LOL
We're in 2012 but it doesn't mean anything, the PSP is still the strongest in Japan (stronger than the Vita anyways) and the Wii has a huge installed base. Develop for both platforms is easy at this stage, you just have to program new chars and shove them into the game engine (which, being realistic, won't be a "new" engine, just a tweaked one like in CHOOO).
Yes the PSP and Wii are doing well in Japan, but the PS3 and 3DS doing well over there too. It wouldn't hurt them at all if they tried to expand. And after 5 installments already, I expected them to put Super Climax Heroes on other platforms besides the Wii and PSP. Those are not the only systems that are selling over there.
Let's just remember that the series started on the PS2, Wii and PSP are also the best option cuz you don't even need remake your chars. An HD version would require an complete revamp of... well... freaking everything. And Bandai-Namco doing that... I don't think so.
In other words, they wanna cheapen out and leave their fans dissatisfied because they're basically releasing the same game with minimal changes.
Yeah. After 5 installments of basically the exact same game, I've already lost all hope for this series. So much for calling it
SUPER Climax Heroes.
Moreover, Japanese people don't have this American mentality that HD > SD. There are quite a few games coming out for the PS3 in Japan that aren't full HD.
Upgrading to an HD console would help if the series is getting stale. It wouldn't help a lot, but it would help significantly.
The Showa Riders being out of the game is not that big of a deal, the Showa that they put in CHF were only Skins with other Heisei Riders movesets and IMHO I found them really boring to play (except Amazon, he was badass). If it is to get the same half-assed Showa Riders from last time I completely agree with the removal, it's mostly a Heisei Rider game after all.
They could always make improvements on the Showa Riders movesets if that's the case. And personally, I've had no problems playing as the Showa Riders (except for the generic kick finishers during Tag Battles, but this also applies to Heisei Riders). They seemed spot on with their TV counterparts. In fact, I played as Ichigo, V3, Black and Black RX MORE than anyone else in the game. My favorite part was lighting up their henshin belts, then doing their respective finishers and then the narrator pausing to explain things.
And if Climax Heroes is mostly Heisei only, then adding the Showa Riders was definitely a breath of fresh air.
Don't get your hopes really high for an innovative Climax Heroes, it looks like it will be a new breeze for the franchise, just like Climax Heroes OOO was but don't get you're hopes high. I will get the game and gladly play it. I love this franchise anyways xD
I'm not expecting innovation, but a full-fledged sequel, not a mere update to the same game. Sure there are fighting games with sequels that keep the same engine and gameplay if it works, but at least they make MAJOR changes in other content (unless it's Street Fighter or Dragon Ball Z).
HD Kamen Rider game would mean either ps Vita which is a system that came out requiring Life support and last will on arrival, thus I'm not seeing myself buying it, or coming out on ps3 and so far there's no 4.11 keys leaked anywhere and thus it's would be utterly unplayable to me.
A Vita Climax Heroes is out of the question, but a PS3 Climax Heroes isn't too far-fetched, especially when it's doing very well in Japan and it's becoming cheaper. You'd think they'd put this on a more advanced platform not only after 5 installments, but after calling it
SUPER Climax Heroes instead of Climax Heroes Wizard (which they should've called if they weren't gonna make any major changes). Sure it won't be as easy to pirate or emulate like the Wii and PSP versions, but some sacrifices need to be made. Besides, the PS3 is region free. You just pop in the disc and you're good to go.
And if that doesn't work, try putting it on the 3DS. After all, it's selling like hot cakes in Japan right now and its games' graphics and such are very Wii-like, which is very impressive for a handheld.
So while I perfectly see why you want that, I sadly have to admit that I'm glad to know that your expectation are not met, since meeting your expectation would mean that I am not freaking playing the game ever.
And ability to play the game for me is a lot more important than something as superficial as better graphics.
The reason why it didn't meet my expectation is not because it doesn't have better graphics. It's because after 4 installments, they call the 5th one
SUPER Climax Heroes (and yes, I will keep emphasizing Super) and yet they make minimal changes just like every other installment. Adding the fact that it's still on the Wii and PSP and not expanding to other platforms further proves my point that Bandai Namco is being lazy and they don't wanna make a full-fledged sequel. They just wanna keep making updates of the same game, just like Dragon Ball Z, just like Madden, just like every other rehashed game series.
Ya know, it was much better back in the day when they made Kamen Rider games for a specific series (i.e. Kuuga-Kabuto) or a special occasion game (i.e. Seigi no Keifu and Kamen Rider SD). I miss those. I'm usually a sucker for crossovers, but Climax Heroes has disappointed me in the long run.
