Posts made by mrkaizoku

@Jabra:

Douriki was nothing more than a Dragonball homage, one of many in the series. Hell, one of the characters who explained the system was inspired by Taopaipai / Mercenary Tao, who was Oda's favorite DB villain.

This wasn't an awkward mistake or a concept Oda discarded after Enies Lobby. He undermined the Douriki / powerlevel system the moment it was explained. Physical strength plays only one part in a world with hundreds of ways to power up through Devil fruits, Willpower or other unique combat techniques (Fishman Karate, Hashoken, whatever Sanji is doing with DJ, various types of hypnosis, etc.).

And that's the best thing he could have done as an author. It might be frustrating for fans to speculate about the powerlevel of a character, but that's ultimately what keeps the young audience engaged. A powercounter telling you that Smoothie is 10% more powerful than Cracker would be boring.

I remember how terrible the conversations were when Douriki was first introduced. Thankfully it died out. But the 'bounties equal power' is here to stay. My argument to those people is always Chopper. He had a 50 berri bounty, but for a time he was probably the strongest of them all with Monster Point. This world is filled to the brim with all sorts of super crazy stuff. Devil Fruits make a power system irrelevant, and I am happy for that.

Oh damn. That's too bad. The price point on the digital copies isn't too bad, but they would have looked pretty nice sitting along with my regular volumes. Thanks for the heads up. I was hoping that it was like the 'Dragonball' color volumes.

Mr Artemis you've made my day. I will do my next re-read in color! Also going to start buying chunks of these. Are the pages glossy?

I rather like these color volumes. They are pretty well done. Don't get me wrong, I love the black and white and always will, but these are nice.

Pauly CONFIRMED for next crewmate!

Not really. Guts has actually grown quite a bit in the last few arcs. If he were to lose himself to the beast, he would end up like Skull Knight. He wouldn't die, he'd just come back different. I'm happy that they are finally on track. It's been so many years but the wait is worth it. Miura is fantastic and only gets better. I almost lost my shit when it was thought that he may have died in that tsunami.

I want Alex or Urien, but i'm thinking Guile as well.

You haven't? I think there is a youtube video out there comparing Dhalsim and The Great Tiger trying to find out which character is more racist. I have the same love for Punch Out as I do Street Fighter. I can still beat Tyson with no cheats, no deaths, and zero continue codes. I wish we had more games like it.

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@Captain:

Capcom dropped a brand new trailer for Street Fighter V last night. The latest trailer runs through SFV's various modes, providing an elaborate explanation of each one. In the Story Mode segment, the trailer reveals that players can unlock each character's "story costume" by playing through their story. Survival Mode features "battle supplements" to strengthen your character and is also ticket to unlocking new character colors. The trailer goes on to highlight Network Battle features, Fighter Profiles, and more!

For all those interested:

I can't wait to play this game with a stick or a controller designed with fighters in mind. It'd be great if they would allow PS3 sticks to be used.

Heads up for you guys! Beta is live right this second! See you out there World Warriors!

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It was supposed to read : the blatant stereotypical racist portrayal of ALL the characters.

The original scetches and names of the characters were even worse, but I've never seen that as a bad thing. Street Fighter treats everyone the same. There are no sacred cows. They treat everyone as equals. And I really like that about them. It never feels classless, and that they are ridiculing any race color or creed. We are all free and equal to take a hell of a beating on the streets.

My life is going to stop after this game comes out. By the time I come up for air "Berserk" will be finished.

@Vectorkov:

I dig the Interpol outfit for Chun-Li

Chun-li has been my main forever, and I have always wanted an Interpol costume.

This looks great to me. I'm a huge fan of Platinum and Turtles, so this is a win win.

Street Fighter has ALWAYS had 'idealized' characters, as have MOST media in general. What I find to be funny is that no one cares about the blatant racist portrayal of ALL the characters. And I have a theory as to why: It is inclusionary. No one is 'safe' or off limits. I also believe that to be true of all the character's designs, female AND male. Most of the men are rippling ponds of muscles, and on average show much more skin than their female counter parts. Where is the outrage about the potrayal of the men in the game?

I need to make sure this point hits home: I am a feminist. Women and men of all colors should be treated equally, and in the case of Street Fighter they are. On closer inspection it looks like the men are more tilted toward eye candy. If anything the females need to catch up.

Good chapter. Looking forward to the next.

It is pretty clear Jimbe is bringing the Glyph to the Strawhats. Someone has to read it. The first page showed Jimbe moving the Glyph, and the second shows it wrapped on Wadatsumi's back. I can't wait to see what it says.

@TheAdamSlasher:

wish there was a S rank requirements list i can't seem to get an S rank in the Arlong Park mission

What you are more than likely missing is with Kizuna attacks. Make sure to spam it as often as possible, and while it is active K O as many characters as possible, then use circle. Don't horde it. All you need for S ranks are KO's, Exclamation points(earned during kizuna), and time.

@Kiera:

What Set for 38000 Yen? This are 314 Dollar, ist very unlikely that this is the Game and all DLC. There is no Season Pass so I think it would not have been all teh future DLC. Can't see it in the Store on Ps4, only the regular Game.

Brain added an extra 0. There's no excuse.

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@mrkaizoku:

Brain added an extra 0. There's no excuse.

I didn't realize that my PS store was cutting half of the text off. The set consists of a hand full of the older costumes.

@Mr.:

DLC stages are to the left and right of thefirst island, not shown on the main overworld map. Moving left or right brings up a separate map.

Speaking of DLC stages, it looks like S rankings are far more strict than in the regular Dream Mode/Nightmare Mode stages. Still not too hard to achieve but certainly more difficult.

Also, of the currently available DLC outfits, the only canon ones currently are the Dressrosa outfits (including Sabo's Lucy outfit) and pre-timeskip Boa Hancock.

Although I can certainly understand not including Carp Luffy in the main game–Kinemon isn't even in it to explain the costume change. Same with the Lucy outfit considering the whole secret undercover aspect of the arc is dropped in the game.

Do you know if the 38000 yen set actually includes all current and future DLC? I want to plop down the money but some of the wording seems misleading.

Does the 38000 yen set include all of the DLC? Has anyone purchased it? An answer would be fantastic.
I'm enjoying this one more than the last. Granted, I'm a giant musou fan. House M.D. musou? I'd play the hell out of it.

Kids and other characters important to the flashback is exactly what I meant. It would be awesome. I won't have the game until tonight and have stayed away from this thread, as to remain unspoiled. I look forward to playing it and talking about it.

I know this probably won't happen, but I would love it if we could play as the flashback crew. I'm certain it's too far in that I couldn't ask. I'm gonna get in touch with the people at Bamco. This has to happen.

Importing this as soon as preorders go up on Play Asia. I imported the first game, and bought the localized version of the second. This one is an easy call to make. Musou games almost always get better with each iteration. I really can't wait for this. I hope it is coming really early 2015, because there are a metric ton of games coming out. I'm crossing my fingers now that this game comes out way before The Phantom Pain.

This will be my first import PS4 title. I had no clue about it until yesterday. GRAAAAAAA. I can't wait for TGS this year! So many things to hear about.

I love Musou games, and played Kaizoku Musou II for quite a while, and now that I'm gonna have that on my PS4…

You aren't missing much.

I got Tomb Raider for free and played it from start to finish and really didn't like any of it. I only finished it because I figured I was close to the end and I may as well slog on through. I really don't understand the love for this one. The opening cinematic is pretty nice to look at and then there is a jarring change in the way all the characters look and move. It was like watching an FMV in Final Fantasy 7 and then going to the in game models. And from what I've seen through videos, the next gen edition still doesn't look anything like that opening cinematic. That really set the tone for me for the rest of the game and put a sour taste in my mouth. I would've much rather seen Square-Enix use the game models for their opening scene instead of a CG movie.

Uncharted 2 on the other hand is a game I've played though countless times, and it is fantastic in every regard. I would put Uncharted 3 above Tomb Raider for the sheer fact that it looks MILES better, but from a gameplay standpoint they are probably neck and neck. If only Naughty Dog would have kept the multiplayer of U3 the way it was during the summer beta…

I think that Uncharted might be back on track. When the news first broke that Uncharted four was in production I was upset. I was angry because Hennig and Richmond were making it. That pair are responsible for the pretty, but otherwise horrid game Uncharted 3. I jumped out of my seat when I heard that Hennig was "forced out" of Naughty Dog. I'm sure that Druckmann being made the creative director at Naughty Dog had everything to do with Hennig's departure. She was the main reason that Uncharted three suffered the horrible fate that it had. It is clear to see that Druckmann and Straley's 'influence' was what made the previous games in the series so good. Druckmann is clearly the right man for the job. If Druckmann and Straley take over (pie in the sky hopes) I'm over the moon about the PS4 Uncharted. My hope is that if they do take over they wipe the slate totally clean, and it looks as if they may be doing just that. At the very least Druckmann is the Creative Director for the company now so I'm sure he won't let sub-standard shit like Drake's Deception out.

This is hearsay, but I'd heard that Hennig was a notorious baby and wouldn't accept any criticism or ideas about her work on Drake's Deception. From the looks of things she was using Uncharted 4 as her personal playground, and the higher ups at the company said a very polite "get lost". I went from feeling dire to being excited. Fingers crossed they don't let us all down this time.

I had the same thing happen to me yesterday Conekiller. I finally had enough credits to purchase a reserve pack, after what seemed like years trying to finish a GOLD run, and not one character card! I got an N7 Eagle upgrade. If it were going to screw me out of characters the least it could do is give me a decent weapon…

I'm actually kind of happy that they didn't credit me for all the time I spent with this multiplayer before. It makes everything seem new in a way. I've certainly been having a blast playing it again. Even if the game knows the things I want and purposefully gives me the opposite.

I recently bought a tablet so I'm playing tons of android games, mostly tower defense. As far as console games are concerned, I've been playing Max Payne 3. I really enjoyed the story. There were some genuine surprises to be had, and I highly recommend it.

I had the privilege to see The Avengers at a midnight show, and wanted to walk back in and see it again. There were so many amazing little things going on in this movie that it was hard to process it all. I still can't really wrap my head around the fact that all of these characters were handled so perfectly. Every single character shines brightly in this movie, some even better than they had in previous films focused solely on them.

I can't imagine any of you are on the fence about seeing The Avengers, but if you by chance are; GO SEE THIS MOVIE AT YOUR FIRST AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY. You don't want to have all the fun bits spoiled for you! Get to your local theater immediately!

I'm liking the coin system. It's kind of like a fan quiz. Finishing all the combos is going to be fun. Most of the sets that I have left seem to be for coins that I haven't gotten.

You were right about Japanese people leaving matches as soon as they see the "USA" by my name Stephen. Some have been good sports and played a full round, but for every one guy that will play with me ten wouldn't. I'm not entirely sure what they are worried about.

That's a relief. I'm planning on playing it on both profiles, but I would be annoyed if I could never complete the game on my main profile.

I just got my copy yesterday and finished the Main Log this morning. Overall I really enjoyed it aside from

! the full retard moment, where Luffy fights and beats Akainu. The game really could have done without that. I haven't watched the anime in quite some time so it was really nice to hear all of the war stuff acted out. Now it's on to completionist things like maxing all character's levels and getting all the coins.

I just realized that I forgot to play this on my Japanese profile and I imagine that the only way to play online for the friend coins is through a Japanese profile right? I really don't like the idea of not being able to finish the coin sets on my American profile.

My favorite multiplayer character out of the ones that I have used is the Asari Adept with Stasis Bubble. Load out with a sniper rifle and be the hero of your team. Or you could be a Vanguard and rape your way across the map.

@ON2BetterThangz:

Che is like Dragon how? Name some examples of things he's done that are like Che. Hell show me a picture of dragon and then show me a picture of a motor cycle, at least then you'd have pictures. I can't see anything Dragon's done that reminds me of Che. Are you saying that guy is like Dragon because you like him.

Are you trolling or what? In case you aren't:
Guevara Dragon traveled throughout Latin America Goa Kingdom and was radically transformed by the endemic poverty and alienation he witnessed. His experiences and observations during these trips led him to conclude that the region's ingrained economic inequalities were an intrinsic result of capitalism, monopolism, neocolonialism, and imperialism, with the only remedy being world revolution. -wikipedia

That is almost Dragon's exact back story. You really need to go back and read the Goa Kingdom stuff again.

We've spent years watching the Strawhats lose fight after fight, each more heart wrenching than the last. The Strawhat Pirates had to get through this easily. There is only so much heartbreak and defeat that an audience can take before they feel daunted themselves and just give up on it. We have been waiting years for these moments. This entire arc is catharsis. I vehemently disagree with your analysis Kylor.

I loved the hell outta this game. I finished it earlier in the week. I'll probably do a run through on hard this weekend, so I can do a run on crushing. I'm more than pleased with this purchase, but I kinda knew going into it that I was bound to love it. I'll be seeing you guys on the multiplayer!

I really hate day one disc locked DLC. I ended up buying the "Fortune Hunter's Club". All I really want out of Naughty Dog is for them to balance their multiplayer. This Subway promotion has been pretty bad considering the first rate treatment we received back in June/July. I'll be playing the single player all day today and within the next few days will be jumping right back into multiplayer. God, I hope that they have it all sorted out.

Beta Day 1:
A complete cluster f**k. Everything that could go wrong did, and then some. I was only able to pull out a couple hours worth of buggy games before calling it quits for the day.

Beta Day 2:
After freezing my system multiple times I was finally able to get the update. Thankfully the update patch alleviated all of my woes. I have had solid games ever since.

Beta Day 3:
I'm really liking all of the changes that have been made to Uncharted. Powerplays, Kickbacks, Loadouts, and Customization of characters and weapons are all welcomed features. The Powerplays make the game more epic. Once that music kicks in it's hard not to get pumped up, no matter what side you are on! Kickbacks add another layer to the game. Now you'll think twice before closing in on that guy in the corner. The feeling of luring a group of enemy players into a kickback trap is second to none. The customization shows promise. I'm hoping that what we have in the beta is just the tip of a VERY LARGE iceberg.

Overall I'm quite pleased with the changes that Naughty Dog have made to the Uncharted series and am REALLY looking forward to 11-1-11.

The Beta is up in all American timezones! I'm downloading now!

I'll be playing all night! Hope to see you guys!

http://www.naughtydog.com/site/post/uncharted_3_multiplayer_beta_details/

Multiplayer Beta starts tomorrow! Hope to see you guys playing!

Christophe Balestra and Evan Wells are going to be on Jimmy Fallon's show tomorrow night. I'm not sure what they are going to be showing off this time. The disc says E3 but who knows exactly what it's going to be. It could be all stuff we've already seen or it could be brand new. It's a mystery. Guess we'll have to tune in to find out!

http://twitter.com/#!/cbalestra

http://twitter.com/#!/evan_wells

http://www.buyuncharted3.com/uncharted-3-e3-2011-syria-coop-gameplay-trailer-hd

The second video has developers talking about multiplayer and how they want Uncharted 3 to be the only game you play given the choice.

I still play Uncharted 2's multiplayer; so I'm more than excited. I don't think I've ever wanted to play a game more than I want to play Uncharted 3. The 28th can't come soon enough.

I put in a pre-order for the the Collector's Edition over the weekend. I went with Gamestop so I'll be getting the Creepy Crawler kickback.

I'd taken a long break from reading One Piece only to come back in time for Oda to take a break. Damn.

I'm pretty certain that Houdi is behind the assassination of Otohime. What with all the clues we've been given so far. It's very unlikely that it would be anyone else.

Someone brought up an awesome point about Whitebeard in this thread. What did the other Fishmen think of him? Up until now I'd assumed that all Fishmen were like Jimbe and had respect for him; now it seems that isn't the case at all. It seems that most Fishmen would have had a venomous hatred of him. Fishman human relations sure are complicated.

I would stab a baby in the face for Street Fighter Zero Chun-li.

I'm definitely going to wait on getting costumes. Capcom will inevitably release all of them in a pack for a discounted price once they are all out.

I haven't played this or any other game in a few days. I think that I'm gonna fire up the PS3 and try to finish some of these missions. I still have yet to complete a single characters' mission mode. I'm closest with Doom. One mission left…

Ten dollars for two characters is pretty fucking steep. I don't care who they are.

I'm nearly 61% through the missions. Since Capcom started putting mission/trials in their games I have yet to do a game one-hundred percent. I only completed the characters that I liked to use and just left everyone else, but not this time DAMN IT! I'm gonna do it!

I have to say I really love the cheap stick I bought. I only have two real complaints about it #1 being that the cord is SHORT. It's only about five and a half feet long, definitely not long enough to use comfortably. #2 The home button doesn't bring up the Playstation XMB. It brings you to the turn off system/assign controller screen, so you have to use another controller to respond to hate mail. Problem #1 was easily rectified with the purchase of a USB extension cord. Now if only I had a nice flat surface to play on…

I actually broke down and played a little online earlier today. I won some and lost some. I kept giving up with the ps3 controller and basically button mashing. I know that I just gave away a couple of those wins, and that kills me. PS3 controller is just so damn uncomfortable. I can't find a way to hold it that doesn't make my hand explode with pain and fatigue. Saturday can't come fast enough.

Why in the hell can we not watch people fighting while waiting in the lobby? That makes zero sense, especially in an eight man lobby when you're dead last. I hope you like watching bouncing health bars 'cause that's what yer gettin'!

I still haven't figured out my team yet either. So far I like the team of Wolverine, Storm, and Phoenix, even though Phoenix is about as tough as three wet tissues. As far as the Capcom guys go I really like Chun-li, Haggar, and Dante. I imagine I'll have a main team by the weekend. Looking forward to playing you guys soon.

My Hori EX2 was cheap and the thing still plays like a champ after billions of hours of playtime. I'm of the school that ANY (perhaps not BAT top) stick is better than the pad.

If I had the $130 for the TE, of course I would've went that way. The cheap stick is just to last me until I can get the guts to modify my 360 TE. I'm just worried about really fucking up the TE, and being out even more money.

I ordered a cheap stick for my PS3 this morning. I can no longer stand the pad. Simple combos that should take all of a second to pick up and go with are taking entirely too long. Hopefully, I should have my stick by the weekend so I can get some games in with you guys. I may end up biting the bullet and playing with the stupid pad today…

I've had more time with the game, but still feel that I can't accurately judge it, for the fact that I don't have a stick for my PS3. Playing this game with the PS3 controller is an absolute PAIN. It's taking me so long to do combos that are beyond dead easy with a stick. Hopefully I can find a stick this weekend, so I can actually enjoy the game.

I won't be able to fight online until I have a proper stick. The level of suck that I would bring with that PS3 controller would be off the charts. I wonder just how easy it would be to mod my 360 TE…

My Gamestop had a midnight launch. I'm digging the game so far, and I'll have real impressions on the game tomorrow. For now it's been a long day and I need to SLEEP.

The bubble that Luffy is in quite obviously is a mermaid's fart. It's like I'm not even reading the same Manga as the rest of you.

I love "Kung Fu" point. That is all.