ixisnaugus
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Post by ixisnaugus on Feb 22, 2010 3:55:16 GMT
 I'm sort of ashamed to admit I've never played the original Virtua Fighter. I have Virtua Fighter 2 and Fighters Megamix and they are two of my favorite Saturn games. I was wondering if it would be worth the cash to buy the original. I know it's a piece of video game history, and most of the contemporary reviews are excellent. But I have also seen reviews touting it one of the worst arcade conversions ever. Who should I believe? |
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Post by Yart on Feb 22, 2010 5:49:26 GMT
It's awful, but the charm and addictive qualities are there.
I like it, but not 100% for it's gameplay. Don't expect anything amazing. (Though, for it's time, it was and I remember playing it as a kid and being absolutely hooked)
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Post by TrekkiesUnite118 on Feb 22, 2010 6:56:14 GMT
If you get it just get Virtua Fighter Remix, same game but not as glitchy and with better graphics.
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Post by RealBlue on Feb 22, 2010 11:52:19 GMT
If you get it just get Virtua Fighter Remix, same game but not as glitchy and with better graphics. If you want to play a better looking version of VF then just get one of the newer ones. To really enjoy the original you have to go DEEEEEP! 32X VF1 with a freind, you can't get much deeper than that  |
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Post by Kibbles on Feb 22, 2010 13:51:25 GMT
Model 1 emulator + Arcade version with a friend > 32x. srry.
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Post by Victor Rong on Feb 23, 2010 10:45:47 GMT
Definitely not the best arcade conversion but it's still so much fun to play.
Off topic but is Space Hulk any good? Might be my next purchase.
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Post by bradcap1 on Feb 23, 2010 15:29:12 GMT
I actually like VF better than Remix.  |
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ixisnaugus
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Post by ixisnaugus on Feb 23, 2010 23:50:35 GMT
Thanks for the responses, guys. Looks like I'm gonna be buying VF1 sooner than I thought
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Post by Kibbles on Feb 24, 2010 14:39:53 GMT
I actually like VF better than Remix. My thoughts exactly, the textures in VF Remix are just a mess aren't they? I'd rather have untextured models than badly textured models. The overall stage design and color pallet of the game is much more suited to block colours that the somewhat failed attempt at detailed texturing just don't seem to have - I wouldn't have minded the texturing had they stayed more faithful to what the colors of the original models - but Akira with brown hair? Come on guys... he's a Japanese kung fu master! Not some K-pop star! I absolutely love the Virtua Fighter Anniversery Edition rehash of VF4 on PS2, old school models being rendered in high quality just looks totally peachy, combined with the silky smooth VF4 character animations and move lists... it's like being in heaven, right? Well, maybe if there were a few naked virgins running about. |
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Post by grolt on Mar 19, 2010 7:02:51 GMT
I'll always stand by the original Virtua Fighter. The series has always been in the depth of the control first and foremost, and even in its first incarnation at home it shines. The port isn't nearly as tight as VF2's was, but I think there is a real charm to those flat polygons - it gives the game almost an artistic abstract quality. VF Remix just feels like VF2 without Lion and Shun...again, not the same. I've got, and love, VF5 on the 360, but I always find myself coming back to the Saturn port, just because it is a perfect fighting system at its most elemental. Great stuff, don't overlook it!
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