@amafi said:
@pandabear said:
Virtua Fighter. Of course. Maybe 5?
VF5:FS is way easier to jump into than Street Fighter 4.
It has half the buttons and it's got a much better training mode.
Personally I think the hardest one out right now that I've put any time into is KoF13. The fact that you have 4 jumps, no shortcuts for motions like in SF, it's just really execution heavy.
I don't play anime fighters like BB, melty blood or GG though, so can't really speak on those.
Not true. Being a big fighting game fan I've been playing both series since the 90s and Street Fighter is more pick up and play than VF will ever be. That is also good and works in its favour. It can retain complexity and have a lot of accessibility. No wonder it's still so popular. Number of buttons is pretty irrelevant here. Street Fighter is a lot more simplistic in terms of mechanics compared do VF as most 2d games are. Is a lot more character driven, matchup focused game too. VF it's a bit more player driven, with a lot of people playing the same character pretty differently. It's very, very technical and the chances you're going to cause experienced player any trouble is very slim compared to any Street Fighter game. It's also not only the inputs, it's also more tactical and I dare say more depth too.
It's not even the most complex 2d fighting game with arc sys games especially been very complex if a tad convoluted at times. GG and BB are both more complex than SF.
However complexity in itself is not important. I feel that a good fighter, for my tastes, needs accessibility in terms of commands, interesting mechanics, depth without resorting to unnecessary and confusing mechanics, good balance, good community, diversity in the roster, characters fun to play among few other things. Obviously not all will offer that but can still great and fun to play.
One of my favourites is 3rd Strike for instance but the balance aspect could be a bit better.
Hardest game list I don't much for but here goes my favourites. No order besides the first in each category:
2D:
- Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
- Blazblue
- Persona 4 Arena
- Mortal Kombat 9
3D:
- Virtua Fighter 5 FS
- Soul Calibur 2
- Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
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