Gunstar Green wrote:From what I understand it people were upset about the on-disc DLC of Street Fighter X Tekken. Also many Tekken fans hate that it's a 2D fighter.
That's part of it. There are 12 characters on the disc that have to be bought, for a pretty steep price mind, and to add insult to injury the DLC characters appear on the character select menu! And they weren't just afterthought characters either; Jack, Bryan, Dudley, Lei, Sakura and Blanka were among those held back. So that annoyed a few fans and since the game wasn't popular enough for a re-release you will need to download the extra characters to get the complete package.
The other controversial part was/is the gems. Gems were augments to certain abilities (higher punch power, super-armor on certain frames etc) that could be unlocked in play, or, bought in packs as DLC. Now they're fine in single-player but they were seen as detrimental to the competitive side, and were eventually banned at EVO 2013 effectively killing the game off.
So, unpleasant Capcom cash grabs aside it is still a well made and fun fighter. The point about Tekken fans hating it is moot though, as Tekken X Street Fighter was supposed to redress that balance. Not a pop at Gunstar, just what the original plan was for the crossover.
o.pwuaioc wrote:I own Street Fighter IV vanilla, I don't actually own MvC3 or Injustice yet. So do share what's best!
Ultimate MVC3 is basically what MVC3 vanilla should have been. It has 12 new characters, some new stages (sort of) and addresses some of the balancing issues from MVC3 specifically relating to the X-Factor technique. It also has a few new modes.
Injustice recently had a GOTY style re-release that includes all the DLC of which there is a lot. It is probably the most cost effective way to own the game.
And I'm not sure if you're aware, but SFIV will have yet another version later this year with Ultra Street Fighter 4. New characters and things.
Long post, but I hope it helps.
