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| hikarutilmitt
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|  "Re(2):VF4 Final Tuned Version A"
, posted Tue 7 Sep 12:56
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A few balance issues are dealed with.
Has this game been anounced to NOT being ported on any console ?
Nothing has been said yet about if it will get a console port. Somehow I'm betting it'll be on PS2 once they make version B.
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How are modern Sega arcade games distributed? Are they hardware boards? ROM boards? CD-ROMS? GD-ROMS? DVD-ROMS? Combo board and CD?
It really depends on the board used, but VF4 (all of the iterations) is on Naomi2 and distributed on GD-ROM, though it loads most of game into memory and has virtually no loading times anyway. They're sent out in kits, though, so operators had to pay full price for each new game, though I think they can just get upgrade discs for new versions of the game (VF4, Evo and FT are games, each version is, well, a version).
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Also, is Sega charging arcade operators full price for these updates? VF4-EVO had two new characters right?
AFAIK, they only charge full price for the new game, not the version.
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Lastly, is this just a stupid money grab on Sega's part because they are losing so much money everywhere else? Do fans really clamour for these updates? Was there some big flaws in Final Tuned that HAD TO BE fixed? Do these updates piss off or appease fans more?
Fans, as a whole, are more or less on the fence about it, it seems. Some think it it's money-grubbing, others think it's just to give the fans something to play until VF5 is announced and playable. The main reason I personally think FT is both, is because VF4 was profitable and popular as hell, then Evo was more so. So, with so much time off until VF5, Evo as slowing down a bit and I'm sure they did FT to breathe more life into VF4 before 5 comes out or the fans get bored.
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| DarkZero 922th Post
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| "Re(5):VF4 Final Tuned Version A" , posted Wed 8 Sep 01:02
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Actually, it was because Sony didn't think there was enough of a difference in the game to warrant a full price. They told them that if they wanted it published it had to be a budget release. What baffled me is why it was a GH release when the game hadn't even come out here. I mean, I've known for a few years that GH status is only applied if the publisher agrees to it, but they should still sell some SOME copies before slapping the red on.
I believe that in Sony's mind, Virtua Fighter 4 Evo had already sold a Hell of a lot of copies when it was called "Virtua Fighter 4". Before VF4E essentially replaced VF4 on the shelves, it gained VF4's Greatest Hits status.
Hardcore fighting fans regard VF4E as almost a sequel to VF4, but to everyone else, including Sony, it's just a small add-on to a game that's already on the shelves, almost like taking a hit game and bundling a demo disc or some such with it.
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| Undead Fred 1887th Post
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| "Re(6):VF4 Final Tuned Version A" , posted Wed 8 Sep 15:15
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Hardcore fighting fans regard VF4E as almost a sequel to VF4, but to everyone else, including Sony, it's just a small add-on to a game that's already on the shelves, almost like taking a hit game and bundling a demo disc or some such with it.
Heh heh. Like re-releasing VF4 and putting hats on everyone...
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The thing is, many hardcore VF4 players regard Final Tuned as a step down from Evolution, because some of the new moves ruined the balance for some characters. This is just their way of righting that wrong. Obviously Sega didn't want to screw up their prime arcade moneymaker.
Ah, yeah. Well, I guess I meant I was wondering why they're still tweaking it (other than to just throw more versions out there). VF4 was solid, VF4E was even more solid... so I'd think they'd have gotten it right after Evolution, but no. Final Tuned came out, and apparently they screwed it up and had to RE-retune it... Bleh. Just seems pointless is all. The game's ridiculously hard under normal circumstances, so I just figured everything works like it's supposed to and they should stop screwing around with it.
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