donkey show
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The Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record U.C. 0081 Official Thread
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distantmantra
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Seeing how there is a beta that can be seen by people (if it's real) maybe something will be in tonight's Famitsu leak (if it's real).
distantmantra
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Kagari said:
Gundam vs. Gundam NEXT, but yeah, it looks that way (unless it's fake).
Zapages said:
Unless the game is gundam dynasty warriors, I don't see namco porting GvGN to the US.
Sage00 said:
I guess GvG is kind of like Virtual On. I think Virtual On is faster though. Basically, GvG is 2 vs 2. You have your melee attacks and beam rifle attacks. I think watching video is easier to explain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhhR37PV8uM&feature=related
donkey show
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Not Seed and Seed Destiny, which were excellent.Zapages said:
And of course GvG on the PSP.
distantmantra
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Zapages said:
As donkey show noted, we haven't received a Gundam vs. game in North American in a long long time. Both SEED Vs. (Arcade/PS2/PSP) titles and Gundam vs. Gundam (Arcade/PSP) are Japan only.
I think Bandai has given up on making Gundam a big name outside Asia.
Shouta
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xero273 said:
Gundam vs Gundam Next is like several times faster than Virtual On unless you're trying to control the pace.
GvGN is kind of similar to VO but a lot more easy to play because the game is set up so you play with a standard joystick (or pad) rather than a Twinstick setup. I consider GvGN better than any VO installment I`ve played personally.
I would be REALLY reaaaaaally happy with GvG Next either disc-based or PSN
The problem is that these games suck 1p since they are just vs. fighters and so if you don't live in Japan with an active arcade you are screwed. This would bring the awesome home to everyone.
Plus Next has a lot of cool units :O
The problem is that these games suck 1p since they are just vs. fighters and so if you don't live in Japan with an active arcade you are screwed. This would bring the awesome home to everyone.
Plus Next has a lot of cool units :O
distantmantra
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xero273 said:
I'm very skeptical as to how Unicorn will be released in North America. I'm really afraid it will be online only with no Blu-ray/DVD release.
Shouta
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Sage00 said:
10x better than any Gundam VS. game to date. The introduction of the Next Dash as a gameplay system really turned the game upside down. Now pretty much every unit in the game is playable depending on your skill level and pretty much all of them are competitive to solid degree. The original GVG was a lot more rigid in competitive play because of movement.
distantmantra
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Astery said:
Of course it will get released in Japan on Blu-ray and DVD. Japan is Gundam land.
Nothing Bandai (USA) does anymore surprises me, even going back on their word with Gundam in North America. It's tough being a Western Gundam fan, we all suffer from battered housewife syndrome.
I'm playing through this, and enjoying it for the most part.
I've only played Musou and the versus games, but it feels like to me that they pulled out elements of each with this.
Pros - I like the customization, and that you really have to think about your style and what load out you want to take, while also taking command of your squadmates. I like the graphics overall, and to me I feel like I'm in the middle of the action, once you get out of the deserty stages, I really liked the Englad base stage, and the forest stage in Indonasia (I'm about 6 or 7 missions in), and I like the quality of the details on the mobile suits. Sound effects are good too. The animation is more comic book panels than actual animation, which is eh, but I like the presentation and the other cg effects.
Cons - If you come in expecting arcadey action like the versus/musou series than you're going to get your ass handed too you it seems. There's much more emphasis on strategy and what your loadout is, along with your squadmates. I've never been much for micromanagement, so I tend to pimp out my mobile suit and leave the rest to their own. This has started to lead to my teammates getting knocked out of the action faster which means less support. Can't go in on basic loadouts, basically. Other than that loading tends to be a bit longer than expected, and that with installing to the HD.
I've only done a few co-op missions online, JP players seem to be all about playing on Hell setting to get points. Need to try the battle royale mode as that looks to be the watered down version of a Vs. game mixed with Senjo no Kizuna elements.
Oh, jgaffer and can only play late nights or weekends, but hit me up if you want, psn is cloudv.
I've only played Musou and the versus games, but it feels like to me that they pulled out elements of each with this.
Pros - I like the customization, and that you really have to think about your style and what load out you want to take, while also taking command of your squadmates. I like the graphics overall, and to me I feel like I'm in the middle of the action, once you get out of the deserty stages, I really liked the Englad base stage, and the forest stage in Indonasia (I'm about 6 or 7 missions in), and I like the quality of the details on the mobile suits. Sound effects are good too. The animation is more comic book panels than actual animation, which is eh, but I like the presentation and the other cg effects.
Cons - If you come in expecting arcadey action like the versus/musou series than you're going to get your ass handed too you it seems. There's much more emphasis on strategy and what your loadout is, along with your squadmates. I've never been much for micromanagement, so I tend to pimp out my mobile suit and leave the rest to their own. This has started to lead to my teammates getting knocked out of the action faster which means less support. Can't go in on basic loadouts, basically. Other than that loading tends to be a bit longer than expected, and that with installing to the HD.
I've only done a few co-op missions online, JP players seem to be all about playing on Hell setting to get points. Need to try the battle royale mode as that looks to be the watered down version of a Vs. game mixed with Senjo no Kizuna elements.
Oh, jgaffer and can only play late nights or weekends, but hit me up if you want, psn is cloudv.
J-Roderton
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Is this game PS3 only?
distantmantra
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Jroderton said:
Yes.
vanguardian1
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distantmantra said:
I agree. Truth be told though, I think trying to follow Gundam Wing with the original Gundam is what killed it over here.
Not trying to call 0079 bad, but it's a completely different style of series compared to how Wing was received over here. X or G would have made far better direct successors to it.
Anyways, back on track. Are there any other regular-ish Gundam games that have come out here (NA) in recent years? The last one I bought was Gundam Seed - Never Ending Tommorow (PS2).
I own both Dynasty Warrior Gundam games on 360, but I prefer the first overall.
distantmantra
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vanguardian1 said:
I think Never Ending Tomorrow was the last NA Gundam title prior to Dynasty Warriors Gundam being released.
Kai Ozu said:
I'd rather it be a disc based game. I'd prefer not having to order another JP PSN card to buy it.
SolidSnakex
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To add to what Shouta mentioned about GvG NEXT
http://www.crossmedia.com.hk/gn/20090909/11180/
Same magazine that has leaked several other games.
http://www.crossmedia.com.hk/gn/20090909/11180/
Same magazine that has leaked several other games.
donkey show
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Oh god, when when when? I've been watching GvG Next vids to get me hyped. So much faster than before!
I think this deserves its own thread now. Don't wanna keep hijacking the Senki thread with this awesome news.
I think this deserves its own thread now. Don't wanna keep hijacking the Senki thread with this awesome news.
donkey show
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Just got the game. Not too shabby so far. Very reminiscent of Journey to Jaburo and a little bit of Ace Pilot, which I love.
donkey show
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Fucking hell, I've played the first two stages without realizing circle was fucking "lock-on." :lol
At least my manual aiming is a lot better now, but damn is this game much easier, lol.
At least my manual aiming is a lot better now, but damn is this game much easier, lol.
distantmantra
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donkey show said:
A lot of people didn't clue in on the lock on button based on some early impression threads at GameFAQs. Didn't that seem that hard to figure out. :lol
I'm at Belfast now, just got the Aqua GM.
Mission three against the Ifreet was a pain in the ass!
donkey show
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Eh, I just jumped straight in and didn't realize it. I was too busy getting my wife to translate the options so I could figure out how to invert the Y-axis. After watching the trailer again, I thought to myself... "fuck man these guys are good at targeting, wait a sec..." :loldistantmantra said:
I think I'm gonna switch over to the Invisible Knights for a bit. I just finished the Odessa mission on the Phantom Sweep, but I'm itching to jump into a Zaku or Dom. Plus the Efreet looks fucking boss. Sieg Zeon!!!
If the game could hold up it's framerate and not use animations from the PS2 era, I really would be getting much more of a kick from this game. It's really enjoyable as a Gundam fan, but I don't think people should import this on a whim. Both Ace Pilot on the GC and the Wii Gundam game do better in combat, plus it was waaaaaay faster than this game. But, I'm sure I'll love Senki more and more as I continue to play it though.
BattleMonkey
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Really don't need translations to play the Versus games, it's no big deal if they are not brought over. Imported the last couple that didn't get NA releases and enjoyed them just fine.
Bandai's handling of Zeta has little to do with how it sold. Old school mecha shows just don't sell and only Wing and SEED made them any money. They put out a quite a big of Gundam here but it just didn't sell.
We are getting from now on from Bandai nothing but new released Gundam as old anime just has died off in general unless its from a highly established long time series like Dragonball/Robotech, etc. The new material does ok, so we will Get 00, S2, likely the movie, and any future new Gundam series.
Kagari said:
Bandai's handling of Zeta has little to do with how it sold. Old school mecha shows just don't sell and only Wing and SEED made them any money. They put out a quite a big of Gundam here but it just didn't sell.
We are getting from now on from Bandai nothing but new released Gundam as old anime just has died off in general unless its from a highly established long time series like Dragonball/Robotech, etc. The new material does ok, so we will Get 00, S2, likely the movie, and any future new Gundam series.
distantmantra
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donkey show said:
I read game manuals while sitting on the toilet ( :lol ), so I used my Japanese reading skills to actually figure out the buttons before jumping in head first.
BattleMonkey said:
Then why aren't we getting Stargazer?
And I'm still boycotting OO until a Blu-ray version is released here.
BattleMonkey
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distantmantra said:
You want to pay how much now for that tiny OVA?
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BattleMonkey said:
Yes.
donkey show
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Oh my shit, the Efreet Nacht is so beasty... it has a fucking katana and kunais for fucks sake. 
:lol
:loldistantmantra
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Anyone else pick this up and want to add their PSN name to the list?