game just because I like the art. If anyone has a problem, its me.
(This man feels no shame.)
Ohmygoditsjrod
Banned
Senran Kagura Burst on the 3ds is the start. I usually say that if you want to get into a series start with the first released.
SerTapTap
Member
Neptunia I guess, though it's more tongue in cheek than Senran Kagura by a country mile...SK kind of feels like they throw the silly stuff in after, Neptunia is the reverse. Love the characters, design, humor. There's also a Senran Kagura not-quite-crossover character--Marvelous, who is a representation of...Marvelous, dresses like, and has palette swaps of, Senran Kagura characters and is a Ninja.
I also have a Super Sonico PS3 game but it's half VN and thus pretty hard/frustrating to play. The VN stuff is unfailable though, and the rest is dress up/photography which is pretty fun. It's obviously low-budget though, her boobs/clothes have assorted clipping issues.
Disagree. Story is not so important here, personalities are, and Versus does a great job of expressing those, in addition to far superior performance, gameplay, graphics, fanservice...just, everything. I would really recommend starting with Shinovi Versus unless you really like okay-tier story and can tolerate an incredible amount of highly repetitive and not very good gameplay. I got two chapters in and didn't see a bit of story I'd consider redeeming. They're Ninjas. Ninjas fight ninjas. That's the story, play Versus.
DigitalHitmann
Banned
Ive always seen the Super Sonico figures but never knew it was from a game / franchise. The figures can be all over the spectrum from insanely lewd to super tame.
Ohmygoditsjrod
Banned
That's awesome! I only have the 1st Neptunia game on my Vita. I haven't had time to play it yet though because of other games.
Also SV is a far better game, but if he gets into it going back is much harder.
KatamariOnTheRocks
Member
Thanks for the replies I'm definitely gonna be picking up some of the cards,
And in that case Burst as well as I also like to start things in the chronological release order. I appreciate the tip about skipping Burst as the gameplay sounds like it may not be the high-point of that game, do you think I'd be able to get by watching cutscenes online to catch up on the story and then go right to Shinovi Versus? Either way I'd like to pick up the 3DS games to both show support for the series in the states as well as starting an SK collection. And in regards to the fan service question, I picked up Bullet Girls after seeing this NSFW gameplay video- https://youtu.be/bCW-EgL-hsA
Edit:Bullet Girls vid is NSFW, sorry about that Hitmann
I'm definitely gonna be picking up some of the cards,
ALL of the cards
Edit:Bullet Girls vid is NSFW, sorry about that Hitmann
Ohmygoditsjrod
Banned
If you are getting Burst anyways definitly play it. It is still really fun.
DigitalHitmann
Banned
Thanks for the repliesAnd in that case Burst as well as I also like to start things in the chronological release order. I appreciate the tip about skipping Burst as the gameplay sounds like it may not be the high-point of that game, do you think I'd be able to get by watching cutscenes online to catch up on the story and then go right to Shinovi Versus? Either way I'd like to pick up the 3DS games to both show support for the series in the states as well as starting an SK collection. And in regards to the fan service question, I picked up Bullet Girls after seeing this gameplay video- https://youtu.be/bCW-EgL-hsAALL of the cards
Ive been wanting to import that but im afraid I wont be able to play it because its not in English. If the menus are in English I might be able to get by... I imported EV purely to show support and attempt to play it without understanding a single thing...
Edit: Oh god, I definately should not have clicked that link at work.
Wrong colour pantsu on Mio. Please.
Lmao the best.
DigitalHitmann
Banned
Im color blind anyway. Color is irrelevant as long as there is pantsuuu!
Snkfanatic
Banned
DigitalHitmann
Banned
Not to mention the stripes...I mean
Whats that animation actually called anyways? Ive been out of the loop on animations. I only watch older ones usually. Just picked up all of .Hack//SIGN on dvd over the weekend.
Edit: Same artist does doujinshi... dont they? Art style looks familar.
Ohmygoditsjrod
Banned
K-on.
Demoskinos
Member
Playing Shinovi Versus on my lunch break.
. Good god Asuka is insanely hard. Guess I'm going to have to level poor Homura up before I attempt that again.
Tried doing the final secret battle that you unlock for beating the main story
Snkfanatic
Banned
I did the opposite and used Asuka. Wasn't to bad for me but took a bit of work. I need to go back and beat it with Homura.
DigitalHitmann
Banned
Heard of it but never seen anything or watched anything on it. One of the girls at the anime store I go to when I travel said that Kantai (sp?) Collection is popular right now. I dont know what that is either.
Im a Trigun / Dragon Ball kinda guy... I like older animations.
Ohmygoditsjrod
Banned
Kantai collection is ship girls. Girls with the souls of historical Japanese ships. It has an anime but was based on I think a browser game.
Edit: Also Asuka is a pain in the ass to fight because she spams her break arts.
Edit: Also Asuka is a pain in the ass to fight because she spams her break arts.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Hahha....ya I never got back to finishing those DLC fights. Everything was fine till I fought Rin....NOPE
SerTapTap
Member
Rebirth 1 is good, but has flaws, there's some rough patches in difficulty early on (and only early on awkwardly enough) but it's worth sticking through IMO. Rebirth 2 has no such difficulty issues. Very good humor and I love their character designer. Noire and Histoire are my favs. It's not flawless, but still pretty decent as a JRPG--just a few annoyances and they're improving all the time.
She's Nitro Plus' mascot. ...Nitro Plus makes VNs. (I always have to answer both those questions) She's a model, hence all the different outfits and poses. She's not originally from the game, it's more a game for Sonico fans. I mostly got it because I managed to find the Japanese CE at a decent price (no more than it would have cost in japan, with free ship!). Came with the game, a cute little chibi fig, a bizarrely sized pillowcase I can't use (pretty small), cute box and a DLC custom I haven't actually found how to use ingame.
Picking outfits is my favorite part of the game:
The photo-shooting is alright, it's like a rhythm FPS sort of deal (with a camera). Pretty easy, though you're also ranked on how well the clothes match the request (I think) and I have no idea what the requests are. Doesn't seem to be fail states so I've just plowed through the story. Sonico's VA has a cute voice though I mostly have no idea what's going on. Also her manager is an Oni or something
Demoskinos
Member
I had her beat then it went to a button mash sequence automatically when she lost all her health. Which I ended up losing.
I only like to play Senran Kagura.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Ah....ya I wasn't to happy with that. Failed the first time cause of that. :T
ShinMaruku
Member
Warriors Oorchi 3 has gotten a bit less subtle if you pick the DOA females and Kyuubi because they bounce and dress ahem. >_>
But yeah I like Senran Kagura ,Wo3 and Oneechanbara which makes them all kind of tame with the fruit bikinis.
But yeah I like Senran Kagura ,Wo3 and Oneechanbara which makes them all kind of tame with the fruit bikinis.
Demoskinos
Member
Anything that has good game play to go with it. Fan service is delicious icing on an already delicious cake.