Poll: The Greatest Fighting Game Series
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Killer Instinct 2 arcade and Killer Instint 1 (version 1.51), the SNES KI1 was the dumbed down arcade version of 3.01, 1.51 had proper block and parries (fully animated to, so a block waasn't just holding your arm up)
There's only one logical thing to do!, PANIC pick one at random and be forever thinking "I should have picked the other one... NOOOOOOO!"Lucas_90 said:
You don't have Guilty Gear in your poll!? blasphemy!! Guilty Gear is the greatest 2d fighter hands down with Blazblue in second place seeing as it's pretty much the successor. Most other fighting games just don't match up the the sheer awesome that is GG in terms of combat, style, depth, pacing, and balance. Not to mention it has a pretty awesome cast of characters to boot.
I have to thoroughly disagree about your violence being important to a fighting game. If anything it simply detracts the game providing too much unnecessary visual stimulus that can get in the way of the fighting. It's one of the reasons I disliked SSBB due to how "busy" the screen was, with too much flash and not enough substance or depth. Gore is all fine and dandy, but often when i see it incorporated, it's at the price of other more important aspects of the game.
I have to thoroughly disagree about your violence being important to a fighting game. If anything it simply detracts the game providing too much unnecessary visual stimulus that can get in the way of the fighting. It's one of the reasons I disliked SSBB due to how "busy" the screen was, with too much flash and not enough substance or depth. Gore is all fine and dandy, but often when i see it incorporated, it's at the price of other more important aspects of the game.
I say tekken...
But only cos its the one I've played the most. I had Tekken 4 and 5 and I would often play Tekken 3 or tekken tag back in the day at a friends house. Through that I've really got to like some of the characters.
But then again most fighting games are very muchthe same so really my vote could go for any of them.
Although Soul Calibur is a nice change what with weopons and all.
But I never liked mortal kombat because in the earlier ones there was only about 4 different character models just recloured about a hundred times.
But only cos its the one I've played the most. I had Tekken 4 and 5 and I would often play Tekken 3 or tekken tag back in the day at a friends house. Through that I've really got to like some of the characters.
But then again most fighting games are very muchthe same so really my vote could go for any of them.
Although Soul Calibur is a nice change what with weopons and all.
But I never liked mortal kombat because in the earlier ones there was only about 4 different character models just recloured about a hundred times.
I seriously dislike fighting games that are complicated. And by complicated, I don't mean ones that call for strategy. Those are great. I mean the ones where any move worth anything calls for an intricate, precisely timed 20-button combination, and you need to memorize a couple dozen of those, plus when to use each one before you can get anywhere. You know the ones, Soul Calibur, Tekken and so forth.
What I like? Balance is nice. Fancy moves, interesting and quirky characters, lots of characters, customization is sometimes nice, and the sort of fights that will make you think "wow, that was awesome" every few matches are always good when playing against a friend.
So, on that basis. SSB Brawl gets second place (still bitter that they replaced Mewtwo, but this has nothing to do with its ranking), Powerstone gets third, tied with a few Gundam games. Some of them are surprisingly good.
First place goes to an indie game you may well have never heard of. I'll likely get lynched for this, but Touhou Hisoutensoku (UNL to some). Excellent game, if you can stomach Touhou, plus it somehow fuses fighting/bullet hell/card games and gets away with it. Incredibly fun game, anyway, which I was introduced to by my younger sister a couple months back.
Anyway, I heartily recommend all of the above to anyone who enjoys fighting games, unless you like your complicated moves (I know some do). If anyone's interested in playing Hisoutensoku, getting it to function with all characters and so on (since it's technically an expansion pack, sorta) is a bit tricky, so please PM me and I'll walk you through it. You're missing out on an excellent game otherwise.
...Wow, large post. Sorry about that, I ramble far too much.
What I like? Balance is nice. Fancy moves, interesting and quirky characters, lots of characters, customization is sometimes nice, and the sort of fights that will make you think "wow, that was awesome" every few matches are always good when playing against a friend.
So, on that basis. SSB Brawl gets second place (still bitter that they replaced Mewtwo, but this has nothing to do with its ranking), Powerstone gets third, tied with a few Gundam games. Some of them are surprisingly good.
First place goes to an indie game you may well have never heard of. I'll likely get lynched for this, but Touhou Hisoutensoku (UNL to some). Excellent game, if you can stomach Touhou, plus it somehow fuses fighting/bullet hell/card games and gets away with it. Incredibly fun game, anyway, which I was introduced to by my younger sister a couple months back.
Anyway, I heartily recommend all of the above to anyone who enjoys fighting games, unless you like your complicated moves (I know some do). If anyone's interested in playing Hisoutensoku, getting it to function with all characters and so on (since it's technically an expansion pack, sorta) is a bit tricky, so please PM me and I'll walk you through it. You're missing out on an excellent game otherwise.
...Wow, large post. Sorry about that, I ramble far too much.
out of the poll...ahh its so hard to pick
street fighter/mortal kombat/super smash are my favorite on the poll, the other games just can't hold my attention for shit
my favorite fightging game is still ff dissidia for psp, i sunk hundreds of hours into that thing.
street fighter/mortal kombat/super smash are my favorite on the poll, the other games just can't hold my attention for shit
my favorite fightging game is still ff dissidia for psp, i sunk hundreds of hours into that thing.
I voted Soul Calibur because I've had lots of fun with it. Though next I'm trying out BlazBlue to see how it rolls.
Also I'd like to know why SC isn't as popular as Tekken/SF. Never really heard anyone complain about it nor praise it alot. And why they aren't making a new one?
Also I'd like to know why SC isn't as popular as Tekken/SF. Never really heard anyone complain about it nor praise it alot. And why they aren't making a new one?
I never understood the appeal of Virtua Fighter. Then I forced myself through the tutorial in VF4: Evo on PS2. I can't play a non-VF fighter for more than a couple hours now. Everything else seems shallow. That sounds snobbish, but that's honestly how it feels.
Ah this old chestnut.
And -1000000 points for not mentioning the Virtua Fighter series, you fighting game philistine.
And -1000000 points for not mentioning the Virtua Fighter series, you fighting game philistine.
Blazblue takes the crown as best fighter in my opinion. It has all the depth and strategy that Guilty Gear had while remaining very accessible to new players. I was never able to get any of my friends to play fighters until Blazblue came out. That alone would have claimed the top spot if the controls, graphics and music weren't all fantastic as well.
Second place goes to Guilty Gear because it's not as accessible. Third has been claimed by Melty Blood.
I am also confused as to why these three series along with Marvel vs. Capcom aren't in the poll....
Second place goes to Guilty Gear because it's not as accessible. Third has been claimed by Melty Blood.
I am also confused as to why these three series along with Marvel vs. Capcom aren't in the poll....
I've always been partial to Soul Calibur, mainly because of the difficulty curves. Pros > Semi-pros > Button mashers > Intermediate > Beginner.
Gotta go with Tekken, ever since I got my hands on 2 and 3 that game has been one of my all-time favourites. That and Mortal Kombat. First day I got MK: Trilogy I went nuts with it.