Fate/Unlimited Codes

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:57 pm

When I first saw footage of this fighter I wasn't very excited about it, to say the least, but now it's got a PS2 port ready to go in two weeks, and snooping around the official site has me re-evaluating my thoughts on the game. Most interestingly, watch the third video in the appropriate section - right near the end there's a snippet of what looks like a shooter minigame (considering that Eighting is involved with this I suppose it makes some sense, heh heh).

In any event, while what I've seen looks interesting, I'm wondering if anyone has actually played this...I very much doubt that there's any hope whatsoever of this getting localized, but I'd rather know a bit more about how the thing works before shelling out to import it. Whatever info/impressions you've got, thanks in advance.

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:26 pm

Hah, I had forgotten about this. After the slight disappointment of Fate: Tiger Coliseum Upper, seeing some footage of this has made me optimistic again about a decent Fate-based fighting game. Looks Melty Blood-inspired with a touch of Soul Calibur - hopefully the fighting system is as good as it looks, and the characters are balanced...

... meaning, hopefully they nerf Gilgamesh's Ea and Gate of Babylon specials. ^_-

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:51 am

F/UC this game

D · Post by D » Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:38 am

If it has a 480p mode (that works on a ps3

)I might consider a purchase. I love fighting games. I'm currently tearing stuff up in hdremix, well.. most of the time anyway. Some idiots choose Vega and poke you to death.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:37 am

ive played it in the arcade a few times. I enjoyed it. seems theres a lot more characters and content. also that limited edition figure you get with the LE set look nice

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:16 pm

Not Blazblu or AH2, not interested.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:31 pm

yeah i played Blazblu too. Thats very good. not going to be out for a while that though.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:59 pm

I looked at the official page for Fate Unlimited Codes, and saw this.

This better be good...
I ended up preordering the limited edition, and even if the game is crap, at least I have one more figure to put on my shelf.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:04 pm

If memory serves they were involved with the Bloody Roar series, which has been largely forgotten by fighting gamers, so who knows...this one seems to be getting a pretty good reception from what I've glimpsed, though that could at least partially be the "license" talking.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:32 pm

8ing is also helping Capcom make Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, a much more promising game in my view. And they've actualy become quite prolific over the years as a 3D fighting developer, starting from Bloody Roar, on to the GCN Naruto games, then to the PSP Bleach games, and now as Capcom's fighting game developer.

Zeether · Post by **Zeether** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:44 pm

I want this game to come out here.

Probably never gonna happen though.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:43 pm

ZeetherKID77 wrote:I want this game to come out here.

Probably never gonna happen though.

I doubt it there pushing the whole current gen rather than last gen games now. fate stay night is however translated and dubed in english now so maybe one of the budget companies will pick it up, But i doubt it.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:50 pm

Yeah, which is a shame, considering that even if you import the game, the Story and Training modes will likely be a bit tough for most of us to understand.

Post by **Icarus** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:14 am

BulletMagnet wrote:Yeah, which is a shame, considering that even if you import the game, the Story and Training modes will likely be a bit tough for most of us to understand.

I think places like shoryuken.com will have good system information for this game anyway, as well as advanced techniques, so there really isn't much need for Training Mode besides to get used to the controls. While it'll be a shame to miss out on Story Mode, I doubt the story itself will vary too much from "the race for the Holy Grail" as seen in Fate Stay/Night.

I think players familiar with Melty Blood might do well here, since from what I've seen of the game, the combat system seems to borrow a fair bit from it.

SFKhoa wrote:This better be good...
I ended up preordering the limited edition, and even if the game is crap, at least I have one more figure to put on my shelf.

I preordered the SP Box too, and like you I won't be too arsed if it's not that good, as my friend is a FSN fanboy, and repeatedly whooping his Saber-loving ass with Rin will be the sweetest thing ever.

The Saber Lily Figma will be a nice bonus.

Shion · Post by **Shion** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:19 am

I loved the Fate/Stay Night visual novel, and this fighter looks very neat at least. I do fear infinite combo's though D:

It's a shame it's all in Japanese, but I'll buy it just so I can use Unlimited Blade Works with pretty animation

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:50 pm

So I finally got around to trying this game, and wow. This game is actually really great. As I'm a big fan of Melty Blood, this game certainly won't disappoint.

I'm certainly going to devote some time into this game. No, actually, that's going to be a hard thing to do. I don't want to leave the main menu.

D · Post by D » Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:43 am

SFKhoa wrote:So I finally got around to trying this game, and wow. This game is actually really great. As I'm a big fan of Melty Blood, this game certainly won't disappoint.

I'm certainly going to devote some time into this game. No, actually, that's going to be a hard thing to do. I don't want to leave the main menu.

Does it have a 480p mode? hold triangle + X on bootup, you need a component cable if your playing on a ps2

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:35 pm

D wrote:Does it have a 480p mode? hold triangle + X on bootup, you need a component cable if your playing on a ps2

Unfortunately, no.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:03 pm

odd.... there is decent interest in this but zero in TvC....?

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:23 am

Oh, believe me, I'd love to play TvC...unfortunately, I do not have a Wii (import or otherwise), but do have a JPS2, so till the situation on that front changes I'm trying to find out what I can about this one, heh heh.

Dare I hope that this game eventually gets a "Best" reprint, so I'll have absolutely no excuse not to get it...?

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:31 am

almost everyone has a PS2 and there easy enough to to play import games. Wii not so much.

I am considering getting the PCB of this once the price drops. I had such fun playing it with my friend in the arcades in JP. He is not a huge arcade fan but enjoyed this. I hope this would be the perfect for visiting

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:41 am

All I can say is the name make me think of the online activation trend in PC gaming.

AraraSPAMWitch · Post by **AraraSPAMWitch** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:20 pm

SFKhoa wrote:So I finally got around to trying this game, and wow. This game is actually really great. As I'm a big fan of Melty Blood, this game certainly won't disappoint.

I'm certainly going to devote some time into this game. No, actually, that's going to be a hard thing to do. I don't want to leave the main menu.

Yeah, I'm another melty player here who tried out codes. The game looks great and is fun as hell to play, it doesn't feel at all like a 3D fighter. But I'm so used to easy Melty Blood combos that I've had trouble getting stuff down, since the execution in this game's kinda strict. And Caster's fucking obnoxious. A friend of mine wants to main her, and it's really annoying because she's so good but not particularly hot. He should've chosen Rider or Rin, but whatever.

Oh, and I hate the goddamn menu screen music. UGH.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:38 am

AraraSPAMWitch wrote:Yeah, I'm another melty player here who tried out codes. The game looks great and is fun as hell to play, it doesn't feel at all like a 3D fighter. But I'm so used to easy Melty Blood combos that I've had trouble getting stuff down, since the execution in this game's kinda strict. And Caster's fucking obnoxious. A friend of mine wants to main her, and it's really annoying because she's so good but not particularly hot. He should've chosen Rider or Rin, but whatever.

Oh, and I hate the goddamn menu screen music. UGH.

Yeah, the execution is quite harder than Melty Blood, but it's not that hard to do a decent combo in Codes. I'm debating whether I should use Saber or Lancer as my main, though I'm decent with both.

The menu screen is actually starting to wear out on me. UGH for real.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:10 pm

Some of you might have heard already, but this game is coming Stateside - only on the PSP, though, and download only. Preview thingy here.