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bouzane on 27 November 2011
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Khuutra said:
bouzane said:
Khuutra said:
Rainbow Yoshi said:


I've got to admit, this is post is one of your best for a while as it is not silly in anyway.

Anyway to the point. Nintendo came up with a fantastic idea when they formed Super Smash Bros. and Sony is really the only other company in gaming to form a vast host of playable characters. I hope Sony don't call this Sony Smash Bros. because I am sure "Smash Bros." is copyrighted.


Capcom, Konami, and Namco - to name only three - have larger stables of iconic characters than Sony do.


I certainly don't agree but I can understand both Capcom and Konami, however claiming that Namco has more iconic characters than Sony is just absurd.

Not at all - any major fighting game series has a higher number of iconic characters than the vast majority of other game series. How many characters from Street Fighter are recognizable at a glance? 15? 20? In comparison, the only really recognizable character from God of War is Kratos himself. Throw in Darkstalkers, along with Capcom's other franchises, and it's really one-sided in that respect. Hell, Capcom's roster of recognizable characters is really very comparable to Nintendo's.

It's easy to dismiss Namco, but it would be a lot harder in fighting game or JRPG circles - they do own Tekken, Soul Calibur, Tales, and many other different series. One doesn't associate them with their characters as quickly as one does with Capcom, but their roster is enormous.

What about Ares, Zeus and Hades? I thought that they all stood out just as much as Kratos. Personally, I think you are selling Sony short.

 

Edit: I just remembered Perseus, he would be perfect for a fighting game. It would be fantastic if they could get the original voice actor yet again.