Saturday, 30 March 2013
Assassins Creed III: Re-Entering The Animus - Let's Play Episode 1 By Uranphilia
Friday, 29 March 2013
Scotland Versus Episode 3 "Suck it" by Camymuaythai and VS_Milligano
With Hypespotting 2 taking place this weekend, players Camymuaythai and VS_Milligano, whos part of a Scottish Fighting Games Community called Versus Scotland, has recently uploaded their third episode of "Scotland Versus", where they face against players online in Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition ver 2012. This is a great way to prepare for Scotland's Major Fighting Games Tournament, Hypespotting 2!!
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend Monday Casual Matches Featuring ZakEXOnestar, Kiba, IxisNaugus, Zoular and Hexanoid
ZakEXOnestar is back once again with his another sets of offline matches from Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend, which features some great players in London and with Blazblue Chrono Phantasma coming out sometime, this year, this is a perfect way to prepare for the game. Check out the matches.
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Stapesy's Indie House #4: Let's Play 'Fat' and 'Decay' by Stapesy featuring KB
Stapesy, who's a part of armed with controllers, has recently uploaded his forth episode of his show, "Stapesy Indie House" where he starts to play a crazy indie game called 'Fat and Decay' and he invited KB, who's also part of Armed With Controllers, on to the show.
Wipeout HD Fury - The Basics Guide by HellfireWZ
HellfireWZ, from WipeoutWZ have made a very in depth guide on the basics for Wipeout HD fury. Within this video, The stuffs that is talks about includes how the controls works in the game, the different types of Crafts, the handling, speed and the shield of the crafts. He also explains different types of techniques in the game such as the Airbrakes, racing line, sideshift and Barrel rolling and He covers the speed classes and the game modes. This is a very good guide and a great watch for anyone who wants to understands the basic of the game and how to get good at the game.
Smash Aint Dead II Highlights by Elekid King
NOTE: I will try to put up the tournament matches from the event when I can
Dead Or Alive 5 New Zack Island Tropic Tournament Matches featuring ThunderNinja02, Sickone and Snotgurgler
Monday, 25 March 2013
NO FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOM Episode 2 by Xtreme Gaming featuring Decertodefiant, Kamikazejosh and Chris Beaverx
Arthur Tolmie, from Xtreme Gaming, is back with his 2nd episode of his show, "NO FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOM". Like he did for the first episode, he invited a few guests to be on the cast to talk about the new and upcoming games that are coming out this year. In this episode to about games like Battlefield 4, Minecraft, Saints Row 4, Grand Theft Auto 5 and more games. Plus, they talk about the next generation consoles and what they expect from them. This cast is for people who are 18 or over.
Friday, 22 March 2013
Rev It Up Interview Series #5 - Tom Lee (Creative Director of Team Ninja)
For those that don't know, the new Dead Or Alive 5 Plus is Officially out on the PS Vita in Europe!! So to contribute to the release for the game, I had pleasure to interview Tom Lee, who is the creative director for Team Ninja and he has been working for Team Ninja for atleast 13 years now! He has been over in America supporting the Dead Or Alive 5 U.S Community and he has attended some big Major fighting games events over in America as well.
RIUP - Tell me a bit about yourself
Tom Lee - My name is Tom Lee and I am currently the creative director for Team NINJA.
RIUP - How did you get into gaming?
Tom Lee - I actually worked for an advertising agency as an art director before my involvement with TN. And one of my first accounts was with TurboGrafx 16. That was my first gateway into the gaming business. Yes, many moons ago... And I think I just hinted at my ancient age through that bit of info.
RIUP - How long have you been working for Team NINJA? What's the experience like?
Tom Lee - I've been working for Team NINJA (TN) for almost 13 years. The experience has undoubtedly shaped my professional career in gaming and has affected my life in many ways. It's been one hell of a roller coaster ride for sure! We would need a long hard night of drinking for me to talk about all the stories and moments along the way...
RIUP - What is your involvement with DOA5 as part of team NINJA?
Tom Lee - As creative director, my involvement with DOA5 was discussing the overall concept and direction for the title. We spent a lot of years thinking about how to make our comeback and what kind of game we wanted to make. The thing that I'm most proud of is the message of "I'm a Figter". This became our core approach in developing DOA5 and eventually our campaign slogan. Regardless of what new features or changes we made to the franchise, we wanted to make sure that this title was first and foremost a legitimate Fighter.
RIUP - What has DOA5 reputation been like since the game release?
Tom Lee - It's been almost 7 years since the last iteration of DOA. And so there was a lot of anticipation and expectations for 5. We knew going into it, we were going to be faced with a lot skeptical views since we've been gone for so long. And we knew we weren't going to please everyone. But, one thing we wanted more than anything else was for DOA5 to be respected as a truly modern 3D fighting game. And from the reaction of our communities from around the world, I think we accomplished that with DOA5. More than any previous numbered title, I think DOA5 put a notable emphasis on competitive fighting game mechanics. You can see how evident that has been with the surge of interest and attendance from the greater FGC and the tournament scene lately.
RIUP - You've been attending fighting games tournament over in the U.S. What is it like to support the DOA community over in the U.S.?
Tom Lee - First of all, the tournament organizers here in the States have really been supportive of our game and our Fighters. People like Eric "Big E" Small and Hubbs from Big E Gaming, Alex Valle with SoCalRegionals, Rolando with VxG and most recently Shin Blanka with Final Round 16. Folks like these have made it possible for our DOA Fighters to come out and show their stuff. So I want to acknowledge the tournament organizers for embracing our community.
For me, there's nothing more pure than going to a tournament to see people playing our game at such a high level and being there to cheer them on. It's rewarding and provides me with a great sense of satisfaction and pride for what we worked so hard to produce. And I get to spend time with my Fighters during and after matches where we share our thoughts and ideas about the game or life in general. From a developer and a user standpoint, it's as good as it gets. I look forward to every tournament I can get out to meet my Fighters.
RIUP - What players do you like watching and why?
Tom Lee - Well, there's so many great players here in NA. And I like watching different players for different styles and flavors they bring to their matches. Some notable players that I aways enjoy watching (in no particular order) would be Master, Black Mamba, RyuJin, Rikuto, Allan Paris, Matt Ponton, Vanessa, Chosen 1, Rabies and most recently Xcaliber Blades. On that note, I would really like to see and meet more international players in the future because I know you guys got some serious skills as well. I hope we get that opportunity someday. And speaking of XB, I'm really excited to see all the new, young talents coming into the scene and kicking some major ass! That's so encouraging for us and that's how a community keeps growing. Keep up the good fight DOA Fighters and we'll do whatever we can to back you guys up. Lets blow the roof off this scene!
RIUP - Most DOA fans want to see Leon back in DOA5. Will he ever be in DOA5 or Future DOA games or has the strongest man in the world retired?
Tom Lee - All I can say on this topic is... You can't keep a good man down for too long.
Tom Lee - My name is Tom Lee and I am currently the creative director for Team NINJA.
RIUP - How did you get into gaming?
Tom Lee - I actually worked for an advertising agency as an art director before my involvement with TN. And one of my first accounts was with TurboGrafx 16. That was my first gateway into the gaming business. Yes, many moons ago... And I think I just hinted at my ancient age through that bit of info.
RIUP - How long have you been working for Team NINJA? What's the experience like?
Tom Lee - I've been working for Team NINJA (TN) for almost 13 years. The experience has undoubtedly shaped my professional career in gaming and has affected my life in many ways. It's been one hell of a roller coaster ride for sure! We would need a long hard night of drinking for me to talk about all the stories and moments along the way...
RIUP - What is your involvement with DOA5 as part of team NINJA?
Tom Lee - As creative director, my involvement with DOA5 was discussing the overall concept and direction for the title. We spent a lot of years thinking about how to make our comeback and what kind of game we wanted to make. The thing that I'm most proud of is the message of "I'm a Figter". This became our core approach in developing DOA5 and eventually our campaign slogan. Regardless of what new features or changes we made to the franchise, we wanted to make sure that this title was first and foremost a legitimate Fighter.
RIUP - What has DOA5 reputation been like since the game release?
Tom Lee - It's been almost 7 years since the last iteration of DOA. And so there was a lot of anticipation and expectations for 5. We knew going into it, we were going to be faced with a lot skeptical views since we've been gone for so long. And we knew we weren't going to please everyone. But, one thing we wanted more than anything else was for DOA5 to be respected as a truly modern 3D fighting game. And from the reaction of our communities from around the world, I think we accomplished that with DOA5. More than any previous numbered title, I think DOA5 put a notable emphasis on competitive fighting game mechanics. You can see how evident that has been with the surge of interest and attendance from the greater FGC and the tournament scene lately.
RIUP - You've been attending fighting games tournament over in the U.S. What is it like to support the DOA community over in the U.S.?
Tom Lee - First of all, the tournament organizers here in the States have really been supportive of our game and our Fighters. People like Eric "Big E" Small and Hubbs from Big E Gaming, Alex Valle with SoCalRegionals, Rolando with VxG and most recently Shin Blanka with Final Round 16. Folks like these have made it possible for our DOA Fighters to come out and show their stuff. So I want to acknowledge the tournament organizers for embracing our community.
For me, there's nothing more pure than going to a tournament to see people playing our game at such a high level and being there to cheer them on. It's rewarding and provides me with a great sense of satisfaction and pride for what we worked so hard to produce. And I get to spend time with my Fighters during and after matches where we share our thoughts and ideas about the game or life in general. From a developer and a user standpoint, it's as good as it gets. I look forward to every tournament I can get out to meet my Fighters.
RIUP - What players do you like watching and why?
Tom Lee - Well, there's so many great players here in NA. And I like watching different players for different styles and flavors they bring to their matches. Some notable players that I aways enjoy watching (in no particular order) would be Master, Black Mamba, RyuJin, Rikuto, Allan Paris, Matt Ponton, Vanessa, Chosen 1, Rabies and most recently Xcaliber Blades. On that note, I would really like to see and meet more international players in the future because I know you guys got some serious skills as well. I hope we get that opportunity someday. And speaking of XB, I'm really excited to see all the new, young talents coming into the scene and kicking some major ass! That's so encouraging for us and that's how a community keeps growing. Keep up the good fight DOA Fighters and we'll do whatever we can to back you guys up. Lets blow the roof off this scene!
RIUP - Most DOA fans want to see Leon back in DOA5. Will he ever be in DOA5 or Future DOA games or has the strongest man in the world retired?
Tom Lee - All I can say on this topic is... You can't keep a good man down for too long.
RIUP - DOA5+ will be out on PS vita this Friday!! What Will you be expecting DOA5+ to do and succeed in?
RIUP - Is it possible that the new extra features on DOA5+ will become DLC on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 consoles?
Tom Lee - We're always thinking of ways to improve and extend the experience on our main console titles. So, you never know if some of these features make their way to the current gen consoles in the future. It really depends on you guys and the response we see from the community.
RIUP - Will DOA ever return to arcades?
Tom Lee - Bringing DOA to the arcade scene is not in our current business plan. Do you guys feel there's a great need for us to dive back into the arcade system?
RIUP - Any shout outs that you would like to say?
Tom Lee - I'd like to send a BIG shout out to all the DOA players around the world that have come back to support DOA5 in their local and national tournaments. That goes for all the haters who still come out and play for $, trolls and online warriors who enjoy talking trash from behind the screen, noobs who are eager to learn and of course all of our dedicated supporters & ambassadors who champion our cause. DOA has always had a mixed bag of Fighters who come and go. I suppose its part of our tradition... But, I do know the scene will keep growing strong as long as the Fighters keep coming to play.
Big UP to all the supporters within the greater FGC that are fighting for us behind the scenes. Tournament organizers, fighting game notables from other franchises, FGC medias for their coverage, other sponsors of e-Sports and even some of our competitors in the 3D fighting game scene. In fact, I would love to see an alliance of 3D fighters in the tournament circuit to help strengthen and bolster our mutual cause. If anyone from the 3D fighting franchises are reading this... let's talk!
RIUP - Thanks alot for your time
Tom Lee - Thanks Rev!
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Links:
Tom Lee's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kalchi
Team Ninja's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeamNINJAStudio
"Sweet Gnasher Symphonica" - Gears Of War 3 Kill montage video by Jooelrockefeller
Dynasty Warriors 8 Xu Shu Chaos Walkthrough Commentary by DarkMasamune87
DarkMasamune87 has made a walkthrough for Xu Chu in Dynasty Warriors 8. Within the video, he talks about the character's special moves in the game and he played through a level where he has to kill a lot enemies and he gone for broke! He done stuffs like the character's super moves to bring pain to the enemies and show no mercy to them.
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
AWC_Fabs vs. The World In Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - Episode 2
Fabs is back for his 2nd episode of his show "Fabs Vs The World", where he continues to play online ranked matches of Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Being a beat-em-up player himself, he's testing himself to see if he can still improve his winnings matches performance from his last episode. Can he keep up his impressive start, or will his form take a turn for the worse?
Monday, 18 March 2013
Rev It Up Interview Series #4 - Xtreme Gaming
RIUP - Tell me a bit about yourself
Arthur Tolmie - nbsp;34 years old gaming all my life, massive Sci Fi nerd and Star Wars fan, big into films and anything XCOM related :P
RIUP - How did you get into gaming?
Arthur Tolmie - Started at a young age, earliest memory is playing Jail break on the Amstrad 6128 but had previous consoles / computer prior to that (who’s names escape me) For me gaming was such a new and exciting medium and still is to this day. It allows people to realise their wildest imaginations and then share them with the world, I think this was what attracted me in the first instance and has had me hooked ever since.
RIUP - what game are you currently playing at the moment and are you enjoying it?
Arthur Tolmie - Currently playing Tomb Raider and enjoying it immensely great blend of action and puzzles and a fantastic reboot of a franchise I had left and not gone back to a long time ago.
RIUP - What games are you really looking forward to this year?
Arthur Tolmie - Bioshock infinite is absolutely amazing, I had the privilege of playing 3hrs of this game and was utterly blown away by it, also Saints Row 4 because I had a load of fun in Saints 3 and from what I have seen this looks even crazier!
RIUP - are you more of a casual or a competitive gamer?
Arthur Tolmie - I am more of a casual gamer I enjoy immersing myself in story games like Bioshock or the Mass Effect Effect series, I enjoy competitive gaming but mainly with friends, however I much rather play co-op then anything adversarial.
RIUP - Now You run a Xbox 360 gaming centre in Colchester Essex. Can you tell me how long you have been running the centre and what sort of things happen at your gaming centre?
Arthur Tolmie - I have been running Xtreme Gaming for 5 years and we are a dedicated XBOX 360 gaming centre and we hold various events and launches from All Night gaming sessions every month to special themed release days. We also work closely with publishers and our last event was the post launch with Activision for the Revolution DLC for Black Ops 2.
RIUP - What is the gaming community like in Colchester?
Arthur Tolmie - The gaming community in Colchester are passionate and knowledgeable about their subject. They are diverse and friendly and not genre specific and as such we have hardcore fans for both FPS, RPG’s and Strategy games.
RIUP - Do you often have stuffs like events/tournament at your gaming centre?
Arthur Tolmie - We run competitions regularly and we do so alongside our sponsors so we get to offer some amazing prizes! Our next big completion is with Mad Catz for FIFA in April and will be awesome, but prior to this we will be at iSeries and doing in-house release night competitions.
RIUP - You've just recently made your first episode for your new cast show, "No Fighting In The War Room". What made you want to create a cast that you did?
Arthur Tolmie - Something we wanted to do and involve our regular members with. XG is all about community and sharing opinions and ideas thoughts and just general experiences, the podcast I hope reflects this and shows that we value our members and followers.
RIUP - Have you thought about what kind of things that you would like to do in your future cast?
Arthur Tolmie - In The future more of the same really and perhaps involve some community managers get them talking about everything in general and showing a different side to themselves. Also there will be competitions so watch this space ;)
RIUP - any shout outs that you would like to say?
Arthur Tolmie - Big shouts to our sponsors: Mad Catz, Turtle Beach, Steel Series, ASTRO gaming and Gunnar for supplying us with amazing equipment and prizes for our centre and competitions. But the biggest shout out is and always will be to our community because without their support we would not be able to do what we do!
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Xtreme Gaming Links:
Website: http://www.xtremegaminguk.co.uk/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xtreme_Gaming
Borderlands 2: Shielded Favours- Lets Play Episode 2 by Uranophilia featuring JordyBrannan, SimonLavis and RobHLZ
guest on to her show, where they play 4 player co-op. They kept on carrying on with the mission from the last episode, which includes them doing a side mission, fighting against ridculously huge monsters and while they are doing that, they bumped into this hidden box which does get shown in the vid below...........
Sunday, 17 March 2013
Ludas Magnus and Unequalled Media presents Colosseum Games Bi Weekly Events From April 14th
The guys over at Ludus Magnus and Unequalled Media will be holding their first Bi Weekly events on the 14th April and they will be hosting every second Sunday at Yates in Harrow. The information about this event is below.....................
Venue: Yates’s Harrow • 269-271 Station Rd • London • Harrow HA1 2TB
Time: Doors open 12.00pm – 8pm • AE2012: 1pm • SFXT2013: 5pm
Platform: XBox 360
Controllers: NOT SUPPLIED – You Must Bring a Controller
Screens: Iiyama PROLITE E2273HDS-1
Headsets: Razer Carcharias
Format: Double Elimination • Matches will be best of 3 • Grand Finals best of 5
Limit: 64 per limit
Stream: From 1.30pm on UKFGC.com Unequalled Media Stream Page
Signups: Low cost online sign ups • limited on-the-day signups will charged at a higher price
For those who hasn't been to Unequalled Media events before, here is small teaser of what to expect at this event..............
Friday, 15 March 2013
Proving Grounds 5 tournament matches featuring Zak, Cheap Wizard,Problem X, True Might and more
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Sentinal, Zero and Akuma video by Goukifafa
Goukifafa, who's a really top Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 player from Manchester, recently did a combo video which features his team which consists of Sentinel, Akuma and Zero. He produces a variety of different type of combos with each of his characters, which involves using his assist to further his combos and to carry out more damage to the opponent!
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Doomsday Playable in Injustice:Gods Among Us!!!
No Fighting In The War Room Episode 1 by Xtreme Gaming
Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend Monday Casual Matches Featuring ZakOneStar, Kiba, Zoular and IxisNaugus
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Borderlands 2: My First Gun - Lets Play Episode 1 By Uranophilia and JordyBrannan
Monday, 11 March 2013
"Nice to know ya" - Gears of War 3 Kill Montage video byJooelrockefeller
Street Fighter x Tekken ver 2013 Lars Combo video by STARSWilliamz
Friday, 8 March 2013
Rev It Up Interview Series #3 - Geraint Evans
The Rev It Up Interviews series has returned for the third time and I had a pleasure to interview Garient Evans, who is a director of Zen United. He's been working at the company for at least three years now and he's been working on games like Guilty Gear, Blazblue, Arcana Heart 3 and more. Even more, he has been involve with the competitive Fighting Games Community in the UK and he has been working with Top Fighting Games Players with in the Community!
RIUP - Please tell me a bit about yourself.
Geraint Evans- Haha, that's kind of a vague one! I'm Geraint Evans, I'm Director of Zen United. Er, I'm 34 years old and I live in Bristol.
RIUP - How did you get into gaming?
Geraint Evans - My first taste of gaming was when I was 3 or 4 - my dad brought home a ZX Spectrum and I was completely obsessed with it - it had some terrible simple games and tech demos written in the manual that my dad had to type out. It took for ever - but I was totally transfixed by the fact that you could make stuff move on a TV yourself. I've been obsessed with games ever since then - and have grown up playing games on pretty much every format.
There have been certain games over the years that have really grabbed me - I think Street Fighter II was probably the first game I ever got crazily obsessed with. I used to save all my lunch and bus money and play in my local arcade - The Silver Rooms - after school, and then miss my bus home and get into all kinds of trouble.
I wasn't really supposed to be in there - I was really young back then and all the other people in there were much, much older and all smoking and drinking - my parents must have thought there was something really dodgy going on, but all I wanted to do was play Street Fighter. I was really irritated by the fact that everyone played Ryu and Ken - apart from one Dahlsim player, I was the only one who played different character, Chun Li. I kinda made it a personal mission to get better and better. Even when the SNES version came out - which cost me like £70 back then - nothing really compared to the excitement of those times playing where I wasn't supposed to.
Over the years games have been swapped out - Zelda, F-Zero GX, Phantasy Star Online, I went though a phase of making Half Life levels to play with mates - basically, games have always been a huge part of my life in one way shape or form. After college I started writing about games for different magazines and websites - and did that for about ten years, before I ended up where I am now. I've been really lucky to be able to turn being around videogames into a job.
RIUP - You've been apart and work for Zen United. How long have you been working for Zen United and What is it like working for the company?
Geraint Evans - I've been here for three years now. It's amazing - I get to work on games like Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena and Arcana Heart 3. I really love 2D fighters - and it's great to be able to work on them - and help bring them to a wider audience. 2D fighters were, for a long time, not really given the love and attention they deserve, it's great to be given an opportunity to change that.
RIUP - So what kind of games do you guys promote?
Geraint Evans - Well, we've been working on Arc System Work's games as you know. We're also looking to release a new 2D fighter - which I can't really talk about yet - but we're very excited to be involved with, and will surprise a lot of people I think. We're hoping that the FGC can get behind it after we announce it - so that we can look at bringing more fighting games like that over.
One of our newest projects is Rice Digital ( http://ricedigital.net ). For ages I've been playing doujin games in my spare time and really enjoying them - Touhou, eXceed, Ether Vapor, RosenkreuzStillette, Recettear - just a whole bunch of games that, for whatever reason, get hardly any coverage, and certainly don't get as much love as they deserve - and events like Comiket happen in Japan and the western games media is like... 'so what?'
I wanted to try to change that a little - or at least provide a platform where people can read and write about these more niche kinds of games - and also try and work with great companies like Nyu Media who are trying really hard to bring those kinds of games over to a western audience. Nothing gives me more pleasure than taking a game no one has heard of bringing it to them and hearing them say, 'you know what - this is really cool...'
RIUP - What is it like to work with players who are part of the competitive fighting games community in the UK?
Geraint Evans- Honestly? Amazing.
I originally came into contact with the UK FGC in 2010 - I just started at Zen and I invited Bullet Proof, Izanami and Tim119 to come down for a few sessions. Ever since then I've met so many really lovely, lovely people - and I really enjoy meeting up with you guys.
People always moan about how the Arcades are all dead and how online gaming is destroying the social side of gaming - but I don't think that's true. I think it's people's apathy that's destroying that side of gaming. So, yeah, I have maximum respect for the UK FGC, because it's you guys who actually put yourself out there, travel to events and tournaments - make the effort to attend.
Month in month out, you have these communities who are going out of their way to keep the offline scene play happening. Booking venues, running streams, promoting events - moving equipment around the country, setting up tournaments. There's so much work involved. So much love for their own individual scenes, whether it's Proving Grounds in Newport, Electronic Dojo in Birmingham, the Manchester and various London scenes - those pockets of players are helping to keep the spirit of competitive play alive. I just wish more and more people would have the courage to leave their homes and actively participate.
RIUP - Persona 4 Arena will be coming out in Europe very soon. Have you got any plans for the games release?
Geraint Evans - Yes, absolutely - although nothing i can talk about in great detail I'm afraid! We are making something special to make up for the wait that you guys have all endured. That's something we're very conscious of. We've also got some events lined up too and a couple of nice surprises too. We'll announce all this a little closer to release.
RIUP - Has there been any good reception for games like Persona 4 Arena, Arcana Heart 3 and Blazblue?
Geraint Evans - Yeah absolutely. BlazBlue has done amazingly well over here - against many people's expectations. Lost of people said Arcana Heart 3 shouldn't be released in Europe as a physical game - and we proved them wrong with that. Arcana Heart 3 went on to do really well - it surprised a lot of people. As for Persona 4 Arena? It's got loads of really positive media attention - and it won lots of awards last year, so hopefully we'll be able to replicate that.
RIUP - How would you explain to someone who hasn't played a game similar to Persona 4 Arena?
Geraint Evans - That's a tricky one - I think compared to Arc System Work's other games it's much more accessible than BlazBlue or Guilty Gear. Actually, I don't think 'accessible' is really the right word - Persona 4 Arena still has that Arc feel to it, there's still that depth and heavy focus on combos but i think it's much more inclusive - as in, more people can have fun with it from the word go, it's definitely more broadly appealing. Exectution is a little easier, the tutorials in the game are much better - I think it's more enjoyable to a wider range of players that BB or GG - I'm hoping that Marvel players for example will take some time to look into it. It's also A LOT of fun to play, very fast, very colourfull - gorgeous to look at. I think Arc have really nailed the art of creating 2D fighters, I can't think of any developer that really gets close to what Arc's teams can do with sprites. Their development process, and attention to detail is just insane - and it really shows in the finished game.
RIUP - Have you got any favourite players that you like to watch? If so, Who??
Geraint Evans - Actually, Hurricane Rev and Kyzer! Well, certainly back when I was introduced to the FGC. I remember watching you play each other at SvB - I'm a very bad Tao player in BB, and I remember getting destroyed by you a few times in casuals and then watching you fight in the finals. Was kinda depressing actually, because it made me realise just how much I needed to learn - I guess that's the benefit of actually going to these events.
I also like watching DragonLord's Bang - he'd come down to Sodium Showdown and blow us all up on a regular basis. I also like to see Gamester's Rachel - he doesn't get to many events, so was really glad to see him make it up to this years SvB and get some practice in with some of the higher level players like Kiba.
I like watching Ravage C play P4A too - I consider it a personal victory if I take like 1/3 health from his Kanji in any given round - but he's no match for me on Vertical Aquapazza, so I guess were even! And DBlanks too - watching his Yukiko means my Yukiko has gone from Terrible - to just Really Rubbish - so some improvement there!
Also Frost and Pawndriver playing Arcana Heart - those guys make AH3 look like a completely different game to the one I play. It's like a sickness.
RIUP - Blazblue Chrono Phantasma is the next new BlazBlue game to come out and we are a bit away from getting our hands on it for our consoles. But do you think that the game will be hugely refreshing to all the Blazblue players?
Geraint Evans - Yeah, absolutely! I think the whole point of Chrono' is to really give BlazBlue a big freshen up - with some new characters and some interesting new mechanics. I'd love to be able to go into it in more detail, but the truth is, I've not managed to get my hands on it yet - so apart from what I've seen on Youtube, It's hard for me to make a really informed comment - other than to say it looks amazing. And I really want it!
RIUP - In your opinion, how do you feel about the new characters in Blazblue Chono Phantasma?
Geraint Evans - I think if there's one thing that Arc can be relied on to do, its deliver interesting character designs and mechanics. They don't do clones, they don't do anything average or mediocre - for Arc it's all about what they create that offers something different, an interesting play style - so I'm really looking forward to seeing what the new characters have to offer. Not sure who I'll pick over Tao, probably Bullet or Amane - though I'm still interested to see what changes have been made to Tao.
RIUP - Are there any events that you will be attending this year?
Geraint Evans - We'll be at MCM I think - and also London Gaming Con - those are the two I'm planning at the moment, though it's likely we'll do more though the course of the year too - and of course, I'll be turning up at various FGC though the year as always. Right now though, my focus is 100% on Persona 4 Arena...
RIUP - Any shout outs that you would like to say?
Geraint Evans - Oh man, too many to people- Ravage C and DragonLord Z, Frost, Reyokarna and Zoular - and the rest of the NGi crew. Temp in Wales and the Sodium Showdown guys - hope to see them up and running again - Bullet Proof and Ryza - oh and Kyzer and Kiba too.
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Zen United Links:
Website: www.zen-united.biz
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Thursday, 7 March 2013
Let's Play! Dishonored - Episode 4.5 by Uranophilia
Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend Monday Casual Matches Featuring ZakOneStar, Kiba, Zoular and IxisNaugus
Fabs vs. The World In Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - Episode 1
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
CantLevelUp's Dead Space 2 Challenge: Survive on Zealot Part 1
Dead or Alive 5 Tag Team Sets 2 Matches Featuring CrimsonKunoichi and ScarlettGeisha
CrimsonKunoichi has recently uploaded alot of sets of Tag Team matches in Dead Or Alive 5, where he was playing against ScarlettGeisha and they managed to play a lot of sets with each other. They were using a variety of different characters including Jann Lee, Hitomi, Zack, Kokoro, Christie, Hayate and more chacaracters.
Friday, 1 March 2013
Rev It Up Interview Series #2 - ThunderNinja02
The Rev It Up Interviews Series #2 is Officially Up and this time round, I had chance to interview a Dead Or Alive 5 player, Thunder Ninja!! For those that don't know. he has been a very long Hayabusa player since Dead Or Alive 2. He used to enter national tournaments for Dead Or Alive 4, such as the Championship Gaming Series Qualifers in the UK when it was around. Within in this interview, he discusses about why DOA is such a unique game and he shares his views on Virtua Fighter Characters joining the Dead Or Alive 5 Cast!
RIUP - Tell me a bit about yourself
ThunderNinja02 - I'm a gamer, and have been for 7-8 years or so, my main games are Dead or alive, Halo and Assassins Creed. i have followed these games ever since they started..I'm 19, live in London England, and I'm a dancer, (for who you'll have to be nice and ask me privately =P ) i also do a bit of writing here and there, writing things like stories, songs and the occasional poem.
RIUP - How did you get into gaming?
so in a nutshell i got into gaming through influences from others
RIUP - Knowing you that you're a DOA player, what is it about DOA do you like about and what kind of things make the game stands out from that likes of games such as Tekken Tag 2?
ThunderNinja02 - well, i have always liked dead or alive from the start, its character were very interesting and beautifully made and the gameplay was easy to pick up on. leaping forward into DOA5, i think dead or alive 5 stands out from TTT2 because its stages are very fun to play on, and rounds are never the same. again back to the characters, the only other character outside of DOA that i like is Rain and Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat. the DOA characters always had a certain flare about them ,my favourite duo being Ryu Hayabusa and Kasumi. with Ryu being my main and Kasumi as a secondary character,
I also believe that visually Dead or Alive 5 is a step above TTT2, VF5 and Street fighter. especially in the stages, but this is my opinion, im not trying to put down the other fighter games
RIUP - Do you think that DOA5 is the best DOA game out of all the DOA games in the past?
ThunderNinja02 - in some ways yes i do, visually the game is beautiful, and the stages are very well designed and constructed. the gameplay is very similar to doa 3 rather then 2 or 4. it is still easy to pick up. some moves however are ridiculous and hard to pull off
it is probably one of the more fun to play DOA's. because its easy to pick up, my friends get the hang of it easily and we have fun on the game. The online mode however is a bit of a let down for me. its slow to find other players and the rankings are all over the place. plus in dead or alive 4 yu can grab a online friend and play tag team with 2 others, in doa5 you cant do that.
however i believe that the gameplay, visuals and the fact that it is easy to get into over shadows the disappointing online service. and knowing team ninja they will fix all the issues sooner or later
RIUP - Do you make any gaming vids? If so, What type of Gaming vids to you create?
ThunderNinja02 - yes i do make gaming videos, usually its just random videos but i am starting my first lets play series.and i aim to do more,
RIUP - If there was like someone who hasn't even played DOA before in their life, how would you explain to that person?
RIUP - If there was like someone who hasn't even played DOA before in their life, how would you explain to that person?
Dead or Alive 5 features guest characters from Sega's Virtua Fighter fighting game series and several new gameplay mechanics, as well as improved graphics and more realistic visual style than its predecessors. Its plot is set two years after the events of Dead or Alive 4, telling the interrelating stories of various characters in connection to the new DOA tournament and the continuing hunt for Kasumi's evil clone.
The game received generally favourable reviews.
RIUP - There has been recently been quite a big update for DOA5, which includes changes to all of the characters moves changes and just recently released costume packs round 9 (aka Fighters Pack). Do you think the changes made the game better? Also, what other DLC things would you like to see in DOA5?
ThunderNinja02 - I have actually not had the chance to play around with the new patch because at the time i write this the patch is not out for the xbox 360 yet.
i like the concept of the DLC stage in DOA5 and would love to see more. i would actually like to see some dlc for free characters in the game, maybe stick ein and
RIUP - Are there any games that you are looking forward to playing this year
ThunderNinja02 - I am looking forward to the new tomb raider game. i like the look of it and the story seems to be quite interesting. and im also looking forward to the new Pokemon X and Y on the 3DS, because i missed out on black and white.
im not sure if the rumours are true but if they are, the new Super smash bros for the wii U and the 3DS would be a good game to look forward to
RIUP - Do you think the Virtua Fighter 5 characters are a good addition to the DOA cast? Should there really be Dead Or Alive 5 x Virtua Fighter game?
ThunderNinja02 - Personally i think that only sarah was a good edition to the the game, akira and pai just seem to not fit into it quite as well as sarah, plus i have seen sarah used far more times then the other 2.
a doa5 versus virtua fighter would be good to see, espcially in thing like the stages and how it would lay out the commands..... because in street fighter v tekken it had the street fighter controls
a doa5 versus virtua fighter would be good to see, espcially in thing like the stages and how it would lay out the commands..... because in street fighter v tekken it had the street fighter controls
RIUP - Speaking of the new tomb raider game, what do you actually think of it? Have you seen the Multi Player for it?
ThunderNinja02 - I have seen footage here and there and to be honest the multiplayer looks impressive right now, might review for my youtube when i get my hands on it
I actually think that, aside from multiplayer, the story looks very gripping and seems to be a new step in the way lara croft is viewed, in previous games she had that femme fatale feel, but here in this game she just looks like a inncoent women that just wants to survive and get home
RIUP - Are you a Casual Gamer or a Competitive gamer and Why?
ThunderNinja02 - for DOA i would like to think that i can be both, like on my youtube if you watch my gaming night with snotgurgler and sickone95, that is me just chilling and casual. but then in my tournament videos for the DOA5 alpha version is my more competitive attitude....
however in games like halo 4, im told i should play competitively but i prefer to play halo 4 in a casual manner because i always have and always will play it... but if i have to up my game in halo and DOA then i will
RIUP - Any shout outs that you want to say?
ThunderNinja02 - nothing much, just a few shoutouts to my twitter followers, my subscribers on youtube, Snotgurgler and Sickone95 for being in my videos..... and one to my DOA team (Seleene Scale, Currently inactive) who are Leifang12, lavendergirl, hurricane rev, sakura madoi and BlasianPersuasi
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