New Darkstalkers Game Announced

Sairus

UberPrinny_Baal wrote: »

Darkstalkers is often held up as an example of "How to do stuff correctly" for animation students. I think if 3S animation is held up for realism, Darkstallkers is praised for it's animation creativity.

This is a great article that deals with the twelve main principles of animation using Darkstalkers as examples. Towards the end he dissects one of Q-Bee's attacks and it's amazing once you really look at it.

EDIT: I guess including the link might be useful: http://art-eater.com/2010/07/test-1-darkstalkers/

Doctor DooM

UberPrinny_Baal wrote: »

Guys don't get annoyed with Capcom for saying that sales of a product will affect the likelyhood of them making another new entry in the same series.

This is how virtually every company in the world works for every kind or media that exists (not just games).

The only difference is Capcom tells people these things and then gets bitched at for it. Say what you want of them, but they're very willing to entertain discussions of plans and answer questions (even if the answers are somtimes vague, they give them).

Honestly, if I was to put this in a newspaper headline it would be:

"Game company tells Gamers how reality works, Gamers enraged"

:rolleyes:

On topic, I've never played Darkstalkers. I'm pretty sure I own one of the PS1 games. I do know that a Monster Mash fighter is a cool premise, and Darkstalkers is often held up as an example of "How to do stuff correctly" for animation students. I think if 3S animation is held up for realism, Darkstallkers is praised for it's animation creativity.

That's pretty cool

Some people don't think that's what is happening though.

No way Capcom, on past experiences, would go to the bother of making an expensive 3D rendered trailer with new character models and everything if the game wasn't in production.

They would say it is more likely Capcom is trying to get as many people as possible to buy the old game by withholding this fact.

Even if it isn't true, the fact that people assume it is- as you say, because it's Capcom- comes down to the terrible way they've handled everything since SFxT was first announced. I don't blame people for not trusting them.

Azza

Capcom just give us SF5.

Retr0gamer

I loved the Drakstalker games in the arcade, great Saturn conversions as well. Pity the PS1 conversions were dreadful.

Doctor DooM

Azza wrote: »

Capcom just give us SF5.

We'll get Street Fighter: Beta 1 and 2 first...

UberPrinny_Baal

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Some people don't think that's what is happening though.

No way Capcom, on past experiences, would go to the bother of making an expensive 3D rendered trailer with new character models and everything if the game wasn't in production.

They would say it is more likely Capcom is trying to get as many people as possible to buy the old game by withholding this fact.

Scavenger XIII wrote: »

The point is that they're most likely lying and the new entry is already in development but they're using the "convince us you want a new installment" angle to shift rereleases.

Nah I don't agree.

Game development model is something like:

Prototype -> Greenlight -> Development -> Testing -> Distribution -> Marketing/Advertising -> Patching + Community relations

All we've seen is a CG trailer. Isn't the cardinal rule of Gamer Hype: "Ignore CG trailers, wait for in-game footage"?
What we've seen doesn't guarantee anything as far as Capcom committing resources and money to DS4. Some Capcom intern could have knocked that out on Maya in his free time.

Capcom even let people follow Megaman Legends 3 and that Megaman Online game process, and those were well into the prototype stage. They died at the greenlight stage, and that's still considerably further along than this one CG trailer.

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Even if it isn't true, the fact that people assume it is- as you say, because it's Capcom- comes down to the terrible way they've handled everything since SFxT was first announced. I don't blame people for not trusting them.

I don't agree 100% that everything Capcom has done around SFxT has been THAT bad. Sure some stuff is bad, but that's a discussion for another topic.
I think a lot of their worst perceived moves would have been quite happily received by the communities with better communication/community management.

And come on, it's Ono presenting this to us. That poor guy practically worked himself to death for our sins.

He's like the FGC's personal Jesus!

Scavenger XIII

In any case I want to be excited for this but I've very little faith in Capcom these days, wait and see I guess.

At least we know the promotional material will be well made. :pac:

Yreval

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7EEoq4ZeQc

Sairus

Darkstalkers Resurrection is being developed by Iron Galaxy Studios, and ... it will be available for $14.99 or 1200 MSP, depending on your system of preference.

Darkstalkers Resurrection will cost 2,990 yen ($37) in Japan.

Holy **** that's some markup.

K.O.Kiki

I'm sure some kindly soul can buy you European MSP.

chopperbyrne

Which he either won't be able to redeem in Japan or won't be able to use in Japan. Even if he gets someone to put them on his account at home, there's still no guarantee he'll be able to download the content while in Japan.

He'd have to get a USB key with his profile and the game downloaded to it posted to him.

K.O.Kiki

Oh, thought it worked like PSN.

Sairus

Nah, it's fine. My European account on PSN and XBLA is still connected to the EU stores, so I'll be able to get it for the EU price.
I can only see the Japanese pricing for things if I switch to my JP accounts.

I've been buying EU points with my credit card and getting stuff off XBLA all week.

Monkeyto

Me too, I use a HK account. Only IP locked from "full games".

Yreval

Now coming March 14th:

http://shoryuken.com/2012/12/04/vampire-resurrections-release-date-pushed-back-to-march-14th/

deathrider

Yreval wrote: »

Now coming March 14th:

http://shoryuken.com/2012/12/04/vampire-resurrections-release-date-pushed-back-to-march-14th/

This is the XBLA one featuring a few of the older games as opposed to a new one, yeah?

K.O.Kiki

deathrider wrote: »

This is the XBLA one featuring a few of the older games as opposed to a new one, yeah?

Yes.

deathrider

Still no word on a new one then?

Yreval

http://shoryuken.com/2013/02/14/darkstalkers-resurrection-set-for-release-in-north-america-on-march-12-for-psn-march-13-for-xbla/

More details:

Darkstalkers Resurrection will be releasing in North America on March 12 for PlayStation Network at $14.99, March 13 for Xbox LIVE Arcade at 1200 MSP. The compilation will available for both PSN and XBLA in Europe on March 13. The digital release will be available for $14.99/€14.99/£11.99 on PSN, 1200 MSP on XBLA. In Japan however, the game (releasing as Vampire Resurrection) will be available as a disc copy instead of a digital one and retails at 2990 yen.

Now that that's out of the way, how about some Darkstalkers-themed versions of your favourite terrible Valentine's Day puns?

Yreval

Reminder: It's out this week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTeGGw4Nfe0

GorySnake

I'm getting it for Xbox and so is Fergus.

Hype as **** right now

Fergus_

No one is ready for my Hsien Ko or BB Hood.

Cobelcog

lol you are all free to my Q-Bee

footage of anyone that plays me:

BZLK

GorySnake

DO DOYO DOOOO



'Nuff Said

Yreval

http://wiki.mizuumi.net/w/Vampire_Savior

Excellent resource for Darkstalkers 3.

TheMightyTM

Picked this up today, it's fast and fun! Learning Sasquatch and I see why everyone hates him already, short hop all daaaay. Anyone want some games on XBL add me, my GT is the same as my username here

Sairus

Man, the trials in this are rough.

TheMikenyan

They've done it a lot like 3rd Strike Online. I for one am loving it. The combos trials in NW are pretty standard as fighting games go, but the tutorials in DS3 are fantastic. Main issue for me at the moment is settling on a character. Normally I pick the one or two that appeal to me most, which are generally few in any given game. But here, I'm interested in at least six of them.

Is anyone likely to be playing this at casuals?

GorySnake

Whenever Fergus gets it, I'll play it at casuals. Too lazy to buy a USB key that works with my Xbox.

Game owns, only played VSav but I dont know if Sasquatch Snowmen are in Night Warriors.

UberPrinny_Baal

GorySnake wrote: »

Whenever Fergus gets it, I'll play it at casuals. Too lazy to buy a USB key that works with my Xbox.

I thought that Xbox update back from a while ago made it so virtually every USB key works for saving Xbox content?