Darkstalkers Series

I'm halfway expecting this to be what the executives at Capcom are thinking when it comes to sales, Western pandering, amount of devs, and DLC:

*sigh*

To think, if only I shelled out 30 more dollars to buy mods on my PS 2 and ebay a copy of Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection, I wouldn't have to deal with Capcom's shitty DRM.

@daein Can't tell if joking because that game WAS called Vampire Hunter 2. VH was Night Warriors' Japanese title.

EDIT: "seem to even be ditching your own fricken mascot" AHAHAHAHA no. Do people honestly still think Mega Man is still Capcom's mascot or HAS been since the 90s at least? I sure don't remember seeing Mega Man's silhouette in one logo but I sure remember it being RYU.

edited 12th Apr '13 2:19:34 AM by MightyKombat

The thing you need to know about me, is that my mind runs a mile a minute and usually misses things that would be FUCKING OBVIOUS TO ANYBODY WHO PAYS THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF ATTENTION GOD FUCK WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING TO ME-

Ahem....

Honestly now. The big fat VAMPIRE HUNTER 2 title screen mang.

On that note if you're expecting a Vampire Savior 2 playthrough with Jon Talbain, Sexy Fish or Sasquatch, their coding and portraits ARE still in the game but their sprites ain't so they're much like the invisible Baby Bonnie Hood I battled in VH 2. If I did do a playthrough it would be a heavily surreal one, especially for Talbain who's final battle is still the other Talbain like in VS 1.

Yeah, I looked at the title of your link. I knew about Vampire Hunter 2 through Hardcore Gaming 101, just forgot that it was Hunter 2 rather than Savior 2.

Its fine. IIRC Capcom did wanna do a Super Vampire Savior that had Donovan, Huitzil and Pyron much like the console versions but memory constraints made them split the games this way.

Wish they used the first DS soundtrack though, the VS theme from that was good.

Maybe a "Original/Remix" option for DSR's Vampire Savior that featured the console characters might have worked. Original would just be bog-standard VS and Remix would have Don, the robot and Human Torch. Super Turbo HDR had that didn't it?

Its also ironic people refer to DSR's Vampire Savior as arcade perfect. I sure don't remember being able to play as Oboro Bishamon in bog-standard Vampire Savior by holding start.

Think, people.

no darkstalkers 4? :<

The EULA on my torch specifies that use of the torch for any purposes beyond illumination is a breach of contract, and the flame won't spread because of DRM.

^^ We don't actually know yet, and apparently neither do the execs. It's not stopping people here from busting out the rage anyway.

The problem is the cancellation of MML 3 makes some fans think they have carte blanche to let their heart rule their head and go all "CRAPCOM CASHCOM AAAAAARRGH MEGAMAN DIED FOR YOUR SINS" and all that. Other projects aren't nearly going to make them happy.

I am a little annoyed that they were willing to defy "arcade perfect" a little just to let you play as Oboro Bishamon in VS 1 (When I'm sure you weren't supposed to, it wasn't til VH 2 and VS 2 that you could pick him via holding start on Bish.) but didn't consider adding Donovan, Huitzil and Pyron to VS 1, even as DLC. Instead we get the rather useless "arcade room" DLC that we're all likely never to look at.

The price point annoys me too. It annoyed me when I got Jojo "HD". Also crappy looking filters aren't HD.

Eh Jojo looks better with the new shading filter though, just like how Guardian Heroes did. But yeah I hate how these games are so expensive. I would've gotten Jojo long ago had it not been 20 bucks :/

Jojo was 1600 MSP for me. That's going way too far, Capcom, come now. I mean I like being able to have a great port of Jojo without having a Dreamcast but the lack of some extras like Alessi fight modes and (obviously) Super Story mode just makes the price tag just a wee bit silly, guys. I mean, 1200 sure, but just 400 shy of 2000 is going too far.

At least SNK kept their prices sensible.

You're right is about that much. Actually super story mode was only on the PS version, which was inferior to the DC version in terms of gameplay/performance(yet had more content).

edited 12th Apr '13 11:31:54 AM by Vertigo_High

All the PSX had going for it as Super Story and the minigames (I honestly had some fun playing the D'Arby minigames and actually trying to beat him in Joseph's glass game)

Otherwise the graphics were crap on PSX and I swear they didn't put in the extra moves like Polnareff's Part 5 super.

Its a shame new Jojo's online is dead. Capcom are doing semi-alright with some rereleases like 3rd Strike, but I think for others they should look into how SNK did KOF 98UM, 2K2UM, and how Arc Sys did Guilty Gear ACP.

Truth be told, it's rare that a fighting game on arcade has a thriving online for long. Or most fighters really. If they aren't big releases or have top quality netplay they end up dying kind of quickly.

I spose since they're arcade digital download games most companies don't pay much attention. I got Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollectionon Steam and have not got one single online game.

Well Darkstalkers is dead

http://www.gamespot.com//news/capcom-no-new-darkstalkers-game-planned-6411888

I'd like to use my pitchfork, but I'm running into that same DRM that's on the torches.

Thanks again, Capcom, for killing off yet another franchise you really could have handled better.

My torch an pitchfork are locked away. They're in the shed I bought, but I can't actually use them unless I pay for the DLC.

Hey, at least this means we'll get another Resident Evil soon! Eh? Eeehhhh?

Hopefully from Ninja Theory.

Resident Evil should have died with Wesker.

Also, VICTOR DIED FOR OUR SINS, AND CAPCOM WON'T LET HIM OUT OF HIS TOMB!

Me: "Hey Darkstalkers Ressurection is pretty cool! I'd love to see a new game!"

URGHHHHHHHHHHH.

And to make it even more insulting, with Capcom suggesting that they will put more story focus in games, Darkstalkers, a fighting game with an established universe and unique cast, won't get a single bit of it. Bravo....

They may have suggested it, but that doesn't mean they'll follow up. I mean, they've been saying that since vanilla SFIV. If they didn't change their storytelling tune then, there's no way in hell they will now.