/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10197724
In terms of sprite work I would say so, the backgrounds of 3S are inferior to NG/2I though. In terms of animation I actually think Darkstalkers is superior though in terms of animation, the more Tex Avery approach to the characters is overall the most pleasing and fun sprites I can think of in just about any game.

>>8737309
>but I feel like when you think about how characters are presented, the emphasis on their personalities and fighting games have more thought put into stories, the more overt "cool" anime influence, even the general flashiness of special and super moves
Maybe if you're only thinking about Street Fighter(and even then the Alpha series and III ooze style and presentation) but you would have to woefully ignore the Vs Series and Darkstalkers especially the latter with its emphasis squash and stretch. That's not taking into account Rival Schools, Red Earth, Cyberbots and even Plasma Sword.
Now it could be argued a lot of these series or styles were made in response to SNKs level of presentation(Alpha would probably be the easiest case to make) but that would require probably require a lot of extrapolation and guessing on our parts. That said I think the two companies are very much equals at least in their 90s prime, but they exceeded at different things. So both different but very cool and stylish equals.