The Cannon Brothers are making a fighting game and it looks like it's trying to be Street Fighter (with robots). I mean that as a compliment. Most new fighting games are so scared to go head-to-head with SF that they come up with all sorts of gimmicks to differentiate themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr9KGKrj4aw

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There isn't a lot of new places to put paint in the genre. But hey...maybe they'll surprise us and come up with something.

but if we're talking about broad strokes, it can be true for literally every other genre too.

little differences can make similar games feel and play vastly different, though.

just think about the Street Fighter franchise alone. each iteration of the game is pretty similar from a distance, but there's a reason why ST players don't fuck with 3rd Strike, and why '09ers don't understand anything before SF4.

or look at KI, which started out as a glorified SF4 mod but has since established itself as an entirely different beast.

Rising Thunder looks, in these clips, very similar to what Capcom is trying to do with SFV, but god is in the details. As a fan of the genre, I want as many great games as the community can sustainably support, because the little things each title adds is what's really interesting about these games.

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You ain't lied. I went through a little bit of a SF museum over this weekend. I played a lotta IV (hell...I have that game on PS3, XB360, and PS4 now...ridiculous). I played Alpha Anthology (PS2). I spent some time with 3S (XB360) too. I even rolled up on ST and the HD remix (XB360...and got worked).

IV...maaaan, it is such a game. It is 'so easy' to start off but there is soooooo much you can do with so many characters. The bad part is that it can be played in a VERY low-brow manner as folks try to ape what they see in tourneys with much better players at the helm.

Jabbity jab jab as someone's whole offense makes me sad. I get why tourney cats do it when they do it. At their level, there's really no option. I also totally understand that they elevated it by closing out/finishing jabbity jab setups when they land. And then there's the speed of mindgames of true pokes, footsies and all of that. What I see online is not really that tho. It is mostly people mindlessly crouch jabbing no matter what the situation is because that is all they know to do when they aren't trying to throw or EX their character's best moves...that is VERY different. I don't luv that.

I wish I could make myself parry with regularity on 3S. I really do. But I find myself eating crazy damage trying to wax off/wax on..even from the computer...I'm so scrubby on 3S it ain't even funny but I just dig that game.

I felt true sadness with Dictator Super Psycho Crusher'd me to death on Alpha 3.

>but if we're talking about broad strokes, it can be true for
>literally every other genre too.
>
>little differences can make similar games feel and play vastly
>different, though.
>
>just think about the Street Fighter franchise alone. each
>iteration of the game is pretty similar from a distance, but
>there's a reason why ST players don't fuck with 3rd Strike,
>and why '09ers don't understand anything before SF4.
>
>or look at KI, which started out as a glorified SF4 mod but
>has since established itself as an entirely different beast.
>
>Rising Thunder looks, in these clips, very similar to what
>Capcom is trying to do with SFV, but god is in the details. As
>a fan of the genre, I want as many great games as the
>community can sustainably support, because the little things
>each title adds is what's really interesting about these
>games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=32&v=CXGpsybRflw

this shit looks legit, y'all.

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the subset of the subset of gamers who like both high-skill frame-based input fighting games and ...macross?

i don't understand what this game has or will have that the other 7-8 most popular games in the genre don't already offer. i suppose KI was in a similar boat a few years ago but that at least had brand recognition attached to it. i have a feeling this game will end up like skullgirls or melty blood. which isn't necessarily a bad thing

like the gameplay looks dope.

it looks as fluid and agile as a fighting game is supposed to be.

but reading the interviews...i'm starting to think maybe this isn't for me. they're talking about it being able to be played with a keyboard and shit.

look, i'm all for reducing the execution barriers in fighting games and focusing on reads and strategy, but if this shit is keyboard viable they might be going a bit too extreme in that direction for my taste.

i need more info, but my hype has been checked and i'm back to skeptical, despite the pedigree this game has.

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they're trying to be the League of Legends of fighting games. too bad SFV is coming to steal that thunder, though.

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TL;DR:
-can be played with a controller, stick, or keyboard.
-motion controls seem to be out (no quarter circles)
-“It’s a completely core fighter, like everything else, it’s just that the special moves don’t involve any weird motions. That’s it. That’s really the only difference. That’s kind of the bet of this whole game.”

http://www.pcgamer.com/rising-thunder-a-pc-only-fighting-game-from-experts-in-the-genre/

i want this shit to work, but i need a full on gameplay walkthrough to really know what's going on.

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we already got free-to-play and cross-platform games out on consoles.

they'd be shooting themselves in the foot if they left PS4 or Xbox out.

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been watching hella matches and streams. it's a joy to watch, because the type of play we see at the high level is already evolved to a point that rivals games that been out for months and years.

who is this for?

A) people who like street fighter.

B) people who like street fighter but ain't good at street fighter.

the first official tournament was this week. watch this shit and you'll be convinced like i am.

winners finals with F. Champ was hella good:
https://youtu.be/DSGS2baVHAk

youtube playlist of the whole tournament:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5n6M_nMn9ONDSSFqfhmfcgcCCxOTnDDM

twitch archive of the whole night (with Seth Killian giving commentary):
http://www.twitch.tv/showdowngg/v/15316604

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alpha test.
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Probably some LoL fighting game...

http://www.radiant-entertainment.com/

Radiant + Riot Games
We are delighted to announce that Radiant Entertainment has been acquired by Riot Games. At Riot, our developers will continue their mission of building incredible games that speak to us personally as players. You’re probably wondering what this means for our games.

First and foremost, Stonehearth will go on, full speed ahead. We’ll continue delivering Alphas at our current pace, with the aim of delivering the final game “when it’s ready.” We’ll continue keeping you up to date on our progress through things like our Twitch streams and Desktop Tuesday blog posts.

As for Rising Thunder, the team will start work on a new game that we’re incredibly excited about. We wish we could say more now, but rest assured you’ll hear more when the time is right. For now, we will be permanently closing Rising Thunder on March 18th. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Alpha!

And more broadly, to everyone who has helped support us by playing Stonehearth and Rising Thunder, backing our Kickstarter, telling your friends, and giving us your feedback: Thank you for helping us make these games as good as they can be. You have been a consistent source of motivation and inspiration for us, and we look forward to continuing to talk and work with you in the future.

- Tom & Tony, on behalf of Team Radiant

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I am going to be optimistic they are just gonna re-use a bunch of the assets for this 'new' game.

I'm still interested to see what they do with the League of Legends shit, since I'm sure RT's core mechanics are going to carry over, but I'm a bit less enthusiastic.

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You've already got a team that knows their fighting shit in and out and assets for a very solid 'core' of a fighter.

Riot brings in their superb sense of character design, online features, and most importantly CASH, cause that's something fighting game developers haven't had in decades, lol.

If the future of fighting games is going to be like SF5/Killer Instinct are hinting is competative e-sports...Riot games are the ones who could finally bring the ball past the goal lin

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