Oh Comic Con… Oh Capcom… I just don’t know how I feel about this… But one of the first things to trickle out of SDCC2011 that made it to my eyes and ears were some announcement trailers for new characters in Marvel Vs Capcom 3. And at first, I was delighted, but the I was taken aback. The rumors were true. This wasn’t a downloadable update, this was a retail disc. I get to buy MvC3 again… And to rub it in, I get to buy it this November… That’s NINE months after the release of the previous version. And hey, I get it. Capcom likes to reissue and update the same game multiple times. Most egregiously with the Street Fighter franchise throughout it’s history. But also with Resident Evil, Dead Rising, Lost Planet, Ghosts ‘n Goblins, Dead Rising, Darkstalkers, Rival Schools, Capcom Vs SNK… The list goes on… But the thing is… With the ‘Vs Marvel’ series, they’ve always been decent with us. A new game meant a new roster and play mechanics. This is the first time they’ve just done an update for that particular series. The play mechanics remain virtually the same, with only minor tweaks here and there. The only noteworthy additions for the moment seem to be the addition of a spectator mode for online play and new characters. And as far as those characters are concerned, I have mixed feelings… But first, watch this trailer.

So now you’ve seen the first of 4 of 12 new characters. In case you didn’t watch it, they are Ghost Rider, Hawkeye, Strider, and Firebrand/Red Arremer. Naturally, Ghost Rider and Hawkeye are members of the Marvel Universe. As for the Capcom characters, we’ve got Strider Hiryu of the Strider action-platformer game series. He’s a super-ninja with robot animal sidekicks. His games were also hard. Then there’s Firebrand (Also known as Red Arremer)… He’s not the main villain of the Ghosts ‘n Goblins franchise, but he does still the princess at the start of the game. He’s also the protagonist of another game series entitled, “Gargoyles Quest” for the original Gameboy, as well as the sequels on the NES and SNES. He was also a playable character in the SNK effort known as SNK vs Capcom: Chaos… Anyway, I suppose these characters are fine and all, but what about who I want? Where’s Cyclops? Where’s Captain Commando? Well… One might say, “Don’t worry, there’s still 8 more characters to be announced.” And to that person, I’d say, “NO.”

[Featuring Firebrand and Hawkeye]

Unfortunately, the rest of the upcoming roster was leaked on the Internet before a single day could pass, and images of the remaining characters were found and displayed for all their glory. It was later confirmed by UMvC3 producer, Ryota Niitsuma, that these characters were the real deal. And I’m gonna tell you who they are, right now.

On the Marvel side, in addition to Ghost Rider and Hawkeye are; Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, Nova, and Rocket Raccoon.

On the Capcom side, in addition to Firebrand and Strider are: Frank West (Dead Rising), Nemesis (Resident Evil), Vergil (Devil May Cry), and Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney).

[Featuring Ghost Rider and Firebrand... Again, because I like Firebrand.]

And that’s that. Bonus points for Rocket Raccoon… But where is Cyclops, dammit!? It’s like Marvel spit in my face and laughed about it, by not including him twice. And I know it’s Marvel that’s being restrictive about him and not Capcom. But whatcha gonna do, brother? I’ll try them all out when the new game comes… Still debating on whether I’m gonna buy it or not though. But I can’t be completely mad about the new $40 disc… As I understand it, half of this stuff was originally being created for downloadable content for the vanilla version of MvC3, but when the Earthquake in Japan hit earlier this year, it put a halt on development and distribution… So the developers saved it all up and added it in with unplanned content to spice it up. I still don’t like it, but I understand why. And I can’t stay mad at Capcom. It’s too hard because I love fighting games and at the very least, they continue to put out new things.

-Fleet

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