I have a backlog of PC games that I’m working through, although unlike most I am actually making progress! I would like to play a couple of fighting games because I haven’t really touched them in a decade. I do not plan to really play against anyone except perhaps my wife in Soul Calibur 1 (sentimental value for her since she used to play with her cousin, go figure!). Are there any fighting games with particularly good single-player modes that I should check out? Otherwise, I will just look up the popular ones and play a few characters or whatever.
I don’t own any modern consoles, so Gametap/emulators/PC fighters are about it for me.
Hate to show my completely lack of knowledge about fighting games in the last decade, but do any of these have a story that plays out in the world tour / campaign / single-player mode, or are you referring to a nice backstory and mythos?
Yep.
Soulcalibur III has a kickass mode called “Chronicles of the Sword” which combines the fighting mechanic with RTS. Then there’s Mortal Kombat: Deception/Armageddon to consider. Konquest Mode and Chess/Puzzle/Motor Kombat are a ton of fun.
KOFXI has a little mission mode kind of thing where you either have to complete it by performing a certain ability or by winning the watch without doing kicks or etc.