If those were wrapped into a single character you'd be correct. The entire breath of mechanics combined into a singular instance of a character would produce something more rewarding and complex than either SR or MCI, but nothing like that exists in either system. As is, SR is more complex. MCI, isn't. Neither system is terribly complex, but MCI is too stripped down for what it's going for. Needs moar.
That is why you have a two character team in MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, with that you can do a lot more than you ever could in TMNT Shredder's revenge with just one character.
That's the game's feature mechanic. But, it's tied to a meter, which shares usage with an ultimate. That you will want to use. Also, connected to a liberation mechanic when you're grabbed up occasionally. Compare that to I-Frame roll dash, heavy attack, throw, and segue into strings and you're looking at a more beat 'em up feel and play style in SR. Still more dynamic than MCI. I think MCI needs more options for its individual characters. I'm not saying every character needs a throw, but every character that can throw should always be able to do so. And, those that can't should have more flexible supers/more strings to offset their play style.
Yes, it's the game's feature mechanic, and there would be no point in it if every character played EXACTLY the same like in TMNT Shredder's revenge, also you can change caracters WITHOUT using your ultimate meter, a meter that regenerates fast bi the way.
Not true, in Cosmic Invasion the characters that have a dodge also have I-Frames and the characters that can't dodge can block/counter, the heavy attack/charge attacks have more variety and feel different for each character and at least half the cast can use projectile and/or aerial attacks which opens up plenty of combo options.
Wat are you talking about????? the characters that have grabs/throws can always use them, even in the air and the characters that can't throw can use projectile attacks and/or aerial attacks which opens up plenty of combo options that are just not possible in TMNT Shredder's revenge. What more flexibility do you need to realize that MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is the better game.
Didn't play the Demo myself only the main game so I'm not sure if there's any major differences. But, I would say the same problems apply to both. The game doesn't feel like a well made beat em up from the era its aping. So, it's an issue of quality more than anything else. I say "shallow," but that's my own buzz word for it. There were beat em up from the arcade era that were terrible, too. Knights of the Round and a number of earlier Capcom titles are two button exercises of foot game and little else. And, then you had stuff like Alien vs Predator, which almost included an entire fighting system on top of a beat em up game. Really good. In fact, I guess I would say that is probably the major quality determiner. How much stuff can you do and is it fun. Take a personal favorite of mine
MCI needs some patches and expansion to its core design. Wouldn't surprise me at all if it got much better with subsequent updates. Some meaner mobs being a nice addition.
I'd say those mechanics should be given to every character in the roster as a starter. Then, from there they should have diversified how each character did the same general pool of actions. And, flavored those actions accordingly to said character. These kinds of games thrive on a rock solid foundations, not differentiating peaks of random mechanics.
I already explained exactly what I was talking about several times. And, calling MCI an evolution is an exaggeration. It's not, it lacks features you can find in titles released years ago. It is bereft of technical depth and content. And, it comes up short in comparison to other titles released by the same studio in the same genre. They would have been better off with half the cast that had twice the options available than twice the cast with the present move set.
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