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| Pollyanna 2009th Post
 
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|  "Re(4):KoF MI2/2006" , posted Sat 23 Sep 06:19
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What sort of KoF game would it be if I didn't tire of it quickly?
A good one? I played at least one game of KOF 98 every day for over a year, and didn't tire out on many of the games until a sequel came out. Even SNK vs Capcom, which everyone pretty much hates was entertaining and fairly rewarding to play for several months.
You make it sound like I'm unfairly picking on MI2, when any fighting game that isn't continually rewarding is just as bad or worse. Past failures never excuse present ones.
But on the other hand, if you aren't playing your fighting games with friends, then MI2 lasts just as long (or longer) as any other fighting game. (that is to say, no time at all). By this point, I feel that fighters are almost always inherently boring if played one player.
In my opinion, MI2 doesn't hold up in a 2P game as well, and once you've done everything, then you're no longer distracted from its mediocre system. Based on the fact that you can't explore the game for months/over a year like you can with a truly good KOF, I can't help but say it's the inferior game.
However, there's still nothing really WRONG with MI2, and it's nice, that like some other 3D fighters (Soul Calibur) SNK has provided the player with tons of stuff to do in a 1P game.
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| Cain Highwind 717th Post
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| "Interesting Jenet Stuff and English voices..." , posted Mon 25 Sep 11:51
I find it quite interesting that Jenet's "origin" is revealed in her profile. Apparently, her real name is Jennie Behrn. I wonder if that's actually canon or made up just for MI (that and one of her pirates being named Pappy in her story)
Oh and her English voice is definetely one of the better sounding in the game, she's got a VERY SLIGHT cowgirl-like accent which suits her quite well. Her intros against Mai and Rock are just classic...
Speaking of English voices though.
Luise sounds great having a very soft, elegant voice with a German accent. She definetely outdoes Hiroko Tsuji IMO
Billy and Lilly sound much older and deeper than I imagined (it sounds like they used Lien's VA for Lilly, not right) Billy sounds a lot like Yangus from Dragon Quest VIII, hell the two of them together sound like the Beavers from Narnia.
Nagase, yes there's much hate for She-Falcoon, but she's got a decent voice, very uptight and snobbish, and it's interesting how she has a crush for Seth.
Kula's I'm torn on. Her "HA's" and battle cries can get really annoying. Plus at the end of many of her moves she says in a snobbish way "Kula's BORED!" But her story dialog isn't half bad.
Athena's VA is new and doesn't sound like an old lady like the first MI, but she has the tendency to pause between words and speak very slowly, just sounds odd.
And a big LOL at Ghetto Hanzo. He almost sounds like Doctor Claw (deep raspy voice) and ends a lot of his moves saying "PUNK!"
And Jivatma, who seems to be...Jamaican. I swear it just sounds like he out to rape people.. "Give me control of your bodies..."
I'll see if I can rip the voices later and upload them somewhere
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| Ishmael 2631th Post
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| "Re(1):Interesting Jenet Stuff and English voi" , posted Tue 26 Sep 03:36
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But on the other hand, if you aren't playing your fighting games with friends, then MI2 lasts just as long (or longer) as any other fighting game. (that is to say, no time at all). By this point, I feel that fighters are almost always inherently boring if played one player.
That's an interesting take on the situation since it seems that programmers are consciously trying to make the 1P game more playable, or at least more of an experience. At what point do story modes and unlockable doo-dads become a distraction from the central fighting game? Will shifting toward on-line play help fighters find a new audience or will it alienate players who want something besides just PvP action from the game? I'm asking these questions in an idle, rhetorical manner but I'm sure the people who actually make the games must lay up nights pondering them.
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In my opinion, MI2 doesn't hold up in a 2P game as well, and once you've done everything, then you're no longer distracted from its mediocre system. Based on the fact that you can't explore the game for months/over a year like you can with a truly good KOF, I can't help but say it's the inferior game.
However, there's still nothing really WRONG with MI2, and it's nice, that like some other 3D fighters (Soul Calibur) SNK has provided the player with tons of stuff to do in a 1P game.
You're quite right, there is a deeper game engine in other games that isn't in MI2. Unless you're in the mood for the slap-happy sort of game that MI2 offers it doesn't have much to offer. At least MI2 has the good sense not to pretend to be anything it isn't. I don't want to over-defend MI2 but it does do a good job of being a flashy and -for me at least- fun game to goof around with.
Hmm, now I know how Roman Hruska felt.
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Billy and Lilly sound much older and deeper than I imagined (it sounds like they used Lien's VA for Lilly, not right) Billy sounds a lot like Yangus from Dragon Quest VIII, hell the two of them together sound like the Beavers from Narnia.
I haven't spent much time fooling with the English voices but I did hear Billy's and quite liked it. I know that Engrish comes with the territory in SNK games but Billy's regular voice has always struck me as sounding more like a goat that learned to talk instead of a fierce fighter.
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"Re(1):KoF MI2/2006" , posted Fri 22 Sep 19:27
will let you go into her throw which seems like a waste since if you have enough meter for her level 3 super I'm not sure why you would bother with her throw.
