MrAngryFace
Banned
Now I expect a fair bit of 'starving for cred cries' for Samurai Showdown 2 but lets try and be honest with ourselves. GGXX #Reload is the best 2D weapon fighter ever.
Samurai Showdown vs Guilty Gear
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Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
Samurai Shodown by a country mile.
Samurai Shodown II remains my all-time favorite. But I'd take Last Blade and Soul Calibur (if 3D games are being counted here) over Guilty Gear anyway.
However, the coolest 2D fighting game to make use of weapons was Ninja Master's. You could actually equip/unequip your weapon during the match, and characters had different combo strings for weapon/non-weapon fighting. It's an excellent game that still plays well, and I urge anyone who never played it to track it down. (it was on the Neo-Geo)
Ninja Master's was developed by ADK, makers of the World Heroes series, and the game played SO much better than any WH game ever did. Too bad it wasn't popular enough to spawn a sequel or get the characters into Neo-Geo Battle Colluseum.
Both Guilty Gear and Last Blade aren't really "weapons-based" fighters anyway, but rather "fighters-with-weapons." Not all the characters have weapons, and they don't affect the game play; you can't lose your weapon or anything like that. It's like having Street Fighter II with a cast entirely of Vega clones or KOF/Fatal Fury with Bill Kane only.
I do like SSV Special, but GG #Reload is the better-playing fighting game. It's just that I prefer SS' designs and atmosphere over GGs, and SSV Special is definitely better than GG Isuka.
However, the coolest 2D fighting game to make use of weapons was Ninja Master's. You could actually equip/unequip your weapon during the match, and characters had different combo strings for weapon/non-weapon fighting. It's an excellent game that still plays well, and I urge anyone who never played it to track it down. (it was on the Neo-Geo)
Ninja Master's was developed by ADK, makers of the World Heroes series, and the game played SO much better than any WH game ever did. Too bad it wasn't popular enough to spawn a sequel or get the characters into Neo-Geo Battle Colluseum.
Both Guilty Gear and Last Blade aren't really "weapons-based" fighters anyway, but rather "fighters-with-weapons." Not all the characters have weapons, and they don't affect the game play; you can't lose your weapon or anything like that. It's like having Street Fighter II with a cast entirely of Vega clones or KOF/Fatal Fury with Bill Kane only.
I do like SSV Special, but GG #Reload is the better-playing fighting game. It's just that I prefer SS' designs and atmosphere over GGs, and SSV Special is definitely better than GG Isuka.
ArcadeStickMonk
Member
I'd take Last Blade 2 over either of those series, I never liked them.
atomiswave
Member
doesn't GGXX have some guys involved from Samurai Showdown in the development team?
heavy liquid
Member
Samurai Shodown. No contest.
Drinky Crow
Banned
GG X2 #Reload. It always tears me up to pick it or Third Strike as the best 2D fighter ever. GG X2 is disturbingly deep and totally spanks the painfully orthodox Shodown series.
SamSho 2 = Last Blade 2 >> GGXX
I love all these games, but SamSho and Last Blade take it in my opinion. I just have more fun playing those games. Could I go into deep discusssion about every little play mechanic about each fighter and contrast and compare? No. Having fun though? Genjuro >>>>>> *
I love all these games, but SamSho and Last Blade take it in my opinion. I just have more fun playing those games. Could I go into deep discusssion about every little play mechanic about each fighter and contrast and compare? No. Having fun though? Genjuro >>>>>> *
Drinky Crow
Banned
Hey kids: ARCADES ARE DEAD. You can let your Vaseline-caked memories GO.
GG was crap. GGX was less crap, but still crap. GGX2 was awesome. GGX2#r is awesome plus.
GG was crap. GGX was less crap, but still crap. GGX2 was awesome. GGX2#r is awesome plus.
karasu said:
You get teh prize
Plus while SS might not share the same depth of gameplay as the GG games (where in SS, matches can often be decided by how quickly you or the guy you're playing can hit C or A+B three times with some characters), it's more satisfying to play, especially for things like killing moves and setting up traps on people
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
I prefer the pacing of SS2. GGX# is more like Capcom Vs. games in pace.
Kabuki Waq
Member
Nostalgia had tainted you all, GGXX is king right now.
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
According to you.
Everyone is entitled to preference. Furthermore, considering that SSII is over a decade old, speaks volumes IMO.
Everyone is entitled to preference. Furthermore, considering that SSII is over a decade old, speaks volumes IMO.
MrAngryFace
Banned
Itz cool to like oldskool even if the mechanics are so dated it cant compare without the aid of nostalgia!
Parallax Scroll
Banned
SS and Last Blade are very good series, but GGXX and #r are among the best fighting games ever made. Guilty Gear gets my vote.
Kabuki Waq
Member
Last Blade 2 had the best atmosphere i felt out of all those fighters.
I loved going into a Tokyo arcade over the summer, and seeing all the GGXX #Reload machines empty and everyone playing KOF Neowave and HYPER STREET FIGHTER *II* instead. 
You certainly can't say this about SS (what tournaments is it even played in?), but when it comes to 2D fighters, age isn't anything but a number. People are still seriously into Super Street Fighter II Turbo, which is now over a decade old.
You certainly can't say this about SS (what tournaments is it even played in?), but when it comes to 2D fighters, age isn't anything but a number. People are still seriously into Super Street Fighter II Turbo, which is now over a decade old.
MrAngryFace
Banned
People who play fighters competitively in arcades are idiots.
DonasaurusRex
Online Ho Champ
whichever game has potemkin in it.