As far as some of the fighters go. They are a little OP imo and they have nerfed a few like Jago for an example. It is still at this point in time a great game. And againw hen season 3 releases with some of the things they are adding and patching it will be a lot better. I can't wait!

You know fighting games get patches all the time to nerf and buff characters right?

And Killer Instinct has the most varied fighters from the get go from all the other fighters. SF for example usually have a lot of the same type of fighters and a lot of projectile having characters. That inhibits fighting games at times to approach a duel in varied ways. For example, in KI you can read combos and break it or if your opponent is smart, he'll set you up to read his combo, you break it and he counter breaks it with a punishing combo. It has that and much more unique features as game mechanic, plus it has the basics of other fighters.

Of course I know that lol. I literally LOVE fighting games and I love KI but I will not say it is balanced because it is not. Shadow jago, Kan-Ra, Spinal to name a few all had quite a few broken things about them especially Kan-ra. I am not saying it is a bad game because it is an EXCELLENT game. I am just saying it is not the most balanced game. Also I agree it is very varied when it comes to characters. Easily more so than most other fighting games. Everything else you said I agree with seeing as I do it myself.

Power Stone will be the fighting game every generation -_-

Another thread pushing an agenda from the OP, go figure..

None of those characters won any major tournament, Shadow Jago is very good but he's not OP. What was broken about Kan-Ra though?

The only reason people call Smash a Party Game is so that they don't have to call it the best fighting game. Because that's something that can't be disagreed with. It's literally impossible.

I do apologize to everyone in here. I edited my post to limit this discussion alittle bit. Please before posting read the Edited part.

Im looking for more a Apples to Apples comparison since KI is an Arcade Fighter i want to compare and read peoples opinions on how it stacks up to other Arcade Fighters like MK and SF as prime examples.

I still have to disagree though. Mechanically I find GG to be much better and I'm sure SFV and Tekken will both be aswell.

I think it's what people want from a fighter. I can't get into most fighting games. The exceptions are only 2; Fight Night series and Street Fighter. 

I used to buy MK just for the death moves and more recently the story mode. For some reason every MK game feels like I have to re-learn every player and I just can't get used to it. 

Tekken felt at times to cheap, especially when I used to be good at it (Tekken 3 days) and friends who had never played the game had heard about mashing kick buttons with Eddie beating you. 

I've not played KI since the N64 days so I don't think I can comment, but it looks like it plays a lot like Street Fighter but faster. If I had an X1 I would defo give it a shot. 

Does it have the finishing moves like the original? I don't think they are needed, but it would be cool. 

I think all good fighting games need a good story mode. MK has defo raised the bar. SFV fighting network is also a must. I know it's not functioning fully yet with bits to come, but for those who have seen it and played about with it, it's a bit like Drive Clubs connected network. It's pretty sweet. 

In my opinion, non of the games have nailed the combination of all the above and until they do, they will all be the go to fighting game of the gen, but for different reasons.