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| Iron D 1350th Post
 
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|  "Fighting game picks"
, posted Fri 1 Mar 14:25:
[quote]"Shamelessly ripping off Adon's "Top 10 picks", I will do my own version of the top 10. The difference being that instead of being focused on fighting game characters, I'll be focusing on the games themselves! Give me your score (from 1 to 10) and give a brief description of what you liked or did not like about that game.
Here's picks round 1:
Street Fighter 2
Fatal Fury 1
Street Fighter 1
Virtua Fighter 1
Samurai Showdon 1
Art of Fighting 1
My scores:
Street Fighter 2-10 Has aged pretty well, and will be forever in the pages of videogame history
Fatal Fury 1-8 Hasn't aged as well as SF2, IMO, but I dug some of the characters, and it was an alright alternative to SF2.
SF1-6 Characters sucked at the time, as did the controls, but it had great graphics for its time and it's responsible for the start of the SF craze, so it at least gets a 6.
VF1-5 The SF1 of 3d fighting games, but I wasn't all that impressed with it, even when it first came out.
Samurai Showdown 1-10 Hecks yeah, baby! The start of one of the best fighting game series of all time! The characters rocked, and the special moves were ahead of their time, creatively speaking.
AoF1-1 Blech. Really, never liked any of the Aof games. I didn't dig the story, the graphics or the characters.
BTW, Adon, I hope you don't mind that I borrowed your idea. Maybe I should have asked first, eh?
[this message was edited by Iron D on Fri 1 Mar 15:03] |
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| DKW
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| "Re(1):Fighting game picks" , posted Sun 3 Mar 00:08
SF2 - For some reason, despite its essential simplicity, I never was all that great at this game. I have this on emulator right now, with nearly a decade of fighting game experience under my belt, and there still many matchups that give me problems. My best character is E.Honda, if that tells you anything! Still, this was a ground-breaker in its time, and I have to give it credit just for that. Yeah, bugs and AI flaws and some really cheap stuff...you know what, it doesnt matter. This was a game that made headlines, that redifined the arcade scene...oh yeah, and had gamers playing for months, later years. It's a true classic and I've glad to have had the chance to play it.
FF1 - I loved this game when it was in the arcades, only slightly less on emulator. I know that the gameplay was, by modern standards, embarrasingly simple. But just the fact that there was a game I could get into right away, and get good at, and beat, that was more than enough for me. Considering that it sparked what's arguably SNK's most fun franchise, I'm glad it was made.
SF1 - Some of you may be too young to remember, but this game was a big, big deal between the time it was released and the advent of SF2. Not much to say that hasn't already been said, except that it was nothing like anything that came before and really opened a lot of eyes.
VF1 - Enter 3D; same impact as SF1 and SF2. There was a time when 3D animation was considered completely unfeasiable. Now Sega has built an entire fighting game in three dimensions. And the arcades haven't been the same since.
SS1 - A wonderful game, one of the rare games that was offbeat, original, and lots of fun. Some of the most stunning graphics of the time.
AOF1 - Didn't like this too much, and it was never more than mildly popular at my arcades. Nevertheless, it's a decent game that's more original than it gets credit for. Ironically, the only game I actually liked better on SNES than Neo Geo.
What? Numbers? I can't put numbers on these kinds things, folks. It's all purely subjective, anyway.
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| Satoshi_Miwa 520th Post
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| "Re(1):Fighting game picks" , posted Fri 1 Mar 23:41
Street Fighter 2 : 8 Classic gameplay that invented the genre, but the lack of speed makes me pass this over for SF2t (The best of the 3 Classic SF2's)
Fatal Fury 1 : 5 SNK's first fighting game gave us many memorable characters (Geese, Terry, Billy Kane, Joe) so it scores points there. But the lack of multiple characters and a fully devloped vs mode, plus some weak play mechanics hold this one down. I pass this over for the much better done FFS..
Street Fighter 1 : 3 First apperance of a lot of classic Street Fighters, but the gameplay is greatly unbalanced and the control is touchy at best. And if you could get a Hadoken out you could easily rule the game. Only worth a nostalgia play...
Virtua Fighter 1 : 7 Not a fan of the series
, but the game does deserve props for starting the 3D genre and providing a different playing style. I may not like it, but others do.
Samurai Showdon 1 : 8 The first game that made me stand up and take notice of SNK. Richly designed characters, excellent control, and setting that was unique and totally fitting for a game. And the story was the most devloped of all the early 2-D fighters. This game only pales when compared next to the even greater, and more fun, sequal called Samurai Showdown 2 (One of SNK's best games ever, period).
Art of Fighting 1 : 5 Introduces the Sakazaki family to the SNK world, one of the more famous ones (and lays the seeds for Dan). However they're more shotoclones here than anything else. Game gets some extra points of intresting ideas that would later be refined and better used in other SNK games. Worth a play just to better understand the AOF team...
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| ONSLAUGHT 1511th Post
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| "Re(1):Fighting game picks" , posted Fri 1 Mar 17:15
Street Fighter II 10!! Man, the king of kings! It had aged graciously, and it's still the best of th best!
Fatal Fury 1... I never liked it, really...
Street Fighter 3, well, I played it a lot, but it wasn't that great...
Virtua Fighter ??? Never played it...
Samurai Showdon 10! One of my favorite fighters!!
Art of Fighting 8, sue me, but I liked it, and I liked better the second one
Man, I'm waiting for a SF III 3S!!! Can I give it an infinite instead of a 10??
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| Fuchikoma
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| "Re(1):Fighting game picks" , posted Fri 1 Mar 15:56
Ok, here's my pick of the top 10 fighters made and why I chose them-
10- KOF 98 & 99. It was tie between these two games. I think in terms of gameplay and character selection, 98 is the best KOF game. 97 had the best story, but 99 was great because it introduced alot of new elements like strikers, armor mode, and counter mode. 2k and up became way too cheesy in terms of gameplay... to many glitches and infinates.
9- Marvel vs Capcom 2. A game that most people still swear is the best fighting game made. Some people say it's nothing more than button mashing... but experts know that this game takes some major skill and timing to pull of the most devastating combos. The only problem is the combos and traps are pretty cheap. One sided fights are no fun... and it's really a race as to who can land the first cheesy hit. Still in terms of character selection and popularity, this is one of Capcom's greatest.
8- Virtua Fighter 2. Yes the original Virtua Fighter spawned the 3d fighter genre... but honestly the game was completely ugly. At least in the arcades I hung out in... nobody played the original VF much, but VF2 saw some major play! The characters were still blocky, but every character had new moves, they added Shun and Lion, and the backgrounds really improved. I also think this was when side-stepping was introduced?
7- Guilty Gear X. The prettiest 2-d fighter made. The original Guilty Gear on psx was impressive for the hardware... but Guilty Gear X raised the bar for sprites in 2d games... doubling the resolution of any fighter before it. The animation wasn't the smoothest... but the gameplay was pretty good. Air Combos, move cancelling, devastation moves, and various forms of countering... speaking of countering...
6- Street Fighter 3: Third Strike. This is the strategist's fighting game. Definitely Street Fighter at it's most highest, evolved form. Parrying takes great timing and instinct... something most of us developed from years of playing the previous Street Fighters. This game is only for the pros.
5- Tekken 4. I consider the Tekken series to be a bit better than the VF series. In Tekken each character has a distinct style. Some characters can counter... some can't. Basically everybody has a character that fits their fighting style. 3d fighters also seem to be easy for people to pick up and play compared to 2d fighters. Still someone who has mastered the game can trash someone who just started playing it.
4- Soul Calibur. The best 3D fighter made (at least until Soul Calibur 2). The game just has a certain flow to it that's hard to describe... but the fights are fast and furious. There's a huge variety of characters to master. The music and presentation is great... it's just downright fun.
3- Killer Instinct. Now I know not many people will agree with this... but there's only been one fighter I've played more than this. Between the endless hours in the arcade and even more hours playing the snes version over X-band. Without a doubt the greatest fighting game made outside of japan. This game is essentially what Mortal Kombat should have been... it had the gore and fatalities, yet a very solid combo system and gameplay. Whenever you say C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER! any fighting fan will instantly know what you mean.
2- Capcom vs SNK 2. Quite possibly the peak of 2d fighting. It mixes gameplay elements from some of the best 2d fighters over the past 10 years into one game. It's hard to find someone who doesn't like this game.
1- Street Fighter 2. Of course this game will always be tops. There probably would never be the fighting game genre if this game wasn't made... or it would be very different from what it is. The amount of hours I've spent playing this game cannot be measured. This game will always be king.
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| Time Mage
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| "Re(1):Fighting game picks" , posted Fri 1 Mar 14:42:
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Here I go:
Street Fighter 2 - 8 Still interesting, and that's much, considering the great evolution of the fighting games.
Fatal Fury 1 - 4 Although there are others worse, now I see that FF didn't stand a chance against SF2 in it's time. I don't see it very playable.
Street Fighter 1 - ? Haven't ever played it.
Virtua Fighter 1 - ? Ditto, but I didn't liked the graphics then.
Samurai Showdon 1 - 7.5 Another game that has gotten old as a classic. I think it's very playable even now.
Art of Fighting 1 - 6 Technically, this game was a revolution. And the gameplay wasn't too bad, but the game relied too much in specific strategies against the machine. You did the exact thing, or you lost.
I'm done, and waiting anxiously SFIII:3S!!!
Edit: Since it's midnight, I've detected too many typos and grammar mistakes. Corrected.
Time has come... crash down on the wicked! Meteor!
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