Current Events > There are a number of inherent problems with fighting games.

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Stuff like Street Fighter, Marvel VS Capcom, Soul Calibur, DOA, etc. These complaints weren't neccesarily apply to every series I just listed, but they're pretty common problems with the genre...in my opinion.

- All the different versions of games of released. I mean, Street Fighter II had 6 different versions...come on.
- The stupid tweaks, usually involving character balance, because they couldn't get things right the first time (like they do in every other genre).
- The fact you can't really change much in a sequel, just add characters
- The lack of value as a one-player experience
- These games often aren't that accessible to new players, and there's not much to enjoy until you're at least an intermediate player

I do enjoy fighting games, don't get me wrong. I even went so far as to buy some (although not many). But these are serious problems with the genre, and there are quite a few of them.

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Sunhawk posted...

- The lack of value as a one-player experience

Though the story ended up sucking, BlazBlue has shown it is possible to have an extensive story mode in a format that works really well for fighting games.

- These games often aren't that accessible to new players, and there's not much to enjoy until you're at least an intermediate player

Stylish mode fixes that problem

Have you played Smash yet Sunhawk
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Alpha218 posted...

Have you played Smash yet Sunhawk

No.

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Sould Calibur used to have sweet single player modes.

SCII arcade had conquest mode which wad awesome 1 player mode. Although it supported vs.
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furb posted...

Sould Calibur used to have sweet single player modes.

SCII arcade had conquest mode which wad awesome 1 player mode. Although it supported vs.

Dude, Weapon Master mode was the shit.
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When you're in the US and netplay matches you up with someone in Chile
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furb posted...

Sould Calibur used to have sweet single player modes.

SCII arcade had conquest mode which wad awesome 1 player mode. Although it supported vs.

I agree. Soul Calibur 1 had my favourite one-player experience of any fighting game, ever. I spent quite a while on that, with lots of fun stuff to do, and a great plot.

Most games have an arcade mode, and maybe some similar stuff, but that's it.

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Sunhawk posted...

- The stupid tweaks, usually involving character balance, because they couldn't get things right the first time (like they do in every other genre).

like what?

pretty much any esports genre and game nowadays gets constant balance changes.
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Sunhawk posted...

Stuff like Street Fighter, Marvel VS Capcom, Soul Calibur, DOA, etc. These complaints weren't neccesarily apply to every series I just listed, but they're pretty common problems with the genre...in my opinion.

- All the different versions of games of released. I mean, Street Fighter II had 6 different versions...come on.
they couldn't patch games back then, but yes, releasing 5 blazblue titles these days is inexcusable
- The stupid tweaks, usually involving character balance, because they couldn't get things right the first time (like they do in every other genre).
its tough balancing these kind of games
- The fact you can't really change much in a sequel, just add characters
again hard to patch games when there's little internet and companies got used to it
- The lack of value as a one-player experience
a byproduct of multiplayer games being online, same thing with FPSs, nowadays you have a short campaign with most of the game being online multiplayer
- These games often aren't that accessible to new players, and there's not much to enjoy until you're at least an intermediate player
true but I think this allows for greater a greater competitive ceiling, kinda like CSGO

I do enjoy fighting games, don't get me wrong. I even went so far as to buy some (although not many). But these are serious problems with the genre, and there are quite a few of them.

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