After some deliberation and excuses about having a DRM-Free version available would lead to piracy, which is why the version they gave Groupees was a Demo. So again back to the Steam forums asking eigoMANGA in regards to version released on Groupees in whether or not the version they provided was a Demo or not. He explained that it was publisher that provides the build for the game to be uploaded for bundle purchasers. I spoke with one of the Administrators at Groupees, by the name of Eric in regards to this issue. Which lead to the discovery that the version people received for buying the Groupees Bundle was a Demo. Someone over a Groupees downloaded the demo version of VP located here on the official eigoMANGA website for Vanguard Princess - and compared it with the version uploaded to Groupees. As you can see in the "Ask me anything topic" Starting page 12 The publisher at times dodged questions, basically said everything was working as intended. Several questions were asked in regards to this crippled version of Vanguard Princess to those that bought the Groupee's bundle. This issue was brought to eigoMANGA (the English publisher of Vanguard Princes) on the Steam Community forums. Having followed this situation from the very beginning. Only story mode was available, versus mode was completely inaccessible and being able to set controls for player two did not work at all. Everyone first thought the version bundle purchasers received was a broken download. At the time when game was given out to everyone who bought the bundle. One of the games included in said bundle was Vanguard Princess. They recently just had their Build-A-Dojin Bundle 2 Recently Groupees an up and coming bundle organizer much like the Humble Bundle or IndieGala bundle groups. So establishing the fact that a fully functional freeware version exists brings me to the current issue. In fact one can simply go to the original devs website here - and as you can see the game is available on his website for anyone. For one thing, I think the fact should be mentioned that the original Japanese release of Vanguard Princess was released entirely as freeware by the original developer Suge9. I am not the sort of person to normally do this, but I just generally have a problem when a game publisher tries to screw some of the fan base by some unscrupulous methods. And this new character that's been teased since 2012 (I think, it's been a long ass time.) In the meantime, I've been sitting here hankering for Vanguard Princess Prime.
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#Vanguard princess sprite pack update#
The last update to be released was the official Windows port with English translations and what not. It's definitely one of the most overlooked fighters in my opinion, and the one that needs a community the most.
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Parrying, Assists, back dash, and unique hit stuns/responses lend into a huge variety of situational depth and setups. To the inexperienced it might seem simple and similar to ST, but to the more experienced and creative, that game's depth is off the charts. I honestly rank it up there with Garou and 3S. A unique 2v2 fighter brought to you by Suge9 with glamorous visuals, an all female cast, unique movesets, and an intricate fighting system that is reminiscent of past games filled with depth. One of my favorite fighting games since 2008 has been Vanguard Princess, I love the fuck outta that game.