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Street Fighter II (1991)

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I knew today was going to be rough. Neither of the characters played today are very good. But what I was really not prepared for was how blatantly these characters peeled back the curtain.

Zangief is basically not finished. They didn't even try to balance him. Their answer to giving him a new move was give him the same move, but faster. On top of that, his move has what SHOULD be the easiest command to pull off. Simply hit all three punch (or kick) buttons at the same time. So why, then, does it not work half the time? Why when I press all three buttons does he simply throw a punch? How can the easiest command for any special move fail that frequently?

There's something in this game that doesn't work. Could be the game, could be the emulator that Capcom bundled with it. I don't know. What I do know is that trying to play this game is an exercise in frustration. Even when the move does work, I am quickly downed by any low attack. A tactic that does not work against the computer. The computer is immune to low attacks during the lariat - both versions. Again, for me, it only works half the time. The computer can respond to fireballs with it. The startup isn't fast enough for players to. There were cases where I did respond, hit the opponent... and was punched with a dragon punch to the face. A successful read, response, punish... and I end up taking even more damage.

Old, arcade fighting games are simply not meant to be played. There's no reason to. There's no path for a new player to get into the games. It becomes a punishing, unfun experience that is far more likely to drive someone away. Sure, back when nobody knew the secret moves, there was the mystique of the game. Information the game keeps hidden from you to make it harder to respond to the computer. But now? Players have been playing this game for decade. Trying to fight against people is worse than turning the AI to max. Other than the fact that it doesn't just auto-read and frame perfect respond. Sometimes it might as well.

There is no fun to be had here. All there is to learn is how to cheese. Never how to play. -- Watch live at   / the_nametag  

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