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BCrayfish on 08 December 2008
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forevercloud3000 said:
BCrayfish said:

Whoa, calm down there Skippy, I never said one game did everything better then Tekken, I said multiple games do certain aspects better then Tekken. Kind of like how buffets serve a bunch of different generic slop while restaraunts will serve several items that are extrememely good. Virtua Fighter and Soul Calibur are better technical fighters, Smash Bros and Marvel vs Capcom have better characters rosters, and well, everything else is pretty superficial (you're using Tekken bowling to prove a point, really?). I should also probably point out that if you need to even consider using the story in a fighting game for even one of your reasons why the game is good you're probably wrong.

 

forgive my rashness, maybe I did not hear you correctly and took your statement to be harsh. This does not change the fact that I believe your statement to be completely wrong.

No worries, I was trying to be harsh on Tekken. I think it's several pegs too high on the list of top fighting games. :P

You have started to sound condescending to Tekken due to the fact the game sports bonus features? Story should not be a redeeming quality in a fighter? Really? Story may not be the most important thing but It does draw you closer to a particular character in a Fighting game. I base which characters I like in a fighting game on two things, looks, and their background story. So obviously one without one gains no interest to me.

I wasn't trying to be condescending to Tekken because of those extra features. I mean seriously, who doesn't like more stuff? I was being condescending to you because you were calling them key features that set it apart from its peers. Story in a fighting game is like a stripper with a master's in philosophy. They really aren't doing anyone any good. I'm seeing why we're disagreeing though. You like fighting games that look good and have a story. I like fighting games that have great fighting.

Virtua Fighter is garbage and I can say that with complete confidence. No one even really likes that game. Tekken, said to be a rip off of VF, has taken all that was actually good of that franchise and perfected upon it. The game is NOT more technical then Tekken in the slightest. You think that a fighter with a maximum move list of about 7-10 moves is technical?  Soul Calibur is a pretty face. The game does not boast the same roster of elite characters as tekken does either, or the same level of variety. First off the game has about 8 characters with the same freaking weapon just simply at different speeds, lengths, damage points. Every character's animations are too similar to even be all that interesting. There is a reason why Namco does not herald this game as their best, BELIEVE IT!

You sir are a funny person. Namco didn't need to herald Soul Calibur as their best, their fans did it for them (At least before Namco shoved every third party character they could get their hand on into it anyway) and I have to assume you couldn't ever get into Virtua Fighter. It's not a big deal though, it's definitely less accesible then Tekken. Kind of like how MGS4 is less accesible then Wii Sports.

Tekken is a true tech fighter. You must anticipate a characters next move, know the mindset of the other character and use one of their many movies to either evade or counter what the enemy is thinking. Each character has a entirely different control method that it takes years to master, with the most differing fighting styles then any other. And how dare you use Marvel vs. Street FIghter? That game is fun on pure nastagia factor alone. I love the game but I know I only play it because of the Marvel characters I grew up with like Cyclops and Spiderman. I simply play so I can see their ultimate moves because I am a fan of their comics(back to the Story topic),OPTIC BLAST that theory out of the park. There is no skill involved in it, I can beat my friend who is a semi professional at it by simply mashing buttons. Not so with tekken.

Exactly, Marvel vs Capcom has a better character roster. Thank you for agreeing with me.

And the only reason I brought up bowling and the like is because you called Tekken Mediocre and said it had less "OFFERINGS" then other fighters. The game is simply NOT mediocre as they put more thought into each fighter then any other(move sets, backstories, fighting style representations,etc) and it offers small distractions for when you are actually tired of playing fighting matches for a while and simply need a smaller extraction but still stay enthralled in the Tekken Universe.

By offerings I don't mean things to do, I mean quality of content. Everything Tekken does another fighting game does better. Except for bowling I guess. You got me there.

That is all....

 

I think it'd be better to just agree to disagree. I don't doubt that you (or anyone else for that matter) loves Tekken, I just find it middle of the road compared to other games out there. That's why in my first post I said "To me" as in to refer that I am speaking only my personal opinion. :)

 



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