Originally Posted by Scenttii How responsive are the buttons? I've had a TE stick before but ended up having to let it go. In terms of the buttons, do they get stuck too often? I'm not totally competitive, I just want something that won't wear away at my thumbs.

If you've played on genuine Sanwa / Seimitsu parts, it's hard to go back. Knock off clones are garbage in comparison.

You get what you pay for. You can find TE's for 90ish bucks frequently.

Originally Posted by Thrinn For the most part fighting games are like sports games: when they come out with a sequel or update the community loses all interest in the previous versions, the demand falls and so does the price. P4A is developed by Arc Systems so it's probably only a matter of time before we see a revision of this game.

ArcSys has never released sequels to their "commissioned" fighters. Hokuto no Ken, Sengoku Basra X Cross, and now P4A are all examples. Producer Katsura Hashino has also stated in a Arcadia interview that a sequel or update is "highly unlikely".

Originally Posted by Banana Peel Assassin ArcSys has never released sequels to their "commissioned" fighters. Hokuto no Ken, Sengoku Basra X Cross, and now P4A are all examples. Producer Katsura Hashino has also stated in a famitsu interview that a sequel or update is "highly unlikely".

Yeah I guess you're just omitting BlazBlue and Guilty Gear huh?

Originally Posted by Solder Yeah I guess you're just omitting BlazBlue and Guilty Gear huh?

He did put "commissioned" in quotations in everything, bud.

Originally Posted by Banana Peel Assassin ArcSys has never released sequels to their "commissioned" fighters. Hokuto no Ken, Sengoku Basra X Cross, and now P4A are all examples. Producer Katsura Hashino has also stated in a Arcadia interview that a sequel or update is "highly unlikely".

Arc also never brought Hokuto or Sengoku out over here. That changed with P4A. Don't forget that they also made P4A the first region locked PS3 game. The odds of them releasing a sequel/update to one of their commissioned fighters seems trivial in comparison to that news.

As for that producer's comments, he may certainly believe that to be true. But if the money's there then that game will get made with or without him. I've seen so many producers and companies say one thing and then go and do the complete opposite that it's difficult to take anything they say seriously.

Originally Posted by Thrinn Arc also never brought Hokuto or Sengoku out over here. That changed with P4A. Don't forget that they also made P4A the first region locked PS3 game. The odds of them releasing a sequel/update to one of their commissioned fighters seems trivial in comparison to that news.

Technically, Atlus localized and published the game. If anything, Japan market sales, which were good, would be a much more bigger trigger factor for a sequel than anything U.S. market related.

Originally Posted by oasisboy When did you work at GameStop? When I worked there the"take home" policy ended and HR even had a code in their manual for termination due to taking games home. So this should have ended (unless managers are still allowing this)

well managers get a free copy of some games and they can still take games home


if they get free copy they can only trade it back in if they don't want it . that's how i got a used farcry 3 with online code working day of release

Thanks for the heads up OP. Was able to get a sealed version with the soundtrack! In fact when I asked the girl said they just got a shipment of them.

grabbed one of these today with some of my GS credit. It was still sealed with the sountrack. I was very pleased.

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Is this a temporary sale or is it the new price?

thanks, picked up a sealed copy at my local GS

Originally Posted by CAG 79 Is this a temporary sale or is it the new price?

New price, not from a weekly sale AFAIK.

Originally Posted by CAG 79 Is this a temporary sale or is it the new price?

Still seems to be full price everywhere else. Probably safer to assume that it's temporary for the time being.

Originally Posted by Lemstar The MadCatz WWE Brawl SEs are pretty good at the $30 price point. Doesn't make them good, but they'll probably suffice.

This right here. The buttons are Sanwa knockoffs, but they're much better than for original SE sticks. I've got a TvC stick I've pounded on for a while, buttons have held up just fine. You can also get yourself 6 Sanwa buttons for $18 or so.

Originally Posted by darkvulture well managers get a free copy of some games and they can still take games home if they get free copy they can only trade it back in if they don't want it . that's how i got a used farcry 3 with online code working day of release

Totally off topic: I remember that during the managers meeting in Vegas 2010 or 2011??? A couple of managers were caught in the stairs of the hotel getting "busy" and both were fired. The spouse of one of them called corporate to ask why her husband was fired. Shit got realz... True story.

found a sealed one w/ soundtrack. weak that its not the ost but free is free. thanks op

Originally Posted by Scenttii ...The game itself is fantastic! I can't wait until I get a fight stick to go with this. Any one know any decent ones that aren't too expensive?

The WWE Brawlstick others have mentioned are very good for the price ($30 if you're patient). My only prob with this stick is that while the clone Sanwa parts are good, there's no consistency to them. I've bought 4 -5 of them & some where nice & tight while others were loose. Regardless, you can always replace all the main buttons (6 or 8 depending on your preference) for Sanwa/Seimitsu buttons for ~$18 - $24 & another $25 for an actual Sanwa/Seimitsu joystick lever. I've got a ton of arcade parts for sale if you or anyone else is interested here:


http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/....php?p=6884300

Your next step (in terms of a quality stick) would be either a Madcatz Fightstick Pro or a Hori Real Arcade Pro V3-SA. Be patient & you'll be able to find them for $90 - $100 (though more so the Madcatz than the Hori). Or look for a used one on eBay for possibly less.

BTW, that tiny ass Hori stick for $32 on Amazon isn't too bad. Just don't expect to mod it easily later on if you're into that. And yes, it's very small LOL!

Got it new with soundtrack. Thinking I'll finish P4G tonight so this sale/price drop was good timing. Thanks for the heads up op.

Anyone think I should finish P3 before starting it?

Originally Posted by brandnew4522 Got it new with soundtrack. Thinking I'll finish P4G tonight so this sale/price drop was good timing. Thanks for the heads up op. Anyone think I should finish P3 before starting it?

Yes. There are some pretty big endgame spoilers in it as soon as the P3 people start showing up.

Originally Posted by oasisboy When did you work at GameStop? When I worked there the"take home" policy ended and HR even had a code in their manual for termination due to taking games home. So this should have ended (unless managers are still allowing this)

I was there from 04 - 07 and off and on again for a couple more years. It was one of the big pushes after the merge to let everyone do it, when I worked for a holiday in 09 I think I remember hearing that take home wasn't allowed anymore, but like I said, I didn't do it anyway so it had no effect on me.

Also to all the people talking about it not being sealed, I had no issues getting it price matched at my bb. They didn't even call for availability. And it still had the soundtrack which was nice.