Official Site: http://www.streetfighter.com/us/sfxtk
Steam Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/7178/
Source: Youtube Channel CommunityGame
I bought Street Fighter x Tekken on Steam about 2 months ago thinking that I would never get to see the 12 additional characters on it not to mention the PS3 exclusive characters. To my surprise, I saw a special deal on Steam today that just happened to be just that. The 12 DLC characters that has long since been out for consoles and PS Vita has finally made it out on PC without any warning from the media as far as I know. To make this even better, the DLC pack is 75% off for only $5 from now until February 20th. There probably aren't a lot of players for PC, but I had bought the game mainly to play single-player and to play locally with friends so the deal I got for the game and the DLC characters is still cheaper than paying for the original game on console. I just have to deal with Games for Windows Live. As for the additional Characters, here's the roster:
Street Fighter:
Sakura
Blanka
Guy
Cody
Elena
Dudley
Tekken:
Lars
Alisa
JACK-X
Bryan
Christie
Lei
I haven't touched Street Fighter x Tekken for a month now. I think this is a good time to play it again.
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Showing posts with label Street Fighter x Tekken. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
VGCulture - Version Dilemma
Street Fighter X Tekken is on sale today at Steam (PC) for $12.49. I have waited all year long, not only for a discount, but also for the 12 new characters that were semi-on the disc but not available. They're available now, but only for PS3 and Xbox 360 for $20 or you can get the PS Vita version and have all the characters for the full price game of $40.
Source: Youtube Channel CapcomEuro
There are so many factors that change the same game on different systems nowadays, and the game industry just plays into it to find the best possible way to get more than the average price that fans/customers pay for. I'm now having that dilemma at the moment with Street Fighter x Tekken. It's not with just PC vs. Consoles, but with every other factor too. For some games, if you pre-order from Amazon, maybe you'll get a free map. But if you pre-order from GameStop, you'll receive a neat weapon exclusively from them. Here are some of the factors for me in Street Fighter x Tekken:
Playstation 3
+ $20 for the game + $20 for the 12 extra characters completing the roster
+ Able to play on a big screen TV
+ Playing on a PS3, I assume it's more reliable with more patch support
+ Mega Man, Cole MacGrath, Pac-Man, Toro, and Kuro exclusively for PS3
+ Universal Fightstick controller compatibility
+ Playing comfortably with friends locally (4-players)
- A big insult to fans who supported the game buying at $60 with on-disc DLCs
- Rarely do the DLCs have any sales or discounts
- Making sure you have enough Hard Drive space, a problem for early PS3s
- DLCs cost nearly $70 altogether (About ~$67.56)
Xbox 360
+ $40 altogether like the PS3 excluding exclusive PS3 characters
+ Able to play on a big screen TV
+ Fightsticks work universal between PS3, Xbox 360 and PC
+ Able to play comfortably with friends locally (4-players)
- No exclusive characters
- Must pay Xbox Live in order to play online
- DLCs are still expensive
- Hard Drive space is still a problem if it's an early version Xbox 360
- Even with the 12 new characters, still not as much as the PS3s version
Playstation Vita
+ $40 for the definitive version of the game, no DLC purchases necessary
+ Portable, can be played anywhere you go
+ Can still play online through local, wi-fi, or 3G network
+ If you already own the PS3 version, the 12 extra characters is added to PS3
+ Cross-compatibility, what you do on PS Vita will save to your PS3
- Buying the game twice to get everything, sounds familiar...
- If you only bought this version, you can't play on a large screen
- Can't play with a friend locally unless they have a PS Vita with the game as well
- Cannot be played with a fight-stick, but has easy swipe controls?
PC
+ On steam right now, it's on sale with 75% for $12.49
+ Even the DLC packs are on sale
+ Steam's recently released Big Picture mode allows easier TV play
+ Can still be played with a fight stick
+ Easier to bring around if it's a laptop compared to a console/TV combo
- Must log into Games for Windows Live, which I hate
- Does not include the 12 extra characters, they can't be bought
- Not everyone has gamepads on PC to play 4-player local
- Higher chance of crashes, bugs, and incompatibility such as slow downs
- Unless you hook up to a large monitor or TV, local multiplayer will feel cramped
- Unlike all other versions, you must be online to play even single-player
- Probably little to no players online
As you can see, all versions have their perks and severe disadvantage. The Playstation 3 doesn't get discounts for DLCs, Xbox 360 doesn't get any of the exclusive characters available on PS3, PS Vita can't do many of the things the other 3 versions can (play locally with friends on the same system, use a fightstick, play on a big-screen), and PC version doesn't get to even buy the DLC characters as well as having to stay logged into Games for Windows Live. The version to get just depends on the player. PS3 players could get the game and the 12 characters as DLCs for $40 or get the PS Vita version along with it for a total of $60 for cross compatibility. If the Xbox 360 player doesn't mind not having the exclusive characters, they can just get the game and DLC characters for $40. The PS Vita player could choose to only get their version as it is the definitive version if they plan to play solo and online exclusively for $40. Then there's the PC version, which clearly has a ton of disadvantages, where it's really cheap for the core game with some of the features that a console has. In any case, it seems no one wins other than Capcom themselves. Despite all the uproar Capcom has stirred up in the past few years (if not from the beginning with having 3-5 different versions of Street Fighter 2), they have provided quite a bit of quality games. I'm probably going to get the Steam/PC version. I swear I'll go crazy if they suddenly announce "Super Street Fighter x Tekken definitive version" for PS3. I think I've only bought the same game twice before: Dead Island because my friend wanted to play on PS3 while PC was moddable and had a crazy sale and BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend for PS3 with the original already at hand and BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2 for 3DS just so I can play it on the go. But I'd like that to happen rarely if not "never" as I don't like to re-purchase the same games.
Source: Youtube Channel CapcomEuro
There are so many factors that change the same game on different systems nowadays, and the game industry just plays into it to find the best possible way to get more than the average price that fans/customers pay for. I'm now having that dilemma at the moment with Street Fighter x Tekken. It's not with just PC vs. Consoles, but with every other factor too. For some games, if you pre-order from Amazon, maybe you'll get a free map. But if you pre-order from GameStop, you'll receive a neat weapon exclusively from them. Here are some of the factors for me in Street Fighter x Tekken:
Playstation 3
+ $20 for the game + $20 for the 12 extra characters completing the roster
+ Able to play on a big screen TV
+ Playing on a PS3, I assume it's more reliable with more patch support
+ Mega Man, Cole MacGrath, Pac-Man, Toro, and Kuro exclusively for PS3
+ Universal Fightstick controller compatibility
+ Playing comfortably with friends locally (4-players)
- A big insult to fans who supported the game buying at $60 with on-disc DLCs
- Rarely do the DLCs have any sales or discounts
- Making sure you have enough Hard Drive space, a problem for early PS3s
- DLCs cost nearly $70 altogether (About ~$67.56)
Xbox 360
+ $40 altogether like the PS3 excluding exclusive PS3 characters
+ Able to play on a big screen TV
+ Fightsticks work universal between PS3, Xbox 360 and PC
+ Able to play comfortably with friends locally (4-players)
- No exclusive characters
- Must pay Xbox Live in order to play online
- DLCs are still expensive
- Hard Drive space is still a problem if it's an early version Xbox 360
- Even with the 12 new characters, still not as much as the PS3s version
Playstation Vita
+ $40 for the definitive version of the game, no DLC purchases necessary
+ Portable, can be played anywhere you go
+ Can still play online through local, wi-fi, or 3G network
+ If you already own the PS3 version, the 12 extra characters is added to PS3
+ Cross-compatibility, what you do on PS Vita will save to your PS3
- Buying the game twice to get everything, sounds familiar...
- If you only bought this version, you can't play on a large screen
- Can't play with a friend locally unless they have a PS Vita with the game as well
- Cannot be played with a fight-stick, but has easy swipe controls?
PC
+ On steam right now, it's on sale with 75% for $12.49
+ Even the DLC packs are on sale
+ Steam's recently released Big Picture mode allows easier TV play
+ Can still be played with a fight stick
+ Easier to bring around if it's a laptop compared to a console/TV combo
- Must log into Games for Windows Live, which I hate
- Does not include the 12 extra characters, they can't be bought
- Not everyone has gamepads on PC to play 4-player local
- Higher chance of crashes, bugs, and incompatibility such as slow downs
- Unless you hook up to a large monitor or TV, local multiplayer will feel cramped
- Unlike all other versions, you must be online to play even single-player
- Probably little to no players online
As you can see, all versions have their perks and severe disadvantage. The Playstation 3 doesn't get discounts for DLCs, Xbox 360 doesn't get any of the exclusive characters available on PS3, PS Vita can't do many of the things the other 3 versions can (play locally with friends on the same system, use a fightstick, play on a big-screen), and PC version doesn't get to even buy the DLC characters as well as having to stay logged into Games for Windows Live. The version to get just depends on the player. PS3 players could get the game and the 12 characters as DLCs for $40 or get the PS Vita version along with it for a total of $60 for cross compatibility. If the Xbox 360 player doesn't mind not having the exclusive characters, they can just get the game and DLC characters for $40. The PS Vita player could choose to only get their version as it is the definitive version if they plan to play solo and online exclusively for $40. Then there's the PC version, which clearly has a ton of disadvantages, where it's really cheap for the core game with some of the features that a console has. In any case, it seems no one wins other than Capcom themselves. Despite all the uproar Capcom has stirred up in the past few years (if not from the beginning with having 3-5 different versions of Street Fighter 2), they have provided quite a bit of quality games. I'm probably going to get the Steam/PC version. I swear I'll go crazy if they suddenly announce "Super Street Fighter x Tekken definitive version" for PS3. I think I've only bought the same game twice before: Dead Island because my friend wanted to play on PS3 while PC was moddable and had a crazy sale and BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend for PS3 with the original already at hand and BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2 for 3DS just so I can play it on the go. But I'd like that to happen rarely if not "never" as I don't like to re-purchase the same games.
Friday, October 14, 2011
GameOn - Fighting Games - Street Fighter x Tekken
Official Site: http://www.streetfighter.com/us/sfxtk/
Source: Youtube Channel CapcomUnityVideos
I remember being excited and confused when Capcom announced Street Fighter x Tekken when both fighting games have a totally different battle system. It seems that it falls more into the Street Fighter cross over style with games like SNK vs. Street Fighter and such. The game features a 2-person tag team which means you can play along side a friend and even a full out 2 vs 2 with all 4 players on the screen. The 2-player tag system allows a player or players to switch smoothly between the characters to chain a long string of attacks between them for the maximum damage output. With a cast from both Street Fighter and Tekken, it's going to be very interesting with the mash-ups a player could do. I'm not sure if they're going to be adding all the characters that people want since players already devising match-ups such as Fei Long versus Marshall Law and Akuma versus Heihachi. Currently, there are 22 characters listed on the site. There could be more, and I hope there will be without the need to buy them as a DLC. But this is Capcom we're talking about, and they've been milking with DLCs like crazy lately. I'm actually pretty hyped for this game since it's a different battle system and won't really replace a game that I'd be otherwise be playing (example: getting Soul Calibur 5 might mean playing Soul Calibur 4 a lot less). Looks like this won't be out until March 2012, which is fine. I hope this means more characters will be added.
Source: Youtube Channel CapcomUnityVideos
I remember being excited and confused when Capcom announced Street Fighter x Tekken when both fighting games have a totally different battle system. It seems that it falls more into the Street Fighter cross over style with games like SNK vs. Street Fighter and such. The game features a 2-person tag team which means you can play along side a friend and even a full out 2 vs 2 with all 4 players on the screen. The 2-player tag system allows a player or players to switch smoothly between the characters to chain a long string of attacks between them for the maximum damage output. With a cast from both Street Fighter and Tekken, it's going to be very interesting with the mash-ups a player could do. I'm not sure if they're going to be adding all the characters that people want since players already devising match-ups such as Fei Long versus Marshall Law and Akuma versus Heihachi. Currently, there are 22 characters listed on the site. There could be more, and I hope there will be without the need to buy them as a DLC. But this is Capcom we're talking about, and they've been milking with DLCs like crazy lately. I'm actually pretty hyped for this game since it's a different battle system and won't really replace a game that I'd be otherwise be playing (example: getting Soul Calibur 5 might mean playing Soul Calibur 4 a lot less). Looks like this won't be out until March 2012, which is fine. I hope this means more characters will be added.
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