Under Night In-Birth EXE:Late Review (PS3)
22I think for my first video review, this went about as well as could be expected considering it was obviously unscripted. The game's good - great responsive movements and attacks, with the only real shortcomings being that the characters don't feel unique in a way that other games manage to accomplish. Motions for special moves seem to be copied and pasted from one character to the next, meaning that the only way a character is unique is through complex gameplay mechanisms like frame data and hitboxes, rather than feeling different to play between each character. One of the things I enjoy about fighting games is picking up a character and learning that character - but in this game, executing their moves is pretty much a standardized list of motions across all characters.
The only other thing is that the game seems to be one of these generic middle-tier Anime fighters either especially for people who are TOTALLY into them, you know, alongside something like Arcana Heart, Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure or XBlaze, you know? The kind of games you'd see EVERYWHERE in a Japanese arcade. It's also the kind of game you play when you want something different. You're sick to death of Street Fighter or King of Fighters and you just want something else for a change. This is that game. It's not going to stand out for you unless you get totally and fully immersed in all it has to offer.
That being said though, the thing that makes fighting games fun and replayable is here. Arcade and multiplayer, both online and offline are here so if you're dedicated to these kinds of games (you know who you are) then you'll buy this regardless of my thoughts on it. If you're looking for something new and shiny to pass the time with, I don't know how long this will keep you hooked for, but it's certainly here and variety is the spice of life as they say.
My only real gripe is the lack of a tutorial to explain all of the game's systems in detail. Guilty Gear Xrd's tutorial was amazing and it attuned me to so many systems I hadn't even noticed were in previous entries to the series. This game could have done with something like that. This isn't the arcades in Japan. We're in Europe and America, and most of us haven't even heard of this game, let alone played it. Just a wee tutorial could have fixed that.
PROs:
Great Character designs with awesome looking movesets and animations.
Sound effects are epic and music while slightly generic is pretty bad-ass.
CONs:
Broad, sweeping system where all characters control very similarly via their movesets.
Systems need a bit of explanation.
Thanks for watching guys, and if you have anything to add - for example, if you know what the Diamonds are for down the bottom of the screen or if you think I missed something important to the game itself, please do let me know!
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