Marvel vs. Capcom 3 [Archive]

samejamesbond

02-20-2011, 08:50 PM

Story:

YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 E3 2010 Full Length Trailer [HD]

Marvel villain Dr. Doom and Capcom villain Albert Wesker are attempting to join
their worlds as an attempt to take over both, but there is a problem, the scientists
at A.I.M. are unable to generate enough power to create rifts between each world.

Super Skrull then suggests to use Comic energy from Galactus as an attempt to
join the two worlds together. While it is successful, it causes a free for all among
the members of both universes until the planet consumer himself joins the scene.

This is on MvC3's only major flaw. Capcom constantly hiped up how great the
story was going to be and even hired a comic book writer to write a plot for the
game. But unlike SSFIV, this game only has character endings will little plot value.

Gameplay:

YouTube - Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Gameplay - Don't Mess with Chris E3 2010

When it comes to gameplay, almost no fighter comes close to the amount of depth
and balance that MvC3 has, which more than makes up for a lack of storyline.

While it gained a new 3D look, it still is a 2D fighter like it's predecessor with
brand new features that still keep it fresh. Also the amount of playable characters
have decreased from over 50 to 36, but the insane character diversity such as
legendary Devil May Cry main character Dante finally has a fighting game
apperance.

Players select a team of three characters and each characters assist to their liking,
with almost no character standing out thanks to huge balance.

From MvC2 to MvC3, the control scheme has changed from Light Punch, Heavy
Punch, Light Kick, Heavy Kick to Light, Medium, Heavy, and Exchange. But the
combinations for specials such as the quarter circle or the z motion have been kept.

One of the most important part of gameplay is the hyper meter, every character
has at least 2 hypers (Spencer and Taskmaster) while at most have 4 (Wolverine
and Morrigan). The moves dish out heavy damage and are often used to finish off a
combo. Players can also swich out characters mid hyper combos to extend their
combos for massive damage. C. Viper can use her hyper combo gauge to use EX
versions of her specials which enhance their properties at the cost of one level.

But the major game deciding feature is the brand new X-Factor. This feature
instantaneously cancels your last move so you can continue your combo. The
feature also increases your speed, strength, and regenerates health. But there's a
catch, it can only be used once per match and when it's used will be key to either
your victory or your defeat.

Graphics:

In a massive improvement over it's predecessor, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is one of
the best looking fighting games out there. Each individual character model is full
detailed and the elaborate backgrounds are all outstanding. Looking like a
combination of SSFIV's ink style and Marvel Comic's art style.

Sound:

Unlike MvC2 which was full of Jazz, MvC3 has a nice mix of themes that are nice
to listen to and are great for gameplay to boot:

Dante's Theme:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Dante

Wesker's Theme:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Wesker

Amaterasu's Theme:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Amaterasu

Haggar's Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqE-5y_q1dk&feature=related

Trish's Theme:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Trish

Spider-Man's Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKKFjNVZkHU&feature=related

Thor's Theme:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Thor

Dr. Doom's Theme:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Dr. Doom

Taskmaster's Theme:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Taskmaster

Captain America's Theme:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Captain America

Sentinel's Theme:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Sentinel

The game also has excelent stage themes as well:

Metro City:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 OST Metro City

Asgard:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 OST Asgard

Tricell Laboratory:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 OST Tricell Laboratory

Demon Village:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 OST Demon Village

SHIELD Helicarrier:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 OST SHIELD Helicarrier

Kattleox Island:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 OST Kattelox Island

Daily Bugle:
YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 OST Daily Bugle

Challenge:

With literally 40% of development time put into balancing, MvC3 is one of the
most balanced games in recent memory. Only a few characters (Dante) seem to
have an edge on everyone else.

Overall:

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was well worth the decade of waiting, and I'd highly
recommend it to anyone who enjoys video games.

IT'S MAHVEL BAYBEE!!!

9.5/10

CrispyChicken

02-20-2011, 10:45 PM

I like it :) I definitely expected you to make this :p Nice job James!

H21

02-21-2011, 02:47 AM

Good review. I actually just ordered Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, which in one way, is a broke college student's way of celebrating the release.

Slime Slayer

02-21-2011, 03:03 AM

Good review. I actually just ordered Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, which in one way, is a broke college student's way of celebrating the release.
TVC is really good, I celebrated be re-downloading MVC2 for DC.

H21

02-21-2011, 03:18 AM

TVC is really good, I celebrated be re-downloading MVC2 for DC.

Very nice. I was going to get MvC2 for the PS3, but I found the TvC arcade stick for twenty five bucks, and I couldn't resist.

Slime Slayer

02-21-2011, 03:30 AM

Very nice. I was going to get MvC2 for the PS3, but I found the TvC arcade stick for twenty five bucks, and I couldn't resist.
Nice, I bought the stick for a 100 bucks when I got TVC, then I got a usb adapter from play asia, and I use it flawlessly on this site .The stick itself is kinda middle of the pack, not great, but far from horrible.

H21

02-21-2011, 03:38 AM

Nice, I bought the stick for a 100 bucks when I got TVC, then I got a usb adapter from play asia, and I use it flawlessly on this site .The stick itself is kinda middle of the pack, not great, but far from horrible.

Cool! I didn't even think about an adapter. I wonder if I could use that adapter for MvC2 on the PS3? A little bit of wishful thinking.

Middle of the pack? Anything that you can change to make it better? Just curious. I was a little wary about the width of it, but from what I hear, it's pretty solid.

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EDIT: One of the reviews on the site answered my question straight up.

"I bought this adapter to use with my PS3. I use it with the Wii Madcatz Tatsunoko vs. Capcom arcade stick and it works flawlessly. It makes playing Super Street Fighter 4 a lot easier. I also used the adapter to connect the arcade stick to my PC and it was able to detect it on Windows XP."

Wow, that just made my night. Awesome.

I may just need to buy MvC2 now. I wonder if it also transfers to the Xbox as fluently?

Slime Slayer

02-21-2011, 03:45 AM

Cool! I didn't even think about an adapter. I wonder if I could use that adapter for MvC2 on the PS3? A little bit of wishful thinking.

Middle of the pack? Anything that you can change to make it better? Just curious. I was a little wary about the width of it, but from what I hear, it's pretty solid.
Not wishful thinking at all, I used it to play Fungusman (another site member) in King of Fighters 12 on his PS3, worked perfectcly.

The only problem I have with the stick is that it's only 4-way, and not 8-way, kinda makes shoruyukes tough to pull off.

H21

02-21-2011, 03:49 AM

Not wishful thinking at all, I used it to play Fungusman (another site member) in King of Fighters 12 on his PS3, worked perfectcly.

The only problem I have with the stick is that it's only 4-way, and not 8-way, kinda makes shoruyukes tough to pull off.

Very nice! I edited my last post to show my happiness that it worked on PS3. I think that's the first time a controller made for a certain console was able to be used on a different one.

Oh, gotcha. I've never used an arcade stick in my life before, so I thought it was a good place to start off.

Do you own TvC?

Slime Slayer

02-21-2011, 03:55 AM

H21

02-21-2011, 04:13 AM

Yeah I do, and just incase your unclear on the 4,8 way, 8 ways have 8 directions that feel like you have the stick in a corner, 4 ways only have 4, so on a 4-way if your trying to hold forward, their is no little nook that the joystick fits in, its just alot less comfortable.

I have heard that the Daigo's and Justin Wongs of the world actually prefer 4 ways, so I really don't know what to beleive.

Oh, that's what I figured. I heard the stick was mod-friendly, so could you possibly throw a Sanwa 8 joystick in there? It would be down the road a way, and it may not matter, but it might be the best solution, since I'm getting the stick for so cheap.

Slime Slayer

02-21-2011, 04:26 AM

Oh, that's what I figured. I heard the stick was mod-friendly, so could you possibly throw a Sanwa 8 joystick in there? It would be down the road a way, and it may not matter, but it might be the best solution, since I'm getting the stick for so cheap.
I've been meaning to mod it, it's apparently super easy, and you can get an 8-way for 8 bucks online.

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The rest of the parts are virtually identicle to Sanwa parts, they look like they are casted from the same mould.

H21

02-21-2011, 04:40 AM

I've been meaning to mod it, it's apparently super easy, and you can get an 8-way for 8 bucks online.

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The rest of the parts are virtually identicle to Sanwa parts, they look like they are casted from the same mould.

Oh, alright. So you'd only recommend upgrading the gate? Sounds simple enough.

Man, I've been looking up a bunch of people modding theirs. I had no idea there was such a community for arcade stick mods.

Slime Slayer

02-21-2011, 04:55 AM

Yeah it's a pretty big community, there are some super sweet sticks out there.

H21

02-21-2011, 05:08 AM

Interesting. Well, it would be cool to play with you sometime on TvC. What system did you get MvC2 on?

Slime Slayer

02-21-2011, 05:23 AM

Dreamcast for mvc2, but Il gladly play you in TVC once you get it.

H21

02-21-2011, 05:47 AM

Oh, DC, right. Very nice, we'll have to arrange it then.