Virtual On: Ontorio Tengram for XBLA + Online Play

Am I the only one having problems with the controls? I dunno if it’s the online lag or simply the lack of twin-sticks but sometimes this game’s controls are outright unresponsive. Like, in online matches today I couldn’t tell you the amount of times I tried to fire off one of Bal’s ERLs in midair only to have nothing come out, even though I timed the button presses perfectly fine. I also find this to be an issue with Bal’s Pyramid. I can have it all set up correctly, press the correct buttons and get Black Hole instead. Perhaps it’s a side effect of the lack of twin-sticks. I also find quick-steps in a CC situation difficult to use as well.

i hate to come off as whiny but i had to say it ;_;. I think this game is pretty goddamn rad otherwise, I’m having a lot of fun with it, it’s just my difficulty with the controls that gets me.

Having only a pad available and being a beginner, I can only get a feel with the standard controls. Should I learn to get used to the twin stick setting?

I think the normal controls are fine, especially for pad. IMO it’s easier to jump cancel that way and using sliding attacks, etc. Right now I’m using the standard config but with the bumpers instead of triggers, works pretty well.

Yeah, I don’t really think that the twin stick layout is that great unless you actually have twin sticks.

Nice tha someone would started one of these

Anybody who wants to get some matches going add me

I’m bout to jump on right now

GGs 645 and shagnificent!

Man, I missed playing this game when they took it out of our arcade. I don’t care if I wasn’t any good. It was hella fun!

Admittedly, the only people who ever played it at our arcade were me and whoever I happened to bring with me…

Man, I remember playing Operation Moongate like nuts in my local arcade during middle school. Good times. Everybody swarmed around it since Gundam Wing just started airing on Toonami about the same time the arcade got the cabinet. Shame I never got the chance to play this one in arcades.

Anyway, I’m pretty terrible but I’m getting better and I’m always up for a match if anyone wants to add me.

I have finally figured out how to quickstep on the 360 pad so that ANYONE can do it practically. Rather than trying to time it EXACTLY, just tap turbo RIGHT before moving. It makes a HUMONGOUS difference and the window with which to input a direction after the turbo press is actually rather wide, considering. If you want to do an QS attack, just piano it: RT/LT->direction->attack in quick succession

=)

This game is fucking epic, and Live just got 10000x more epic from bringing back this classic.

Hey dudes, just bought this game and have been enjoying the hell out of it the past few days. I am just now starting to get the hang of it but would love if someone would be willing to play a few matches and explain some of the high level aspects of the game. I’d really like to know some tactics to be able to know when/how to dodge and counter close range attacks. I never played the original so this is all new and awesome to me!

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A dedicated VOOT player wrote an in-depth “beginner’s guide” here:
Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram Beginner’s Guide

c/p from the other thread.

Twin-Sticks are go, being manufactured by Hori. However, it’ll not only be online-only, but Sega may cancel the entire thing if preorders don’t meet their expectations. Price is 30,000 Yen (around $300) and it’ll hit mid November.

http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20090605_212666.html

So I’m trying to buy Virtual On… and there is no option to buy it or download the demo. Anyone else have this problem?

Are you trying to purchase it from the 360’s Marketplace? Or your PC? 'cause I’m not seeing an option to download either one on the site too…

I tried both on PC and xbox. I asked a few other ppl to check too and none of them said the option is available.

I too am surprised that SRK has a VOOT community.

XBL gamertag: Saygah

Main VRs: Dordray and Grys Vok

I absolutely love this game and would love to play you guys online.

Yeah, for some reason it was recently removed / disappeared. Supposedly it’s not the only game to have this problem.

what do you guys think of the default controls I main alpharmed the battler but i cant keep an good sigh on my opponent while maintaining my momentum. I think boost and descend are too far apart on the xbox controller.

The controls are almost completely customizable, so you should play around with it to find something that works for you.