Ougon Musou Kyoku

[Kyosuke]

Just learned of this GODLY Umineko game.

The first Umineko fighting game. which was released at Winter Comiket(79) is now available for download






The default characters are;
Battler
Beatrice
Eva-Beatrice
Kanon
Shannon
Ronove
Virgillia
Lucifer
Siesta410
Ange

There are also 2 secret characters, some say there are 4. Either there are unlockable characters.

Gameplay Info:

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General stuff
-Game uses 3 attack buttons, one Touch button, and an Appeal button (seems to be a taunt).
-Doing an Appeal slightly recovers HP.
-There are 3 lifebars and no second round, so if you get KO'd that's it.
-Press all attack buttons to activate the metaworld.
-You can Dsh Cancel, and Tech your falls

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Touch
-Switches characters and reduces your Break Gauge and stun.
-There are 5 kinds of Touching.
-Normal Touch: The active character taunts and switches with his/her partner. Activates the ability of the character that tagged out and costs no SP.
-Attack Touch: Touch during an attack, and your partner comes in with an attack to continue attacking. No SP needed.
-Guard Touch: Touch while guarding to switch characters while blocking. Uses 1 SP.
-Damage Touch: Touch while getting hit to break the combo, send the opponent flying back to the other side of the screen and switch characters. Uses 2 SP.
-Assault Touch: Qcf+Touch to do an invincible "tackle" that switches characters and knocks down the opponent. Uses 2 SP.

Meta World (if any of the names sound weird blame Google)
-As said before, it's activated by pressing all attack buttons.
-Activates both of your characters' abilities and allows you to use your meta special for no cost while it's active.
-Meta Declaration: Uses 1 SP and requires the Meta Gauge to glow red.
-Meta Return: Used after a declaration, uses 2 SP and depletes the opponents Meta Gauge.
-Meta Redeploy: Used after a return to activate the meta world again, uses 2 SP and reduces your Meta Gauge by 25% of what it originally was.
-Meta Surrebutal: Used after a redeploy, uses 3 SP to deplete the Meta Gauge again.
-Meta Forcing: Used after a surrebutal, uses 2 SP to activate the meta world again and reduces your Meta Gauge by 50% of what it originally was.

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Character Abilities
-Activated with a Normal Touch or with the Meta World.
-Ushiromiya Battler: "Resurrection", slightly recovers HP over time.
-Beatrice: "Infinity SP", it's pretty much what it sounds like.
-Ushiromiya Ange: "Stun Boost", increases the stun of your attacks.
-Lucifer: "Attack Touch" use Attack Touches without consuming your Touch Gauge.
-Shannon: "Auto Guard", exactly what it says.
-Kanon: "Silent Attack", reduces the SP your opponent gets from your attacks.
-Virgilia: "Brimful", increases the SP of both of your characters.
-Ronove: "Counter Boost", increases the damage of counter hits.
-Eva Beatrice: "Berserk", increases your attack power.
-Siesta/Chiester 410: "Break Boost", increases guard break damage.

Screenshots

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Videos

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Lucifer Combo Video

Download pt.1-13


Personally, I'm hyped as hell to finish downloading this, netplay is available. Enjoy!

Also,make sure to play in Japanese locale. Using Applocale may cause some issues.

Last thing, you will need an ISO extracting program, like PowerIso, or something like that. To extract the .exe file to install the game.

[Sangaz]

Been playing this for a few days since my arcade stick came in the mail. Lucifer is my favorite, although I can't use her as well as in that combo vid. I just like her voice and sprite animations first and foremost.
I usually team her up with Chiester 410 for her long range attacks. Haven't really used the other characters much yet.

Surprised how good the sprites look in this game as well. Was expecting them to be around the same level as Melty Blood: Actress Again, But the game looks pretty good even on full screen at 1080p

[Kyosuke]

True on that one. the combat system is good to, very balanced and easy to work with(on a Arcade Stick or Logitech Controller that is) I need to hurry and get my LT controller, been playin' the game on the keyboard and it's driving me crazy :<

[Arisato-kun]

The two slots are for the DLC characters. Bernkastel has been confirmed as the first and it's speculated that the second is Rena from Higurashi.

I roll Battler/Beatrice. Use my PS3 controller. Works like a dream.

[kuroihikari]

How do you do the SP moves? It's supposed to be motion+A+B for most of them, and my keyboard A+B is Z+X, but it doesn't work.

[Sangaz]

Edit: Confusing myself there. I'll start again.

You gotta build up your SP gauge, kuroihikari. While you're piling on the attacks your support character will be getting SP, so after a bit, tag the support character in and he/she will have some SP stocked up (goes up to 5). Then you can let off some of the SP moves.

[kuroihikari]

Oh, yeah. Thanks. So basically if you want to do the big moves you have to switch out.

Interesting game design (though I never watched the anime). Are the Melty Blood/Blazblue games similar to this?

[Sangaz]

Kinda. Ougon Musou is probably closer to stuff like Tatsunoko vs Capcom, Fast gameplay that encourages tagging your characters in and out.

Melty Blood focuses more on countering and doesn't have a tag system. It does have a similar system to the SP gauge though. You have a magic circuit (like most characters do in canon Type-Moon stories) which builds up as you attack. So it's the same sort of bash-the-fuck-out-of-them-and-finish-it-with-a-special gameplay.
You should definitely try Melty Blood: Act Cadenza and Actress Again, AA being the best, Characters have three fighting styles now and you can play as Ryougi Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai.

Same for BlazBlue, No tag system but great combos and specials

Edit:
Here we go, Bit of Shiki action in Actress Again. She's a fukken mint character.

[Kyosuke]

Ugh, need to hurry ,and get my Logitech controller. Hopefully soon, anywayz, I been rockin with Beato/Ronove they work pretty good together, we'll also need to det up stuff for netplay later on as well

[Sangaz]

Aye, after a bit of practice I'll be up for a match with you guys. Not all that confident at it atm though.
Considering swapping out one of the stage BGMs for Mu-12's Sword of Doom theme this morning. I might end up too busy head banging to play properly on the stage though :1