No problem. I was happy to pay $30 for the complete package on PSN. I was expecting to pay between that and $45 for this game anyway. When I'm not playing online, I'm spending hours customizing my characters, playing through the groups of customized characters in special sparring, completing the challenges in license mode, and practicing in dojo mode, so I am finding there is no shortage of things to do--although I don't think it will last nearly as long as Quest mode. I agree with you that something is lost now that customization items are no longer earned. There seems to be this shift geared towards competitive players, where everything is unlocked already so that they can access everything without bothering to unlock anything through single-player modes, which they see as a waste, rather than much of the fun of the game. It would have been nice to have things to unlock in online mode even, like emblems, or even more items. Ranks are fine, but I just know that once I reach the ranks that can go up or down, my rank will level off. Anyway. Whether you choose to get Final Showdown or not, I hope you still get to enjoy some kind of Virtua Fighting!
Yes, you need all the bundles to access special sparring, which pits you against groups of customized AI opponents. From what I can tell, there's no real progression in this mode. You get titles from online ranked matches. I have not seen any icons or emblems or anything, but I've only started online play. You do not unlock accessories like in quest mode. You buy the DLC and all accessories are available right away. I do miss the Quest Mode from FV4:Evo, but I like enough of what Final Showdown has to offer.
Sucker Punch closed? Where did you hear that? I heard that they were purchased by Sony, which makes sense since they make mostly Sony exclusives, but I never heard anything about them closing. Festival of Blood sold well. It was the best-selling PSN title for a while...
Has Puzzle Quest been mentioned yet? I came across this topic, looking for one-handed games myself. My son was born last week and loves being held rather than being put in a crib to sleep. I hold him when his mom naps, and I've been looking for games I can play while I hold him. (I'm holding him right now as I type this one-handed.)
I've also recently set up Titan Quest so that I can play it one-handed. The main change I had to make was to set the wheel-mouse button to show dropped equipment (by deafault set to 'Z' or 'Alt' or something) and I was good to go. Everything else could be accessed by mousing.
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