Nobus3r1 Report post Posted July 27, 2015 Well evo 2014 ultra sf4 had 3 westerns in the too 8 and japan only had a 2 month advantage, vanilla persona had 4 USA in the top 8 and japan only had a 4 month advantage. The time advantage makes a really big difference early on. Conversely Japan had a nine month edge with P4A:U and took 13 or 14 (I don't recognize every player) of the top 16 and all of the top 8 at Evo 2015. I would also consider dropping the "early on" part with regards to time with the game making a big difference. When I've looked at tournament results over multiple versions of a game relative to release dates it (and I'm very aware of how crude this sort of metric is as there aren't many games OR tournaments to go off of) but it would seem that the experience edge compounds over time rather than diminishes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LockedAndClush Report post Posted July 27, 2015 I was pretty salty about Zidane when Evo happened (mostly because I was betting on a FAB/Nage/Ogawa top 3, and he made that impossible), but in the end he must have done something right to get that far. Perhaps his style really was off the wall for the Japanese players, but it's not like they have always been all super clean (Kusoru anyone?). In the end, I think that Japan has advantage over the US (don't get me started on Europe... it's not that there are no good players, don't get me wrong, but there is a certain lack or consistency to Europe as a whole) strictly based on the overall player quality and matchup variety. A couple months of head start are also helpful, but it all comes down to them being able to utilize the time better, not just having more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syklone Report post Posted July 27, 2015 Hold dat Fernman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greatfernman Report post Posted July 27, 2015 Hold dat Fernman What? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king of heart Report post Posted July 28, 2015 Reminder that less than half of the best Japanese players came to Evo this year. Also it's not Zidane's first time reaching top 8 at Evo. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blade Report post Posted July 28, 2015 Interview with ASW president here: http://www.famitsu.com/news/201507/27083681.html I did my best... it was a long article though. (Here's hoping they do a decent remake of Super Dodge Ball, that game on NES was pretty fun back in the day). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zhaoyun99 Report post Posted July 29, 2015 Guilty Gear Anime? Yes please but let Madhouse or Ufotable do it with Team Red art direction because I can't wait to see the story from the Missing Link to X. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokkan Report post Posted July 29, 2015 http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/index.cgi?eid=1622 Final Loketest for Revelator starting July 30 and lasting for a whole week. Johnny and Jack-O' finally have their voices and Slayer has his new voice actor. Jack-O' voiced by Hiromi Igarashi. Slayer now voiced by Takaya Hashi. Johnny still voiced by Wakamoto. Locations: Sega Akihabara Building 1 Sega Kagurazaka Club Sega Shinjuku Nishiguchi Aime cards and the players guild will be usable at this loketest. "Episode Mode" (arcade story mode) and "Sparring Mode" are available to play at the loketest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poultrygeist Report post Posted July 29, 2015 I did my best... it was a long article though. (Here's hoping they do a decent remake of Super Dodge Ball, that game on NES was pretty fun back in the day). The ChinaJoy game show mentioned in this interview will be going live soon BTW. Don't get your hopes up. http://zone.tudou.com/playstation?qq-pf-to=pcqq.c2c Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SQNR Report post Posted July 29, 2015 I did my best... it was a long article though. (Here's hoping they do a decent remake of Super Dodge Ball, that game on NES was pretty fun back in the day). Thanks for the translation. I enjoyed reading through it. Regarding the loketest, it seems really strange to announce it only one day in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poultrygeist Report post Posted July 29, 2015 Doesn't Famitsu within a day or so? Maybe they have something to say in it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king of heart Report post Posted July 29, 2015 http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/index.cgi?eid=1622 Final Loketest for Revelator starting July 30 and lasting for a whole week. Johnny and Jack-O' finally have their voices and Slayer has his new voice actor. Jack-O' voiced by Hiromi Igarashi. Slayer now voiced by Takaya Hashi. Johnny still voiced by Wakamoto. Locations: Sega Akihabara Building 1 Sega Kagurazaka Club Sega Shinjuku Nishiguchi Aime cards and the players guild will be usable at this loketest. "Episode Mode" (arcade story mode) and "Sparring Mode" are available to play at the loketest. I am not mentally ready for this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youcanwonder Report post Posted July 29, 2015 Blade Thanks for the translation greatly appreciated Tokkan any news on if the final character will be in the test? (I say final char bc we all know arc doesn't put a question mark in for random select lol) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokkan Report post Posted July 29, 2015 Tokkan any news on if the final character will be in the test? (I say final char bc we all know arc doesn't put a question mark in for random select lol) If there was news I would have included it. Sorry to disappoint you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youcanwonder Report post Posted July 29, 2015 If there was news I would have included it. Sorry to disappoint you. Lol no disappointment at all. Still appreciate the translation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Badgerine Report post Posted July 29, 2015 Aime cards and the players guild will be usable at this loketest. "Episode Mode" (arcade story mode) and "Sparring Mode" are available to play at the loketest. ooh ooh I have to wonder what this change in name entails for the arcade mode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jocelot Report post Posted July 29, 2015 New loketest, unexpected. Awesome, but unexpected. Maybe they'll stream it like BBCF's most recent loketest? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zedar90 Report post Posted July 29, 2015 New loketest, unexpected. Awesome, but unexpected. Maybe they'll stream it like BBCF's most recent loketest? Arc didn't stream last loke test, they streamed the trail event that was the day before. So I don't expect them to stream. However it's likely they will have a stream the day before the arcade release. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jocelot Report post Posted July 29, 2015 Ahh I see. Thanks. Well, new info is new info so still cool regardless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blade Report post Posted July 29, 2015 YOU wa SHOOOOOCK!!! (Also info on Jack-O's Voice Actress) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.R.F. Report post Posted July 29, 2015 Haha we got Toki as Slayer. Awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rele Report post Posted July 29, 2015 New rumored loketest change: Slayer instant kill now hits fullscreen. On both sides. And comboes as OTG hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LockedAndClush Report post Posted July 29, 2015 New rumored loketest change: Slayer instant kill now hits fullscreen. On both sides. And comboes as OTG hit. You forgot about Dandy Step>PKSHS to activate IK mode. On a more serious note, I hope I'm curious if they will re-record all of Slayer's clips, or will it be more like English Kanji in P4AU, where most of the VA work was just copied from Troy Baker, and only the new lines and arcade/story mode were Matthew Mercer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashimriat Report post Posted July 29, 2015 Big Bang and non-meaty 6K with + on block plz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syklone Report post Posted July 30, 2015 Alright Blade, since the loketest is now underway if there is ONE balance change, I want you on your knees begging for forgiveness. Okay ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites