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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:40 am
Yeah there's plenty of those
This is the quality of them this is the menu intro, but there's a bunch of cutscenes littered around the game
That portrait on the screen thing is pretty much a staple of koei games no idea why they do it but at times what is said is important for your objective so i guess they make sure you see it, if you didn't hear it, as people on screen talk a lot.
Actually i was mistaken learn move improves combos
Mastery improves hyper signatures.
Starting to play with the other characters.
Rei is really fun he's really fast and the combos and air juggles you can do with him look cool.
Toki is a freaking power house and he should be they handicap him by having him cough after overly powerful moves but normally the damage and knock back you have done is sufficient apparently if you buy the DLC you can buy healthy toki although you can unlock a healthy toki in game but he can't be used in legendary mode from what i've heard.
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A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:18 am
How exactly does the combat evolve with the upgrades? Is just different animations and move properties for the same button presses?
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:26 am
A_Nonny_Moose wrote:
How exactly does the combat evolve with the upgrades? Is just different animations and move properties for the same button presses?
I'm not that upgraded so i only got evolved moves although they do involve extra button presses. Apparently cancels can be changed but i don't think i'm anywhere near unlocking those. Theres a bunch of special effects i.e. air juggle boosts, increase attack in proportion to karma gain and a bunch of situationals you can only choose 3 but there'sa shitload of those. You got 8 signature moves you can only choose to equip 4, theres at least 3 hyper moves but i only got 2 on a couple of characters. I'd say i'm not even 10% through upgrading ken and i played with him for hours this has quite a huge RPG element to it.
brandon Basement Butterfly
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:36 am
damn......
why does black ops have to come out so soon
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:51 am
The character differences are just insane.
I mean we got Ken who's an all rounder. He has the best signatures though. Toki who is a freaking power house on his death bed. Mamiya who has insane crowd control but is actually really weak and a long range fighter. Rei who is a air juggler.
Not played with Jagi or shin yet but jagi looks like a lot of fun as he has grenades, a shot gun and a bazooka.
I gotta say though a base character seems so shit compared to a levelled one, i honestly never thought the upgrade system would have such a huge impact on the game. I mean if you upgrade badly or not suiting your play style it wil cost you. Its nice to see the game forces you to use strategy.
Also dream mode the two player has your classic capture the bases gameplay.
Also sub bosses in this game are freaking hard i have to finish them off quick by saving up hyper isgnatures just so i don't take a huge amount of damage so this is hard, possibly harder the gundam musou 2 and that game was freaking hard, stll haven't finished it.
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:00 am
Online or local co-op?
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:05 am
A_Nonny_Moose wrote:
Online or local co-op?
Local sadly.
Although Koei said they will try to get an online co op running for the next gundam game which is out soon if they pull it off its gonna be a staple.
brandon Basement Butterfly
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:14 am
they're making an online dynasty warriors
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:20 am
Little Ichimaru wrote:
they're making an online dynasty warriors
Its already out i was invited for beta testing but i turned it down. Its an MMO, will probably play like shit and its based on DW6 which was a shit game.
So forget that. 2-4 player normal missions is the way these games should be played.
brandon Basement Butterfly
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:22 am
ididn't think it'd be an mmo
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:30 am
Little Ichimaru wrote:
ididn't think it'd be an mmo
Its being done by Aeria, which mean it will be a 'free' MMO, which basically means fans wil have to pay for exclusive items which will be better then anything you can get in chest and much easier to maintain. That will pretty much ruin your fun immediately as any equips you have haaving worked for hundreds of hours iwll be completely worthless and crap.
If you want online DW get strikeforce and tell me, get a mic and we'll play plenty.
brandon Basement Butterfly
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:40 am
i didn't know strikeforce was online
i might check it out but i'm really trying to save money i've spent about 250 dollars on games in the last month and i'm about to drop another 60 next week
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:36 pm
These story missions are freaking long. I mean i've been playing for a long time and i've just defeated souther with ken, i'm on Rei's final chapter, and i'm not very far with either toki or mamiya.
It looks like unlocking characters is a lot more work then i realised as to get Raoh in legend mode you need to completre legend mode with the 4 above characters and to get him in dream mode you need to complete all 7 other characters dream modes. Dream mode is probably considerably shorter though as its classic dynasty warriors gameplay. My kenshiro is still a long way off from being maxed but he's already ridiculously strong i still think most of the other characters are actually more fun to play with. This might be due to the fact the other players are more orientated on juggling, air combos or projectiles.
Has anyone else got this yet?
Baal Shut Up and Jam
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:56 pm
My mom's picking up my copy on the way home so I'll have it whenever she gets it.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:02 am
I think my skills are getting leet in this game i defeated raoh only taking 2 hits at the end of toki's legendary mode. Jesus juggling FTW.
I've become very adept at the basic combo system and have managed to master juggling to a degree, as well as linking moves (mainly with toki). Also it seems you can learn skills that will speed up animations and make combos faster when i max a character i can give more details but seriously the difference in power these guys get later on is ridiculous.
Also had a small go on 2 player, and man that mode is awesome, definitely gonna be playing that for a long time.
I've now finished Rei's, Ken's and Toki's legendary modes i'll finish up Mamiya's tomorrow, her cross bow is deadly if used properly you definitely need to be tactical on bosses though or you'll end up very very dead.
I'm actually loving this game the more i play it.
Also Ken's combo when maxed basically has hundred crack fist in it in general is sweet.
brandon Basement Butterfly
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:11 am
i should stop reading this >.>
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:17 am
This game is great it draws you in looks nice, only thing is scenery could be more interesting (but post apocalyptic games always have desolate backgrounds thats the idea).
I mean the visuals of people blowing up or getting sliced to pieces never gets old and is present really well. You keep learning new ways to use moves which apparently at first appear useless. As you play your never told what levelled up action does so its always a nice suprise to see how your combo upgrades. Every character plays so differently you just want to keep switching between them (honestly never had this with any game with actual levels before).
The multiplayer is so DW it just gives you a huge nostalgia rush while still containing all of this games mechanics and feeling unique. They adapted this well.
Some of Jagi's moves are just freaking hilarious, plus its been forever since i seen a game where you can do back suplexes and power bombs. When its not a wrestling game.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:09 am
I have now completed 4 out of the 5 legendary modes, and seriously Raoh is freaking crazy powerful although, he is really slow, but he kills pretty much anything in one hit. You can even grab bosses with him (i haven't tried grabs in boss fights before, but he definitely can).
I really do hope will be challenging enough even when i end up maxing my characters or else i'll have to make a second save file where i didn't use the karma boosts for attack etc.
Neo CP9 Agent
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:08 pm
Does the demo give you a good idea of how this game plays? The only 'Warriors' game I've ever played was years ago on PSP, sometime near when the system was first launched, and I thought it was shit but that could have been for various reasons ie: my age at the time or the PSP control system. Anyway, considering how good you guys seem to think it is I'd like to give it a go but there's no way in hell I'm buying a game purely based on what people on the internet say. Renting isn't an option in this case as it's not really a mainstream game.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Mon Nov 08, 2010 6:01 pm
Neo wrote:
Does the demo give you a good idea of how this game plays? The only 'Warriors' game I've ever played was years ago on PSP, sometime near when the system was first launched, and I thought it was shit but that could have been for various reasons ie: my age at the time or the PSP control system. Anyway, considering how good you guys seem to think it is I'd like to give it a go but there's no way in hell I'm buying a game purely based on what people on the internet say. Renting isn't an option in this case as it's not really a mainstream game.
On the demo i'd probably up the difficulty to hard, play with rei first and try to keep in mind you can cancel and such, using R1. PLay around with the combo system quite a bit. Also don't let the speed bother you, Raoh and Kenshiro are slow but you can get an upgrade that speeds up there attacking speed i think thye can both summon a horse (not got that yet) because they do walk freaking slow, not sure if that can be changed.
Basically don't worry about the difficulty being too easy the actual game is harder and the enemy are way more aggressive. What you want to focus on is if you like the moves and feeling of the combat, the other characters have such different movesets there's just a lot of fun to be had. Also if you can play split screen with someone the fun just doubles up. Not in demo though.
Fans of Fist, Warriors or Beat em ups this is a must buy. If those aren't your type of games its more of a maybe. Environments can feel a bit bland at times adn Ken's story is like 14 levels about an hour long each (everyone elses one plays a lot faster) honestly i think it was his walking speed that annoyed me about midway. The last few levels are just awesome though.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:49 pm
Well i managed to finish off all the legendary modes and Shins dream mode.
Characters currently ranked in terms of who i like playing as:
Toki Rei Shin Kenshiro Mamiya Raoh
Yeah i'm sure this is gonna be completelky different to everyone else but i enjoy juggling and air comboing in style also Raoh is seriously boring to play as. I dislike his moves and speed even if he is ownage.
Skip Australianus
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:35 am
I remember I downloaded the demo fucking ages ago, but then I got NV and forgot all about it. I'm gonna have to give it a shot soon, haha.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:55 am
Skip wrote:
I remember I downloaded the demo fucking ages ago, but then I got NV and forgot all about it. I'm gonna have to give it a shot soon, haha.
Definitely check it out i've already spent more then 30 hours on this game and i've had it less then a week. Thats a helluva lot of game time for me on a single game.
Skip Australianus
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:01 pm
I played through Rei's demo. I had no clue what was going on, but it was pretty fun. I won't get it just now, because of Fallout and Castlevania, and the prospect of Black Ops; but this isn't a mainstream game, so the price should drop pretty quickly. I'll pick it up then.
Skip Australianus
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Subject: Re: I got Fist of the north Star: Ken's Rage (Tag Spoilers) Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:22 pm
And Kens. As before, I had no idea what was going on, but it was fun.
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