Super Fighting Game Thread II Turbo Ex Plus Alpha DX²

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Sat Sep 28, 2019 6:47 am

Are there any other fighting game fans on the board? Which games/characters are your favorite? Do you play any currently?

Discuss.

Asaroth Larot · Post by **Asaroth Larot** » Sat Sep 28, 2019 7:27 am

Yup. I even collect the damn things.

Im a pretty hardcore Street Fighter fan. I was playing Street Fighter 5 quite a bit but the lull period in Season 4 turned me temporarily off it. I'm sure I'll go back to it though.

Lately Ive been playing Smash Ultimate and am very happy with it.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:04 pm

Wouldn't really class Smash as a fighting game, but I play that. I'm more a Tekken person than anything else. Saying that, I really can never be bothered to get good at any fight games

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Sat Sep 28, 2019 6:29 pm

Asaroth Larot wrote:I'm a pretty hardcore Street Fighter fan. I was playing Street Fighter 5 quite a bit but the lull period in Season 4 turned me temporarily off it. I'm sure I'll go back to it though.

I've played a decent amount of SF5 and still do sometimes but it never pulled me in enough to really dedicate the time to it. Strangely, I've always hated charge characters and grapplers but the character I ended up clicking with was Alex who is shit tier.

I was expecting it to be Cody who I mained in SF4 but they changed him so much I don't find him fun at all. I may try to learn Lucia, I've been experimenting with her a bit since she came out and she seems fun.

One thing that really drives me nuts about the game though is the combo links seem SUUUUUUPER lenient. Think of a combo in say Third Strike which would be a quick *hit* *hit* *hit* *uppercut* or whatever. In SF5 it feels like *hit* (one one thousand) *hit* (two one thousand) and so on. It's bizarre.

Lately Ive been playing Smash Ultimate and am very happy with it.

You know I've never been a Smash fan at all but the new one has me considering picking up a Switch. Looks fun. I'm holding off to see if a Switch Pro is announced in the near future.

Damien wrote:Wouldn't really class Smash as a fighting game

Don't tell Smash fans that.

I'm more a Tekken person than anything else.

Tekken was always too slow and stiff for my taste but I picked up Tekken 7 on sale a while back and once I settled on one of the more agile characters (Law) I actually really enjoyed it. It's interesting how finding a character you jive with can change your whole perspective on a game.

Saying that, I really can never be bothered to get good at any fight games

These days most of them have very in depth tutorials and matchmaking systems that should only pair you with people around your skill level. Much different then learning as you go and getting bodied by randos at the arcade back in the day.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:11 am

I was really good at the free to play Tekken game on the PS3. Would win dozens of online matches in a row.

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Sun Sep 29, 2019 4:29 pm

Oh yeah, which one was that? What character did you play?

PS: I have a ton of fite gams on steam. Anyone who wants to rumble feel free to add me.

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197981483833/

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:49 pm

Tekken Revolution. Almost exclusively Hwoarang. Just googled it and it shut down a couple of years ago

It was a rel grind to unlock characters, but it was fun and there were limited time events and the stuff you'd expect from free to play gatcha games. It also looked far superior to Tekken 6.

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:50 pm

Interesting, I don't recall that one at all. I'll have to take Hwoarang for a spin in Tekken 7 next time I play.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:10 pm

It was based off Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
I liked 7, but it was slim on modes and characters when released. 3 season passes takes the piss though. We should have Tekken 8 by now!

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:15 pm

The only DLC character I've gotten for Tekken 7 was Geese when I was first starting because I thought playing a 2D styled character might be more up my alley, but I didn't find him very fun. Zafina looks cool though I might pick her up. I'm always a sucker for a goth gf.

I don't think a new entry in the series is necessary if the current one is still incredibly popular and fun. Different company but I'd much rather see a new entry in Street Fighter because the current one has some pretty core issues, or better yet a new DARKSTALKERS.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:45 am

I'd prefer a new good MvC or Powerstone!

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:40 pm

Power Stone was so fun. I wish I had picked it up for my Dreamcast back in the day.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:46 am

I loved the wealth of secrets and unlockables in the second one. Would be DLC pieceware nowadays.

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 6:16 am

Oh definitely. Their other game Street Fighter V took that to the extreme. Characters, costumes, stages, costume colors, titles, etc are all DLC. Technically you can buy them with in game currency but they nerfed that into oblivion so you're forced into the shop unless you want to spend 4000 hours grinding virtual fun bux for a single stage.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 6:58 am

Yeah I don't like that. One of the main reasons I got into Tekken was the unlockables. Being able to double the initial character roster in the earlier games just by playing. New modes popping up that were just hidden on the disc.
It seems people don't stand for that nowadays though, let alone like it. When Smash Ultimate came out last year, i remember the internet being up in arms that characters needed to be unlocked one by one by playing the game. Guess what. When I unlocked the final character, my interest in the game dropped drastically.

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:39 am

Tekken 7 is much better than SFV in that regard. Characters are like five bux but all the cosmetic stuff uses in game currency which the game showers you in. Stages aren't locked behind anything.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 6:03 am

I bought DLC season pass 1 when it was on sale at half price. I'd already bought 3 of the characters from season pass 2 (at half price) before that was ever on sale and I'm waiting to see who's in season pass 3 before I decide if I want (any of) it.

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 1:41 am

Too bad Tekken 7 doesn't have crossplay. You would think that would be standard at this point outside of FPS games.

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Mon Oct 28, 2019 4:10 am

Started experimenting with different characters now that I'm more used to the feel of Tekken and I've been having an absolute blast with Bryan Fury. He was actually one of the first characters I had tried out when I first got the game and I didn't care for him, but now that I've wrapped my head around Tekken a bit more he's really clicked for me. Nailing people with his moves is so satisfying. The main trouble I've had so far with him is opening people up after they've learned playing aggressive against Bryan is a bad idea, but I think I just need to get better at his mind games and mixups.

I bought Noctis and gave him a spin as well but wasn't really feeling it.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:08 am

He was my main in Tekken 3 and one of my mains in later games in the series. Not so much in 6 and 7 though.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Mon Oct 28, 2019 1:03 pm

I bought soul caliber 6 because it was $20 on PSN. IDK if I'll ever play it.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Mon Oct 28, 2019 1:36 pm

My least favourite of that series. It's killed my interest in it.

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 3:14 am

I enjoyed SC1 and 2 quite a bit back in the day but hadn't played one since then until picking up SC6. I don't think adding a meter to the game was a good move. Everything tied to it is pretty off putting. I've barely touched it.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 6:49 am

Yup. Also put me off that the weapon I needed to make my regular custom character was tied to a piece of day one DLC. I ended up buying it, then the season pass was on sale soon after. Begrudge paying twice, when I'd already bought Tira and 2B at full price. Kinda' put me further off the game. That and having two separate boring story modes instead of one decent one.

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:52 pm

GG Strive is looking fantastic. I am very hype for April.

https://youtu.be/IvTs1BXOBQE

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:22 pm

I thought it was called Survive for some reason (probably because I can’t read).
I get annoyed with paying full price for Tekken 7 every time it’s on sale (currently £3.99). Same with the DLC packs

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:34 pm

I haven't touched Tekken 7 in quite a while so I totally missed the Godlike Leroy era.

I'll probably main Faust in Strive but a lot of the characters have changed so much I'll have to give everyone another go to see if any that I didn't care for in Xrd click for me now. Hopefully my boys Slayer and/or Venom are in the first season pass.

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