/vr/ - Retro Games

Darkstalkers 2 is better than Darkstalkers 3

>new cast is unnecessary bloat
>Dark Force is unnecessary, uninteresting, and upsets balance
>new continuous health bar gimmick makes matches shorter which doesn't work for the game
>dunno if this is just a me problem but it felt like the inputs weren't as accurate
>stages and music are less appealing except Fetus of God and Donovan's victory theme

>>5398945
I dunno I just liked Darkstalkers 2 a lot more than 3 having played both for the first time just last summer through Resurrection.

Didn't care about the super transformation thing in Darkstalkers 3---it was okay but nothing I felt was missing from 2.
I didn't care for the Killer Instinct style of rounds, where it's just two health bars that don't refill---again, it's not bad to deal with, but I'd rather just have normal rounds.
I preferred the monk to B. Hood as a sort-of guest character. He was actually pretty interesting to fight against, whereas Hood is just annoying. I also felt like Lilith didn't add anything special to being in the game, and Q. Bee was just a sharper Lord Raptor, so I didn't like her being in either; and it might just be me, but I think Jedah is straight up not well designed, which might have to do with the character I play, as I felt Jedah was lacking in options. It's like Darkstalkers 2's roster felt largely complete, but then Darkstalkers 3 just messily added some more.
Fetus of God is easily the coolest stage of both the games, with the neatest aesthetic and hypest track, but all the other stages in the game just really pale in comparison, whereas Darkstalkers 2 had majority stages I could enjoy fighting on, like the snowy one with an igloo in the back.
I can't say whether 2 is just a better designed game than 3, but I know I certainly prefer it overall. However, I felt like the music peaked in the first Darkstalkers and just got progressively worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnaLGpNu4-s