Fighting Game Thread

[Nidstang]

I like fighting games, but I am TERRIBLE at them. I favor the team fighters. My favorites are Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid, old Skullgirls - games like that. I'm very casual with them though, I wouldn't say I even have a main in those. I like Soulcalibur also, mainly played 4. Was a Nightmare main in that.

I also love Smash Bros, and am decent at that. King Dedede main.

 

[KaiserMk7]

My Soulcalibur experience is limited to playing the story mode as Link on Gamecube.

 

[solnK!]

My Soulcalibur experience is limited to playing the story mode as Link on Gamecube.

Same here

 

[Sheepy765]

Been playing some Bloody Road 4 recenly. Yugo and Haru are really fun to play, though I still have a lot to learn.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

I've been spending a lot of time on Fightcade these past few weeks, getting reacquainted with SF3:3S and Garou. I've been playing B. Jenet as my new main in the latter and having a blast, still sticking with Makoto in the former.

Me and a long-time fighting games friend recently played a ton of Vampire Savior too. That game's still great fun, and I enjoyed relearning Lilith after so long.

 

[dr grim]

Been playing some Bloody Road 4 recenly. Yugo and Haru are really fun to play, though I still have a lot to learn.

loved the 2 first bloody roar on ps1.

 

[Viviana Santos]

Guilty Gear Strive fucking sucks, and XRD is overrated trash. The last good Guilty Gear game is XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Been back at Under Night In-Birth, wrecking face with Linne.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Guilty Gear Strive fucking sucks, and XRD is overrated trash. The last good Guilty Gear game is XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R.

Lately I have this profound enjoyment playing the original it may not be great as the latter releases but it sure is one heck of a start for the series.

 

[Viviana Santos]

Lately I have this profound enjoyment playing the original it may not be great as the latter releases but it sure is one heck of a start for the series.

Guilty Gear (1998) is pretty rough overall, it's very proof of concept, but its sequels (Guilty Gear X and XX) are that concept finally being realized.

 

[Tonberry]

Guilty Gear Strive fucking sucks, and XRD is overrated trash. The last good Guilty Gear game is XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R.

I realized a while back that I only really ever liked GG for the cool music and wacky designs.

My favorite Arcsys games are DB Fighterz and the new Granblue game (though I've not played it as much as I'd have liked to).

 

[DjQuick2008]

Guilty Gear Strive fucking sucks, and XRD is overrated trash. The last good Guilty Gear game is XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R.

I sometimes play the naomi versions of guilty gear and i like the beat em up version on the PSP

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

Guilty Gear Strive fucking sucks, and XRD is overrated trash. The last good Guilty Gear game is XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R.

Based take, but chill on Xrd lol. It was still a fun game (to me anyway) and while I think the art style was a downgrade, it at least was still holding onto some of the aesthetics the franchise was known for. You're right though that AC was the peak of the series.

 

[Viviana Santos]

Based take, but chill on Xrd lol. It was still a fun game (to me anyway) and while I think the art style was a downgrade, it at least was still holding onto some of the aesthetics the franchise was known for. You're right though that AC was the peak of the series.

I hate XRD mainly because it retconned the series' lore and made the events of XX and Accent Core Plus no longer canon.

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

I hate XRD mainly because it retconned the series' lore and made the events of XX and Accent Core Plus no longer canon.

Fair, but I think I still give it a pass strictly for game play reasons. It was still fun to play as well as having that depth and mastery level the older ones had. Plus, it did give us Sin (Before they completely ruined him in Strive)

 

[Viviana Santos]

Fair, but I think I still give it a pass strictly for game play reasons. It was still fun to play as well as having that depth and mastery level the older ones had. Plus, it did give us Sin (Before they completely ruined him in Strive)

Yeah, at least XRD still plays like an anime fighter, something that Strive doesn't even have the luxury of having.
I still hate the XRD's story though.

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

Yeah, at least XRD still plays like an anime fighter, something that Strive doesn't even have the luxury of having.
I still hate the XRD's story though.

I'll be completely real with you, I can't even really remember Xrd's story lol (Probably meaning it wasn't that good to me). Strive's story legitimately made me uninstall the game it pissed me off that much.

 

[Viviana Santos]

I'll be completely real with you, I can't even really remember Xrd's story lol (Probably meaning it wasn't that good to me). Strive's story legitimately made me uninstall the game it pissed me off that much.

One funny thing is that Daisuke didn't even write the stories for XX and Accent Core Plus. XX was written by Norimitsu Kaiho, and the story for Accent Core Plus was written by Bingo Morihashi (the same guy who wrote the stories for the Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma series).

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I hate XRD mainly because it retconned the series' lore and made the events of XX and Accent Core Plus no longer canon.

Eh, story and lore in a fighting game doesn't matter that much.

It's about fighting not being like a RPG.

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

One funny thing is that Daisuke didn't even write the stories for XX and Accent Core Plus. XX was written by Norimitsu Kaiho, and the story for Accent Core Plus was written by Bingo Morihashi (the same guy who wrote the stories for the Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma series).

Doesn't surprise me to hear that tbh. It seems to be quite common in Japan for games and anime where an artist will have an idea and some cool designs for characters but then they'll bring in a writer to work with said artist to flesh it all out. I could see Daisuke being an artist like that; good artist and musician (Well maybe not anymore), but bad at fleshing out his own concepts.

 

[Viviana Santos]

Doesn't surprise me to hear that tbh. It seems to be quite common in Japan for games and anime where an artist will have an idea and some cool designs for characters but then they'll bring in a writer to work with said artist to flesh it all out. I could see Daisuke being an artist like that; good artist and musician (Well maybe not anymore), but bad at fleshing out his own concepts.

The worst part is that Daisuke admitted that he was too lazy to write the stories for XX and Accent Core Plus.

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

The worst part is that Daisuke admitted that he was too lazy to write the stories for XX and Accent Core Plus. View attachment 103013

The more I learn about Daisuke, the more my love/hate feelings for him grow in both directions. Was probably for the best in this case though lol.

 

[Viviana Santos]

The more I learn about Daisuke, the more my love/hate feelings for him grow in both directions. Was probably for the best in this case though lol.

The fact that Daisuke decided to retcon the events of these two games simply because of his own ego is just... Wow... Just wow.

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

The fact that Daisuke decided to retcon the events of these two games simply because of his own ego is just... Wow... Just wow.

To then come to Strive where he has almost no involvement outside of music and occasionally doing some promo illustrations. Well done, Daisuke, absolutely killing it bro

 

[Viviana Santos]

To then come to Strive where he has almost no involvement outside of music and occasionally doing some promo illustrations. Well done, Daisuke, absolutely killing it bro

The best thing to come out of Strive is the slur Striver, that shit is just hilarious.