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[AAK]

I'd say Chloe is playing to the Japanese audience. The new Arab guy is more about expanding the audience.

I really get the impression Tekken views the American market as very secondary. I think the only 3D fighter that cares about the US market at all is DOA.

Then who does Soul Calibur care about?

 

[Dlent]

Then who does Soul Calibur care about?

If the success of the freemium single player game is any indicator, whales.

 

[Dahbomb]

Then who does Soul Calibur care about?

Whales.

Edit: Damn beaten.

 

[AAK]

Is this a Guilty Gear joke I'm not aware about?

 

[enzo_gt]

Hence boobs.

boobs make the entire world go round, though

 

[Dahbomb]

Is this a Guilty Gear joke I'm not aware about?

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/195806/chasing_the_whale_examining_the_.php?print=1

 

[ShinMaruku]

I'd say Chloe is playing to the Japanese audience. The new Arab guy is more about expanding the audience.

I really get the impression Tekken views the American market as very secondary. I think the only 3D fighter that cares about the US market at all is DOA.

I think DOA is rather world wide than just US because some of them outfits and character themes is very Japan. (The whole clone subplot, I blame Blood Roar for this shit)

One day I should list my thoughts on how Phase 4 is just Uranus redux...

 

[RockTurtle]

that female tengu doe...

 

[ShinMaruku]

Kstoute's wife? She has a booty, I approve.

 

[fader]

this thread has taken a weird turn in the past hour...

 

[ShinMaruku]

Is it really that wierd, given the source material and the lack of events and what not.

 

[biosnake20]

The Excellent [Omega] Adventures of Gootecks & Mike Ross trailer.

 

[Kimosabae]

Damn, dudes just straight up forgot MK and Injustice.

 

[RockTurtle]

Damn, dudes just straight up forgot MK and Injustice.

well that happens to forgettable games

 

[ShinMaruku]

I could not stand netherealm's art style nor some the gameplay either. So I would not even miss the injustice/mk thing. But more people forgetting it something troubling.

 

[The Light]

Damn, dudes just straight up forgot MK and Injustice.

Reason for that is MK and Injustice are perfect.

 

[direct_quote]

Reason for that is MK and Injustice are perfect.

A perfect substitute for ambien..

 

[BakedYams]

I really hope this is not a serious post.

You really haven't been on the internet a lot have you Dahbomb?

I'd say Chloe is playing to the Japanese audience. The new Arab guy is more about expanding the audience.

I really get the impression Tekken views the American market as very secondary. I think the only 3D fighter that cares about the US market at all is DOA.

And I'll be buying both games. Time to rev up my engine and forget about Virtua Fighter once again.

well that happens to forgettable games

What games?

 

[enzo_gt]

TheChits isn't responding to my PM sooo anyone want to volunteer or nominate someone to do next week's spotlight?

 

[Smooth Operator]

TheChits isn't responding to my PM sooo anyone want to volunteer or nominate someone to do next week's spotlight?

I nominate BakedYans

 

[fader]

I nominate BakedYans

ditto. want to dwell in the mind of that person.... scared what we might find

 

[direct_quote]

ditto. want to dwell in the mind of that person.... scared what we might find

 

[K.Sabot]

Mahouko streaming God's Gift, plays May because no Bridget S A D B O Y S

 

[Silky]

TheChits isn't responding to my PM sooo anyone want to volunteer or nominate someone to do next week's spotlight?

Has alstein done it

 

[enzo_gt]

Has alstein done it

Yes.

 

[Kadey]

I nominate AAK, Sayahn or Degen.

 

[irfaanator]

i nominate baked yams

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Anybody but yams

 

[MiniBossBattle]

No starch/carb related posters

 

[Rice-Eater]

No starch/carb related posters

Well screw you to. #teamcarbs

 

[petran79]

Mahouko streaming God's Gift, plays May because no Bridget S A D B O Y S

Had to mute the sound and sacrifice the music. English dub is horrible.

 

[QisTopTier]

Had to mute the sound and sacrifice the music. English dub is horrible.

Only for venom and sol

 

[Prototype]

Then who does Soul Calibur care about?

Makes me so sad everytime Soul Caliber is brought up.
I played the ever loving shit out of 1 to 4. (really liked 2,3 and 4) Alway wished it was more popular in the FGC. Just seems like there is so much potential with the series. And it doesn't (or at least didnt) have a lot of the things people complain about in other fighters like long combos or difficult execution (for the most part).

I didn't like 5 and haven't even tired the f2p version. I heard it's single player only anyway..

Edit. Didn't like 5 because not every game needs super meter or ex moves, and making guard impact cost meter was a super lame change. Then of course the removal of like 1/2 the cast...

 

[Clawww]

No starch/carb related posters

keto games weekly

 

[biosnake20]

maltitol among us

 

[Fraeon]

AAK or Doomshine.

Spoiler

Well actually I volunteer myself but I know I'm too cool for y'all

 

[Sayah]

But the nonsense was never marketed. You'd never see the BS characters in trailers or intros or title enbu's and the such. And even if they did, they were relegated to side stuff that you have to actively unlock which gives it more of a "joke unlockable" rather than an integral part of the game. It's like the big head modes we got in old school ps1 and ps2 games. You just unlock them at the end of the game as just some random feature, not some major part of the game.

Just look at all the intro's to Tekken from 1 to 5. We don't see Dr. B or Gon or Alex in any of them trolling around. Tekken 2 and Tekken 5 had milliseconds of Kuma and Roger, but even then, they were represented as fighters and not trolls like they are in game.

You can look at the trailers of Tekken since I remember them:

Tekken 4 Trailer 2 Trailer 1

Tekken 5 Trailer 1 Trailer 2

Notice how in NONE of them do they advertise joke animals in any of their trailers? They were both relegated to the very end showing an "and" implying "here is some random stuff also included in the game for fun". With this kind of marketing you don't get the implication that "this is a huge part of the game".

You can't blame people who were fans of the series from that era feel disconnected with trailers now looking like this.

But whatever, let's see if Lucky Chloe really does make more people want to play Tekken.

That Lucky Chloe trailer was a "character trailer" focusing on the character. Not something that was showing the game at large. They had a separate trailer right alongside that to show the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTUE5gSMZTw

They did the same sort of advertising with TTT2. Michelle, Kunimitsu, Ogre, Alex, P. Jack, etc. had trailers focusing on the characters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTUE5gSMZTw

I'd say Chloe is playing to the Japanese audience. The new Arab guy is more about expanding the audience.

I really get the impression Tekken views the American market as very secondary. I think the only 3D fighter that cares about the US market at all is DOA.

This isn't true at all. lol.

Tekken 7 was first revealed at EVO, an event in America. If this market was secondary, they wouldn't have even considered it.

 

[Sayah]

AAK or Doomshine.

Spoiler

Well actually I volunteer myself but I know I'm too cool for y'all

I nominate AAK, Sayahn or Degen.

D'aw. Thanks.

I nominate AAK, Degen, Doomshine, or Fraeon.

 

[Osu 16 Bit]

What is the strategic difference between bound and that new mechanic? I haven't paid close attention to T7.

 

[Fraeon]

What is the strategic difference between bound and that new mechanic? I haven't paid close attention to T7.

Slightly less hits and it's more awkward to continue combos at the wall.

But of course there's characters like Lars who don't give a shit.

 

[QisTopTier]

What's the new mechanic?

 

[pixelish]

Yes.

ctrl+f "countblackule" not found

i nominate him

 

[Fraeon]

What's the new mechanic?

It's basically a new implementation of the bound. They spin a different way (it's the exact same animation as, say, Devil Jin's ws2 hitting), so the combos you do are slightly (but only slightly) different.

In the end it's not really a game changer. It's really just a new implementation of an old mechanic that was there.

 

[Osu 16 Bit]

That trailer is literally nothing but juggles and I wouldn't have known it was something other than bound if I didn't hear bound was gone. I don't get Namco.

I like that new Arab character though.

 

[hitsugi]

ctrl+f "countblackule" not found

i nominate him

c'mon, that would be deserving of its own thread.

 

[CountBlack]

You'll commit suicide trying to read my mind

 

[kirblar]

You'll get perfected trying to read my mind

Fixed for accuracy.

 

[Manbig]

It's basically a new implementation of the bound. They spin a different way (it's the exact same animation as, say, Devil Jin's ws2 hitting), so the combos you do are slightly (but only slightly) different.

In the end it's not really a game changer. It's really just a new implementation of an old mechanic that was there.

With how over the top wall damage has been in the past two games, I'd argue that it is more significant than you're making it sound.

Basically, unless the new floor break works near walls, You're only gonna get a basic wall combo TR/DR style.

 

[enzo_gt]

That's three for AAK. You up for it, and able to do so within the next day, AAK?

 

[SloaneRisette]

Anybody but yams

I nominate me

Also, dunno if it was posted, but r/kappa is being classy as usual with a post about restreaming the Canada Cup Masters Series

At least most people seem to be sort of condemning it. Sort of