Street Fighter games are better than Mortal Kombat games

[leapinlew]

Thats right. I said it

[gatordad]

I would agree, but MK2 is the best bar none

[eds1275]

Disagree. I like the storyline of MK as well as the gameplay. The finishers are a nice bonus, and I think the speed of MK games has always been good. Street fighter has always had issues with speed I find - and then they run out with another version "hyper edition" or hyper fighting or whatever.

With that said, I'm a sucker for both of them, I really like most fighter games with these 2 franchises being my favourite. SF II and MK 1-3 plus Marvel VS Capcom are my favs, and the main reason I think it's worth building my cab.

[helpmebuild]

For sure.

The MK games have always been too "stiff" for me. I think a good fighter needs fluidity to get it right and SF has always had that ...well with the exception of the original lol.

[Malenko]

meh some MKs are better then some SFs and some SFs are better then some MKs. I loved MKII and ---smurfing--- HATED (Super) Street Fighter 4, of course I Loved Street Fighter Alpha (all of them) and ---smurfing--- hated MK4, YMMV

[AzureKnight]

I played SFII and the early MK games quite a bit.  Once SF started going hyper/alpha I really didn't have time in the arcades anymore (work, wife, etc).  So I can only really comment on many of the earlier versions.  For me it was Street Fighter all the way.  My biggest complaint with the Mortal Kombat games was that all the "core" moves of the players were primarily the same, only the special moves distinguished them.  I liked the fully varying styles of Street Fighter II.

[Necroticart]

While I had a good time playing the MK games they have always been a bit unbalanced well ok not balanced at all as for street fighter it's alway been a game of skill knowing your frame data, invincible frames ,counters and precise timing and motions on your moves hence why most players hate SS4 coming from vanilla the tighten controls have thrown a lot of fans off.

[Louis Tully]

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[Havok]

All fighter games are teh suk.

That's right, I said it...

[versapak]

meh some MKs are better then some SFs and some SFs are better then some MKs. I loved MKII and ---smurfing--- HATED (Super) Street Fighter 4, of course I Loved Street Fighter Alpha (all of them) and ---smurfing--- hated MK4, YMMV

Why would you hate Super Street Fighter 4?

Yeah, T. Hawk is a "why in the **** would they ever bring him back kind of character", but overall SSF4 is straight up greatness.



[EDIT]

Also...

I agree with the OP. Street Fighter is better than Mortal Kombat.

Mortal Kombat's fighting system is poop.

[Ginsu Victim]

Yeah, SF over MK any day.

[saint]

All fighter games are teh suk.

That's right, I said it...

+1

Except for the Simpsons and TMNT.

[Malenko]

Why would you hate Super Street Fighter 4?

Yeah, T. Hawk is a "why in the **** would they ever bring him back kind of character", but overall SSF4 is straight up greatness.

Its not fun? The new characters are 1 dimensional? I'm not much of a fan of the ones they brought back for the super edition? The art style, while unique, is sorta vomit enducing? Practically all the achievements are the same? The entire game is a step BACKWARDS from the Alpha series? Its no fun to play online and get stomped by japanese players?(note: I CAN and HAVE beat the game on the hardest difficulty, before you start with the "just because you suck at a game doesn't mean it sucks")

Now I can see why others would like it, its just not for me. I will not defend MK vs DC, I hated that game far more.

[versapak]

Its not fun? The new characters are 1 dimensional? I'm not much of a fan of the ones they brought back for the super edition? The art style, while unique, is sorta vomit enducing? Practically all the achievements are the same? The entire game is a step BACKWARDS from the Alpha series? Its no fun to play online and get stomped by japanese players?(note: I CAN and HAVE beat the game on the hardest difficulty, before you start with the "just because you suck at a game doesn't mean it sucks")

Now I can see why others would like it, its just not for me. I will not defend MK vs DC, I hated that game far more.

Well, I am not one to talk about anyones skill. I am by no stretch great.

I just find the game to be fantastic fun, so I had to question why you didn't.


In all fairness though, you can't blame getting your ass kicked by the Japanese on the game.

[Malenko]

In all fairness though, you can't blame getting your ass kicked by the Japanese on the game.

I get em back in Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

[Alpha17X]

Battle Beasts or One Must Fall 2097.  (You decide if I'm joking or not, it'll be like a choose your own adventure post.)

[RayB]

Tekken FTW !

[bkenobi]

They all are a fail compared to KOF!

[nickynooch]

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is the greatest video game ever.

MK > SF

Although both series are great.

MK had the better storyline, gameplay (I prefer the motion movement of Scorpions spear to say Guile's sonic boom), and of course the mother of all game changers...FATALITIES!!!!!!!!!

Also, I prefer the dark style of the game to the much brighter Street Fighter series.

That said, I love Street Fighter also, but the Mortal Kombat games are simply the best video games ever.

They said it in Billy Madison so it must be true right?

[Ginsu Victim]

and of course the mother of all game changers...FATALITIES!!!!!!!!!

Fatalities....all about showing off your MEMORY skills.  

Mortal Kombat games are simply the best video games ever.

 

[Alpha17X]

Honest Opinion: Killer Instinct 2 > All

[isucamper]

Everyone's entitled to their opinion of course, but I have never been able to understand how anyone who has spent significant time with both series can prefer MK. 

The depth and fluidity of SF2 and 3 dwarf the stilted tap, tap, memorization "gameplay" of the MK series.  It's like comparing ballet to line dancing.

[Ginsu Victim]

The depth and fluidity of SF2 and 3 dwarf the stilted tap, tap, memorization "gameplay" of the MK series.  It's like comparing ballet to line dancing.

Cheers! Exactly the point I was making.

[MKChamp]

I *may* be a little bias (based on my name) but I always like the more authentic (if you could say that about a VIDEO GAME) look of MK vs. the cartoony look of SF. Add in the blood, deaths, spinal cords...and Sheeva's boobs....

[Malenko]

Anyone who says that any street fighter game is better then any mortal kombat game never played the original street fighter OR Street Fighter The Movie (The Game?). All BS aside, the MK games were great fun until they went 3D, then it was all downhill from there (exception of course is MK Shaolin Monks, but it wasnt a fighter)

[eds1275]

Shaolin Monks was loads of fun!

[SlayerAlex]

It depends on WHY you like the games i suppose. If you like a game because of graphics, storyline, or gore, then ya sure MK is better. But if you are like me and like a game because if its gameplay then SF usualy had better, deeper, and competition worthy gameplay. There are still Super Turbo tournys to this day and people are STILL finding out new stragities and combos for that game. It was definitly ahead of its time.

I think the last good MK was UMK3. Heres some video if anyon e ever wondered what high levl MK looks like.



but i understand not everone is all about competition like i am. Of course always play whatever you think is fun and while i never was too into MK i am getting pretty hype for MK9 since they promice a more unique and deeper fighting engine.

[Ginsu Victim]

Anyone who says that any street fighter game is better then any mortal kombat game never played the original street fighter OR Street Fighter The Movie (The Game?). All BS aside, the MK games were great fun until they went 3D, then it was all downhill from there (exception of course is MK Shaolin Monks, but it wasnt a fighter)

Definitely wouldn't say ANY Street Fighter game. You did forget one particularly BAD Mortal Kombat game:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/197993-mortal-kombat-mythologies-sub-zero

[Xiaou2]

 Started with SFII,  (and the hyper / ce  editions)

   and liked it.  But over time, it just became too boring.

 Flaws: Blocking is too easy
 Jumping distances are too predictable (set).
 Many specials, such as ChunLi's inverted leg move, are too slow to be able to land.

 Characters are either bland, or just plain pathetic.  Too cartoony for my tastes.

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 MK1
 
  Loved the Digitized characters, the more realistic look.  Much cooler characters &
special moves. 

 Block button made it much harder to stop attacks, & made better gameplay.

 Flaws:

  Combat engine is way too limited. The engine seems to cheaply be able to
counter you with the same move, even if you do it first.

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 MK2

  Had some new new characters, but the look changed to a more cartoony look
that I persoanally didnt like too much.  I didnt care about babalities & crap like that.
Combat engine still too limited.

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 KI

  Taking the better things of SFIIce, and enhancing the engine 100 fold.  The
custom combination's possible in this game are nearly unlimited. No other fighter
is quite that free and expansive in allowable creative depth.  While blocking still is
a little easy.. the combo system balance's things out.  Moves and gamplay
are faster. The combo break feature is genius. Broken combos = more genius.
Shadow moves, hold+release moves = Icing on the cake. The Music is Rockin good.

 Flaws: Graphics are cheesy, & so are many of the characters.  Still, the gameplay
is so good, its easy to overlook it.  Some bad bugs allow too much cheap play to
those who are ruthless.   Too easy for the computer to break your combos at times.

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 Soul Calibur

   - Tried to play this a few times, but gave up.  Its felt way too slow and clumsy
for my tastes. 

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 Tekken III

 Loved this game.  Revolutionary, because they used real motion captures from
martial artists.. and it shows.  While not perfectly true to the arts, it captures
a lot of realism never seen in many fighting games. (minus juggles, poor
collision rules, etc)  However, even with so many moves available, the combat
is somewhat awkwards at times. The fighting is often executed too slow to be
fluid, realistic, and adrenalized.

 The variety of moves make it hard to block until you understand each character,
which helps out.  The additional parry moves are a nice treat, but often too slow
and risky to perform.   Music is great.  Many cool characters w/ interesting moves.

 Finally, a 'non-set' jump (even tho its too slow)

 The combination's are fun, but limited.

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 MKIII  /  Ultimate  /  etc.

  - Fast, Furious, Brutal & Adrenalized.  I never got good at this game, but I Loved
the way it made me feel when playing it.  The RUN button was Genius, as it
made the pace of the game faster, and created so many more timing possibilities,
that the players were not easily able to predict things like nearly all previous
fighters.  You will see far more missed blocks in MK3 than any SF game.

 The Series Finally gets its Depth!  The Combo Hits are limited, however,
they are Fast and Fun. Unlike Tekken III, which feels too slow to even Be a fight.
Its also more realistic to combat, in that if you get hit good once, your gona be
stunned & susceptible to getting hit several more times repeatedly.

 The Characters are less cartoony than MKII, with good details & better shading.
 The new characters added are Awesome, and they have great special moves.
Theres a TON of characters in the game, which will take some time to master them
all.   The game has a level or realism, darkness, and humor, that we all love.

 Flaws:

   Seems like there is too much ability to juggle, and they take too much energy
off too quickly.  The combo system isnt as deep and free as other fighters, like
KI.  Rounds seem to be too short.. maybe cause I sucked  heh

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MK9  (from watching clips)

 Ugg.  The 3d animations are all wrong. Too slow, too many frames.  Its like
the entire game is in slow motion.  The x-ray camera zoom is Stupid looking,
creates motion sickness from the zooming, and ruins gameplay combat speed.

 The series has went down the Toilet once it went 3d.

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 Results from these games reviewed:

1) KI = Best Overall Fighter? Incredible depth & great competition play
2) MKIII Ultimate = Most adrenalized fighter. Very Fun
3) Tekken III = More of a relaxed & cerebral   fighter.
4) SFIIce = Boring.. but better than Soul Calibur 
5) MK9 = A tragedy and disgrace to the superior MK 2d games.

[Malenko]

Definitely wouldn't say ANY Street Fighter game. You did forget one particularly BAD Mortal Kombat game:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/197993-mortal-kombat-mythologies-sub-zero

I'd rather play that then MK vs DC 

my preference for MK and SF varies from day to day. I prefer the less strategic but more fun (to me) VS series, like Xmen vs Street Fighter (Dunno if those count as Street Fighter or not) but MK is fun when you're just jump kicking around not worrying about frame cancels and two in ones.

[massive88]

Honest Opinion: Killer Instinct 2 > All

KI1 is far better than KI2.

Super Turbo, KI1, and MK2, cant really go wrong.  All play very different, all very good.  If I have to choose one, its Super Turbo.

[Ginsu Victim]

Speaking of Street Fighter, have you all seen the "Cutest Little Chun-Li Ever"?
http://www.capcom-unity.com/snow_infernus/blog/2010/07/12/cutest_chun_li_ever

[Mr. Dude]

Street Fighter Alpha 3 still might be my favorite fighting game of all time.

What about the Dead or Alive series.... you can't go wrong with the bouncy quality that game possesed.. lol 

[Turnarcades]

Thats right. I said it

Yes you did. So did I.

MK games are too rigid and the addition of true combos later on felt artificial. Street Fighter was the pioneer and the entire game engine flowed well, whether you were a novice or a pro. Combos in that game were true combos you created, not pre-set button presses.

Oh yeah, and sorry peeps but KI1 pissed all over KI2. Unlike movies, game sequels are usually better than preceding titles. However, KI2 was too cartoony, not as moody, slower and less spectacular than the original and went in completely the wrong direction.

[Nbk_Orchid]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Streetfighter 3 3rd strike on here, which is absolutely my favorite fighting game ever.  In fact it is so good that it has completely ruined my arcade cab. 
Whenever I have company over we always end up playing 3rd strike despite having 1000's of other games to choose from. 
Yeah mortal kombat has nothing over street fighter or marvel vs capcom series (which is also awesome).  Its gameplay is too slowed and laggy feeling.  Not responsive enough IMO.

Plus moments like this never happen in Mk............

 

 

[Turnarcades]

Capcom fighters share a similar feel, and anyone who loves them should get a MUGEN build in their cab.

[SNAAKE]

of course they are. midway should let capcom use mk characters. Id play mk vs capcom.


capcom took snk characters and made them godlike in cvs2(my all time favorite fighter). capcom's standard 6 buttons setup > all other dumb setups like snk/mk/3d fighters.

since we are posting videos. these are REAL combos.









this is ALL real and possible in real matches without any cheats I actually know this game in and out. like I played and won offline/in person tournaments before.

[Malenko]

midway should let capcom use mk characters. Id play mk vs capcom.

WB named the studio "Nether Realm Games" now for MK, sooooooooooooooooooo LAME. 

I'd be far more inclined to play SF VS MK (Capcom made)  than MK VS SF (Midway Made)

[SNAAKE]

midway cant make fighting games.

capcom can still make fighting games that can be played at high level tournaments and also scrub friendly at the same. talking about sf4 of course.

MK source material is really good though. these characters are so godlike and deserve to be in ONE good fighting game.

[RonnieC312]

i LOVE the MK games..... close sencod would be KI then MAYBE street fighter

But you cant forget PRIMAL RAGE haha  I do love that game