Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Virtua Fighter Reboot Could Be in the Works – Rumor
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RoboFu
One of the green rats
ahh to be young again...
Hudo
Member
Man, I'd dare you to post this on the SRK forums if they were still around... (RIP)
cireza
Member
More like Tekken tries to play like Virtua Fighter, except that it sucks.
splattered
Member
If it is good I will buy it day zero.
Would be cool if they included some of the previous titles via emulation as reward unlocks.
Would be cool if they included some of the previous titles via emulation as reward unlocks.
Yea, this kinda stuff is such a turn-off.
lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
The only memory i have with virtual fighter is that they plays like walmart version of tekken.
Shake Your Rump
Banned
Tekken, but with the gravity of the moon is how I always saw it.
That and the stupid “ring out” made me hate the game.
cireza
Member
Well the memories I have are that VF paved the way for the genre and Tekken was basically a rip-off with an absurd story, lighting effects and ridiculous/tasteless character design to cater to a "different and wider" audience. Which worked quite well.
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Midori is a known Atlus/Sega leaker so there's a good chance this leak might come to pass.
But anyway, that's why the post is tagged as 'rumor'.
Edit: Btw, the guys over at gamingleaksandrumours even did a tier list, and Midori currently sits in the 'Tier 2 - Generally Reliable' category - https://old.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/wiki/index
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Aion002
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SSfox
Member
Not at all.
Alx
Member
It's closer to Dead or Alive or even Soulcalibur (or more exactly : it opened the path to games like DOA and SC, since Virtua Fighter is the original 3D fighter). It has a button to block/guard (G), one for punch (P) and one for kick (K), while Tekken was more inspired by Street Fighter controls (two buttons for punch, two buttons for kick, and press backwards to block).
Many people will say "it's more technical and blablabla" but actually the P/K/G gameplay is quite simple and intuitive, you can do a lot with simple inputs if you understand the flow of the combat.
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kunonabi
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Yeah, VF offense is actually pretty straightforward outside of going super optimal. Frame data advantage/disadvantage is much easier to keep track of than other 3d fighters so you can can develop some fairly reliable flowcharts to get started with. It's really the defense where you have to get disciplined pretty early on.
TronNerd82
Member
Virtua Fighter is my favorite fighting game series, and I WILL buy the next one when it comes out.
NeverYouMind
Member
Sounds like a monkey's paw situation. After the last update to Ultimate Showdown added in-game advertisements and the one before that added Tekken skins my faith in the future of the IP is at an all time low.
I own the X360 Online one and cannot play it. Are you only referring to the worst version of 5 (deceptively named Final Showdown) released in some form on every modern platform?
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El Muerto
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killatopak
Member
shit, I thought this was virtual-on.
Neon Xenon
Member
I want to see Virtua Fighter return. The first entry I played was VF4: Evolution on PS2 (outstanding, just for being a tome of VF knowledge). But I've always wondered how you bring the series back now and set it apart enough to make it stand out without taking away from the essence of Virtua Fighter.
We'll see, I suppose. I'm anxious, but open to see what gets done with it.
On a side note, there's a Virtual-On Masterpiece Collection (OMG, OT, and Force) on PS4 that goes on sale on PSN fairly often for ￥1,980 (about $20 USD). Worth looking into. This site can let you know when it goes on sale if you set a notification for it.
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We'll see, I suppose. I'm anxious, but open to see what gets done with it.
On a side note, there's a Virtual-On Masterpiece Collection (OMG, OT, and Force) on PS4 that goes on sale on PSN fairly often for ￥1,980 (about $20 USD). Worth looking into. This site can let you know when it goes on sale if you set a notification for it.
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I would love to see a return of the Quest Mode from VF4 Evolution / VF5 / VF5 Online. It is the best single player mode in a fighter, and has been completely absent from the digital only updates for years. Only problem is that letting play to unlock cosmetics is probably not in alignment with the economics of any future release.
Papa_Wisdom
Gold Member
Can’t wait for more virtua fighter, gotta be Leon for the old school or Vanessa for the newer characters that I usually main.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
They better not turn this into Tekken. I hate Tekken.
Mephisto40
Member
If they charge full price for it and it doesn't have a properly fleshed out story mode in it, it's just going to get shit on and forgotten very quickly
SportsFan581
Member
Interesting, I've never played any of these and thus no nostalgia at all for any of the characters. I wonder what they could add to stand out.
U n i o n 0015
Member
Some semblance of story for the SP folks. The "story" of VF is really, really barebones. That's been the problem with VF since 3 or so, in that Tekken always had better single player content while VF was basically graphics and mechanics. They didn't keep up with what home audiences wanted.
cireza
Member
This is wrong though. VF5 has the best single player gameplay I have seen in a fighting game with the Quest mode. Which basically mimics playing against real players with a variety of different AIs for every single character and going around, doing tournaments.
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U n i o n 0015
Member
Eh, I disagree, it's interesting from a design perspective in that it feels like you're 1v1 with another player, but it can't compare to playing through a fun story campaign like any of the NRS games, Tekken, or even the latest SF.
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
It's truly remarkable that they're still trying to market a fighter game as online-focused, even though only 2-3 thousand people are playing it after six months.
https://steamcharts.com/app/310950 sf 5
https://steamcharts.com/app/389730 tekken 7
https://steamcharts.com/app/976310 mortal kombat 11
Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 had a good start, but they will likely drop to these figures as well.
JohnSpartanLee
Member
As deep as VF may be - with only 1 punch button and 1 kick button it will never get the mass appeal of Street Fighter and Tekken.
Unless they change this in a reboot.
Unless they change this in a reboot.
NeverYouMind
Member
That is not quite right. It uses every combination of P, K, and G (P+K is power punch, K+G is power kick, P+G is throw, and P+K+G is context sensitive).
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cireza
Member
I don't see why it can't compare. All of these are meaty single player contents, simply done differently. You prefer Story based content, this is what I understand. But actually, the Quest mode is much more interesting than a story that will be done once and forgotten forever. Quest offers replayability.
cireza
Member
If you play VF by only using Punch or Kick separately, you have access to less than half of the different attacks and combos.
JohnSpartanLee
Member
True and I'm aware of that, but still Tekken's 1 button per limb and SF's separate buttons for light/medium/hard punches and kicks are instantly more appealing to most people.
Also having to hold a button to block isn't much fun.
cireza
Member
Being able to block without having to walk backwards is pretty great actually. You can also input attacks while guarding, and release at the last moment to press the button that validates the attack... Always found this much better than having to hold back in 3D fighting games. A matter of preferences I guess.
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People often complain about the block button because there simply not accustomed to it. Most fighters don't have one but it has it's advantages like being able to move and stop instantly (this is especially vital in Soul Calibur for instance) or buffer while blocking at the same time. VF3 actually had a dodge/dash button too which also had it's advantages. I wish they'd kept it.
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