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Underrated and Overlooked fighting games
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Love the stages of that game. Dat cityscape.
Spine_Ripper
Member
I'm genuinely disappointed that the first post wasn't "all of them."
A very cool idea I hope gets refined but the camera alone is a bit too disorienting for me.Don't hear anyone on Fighting GAF talk about Blade Symphony, which came out a few months ago. Seems to play like Bushido Blade.
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Disaster Nebraska
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Sumotori Dreams
I <3 you.
World SkiFree
Member
No love for Marvel Nemesis? My bro and I still square off on the PS2 when we get together. Spidey vs. The Thing on The Bridge. All day. Plays similar to Power Stone, I suppose.
Which reminds me, MK Shaolin Monks had a pretty good versus. As did Street of Rage 2 on the Genesis. Solid throw-ins.
Good to see the PS1 Star Wars fighter mentioned. Bro and I played that, too. We played a lot of licensed games everyone else hated, haha.
Also, I like Urban Champion. There, I said it.
Which reminds me, MK Shaolin Monks had a pretty good versus. As did Street of Rage 2 on the Genesis. Solid throw-ins.
Good to see the PS1 Star Wars fighter mentioned. Bro and I played that, too. We played a lot of licensed games everyone else hated, haha.
Also, I like Urban Champion. There, I said it.
Every fighting game's fanbase is 99% not about the fighting bits. How do you think SF and MK sell so much?
Quoted for the fucking truth. And one of the prime examples of when you should not go by the reviews.
hentaicook
Neo Member
Imagine if Guilty Gear Isuka caught on. 2V2 in a traditional fighter! Tournaments with paired players that shared combos off each other! The game would inspire player to player bondage, forming everlasting bonds that cannot be broken! There might be infinite combo problems at first, but those balance problems would be fixed in the next iteration: "Guilty Gear Isuka XX & XX Unload"
I hope you're referring to her origin story/motivations and not her lack of breasts. Some very unfortunate implications with the latter since she is otherwise a mirror image of Morrigan.
Man, this one's a true classic. Damn shame they could never make a decent follow-up after it.
That theme is still truly iconic.
uncredited male
Member
Fairy Bloom Freesia.
SP only, with a heavy combo focus. Don't be off put by the uberkawaii.
http://fairybloomfreesia.com/
SP only, with a heavy combo focus. Don't be off put by the uberkawaii.
http://fairybloomfreesia.com/
Kabuki Waq
Member
Chaos code.
Guys try it.
Guys try it.
Didn't read the thread (lazy, drunk, and browsing GAF in between Tekken rounds) but I've got to give a nod of the hat to the Bushido Blade series.
If anything in Square's back catalog deserves a revisit, it's that. It's such a great fighting game because it adopts the Dive Kick formula over a decade before the thought was even born, but adds granularity which Dive Kick sorely needs.
Essentially, in Bushido Blade you're in three states of existence when playing against someone: "How do I get an advantage?", "Oh god I'm screwed", and "Crap, ! Won!" or "Crap, I'm dead!"
During the first stage (i.e. "How do I get an advantage?") you're running around the stage looking for the spot to pick your stand and trying to lure your opponent there. Maybe it's somewhere where you can, if you get a blade lock and win can push him off a cliff. Maybe it's somewhere he'll trap his weapon on some stone. Maybe it's just somewhere where you can throw some dirt in his eyes... But you're always looking for that advantage.
If you get the upper hand, fine. But if you don't... You're in "Oh god I'm screwed" territory. Maybe your one arm doesn't work and all you can do is swing your sword slowly. Maybe your knee got hit and now all you can do is lamely swing or flop to the ground while your opponent circles around. Either way, your defensive and offensive options are limited and you think you're going to lose.
So you have one shot. You pick your time, you do what you think you can, and you either turn the fight around despite your disadvantage or you don't. Whatever.
The point is that the win/loss isn't binary, with some exceptions. Even if you get tagged, unless your opponent is good you can still fight at a disadvantage. You have options. While you're in a position which is harder to recover from, you can recover.
It condenses a good fighting game's nuances into a few short moments of power between foes, and it's brilliant because of it.
If anything in Square's back catalog deserves a revisit, it's that. It's such a great fighting game because it adopts the Dive Kick formula over a decade before the thought was even born, but adds granularity which Dive Kick sorely needs.
Essentially, in Bushido Blade you're in three states of existence when playing against someone: "How do I get an advantage?", "Oh god I'm screwed", and "Crap, ! Won!" or "Crap, I'm dead!"
During the first stage (i.e. "How do I get an advantage?") you're running around the stage looking for the spot to pick your stand and trying to lure your opponent there. Maybe it's somewhere where you can, if you get a blade lock and win can push him off a cliff. Maybe it's somewhere he'll trap his weapon on some stone. Maybe it's just somewhere where you can throw some dirt in his eyes... But you're always looking for that advantage.
If you get the upper hand, fine. But if you don't... You're in "Oh god I'm screwed" territory. Maybe your one arm doesn't work and all you can do is swing your sword slowly. Maybe your knee got hit and now all you can do is lamely swing or flop to the ground while your opponent circles around. Either way, your defensive and offensive options are limited and you think you're going to lose.
So you have one shot. You pick your time, you do what you think you can, and you either turn the fight around despite your disadvantage or you don't. Whatever.
The point is that the win/loss isn't binary, with some exceptions. Even if you get tagged, unless your opponent is good you can still fight at a disadvantage. You have options. While you're in a position which is harder to recover from, you can recover.
It condenses a good fighting game's nuances into a few short moments of power between foes, and it's brilliant because of it.
Unique scoring system and the combat was simple but could be tactical thanks to the chance of a 1 hit KO.
Hah! That's one of the first N64 games I owned.
I saved up my birthday money and odd jobs/chore completion/allowance money for like 6 months to have enough for a new game and I ended up picking this one.
wastedyears
Member
Definitely underrated.
Definitely underrated.
Never heard of it.
redmetal86
Member
A game with Power. Power Quest!
I think most of my picks have already been mentioned (SF x T, Virtua Fighter Any, Tobal 2, Last Blade 1&2)) so I will add:
Soul Calibur Broken Destiny (PSP).
Yeah, it didn't have the modes but the base game here was fantastic. It felt as fun to play as the other Soul Calibur games but it was portable.
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Soul Calibur V
Absolutely fantastic game again poisoned by a lack of modes. Based off of just the gameplay, this could be my favorite fighting game ever and I don't even play online. It just feels so good to play and move around.
I can only imagine what could have been had Namco not blown it contentwise with these two games. It is borderline criminal to me (in much the same way as it was criminal of them to butcher the translations if the Legend of Heroes games on PSP but thats another story).
Soul Calibur Broken Destiny (PSP).
Yeah, it didn't have the modes but the base game here was fantastic. It felt as fun to play as the other Soul Calibur games but it was portable.
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Soul Calibur V
Absolutely fantastic game again poisoned by a lack of modes. Based off of just the gameplay, this could be my favorite fighting game ever and I don't even play online. It just feels so good to play and move around.
I can only imagine what could have been had Namco not blown it contentwise with these two games. It is borderline criminal to me (in much the same way as it was criminal of them to butcher the translations if the Legend of Heroes games on PSP but thats another story).
Rage of the Dragons. Only released for the neo geo mvs in the early 2000's. Don't know if posting YouTube links is ok or not, but here's a link to a longplay for it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msZUQkEZKZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msZUQkEZKZQ
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SpasilliumX11
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I guess maybe it is because SNK seems to underrate them. Whereas I can play a version of King of Fighters on basically every gadget that I have that even approximates a games machine, Last Blade and its sequel have been largely passed over in the re-release market.
xiceman191
Banned
Neo-Geo's Ninja Masters
Hazzard4life
Member
Virtual On would be awesome on next gen.
Also X-Men vs Street Fighter. I know they moved on to the Marvel stuff but I like the original
Also X-Men vs Street Fighter. I know they moved on to the Marvel stuff but I like the original
xiceman191
Banned
X-men vs Streetfighter wasn't overlooked or underrated tho. It had a pretty good sized scene.
catashtrophe
Member
Add me into the Fighters Destiny camp.
Had it for the N64 and enjoyed it alot, never played the sequel though.
Had it for the N64 and enjoyed it alot, never played the sequel though.
Aw yiss. Excellent game, the Tournament Mode and customisable fighters was (and still is) a really cool feature. Especially considering how old it is.
Virtua Fighter. It always saddens me when people list the big 3D fighting franchises and leave that one off. Its really misunderstood and nowhere near as inpenetrable as its hardcore reputation suggests. Also by extention Fighters Megamix because we need more fighters that are prepared to give you a Daytona car, meat and a palm tree as playable characters.
For a 2D game I'd say Kizuna Encounter, though I admit I mostly love that because the cityscape backgrounds have a Streets of Rage vibe.
For a 2D game I'd say Kizuna Encounter, though I admit I mostly love that because the cityscape backgrounds have a Streets of Rage vibe.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
BREAKERS REVENGE THE THREAD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvFHyc4JfEk (watch the whole tourney at https://www.youtube.com/user/iplaywinner)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mBQAM9Psb0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=174Vgio1Q4A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEjOCGUnsj0&list=UUAsypc8fyaqOUgjPvsVk6iw
/thread brehhams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvFHyc4JfEk (watch the whole tourney at https://www.youtube.com/user/iplaywinner)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mBQAM9Psb0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=174Vgio1Q4A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEjOCGUnsj0&list=UUAsypc8fyaqOUgjPvsVk6iw
/thread brehhams
Phreakuency
Banned
Tobal 2 was amazing at the time. The dungeon mode was superb as well!! So addictive! The animation and frame rate was mind blowing.
And it probably sucked as a fighting game (I can't remember) but I really enjoyed Ehrgeiz. Cloud, Tifa, Sephiroth, Vincent (!), Yuffie! And Django the wolf thing!
