So...SF3 was considered a failure...what are some reasons that might be so?

[TragicHero]

Um no. Those are the 3 characters I could care the least about.

And anyway OPs question is why was SF3 considered a failure and I’m just giving my opinion as to why. Whether you agree with me or not that the SF3 characters were better or worse than SF2’s is irrelevant - the fact still stands that SF3 was a financial failure.

And personally, I don’t buy any street fighter game that doesn’t have Cammy in it.

[Surenio]

They ain’t no Guile.

[DeltaKyaku]

Isn’t Dudley, Makoto, and Ibuki enough for you fanservice loving (downshirt shots and hip windows!) motherfuckers?

For fuck’s sake.

[Gief_100proof]

So much butthurt.

I love 2I and 3S, but RoS summed up this thread 3 or 4 pages ago. Everything else is aftermath.

In summary:

• No ports and zero hype for several years meant many casuals didn’t know it existed
• Ryu, Ken, and the freak show turned off the few casuals who did know NG/2I existed.
• Expensive hardware ensured CPS3 games never showed up in as many arcades in the US. (A2/A3/XSF did great sales during '97-'99)
• Broken parries and easy infinites turned off the pre-SRK FG community (in NG, 3S-tards)
• People on SRK need some remedial reading comprehension classes

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twilight is almost bigger than jesus, id actually say bigger since nobody attacks anyone for jesus no more

[Echo_Black]

And personally, I don’t buy any street fighter game that doesn’t have Cammy in it.

Now I see where the DoA dude is coming from when he says DoA is the best FG series ever

Fap material is the key to success

Capcom should make the next SF’s cast consist entirely of Cammy wearing different sets of fetish wear and call it a day

40/40 - Famitsu

[TragicHero]

Now I see where the DoA dude is coming from when he says DoA is the best FG series ever

Fap material is the key to success

Capcom should make the next SF’s cast consist entirely of Cammy wearing different sets of fetish wear and call it a day

40/40 - Famitsu

Um actually I’m gay. Boom.

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gay people can fap

[Echo_Black]

Um actually I’m gay. Boom.

All-Urien and Hakan cast then

[TragicHero]

gay people can fap

We don’t fap to Cammy… lol

[Anakron]

3S circlejerk ITT

[EDDUR]

10 years ago there was no console port, you actually bought a PCB then? Damn nigga you a fan

I know you try your best to appear knowledgeable and all, after that Oswald/Ash comment i even gave you the benefit of the doubt…however, this post strips you from all your credibility.

Hint: DREAMCAST

[Echo_Black]

I know you try your best to appear knowledgeable and all, after that Oswald/Ash comment i even gave you the benefit of the doubt…however, this post strips you from all your credibility.

Hint: DREAMCAST

YOU HAVE ACTIVATED MY TRAP CARD

The DC port will only be 10 years in October, assuming you got the US version (June if you got the Japanese one)

[pimp_bishop_donjon]

Twilight’s only popular with retarded tweens. I’m talking about the entire public in general.

oh it’s all so clear now~~*

you should have warned us BEFORE we responded that ‘retard semantics’ was a part of your argument!

[The_Illuminati]

SF3 was a failure because…let’s see…the took out honda, blanka, guile, zangief, dhalsim, bison, sagat, vega, balrog, cammy, fei long, t. hawk and dee jay. that will just about do it.

So, what?

They’ve been in so many games by that point. Hell Alpha 3 that came out at roughly the sametime features the entire cast of SFII in their console release. How many iterations do they have to be in before y’all are satisfied?

[EDDUR]

YOU HAVE ACTIVATED MY TRAP CARD

The DC port will only be 10 years in October, assuming you got the US version (June if you got the Japanese one)

You can also admit that you’re wrong.

[Inverse]

The OP is actually right that 3S had a very serious cast. The posters who say they werent, or freaks, etc, are just fools and don’t know the characters at all.

Twelve was a very serious character and was roughly based on the T-1000 and Clayface, etc, basically morphing powers. Twelve spoke in code and most of his dialogue means “kill” and such. His memories don’t last and he works for Gill’s organization. He is insanely powerful and likely would not have a problem carrying out any objectives which probably ends with someone being killed.

Necro was serious as well as Effie. They may have looked abnormal to most, but their characters were always on the run for their lives as Gill’s organization wanted them found and dead. Effie and Necro were together, but quite sad and alone in the world because they would never find peace. (his official artwork has him sad most of the time)

Oro was about as powerful and badass as you could get, and yes, at 140 he does have a silly sense of humor (somewhat like Roshi from DB/DBZ) but is also serious about fighting and training the right warrior- Ryu.

Gill may have been half red/half blue with blond hair and killer physique, but he looks quite badass to me. He has demented and messed up plans for the world and his organization is like a very nightmarish religious cult. He was based on the Spartans and Gods of old (why he wears robes and a loin cloth while fighting)

Urien is a buffed evil badass that laughs at your failures and blurts out “kill”, “crush” and “destroy” at you while he tries to kill you. He laughs and states “you died”. He looks evil and menacing and one of his arts is to make his body rock solid literally or rather metal solid. He wears a loin cloth like the Spartans and gods of old and wants to take over his big brother’s organization by any means necessary.

Q has people running from him when he comes out to fight. He makes weird breathing sounds and crushed your skull by stepping down on it after you are defeated. He wears a crazed mask and trench coat and lives in mystery. He is also extremely dangerous and powerful and the CIA is looking for him.

Hugo is a giant wrestler in the vane of Andre the Giant. His stance makes him appear drunk (which is a possibility). He is a giant amongst giants with little brains and his main objective is to squash you. His manager is a female with a penis who laughs and taunts you every chance she gets.

Sean may be bottom tier in 3S, but he is NOT a joke character (Blanka, Rufus, Hakan, Dan are your joke characters). Sean turned down a gold trophy that Ken was going to give him because he wants to win one himself and will do that with hard work and determination even if it means getting beasted by Ryu over and over again to do so. He is a newbie and wants to work hard to earn himself victory in martial arts.

Remy is bitter and very serious. His sister that he was very close to is dead and his fighter father abandoned them a long time ago. Remy likes to kick everyone’s ass for it.

You don’t have to like any characters in 3S ,but yes, the SF 3 series takes itself very seriously in story and gameplay. While the SF Alpha series AND SFIV series are far more goofy and cartoonish, the SFIII series follows more in the style of SFII in being more crucial and serious.

Some people may see the 3S cast as goofy and freakish, while I see them as one of the most amazing and unique casts of all-time.

and the SFIII series “failed” for reasons already mentioned= Arcades dying, too many other games out as well especially the dawn of 3-D games, and the biggest reason of all is very limited if any advertising combined with the SFIII arcade games being very hard to find in your area if at all.

The unfamiliar character reason is mentioned sometimes by those who have little clue what they are talking about. This may ring true at first for any new game, but once people play the game they GET familiar with the cast. But with the case of the SFIII series, it was so hard to find and play that not many people were able to get familiar with the cast. Thus, why you have some of the people who never played it and only seen videos or pictures of SFIII, getting online and posting in forums calling them “freaks”, “unworthy”, etc., as well as a lot of other ignorant hate-filled trash about the game.

This is very true. Everyone I knew from the arcades at the time (which was a lot since online gaming was nothing at the time) complained so much about more SFII games. No one really wanted to play SFII anymore and getting something new for a sequel was requested the most to Capcom. The big joke was the players always coming up with a silly new title for the next SFII upgrade.

This pretty much.

[Echo_Black]

You can also admit that you’re wrong.

Actually that info is correct, I checked gamefaqs beforehand

Bitch please, my flame baiting is top tier

[The_Illuminati]

The argument about freaks is another dumb argument, for every weird character you had perfectly normal characters like: Yun, Yang, Ibuki, Alex, Dudley, Hugo, Elena, Remy, Makoto combined with the returning normal characters: Ryu, Ken, Chun li. That’s a majority of the cast FFS. Infact, one of the weird designs [Necro] is a redesign of a previous character: Dhalsim… It just shows that haters just nitpick and misconstrue facts just to hate. Both SFII and SFIII have odd ball characters.

[EDDUR]

Actually that info is correct, I checked gamefaqs beforehand

Bitch please, my flame baiting is top tier

2000 means 10 years ago.

Flame baiting? It’s more like humorous attempts at covering up your lack of knowledge.

Checking gamefaqs after…

10 years ago there was no console port, you actually bought a PCB then? Damn nigga you a fan

… doesn’t help.