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Post by 40oz on Feb 2, 2018 8:57:51 GMT -5
I was always impressed with people who are really good at fighting games. Games like Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter 2, Tekken, King of Fighters, Marvel vs. Capcom etc. I don't know why but to me it always seemed like a really cool genre of video games to get into. Especially compared to tactics RPG games, shooters, or simulators. Fighting games seem really exciting to me and fun to play with other people but I've only ever been ok at it.
Anyone here play fighting games? Are they as awesome as I imagine them to be? Ever have a really good experience playing these kinds of games with friends?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2018 4:55:14 GMT -5
I'm a Soul Calibur guy. 2 was the highlight as you could do 8v8 tag team matches (by which I mean each player would pick 8 characters and fight through sequentially), so my brother and I both got good at a range of characters in order to counter that one character we were really good with. He tended to open with one or two characters he was particularly strong with (Nightmare and Kilik come to mind) whilst I would finish on Seung Mina, who I was good enough with to beat his entire 8-man team on a rare occassion if I'd had a poor run up until that point. I would argue he was the better player (most of his team could cause me trouble), but I had the best depth of ability with that one character. The Gamecube had a fantastic controller for the control scheme, too, whilst I felt SC3 on the PS2 and SC4 on the XBox 360 was a bit harder to work with. Subtle changes to the characters between games and the loss of the team battles meant that we were never quite as competitive after that.
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Post by switchblade on Feb 7, 2018 18:21:40 GMT -5
My third most played genre after shooters and platformers. I'm not even an expert but there's something that draws me to these games occasionally. Perhaps their presentation, characters and movesets. Over the years I've played SF series, MK series, Tekken 3, Injustice 1&2 and most recently (and late) Darkstalkers 2&3. Now, I'm looking forward to that new fighting game made by Arika. I'm also fond of classic beat 'em ups such as Streets of Rage.
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Post by agent6 on Feb 8, 2018 7:10:09 GMT -5
Anyone here play fighting games? In not exactly a big fan or really into fighting games overall but I do enjoy Mortal Kombat, a damn lot, and am still actively playing MK9 although I'm not a very skilled fighter. I find them more entertaining and fun than other genres as well (and sometimes more frustrating if the AI goes full spam bullshit on you), probably due to the movesets and the amount of skill required, and I'd say they are pretty damn awesome. Not advertising channels but you could check out VMAN's MK videos, this guy will leave you with your jaws dropped. I've also played a Guilty Gear title a really long time ago and was planning on getting back to it when I can, as well as Super Street Fighter 2.
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Post by 40oz on Jun 21, 2020 9:31:56 GMT -5
Bumping this thread to say that I tried playing fatal fury 2 for a few hours and I just keep losing and I dont know why. I got lucky in one round but I dont feel like I'm learning anything. Sometimes my plan of attack works and other times I get the living fuck beaten out of me. This genre is confusing.
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Post by BIG DICK NIGGA on Jun 21, 2020 9:45:37 GMT -5
*I used to play fighting games a lot as a kid, mostly Street Fighter 2 or Virtua Fighter on a Sega genesis emulator. I only played against the computer but it's pretty decent in those games so I don't think that's terrible. Maybe I played against my younger brother once we had 2 laptops we could link up. Haven't played them much since I moved out of home. I'd say I'm alright at fighting games but nowhere close to an expert. A few months ago I was at a place with an XB1 with my friends and we played UFC 2 (my first time playing it lol), my friend chose Khabib and I chose a guy that was Bosnian because balkan pride, I ended up winning. That was nice.
Fighting games are indeed really really cool. I kinda wish I had friends around me to often play that stuff with. They are that perfect embodiment of games you play with your friends to me.
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Post by leegsy on Jul 4, 2020 5:16:18 GMT -5
I used to enjoy fighting games a lot but I've not really played many recently. I haven't gone off that genre or anything, just haven't been playing many fighting games is all. I grew up playing stuff like Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat, Virtua Fighter, Tekken, etc, but my absolute favourite ever has to be a game called The Last Blade. Check it out.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2020 3:37:11 GMT -5
I really liked the Deadliest Warrior games.
It was simple, gory, and a lot of fun, due to how outrageous the deaths were.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2020 3:44:29 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2020 6:10:43 GMT -5
Whenever I try some fighting game, I can't find a strategy that would produce better results than just mashing buttons like mad. I really don't get the mechanics of this genre. It's like all of my gaming instincts are suddenly worthless.
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Post by leegsy on Jul 5, 2020 17:15:40 GMT -5
^^ This is why I prefer older fighting games because in modern games in that genre you can seem to get away with just mashing the buttons which I think is silly. What's the point in a character having an extensive list of moves if you're just going to mash the buttons like a goon?
There's a game I still play on Mega Drive called Budokan: The Martial Spirit and in that game you can't just mindlessly press the buttons and I'd love to see a modern game using the gameplay mechanics of Budokan.
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Post by dr_st on Oct 9, 2020 9:42:12 GMT -5
There's a game I still play on Mega Drive called Budokan: The Martial Spirit and in that game you can't just mindlessly press the buttons and I'd love to see a modern game using the gameplay mechanics of Budokan. Wow, Budokan! I've played a bit of it for DOS. Apparently, the DOS/Amiga versions are the originals, and the console ports were made later. I could never progress more than the first few battles. It's definitely not your typical fighting game. Maybe I should give it another try. As far as more traditional fighting franchises, I've always noticed that from the earlier games in the series, Mortal Kombat was much harder to beat via random button mashing compared to Street Fighter. However, in both series, I can say that I probably have barely scraped the surface as far as skills and tactics go. Although I've learned to beat the Ai pretty reliably, I wouldn't stand a chance against any kind of competitive player, I'm sure.
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Post by 40oz on Oct 13, 2020 9:05:28 GMT -5
As far as more traditional fighting franchises, I've always noticed that from the earlier games in the series, Mortal Kombat was much harder to beat via random button mashing compared to Street Fighter. However, in both series, I can say that I probably have barely scraped the surface as far as skills and tactics go. Although I've learned to beat the Ai pretty reliably, I wouldn't stand a chance against any kind of competitive player, I'm sure. Yes! I like when fighting games with well-timed and perfectly executed button combinations versus random button mashing. I always felt that way with Street Fighter as well. Anytime I tried to learn the game I'd just get beat up so I just keep pressing buttons until I win.
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Post by Jake Crusher on Oct 14, 2020 14:15:59 GMT -5
Recently discovered this game.
And to be honest, I like it more than MK on SMD/GEN, due to story, characters and quite kickass soundtrack (SCD-version). Though I have to admit - controls are not much responsive, and to make a fatality, you have to be in exact location on the fighting stage; still, fatalities are quite creative.
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Post by dr_st on Oct 28, 2020 15:01:49 GMT -5
As someone who really enjoyed MK9, and skipped MKX, I wonder if I should get the MK11 Ultimate when it comes out for PC shortly. Then again if I do, I'll have to get MKXL as well, if only for the sake of completion.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2020 16:26:15 GMT -5
As someone who really enjoyed MK9, and skipped MKX, I wonder if I should get the MK11 Ultimate when it comes out for PC shortly. Then again if I do, I'll have to get MKXL as well, if only for the sake of completion. I've never played MK11, but I read a bit about it. Supposedly they tried to pander to the SJW crowd by shrinking female character breast sizes and increasing the amount of clothing they wore. They claimed that this decision was made to increase realism, since no one would wear a bikini to a deadly fight. Well golly, that sure makes sense. I mean, in a game where undead ninjas, outworld emperors, and elder gods throw magical fireballs at each other and teleport around, ultimately ripping out each others' spines bare-handed, it's a darn good thing everyone's believably dressed. Unimaginably gratuitous violence is ok, but a little exposed skin is verboten. They also apparently gave Jax a "woke" ending where he goes back in time and stops the Atlantic slave trade. Wakanda forever, I guess.
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Post by dr_st on Oct 28, 2020 16:42:10 GMT -5
They also apparently gave Jax a "woke" ending where he goes back in time and stops the Atlantic slave trade. Wakanda forever, I guess. And then his ancestors never end up in America, he is never born, and the resulting paradox destroys the entire space-time continuum? Or just our galaxy?
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Post by 40oz on Oct 29, 2020 15:02:57 GMT -5
Jake Crusher Eternal Champions has some awesome finishers, but that game is really hard to play.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2020 15:51:15 GMT -5
Honestly, I never could reach an advanced or even an intermediate level of skill with one-on-one fighting games. I've watched hours of world-class players compete, and I've listened to them explain how to gain mastery over the genre, but for whatever reason I can't grasp the basic priciples. Apparently the name of the game is "controlling space". In a well-balanced one-on-one fighter, you have an arsenal of moves, and each one has a specific purpose. The quick moves do less damage, but can often interrupt or override other moves. The slow moves do huge damage, but rely on the player either being too slow to respond or having already committed to a move they can't take back. Of course, this doesn't even crack the surface of how the more advanced games work. It's definitely an interesting concept, even though I was never good at these games.
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Post by dr_st on Oct 30, 2020 2:19:00 GMT -5
Same here. I would eventually learn to beat the AI in every fighting game I've played, but I haven't even tried to get good against other human players.
The problem with beating the AI is that in some games (for example, MK3/UMK3/MKTrilogy) it is ridiculously unfair, and yet has stupid easy exploits, so instead of rewarding the player for mastering the game, it rewards for finding the stupid exploits and using them over and over again. Thus, skills obtained against the AI do not readily translate to skills against human players.
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