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Quick Look: Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable

Ryan and Jeff break out the PSP for some anime fighting action.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Aug. 15 2009

Cast: Jeff, Ryan

Posted by: Vinny

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Fate/Unlimited Codes

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We still have this quick look, the Red Faction DLC quick look and the Persona quick look to wait for. You know what that means... 3 QLS ON A WEEKEND!!

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I've played and loved the VN and I was really surprised when they said there would be a QL on this on I love Mondays.I'm really curious to see if they know the history of the game and what they think of it. I don't have a PSP so I won't be able to get it, even if it seems good.

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Never heard about the visual novel. I wonder if the game is any good.

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I wonder how close they are to each other when looking at a PSP game.  
Dangerously close.

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I want more honeys (ladies) to win. That red headed guy was a real dick for beating up on wemen that way. 
 
Also, where`s the Boob physics?

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@ryanwho said:
" I wonder how close they are to each other when looking at a PSP game.  
Dangerously close. "
I think they hook it up to the TV. Haha
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Meh, doesent look that great.

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This game looks quite.. errr... awful.

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once again i have no reason to look for my psp.

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Theres QL up the ass today. Keep 'em coming! Theres plenty of room in there :)

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I've seen the anime and liked it so I think I'll pick this up.
 
Also was this played on the easiest difficulty?

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@Ventilator said:
"We still have this quick look, the Red Faction DLC quick look and the Persona quick look to wait for. You know what that means... 3 QLS ON A WEEKEND!! "

The Persona Quick Look has been up for a while.
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this is why i wouldn't want to be a game reviewer.  
 
they have to play the stuff i would never have touched.

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Japanese video games really, really, really need rejuvenation. All look the same to me these days

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2 QL's today? Awesome.

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So uh... why do the opponents not attack?

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This is based on the anime Fate/Stay Night that was based on a Hentai Manga if im remembering correctly. Also I'm pretty sure that FSN was shown or atleast released on DVD in the US since it got licenced to be sold/shown in the states.
 
Shiro has a special ability that makes him able to create any weapon he likes and thats why they just apear.
Also Shiro and Archer are the same dude. Shito is the master of Saber and they fight in some kind of weird tournament whaere they can win The Holy Grale, I dont really remember. But Saber is a servent that along whit the other servents are legendery heros from the past. 
 
Archer is also a servent and considerd weak by everyone else involved in the 5th Holy Grale Wars(yeah thats what its called) but he isn't based on any legendary hero from the past but is the future adult Shiro. He was summoned by Rin for the 5th Holy Grail War. He wants to kill his young self  to spare Shiro the anguish of realizing his ideals are a sham and free himself from the eternal servitude .
 
Or something like that. The anime was pretty good so I suggest you who are interrested in that sort of stuff go check it out.

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@bybeach said:
"   Also, where`s the Boob physics? "
You gotta play as Rider for that which they didn't. She has physics straight out of Dead or Alive.
 
On topic with the video, I own this for the PS2 and I am amazed at how stripped down this PSP version looks from this video. The fighting looks like something out of a PS1 game and the move sets look like what you find in Melty Blood, which it's not. Also, the difficulty looks like a joke in this? Was this done in the easiest difficulty? The CPU wasn't even attacking. On the PS2 the CPU sets out to absolutely rape you from round 1 of the first match. I am amazed at how different this PSP version is from the PS2 version that I own. I am also really surprised Capcom is bringing this over here, because Fate is pretty cult/niche even within the Anime community.
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MK Deception never showed timing on move practice, which sucked.

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The original visual novel on which all Fate/Stay Night related products are based is awesome. Both the visual novel and the subsequent anime adaptation were huge in Japan. 
If you know how to do it, I really recommend checking out the visual novel. It has some of the best story telling I've read in years and has some really well realized and fleshed out fiction and characters. If you don't know how to get your hands on the visual novel, the anime adaptation is well made and entertaining. Though it isn't as fleshed out as the visual novel, it is worth your time if you want to know more about the fiction that this game is based on.
This game also did really well in Japan but it is mostly fan service. 
 
There is also some info on this series on the Fate/Stay Night page. Check it out if you're interested. 
 
Oh and contrary to Ryan and Jeff's commentary: these characters all exist in the same continuum. The story is totally crazy but well integrated.
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huh... this game looks reali crappy, not the best game to use for a quick look

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@RVonE: You literally just said a Japanese porn game has the best storytelling you've read in years.
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@Ventilator said:
" We still have this quick look, the Red Faction DLC quick look and the Persona quick look to wait for. You know what that means... 3 QLS ON A WEEKEND!! "
Don't forget about the Trials HD QL ... If my calculations are correct, that makes 4!
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@BRINKTheMovieMyFavoriteMovie:
I know. That's because it is not a generic ass porn game. The story is really written and doesn't focus on the porn at all. That is to say, it took me something like 15 or maybe 20 hours to read the entire visual novel and there are only like two or three sex scenes in it that don't even take up more than half an hour combined. Also, there is a version of this visual novel that was slightly rewritten and as such doesn't contain the sex scenes. 
Note that it isn't a porn game but is classified as an adult visual novel. Now often that means that they use fancy words to describe a porn game but in this case it really is way more of a novel than a porn game. Really. This is also underlined by the fact that for the duration of the story you have very limited input. Basically you are just clicking to read the next page of the story.
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Oh man, I love how the bash Fate Stay Night.... hahahaha. Though as an anime\eroge the story is pretty damn good, and even if it's "generic looking" it's actually REALLY popular. ;)

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@BRINKTheMovieMyFavoriteMovie said:
" @RVonE: You literally just said a Japanese porn game has the best storytelling you've read in years. "
A game with 5 minutes of nekkid womenz can't has good story!!!!!!
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Stupid Ryan.
The visual novel is one of the best ever created in japan.Not to mention huge popularity and success.
Anime version is very good also. The story is good to say at least. 
The upcoming movie in 2010 just may be the best adaptation of the novel.Which has 3 different long story's.
But I suppose this is the main difference,that most of the gamers always will find anime BAD and not interesting.

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@theholybible: For real dude.. this looks fucking terrible.
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I loved Fate/Stay Night, game doesn't look that great though.

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people who only watched the anime are gonna be confused by whats happening in the game since its based off the visual novel more.
 
The game is fun if you have a decent knowledge on how to combo and sidestepping projectiles. 
 
I didnt like how they simpilified the controls for the PSP version.  I miss doing quarter circle notations. Instead I have to do half ass   down, right, down, right
 
I prefer Melty Blood though :P

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Usually in anime the girls eyes aren't the only thing that are over sized.

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@BenderUnit22 said:
" I loved Fate/Stay Night, game doesn't look that great though. "
Yeah, the game itself isn't really for anyone other than fans of the two Visual Novels.
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@Turambar said:
" @BRINKTheMovieMyFavoriteMovie said:
" @RVonE: You literally just said a Japanese porn game has the best storytelling you've read in years. "
A game with 5 minutes of nekkid womenz can't has good story!!!!!! "
lol
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Did that really say "Refrect Guard"? Cmon localization team.

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@MrMiyagi said:
" So uh... why do the opponents not attack? "
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this game looks...absolutely terrible!!!

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@Turambar: I'm glad you agree!
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The fighting doesn't look all that great but I was really into the anime, and since it seems to have a lot of the 
all important fan-service (UBW, yeah!) I think I could pick this up and enjoy it. 
 
Speaking of Quick looks with crazy anime fighters. I just got an idea for another QL throwback, Evil Zone. Make it happen guys!

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Guys, if you're going to talk about voice acting and background music, you're really gonna have to turn the game's audio feed way up on these quick looks. If I turn the volume up enough to hear whatever you're making witty comments on, your voices are painfully loud.

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That game actually looks pretty good,I might have to download it when it comes out.

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@RVonE said:
" Oh and contrary to Ryan and Jeff's commentary: these characters all exist in the same continuum. The story is totally crazy but well integrated. "
Umm...not quite. I'd say Ryan and Jeff hit the nail on the head when they said "They don't seem like they were from the same continuum." Saber, Archer, Rider, Lancer, Berserker, Caster, Assassin, and what not are all Legendary Heroes summoned to the present day. They each have names but it seems Gilgamesh is the only name that's given. So yeah, they are sorta from "a different continuum."
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I'm GAR for Archer.

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@RabidSquirrel89:
Haha yeah. I don't think that was an intentional hit on the nail's head, though. Of course, in the story of the novel they come from different moments in time. Then again, the time line itself is basically a singular continuum, right? Other than that, it certainly is true that at the very least they don't 'look' like they belong together. 
 
@Nexas: 
Everyone is gar for Archer.
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lol @ Ryan saying Enem(e)y

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Jeff is the fighting expert
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I will never understand why people like fate/stay night so much. Shirou is such a terrible character. The game doesn't look too good either.

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i can't speak for the anime. but as a fighting game, it's one of the most advanced ones currently out. So there's no way the game was gonna look good with a couple of scrubs mashing out moves and hoping something interesting happened.

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i'm really not into anime at all, i guess that may be why this doesn't look too great for me.

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I remember this anime, it felt like a waste of time, I'd say the same of the game.

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Edited By kuwabaratheman

I'm a big fan of Fate/Stay Night, but this game looks kind of like a "because no one asked for it" situation. A fighting game isn't really the best use of the concept.