Jeshibu on 30/8/2015 at 16:21
This might as far removed a genre as I can think of compared to Thief, but is/was anyone here into fighting games? I've recently acquired a taste for Dead or Alive 5 myself, because I kinda understand it for once. I like that you can interrupt the opponent's combo instead of having to wait for your turn to play again, and the (
http://steamcommunity.com/id/iwem_xo/screenshots/?appid=311730) photography mode is neat.
I've also been dabbling in Mortal Kombat X and Ultra Street Fighter 4, but I'm pretty bad at those.
So, what games are you guys into? Do you use any specialist controllers? Anyone feeling like beating me up? And in the game?
demagogue on 31/8/2015 at 06:26
I personally was very happy to get the Sega Model 2 emulator running the original Virtua Fighter 1 & 2, since those were like the original games I used to go to the arcade for in Austin back in the day. I'll admit, to the extent I play these games at all anymore, it's pretty much for nostalgia reasons though.
DarkForge on 31/8/2015 at 09:03
The only two beat-em-up series I've really been following regularly are Mortal Kombat and the Soul series. I believe the Amiga version of the original MK was my introduction to the genre, way back when. Unfortunately there are still some gaps in my MK collection; I haven't played X yet and I'll have to wait until I get a current-gen console before I can (they recently announced the planned PS3 & 360 versions have now been cancelled) but it's certainly on my list.
I've dabbled with a couple of others. I also own Injustice: Gods Among Us. Tekken 3 on the original Playstation was really good when I borrowed it off an old school mate years ago, and I still have the data saved on my memory card in preparation for when I finally get around to picking up my own copy. I remember having fun round a mate's house playing Battle Arena Toshinden on the Sega Saturn too.
Bio Freaks. That game was tough! :grr:
WingedKagouti on 31/8/2015 at 12:35
Fighting games are one of my favourite genres, even though I suck badly at them.
On Steam I have:
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Mortal Kombat Kollection
Mortal Kombat 9
Mortal Kombat X
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst
Skullgirls
Vanguard Princess (the amount of pre-teen looking girls and the "clothes" they wear made this a less than positive purchase)
On GOG I only have:
Guilty Gear Isuka
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
And 13 more for my consoles (PS2, Wii and 360). Oh and a copy of Street Fighter 4 on what used to be Impulse, but I've dropped trying to get that "service" to work properly after it was acquired by Game Stop.
The ability to interrupt a combo (by spending some sort of limited resource) has become fairly common in modern fighting games, and it's definitely a godsend in the combo heavy games. As far as playing online goes, you need 2 factors before it's going to be enjoyable. The first is a stable and quick connection to the server and your opponent, too much lag and the game will be a mess. The second is proper netcode for the game. The NetherRealm (Mortal Kombat and Injustice) and Street Fighter IV games have plenty of people complaining about poor netcode, where people with low pings and stable connections do not have a good experience. The only game I've personally tried online is Skullgirls, and that was a decent experience with a low ping opponent (50-60).
Still, even with my love of the genre, I have yet to acquire a fightstick.
PigLick on 31/8/2015 at 14:31
Gamecube Soul Calibre is my fave alltime fighting game, still pull it out every now and then for some fun with mates.
Jeshibu on 28/9/2015 at 21:25
Quote Posted by demagogue
I personally was very happy to get the Sega Model 2 emulator running the original
Virtua Fighter 1 & 2, since those were like the original games I used to go to the arcade for in Austin back in the day. I'll admit, to the extent I play these games at all anymore, it's pretty much for nostalgia reasons though.
I only played VF5, but faced people who knew what they were doing, so that was pretty discouraging. It's a good game though, and I think there's a bundle with everything in it for the PS3 now.
Quote Posted by DarkForge
The only two beat-em-up series I've really been following regularly are Mortal Kombat and the Soul series. I believe the Amiga version of the original MK was my introduction to the genre, way back when. Unfortunately there are still some gaps in my MK collection; I haven't played X yet and I'll have to wait until I get a current-gen console before I can (they recently announced the planned PS3 & 360 versions have now been cancelled) but it's certainly on my list.
I've dabbled with a couple of others. I also own Injustice: Gods Among Us. Tekken 3 on the original Playstation was really good when I borrowed it off an old school mate years ago, and I still have the data saved on my memory card in preparation for when I finally get around to picking up my own copy. I remember having fun round a mate's house playing Battle Arena Toshinden on the Sega Saturn too.
Bio Freaks. That game was tough! :grr:
I've dabbled a little in MK9 and MKX, but I really can't get into the left-right special moves and the combos that require you to press buttons within a very strict window after the last button press. Same with Injustice. I really liked Tekken 6 on Xbox 360, but I don't pay for Live anymore so that's out for me. I've never heard of Bio Freaks. Is that worth looking into?
Quote Posted by WingedKagouti
The ability to interrupt a combo (by spending some sort of limited resource) has become fairly common in modern fighting games, and it's definitely a godsend in the combo heavy games. As far as playing online goes, you need 2 factors before it's going to be enjoyable. The first is a stable and quick connection to the server and your opponent, too much lag and the game will be a mess. The second is proper netcode for the game. The NetherRealm (Mortal Kombat and Injustice) and Street Fighter IV games have plenty of people complaining about poor netcode, where people with low pings and stable connections do not have a good experience. The only game I've personally tried online is Skullgirls, and that was a decent experience with a low ping opponent (50-60).
I've heard MKX improved on MK9 netcode-wise at least, so that's something. I've seen combo breakers in most recent fighting games, yeah, except I don't remember seeing one in Skullgirls? Been a while, so I could be wrong.
Quote Posted by WingedKagouti
Still, even with my love of the genre, I have yet to acquire a fightstick.
Funny enough, I've got a fightstick (a Hori EX2) but I prefer the Dualshock 4 these days. Specifically, double tapping directions seems easier. It's tough for games with 6 buttons though, so I usually do switch to the fightstick for Street Fighter 4.
Quote Posted by PigLick
Gamecube Soul Calibre is my fave alltime fighting game, still pull it out every now and then for some fun with mates.
I've only played 4, but I haven't heard much positive about 5. Which one do you play? One for the PS2?
For completeness sake, below is the list of fighting games I own on Steam. Feel free to challenge me on any of these, but keep in mind I'll be terrible unless we're talking DOA5 (then I'll be mediocre). Also I'm in Europe, so ozzies will probably have a bad time.
On Steam:
* BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
* Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (online is still in beta; ranked only)
* The King of Fighters XIII
* Mortal Kombat 9
* Mortal Kombat X
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst
* Skullgirls
* Street Fighter X Tekken (GFWL, probably dead now?)
* Ultra Street Fighter IV
* Injustice: Gods Among Us
On PS4 I've also got the free version of DOA5, which I'm contemplating on switching to by buying the full version if the PC version gets unsatisfactory multiplayer (IE no lobbies).
henke on 14/3/2016 at 07:36
[video=youtube;cTdQ7Xx4Q34]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTdQ7Xx4Q34[/video]
TannisRoot on 23/3/2016 at 00:26
I was never hardcore with fighting games - enjoyed Mortal Kombat 2 (probably my favorite) and a Primal Rage on the Sega Genesis and in the arcade back in the day. Later on Smash on N64 was a blast with a group.
Later I tried Soul Caliber 2 and Tekken 5 but they were too hardcore for me.
Any good casual fighting games?
WingedKagouti on 23/3/2016 at 01:36
Quote Posted by TannisRoot
Any good casual fighting games?
(
https://forum.risingthunder.com/discussion/3193/the-rising-thunder-alpha-is-ending-radiant-riot-games) Rising Thunder was unfortunately cancelled when the developer was bought by Riot Games (the League of Legends guys). I did manage to play it a bit, it was basically a simplified combat system where each special move had a cooldown and 1 button to execute instead of complex movements and button combinations. In essence, the skill involved was more of learning how to time the moves instead of how to pull them off in the first place.
But the current guessing circle around Riot wanting Radiant to make a similar game using the LoL characters instead, which could be interesting.
TannisRoot on 31/3/2016 at 19:59
Anyone watch the NCR tournament last weekend? Made me want to pick up Street Fighter V bad!
