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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: February 19, 2011, 12:01:53 AM »

I haven't had to break this out in a while:

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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: February 18, 2011, 10:32:16 PM »

Well it seems Doc Ock was going to get in anyway, so maybe Venom will make it later.

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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: February 18, 2011, 01:13:52 AM »

You're talking about those fightpads? I only got to play around with one at the SDA Marathon. That big d pad felt boss. And I hear those are great for playing as grapplers.

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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: February 17, 2011, 10:42:10 PM »

Have you tried the rotating d pad controller? It's much better imo. If not, Gamestop controller d pads are really good.

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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: February 17, 2011, 07:57:41 PM »

Okay, here are my votes:

Marvel:
1. Gambit
2. Carnage
3. US Archer
4. Squirrel Girl
5. Black Cat

Capcom:
1. Mega Man X
2. Strider Hiryu
3. Franziska von Karma
4. Poison
5. Sigma

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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: February 17, 2011, 05:31:23 AM »

I was brainstorming an X movelist earlier. I should write that stuff down, actually.

Alright, here it is.

(click to show/hide)

The Simple Stuff:

-X's speed, health, and strength are all average.
-He cannot double jump, but he can air dash forward and backward.
-When blocking, the blue aura sphere from X3's armor upgrade appears around him. If X blocks for more than three seconds, the aura turns red.
-X's intro mimics his intro from the Playstation X games. As does his outro, though it's slowed down to accommodate win quotes.

Regular Moves:

standing L --- X jabs forward quickly
standing M --- X kicks in an upward arc, much like the Mega Ball kick from MM8
standing H --- Double Cyclone; X thrusts both hands to the sides, then releases green orbs from each hand. Unlike the regular move, they don't travel anywhere. Both orbs and X's hands can deal damage.
forward+H --- Strike Chain; X fires a grappling hook forward that retracts once it reaches its maximum length (about 1.5 paces ahead of X) or hits the opponent. If it hits the opponent, X is reeled in towards them. He can only follow this up with a Hyper Combo.
backward+H --- Fire Wave; X fires a stream of flames forward about the same distance as Strike Chain. This is functionally identical to Chris' flamethrower.
S --- Tornado Fang; X produces a drill at the end of his buster and performs an uppercut. It's basically Volnutt's Drill Upper from TvC, but this is X's launcher.
crouching L --- X jabs forward quickly again
crouching M --- Acid Burst; X fires a bubble of acid on the ground in front of him. On contact with the ground, it splashes a little to the left and right. All parts of the projectile hit multiple times and stun the opponent a bit. The initial attack hits OTG.
crouching H --- X spins 360 degrees around with his leg out
j.L --- X jabs quickly again, but this time diagonally downward
j.M --- X kicks forward with his foot
j.H --- Drift Diamond; X spins around once while a group of 6 ice clumps circle around his body
j.S --- X slashes in front of and slightly below him with the Blade Armor's sword
Forward and backward grab --- X judo flips his opponent onto the ground, steps on their stomach, and fires a weak charge shot at their face.
Air grab --- X tosses his opponent down to the ground and fires 3 uncharged shots at them while falling until he lands on top of them.

Special Moves:

hold any button and release --- X Buster; X charges his buster, then fires. He can charge his buster to up to four levels. The first three function identically to Zero's in that there's no difference between them. The fourth level, however, differs depending on the button used, and costs 1 hyper bar to use:
--- L releases the Hermes Armor spread shot. One blast fires forward, one diagonally upward, one diagonally downward. Each blast by itself is not terribly strong, but it covers a lot of ground, and does quite a bit at point blank.
--- M releases the pink helix shot from X1. The blast is taller than a lvl3 charge shot and hits multiple times.
--- H releases the Plasma Shot from X4. The size of the blast is identical to a lvl3. The initial hit is about the same strength as a lvl3, but the blast creates a wave of energy when it makes contact, adding a bunch more hits afterwards. If the initial blast is blocked, the extra wave is still produced.
--- If S is charged and released, X swings the Z Saber downward much like in X3. The length of the saber is slightly shorter than Zero's, but the damage is remarkable.

quarter circle forward + attack (air OK) --- Ray Arrow; X fires a beam of light forward. It's y position changes with X's y position, so if X jumps after performing the move, the Ray Arrow will move up with him. The L version is slow and weak, but comes out quickly. The M version is faster and stronger, but has a bit more startup. The H version fires two Ray Arrows stacked vertically. The speed of the blasts are identical to the M version, but they're stronger and come out slower. This move is X's Beta assist.

dragon punch + attack --- Wing Spiral; X performs a Shoryuken-style uppercut and leaps into the air, with trails of wind circling around him. At the end of the attack, the wind rises upward and continues to deal damage. The stronger the button used, the higher the wind rises. This move is X's Alpha assist.

quarter circle back + attack --- Crystal Wall; X raises his hands from the ground to above his head, summoning an orange crystal stalagmite out of the ground. The button used determines where it appears. L is right in front of X, M 2 paces ahead of X, and H 5 paces. It stays up for 2 seconds, then falls and crumbles. It will fall earlier if any character (including X) or an attack comes in contact with it. It nullifies regular projectiles. It does damage on the way up and when it falls. This move is X's Gamma assist.

half circle forward + attack (air OK) --- Speed Burner; X dashes forward a generous distance while enveloped in fire. It hits multiple times, and the amount of hits increase with the strength of the button used.

half circle forward + S (air OK) --- Nova Strike; X leaps into the air then flies forward while enveloped in a golden aura. The startup is long, but the move hits more and hits harder than Speed Burner.

Hyper Combos:

quarter circle forward + two attacks (1 meter) --- Double Charge; X quickly charges both busters. He releases the charge on his dominant hand, then the opposite. The first charge shot is bigger than a normal charge shot, hits four times, and makes the opponent fall to their knees. The second charge is even larger, hits 7 times, and causes a wall bounce. If you hold S during the move, you can cancel the second charge shot and keep it in reserve. You can move around and attack as you want, just with the limitation of not being able to use S. When you release S, you'll fire the second charge. If you switch partners while holding the second charge, you will lose the charge when X returns to the field.

quarter circle back + two attacks (1 meter) (air OK) --- Giga Crash; X floats in the air while crossing his arms in front of him. He then spreads his arms out, creating a explosion spreading outward in a circle. The maximum diameter of the blast is three times X's wingspan. It hits so long as an opponent is in the radius of the blast, but the move is not terribly powerful.

dragon punch + two attacks (3 meters) --- Shining Finger; X punches hard forward while the gem on his helmet shines brightly. If the hit connects, the opponent is sent flying backward. X then gets into stance as his hand begins to glow a bright blue. As the opponent staggers to their feet, X leaps forward and grabs his opponent's face with his glowing hand. A beat later, X screams and fires a large Shinkuu Hadoken-type energy blast from his glowing hand. The opponent is blasted into a wall. When the blast ends, they fall from the wall onto their face.

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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: February 16, 2011, 06:58:24 PM »

so wait.... what version of MvC3 should I get? I ain't investing $300 in Canadian money on 2 fightsticks!

You don't need to. 360 sticks work on PS3s, but not the other way around.

I haven't had any problems playing the game on the new rotating dpad 360 controller. I never tried my stock controller because I know better.

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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: February 16, 2011, 07:12:13 AM »

Considering Frank was in the earlier builds, no surprise he was going to show up again. And I'm happy a Spider Man villain is finally showing up. I was brainstorming an X movelist earlier. I should write that stuff down, actually.

Got the game at midnight last night. Played it till 4AM. I'm not sure about Haggar on my team now, actually. The grapplers in general aren't appealing to me as much as Alex did in TvC. I'm going to try and give Tron a shot. Zero is still a definite. And in the pool of candidates are Wolvie, X23, Iron Man, Morrigan, and Dante.

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Gaming / Re: Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 - contains jumping

« on: February 13, 2011, 10:24:51 PM »

The game is not that bad on it own. However, I'll admit it's definitely not as good as the original Rearmed. It's much easier, even without jumping. Most of the weapons are useless. The bosses are lame. Even the humor is dry sometimes. I know that paints a bad picture, as does nearly every review of the game (seriously, the scores this game is getting should not be so low), but if you get past that, the game is still very playable, and it's pretty enjoyable most of the time.

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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: February 12, 2011, 03:03:47 AM »

Zero and Haggar are definites for me. Don't know about a third yet.

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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: February 12, 2011, 01:08:37 AM »

Sorry, I actually had to look for the ass shot. I knew right away it was Tron's head.

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Anime & Manga / Re: What Anime are you Currently Watching?

« on: February 10, 2011, 07:22:22 PM »

I really should take my advice more often and wait about four or five episodes before judging an anime. Based off the first two episodes of Koihime Muso, it seemed innocent enough. Well, I have four episodes under my belt, and yeah, things get sexy. And kinda weird in the case of licking an armpit. And there ain't any censoring on this one, so yay nips. So I was wrong in that you could put it on American TV, but it's still no Queen's Blade yet. There haven't been titties popping out during fights yet, for one thing.

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Anime & Manga / Re: What Anime are you Currently Watching?

« on: February 07, 2011, 08:25:32 PM »

Let's see. I finished Kaichou wa Maid-sama. The final episode was a bit of a letdown, but I sure enjoyed the ride there. All in all, I really liked it.

I'm taking a look at Koihime Muso. From reading a rather vague description, I was expecting the show to be another Queen's Blade. It's not; it's much more tame. At least so far. I know the OVAs are all fanservice. Disregarding that, it looks like a show you can actually put on TV. Hyakka Ryoran Samurai Girls, however, that is more like Queen's Blade. Girls in trampy revealing outfits and getting into sword fights. Lots of nudity too, but of course I'm watching the TV version. At least the censorship is creative. I'd much prefer this show's ink blotches over the blinding lights other shows use. Even so, I don't understand why only the TV versions of shows like this are shipped over when they're licensed. There's no way in hell these shows will ever air on cable, they'll be only on DVD and on demand, so what's the problem? Hyakka Ryoran pushes the envelope as it is. Seriously, I'm shocked the part in the opening where Hanzo licks Sen's leg wasn't covered up. What, licking a leg is okay, but going tongue-to-tongue on the Orgy Bus in Highschool of the Dead isn't? I hope Sentai Filmworks actually got the DVD version of Kampfer. Seriously, there's nothing wrong with those swimsuits.

I also saw a couple episodes of Nyan Koi. I am not a cat person in the least, but the show is actually quite funny. And I'm expecting this to turn into a harem rather quickly, but that part of the show was surprisingly absent early on.

Finally for now, there's Hell Girl Three Vessels. The show is becoming a parody of itself at this point. The scares are more comical, and I think the setup is absurd. As is the transformation sequence I'm expecting to show up in every episode now. There's only so many times I will stand to see Hell Girl hatch out of a cocoon growing from a girls back. If she would say "I'm inside you" more often to her, though, I'd laugh my ass off every time.

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Gaming / Re: Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 - contains jumping

« on: February 03, 2011, 09:10:29 PM »

The game actually rewards you for not jumping. That's funny. Almost as funny as the big bad being Castro.

I haven't played much, but I definitely like what I played. The controls are streamlined and much more user friendly.

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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: January 31, 2011, 04:53:15 AM »

Ha, Galactus KOed the Earth.

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Gaming / Re: PlayStation Meeting 2011 (PSP2 Time? Let's Go!)

« on: January 29, 2011, 11:06:04 PM »

Why would you not use the shoulder button? Did they not know there was an options menu, and by the time they found out, they already were too used to Dash Clawing?

Also, Command Dash.

Different strokes, man. Some people prefer to use the shoulder buttons for weapon switching.

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Gaming / Re: PlayStation Meeting 2011 (PSP2 Time? Let's Go!)

« on: January 29, 2011, 08:01:35 PM »

Using a second finger to hit the right face button to dash. It's for the guys that don't dash with a shoulder button.

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Gaming / Re: Castlevania

« on: January 28, 2011, 05:17:58 AM »

I'd like Alucard to have a short Wingsmash as a martial art. But after giving him +1 versions of Kaiser Knuckles, Valmanway, and the Alucard Sword, I don't expect much else for him. Maybe that elusive Shield Rod if anything.

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Gaming / Re: Castlevania

« on: January 28, 2011, 04:45:00 AM »

Nope, the DLC spells don't add to her base attack. Same goes for Shanoa's spells and the Belmont's subweapons. But they really should. They need some way to keep up with Soma.

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Gaming / Re: PlayStation Meeting 2011 (PSP2 Time? Let's Go!)

« on: January 27, 2011, 11:20:43 PM »

True. It's bigger than a 2000/3000, and those don't fit into my pockets very well.

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Gaming / Re: Castlevania

« on: January 27, 2011, 11:19:07 PM »

Retro The Count. Everything in the stage begins with R. for Retro except for the Mimics.

There's actually some nice stuff in the stage. Shanoa finally gets new weapons, Dextro and Sinestro Custos. There's a whole set of Retro gear for the Belmonts, most of which are better than Simon's Plate etc. Charlotte can get a couple 8bit spells. And there are upgraded versions of Valmanway and Claimh Solais from the boss chest. Yoko and Maria get nothing.

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Gaming / Re: The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Topic (ITS MAHVEL 3 BAYBEE)

« on: January 27, 2011, 11:13:31 PM »

The excuses for not having Mega Man are dumb as all hell. It would've been better if he didn't say a word.

Looking at the partial move lists on the official site, Hadangeki is spammable still. It's not a charge motion anymore, so that makes spamming it acceptable, for lack of a better term.

And about that Mega Man fanmade command list, I agree in that it's too much. It's not necessary to use every weapon in existence. His hyper really goes overboard with that. Less is more, I say. I definitely approve of a random shield for when he blocks, though. That's a nice touch.

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Gaming / Re: PlayStation Meeting 2011 (PSP2 Time? Let's Go!)

« on: January 27, 2011, 11:05:30 PM »

I'm pretty indifferent on this. The specs and games and whatnot aren't very exciting. I really don't understand the purpose of the back touch panel. I do like that the sticks are elevated, but those things could get messed up if you put it in your pocket. And yeah, the price is going to be gross.

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Gaming / Re: Castlevania

« on: January 26, 2011, 11:08:36 PM »

Chapter 10 has every single boss from the first Castlevania. In fact, the stage is pretty much C1 in its entirety. And then some, cause you can frequently go between the "stages" to find treasure chests. And yeah, it's brutal on Hard. It's awesome to the max. Best stage yet, and it's cheap too.

Simon himself is cool. Same deal as the other Belmonts, except he can't use Ricochet Rock and he doesn't have an RB. But he can throw fireballs from his whip if you do qcf+attack. I haven't taken him online yet, and I'm avoiding Gamefaqs so that I can possibly find something rare for myself, but I've heard rumor that when you Dual Crash with him you get a time stop or slow.

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Gaming / Re: Castlevania

« on: January 26, 2011, 07:44:52 PM »

Dudes, Simon is here. 8 bit Simon is here.