This is a woefully bad take. The best fighting games got to where they are after a lot of iteration and refinement. The final version of Skullgirls is my favorite game of all time, but 1.0 was straight up broken.
Do you know how many Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat games we had in the 90s?
Before the current era of endless updates, games had to be ready to go when they shipped. If it was broken, they’d delay and fix the worst issues. Early iterations of a series tended to be a little more feature-light than later iterations, but that’s how you ended up with multiple installments per decade.
Compare this with the modern model where it’s half expected that games will be broken on release and it’s all but unheard of to get a sequel within a few years.
Having lived in both environments, the old system had way better results. Without it we wouldn’t have some of the well developed genres we do today.
Imagine if instead of making piles of DLC and remasters Bethesda had just started working on Elder Scrolls VI right after Skyrim. We’d probably be on like VIII by now. Instead they went from horse armor to rereleasing everything they’ve ever made, with a shitty MMO in between.
Do you know how many Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat games we had in the 90s?
Yes, and I remember that Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Street Fighter Alpha: Warrior’s Dreams, and Street Fighter III: New Generation all sucked. Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha 2/3, and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike were the good ones.
It was always expected that the first revision would have growing pains. Now we don’t have to pay full price for the polished and improved version. That’s way better than the old model.
This is a woefully bad take. The best fighting games got to where they are after a lot of iteration and refinement. The final version of Skullgirls is my favorite game of all time, but 1.0 was straight up broken.
Do you know how many Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat games we had in the 90s?
Before the current era of endless updates, games had to be ready to go when they shipped. If it was broken, they’d delay and fix the worst issues. Early iterations of a series tended to be a little more feature-light than later iterations, but that’s how you ended up with multiple installments per decade.
Compare this with the modern model where it’s half expected that games will be broken on release and it’s all but unheard of to get a sequel within a few years.
Having lived in both environments, the old system had way better results. Without it we wouldn’t have some of the well developed genres we do today.
Imagine if instead of making piles of DLC and remasters Bethesda had just started working on Elder Scrolls VI right after Skyrim. We’d probably be on like VIII by now. Instead they went from horse armor to rereleasing everything they’ve ever made, with a shitty MMO in between.
Yes, and I remember that Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Street Fighter Alpha: Warrior’s Dreams, and Street Fighter III: New Generation all sucked. Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha 2/3, and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike were the good ones.
It was always expected that the first revision would have growing pains. Now we don’t have to pay full price for the polished and improved version. That’s way better than the old model.