Capcom announces Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

[Sailorneorune]

The cow goes... MOO.

http://www.capcom-unity.com/snow_infernus/blog/2011/07/20/ultimate_marvel_vs_capcom_3_announced_

Discuss.

[Richter Belmount]

Sounds about right , expect arcade edition in the near future.

[Sailorneorune]

Capcom has played us all for chumps so much lately, they've made it an art.

Street Fighter and its ilk seem to be the only franchise Capcom hasn't royally pissed everyone off with yet. They get complaints for that - they fix it. But with Mega Man? Nope, Legends 3 cancelled. Ace Attorney? Investigations 2 still in Nihongo Limbo. Resident Evil? Mercenaries still broken, upcoming titles still shit.

[Queen Of The Felines]

If they ever decided to include Molly from "Runaways" I'd buy a dozen copies.

[Sailorneorune]

Those remaining 8 characters are highly unlikely to be something we want. I suggest we pull an OpRainfall and send Capcom a crate of milk to let them know we think they should stop being gits.

[fahlim003]

Nice to see Ghost Rider show up although Gene better be in the final 8. No excuses.

[Richter Belmount]

Well..... I expect this of them since their fans are batshit crazy , too many fanboys forgive them and they get away with this crap : P.

[Kitsune Sniper]

If they ever decided to include Molly from "Runaways" I'd buy a dozen copies.

While I would enjoy the chance to beat up on Wolverine using a ten year old girl, I doubt that'll happen.

We'll probably get The Punisher or worse... Daken.

[Sailorneorune]

Phoenix Wright MvC3 character art found!

http://static.capcom.com/character_api/umvc3/profile/phoenix-wright.png

Please don't be a lie...

[Kitsune Sniper]

It's blank.

[Sailorneorune]

It worked for me... try the links on this page, then:

http://www.capcom-unity.com/snow_infernus/blog/2011/07/20/ultimate_marvel_vs_capcom_3_announced_?pg=23

[Richter Belmount]

Phoenix Wright MvC3 character art found!

http://static.capcom.com/character_api/umvc3/profile/phoenix-wright.png

Please don't be a lie...

Lawl I Imagine you doing some celebratory dance now XD

[TonyTheTiger]

The entire list of newcomers has been found. I won't spoil it but suffice to say there are many surprises. Aside from a couple GLARING omissions, I'm a happy camper.

[Sailorneorune]

I don't know what possessed Capcom to omit Mega Man... in ANY form...

but there's Feenie.

Holy internal conflict, Batman!

Oh, sorry, wrong comics.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Those links do not work, they only give me a blank 1x2 pixel PNG. But they're not 404s, so there must be some truth to them.

[Sailorneorune]

The leaked images have been pulled, according to http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2011/jul/20/ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-humongous-character-leaks/ this site.

[fahlim003]

Alright no Gene... again. I'll pass. At least that was quick.

[TonyTheTiger]

I don't know what possessed Capcom to omit Mega Man... in ANY form...

You don't? Really?

I think they just straight up fired him. Capcom fired Mega Man out of spite.

[Famidrive-16]

full lineup (highlight if you want spoilers):

Capcom:
Firebrand
Strider Hiryu
Phoenix Wright
Vergil
Nemesis
Frank West

Marvel:
Hawkeye
Ghost Rider
Dr Strange
Iron Fist
Rocket Racoon
Nova


Here are the leaked pics too:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29453996&postcount=1099

[Kitsune Sniper]

Alright no Gene... again. I'll pass. At least that was quick.

Who the hell is Gene?

Edit: Also, Lamestop preorders get additional costumes. Goddamnit.

Edit 2: Oh, the guy from God Hand? Blargh.

[Famidrive-16]

Edit: Also, Lamestop preorders get additional costumes. Goddamnit.


+ Best Buy

[portnoyd]

Holy disappointment, Batman. Hopefully they'll nerf the shit out of XFC so it'll at least be reasonable.

[kupomogli]

Strider, Vergil, Ghost Rider, and Dr. Strange are nice additions(or maybe not, but some favorites of mine in the Marvel and Capcom universes.)

Still no Mega Man. Gene, or Ryu(BoF,) yet they add in Phoenix Wright. It's like saying "we know we've been screwing the entire fanbase over, but how about we appeal to one group of fans by bringing a character who doesn't even belong to an action game into the Capcom fighters list." It's retarded. Atleast with Ryu there is enough actions in the later games you could see a resemblance of a fighting style in both games.


Edit: Also, Lamestop preorders get additional costumes. Goddamnit.

Probably because they'll be included in Super Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 so they didn't mind setting them up as preorders this time.

[Kyle15]

You know what? I've never felt trolled before. Now I have. :/

[Kitsune Sniper]

Since Iron Fist is in there they'd better add Luke Cage.

And they'd better have some sort of in-joke involving both Phoenixes.

[Swamperon]

Street Fighter and its ilk seem to be the only franchise Capcom hasn't royally pissed everyone off with yet. They get complaints for that - they fix it. But with Mega Man? Nope, Legends 3 cancelled. Ace Attorney? Investigations 2 still in Nihongo Limbo. Resident Evil? Mercenaries still broken, upcoming titles still shit.

At least they haven't messed up Monster Hunter... yet.

[xfrumx]

I wouldn't have cared so much but then they had to throw in Strider!

[The 1 2 P]

Well I figure theres another 5-10 years before they release Marvel Vs. Capcom 4 so from now till then we still have another 4-6 "upgrade" versions to partake in.

[Sailorneorune]

At least they haven't messed up Monster Hunter... yet.

Fans are complaining that Portable 3rd hasn't come out here yet.

Monster Hunter is what they're blowing off Ace Attorney fans to promote.

So, fuck Monster Hunter. I played it 9 years ago when it was called Phantasy Star Online, and I liked it a lot better.

[heybtbm]

Shiat...I just bought the PS3 version at Best Buy yesterday (for $14.99). Oh well...that's how it goes I guess. I enjoy fighters, but refuse to pay anything close to original retail for them.

[Jorpho]

YAY PHEONIX

By the way, what happened to Howard the Duck as DLC? Or did that get canned?

[SpaceHarrier]

Still no Mega Man??? Well, this is cool anyway -- and YAY Ghost Rider. When I saw Dormammu I was wtfing over why him and not Ghost Rider (the other flaming head Marvel guy), so now I can shut up about that :D I may have to buy a [xbox 360 or ps3] after all.

[Flashback2012]

Still no Mega Man??? Well, this is cool anyway -- and YAY Ghost Rider. When I saw Dormammu I was wtfing over why him and not Ghost Rider (the other flaming head Marvel guy), so now I can shut up about that :D I may have to buy a [xbox 360 or ps3] after all.

I saw the leaked roster on another site...

Capcom

Strider - Good choice, he should have been in from the beginning
Firebrand - A nice touch I suppose though I would have been fine with just Arthur representing the Ghosts n' Goblins/Ghouls n' Ghosts franchise
Vergil - Ugh. 3 DMC characters and no iteration of Mega Man?
Frank West - No problem. I figured Chuck would have got the nod since Frank was in TvC already.
Phoenix Wright - Good choice. Capcom has a ton of franchises it can pick from and yet...
Nemesis - another RE character. That makes 4 now? :|

Marvel:

Ghost Rider - Sure, why not. I like Ghost Rider okay enough.
Dr Strange - Also not a bad choice
Nova - I wouldn't have expected Nova to make it in but I've always liked the character so that's cool
Rocket Raccoon - Off the wall choice and I'm actually pleased by it.
Hawkeye -Sure I guess
Iron Fist - Nice choice again.

For me anyway, seems like the Marvel side got the better end of the deal in terms of new characters. Strider and Phoenix are the only two I really wanted on the Capcom side, though I'm not mad about Frank or Firebrand being picked. Vergil and Nemesis I could have done without. One of their spots could have been filled by Mega Man and the other spot I would have given to another Darkstalker like Victor. Hell, if it had to be a guy with a sword, why not Bishamon? :p

[GameNinja]

They must be saving mega man for the next iteration when they figure interest has dropped off a bit.

[G-Boobie]

They can put all the sweet ninjas and attorneys and fiery leather bikers in there they want: If they don't fix X-Factor and nerf the shit out of Phoenix, this is a no-sale for me.

[Famidrive-16]

phoenix can only shoot one fireball at a time now, so there's one nerf at least

wolverine is also much slower and can't combo as easily as he does in vanilla

[kupomogli]

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 won’t be out until November, but Capcom is already cracking on downloadable content plans. Players will be able to purchase arrange costumes and new modes from PlayStation Network and the Xbox Live Marketplace.

According to Famitsu, one new mode players will be able to add is unlimited hyper combo mode. Pricing for this mode has not been announced.

I guess Capcom feels they're not hated enough yet. I haven't liked Capcom much at all this generation, obviously, because something I'd post is how they treat their fans like shit. Capcom really screwed up this time. After all the current hate towards the company they have the balls to throw out there that new modes are going to be available at release but not only do all the MvC3 fans have to pay for UMvC3, now they have to pay for the new modes, which will more than likely place that $40 game at above $60 if you were to get all the DLC.

Hurry up and release DMC HD Collection, Crapcom. I don't want you assholes pulling out of the gaming business because you're throwing money away before I get one of the only HD remakes I'm interested in. Wait. This is Capcom we're talking about. Might as well throw them along the lines of EA Sports releasing the same game over and over again. They're not going to even come close to bankruptcy.

[Jorpho]

Come on, remember how they cancelled Capcom Fighting All-Stars and released Capcom Fighting Evolution instead? Of course you don't.

[G-Boobie]

Come on, remember how they cancelled Capcom Fighting All-Stars and released Capcom Fighting Evolution instead? Of course you don't.

I do. And we bought it because it was a new fighting game, even though it sucked. Jorpho has wisdom.

Kupo, everyone I know will buy UMvC3 because it will be popular in the competitive scene, or conversely, because its fun to beat up Ryu with Dante on the couch with friends casually. This formula has worked for Capcom for decades in one way or another. It's unlikely to stop working now. Hell, I don't much care for MVC3, but at forty bucks I'll take a chance...assuming they nerf phoenix and x-factor.

[Nirvana]

I got to play this at Evo. The only characters I messed with were Ghost Rider and Strider, and I had some fun with them both. Especially Strider. Even though he has low health, he was incredibly mixup heavy and I can see him being a huge problem to deal with when compared with a lockdown assist.

I was never great at MvC3 just because my primary means of playing is online play and the game's net code isn't the best, simply because the game is so fast. Hopefully Capcom follows through with what they said and the net code will be great. Also, I'm totally going to use each new character extensively. I really need a character to compliment Felicia and Doctor Doom. Speaking of which...Felicia can delta kick in the air now, which I am incredibly hyped for. Unfortunately my bread and butter combo didn't function the same way...when I SJC'd Rolling Crystal Flash off of Toy Touch, apparently too much hit stun decay occurred and they recovered out of it. I guess I'll have to learn a new BnB.

Doctor Doom seemed way faster like all the reports said. I swear, everyone is probably going to use Doom in UMvC3. He seemed damn good.

[hellraiser]

Can't believe they left megaman out!!! Also thought punisher was a shoe in...

Anybody else wish venom was back?

[Matt-El]

this shit could have easily been put into downloadable content. Plus, spectator mode was supposed to have been patched into the original mvc3, but now we would have to pay for it? Capcom basically lied about that.

And also, nobody really cares that much about rocket raccoon or any of those characters, but did it have to have all of those characters forced into a new version? Again, downloadable content.

The only reason why I can think of the way they did what they did, was they wanted to cash in on it. There's less people would pay 40 dollars for an edition of a game; where instead, if they had downloadable packs, they could get whatever money they charged for the "cheaper" content. It doesn't really make sense of the way they did this. I'm not the only one who had this idea. many others feel the same way, reviewers and otherwise.

[Nirvana]

I'm also pretty upset they left Mega Man out. I swear, they've screwed him over horribly this year.

[Lothars]

this shit could have easily been put into downloadable content. Plus, spectator mode was supposed to have been patched into the original mvc3, but now we would have to pay for it? Capcom basically lied about that.

And also, nobody really cares that much about rocket raccoon or any of those characters, but did it have to have all of those characters forced into a new version? Again, downloadable content.

The only reason why I can think of the way they did what they did, was they wanted to cash in on it. There's less people would pay 40 dollars for an edition of a game; where instead, if they had downloadable packs, they could get whatever money they charged for the "cheaper" content. It doesn't really make sense of the way they did this. I'm not the only one who had this idea. many others feel the same way, reviewers and otherwise.

The Characters they choose seems to be a good match, I like how your automatically assuming nobody cares for any of the characters or that it's just capcom ripping everyone off, I think the reason they are releasing it on a disc is because of the things happening earlier in the year, If it wasn't for the PSN outage and the Earthquake in Japan, I believe we would have seen more characters as DLC instead of a disc.

I don't have a problem with it being on a disc, I think they should have provided the option of DLC which it would have been anywhere from 20-30 dollars.

I know you mentioned that there's many others that feel the same way you do but I don't think it's actually all that many.

[joshnickerson]

This seems relevant...

http://angryjoeshow.com/2011/08/umvc3-angry-rant/#more-9257

[sidnotcrazy]

I don't understand all the hate. If no one bought games like this, then Capcom wouldn't milk it for all its worth.
Capcom has always milked games for all there worth. 3 itterations of Street Fighter II on SNES? Two for Sega Genesis?

[kupomogli]

You know why Firebrand is in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3?

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/12/gargoyles-quest-heading-west-on-3ds-virtual-console/

[kedawa]

Releasing a title update less than a year after the first game is pretty bad. I would have been disappointed if I had bought MVC3 at full price.
UMVC3 looks like it's going to turn out great, though.

[sidnotcrazy]

You know why Firebrand is in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3?

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/12/gargoyles-quest-heading-west-on-3ds-virtual-console/

Awesome! I love the sequel on the NES!!!

[Matt-El]

Releasing a title update less than a year after the first game is pretty bad. I would have been disappointed if I had bought MVC3 at full price.
UMVC3 looks like it's going to turn out great, though.

I guess that MAY be one reason I totally disagree with a new release. It was less than a year ago that I bought the Special Edition of MVC3, and to be admitting it, I felt kinda ripped off then.

Whatever. Its not like I've played it in forever, so why should I care if there's going to be a new version?

I just know that I'm not buying it.

[Jorpho]

Two for Sega Genesis?...Huh. I never knew SSFII was released on the Genny.

[sidnotcrazy]

...Huh. I never knew SSFII was released on the Genny.

Yeah, they released SF II: Champion Edition, and Super Street Fighter II. I remember because my friends laughed at me for buying every single game.

[Nirvana]

I don't know about you guys, but I think Nemesis looks awesome. Right now I plan on making him my point character.

Nemesis/Felicia/Dr Doom

I swear, I was never able to find a stable point character in this game. If Nemesis doesn't work out, hopefully I can find one in another character when it comes out.

[Jorpho]

I haven't been keeping up with this. Looks like the PW vids hit the Net a week or two ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Eyh4Q_NNI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LILhai7IHI

[Vlcice]

I'm REALLY disappointed with Phoenix Wright. His model is terrible, and while I like the idea of some of his animations (especially the supers) the execution is surprisingly sloppy.

Rocket Raccoon looks amazing though:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hDjttNGgYA

[portnoyd]

I'm really disappointed with the whole game in general. All these cool characters and they all do the same thing.

[Vlcice]

Yeah, agreed. That, and the whole releasing it 8 months after the first game, has completely turned me off. Traded off my CE of original MVC3 and I'm not going to buy this one.

Good thing there's so many other great fighters coming soon. Just a few weeks to KOF XIII!

[Famidrive-16]

I'm really disappointed with the whole game in general. All these cool characters and they all do the same thing.

Really? They all look unique to me. I would never imagine someone with a style like Wright's or RR's in a fighting game.

[portnoyd]

Really? They all look unique to me. I would never imagine someone with a style like Wright's or RR's in a fighting game.

While they look unique, all their moves do the same thing in the end. The game is literally MK3 with its dial-a-combos with a brazillion OTGs and wall bounces thrown in. All the playstyles are exactly the same. They tried to make it unlike MvC2 by making every character balanced by homogenizing them down. Does every character need a lvl 3 autocombo now?

[Nirvana]

I do agree with the majority of what you guys have said, in one way or another.

- I've seen a similar argument on GameFaQs about MvC3's dialup combos. MvC2's combos, and potentially every other Capcom fighting game have more unique combos to each character. While this is true, I still have fun with the game, despite there being a lot of "garbage" in the game, such as Phoenix, Wolverine/Akuma, Wesker, etc... Actually, now that I think about it, it might be the reason I use a pretty unique team, Dante/Felicia/Doom. Dante's combos are like no one else's in MvC3, Felicia is all about silly resets, and Doom's BnB combo is definitely not the standard air magic series.

- I wish the majority of the new characters weren't so...obscure. Sure, hardcore Capcom/Marvel fans are being provided with fan service with oddballs such as Firebrand and Rocket Raccoon, but you figure they would at least throw in characters that would be the "obvious" choice. I figured someone like Cyclops or Psyloche would be added. This is a really picky thing for me to point out as it's very opinion based, but it's just how I feel. Not to mention...I'm one of those Mega Man fans that really pushed for him to be in the game. I grew up with the character; I truly did want him in the game. Hopefully he'll be DLC next year, as its Mega Man's 25th anniversary.

- I also can't wait for KoFXIII :) It comes out next week. Unfortunately, the people I live near absolutely love MvC3, so I'll be spending a lot of time with that game.

I legitimately might stick with my original team, Dante/Felicia/Doom, because I'm finally starting to understand how this team works, and more importantly, how the game should be played. I'm definitely keeping Felicia and Doom, as they are both being buffed. I'll check out all the new characters, although I have doubts that any of them will end up being my point character. I'm more interested in the buffs to the old characters to be honest, such as Captain America's new OTG Shield Slash and Dormammu's ability to use his powerups in the air.