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Zhou | Posted: Dec 11 2020, 11:39 AM |
Shmuck Group: Members Posts: 3 Member No.: 45,333 Joined: Mar 12th 2015 Location: Update Profile | amazon.co.jp/dp/B08Q58NR5N amazon.co.jp/dp/B08Q57G3KX (Amazon JP exclusive edition, bundled with a clear file) Product description says it includes all 9 races from Fifth Stage and Final Stage with new eurobeat songs, but there's no hope that it will include any new footage like the two previous Battle Stages did, right? I mean, Fifth Stage was rushed as hell, but it's not like it skipped any Keisuke races. This post has been edited by Zhou on Dec 11 2020, 03:33 PM |
Nomake Wan | Posted: Dec 12 2020, 06:14 PM |
ShiMACHaze Group: Advanced Members Posts: 19,542 Member No.: 5,394 Joined: Feb 5th 2005 Location: Drydock | If it included anything other than what we saw, it would say so. That it just says it includes the 9 races from Fifth and Final Stage pretty much seals that that's all it'll have. Still neat that after all this time they're bothering to make another Battle Stage I guess, and I look forward to the new music. But my biggest question is if they'll bother to fix the shoddy SFX direction from Fifth Stage and Final Stage. For example, giving a Z33 the engine sound of a 240Z. Again, doubt they'll bother, it'll probably just be a cash grab...but we'll see. |
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LeGeNd-1 | Posted: Dec 17 2020, 10:50 PM |
IDW Jr. Member Group: Members Posts: 58 Member No.: 31,903 Joined: Feb 15th 2009 Location: Australia | Looking forward to the new eurobeats. Finally they can release an actual album instead of putting together random songs and calling it an Initial D soundtrack like with the last few Dream collections. A youtuber called Xagy made an excellent supercut of all the races in 5th/Final Stage with new eurobeat, and I've watched that so many times my mind basically thinks it's the unofficial Battle Stage 3 lol. Sadly the videos have all been taken down now. If this sells well, maybe we'll finally see MF Ghost anime in the near future? |
GoP-Demon | Posted: Mar 7 2021, 08:43 AM |
IDW God Member Group: Members Posts: 167 Member No.: 43,878 Joined: Jun 6th 2014 Location: Canada | So now that this is out, is there confirmed no new content for sure? No easter eggs? |
goseiba525 | Posted: Mar 7 2021, 09:28 PM | ||
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no new content, even character voices removed | ||
n4mro | Posted: Mar 8 2021, 01:11 AM |
Shmuck Group: Members Posts: 4 Member No.: 52,105 Joined: Mar 5th 2021 Location: Estonia | Any idea where to see Battle Stage 3 online if at all? Buying the Blu-Ray would be too costly considering the shipping and the way the world is at the moment... |
goseiba525 | Posted: Mar 8 2021, 01:30 AM |
IDW Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 72 Member No.: 39,533 Joined: Nov 21st 2012 Location: Shanghai | battle stage 3 mp4 download This post has been edited by goseiba525 on Mar 9 2021, 05:52 PM |
Gaysuke-Takahashi | Posted: Mar 8 2021, 02:11 AM | ||
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Thank you for this, now I can figure out what songs play during Gou's race and thus get biased towards them. | ||
n4mro | Posted: Mar 8 2021, 02:47 AM | ||
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Holy shit. Thank you so much! | ||
qabman | Posted: Mar 8 2021, 06:36 AM |
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Taro Maki | Posted: Mar 8 2021, 11:21 PM | ||
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So what's the problem ? When I want to listen to the character voices I watch an episode of Fifth Stage / Final Stage. I think of Battle Stage as some kind of "Music Video" where you can watch the Races and listen to the Music without the disturbing Voices. The Battle Stage 1 DVD has a (hidden) "Music Clip Version" which allows you to watch the videos without the character voices, but on the Battle Stage 2 DVD there is no such option. So I'm happy that they removed the character voices on Battle Stage 3 because now can watch the Races and listen to the Music without the disturbing Voices. like I did with Battle Stage 1. This post has been edited by Taro Maki on Mar 8 2021, 11:22 PM | ||
SimonBv | Posted: Mar 9 2021, 10:35 AM | ||
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Did you change the encryption key? When opening the link it says that the key is not valid | ||
Taro Maki | Posted: Mar 9 2021, 12:29 PM | ||
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At first I got the same problem. Don't use cut & paste, it will give you the message the key is not valid. Just log in here on this board, than click on the Link - For me, this works fine. @goseiba525 Thanks for the Link, but it's shit First: I don't want to create an account on Mega for which I have to pay, so after a short period my Download stoped and I had to wait for almost 7(!) hours till it resumed. Second: Right after the Download finished and just before the file was copied to my PC, Firefox 86 told me that the Tab (Mega.nz) crashed, leaving me with nothing at all after hours waiting. So if I wnat to download the file from Mega I have to start again from scratch, waiting again for hours until the Download (maybe) works. So please make a Download on another Filehoster where I can download the File without waiting or make a Torrent-File out of it ! This post has been edited by Taro Maki on Mar 9 2021, 12:30 PM | ||
wasdessty | Posted: Mar 9 2021, 03:48 PM |
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 42 Member No.: 51,295 Joined: Oct 14th 2019 Location: Update Profile | Battle Stage 3 wasn't terrible it was just fine. Not the worst Initial D. thing I've seen. |
Tessou | Posted: Mar 10 2021, 04:01 AM |
More NEGATIVE than a black hole Group: ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 19,345 Member No.: 12,263 Joined: Sep 12th 2005 Location: Update Profile | The Atlas Shrugged of Initial D. If they marketed it specifically for high school edgy teens and similar people that don't appreciate things like production value, music direction or value for money, it might actually have some good reviews from innocently low IQ buyers. Go see what Japan thinks of this piece of shit via customer reviews. Tell me what's good about it. A soundtrack that's 90% recycle bin tracks from early 2000s Euromach CDs? Literally no music direction, just letting the tracks play seamlessly with no timing or care for BPM versus what's on screen? A bluray-only release in 2021 advertising a 1080i picture when the source material was 1080p and released years earlier on 1080p blurays? Soulless transition splash screens out of a 1996 PS1 racing game? Keeping all of the long hanging dialogue scenes without the dialogue to give context for why you're staring at a driver's constipated face for five seconds straight? Wow how awesome, this isn't as bad as... no, I honestly can't think of a worse Initial D product out there. Even the Chinese live action movie has redeeming qualities to it over this wet turd. "Hey, don't be so negative, Tessou! This is a new Initial D product, be happy!" Sure, except an amateur AMV on YouTube has been up for 9 years that accomplished more with this same footage and less effort. Avex drops an obvious cash grab, nobody actually buys it except for some hangers on in Japan, and you guys are all bitching about how to get it for free as painlessly as possible. "Fans" are getting exactly what they deserve with this abortion of a release: utter shit. Happy birthday, IDW! Hope you like crap! |
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wasdessty | Posted: Mar 10 2021, 07:57 PM |
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 42 Member No.: 51,295 Joined: Oct 14th 2019 Location: Update Profile | I wouldn't be surprised if Avex does a Extra Stage 3 just for the money. |
Meteor | Posted: Mar 11 2021, 12:35 AM | ||||||||
Were you expecting something else? Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,921 Member No.: 20,929 Joined: Oct 14th 2006 Location: Some place in South-East Asia | Japanese customer reviews for this are something alright. 1 star reviews all around from anyone who actually paid for this. Here's some screenshots (spoilered for size) and translations.
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LeGeNd-1 | Posted: Mar 11 2021, 11:23 PM |
IDW Jr. Member Group: Members Posts: 58 Member No.: 31,903 Joined: Feb 15th 2009 Location: Australia | Disappointed but not entirely unexpected IMO. It's clear the series has run its course but avex is still trying to milk it hard (obvious from all the unrelated Dream Collection CDs they've been releasing lately). Oh well, I'll just stick to Xagy's Supercuts and treat that as the actual Battle Stage 3. Doesn't bode well for a well produced MFG anime (if at all) at this rate... |
qabman | Posted: Mar 12 2021, 05:55 AM | ||
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That's a tad entitled, you can just watch it in MEGA if you wanted to. Someone has illegally provided us with something that we otherwise would have been able to watch, it's not their fault that your mega tab crashed... | ||
alex1287 | Posted: Mar 12 2021, 06:01 AM | ||
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It is important that he posted on MEGA, thanks to him I watched. Stop complaining | ||
Zhou | Posted: Mar 31 2021, 08:18 AM | ||
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I agree, except for the part about Fifth Stage and Final Stage being 1080p, which is not true. I own the third BD-box that includes both, and they have 1080i video thanks to some digital effects in the opening sequences that were rendered at a higher framerate than 24 fps. Good thing I didn't spend any money on this half-assed Battle Stage 3, which even amateurs could have done better. This post has been edited by Zhou on Apr 17 2021, 04:27 AM | ||
Taro Maki | Posted: Apr 2 2021, 08:33 PM |
IDW Jr. Member Group: Members Posts: 61 Member No.: 33,812 Joined: Aug 28th 2009 Location: Update Profile | Link removed because of stupid remark from Adminstrator (!) below. This post has been edited by Taro Maki on Apr 4 2021, 08:16 PM |
Tessou | Posted: Apr 3 2021, 11:16 PM |
More NEGATIVE than a black hole Group: ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 19,345 Member No.: 12,263 Joined: Sep 12th 2005 Location: Update Profile | Alright, another link to complete crap! |
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