Ironberg Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 Any PS2 owners here know this game. I personally think it is the best fighting game in the genre. It never seems to get old, I've owned it for over six months. The martial arts styles are vivid and inspiring. Elements of the fighting are cheesy, but to me VF4 gets the lowest "cheesiness" score compared to just about every other game including Tekken. By cheesy, I mean stuff like floating combos (where you can juggle your opponent in the air with varied strikes), and brutish takedowns that you couldn't possibly imagine an ultra skinny female to pull off on 300 pound muscle men, or non-realistic elements like fireballs of mythical styles (that VF4 doesn't exhibit at all). I'm not complementing the game on it's realism, but it's unforgettable martial art's themed gameplay. And yes, they don't make us any better martial artists, they simply inspire us; they make us dream. "An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs."
Valithor Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 Have you never used a combo from it in your sparing? Keep Smiling!
Ironberg Posted August 6, 2003 Author Posted August 6, 2003 As a matter of fact I have. A couple of Jacky Bryant's double kicks have been pulled off. I once pulled off Lei Fei's Tornado-kick-to-spin-hook combination. "An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs."
Black Dragon Posted August 15, 2003 Posted August 15, 2003 I just got VF4 Evolution and it is a good game but the moves are impossible. The only way I could see it being fun is if you spent a whole month just learning one character, otherwise you'll be stuck mashing buttons. So recognize or be hospitalized Cuz literally on a scale from one to ten I'm 25.
King of Fighters Posted August 16, 2003 Posted August 16, 2003 I love fighters (both 2d and 3d) but i hate vf4. I dont know what everyone sees in it, its clucky, slow, and its graphics are jaggy. But you can play that crap well i play the awesome looking sc 2 which comes out this month. (this was not ment to offend any vf fans)
Tote Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 vf4 is the shiznit. With that said you have to dedicate your self to one charector to be good at that game tough.
monkeygirl Posted August 18, 2003 Posted August 18, 2003 I have it but I don't play it much. I prefer Tekken and DOA (most girls are offended by the "bounce"...I think it's funny ). To me, Virtua Fighter 4 has slow, counterintuitive controls. The controls of Tekken, Street Fighter and DOA are much smoother and easier for me to pick up. If I can't pick up a fighting game and figure it out in a little while, I'm not too pleased with it Plus, I just don't have the patience to build a fighter...if I'm going to dedicate that kind of time, it will be to an RPG, where I'm at least rewarded with a semi-interesting story. I was actually surprised by Virtua Fighter 4's controls. When I was 8 I played the original Virtua Fighter at the arcade and OWNED. I mean, I was creaming every teenage boy that came to challenge me! So, I guess I felt a little...well...betrayed that I didn't have the same response with VF4 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard.
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