I mentioned in a previous post that I was going to talk about the anime DVD that came with the SF4 game. So apparently Capcom decided to release a companion anime to go along with the launch of SF4. Great idea, but shoddily executed. My first issue with the movie is that I’m not sure when it is supposed to take place. It’s not a prequel, and it seems to take place in the same timeline, but its link to the game is extremely tenous. There is no mention of any “tournament”, many characters, including guys like Honda, Blanka and Zangief are no where to be found. Of the new guys, you get a glimpse of Abel, and no Fuerte or Rufus. Crimson Viper has a major part, as does Cammy. Then of course Ryu, Ken, Chun Li, Guile and Sakura round it out, with small baddie parts from Claw(US Vega) and Boxer(US Balrog). Seth takes the evil boss role, with Dictator(US Bison) in a smaller part. Anyone else I didn’t mention is pretty much out.

Cast issues aside, there just isn’t enough action. There’s a fair bit of exposition, with characters running around investigating and maybe only 3-4 ‘fight” scenes. The fight scenes are fairly bland and the big boss fight is anticlimactic. The animation itself is very clean, but not very detailed. It’s pretty much the same stuff in the arcade mode intros and endings.

I would have been okay with all this, had the translation been on par. Unfortunately, Capcom for some reason instead of commissioning an alternate script translation for the subtitles decided to go cheap and dubtitle it. Dubtitling, if you don’t know, is simply using the English dub script as the subtitles. Therefore, instead of getting a better, more accurate translation with subtitles, dubtitles just give you the English dub, like closed captioning. The thing about dubbed anime, is that usually certain liberties are taken with the dub in order to match the mouth movements of the characters. So normally the dub translation, while adequate, is not as accurate as it could be since it is dealing with the constraints of the medium. 

I guess I’m not entirely surprised that Capcom skimped on the translation, seeing that the anime itself is pretty subpar. It’s strange that they’d be hesitant to spend money on something that’s supposed to promote the RETURN OF STREET FIGHTER! In a way, perhaps this is an indication that they might have not been as certain that SF4 was going to succeed as we thought. It sounds like a no-brainer now, but keep in mind that before the game actually gets released, they only know it did well in arcades, which is not a guaranteed success on console/PC.

Good and bad news.
Good: I have continued blogging after a hiatus.
Bad: It’s not here on Wizards & Wenches.
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In the 2nd part of the Fallen Earth Walkthrough (Part 1) we see some more of the tutorial. It starts to get a bit more interesting as there is some fighting. Youtube is taking its time with the HD version, it should be there sometime.Direct link.

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I mentioned in a previous post that I was going to talk about the anime DVD that came with the SF4 game. So apparently Capcom decided to release a companion anime to go along with the launch of SF4. Great idea, but shoddily executed. My first issue…

Maybe it is just me, but I was not expecting another Producers Letter already. Not that I am complaining though, the more information the better. The big news is that 1.3.1 was released today. I am looking forward to the next city siege, as they are…

It is now 12:18 am and I’ve been trying, unsuccessfully, to get into the Champions Online open beta that started at 10:00am today (or rather yesterday I suppose).
Less than 100 mb to go on the patcher …
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Greetings!

We will be bringing all North American and Oceanic servers offline tomorrow morning for Game Update 1.3.1. North American servers will be brought offline at 8:00 AM EDT with Oceanic servers following shortly thereafter at 9:00 AM EDT. At this time we anticipate all North American Servers to be back online no later than 12:00 PM EDT, Oceanic by 1:00 PM EDT.

Be sure to check the Herald for the full Game Update 1.3.1 article, featuring the Update Highlights and a link to the full patch notes.

As always, please be sure to check the Herald for up to the minute news regarding the Game Update 1.3.1 downtime. Thanks for your continued support!

Greetings!

Tomorrow we will be bringing you the highly anticipated Game Update 1.3.1, and along with it the long awaited changes to capital city sieges. Now, it’s easier than ever to siege your enemy’s capital city (or defend your own!). Game Update 1.3.1 also brings with it many other changes and improvements that will make it even easier to jump right into the fray, including expanded Keeps (two ramps to the Lord room), revised Keep and Battlefield Objective statuses that updates on the fly, Summoning Stones, and much more! This patch also heralds the start of The Wild Hunt Live Event, WAR’s most epic Live Event yet, which begins on August 31st!

1.3.1 will be going live on Tuesday, August 18th. All North American servers will be brought down at 8:00 AM EDT with Oceanic servers to follow at 9:00 AM EDT. We expect all North American servers to be back up and running by 12:00 PM EDT, and Oceanic by 1:00 PM EDT.

As always stay tuned to the Herald for the latest news and updates and continue reading for the 1.3.1 Patch Note highlights, complete with a link to the full patch notes at the bottom…WAAAGH!!!

Amidst all of the other game news, Fallen Earth went into open beta today. This game has really flew under my radar to the point I know very little about it. What I do know is it is an ‘indy’ MMO set in a post-apocalyptic world. I was able to get an…

The NDA for Champions Online has been dropped.  I began testing in late March/early April of this year and participated in most of the “playtests” that took place on Wednesdays and Fridays as well as the weekend tests.   I won’t step lightly around the issues and I won’t try to hide my disdain for the [...]

Hey Everyone,

It’s that time again for me to share my thoughts on WAR.  I hope you’ve been enjoying your summer and the improvements we introduced in 1.3.0b last month.  Draw your weapons and get ready for another round of action-packed goodness with our upcoming 1.3.1 patch, aka City Invasion.

I wouldn’t normally put two posts up in one day, but this is worth it. Check out the latest Producer’s Letter released today, there’s some VERY interesting stuff about plans for patch 1.3.2.1. Data has shown us not enough players have experienced a cit…

A couple of days ago I found myself at a bit of a loss for things to do. It was late and it seemed everyone was rammed into a zerg fest fortress thing, something I can rarely be bothered with. I noticed my guild’s infamous duelling Sorcerer “Infexi…

On Friday night, a PTS Event was held for WAR called the Battle Royal. Originally it was supposed to be Thursday night, but it was delayed. The purpose of the event was to test the new ramps that were added to tier 4 keeps.The event moved from zone t…