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[The Kernel Loaf]

Anyone picked this up yet? I think its fucking brilliant, although it still doesn't beat Street Fighter Alpha 3 in my opinion, mainly because there are less characters and Seth is a cheap bastard.

Anyone fancy a game of this on 360 at some point? My gamertag is 'The Kernel Loaf'.

It would be cool to set up a tournament, but for some stupid reason, you can only make 1 on 1 lobbies at the moment instead of a rotation (winner stays on etc.)

[scottyboy]

I sampled it in Tokyo arcades last year, it seemed pretty cool but I didn't play it much as I didn't feel like getting continually annihilated by chain-smoking otaku.

[The Subtle Arts]

I was playing it before release, thought it was brilliant. Since release I still think its brilliant... just too many Ken and Ryu users now.

It's definetly broke when it comes to the difficulty curve and yes Seth is more an after thought...

[-matthEw-]

How playable is this with the standard 360 controller?

[The Subtle Arts]

Originally Posted by -matthEw-

How playable is this with the standard 360 controller?

It's not bad with either analogue or the d-pad, never have any problems pulling off any moves whatsoever. The PS3 pads are shocking, a d-pad that will give you blisters after 5mins of use and the stick just is horrible to use.

The arcade stick is pretty cool and not tried the actual 360 fighter pads yet as no one can get hold of any!

[The Kernel Loaf]

Originally Posted by -matthEw-

How playable is this with the standard 360 controller?

The D-Pad is a fucking abomination to gaming - I'd say it is probably the worst one I have ever used. Sometimes when I try to do hadoukens, I end up forward jumping instead! It is even worse when trying to do charge-based moves such as Guile's Flash Kick.

The analog stick is surprisingly good though! Haven't had any problems whatsoever, and the shape of the groove fits your thumb comfortably. The only gripe I have with the controller is that the left and right bumpers/ aren't 'clicky' enough, so once in a blue moon they will fail to register that you pushed it.

I would get the FightPad that Madcatz are offering, but I can't be arsed forking out £60 for a controller.

[Skull Commander]

As per usual I'm up for some fighting action. Skull Commander is the gaming tag on the 360. At the moment I'm favouring the charge characters like Balrog, Bison, Vega, Guile and Honda. Also playing on a stick as I just can't use a pad anymore.

[>>RosS<<]

Im in for some games, gamertag is C0rbul0.

As far as the game goes, i think it's okay. It's a shame they felt the need to include so much joystick gymnastics and stupidly tight link combos, which just sets up artificial barriers to enter the game. I'd rather games were about strategy and mind games, not 1 frame links that require a year in solo practice mode to perfect. The netcode is a let down, any fighter with input lag in this day and age is completely unacceptable. But besides it's flaws, it's still a great game.

As for a tournament, i'd really love if we could get enough people to hold something offline!

Edit: Due to the rediculous joystick wank required to pull of some of the more damaging combos and cancels, i doubt you'd be able to play at any higher than a basic level on anything but a joystick.

[The Subtle Arts]

Originally Posted by >>RosS<<

As for a tournament, i'd really love if we could get enough people to hold something offline!
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That'd be cool, I might enquire at gamestation about using the pod as we have done so in the past for Pro Evo tournies.

Gamertag is The Subtle Arts if anyone wants a kicking

[Nev]

Had a quick blast earlier - looking good so far