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New images of the gem system in Street Fighter X Tekken

Posted by Nyoro — December 9, 2011 at 8:54 a.m. PST

Andriasang has uploaded quite a few images of the gem system in action. You get to see gems activating upon a guard and other interesting effects along with partners having an activated gem waiting in the wings. Hit the jump to see all of the screenshots.

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Comments

SHOGUN said on December 9, 2011 at 8:57 a.m.

GEMS!

genesiskhan said on December 9, 2011 at 8:59 a.m.

game has way too much going on for me to be like omg. in the ential trailer with ryu chun nina and jin i was so there. extremely hyped but i seen how its marvel style play which would be ok but its not mvc. so i that thinking i really wished for a sf moveset and a tekken moveset to feel individual and unigue to each others game. not some universal control scheme which defeats the purpose for me to wanna challenge a tekken guy at his game with my sf character. i will still be able to do this but mehh not the same i wanted to put my gief up against kuma for sure and still will but wont feel the way i wanted it to . im crying i know but i actually care about what i play so a no go for me

Masaki said on December 9, 2011 at 8:59 a.m.

gem is adventure oooh gem

NyuBomber said on December 9, 2011 at 9 a.m.

Pictures are nice, but I want more actual information.

Kawalorn said on December 9, 2011 at 9:03 a.m.

I don't like the glow on characters... When it comes out on PC removing it will be my first priority when looking for mods.

burnthecanvas said on December 9, 2011 at 9:04 a.m.

Makes me laugh, half the comments I read about 'Gems' are meaningless, I remember reading similar comments about Xfactor in MVC3, wait till it comes out and have a go at the game round your mates or something. I bet around 80% of the people complaining about the gem system will still end up eventually buying SFxT.

Beta8 said on December 9, 2011 at 9:05 a.m.

#5 Yes, the glow is horrible.

WinstonChurchill said on December 9, 2011 at 9:07 a.m.

I wonder if theres a kleenex gem?

Ether said on December 9, 2011 at 9:07 a.m.

Are they still using Pandora too? So they will glow multiple colors and go Super Pandora as well?

Can't wait to play regardless. It will be cool to see at EVO and see everybody's teams.

Tensa said on December 9, 2011 at 9:08 a.m.

I remember when xfactor didnt do hardly any damage in the early builds of mvc3 and people was saying it was useless so they had to up the damage and crazyness,anyways loving the gems

#10

flungdungfar said on December 9, 2011 at 9:08 a.m.

your biggest complaint is the "look" of the glow? lol man, people now days only care about visuals rather than core game play. No wonder COD comes out with a new rehash version every year....these kids now days only care about eye candy.

#11

flungdungfar said on December 9, 2011 at 9:11 a.m.

Removing the glow only hurts yourself. Its a visual indicator telling you what kind of gem was activated. Kind of important when it comes down to it. I guess if you wanna handicap yourself go ahead lol

#12

ArcadeRobot said on December 9, 2011 at 9:16 a.m.

LMBO! Masaki your cmnt made my day ;D so funny. . .

http://youtu.be/JmYU4CeuZQ0

#13

OvrZealous said on December 9, 2011 at 9:18 a.m.

Gems, gems, gems.

Sonic the Hedgehog better be a guest character in this game, or at least make an appearance...

Y'know, since he's gaga for gems.

#14

EmeraldFont said on December 9, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.

I can't wait until this game crashes and burns. I hope it sells poorly and none of the major tourneys pick it up. Why?

Because I'm so sick of Capcom cramming these stupid gimmicks into their fighting games. It's unnecessary. Just give us a game that looks good, has a solid roster, and a deep fighting system. That's all we need. We don't need all of this X-Factor and Gem BS, we don't need simplified A>B>C controls. Maybe if this fails we can get Capcom to make another game that actually takes some skill and effort to get into.

#15

capcomdointhingsright said on December 9, 2011 at 9:31 a.m.

Ewww...

This is Street Fighter not Fap Fighter

No-one wants to know what you do as you're supposed to be playing the game.

#16

hotpinkfighter said on December 9, 2011 at 9:35 a.m.

they should have made this game with chibi graphics and called it Pocket Fighter 2. seriously, the gems must go!

#17

Ex_Ein said on December 9, 2011 at 9:43 a.m.

unrelated note
http://www.operationearlybird.com/
BATMAN!

#18

NoizyChild said on December 9, 2011 at 9:50 a.m.

In short, #15 is tired of losing, so he wants less stuff in the games so he can find something else to blame his losses on.

Gotcha.

#19

Ex_Ein said on December 9, 2011 at 9:51 a.m.

hotpinkfighter why?
the main reason I ask because I've barely been able to keep up with all the gem info but know from what the team has said:

A.All gems have a requirement to activate 1(LANDING 5 attacks/doing 3 throws)& activating mutliple ones will take well thought out game plans if you even want to activate more then 2 at once, so it's not like you can just activate all 5 equiped at once with one move once(and if you can they'll be VERY weak effects).

B.They all have a timelimit so they even if someone has a 20% speed boost and are trying to get their other 20% one going as long as you can keep them out or go on offense for a good 10 seconds the first one should wear the first 20% boost should wear off. So it's not like you're going to be fighting Kuma with the speed of Cammy

#20

Smeghead said on December 9, 2011 at 9:52 a.m.

Unless they revert this back to the way it was before Pandora was announced, I'm not interested in this game.

#21

Ex_Ein said on December 9, 2011 at 9:58 a.m.

Smeg, k thx bai

#22

capcomdointhingsright said on December 9, 2011 at 10 a.m.

@18

-Where were the other drugs going?
-I never knew! I swear to God!

SWEAR TO ME!!!!!!!!!!

#23

Solar said on December 9, 2011 at 10 a.m.

Knuckles called. He wants his chaos emeralds back.

#24

WinstonChurchill said on December 9, 2011 at 10:10 a.m.

@#16

Ok m8, look back as my comment goes over your head

#25

ChunLi said on December 9, 2011 at 10:16 a.m.

I still think a Parry Gem would make this an exciting game.

#26

capcomdointhingsright said on December 9, 2011 at 10:18 a.m.

@25

As long as its only your comment going over my head we cool bro!

I always encourage people to support their local scene, but you need to stay in your house with that 'playing style'

#27

GtBunny said on December 9, 2011 at 10:23 a.m.

I am hoping that Capcom know what they are doing with implementing the gem system and that it will shine through on release, although I cannot help being a tad skeptical still.

Even if worst comes to worst and the gems themselves end up ruining a very good game, I am sure myself and a few friends will be able to find fun with the core gameplay. Either way it's a day 1 buy for me. :)

As for this game trying to appeal to the casual market, I am not sure if I fall into that or not - I suck at MvC but think I am pretty decent at SSF *shrugs*

@24 - Only a matter of time before Eggman gets announced as DLC right? :)

#28

WinstonChurchill said on December 9, 2011 at 10:25 a.m.

Amazing

#29

Ex_Ein said on December 9, 2011 at 10:31 a.m.

GTbunny *points to my commet*

#30

DemonDethchase said on December 9, 2011 at 11:19 a.m.

@Ex_Ein

wow there's a Glasgow date!? Thats pretty unheard of, cheers for that the movie is going to be amazing!

#31

Rahavic said on December 9, 2011 at 11:34 a.m.

God that glow effect looks like ass, its like the old XFactor aura but way worse. Its like they really don't give a crap man just copy & paste character model archetypes and slap on some horrible looking auras to show gem activity, this game man.......I hope this isn't the one to bring it all crumbling down. It really is looking that way, but I am NOT the 100% pessimist I will wait and see how it turns out and I'm honestly hoping to god it comes out good.

#32

Rahavic said on December 9, 2011 at 11:37 a.m.

Thinking about it now I hope they remove these god awful auras and just make the damn gem blink down by the super meter. Like I don't need to have my character flashing some horrific looking aura over my customized character, just put down at the bottom I'm pretty sure I can just look down there and know the damn thing is active.

#33

AnaboliChris said on December 9, 2011 at 11:38 a.m.

Skittles Fighter: Taste the rainbow.

#34

Kawalorn said on December 9, 2011 at 11:57 a.m.

@12

There are also icons over the bars and special effects and sounds when they are activated so I'm not really worried about it. I don't really care for gems but if there is something I do find unpleasant and I can remove it... Why not? At least I can do that unlike other people who would remove all gems completely. :P All I see is issues from your post.

#35

EvenThumbs said on December 9, 2011 at 12:20 p.m.

I don't understand the problem with the game. I'm guessing all you guys who are bad mouthing the game have already played it, mastered it, and explored everything the game has to offer right?

IT'S A CROSSOVER TITLE. It HAS to have something wacky/over the top about it. I really like the idea of gems. It adds a ton of strategy and thinking...for any play level.

#36

cadnexus said on December 9, 2011 at 12:23 p.m.

Feels like Street Fighter 4 all over again, the game should of went with a new look and style. The Gem system doesn't not impress at all.

#37

cadnexus said on December 9, 2011 at 12:24 p.m.

This feels kind of like playing a mission game or some role player where you simply use items to upgrade your character, that's all this is.

#38

Egon_Spengler said on December 9, 2011 at 12:34 p.m.

The visuals are important to me. There are other entertainment alternatives out there and I'm not going to invest time and money in a game if it is not visually appealing.

I wish they had an alternative in the settings menu....perhaps put the aura around the character names up by the health bar instead of around the characters themselves.

#39

xShonuffx said on December 9, 2011 at 12:44 p.m.

Capcom needs to come out with some more fight clubs and events asap because people ar getting really hot and bothered about this.

#40

baiken said on December 9, 2011 at 1:08 p.m.

The only good thing about this game is that it will be so bad that people will want to play some real honest fighting games like KOF XIII and Skullgirls.

#41

Dan_CiTi said on December 9, 2011 at 1:19 p.m.

Capcom has had A>B>C combos for ages. Ugh.

#42

SakuraKasuganoFan said on December 9, 2011 at 2:35 p.m.

whens the next character reveals?

#43

recovery said on December 9, 2011 at 2:49 p.m.

lol gems

If they were in such a rush to use them again they should've made Pocket Fighter 2

#44

Jookey said on December 9, 2011 at 3:27 p.m.

I need all the Chaos Emeralds, so I can turn into Super Bob.

#45

dezeray112 said on December 9, 2011 at 3:28 p.m.

@43 I believe the next character reveals should be within two weeks time (Asia Game Show event.)

#46

phantomprince29 said on December 9, 2011 at 3:44 p.m.

what is your definition of a "real honest fighting game" because ive been hearing it thrown around alot lately?
Do u mean kof 13... with the touch-of-death combos?

#47

Gameplan said on December 9, 2011 at 4:03 p.m.

Gotta agree, the glow effects look absolutely hideous. A simple HUD indicator would've been enough.

#48

metadrano said on December 9, 2011 at 4:41 p.m.

This game is gonna be so sick on acid, I tell you.

Epilepsy and drugs jokes aside, this is shaping up to be quite something. Juggle meets fireballs, can't wait to see Desk go to town on that engine! I'm gonna play it but not as hardcore as SF... cause this game looks like Genei Jin but ALL THE TIME.

#49

jimk23 said on December 9, 2011 at 5:41 p.m.

Yeah, glow looks horrible.
Just make the bars glow or something like that.
Lets tell ono on his tweeter, shall we?

#50

Shinkounova8485 said on December 9, 2011 at 6:18 p.m.

@#11

Lol how is COD a comparison? When that game hasnt changed visuals at all for the.past three versions.

#51

awad1205 said on December 9, 2011 at 7:33 p.m.

nice!

#52

Model_M said on December 9, 2011 at 8:08 p.m.

@47
You're saying that like those "touch-of-death" combos are as easy as the ones in UMvC3...

#53

roknin said on December 9, 2011 at 8:49 p.m.

@ 11 - normally I'd agree with you in the sense that the glow is hardly an issue... but this go-round, I have to say that's actually kind of a visual annoyance for me personally. It's just kind of... I don;t know what to use to describe it. Bright? Obnoxious?

By itself it might not be so bad... but the game is already bright and colorful as-is. And don't get me wrong, I like (read: love) bright and colorful, but just like "gray and brown has its limits, the colorful stuff can be overwhelming too.

Plus the fact that you'll see that colorful display every time someone activates a gem (unless they turn it off).

I'm not going to condemn the game (cough* anymore *cough) since I know full-well I'm buying it and will enjoy it anyways. Gem balance questions I'm going to hold out on since it's still pretty mysterious right now...

But those colorful ink-style glows are kinda' jarring for me. I'm hoping it's at least toned down or gives you the option to turn off the character glow (I doubt it, of course).

#54

roknin said on December 9, 2011 at 8:51 p.m.

"unless they give you the option to turn the glow off"

- argh really need an edit option lmao...

#55

bagel_bytez said on December 9, 2011 at 10:31 p.m.

Yup

#56

bagel_bytez said on December 9, 2011 at 10:31 p.m.

Oh wait, nope

#57

phantomprince29 said on December 10, 2011 at 6:22 a.m.

@53

By no means..is it as simple...but u just cant go into umvc3 just button pressing either...ever since kof came out...u hear the term "real honest fighting" thrown around...and to be honest play the game enough..and tell me where the real honest comes from...does making difficult command inputs in a fighter make it honest?....kof is great..i love playing it...but dream cancels..hd combos...neo max supers....its like the first game that comes out not by capcom..ppl wanna throw shade....

#58

MannieFresh555 said on December 10, 2011 at 8:37 a.m.

Screw Gem information!
I want more character announcements! I want Fei Long!

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