The Gundam Fighting Game That Rules Japan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ค. 2024
- The Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. series of fighters has been around for over two decades and has dominated Japanese arcades for most of that time as well as given birth to smaller scenes in places like the United States especially after its latest console release, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM EXTREME VS. MAXIBOOST ON. I chatted with Brett Young about what makes this Gundam game stand out from the rest and why people seem to love it so much?
Additional editing by Phil Nolan
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:49 What is Gundam Extreme Vs?
5:37 It's been popular for HOW long!?
10:08 How the US scene is growing the scene
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Gundam Extreme Vs resources (Learn how to play):
Gundam Guide
www.gundamguide.com/
GGEZ Wiki
ggez.space/mbon-wiki/
EXVS MBON Beginner's Guide
sites.google.com/view/mbon-guide
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Personally hope you’re enjoying it
As someone that has personally spent nearly an entire decade of time and energy preaching the word of Gundam EXVS to anyone that understands the English language, this form of acknowledgement for the series warms my heart in ways I just cannot fully express. Thank you so much for this, Esteban. Hope to see you on Side 7.
how to play online? where can I join you? on PC
I don't understand how a franchise like this has failed so hard in the West. It's serious tones are phenomenal and the stories are well told.
Arcades are not big in the west
@@joe_mama__ He means the anime, I think
I don't know the American inability to self reflect?
The west are quite peeky when it comes to anime fighter. Also battle arena are really badly appreciated.
The Holy Grail of arcade games, it's pretty much the missing link between fighting games and more modern team based competitive games, and the best part is that it's actually an amazing game instead of just a gimmicky experiment.
It's good to see that Namco isn't screwing up every single chance for this game to become a thing in the west. I still remember back when one of my friends imported Full Boost from Japan.
I really hope one day this game gets a PC port with good netcode, even if it's not the most recent version.
Dissidia would be the closest thing to this game but that always struck me as a bit of a visual mess compared to EVS. Gunslinger Stratos or something is also supposedly another great competitive arcade game but don't know a lot about that one other than how it is controlled by using two handgun shaped controllers.
I pray everyday for a pc port
That'll be the day
I have spent roughly seven years routinely and publicly ringing Bandai Namco's bell on this. Believe me, you ain't the only one begging.
Seeing the MBON community grow and connect with one another has been so heartwarming. I don't hop on as much as I used to, but every time I do it's so nice seeing familiar names in the lobbies and seeing how we've all grown since launch. Such a special game. I hope the community's dedication and love allows it to continually grow.
They've been really welcoming with info and help for this video too!
I really like this Brett Young guy. He articulates his thoughts very well. Might be a really good Elden Ring player as well.
sounds like a player that knows his stuff in Elden Ring
Oh shit its Yoshi13
shoutouts to MBON. My friends and I didn't make it out to our locals as much as we wanted to, but I still love logging on from time to time.
This is amazing!
lmao TH-cam algorithm
The existence of Rise of Incarnates to this day still baffles me, I doubt I'll ever understand why in the Sam Hill they thought that would be more successful than something using the Gundam IP in the States.
I legit thought it was a fever dream until it popped into my head for this video.
It came out at a time when Japanese devs followed Keiji Inafune's "pitch" to appeal to western audiences. It wouldn't be a bad idea in retrospect...if their idea of appealing to us wasn't "counting how many times a character can say 'fuck.'"
@@EnvyMizuhashi well I can sorta get that but even still when it comes to the entertainment industry you typically see companies focus on familiarity, which I have mixed feelings on that said, when it comes to the core potential Millennial demographic, whether they be weebs, bros, casuals, they have a better job catching their attention with the Mobile Suits instead of their own jankass character designs. Either way you slice it, and I think you also lean towards this, these types of decisions come off as massively out of touch.
@@d.c.stranded7134 Yeah, pretty much. The shift in tones and audiences were very out-of-touch and even tone deaf in RoI. But I personally saw the characters and their designs for what they could've been if the EXVS devs were smarter about it, or took a page from Riot Games.
But then the gameplay was slow and on the level of GvG games, so it had that problem going for it too.
Nice video. Also I can't believe I'm in the GVS part haha
You've made it
you a celebrity now, bby
Here’s hoping MBON gains more traction abroad, I really enjoy playing it!
Same here. I've really enjoyed learning about it and seeing high level play is so cool!
It sadly wont. Too niche for the west.
Gundam Versus is great and needs a PC port.
Gundam in general deserves more respect in the west. The original, After War Gundam X, 0080 War in the Pocket, Turn A Gundam, and Unicorn are some of my favorite Gundam anime.
If it gets a good port and is on Steam I'll buy it day one. I don't expect rollback but if it gets that then I'll also gift a few friends the game.
It truly does
Would love for this to come to PC someday. It'd be a day one purchase.
The dream. Maybe one day!
I bought maxiboost on a whim a few months ago and forgot about it. I think I'll go back and play with my brother. My dad is a Gundam fan so he'll enjoy watching
Gundam Vs and Virtual On are such unique experiences, glad to see that this scene of fighting games are getting the love it deserves
Ive never subbed faster in my life. Gundam Versus rules so hard and its nice to see more and more people in the FGC take notice.
Always thought if Bandai supported it more in the west itd be much more popular.
Welcome aboard! Suit up.
It's pretty sweet that Ueda Kana kept coming back to EVO for Gundam after her autograph session in '14.
Wow what a handsome commentator at 10:00. Very fashionable too.
This is BY FAR my favorite fighting game series. It's so fast, fun, and completely reignited my love for Gundam when I discovered it years and years ago. It immediately clicked with me. The team aspect is sick. Being able to play it WITH your friend instead of always against them is really cool. It's all about neutral and finding opportunities to attack. It's an acquired taste but super addictive once you get it. My dream is it makes its way to PC someday.
It's incredibly unique and fun! I hope MBON's console release was successful enough for Bandai Namco to keep supporting the scene for many years to come.
I would like to see more attempts at team-based fighting games like Anarchy Reigns, Rise of the Incarnates, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, etc.
Anarchy Reigns is so underrated. Awesome soundtrack too.
Thank you for making this
Can't go wrong with this game. Definitely a unique experience you should experience once in your life if you like gundam or fighting games.
Loved this! Thank you!!! Me and my bro love playing Maxiboost on, and we get irritated every time we wanna learn how each mobile suit works but we have to just keep playing blind till we figure out their moves. This video and the links really help!
I stay sippin that gundam content, thank you for this
May your wells never run dry
Yo’ - thanks for putting this doc out - well done!
Brett Young talking about his game and organization was great content. I dont know much about the Gundam Versus series but I could listen to this dude talk all day. Knowledgable and understanding of where the scene is as well as incredibly welcoming to a new audience, a sign of a passionate player who just wants more people to play with.
Brett rules.
I've been vaguely interested in trying the Gundam vs games so this was a great watch and I'd love to try getting into it now that I know a bit more
Glad to hear it. Enjoy learning the game and be sure to use the resources in the description to help you on your journey!
@@Holdbacktoblock Thank you! I'm gonna start with that TH-cam video and then go through those others. Thanks for putting them all in a easy to find place ❤️
I've been looking for interviews about this extremely niche game for a while, and I randomly stumble upon your video
Your content is really high quality, i'm really impressed by the quality of this video !
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!
I've been playing since the original EXVS on PS3 seeing community actually grow bigger give a feeling we have come a long way thx to PS4 port of MBON
Hope they will port another version soon since it's already almost two years for Xboost ,arcade will have newer version take its place , then global will finally update the game to true next-gen VS. at last
Love your work man another great video
There’s been a couple of recent Gundam PC ports, and I’m hoping one day Vs will be one of them 🙏. Great video!
This is a fun video to watch!
bro, you have no idea
I had this epiphany that I used to play the heck out of gundam battle assault on PS1 with my cousin
I want to play that game again
thank you for reminding me about that game
PERFECT TIMING on this video. Just participated in the Gundam Evolution beta and, while it was fun, I didn't enjoy the 6v6 overwatch/riot overwatch style of gameplay. This game looks right up my alley and I can't wait to give it a try.
Enjoy!
Yeah but are games like these even alive still? Or is it all lobbies filled with people that will wipe your ass across the wall?
Love this! Great vid 🤙
Thank you!
GOLD GANG
@@EverydayLegend Gang Gang
Excellent video. I can’t wait for Gundam Vs. to get the respect it deserves, and then set off another wave of arena fighters.
But this time around, there’ll be more than 3 good games.
Love these games, they're so unique and feel they have a high skill ceiling. I wish we could get a Gundam action rpg that incorporated some of the Gundam VS/EXVS movement/mechanics.
4:26 "Wtf a rock?" Gold
Great video, I've played a lot of EXVS FullBoost on the PS3, which is the console I have and it's a fantastic game, love playing Exia, Sinanju, Luna's Gunner Zaku and EW Wing Zero. My brother always wrecks me with Dynames tho XD
New vicious guy looks epic, look forward to trying this out on next console instance
LONG LIVE GUNDAMVS
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I was hoping Virtual On would come up because this looks so much like it and it gets mentioned in the first minute of the video.......nice!
Yet another great video!
Thank you!
I wish Bandai Namco would put the game on PC, a steam port would be great for getting more eyes on the product
This is pretty sick. I’ve always been a fighting game fan since as a kid, and I was always an anime fan, and I’d always see and hear about Gundam and always thought it was pretty sick. Did they say any of these games are on the ps4?
Gundam costs per the suit, totally reminds me of ps2's Gundam vs Zeta Gundam. I LOVED that game. Ground battles, space battles, underwater. Gonna buy the Maxiboost hopefully soon. Been waiting for another one of these to come out
Been a fan since Gundam vs Zeta Gundam on the PS2. I really loved using the trashy Balls and Zakus to take down huge prey like the Big Zam. I took great joy in piloting those mobile coffins.
Got sent by Globku. Nice video. 😀
Praise Globku. Glad you enjoyed it!
Federation Vs. Zeon hit different back then. Being a grunt suit and being absolutely clobbered by named units was something a lot of games wouldn't do.
Gundam extreme vs series need more love and attention, the game is awesome and so fun and it is definitely high adrenaline inducing, maybe we will get a port of Extreme vs 2 if it got enough love
the last gundom I played had all this mmo stuff going on. it made it really daunting to get into. also there wasn't any coop mode or anything that let us play as a team.
If it was New Gundam Breaker or just called Gundam Vs, you may have run into the bad Gundam games that Namco made for a global release. There were a couple other meh ones that made it over here before Maxi Boost knocked it out of the park. That one has local play and everything.
Love this community I was playing full boost on PS3 just to get my fix it plays very slightly different to maxi boost due to refinements and nerfs which is understandable given how crazy the balance was. Awesome games!!
This makes me so happy 🥹
Nice vid!
Recently got this game on PS Plus and I am enjoying learning the game
bandai is stepping in the right direction for gaming, elden ring, tales of arise , scarlet nexus (amazing gameplay but niche story), upcoming SD gundam alliance, LIKE WOW!
I need to get my hands on this game!!!
I wish I was on this wave when it was breaking 😭I was really into Gundam Versus when it got it’s western release and the 2020 MS Gundam Extreme VS Maxiboost On slipped past me when it came out. I just now picked it up on sale and holy shit it’s incredible. Some things are more intuitive in standard Gundam Versus, like being able to stop boosting manually, but I’m having a blast getting my cheeks clapped online in this one. Managed to win one game and I haven’t felt more accomplished while playing a game in a long time haha
Everytime I came across these cabinets in Japan they'd either be completely full, or surrounded by groups of players ready to duke it out. The community is so interesting for EXVS, and I had alot of fun teaming up with random people in the arcades. I just wish the series would come to pc one day.
I hope whenever Extreme Vs 2 hits consoles, PCs are considered too.
It actually started with the very 1st of it's iteration aka "Gundam VS Gundam" on the PSP.
The game started traction there rather than the Federation vs Zeon game.
Just bought GVG mb on ps4 earlier this month. super addicting.
Wish this was on PC, would love to play this.
Love this game! Hope this helps to push the game’s popularity. Bring in EW Altron!
if you’re talking about Altron in MBON, that BC → B → csA is some of the most satisfying shit to land consistently
Saw it for $20 on PS Store it's on Sale. Want to see before buying it also Looks Fun mostly looking for offline content/value.
Great vid! I've been playing competitively since Gundam vs Gundam since I was in Japan in 2008. I'm glad I was able to help introduce a little bit it to the west scene back when Gundam Extreme Vs came out on PS3. Seeing how much it's grown since then, especially compared to the first Evo Brett and the gang ran it back in like 2012, is just fantastic.
I'm sadly not an MBON player since I don't have a PS4. But I am a constant consumer for Gundam VS NEXT PLUS for the PSP, especially the Emulator. Would really want to join into playing MBON when I have the chance. For now, I'm just an audience
Very glad to see EXVS getting this kind of attention. Here's to hoping we continue to see new iterations of the series brought to consoles worldwide!
After seeing gameplays on the ps3 a while back i had to get it. Best purchase ever made and still got it. For now i currently play it on the go with the vita, I just hope they port this on steam🔥
Fun series and I really hope it grows in the west.
It'd be nice if they brought these games (along with Gundam Breaker 3) to PC. I can't help but feel like it'd open up a lot more people to the series and not having to need a subscription for online is always nice.
Would love to try this on PC (Steam)
Tweet this at Bandai Namco.
Too bad you can’t play ranked and the lobbies are practically a ghost town 50% of the time
Wish this was on PC!
looks mad interesting. is there a discord server? how is the netcode?
Check the description for links to a few community resources. They should be able to help you find EXVS discords and more guides!
The netcode is decent as long as you're wired
anyone know the old arcade machine with 2 stick to control your gundam i play that when i was like 7 years old at arcade but i dont know the name i know just gundam.
also the rise of reincarnate i know that game never had a chance to play it, i was in college that time and i completely forgot about that game existence.
PLEASE RELEASE GUNDAM VESUS/EXTREME VS ON PC/STEAM
I really liked rise of incarnates, but it was hard to convince my friends to play it. Sad that it didn't get the chance to blossom
I did like it too, but everything surrounding that title's release was so confusing.
@@Holdbacktoblock I recall that there was a weird board with stat bonuses too at the start, thought that was really out of place
There was a ton of jank there - DX10 PC-exclusive game at a time when few people had DX10 GPUs, the KI "F2P" model when everyone expected League's model (fixed in later betas, but horrible first impression), dumping a truckload of money into lore stuff for a new IP nobody cared about (remember the comic?), the "gems"/stat block puzzle system (think old League Runes, that also cost ingame currency which cut into F2P buying characters), lots of weird engine things that made it feel way different from Full Boost, or even GvGN...
You could have fun with Rise of Incarnates, but man...
@@Aldracity the fact that ROI removed stepcanceling was a massive step backwards for me
Why aint this on pc tho looks really fun but adding it on steam and adding crossplay i think it would make it dope
Let's go Bunny Boy Maid Cafe!
Too bad the camera's weren't rolling the night earlier when everyone was drunk on whiskey and soju in the hotel lobby randoming teams.
There's always next time!
I bought 4 copies of Gundam Versus to get my friends to play it and we loved it.
I hate that English MBON is digital only. I couldn't hand out copies to my friends to play. Thats my scenes biggest hurdle. :S
P.S. I LOVE THIS GAME THOUGH!
So - I have a way around this that I've been using for my local scene's weeklies.
You only need two digital copies of the game to play it on four PS4s. All PSN accounts have a primary system designated to them, so on those consoles, you can load up the game on any guest account because the game is owned by the owner of the system, in terms of account rights.
On the consoles that aren't set for being the primary for those accounts, you simply need to sign in to the PSN accounts that own those copies, download it, and launch the game from those accounts.
Bingo. You now have four consoles running two copies of the game. Just connect it up via ethernet to a router / switch, and you're set.
Been follow this game since for longer then I know.. and since Extreme On came out I wanted to show other this great game.. but now its only my wife and I who play this but the EU scene (maybe Im wrong here) is kinda low on players.. anyone who know where I can find a Discord server with Gundam fans please link to me :D
Please gib PC port, I'm not buying a PS but I really wanna play it as I had tons of fun whenever I played it
Just a question do people still play now a days? Cause im planning on getting the game if its running
Yes
Matchmaking is effectively dead but there are always lobbies active during most times of the day to get matches. I'm in EU and after work I never struggle to get games.
Is this game better played on stick or hitbox? I usually play fighting games on hitbox (used to use stick) and it never hit me to use it for this game
Both will work. The only things that might feel a little strange are swerve / swivel (input rotation during boost dash and jump, respectively). On the other hand, blocking (2~8) and stepping (any direction twice) feel extremely easy on Hitbox.
I hope Xboost comes out next year. The new mobile suits are too good.
Was watching XQC play gundam evolution lol what timing
I wish Gundam Extreme VS was ported to PC
I think this would do well on PC.
Rise of Incarnates was what got me into these kind of games and goddamn do I miss that game even though it was all kinds of jank.
EXVS is very similar, both games were made by the same developer. The most major difference is that you can stepcancel melee in EXVS, which opens up a massive world of maneuvering options as well as combo string (and therefore damage) extension.
I bought this game 3 days ago..but i cannot find any players online..any tips i can change to find players?..i 'm from malaysia,i dunno if regions got something to do in finding matches,but please help me
Try heading to Player/Normal Match. Saw somewhere rank has no players, try checking it out
Is the multiplayer dead? I recently bought it and think I can handle it now but I been looking for a match the past 30 mins
The matchmaking is effectively dead unless you're japanese. However there is always atleast 1 18-person active lobby during the day, just make sure to search on worldwide.
I remember RoI. Not the name, just playing it and being kind of nice at it. I really liked it back then. But guess I've got to save up money for a playstation now... Because I did like Gundam vs in an arcade where I'm from. And that arcade is in Europe.
EDIT: GUNPLA is Lego for adults. I can see even kids being able to make that.
Would like that game on PC.
Big same. Maybe one day!
hope this game come to pc
I wish they put virtue on there as a 2500 cost
This game is the only reason I still have a PlayStation
You hear that, Sony?
I play Gundam Battle Operation 2!
Never played a better Gundam game
I have a love hate with the Versus series. i played the Mobile Suit gundam Federation vs Zeon and fucking loved the game. loved the campaign since you could choose to be either side and you would start with that sides MS. when you get a new suit you could get a mission that was the Test missions. thought that was cool. you could choose different weapons on the GM or the Zaku and play though the OYW. the space fights were not that great but still kind of fun. i can see design ideas for that used in GBO2. for the space battles.
I played Gundam versus and the Maxiboost on and i'm pretty sure i hate it. barely any sort of campaign but its meant to be an arcade game and in think in its design of being an arcade game is what makes me lose interest. aside from needing some cocaine to play the game correctly. most of my issues with the game would probably be seen at nitpicks but i have tried to get into and like Maxiboost on and i just can't
GBO2/Code Fairy has kind of scratched the itch i have been missing from Federation vs Zeon
Single player game vs fighting game. Totally different approaches.
@@uandresbrito5685 not really when the DNA for both is there. Federation Vs Zeon was hte start of what became the VS series, i just hate the VS series.
@@devildavin It's the same series, but the goal is entirely different. You don't have the path or an entry, you just want a single player experience where it's not needed.
Didn't realize I was missing out until I watched this video. Hope this game makes its way to PC someday.
I wish they would port it to pc!