KiLLer Instinct [Xbox One Exclusive]

[Dielan]

I'm not a big fan of 20+ hit combos necessary to play KI. It's visually impressive sure but I prefer the slower, more tactical approach to fighting games like Tekken and SC.

No, I don't like all the tag combo clusterfuck that is MVC3 either :P
I'm sure KI will do just fine though! That chipper damage is just not for me lol

 

[Madnis]

so wait... what the fuck just happened?

they said I get the full game for forty... but the fuck is season 2?

there goes your tourney scene KI.... forever in casuals is where you'll be.

 

[Norik]

Did you really expect the FGC, which is full of Playstation and Capcom fanboys, to embrace a whole new fighting game by a newbie developer exclusively for Xbox?

That aside, I think the way they're planning it is the best way to go. No more rushed characters or story mode or any of the other resource-consuming garbage nobody really cares about. By releasing nothing but the raw game, they can focus on making it the best they can.

 

[Madnis]

you know, for a second there... I did. Not because it's a whole new fighting game by a newbie developer exclusive to xbox. But because it's Killer Instinct, and there is a nostalgia factor in play.

But when you're able to cherry pick how you want the game, I think it ruins any real competitive angle you're trying to make.

That said, I don't think this is a good way to go. Yeah, you don't have story mode at all in the beginning, and you play with 6 characters out the gate, but then you have to wait until next year for the full game regardless. IF you want that. otherwise, you're stuck with the 6 and you lose the 2. Then you have season 2 whatever that is, which I'm assuming is like how capcom does their annual updates to balance/ new characters etc, and however they do that like season 2 plus where again you get the full season two years from now or some bull shit. I'm sorry, that doesn't let you focus on the core gameplay, it lets you play an incomplete version of the game until it's "finished".

aren't those called demos? So you're paying $15 or $20 for a demo... but then you have a free to play version where you only get Jago.... which again.. is a demo. but you pay $40 for the full game that you have to wait for, next year where you'll get everything except online play. Meanwhile you play the $15 demo until that launches. Do you really feel good about that purchase? I sure as fuck don't.

but again, why do I think this isn't the best option? because it feels like a corporate maneuver to fulfill MS's demand and their promise made at e3 for this game to be a launch title. It's like they figured out they wouldn't be able to finish the game on time but they don't have the clout to say we need more time, so they're releasing an unfinished game first by polishing majority of the title for launch and then letting people have the full game next year when they actually complete the game. WITH no online play. they're still working that out apparently.

so to me, it doesn't look like separate pricing models. It just looks like one colossal fuck up and they're trying to apply make up on it so it doesn't look that way. Meh.. time will tell I suppose.

 

[Rekano]

you know, for a second there... I did. Not because it's a whole new fighting game by a newbie developer exclusive to xbox. But because it's Killer Instinct, and there is a nostalgia factor in play.

But when you're able to cherry pick how you want the game, I think it ruins any real competitive angle you're trying to make.

That said, I don't think this is a good way to go. Yeah, you don't have story mode at all in the beginning, and you play with 6 characters out the gate, but then you have to wait until next year for the full game regardless. IF you want that. otherwise, you're stuck with the 6 and you lose the 2. Then you have season 2 whatever that is, which I'm assuming is like how capcom does their annual updates to balance/ new characters etc, and however they do that like season 2 plus where again you get the full season two years from now or some bull shit. I'm sorry, that doesn't let you focus on the core gameplay, it lets you play an incomplete version of the game until it's "finished".

aren't those called demos? So you're paying $15 or $20 for a demo... but then you have a free to play version where you only get Jago.... which again.. is a demo. but you pay $40 for the full game that you have to wait for, next year where you'll get everything except online play. Meanwhile you play the $15 demo until that launches. Do you really feel good about that purchase? I sure as fuck don't.

but again, why do I think this isn't the best option? because it feels like a corporate maneuver to fulfill MS's demand and their promise made at e3 for this game to be a launch title. It's like they figured out they wouldn't be able to finish the game on time but they don't have the clout to say we need more time, so they're releasing an unfinished game first by polishing majority of the title for launch and then letting people have the full game next year when they actually complete the game. WITH no online play. they're still working that out apparently.

so to me, it doesn't look like separate pricing models. It just looks like one colossal fuck up and they're trying to apply make up on it so it doesn't look that way. Meh.. time will tell I suppose.

Calling the game F2P was a mistake, we all know Free Jago = Glorified Demo(You do have access to Online Play, Online play for the actual game will be there at launch. It was the OG KI included in $40 bundle Ken Lobb said would not have Online Play)

Round One(Season) is 8 Characters(6 at launch and the other 2 as they come out. You've paid for them. They'll simply download. Or if you waited til all 8 are out....you'd get all 8.). Round 2 will probably be an additional 8 characters...and there will probably be a Round 3. Each at $20...rounds out to $60. Which is a full retail game ($80 if you went Ultra in Round One, which is no more that most SEs and LEs for retail games) This also will bring the cast up to 16-24 characters total in the end. Granted, yeah. It sucks to have to wait for the rest of the characters but that blame can be pushed on to MS. Double Helix seems pretty fucking focused on making this game great and sadly, MS didn't give them enough time. Promising the game as a launch title. And going back on one of their hottest exclusives(nostalgia or not) on the console right now? No way!

Regardless. I'll be shelling out for the $40, Im hype for this game. Just slammed a late pre-order on an XBO few days ago(they fixed all the issues I had, even the mandatory Kinect requirement is gone. also. friends list.) and I can't wait to play it.(as well as next gen)