Rumble Fish 2 Announced!

Kouga · January 15, 2005, 6:14am

http://www.dimps.co.jp/rumblefish/kokuchi/index.html

I can hardly wait… :tup: :pleased:

EDIT:

Loke test is this weekend.

System_1 · January 15, 2005, 6:25am

Oh joy.

System_1 · January 15, 2005, 7:02am

lol i didn’t even know part one was out.

Kouga · January 15, 2005, 7:12am

Really? I coulda sworn I heard CTF had Rumble Fish, at least for a little while

EDIT: Oh yeah, and the dates are apparently the days of the loke test, not the release date.

CrotchMonkey · January 15, 2005, 7:15am

was the first one any good?

Kouga · January 15, 2005, 7:28am

Ehh, so-so. A lot of people think it’s too slow, and the gameplay is kinda broke, plus the small roster of 9 characters (10 if Greed is set to be playable w/ the atomiswave password) turned people off (I guess there’s so few characters because they obviously spent a lot of time making the game look absolutely gorgeous.).

I still liked it though… and I hope this sequel will up the pace a tad and fix some of the problems.

Sabin · January 15, 2005, 7:33am

[quote=Kouga]
Really? I coulda sworn I heard CTF had Rumble Fish, at least for a little while

It’s in the Chinatown area, not at CF. And yeah, the general consensus was that the game was too slow.

cygnus · January 15, 2005, 8:45am

If they can tweak the gameplay so it doesn’t devolve into (chain hit -> combo -> reset into chain) or (blocked chain -> guardbreak -> combo -> reset into chain…), then it could be great. Maybe tone down chains or something. Just give the game some variety instead of just rushing down into resets all day.

I think the graphic style could mean a great future for 2D fighters, especially if they tweak the animation/limbs a bit.

Here’s hoping for some positive feedback from the loke test.

YellowS4 · January 15, 2005, 9:12am

dash crouching short xx combo all fucken day. the game does look pretty though!

Dark_Hadou_XS · January 15, 2005, 9:22am

The was kinda slow but the combos were fast, overall though the cancels made it broken. Was like Marvel on Normal Speed without SJs and assists

YabukiStyle · January 15, 2005, 9:26am

Ah yes. I saw that link on the site with the #R matches. Never played the first one…I wonder how good the second one will do.

System_1 · January 15, 2005, 9:29am

The first one kinda sucks.

System_1 · January 15, 2005, 9:33am

Game needs a turbo/speed adjust…
…or maybe that’ll be in the next version, Rumble Fish 2 Turbo?

Shade · January 15, 2005, 10:23am

2-D gaming is ALIVE.

Zakuta · January 15, 2005, 10:26am

Me wants it!

NOW~

Shifty_Nevers · January 15, 2005, 9:25pm

I still haven’t played the first one…grrr

Kouga · January 19, 2005, 4:01am

Here’s some info from CHAZmaru at MMcafe:

4 newcomers (Cheryl, Mito, Bazuu & Rad), new system with LP+LK, three stocks for OA and DA gauges, Orville has a few changes

Hmmm Iggy hasn’t show up, I guess he’s too busy with the beginning of sales in department stores this week. I’ll try to translate news as accurately as possible, but remember my japanese is quite crappy.

As usual it will take time to understand how to make new comers effective characters. Cheryl is a lolicon character. She is very weak and must avoid close combat. Projectile and earial chara. Looks low-tier as of now.

Mito has a wooden sword (medium to long reach), different stances and he seems to have no CA. He can change stances during a combo and seems to be the most appreciated new character but for some reasons seems quite unfinished yet.

Bazuu has very strong one-hit moves, he can guard crush easily and doesn’t rely much on combos.

Rad (Lad?) is hard to grasp and/because not many people played with him. His commands look pretty unconventional. He has a tackle move that only hits high and allows combos. His specificity is to accumulate a heat gauge which improves damage. Apparently something annoying happens when the gauge reaches 100% (auto special move, I think).

One of the new characters (Bazuu maybe ?) is reminiscent of a character from Hokuto no Ken, he has a Mohican and reminds players characters like Blanka and Busuzima (from Bloody Roar 2 if I remember correctly ?), although is isn’t precised whether this is just design-wise or also gameplay-wise.

I don’t remember what the “boost type” system was in the first game (or maybe is it a new feature ?) but it plays an important part into making most characters effective in TRF2.
[edit: from what I get it seems to be indeed a new feature, or at least totally revamped]
[edit2: OK the “boost type” is actually the new system accessible with LP+LK that I was mentioning in my previous post]

There’s either a new system or a new version of the system called “Aerial Impact” which punishes you dramatically if used carelessly.

Zen has been toned down.

Viren has a new aerial technique called “Salamander Flair Bomb” (236+P in mid-air) implying a throw and the usage of bombs.

There are new color layouts for characters depending on the button pressed. The torn clothing graphical effect isn’t satisfying.

There are much more details, especially on character moves, but because of my lack of experience with the first one and my crappy japanese I am afraid to translate them wrong and tell you something inaccurate.

Spiderjericho · January 19, 2005, 4:15am

Can we get some images/photos? I’ve heard of the first game, but never saw any media. I’d be interested in seeing an Atomiswave fighting game.

System_1 · January 19, 2005, 5:48am

http://www.sammy.co.jp/japanese/product/amusement/atomiswave/rumblefish/download.html

Episode_667 · January 19, 2005, 7:58am

Awesome, this is pretty hot. Now all we need is a North American release of the PS2 port (stranger things have happened - looks at Katamari Damacy), and I’ll be in heaven.

Drives to Richmond Hill to play Rumble Fish and eat Korean BBQ