game looks DUMB
Block it. It’s just a brave technique, and there’s only a small handful I can think of that can guard crush. (Firion’s boomerang axe, Emperor’s ground trap, and I think a couple of Jecht’s attacks, as well as Cloud’s entire arsenal while in EX mode) and blocking a melee-style Brave technique puts the attacker into reel animation. Had that sphere been blocked, Butz would have had a chance for a free air HP attack.
Don’t get me wrong- that’s still an awesome attack, just because it basically gives CoD a 360-degree sphere of rape on command, but you can’t just throw it out there like so much junk without worrying about retaliation.
Okay, I still have no idea what the gameplay system is about, but what I do know is that the soundtrack sucks hairy nuts.
This game should have had the most EPIC mix of themes of all-time, but most of the new arranged themes are so lackluster.
Such a massive waste of potential…
Although to be fair, not everything is so terrible. The new “Clash of the Big Bridge” would be all right if the Black Mages rendition didn’t shit all over it.
The new “Decisive Battle” from FF6 is decent.
So is this game competitively viable at all? lol So far alot of people make it sound like some action RPG or something.
No good Onion Knights?
Sadly I’m gonna say no, considering that Cloud, Bartz, WoL and Zidane have infinites that are pretty easy to pull off.
While I’m on the subject, Cloud having an infinite is fucking awesome for one reason alone; to see the reactions all of all the anti-FFVII guys on GFaqs. 
they have infinites in this game? thought there might be something like burst preventing that. Any vids?
lol. That bites. I was personally hoping this would…
There is a burst in EX mode activation but that can only be used when the meter is full (duh) and it doesn’t build up on hit. Gabranth can manually charge his EX meter though.
I think the next game could do with some alteration to the mechanics. For example, adding an ukemi mechanic would be a really good idea. Also, limiting how much air dodges can be spammed would be nice as well I believe.
It’s quite possible the infinites will be fixed for the english version. They seem simple enough to fix.
I don’t think Square-Enix USA is in touch enough with fighting games and the community to care about anything like that, honestly. Maybe they’ll surprise us?
NVM. Found Cloud’s infinite. I guess that a ban won’t happen if the US release doesn’t patch the infinites?
Carbunkle:
Maybe. But I believe they listen to their JPN fans, who I imagine must have said something about the infinites. And Square has shown that they will fix bugs and oversights in their games when releasing them in the west, if only so they can fix them again and re-release them in JPN. 
Oh, there WILL be additional features and bug fixes in our version.
And then, a year later, Japan will get an exclusive “International” version that had our shit + extra characters.
This is how Square does business. Yet somehow, The Last Remnant came out worldwide at the same time. :bottle:
specs: re: Last Remnant
Cause it’s on 360, mainly catered to western interests (or so I heard) and they figure JPN doesn’t give a shit about X360 RPGs? 
Anyway, I agree with you, re: Dissidia US bugfixes.
Here is the question. Will they consider an infinite a bug? Will they think it damages the game enough to fix it?
Technically, it is not a bug. If you don’t think about the game competitively, the infinites do not really hurt anything. I am saying I don’t think Squeenix USA has the sort of mentality to fix the balance issues in VS play for a US port.
Again, they can surprise me. But they didn’t fix abusable aspects of their single player games (IE: Breaking Star Ocean First Departure ridiculously early on by making an uber-sword before you ever get one. IE: Legend of Mana’s infinite combo which ruined the game’s challenge and made it pointless to play with any of the game’s options) and this is their first fighting game. I think it deserves some skepticism for the sake of being realistic.
this guy has multiplayer matches on his page
http://www.youtube.com/user/JtotheTProductions
anyone no of another site i can see matches between to people rather then player vs computer
Shantotto or bust.
is it wrong that i approve of Cloud having an infinite because he seemed mediocre otherwise? :wonder:
Some of those matches were pretty cool. And while I agree that summons and items should be banned, I think that all non-default techniques EXCEPT air-dash should be banned. Some techniques are stupid (auto-parry, I’m looking at you) but the matches are pretty damn slow when your fastest mode of movement is jumping, not to mention, it looks pretty retarded. I could care less what moves someone has equipped but those in and of themselves shouldn’t be scrutinized. Then again…I really don’t see this game getting much serious play. :rolleyes: