Best Game In A Game Series

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Prowler

SF2 was definitely more financially successful and left a bigger legacy than 3rd Strike, but 3rd Strike is the best SF game gameplay wise. The reason why SFIII was a commercial failure was because of two factors:

1) 3D fighters and 3D games oin general overtaking 2D fighters in the mid-late 90s.
2) Lack of iconic characters. Chun-Li wasn't even in the vanilla version of SFIII or Second Impact.

Third Strike is very fluid and offers the best online/competitive experience of any other SF game I've played. Shame it doesn't have Cammy, M. Bison, Sagat, Dhalsim or Guile; but it's a great game nonetheless.

SF2 is definitely iconic and the most influential fighting game of all time, but it feels a bit "stiff" and "cheap" compared to Third Strike gameplay wise.

I'm just curious, but how do you feel SF3 is better than, say, SF5 or SF4?

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I'm just curious, but how do you feel SF3 is better than, say, SF5 or SF4?

Can't comment on SF5 since I haven't played that one yet.

I personally feel that focus attacks and FADCs weren't needed features in a Street Fighter game. FADCs in particular being quite daunting for a lot of players to pull, especially in competitive fighting. But other than that, SF4 is a great game and whether you think its better than TS or not is only a meter or personal opinion. Both are the best in the series, imo.

I just feel that fights flow better in 3rd Strike than any other SF game I've played and I also like the parrying system the game has.

And btw, by SF3 I mean 3rd Strike only. Not the vanilla version or Second Impact.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Prowler

Can't comment on SF5 since I haven't played that one yet.

I personally feel that focus attacks and FADCs weren't needed features in a Street Fighter game. FADCs in particular being quite daunting for a lot of players to pull, especially in competitive fighting. But other than that, SF4 is a great game and whether you think its better than TS or not is only a meter or personal opinion. Both are the best in the series, imo.

I just feel that fights flow better in 3rd Strike than any other SF game I've played and I also like the parrying system the game has.

And btw, by SF3 I mean 3rd Strike only. Not the vanilla version or Second Impact.

I remember thinking that the "forward tap counter" was a great addition to the gameplay though - sort of added to how the fights flowed as you described it. That was the last iteration of fighting games that I followed.

My generation was huge into SF2 of course. I remember early on pulling off a dragon punch smoothly was a big deal at arcades. Crazy.

[Andrew NDB]

I'd revise my ranking of Dragon Quest IV. Definitely it is Dragon Quest XI. I've been playing it a lot and my god, is that an epic game. And it stays just as full-on RPG-like as Dragon Quest has always been, not becoming more dummified and action-esque like the Final Fantasies have morphed into.

[Drose18]

Arkham City was the first thing to come to mind for me upon reading this thread's title

[Mad Dog McMutt]

I have never before seen this thread. I'll take a jab at it. I have played a lot of different game series. I'll try to list my favorite game from all of my favorite video game franchises that had more than 5 games in it. The numbers don't matter.

1. Mario Galaxy
2. Zelda Ocarina of Time
3. Donkey Kong Country Returns
4. Super Metroid
5. Twisted Metal 2
6. Mortal Kombat 2
7. Street Fighter 2
8. Final Fantasy 7
9. Crash Bandicoot 2
10. Mario Kart 7
11. Super Smash Bros Melee
12. Megaman X4
13. Super Adventure Island 2
14. Star Fox 64
15. F-Zero GX
16. Resident Evil 4
17. Bomberman Hero
18. Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
19. Pokemon Trading Card Game for the Gameboy Color (I know it's a weird choice but I play it a lot while trying to fall asleep.)
20. Ys VIII
21. Rayman Legends
22. Kirby Forgotten Land
23. Paper Mario 64
24. Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga
25. Spyro 2
26. Gradius 3 for the Snes
27. Metal Gear Solid 3
28. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Genesis
29. Wario World
30. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3

[IMJ]

It's amazing how Resident Evil 4 was this high point that they just haven't been able to recapture.....

[CyberCubed]

I still think the N64 Zelda's were the best and were never peaked. Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask were the best. Wind Waker and Twilight Princess were good but fell short for different reasons. Skyward Sword was the weakest 3D Zelda.

Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom are great games but they're fairly different than all the other Zelda's. It's funny how 3D Zelda really did peak on the N64.

[ResidentEvil7]

Resident Evil Director's Cut - Before they changed the soundtrack
Tomb Raider II The Dagger Of Xian - PS1
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare - PS4 upgrade
Final Fantasy VII - PS1
The Legend Of Zelda - NES
Super Mario Bros 3 - NES
Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles In Time - Arcade/SNES
Mortal Kombat I - Arcade
Thief II: The Metal Age - Windows XP
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 When Hooked up with Sonic & Knuckles - Genesis
Super Street Fighter II Turbo - Arcade/SNES
Whirlwind (Pinball Arcade) - PS4