"Sparking! NEO" (PS2/Wii)

kvon · Post by **kvon** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 4:18 pm

Finally, some English dialogues for the people who pre-ordered/going to buy the NA version.

http://www.gamekult.com/images/J000077300/

fps_anth · Post by **fps_anth** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:07 pm

I just saw those English pics. Is it just me, or does the font that they use look like utter shit?

Like it matters...I just want my hands on this damn game. *prays for the availability of Japanese music*

Sebastian (SB) · Post by **Sebastian (SB)** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:35 pm

The graphics in those screenshots don't look right, not to mention the text. It's as if someone illegally ripped it off or something.

Taku128 · Post by **Taku128** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:54 pm

The font the screens use can be used in MSPaint. It's called "System". The shadow effect can be done in MSPaint too.

kvon · Post by **kvon** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:08 pm

Sebastian (SB) wrote:The graphics in those screenshots don't look right, not to mention the text. It's as if someone illegally ripped it off or something.

I doubt that GameKult would do anything like this. I would understand that if the fonts look funny to some people, but the only thing "wrong" about the graphics is that they're zoomed in. Some recent screenshots at IGN and GameSpot also has the same "problem". (Note the visible pixel/blocks)

fps_anth wrote:I just saw those English pics. Is it just me, or does the font that they use look like utter shit?

Yes, it's just just you (Only kidding). It might be also due to the same issue that I had mentioned above. But I think that the font may look crappy in its original resolution also.

Edit- I just tried decreasing the dimension of the image and yes, the font still looks crappy.

_Jrinu_ · Post by **_Jrinu_** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:17 pm

Some of these screenshots look pretty cool though.

I love how they have character models for background characters. (I.E: Dende)

DB_Fan · Post by **DB_Fan** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:06 am

_Jrinu_ wrote:Some of these screenshots look pretty cool though.

I love how they have character models for background characters. (I.E: Dende)

There are more background characters other than Dende? Kaiosama maybe?

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:43 pm

They used a typewriter font? Ah well, even if it is kinda blocky, as long as its fairly easy to read I'm ok with it.

Komati · Post by **Komati** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:00 pm

DB_Fan wrote:
_Jrinu_ wrote:Some of these screenshots look pretty cool though.

I love how they have character models for background characters. (I.E: Dende)
There are more background characters other than Dende? Kaiosama maybe?

I saw King Kai on an older picture...

DB_Fan · Post by **DB_Fan** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:20 pm

Komati wrote:
DB_Fan wrote:
_Jrinu_ wrote:Some of these screenshots look pretty cool though.

I love how they have character models for background characters. (I.E: Dende)
There are more background characters other than Dende? Kaiosama maybe?
I saw King Kai on an older picture...

Cool!

I want more minor characters, like in the original Budokai!

Taku128 · Post by **Taku128** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:32 pm

DB_Fan wrote:
Komati wrote:
DB_Fan wrote: There are more background characters other than Dende? Kaiosama maybe?
I saw King Kai on an older picture...
Cool! I want more minor characters, like in the original Budokai!

Minor characters as NPCs or minor characters as playables? Sparking! NEO has a lot of characters most people won't give a shit about because they're so minor. Sauza, Zangya, Kiwi, East Kaioshin, Yajirobe, most of them don't have too much demand to be playable characters.

DB_Fan · Post by **DB_Fan** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:20 pm

Taku128 wrote:
DB_Fan wrote:
Komati wrote: I saw King Kai on an older picture...
Cool! I want more minor characters, like in the original Budokai!
Minor characters as NPCs or minor characters as playables? Sparking! NEO has a lot of characters most people won't give a shit about because they're so minor. Sauza, Zangya, Kiwi, East Kaioshin, Yajirobe, most of them don't have too much demand to be playable characters.

Nope, minor characters as background characters, supporting characters, non-playble characters.

I understand what you mean, most of those you mentioned wont do that much.

Taku128 · Post by **Taku128** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:56 pm

You know what Sparking! NEO could have used? Some henchman as enemies that you can't unlock. It's always fun to fight characters you can't play as.

Pedro The Hutt · Post by **Pedro The Hutt** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:46 pm

That's so 1991 though. (Read: Street Fighter II)

Although granted, some trivial henchmen to beat up on the way to some important character (like Freeza) would be fun. But you can't have everything. =D

Taku128 · Post by **Taku128** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:49 pm

Pedro The Hutt wrote:That's so 1991 though. (Read: Street Fighter II)

Although granted, some trivial henchmen to beat up on the way to some important character (like Freeza) would be fun. But you can't have everything. =D

That's what I meant. Of course we'd want to play as the super powerful omega character, but noone would care about nameless henchmen, or even some of the named henchmen.

Komati · Post by **Komati** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:19 am

They should have some of the nameless, like Bardock's friends. Or did I miss something? I know he said three of them.

Anonymous Friend · Post by **Anonymous Friend** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:52 pm

Question: Does Sparking!Neo use anything previous save files of Sparking!?? Ye kno, kinda unlock certain things?

Post by **VegettoEX** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:57 pm

Anonymous Friend wrote:Question: Does Sparking!Neo use anything previous save files of Sparking!?? Ye kno, kinda unlock certain things?

Yeah. Barely. I got 10,000 (or was it 100,000?) Zeni for having a Sparking! save file on there. It's in one of the options menus... doesn't automatically give it to you.

EvilGamerX · Post by **EvilGamerX** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:05 pm

Ah. So that is what that was......

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:08 am

Are the movie villains unlocked in this simply by defeating their storylines or are there other qualifications?