Man, who bumped this? Let's take a look at me four years ago...
Flake wrote:Topic says it all. What are your top five fighting games?
#5: Dragonball Z: Budokai 3 - One of the best single player modes I've ever seen in a fighter.
#4: Rival Schools: United by Fate - To this day I never get tired of this game
#3: King of Fighters '98 - I've dabbled with all the KoF's; This one just feels perfect.
#2: Street Fighter Alpha 3 - In my opinion, the peak of the franchise.
#1: Capcom vs SNK 2 - One of the best balanced games I've ever played; Unlimited ways to play.
And today?
#5 Capcom vs SNK: Match of the Millennium
#4 Rival Schools: United by Fate
#3 Rival Schools 2: Project Justice
#2 Street Fighter Alpha 3
#1 Tatsunoko vs Capcom
What I see is my taste being refined.
Since 2010, I've gotten the chance to play some games that turned out to be very influential for me. Tatsunoko vs Capcom and Rival Schools 2 were games that, once I experienced them, defined a part of my gaming personality.
When I made this thread four years ago I was dabbling hardcore in SNK and I think that love affair largely ended - having tried almost all of the KoF, AoF, and Fatal Fury games I think the lack of consistent quality wore on me - ironically, it's Match of the Millennium that has become my SNK standard bearer.