Observe This Towering Stack of Asura's Wrath DLC

I'm not sure how I feel about this, since I'm usually against this kind of "filling in the blanks" DLC. I think what @TeflonBilly said is well put:

I'm not ecstatic about buying DLC, but such a niche game like this and the episodic nature of it makes this a lot easier to swallow than whatever Bioware manages to shit out for ME3 or the Epilogue DLC for Prince Of Persia 2008.

I would much rather see DLC shift its focus into extending the main story of games. Much more engaging than side story fluff.

The main plot of the game wraps up nicely in the episodes on the disc. There's not even any foreshadowing about what happens at the end of the true ending chapter; it just happens. This isn't a case of them locking the ending behind DLC because the main game already has one. Did they pique your interest in order to drive DLC sales? Uh, yeah, they sure did but you can totally walk away from the original chapters satisfied.

@TeflonBilly said:

If you've actually played through the game (Which I just did), you wouldn't be complaining about this DLC. I'm stoked as hell about it to be honest!

Asura's Wrath was a finished game in itself, this is just gravy upon gravy actually.

Comparing this with Mass Effect 3 is completely wrong

Hell yeah. I think all of this is great news.

The price doesn't seem bad relatively speaking, but touting that the "true ending" lies in this DLC is really wrong. I'm of the opinion that DLC should be about side adventures, not stuff that's key to the main game.

The Ryu Akuma episodes? Perfect example of DLC. It's nonessential yet goofy and appealing.

I usually don't complain about DLC but this is how this should have been handled.

Asura's Wrath already have a clear anime episodic vibe in place. It's perfect for this kind of extra DLC episodes. What they did wrong was to not inform us in andvance that this story would continue in DLC format. I would not be as sour if they said it up front. I'm not the person that complains about first day DLC or "it should have been i the disc" crap. But since this game "forced" me to play it in certain way to see the true ending that clearly was an even bigger cliffhanger then it just feels wrong. The "true" ending was not the true ending? So now this DLC is the really true ending? it's like Persona 4 except Capcom want's you to pay before you can access it.

If they havd told me that they would expand the story throught DLC (I would have welcomed 4-6 extra episodes since the format is perfect for this, just as Alan Wake) then it's my choice to do so when the game arrives but now I can't help but feel a bit cheated. Or they could have let the episodes patch some holes in the story instead of give us a new ending.

It's kind of the same thing as with Cat Woman. If Warner had told me already at E3 that Cat Woman would be a DLC/online pass character then I and many more would not have felt kind of tricked.

It's a real catch 22 because if they had told us up front many would have demanded that this content should have been on the disc on day one so I understand why they hesitate to say anything. Tricky business.

They worst part? I really want to play that DLC -_-

They might have got me at "At last, someone angrier than me". Hahaha.

I'm slightly confused... So some of those "episodes" are just straight animated shorts that count as chapters while others will be actual playable levels?

Yeah, this should have been in the original game.

@LifeByDegrees said:

I read through the full comments. It really does sound like the majority who own the game - post here - and have played through it- are not terribly bothered by this. Is that incorrect? Correct me if it is incorrect.

Personally I'm not bothered at all. There's just so much craziness squeezed into the 6-7 hours of the game I was more than happy with what I got out of it. It's dense! Considering the that this DLC is 4 chapters and what a chapter was in the game, it seems like good value.

I'm not ecstatic about buying DLC, but such a niche game like this and the episodic nature of it makes this a lot easier to swallow than whatever Bioware manages to shit out for ME3 or the Epilogue DLC for Prince Of Persia 2008.

So two anime episodes, the "true ending" of the game, and a Street Fighter demo? Great job, guys.

This seems fine.

I watched this game on youtube and that was an amazing, free, experience. I highly recommend it if you don't have the cash to spend. It might actually be better since the actual playing parts don't seem very interesting. Most of the gameplay is mediocre hack and slash.

I've never seen DLC that actually puts me off buying the full game until this. Was going to drop into Asura's Wrath once the price dropped below 50% but now, I might wait for the inevitable 'Complete' edition.

At least with games like Skyrim/ME/Fallout, I feel as though I already got my money's worth with their huge campaign, but, this 5 hour game? Not so much.

EDIT: Ending DLC is not a huge issue for me as long as it's free (as the ME3 stuff is rumoured to be). Charging for it though? That's a great way to make the consumer feel short-changed. At least TV shows have as accustomed to waiting until the next season for a conclusion, video games not so much.

prices are reasonable. $15 for the entire pack. or $7 for just the ending stuff.

If you've actually played through the game (Which I just did), you wouldn't be complaining about this DLC. I'm stoked as hell about it to be honest!

Asura's Wrath was a finished game in itself, this is just gravy upon gravy actually.

Comparing this with Mass Effect 3 is completely wrong

I read through the full comments. It really does sound like the majority who own the game - post here - and have played through it- are not terribly bothered by this. Is that incorrect? Correct me if it is incorrect.

I won't ask for an explanation- but I would probably say that might be a reason to take a breath- and not immediately try to slit the game's throat if you don't own the game. Otherwise- we end up with another round of Mass Effect 3 like ridiculum- not necessarily in literal form or comparison- but in lack of productivity.

I hope this trend of dlc being a way to distribute a "new" or "true" ending doesn't take off.

If you got here via Brad Shoemaker's Twitter Post- there is something about this game and this video that seems to feel right I was going "Whaaat?" when the Street Fighter stuff showed up again- but for some reason, this was not a What in the world are you charging more money for this for? It was a What? that is totally insane and somehow makes sense.

There could be a couple of things to this- like the anime style and the ridiculum overall. It could be the fact that I haven't purchased this game- which I'm not sure a lot of you who have posted have either. Neither have I watched videos of someone playing through online. Though I may never play this game- or watch it- I respect there willingness to go all the way with the concept- and to release a Teen rated over the top action game in a world that seemed to walk away from that space a long time ago- and not mess up enough that people won't give it a second glance.

Do I think they should charge for this complete ending? I'm not entirely sure really- whatever the practical or business sensibility would say. But I don't think that this should be put on the growing burn heap of the DLC apocalypse. This is an original and inventive title being published by the studio that has been struggling so hard with those two concepts and will continue to struggle for a while. I'd be glad if this project at least made it into the black on its own power before it becomes relegated to the discount bins of death.

@Mumrik said:

Wait, so it is the Animatrix and Asura as SF4 DLC, or is it really Ryu and Akuma in Asura's Wrath? WTF is going on here?

Dunno about the anime stuff, but Ryu and Akuma are definitely Asura's Wrath DLC. It was announced a while ago.

wasn't there more than 20 episodes in the game already?

Wait, so it is the Animatrix and Asura as SF4 DLC, or is it really Ryu and Akuma in Asura's Wrath? WTF is going on here?

@AlexanderSheen said:

"The True Conclusion to Azura's Wrath!"

Fuck.

It's a Crapcom game knew this would happen

Wow, this true ending crap is pretty gross.

Still wish they would just make an anime series out of this.

Guess the Bioware controversy lost something in translation...

How dare Capcom offer DLC and FORCE Me to buy it!!!!! DLC IS EVILLLLLLLLLLLLL

nothing good ever comes out of it o wait Fallout3 and a couple of New Vegas packs where good

First platform to make the full game downloadable for $40 gets my money. Go! I will pay for a DLC ending if the base game is that much, in that format.

Wow, I didn't realize that they were selling the ending. I thought it was cliffhanger for a sequel. Oh well, I'll probably get it.

GODDAMMIT

Really want this game but fuck them if they're going the route of selling the ending as additional DLC.

This is pretty disgusting. Leave it to Capcom to make the best and worst DLC imaginable. The Ryu and Akuma stuff is cool, but the "real ending" stuff has to stop.

Capcom continues to be gross.
The Street Fighter cross over? Will likely be completely unrelated to the story, so that's okay.
What seems to be 2 animated shorts? Pretty cool idea for some extra content, honestly. Fine.
The fucking ending to the story? That's some BS.
 
I will continue to not buy Asura's Wrath.

@Ares42 said:

@Duecenage said:

@Ares42: It is 4 episodes. So you're looking at another hour and half to 2 hours of content. If every other peice is only 1 episode in length, then paying only 3 times that instead of 4 seems appropriate to me.

oh wait, I thought it was just 4 true endings to original episodes. Didn't realize it was a continuation of the true ending. Still though, calling it true ending etc doesn't help them much :P

<insert petition joke>

Wait... so the real ending for the game is DLC? Oh wow. This is disgusting.

WHAT?!

@mbr2 said:

People who treat video games as a product should fucking die. (harsh I know)

People who spout wild hyperbole should d.. whoops!

Good thing I have no desire to ever play any more Asura's Wrath. Just gonna wait for it on YouTube and cut out all the kinda-dull gameplay.

Definitely appropriate pice for the number of episodes you're getting. Especially if the ending episodes are anything like the final ones from the main game. Those went on for a while, and were so bananas.

Still waiting for a severe price drop before picking this up. 20 euros sounds like what I'd put down for this game - especially with DLC on the horizon.

RYU!!

@gschmidl: Not really. The closest they got was RE5:gold.

@Duecenage said:

@Ares42: It is 4 episodes. So you're looking at another hour and half to 2 hours of content. If every other peice is only 1 episode in length, then paying only 3 times that instead of 4 seems appropriate to me.

oh wait, I thought it was just 4 true endings to original episodes. Didn't realize it was a continuation of the true ending. Still though, calling it true ending etc doesn't help them much :P

People who treat video games as a product should fucking die. (harsh I know)

capcapom burst

@Ares42: It is 4 episodes. So you're looking at another hour and half to 2 hours of content. If every other peice is only 1 episode in length, then paying only 3 times that instead of 4 seems appropriate to me.

@AxleFGK said:

fuck capcom, i think im done buying their games for a while. between this and sfxt and that that other shit theyve pulled in the last few years.

I wish I could say this as well. But I'm in an unfortunate position. Dead Rising is my favorite gaming franchise. I'm a hopeless Frank West fanboy and I know myself well enough to know that I'll never pass on a DR game.

So my place is this: Screw Capcom except when they are making a new Dead Rising game. Screw them with industrial strength screwing machines found on construction sites. Screw them with the space drill that mines for rare unobtanium deposits on far off planets. Screw them with hatred... (unless DR3 is about to be announced).

I was reading the comments, and I thought the comments about Ryu and Akuma were just jokes about it being made by Capcom.........I really wish they were...

Does Capcom do "game of the year" editions with DLC included?

I'm slightly confused... So some of those "episodes" are just straight animated shorts that count as chapters while others will be actual playable levels?