Street fighter IV Did It For Fighting Games: What Genre Needs its 'Silver Age" (Second Golden Age in Gaming)?

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I think what we can learn from SF4 that made fighting game popular again is the incorporation of Online play and NetCode.

A genre I would love to see get a silver age would be Arcade racing.
 
Arcade racers.

There are some good indies, but we need a big one to capture the public again, like Ridge Racer games years ago.
 
Survival horror games. I had hoped REmake 2 would have gotten the ball rolling but then REmake 3 ended up being garbage and RE8 went to back to first person garbage with freaking Ethan again. Nobody else has stepped up either so I think the window is pretty much shut unless the new Silent Hill game turns out to be real and not awful.
 
4 player Local Multiplayer.

Seems like we finally have consoles powerful enough to deliver these types of games properly:
  • 4K resolution divides evenly into four 1080p images for 4P splitscreen
  • 4K resolution allows things like small text, health bars, & mini maps to be more readable by 4 people on a big screen.
  • Things like profiles being tied to controllers, allowing people to earn trophies/achievements for themselves in a local match, incentivize split screen, and makes it feel like a complement to online play instead of a competitor.

I really hope we see more AAA games use this again. Really shouldn't be limited to just indies.
 
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2D Sonic

2D Scrolling Beat 'Em Ups...
which aren't floaty, weak-feeling, pixelated or anime art styles. Streets Of Rage Remake style, please.
 
What needed to be said (e.g., racing, 4 player local) has already been said. So i'll go a little different; we need more movie/TV tie-in 2D games.

I'm thinking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles side scroller beat 'em up or Jurassic World 2d platformer (a sequel to the Sega Genesis JP game).
 
Apart from arcade racers, I would also like to see more great Japanese RPGs.

It would be awesome to see Grandia IV, Golden Sun IV, Phantasy Star V and/or Skies of Arcadia II. Too many dormant IPs really.
 
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SLoWMoTIoN said:
Idk what is sadder the fact you like SF4 or the fact you think replying like that means anything, when you are talking about a dead genre from a JPN series.

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If I learned one thing in 25 years of playing SF is that this is purely SUBJECTIVE.

It's okay if you have a different favourite in the series (I do as well), but saying IT FUCKING SUCKED is retarded bullshit, mate.

OBJECTIVELY though, lots of people spend thousands of hours on SFIV, it basically revitalized the FGC and it was one of the biggest games on the PS4/360 gen.

So you are wrong.
 
Stiflers Mom said:
If I learned one thing in 25 years of playing SF is that this is purely SUBJECTIVE.

It's okay if you have a different favourite in the series (I do as well), but saying IT FUCKING SUCKED is retarded bullshit, mate.

OBJECTIVELY though, lots of people spend thousands of hours on SFIV, it basically revitalized the FGC and it was one of the biggest games on the PS4/360 gen.

So you are wrong.
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OBJECTIVELY lots of people spend thousands of hours on Fun Run 3, it basically revitalized the FaceBookGamers and it was one of the most played games on phones!

So?
dalekjay said:
Don't lose your time, he is just trying to stir the pot, SF4 was massive success that single handled revived not a series but a genre, plus brought FGC scene to where it's now, you couldn't have half million dollars championship if wasn't SF4
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Are you implying the FGC is a good thing? You mean why companies make esports games rather than fighting games now?
 
SLoWMoTIoN said:
OBJECTIVELY lots of people spend thousands of hours on Fun Run 3, it basically revitalized the FaceBookGamers and it was one of the most played games on phones!
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1. We are talking about fighting games here
2. SF4 being popular doesn't make it bad like your lame comparison implies.
3. if SF4 would have been bad, it wouldn't have made such a splash

It's okay you don't like the game. I think SF3 is lame overhyped shit with stupid characters that plays horrible, for instance. Yet I can see its importance for a certain part of FG history.
 
Beat 'm ups (also known as brawlers). They used to be the king of videogames.

I hope Streets of Rage 4 is the start of it. It's how a beat'm up should be today.

A new, up-to-date Final Fight or Double Dragon would be most welcome. Or why not make a Street Fighter beat 'm up? it would be awesome!
 
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Diablo-style arpgs.

The mechanics are stale. Needs to be reinvented, especially the character movement.
 
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Klart said:
Beat 'm ups (also known as brawlers). They used to be the king of videogames.

I hope Streets of Rage 4 is the start of it. It's how a beat'm up should be today.

A new, up-to-date Final Fight or Double Dragon would be most welcome. Or why not make a Street Fighter beat 'm up? it would be awesome!
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I fought, that the Yakuza games where a modern take to those brawler of the old days.
 
Arcade sports games. Need to bring back EA BIG and we need a true sequel to NBA Street Vol. 2.. Also wrestling games. Looking forward to Retromania and the new AEW game.
 
Stiflers Mom said:
1. We are talking about fighting games here
2. SF4 being popular doesn't make it bad like your lame comparison implies.
3. if SF4 would have been bad, it wouldn't have made such a splash
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1. Yeah no shit?
2. It brought nothing new to the table, the graphics/artstyle was ugly and previous games played better.
3. That's bs and you know it. People played it thinking SF was back. For the starved fighting game player it was fine but that entire gen was a disappointment.
 
SLoWMoTIoN said:
1. Yeah no shit?
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Well, then don't post your retarded comparisons top some other bullshit that has no relation to this just for your edgy little "sick burn" effect.
SLoWMoTIoN said:
2. It brought nothing new to the table, the graphics/artstyle was ugly and previous games played better.
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Debatable.
Just because this is your opinion doesn't mean it's true.

I have been playing various Street Fighter games since Super Turbo in 1994, and I liked SF4 a lot better than most other entries that had come before it that came after ST.

Your list looks like you are nostalgic for your old experiences and not being able coping with new stuff, and that's about it.

SLoWMoTIoN said:
3. That's bs and you know it. People played it thinking SF was back. For the starved fighting game player it was fine but that entire gen was a disappointment.
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Yeah, for over seven years people just played this game because there was nothing else around, and it's only because there WAS LITERALLY NOTHING ELSE TO PLAY that SF4 revitalized interest in the franchise and genre that SF3 has almost buried into oblivion with its shitty gameplay and weirdo characters.

What a disappointment that was.

Dude, get a life.
 
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SLoWMoTIoN said:
1. Yeah no shit?
2. It brought nothing new to the table, the graphics/artstyle was ugly and previous games played better.
3. That's bs and you know it. People played it thinking SF was back. For the starved fighting game player it was fine but that entire gen was a disappointment.
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The entire SF4 gen was a disappointment? Lmao what am I reading.
 
Stiflers Mom said:
Well, then don't post your retarded comparisons top some other bullshit that has no relation to this just for your edgy little "sick burn" effect.
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Nooooo popular isn't bad but comparing casual popular things isn't the same thing at alllll!

Stiflers Mom said:
Debatable.
Just because this is your opinion doesn't mean it's true.
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Stiflers Mom said:
I have been playing various Street Fighter games since Super Turbo in 1994, and I liked SF4 a lot better than most other entries that had come before it that came after ST.
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So? That's your preference. I have mine, right?

Stiflers Mom said:
Your list looks like you are nostalgic for your old experiences and not being able coping with new stuff, and that's about it.
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You say that yet ignore the fact SF4 did nothing worth writing home about. What a retarded statement.

Capcom used to be better and if I want to play great fighting games they exist outside said company. New or old. UNIST, VF5 and GBF shit all over SF4/5. So does T7.

Stiflers Mom said:
Yeah, for over seven years people just played this game because there was nothing else around, and it's only because there WAS LITERALLY NOTHING ELSE TO PLAY that SF4 revitalized interest in the franchise and genre that SF3 has almost buried into oblivion with its shitty gameplay and weirdo characters.
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Sounds like a (you) problem.


Stiflers Mom said:
Dude, get a life.
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Fuck right off. Every time you don't agree with someone you go down this route. It was bad enough you were dropping shitty one liners before. How about you learn to cope? You took an obvious opinion and doubled down on the tism over it. Act your age.
Dr_Salt said:
The entire SF4 gen was a disappointment? Lmao what am I reading.
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Did you read the OP? What gen did SF4 drop in again?
 
Where's my car combat games?
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I really think someone should give them another chance. It's a genre where I wouldn't mind seeing a "live service approach". Launch with a solid core, then introduce a new character/car 2 or 3 times a year and some new maps more often and support it with cosmetic microtransactions.
 
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SLoWMoTIoN said:
Fuck right off. Every time you don't agree with someone you go down this route. It was bad enough you were dropping shitty one liners before. How about you learn to cope? You took an obvious opinion and doubled down on the tism over it.
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Says the guy who shits on a game because it's not his taste and cannot cope with the obvious success that game had by any metric.

SLoWMoTIoN said:
Act your age.
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Exactly what I am doing, you little weeb.
 
Snk saves your ass with kof 13,kof 14,and neutral master sam sho, but people ignore it for sf5 and juggling combos in tekken. We got what we deserve.
 
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