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Tekken |OT2| Pulse of the Regionally Discriminated Knuckleheads
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MikeBreezy92
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Yeah idk what's with Namco and them not bringing the latest versions of the game....seems wack to me.
GrayFoxPL
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But that's great idea: secretly install 5.0 Steve into FR before tournaments.
DR would do fine too.
but Alpha Steve would be even better.
Osu 16 Bit
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Maybe the idea is to stick with one version for the American tour so if you do get to have a little experience playing the knowledge/experience for that version will carry over from tournament to tournament? IDK the entire tour for a game that isn't out makes no sense.
FormallyFamicom
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The game really should have been updated by now. I understand wanting to offer the players a stable version to learn on, but they will eventually have to play vs Asia in the most current version at the global championship and it would be super unfair to have them face the best players in the world on a version of the game they've never played before.
Osu 16 Bit
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Yeah, that's true. Another explanation is they do not want to localize the English version of FR they use. Which is also crazy because I don't know why you wouldn't have done that work for Master Raven and Bob before they were actually out so they'd be ready.
Maybe the PC version will have a slider that can increase the amount of sparks?
There were distracting when actually playing the game, I'm glad they are gone.
Or, you know, having to face the best players in the world in a game they don't have access to
Nah, I'm beating a dead horse right now, but the wait has been cruel this time. We're halfway through the generation, got another iteration of this gen's console and still no Tekken game on the PS4.
I'm just afraid people will have already forgotten about the game by the time it comes out.
They were a little too much imo.
Spuck-uk
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Lol.
What IS this personality of hers you're imagining in your oddly passive-agressive way?
MikeBreezy92
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He means her generic femme fatale black widow personality.
Honestly if you can Katarina generic, the ENTIRE CAST IS MADE OF GENERIC ARCHETYPES. every single one of them.
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GrayFoxPL
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This is very true, but I do think Kazuya edges out a little bit above the rest with the "original hero" into "antihero" transformation. The psychopathic family relations, being overtaken by the devil then taking control of that devil. The whole dying thing, resurrection and 20 years of waiting. His respect to Jinpachi, strange relations with Jun.
It's still isn't clear how much Kazuya is left in Kazuya and how much Devil actually changed within his character.
It's not much, maybe mediocre anime material, but it's still counts as something for me. So I like the whole Kaz thing.
But generally yeah - paper thin characters, especially since T5 and up.
T2, T3, T4 had actually pretty nice or at least interesting story arcs that put that little bit of "character into characters". Later just went deep into gutter, lol.
GrayFoxPL
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MikeBreezy92
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This is very true, but I do think Kazuya edges out a little bit above the rest with the "original hero" into "antihero" transformation. The psychopathic family relations, being overtaken by the devil then taking control of that devil. The whole dying thing, resurrection and 20 years of waiting. His respect to Jinpachi, strange relations with Jun.
It's still isn't clear how much Kazuya is left in Kazuya and how much Devil actually changed within his character.
It's not much, maybe mediocre anime material, but it's still counts as something for me. So I like the whole Kaz thing.
But generally yeah - paper thin characters, especially since T5 and up.
T2, T3, T4 had actually pretty nice or at least interesting story arcs that put that little bit of "character into characters". Later just went deep into gutter, lol.
I saw this a lot back when I used to be at Tekken nation...I guess things are more interesting when you had the bare minimum of details and such.
Kaz is unique imo simply because they always tease him going "Good" then ended up straight evil every time.
Haha, I love that line. Anna's got them on their knees like a dog, is sitting on their back and laughing while spanking the opponent. What a generic personality!! /s
MikeBreezy92
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Its ok to like the character but come on if you think her character isn't a well worn trope by this point... >_>
Best part of the stream.
GrayFoxPL
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True, true.
The blonde girl transforms into Lucky Chloe.
If it's such a trope, find me examples of other female characters like her in gaming.
Spuck-uk
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She's a standard archetype (Femme Fatale) that goes way beyond gaming, and is way older, but to satisfy the question..
'Catherine', from Catherine.
Ada Wong from Resident Evil (excepting her first appearance)
Elizabeth in Bioshock: Burial at Sea
Maggie in the original deus Ex
Nevan in Devil May Cry 3
There's more, but hopefully you get the idea.
MikeBreezy92
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Eva in MGS3 plays with said trope.
Trish in Devil May Cry
Jessica in RE: Revelations
Morrigan in Darkstalkers
Milenna in Mortal Kombat wants to be this.
Like Spuck said, its a trope that exists well beyond gaming.
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Adding one major one
Bayonetta in.....Bayonetta
We are already cursed with chloe 😃
GrayFoxPL
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Lucky Chloe key character in Story Mode. Actual tournament organizer and final boss.
Lucky Chloe is life.
Lucky Chloe is love.
Yeah I love Anna but her and Nina pretty generic. They're different sides of the Femme Fatale trope; Anna is the more overtly sexual/playful side and Nina is the more subtly sexual/serious side.
Tekken (and fighting game) characters are basically barely fleshed-out tropes because developers know most people don't play fighting games for compelling, well thought-out characters (Bamco especially seem to be enforcing this based on the new characters we've got from BR onwards...).
Tekken (and fighting game) characters are basically barely fleshed-out tropes because developers know most people don't play fighting games for compelling, well thought-out characters (Bamco especially seem to be enforcing this based on the new characters we've got from BR onwards...).
GrayFoxPL
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Harada would never allow that. Mishimas gonna get wasted by Chloe final form - Unlucky Chloe.
Dammit harada
Yep and the whole Nina vs Anna rivarly was always whack to me.
MikeBreezy92
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Most of the current rivalries are wack because they never develop. Ever. Ever Ever....
Remember that T5 intro with Hwoarang and Steve fighting? Would love to have a three-way rivalry between Hwo/Steve and Jin. But no, Jin has to save the world... by destroying it. That's some Code Geass bullshit right there (I love Code Geass though).
MikeBreezy92
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I mean its a intro.....An Anime Esque intro at that. You know how anime intros are at times. "X and Y are fighting? Can't wa-oh that doesn't happen?"
I never knew I wanted that before seeing it in the intro. Can't help but feel disappointed.
Osu 16 Bit
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Nah, they're the same. Femme Fatale trope is older than dirt. There were cavemen telling stories around the camp fire of Anna like cavewomen.
It's ok, I love Catwoman, but it's not unique.
It's ok, I love Catwoman, but it's not unique.
Nope. Mostly none of those characters are even as close to being as over the top as Anna. As I said, Bayonettas maybe the only one that's comparable.
Femme fatale can't be used to describe the multitude of personalities being listed here. Even Bayonetta with some of her motherly characteristics doesn't align completely with the femme fatale label.
Speaking of Rivalries, this one would've been sick:
RIP Marduk. You were too special for T7.
2 years later:
RIP Marduk. You were too special for T7.
2 years later:
MikeBreezy92
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I mean I think we all knew you were gonna be anal about this just to prove a point every one agreed on.
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