I thought KI was going to be able to be bought like a normal game if consumers wanted to buy it like that instead of a F2P model. I mean really it’s like Micro$oft is trying to make sure this game is Dead on Arrival.
I reckon that we won’t get a retail version until all the characters and modes are done.
Maybe… It’s more likely that, when season two comes around, the season one content gets offered at a discount.
Where is the console wars?
Lol. Like I didnt know Ps4 having shit launch titles was an opinion.
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$20. That’s the normal game that’s launching. Game will not be dead on arrival.
ehh. its basically an XBLA game. So I don’t think the price point is really going to be that big a deal.
Its disappointing to everyone expecting something more akin to a full retail package. but its pretty much par for a downloadable.
On a positive note, who do you think the next four characters will be?
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Orchid, Fulgore, Spinal, Cinder…in that order.
There have been XBLA games that are priced $20 or lower that pack enough content to rival full retail. I don’t think expectations are out of place.
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Nah just joking controllers are cool (I do generally prefer mouse and keyboard for games outside of fighting games, platformers and beat-em ups though), I have been hearing a lot of people say that if the next generation lasts as long as this one, then this might be the last generations of consoles (as we know them), honestly I’m not sure what’s going to happen but I can say it’s going to be interesting to find out for sure.
DH mentioned the Core Four, so I’m guessing they’re bringing out the characters most identifiable with Killer Instinct. So in this order…
September: Cinder (I still think that teaser Mick put up on Vine alludes to him)
October/November: Orchid (Saving the main hero for last, don’t agree with it but nice strategy)
Final 2: Fulgore & T.J. Combo
You mean Thunder/Cinder reveal at the same time. We still have no gameplay.
Max just made a pretty extensive pricing breakdown video about KI’s pricing reveal, you should definitely give it a watch if you are confused about how the game’s pricing system is going to work or why they released it now instead of later.
Actually it was Thunder and Orchid reveal at the same time. Remember the translation? I think Fulgore will get in first before Cinder. Blue is more his colour.
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IMO the elephant in the room is who will be left out.
six characters at launch with two more sometime in the beginning of 2014…meaning that this game will have less characters than the first ki back in the day.
add on 8 more by the end of 2014 and thats 16 characters total…
but if you count the characters of ki in total from ki 1 and 2 thats 15 characters.
who is getting left out? because they mentioned that they wanted to include new characters. who will be left out of round 1 and round 2?
if they could have just included the entire roster of the first game AT LAUNCH i would be ok. that plus the first game at 40 dollars, cool. even without a story mode, cool. who gaf about the story mode as long as there are endings and maybe an intro when you first turn the game on. just like the arcade. cool.
hell, if they included the original roster only and threw in ki 1 and 2 for 60 dollars it would be worth buying an xbox one (just speaking for myself) just for that.
again its not necessarily about the money but about the wait and the principle of the matter as far as nickel and diming. somebody is going to get left out and either way its going to take forever to get these characters at this rate. ki was one of those games where i played as everybody for awhile and ended up sticking with one character later on down the line but still went back and played whoever every now and then. i didn’t mess with part 2 as much and didn’t buy gold on the 64 so i’m begging for a ki2 pack in with round 2.
Most likely Gargos or Eyedol. Ken himself said he didnt like the bosses. Them or Maya.
If Shadow Jago is a separate 9th character and not part of the original. 8, I say its looking like Jago, Sabrewulf, Glacius, Thunder, Orchid, Fulgore + Cinder and Spinal. Those characters would do a good job of balancing the archetypes and maybe Fulgore may become a grappler also. I would imagine they’ll save TJ Combo, Riptor, KI2 characters and any new characters to the universe for Season 2.
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although i’m sure somebody would, i wouldn’t be upset if the previous two bosses aren’t included. this game needs a brand new boss (wouldn’t care if it were playable or not) IMO. as long as we get ki1 and 2 and they get the netcode right for those two then cool.
that means that there would be room for 3 new characters, unless there’s a playable boss. in that case then there’s only room for 2. hopefully shadow jago doesn’t count at all as part of the roster.
And there have been full priced triple A releases with enough content to last all of 3 hours.
the point is, its not a full game… but its also not full price. I think $20 for 8 characters is reasonable, if you don’t… well that’s your opinion, don’t buy it.
