yeah planning to grab Esp2 really soon actually.

Under Defeat HD isn't really worth the price. I mean, it's probably still cheaper than the DC version (haven't been paying attention to prices though) but either way, not something I'd suggest too highly. Don't get me wrong it looks really nice and all, but I find the scoring mechanics less than stellar.

dead rising 2 (ps3)
ultimate spider-man (gcn)

noiseredux, you watching SBO?

uh, feel like an idiot -- what's SBO???

I'm competing this month in the Shmups.com tournament. I was in it last year too, but barely did anything cuz I wasn't as good at shmups back then. This year I'm on Team Coffer.

Oh and I just got a new monitor stand that can TATE for my vertical shmups!



:cool:

Super battle opera!


(Fighting game tourney)

man pierrot was looking so good too :(

oh I usually dont watch the fighting tourneys. I've seen bits of EVO but I dn't really keep up with them.

ah, it's basically the japanese evo. Different rules but a huge event. If nothing else, check out the grand finals for AE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Y-kULvaiw

I didn't watch it...but I heard it was a shit show.



I'll look for replays later.

How intense can a fighting tourney get?

I've never watched one either.

Pretty fucking intense. The arguably greatest moment in Evo is one in sf3s. Diego's full parry on Justin Wong's chunli to win a crucial match. Ill be back with a video. On my phone currently.

Here it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtuA5we0RZU

King of fightersis hype as fuck too.

SF 4 can sometimes be a drag to watch depending on the match.

If you see. One blocked attack and ken would have been chipped to death...but he did everything perfect. He even did a combo that maximized his damaged output for the kill. So fucking intense.

Fallout: New Vegas - Ultimate Edition.

^yeah that vid is kind of required viewing if you're a fighting fan.

Also, I'd recommend the book Arcade Mania to you guys. It's short but very interesting -- all about the arcade scene in Japan with chapters ranging from sticker booths & claw machines, to all forms of shmups, fighting games, etc etc. Quality beach read. :D

This year at EVO I had money flying everywhere betting on the grand finals, people screaming, crying and so on.


Basically it's pretty chaotic and extremely fun. My girlfriend was covering her eyes since she was so nervous watching the kof grand finals at EVO this year. She barely cares about fighting games at all.

I'd hate to bust this out....but it's like sports for nerds....

^that cracked me up.

BTW, I've been playing through Lollipop Chainsaw slowly. Like basically I'll play it once a week for about an hour or two. But it's quickly becoming my favorite Suda game yet (having played Killer7, Samurai Champloo Sidetracked, No More Heroes, Shadows of the Damned). It's basically a lot like No More Heroes as far as the fighting and boss battles go. But it's so streamlined compared to NMH (meaning, no GTA style wandering and odd jobs that kind of slow down the momentum). And also, James Gunn's script is so funny and perfect... seriously, this game just nails the whole b-movie thing that Suda's gone for over the years.

I'm playing through "Rage" at the mo.