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I don't think I can pick just one 3d fighting game series that I like, since i enjoyed several. a lot of the 3d fighting games I liked never had a sequel so I cant list those, the 3d fighting game series I enjoyed the most were:
rival schools
power stone
king of fighters maximum impact
virtua fighter
smash bros
I know, he was saying the series became simpler with 4 though, but it didn't.They've added more and more with every iteration, only Final Showdown simplified things a bit, but it's still the deepest system out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by chinitosoccer
Soul Calibur gets my pick. I was hopelessly addicted the SC 1&2, and really enjoyed 3,4, and 5. VF4:EVO is also pretty amazing, although it was tougher for me to get my friends on board with that game because of the effort involved in getting good at it.
^Soul Calibur 2 was probably my single most played game when it was released. Pretty sure I played nothing else for that entire summer.
I watched a soul calibur tournament at a local arcade once and it was actually quite awesome. It's amazing how good you can get at that game. I would have played it if it weren't one of those "hit a button and wait 3 seconds for the move" sort of games.
Yeah, I had trouble deciding on my favorite "series", too. I mean, I could narrow down a few favorite games but a series? That's much harder to pin down. I guess I will say Virtua Fighter, too, though I do consider games like Fighting Vipers, Fighters Megamix, and even Sonic the Fighters as part of the series.Quote:
Originally Posted by j_factor
I remember when I first got Virtua Fighter 32X. I had seen video of Virtua Fighter but I had no idea what it was like to actually play it. We were blown away by the graphics, of course, never played anything like it before. But in short order, I started to become aware of how much more there was to the gameplay given the 3D nature of the fighting. We played the 32X game a lot and I still consider it a personal favorite, though Fighting Vipers for Saturn is my favorite of the entire series.
Virtual On for Saturn is another of my personal favorites. Besides the fact that it's a fantastic game, I enjoyed it even more because I could find plenty of players via modem. It plays perfectly over the modem and you even get the full arena when played by modem rather than the smaller ones when playing split-screen. I still have two Saturns hooked up to play Virtual On this way to play versus.
I like Last Bronx a lot, too, though by the time the game came out, I had a much harder time finding other players.
I really liked Dead or Alive for Saturn, though the girls would tease us mercilessly whenever we played it, hah! I always enjoyed the simple counter system because we would get into these long-counter battles, just like an old kung-fu movie. Good laughs!Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterfaller
Dead or Alive 2 for Dreamcast is just amazing looking and it's great fun to play, too.
I never played a lot of Toshinden though I do have both Saturn games. We did get some kicks having gun duels with Vermilion, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chilly Willy
I've played the first Robo-Pit some. It just couldn't compete with Virtual On for gameplay, though. The designing part would be cool but Armored Core is much better for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drixxel
Bushido Blade was a great idea but I never found any good opponents. I don't mean that I am a master at it or anything but unlike other fighting games, you have to have some experience with this game to even be remotely competitive. New players die far too easily, get annoyed, and refuse to play anymore!Quote:
Originally Posted by Drixxel
Oh yeah, Bloody Roar and Bloody Roar 2 were fun games. They were the closest thing to Fighting Vipers that the Playstation had, too. I haven't played them in ages but they were always fun to play.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkDragon
I loved Street Fighter EX and EX2 but EX3 was such a massive letdown and was a poor way to end the series. Not enough new stuff was added and the tag feature was dreadful and pointless.
Ahh yes, Bushido Blade... a friend and I once had a truly amazing match that lasted nearly 20 minutes. Nothing gives tension to a fight quite like the only sound being footsteps, and the swinging of clashing of swords. By the end of it, both our fighters were limping around with only one good arm.
Good tiiiiimes.
The Saturn has tons of great 3D fighters, I guess it's because the saturns chipset lends itself to the genre? (I remember reading somewhere that in VF2 each character was controlled by a separate CPU or something like that)
I'd recommend Fighters Megamix, Dead or Alive, and Virtua Fighter Kids for Saturn. For playstation of course there's the tekken series, but I find that virtua fighter has a better fighting engine.
I LOVED VF Remix and Kids on the Saturn; some of my fondest memories right there.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlecRob