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Does KI have the protential to last a Season 4?

YES! KI has such a great ... 83 47.70%
 
NO. KI will start to age ... 91 52.30%
 
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Please. The Fighter Within is better



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CGI-Quality said:

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People will see this and swear on their own grave that it isn't a fighting game. It's at freaking EVO with all the other ones!



CGI-Quality said:
Azzanation said:

Quote from add - *The superlative, smash hit beat 'em up Super Smash Bros.* funny choice of words Nintendo use to sell there game.

Smash can be lassed as alot of genrs, it can even be classed as a platformer. You saying Smash is a fighting like KI or SF is like you saying Gears or Uncharted is COD because there Shooters.

Fighter can mean alot of things for a game. Being a fighter doesnt mean its a Street Fighter lol. Shooter doesnt mean its a FPS.

You're mixing ideas, here. First, I've not heard anyone say that shooter = fps, because obviously, not all shooters are in the first person. Next, just because it isn't "a Street Fighter" doesn't mean it isn't a fighting game.

Besides, given your argument, it does you no favors to post a link where the very classification of the series' genre is fighting. In the here and now, we aren't dismissing Smash. As Trucks posted above, it's also included in fighting tournaments. Thus (among other things), as far as I'm concerned, it's a fighting game.

In regards to what's best currently, to me, Guilty Gear Xrd and Street Fighter V have solid mechanics, but my favorite fighter of the gen is DOA5: Last Round on X1.

                               

You’re missing the point completely. Fighter is just the label, a Beat 'em up game can come under a fighter label too.  Smash is a Party Beat ‘em up game in my opinion. Sure its labelled a fighter doesn’t mean it’s the same thing. Don’t get me wrong, Smash is one of the best games I’ve played this generation and I am still playing it today.

If you think Smash is anything like SF, Tekken, KI, MK etc then I have to doubt you even played them.

It’s like comparing F-Zero to GT and Forza. There all under Racing games right? Yes but there different games for different people. Smash is at EVO because it’s a very competitive game. Not because it’s an Arcade Fighter.



Snoopy said:

Killer instinct for sure. SF5 match making/ lack of content and more keeps the game from being appealing. Killer instinct is definantly the best this generation. Microsoft already has the best shooters and best racing games. Now they have the best fighting game.

Microsoft is clearly on a roll - right?

I bet they also have the best platformers -  in your opinion? The best RPGs - in your opion? The best action adventures - in your opinion? The best indies - in your opinion? The best DLC - in your opinion? The best shaped hardware (even though its universally considered a clunker)- in your opinion? The best best color (even if they are both the same colors) - in your opinion? The best battery system for a controller - in your opinion?



I have two questions:

1) Is this thread for real Azzanation?

2) Do you seriously dont consider Smash Bros as a fighting game?



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sabvre42 said:
Snoopy said:

Killer instinct for sure. SF5 match making/ lack of content and more keeps the game from being appealing. Killer instinct is definantly the best this generation. Microsoft already has the best shooters and best racing games. Now they have the best fighting game.

Microsoft is clearly on a roll - right?

I bet they also have the best platformers -  in your opinion? The best RPGs - in your opion? The best action adventures - in your opinion? The best indies - in your opinion? The best DLC - in your opinion? The best shaped hardware (even though its universally considered a clunker)- in your opinion? The best best color (even if they are both the same colors) - in your opinion? The best battery system for a controller - in your opinion?

Yep.



Not really. I assume that characters are $5 a pop still and that there are "season passes" for each new season of characters cause otherwise, that would be expensive as fuck. Either way, I am put off by their model of business and would only consider getting it once they release a super ultra all-complete edition.

Personal feelings aside, I don't think KI is the fighting game of this. Street Fighter, with their "free" updates stand a better chance as that, as well as Tekken, who generally do not charge for new characters (hopefully that is still the case with tekken 7) KI is still kinda cult-ish as oppose to SF and Tekken and I doubt it would ever match or surpass their popularity.



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Azzanation said:

Its net code [is] amazing

Is this something they fixed with one of the new seasons?

 

I haven't been able to follow this game past early season 1, but back then the net code was horrible.



Normchacho said:

I'm so God damn excited for Tekken 7.

All Harada needs to do to make me happy is put Lee (or Lee's fighting style) in the game and I'm happy. Else my main character is gone and I'll have to adapt. Can't wait otherwise.



Hmm, pie.

KI is nothing compared to MKX



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