In some cases, I find it disheartening. Take Gamerbee, for example. Despite his successes in the game, he’s struggling to find something to enjoy in it, which really makes me feel for him because he brought something new to the table when he came onto the scene back in 2012 I believe.
I’m not going to beat a dead horse on my thoughts on the game. So if you’re looking for more in-depth thoughts, check here. Overall, the game, to me, isn’t fun to practice anymore and neutral is way too messy. Needs a quality of life change(s), and badly.
Tekken’s increased numbers are great to hear considering, that game certainly deserves that. It’s a quality game. I think KoF needs some time to develop their community more, while I’m getting into the game myself, it’s a bit of an adjustment to get used to.
Right now though, Dragon Ball Fighter Z has, in my opinion, grabbed our community (the FGC) with a very fierce vicegrip. They have an extremely iconic franchise that is much more popular than many of our current talent has in front of us today. They’re having a demo of that game at EVO this year, including onsite registration and online registration tournaments for the game. I doubt I’ll sign up for them, but ArcSys literally could shoot to infinity and beyond with this game. It might knock off Street Fighter for the top spot which that series has held for quite some time, I am honestly starting to think this can come to fruition.
This, in turn, will only help this community grow though and create competition to get out better products to the masses. Competition always breeds more opportunity, in my opinion. Digressing a bit, but returning to topic
Considering EVO has been on the rise for eight years in a row, perhaps this is something to bring it back down to earth and get things in check. Would KI have increased entrants if it had another shot? The data has shown that it could have, but we’re not there so that’s that. The entire thing needs casual stations for everyone, badly.
In addition, I certainly hope this year runs on time.