GG is too Marvel for me.
stop with these threads play what you want to play, and get people who want to play it with you. simple as that.
I really like R3ko’s post and I think it brings up a bunch of good points. I think Guilty Gear gets an unfair treatment by a lot of players, but that still doesn’t mean everyone should be playing it.
The game is way too execution heavy for most 3S or ST players. While there is still elements of things they like (poking, zoning, spacing), it requires a ton of knowledge and additional skills before you get ot the point where that REALLY matters. Besides, the focus is different. GG is a pressure game. The only new game that isn’t similar to GG that might appeal to them is Blitzkampf. So please. Play Blitzkampf. 
This may appeal to the Marvelheads, but lets be honest. Even if some sort of proof could come about that said “Guilty gear > Marvel”, Marvel still has a community that makes the game insanely exciting. From the insane hype and trash talk of MvC2 to the quiet, dorky and generally friendly Guilty Gear community… well. I’d take a guess that it’d feel pretty damn boring.
My question is, why don’t people seem to RESPECT new games? If the games didn’t seem to have a stigma against them then it’d be easier for the people who might enjoy playing them to give them a try. While we shouldn’t just ride Japan’s dick and love everything they do, I think the fact that Guilty Gear is THE game over there currently is sort of an indicator that it at the very least, has to be GOOD.
You answered the question yourself:
The current trend of the new games is to follow the Guilty Gear mold that many of us won’t play and, thus, don’t like. That the companies keep bringing out what we consider essentially the same thing is like a slap in the face akin to them saying, “Look, we don’t care about you guys anymore. This is the future, and we expect you to follow us.”
Who knows? Maybe these games are the future if they’re successful in Japan and can draw large communities, but it’s still disheartening for us 3S and ST players to have things this way. Plus, as you’ve said, your community is even weirder and geekier than ours, and many of us like to pick on things.
Couldn’t of said it better myself.
If that’s the game, why didn’t the old schoolers go nuts over Tenka?
Well thats a saddening answer. I suppose it is nice knowing that, despite being in the US Minority, that my game will be supported and more new games will come out that will appeal to me.
Well, I like old school style games too, so anything that comes out will probably appeal to me.
Still, I don’t see the reason to not respect a game you don’t want to play. I could be equally bitter that, despite having this new, shiny, well balanced game, that I don’t have access to the same sort of community as MvC2. But I still respect the game.
What, you play MvC2 don’t you? Thats by far the closest game to the newest generation of fighters.
Bridget scares them off
Marvel. 
I always did wonder why seemingly no Marvel players will give GG a shot.
Seriously though, how is KOFXI competition with GG? It’s obviously old school.
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Well, yea but I also play OG fighters like the rest,Sf to Mk,doesn’t matter.
It’s not about respecting a game,also whats the point in respecting something I don’t play?Should that be the reason I don’t play it?
The point is to not create unjustified hate for a game. Personally I don’t play every game I respect and don’t disrespect every game I don’t play. I respect Virtua Fighter but don’t play it for various reasons (no comp, high learning curve, no access to the game and so on). I don’t play or respect Mortal Kombat (though I don’t think even the top players respect the games). I don’t respect World Heroes Perfect, but I’ll still play it occasionally .
This is probably just my outlook on this, but what I ‘respect’ and what a ‘like’ are two different things.
Doesn’t that pretty much destroy the reason why you don’t get why people dont respect guilty gear? lol I’m ot bashing you,but the same reason why you dont respect MK is the reason why people dont care for new games.Pretty simple huh?
btw I enjoy old school mk,I didn’t say I took it seriously.But why should I give a damn about if some top player likes it? That’s whats wrong with america, people nowadays are just followers.If top players respect a turd would you respect it to?
Fighting gamers don’t like every fighting game on the planet. Some just dont wanna learn another one even though they like it. Some will never grow out of what they like in gameplay. Honestly If I played specific game 24/7 like top players I wouldn’t really put in my time to learn anything else.
I’m only playin Virtua Fighter 5, GGAC, JBA, Vamp, ST, and 3S seriously from now on. Also A.Hearts and Brawl will also get some business from me.
well i don’t know about you but potemkin makes me gay
and sagat
well okay maybe a gay off is what is needed here. the gayer game wins.
okay we have bridget and potemkin and i need another drink
I think this is the reason why fighting games are dwindling in popularity.
Because those who played the games casually don’t buy them anymore and the fighting community mostly buys old established games.
So it’s no surprise that we rarely get new quality IP’s amongst this genre.
Who’s the new Jenna Jameson?
Do you see where Im going with this?
urien and remy fight fight fight
OMG NO HOMO
Dude that’s deep.
the only thing i cant stand is when people automatically hate on a game just because it looks like an anime game. Give it a try i say, and if you dont like it then dont play it. As for myself i played all the games possible and the only thing i didnt like are the alpha series.
fact is that there are og players and other players influinced by og players that will automatically shut down a game like arcana, mb, or gg just because of that. On the other hand there are “anime fags” that automatically hate on capcom games. Nothing you can do to change their minds, they just need to swallow their pride and at least try it out with an open mind. Too bad that wont happen.
oh and i know some may disagree but artwise
SF Alpha= anime
SF3- anime
CVS2= anime
kof 2000 and on= anime
Anyway a little more on topic, GG is its own game. You cant really compare it to sf or kof. Different engine, different matchups, totally different thought process.