Didn't realize there was an OT.
Sooo... does anyone here have the game already? If so, any impressions?
The gameplay is actually more polished than I thought. 2v2 is pretty fast paced and the amount of strategy that is required is pretty surprising. All the riders pretty much have most of their moves from their shows except Build. Build seems very unfinished. Even in his evolution burst he doesn't transform or his moveset doesn't change. The game has ingame tips and a small tutorial for every character. This was the most surprising tbh. All the characters right now seem viable but I can see one or 2 falling off in the long run. The game does not have a dedicated training mode but you can pretty much make your own since can adjust the starting meters, whether the cpu moves, infinite health, etc. When searching for a ranked match, it does it in the bg so you can play offline while you wait. The online lobbies are pretty cute, your avatar has a lot of emotes it can do based off of iconic Kamen Rider poses. There is also a rematch feature online as well. Certain characters speak to each other during the beginning of a fight but it's not subbed. Share button works 100% as long as you aren't using any of the anime music. The game's music is on point and also contains music from climax heroes and battleride war. Game also has nice interactions where Axel form Faiz can move during Kabuto's clock up.
Now onto the negatives. Single player is lacking in content, only takes a couple hours to complete. The dialogue isn't voice either and also very short. The netcode isn't good outside of japan, everyone needs to have a wired connection for it to be remotely not a slog to play through. Online matches randomly have connection errors though it's not very common. 2v2 ranked matches you with a random partner. 1v1 is awful and very campy. The down system makes 1v1 a chore. Basically if someone is hit enough times their character will hit the ground and lay there for a couple of seconds. It's fine in a 2v2 since that is when you are supposed to switch targets but it is awful for a 1v1. It's even worse when characters like Faiz has moves that causes this. The default settings for searching online is 4 bars or more, so you won't find any matches with random. You 100% have to join the Climax Fighters discord if you want any kind of match. Moves scale really bad in this game, it's possible to do huge damage but it requires you starting with a move you are likely not to hit raw. It's not that bad but don't expect too much if you are a combo junky.
Game is not worth the price it's asking unless you are realy into team arena fighters or you are just a really big Kamen Rider fan.
I would be lying if I said shit like this didn't get me hyped.
https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohjV8VL0BzD9CIaju/html5
