Memphis likes “combo and juggle” oriented games sans Blazblue for some reason…I think it’s just preference, everyone is always talking about skill in so and so game is better than so and so, etc…
Turtling is something known for Street Fighter, but not in KOFXIII, Guilty Gear, Tekken, etc…Those games are very aggressive. Sure you can turtle to an extent but in reality each one of those games has a vast array of combos on juggles and also explains why the guys like MK9 
Obviously I am teasing a little but there is a point, you gravitate towards the type of game series you enjoy playing.
I think everyone is so hype on KOF, it’s a good game, but I think it is greatly exaggerated how “great” everyone thinks the game is. The majority of damage is going to be on execution into high damage combos as well as Drive Meter (Alpha 3 esque) Combos…there are problems with hit boxes (sometimes you are jabbing air and your opponent is in block stun (!)) It’s a very fun game but there are so many character complaints in this game and regardless of what people think, the balance in this game does gear towards one side.
Personally I prefer SF4 series because I have and always will be a Street Fighter player…I played KOF casually (so casually I didn’t play humans in it, only against the computer) Do I think SF is better than KOF? In my opinion it is. The series has always been more polished but that’s my opinion. KOF has always moved pretty choppy to me but that doesn’t take anything away from my personal preference.
So with that said I take the “current” games in this order:
Street Fighter 4 series-seriously (though I am not an active tournament player)
Street Fighter X Tekken-casually (Very fun game, but I am positive I won’t be playing it after June/July until the DLC characters are released)
King of Fighters XIII-casually (the best KOF game I have played sans the drive combos but I don’t plan on learning it beyond the 3-5 characters I like from the old days
Tekken 6-casually (The first Tekken game I have played against humans, I played against the computer in 3, 4 (barely touched it, awful game), 5DR, and 6. I needed to at least understand the basics of the game to understand the thinking behind it
Mortal Kombat-dormant (Until people play it again)
Marvel vs Capcom 3 series-never (not happening, I tried to play it a couple of weeks ago and I really just hate it)
Soul Calibur V-never (not fond of this series)
Games from the past
3s, MK2, UMK3, A2, A3, HF, CVS series, ST—I’ll play these if people ask but I don’t really care for them as much anymore, right now I just enjoy my time with SF4 and SFXT and am going to play some KOF again if I can ever get some time…
SO JUST MY OPINION. LEAVE ME AND MY TURTLE GAME ALONE ; )