So what you are saying is this is no longer Killer Instinct. It is just “Microsoft Smash/All-Stars”.
That sounds repulsive, and a shame of a way throw away the Killer instinct legacy.
As a matter of fact, Rash already killed KI for me and my coworkers. That direction is so bad that my coworker “Halfhearted” on here stopped doing all his retro models because he said “This game is now actually so bad it has ruined the original KI for me, that whole series is dead to me.” HA! He used to worship KI, now he won’t even register here again lol.
I don’t mind guest characters, and I certainly don’t mind Rash. Show me a fighting game without a little levity.
That said, I really hope we get 2 - 3 new characters in S3. Also excited to see what they do with Tusk, the “Survivorman” archetype can be a really cool way to go with him.
People get all intense about very strange things… Although I’d be very interested in lots of new character designs, I’d be happy to see guest characters fill those slots too. What matters is how the characters play, not where the idea came from.
The FGC has had Marvel Vs Capcom as a staple franchise for decades, and suddenly everyone is worried about goofy crossovers ruining a fighting game? Seems ridiculous to me. Lighten up people.
Marvel vs. Capcom was built around the idea of a crossover between two popular fictional worlds CAPCOM & MARVEL. Killer Instinct was never meant to be a crossover game…
I dont mind guest characters and I dont understand the backlash for rash showing up. people were talking about adding guest characters for while so when they add one people now think its gonna end up like smash? I dont think having 4 guests makes it smash style when the majority of the cast is from KI.
Rash is cool and he plays well and is fun but if these guest characters are not rare ware exclusive then honestly Joanna dark would have been a better option to be honest
but I hope these other guest characters are not as goofy as rash (not saying I don’t like him) and if they are adding another rare ware character Joanna dark is the best pick, next being probably the guy from jet pack refuelled just less cartoon like
but 2 is fine if the roster is 9 but 3+ is really not what I personally want since well:
.Kim, Tusk, Gargos, Eyedol (Maybe), Rash, Guest Character 2, Guest Character 3 that leaves 2 new characters (if there are 3) which well I would prefer 3 new characters
Sure that’s ok if you don’t care at all about Killer Instinct as a franchise.
I mean, why don’t they have master chief or rash in the next Star Wars film? Well because it’s Star Wars, not some sci fi mashup. So if you want to just abandon killer instinct as it’s own identity and just make it an all stars party game then that’s fine, but it’s not something a fan of KI would enjoy.
And MvsCapcom has no guest characters. They are all either capcom or marvel. They are no polluting it and watering it down with guests from DC or doctor who. It is true to its name, very much unlike Killer Instinct.
I don’t think you or anyone are qualified to tell anyone what they should or shouldn’t enjoy; or for that matter, to impose qualifications for being a fan of KI or anything for that matter. People like what they like, it’s as simple as that. Someone enjoying a few guest characters in this game doesn’t make them a non-fan, a traitor, or whatever your angle is here.
Rash is a Rare title and MS owns Rare along with KI. Master Chief is also owned by MS which makes your example void as they are relevant to the company. Plus its not like master chief is a confirmed character or that these guests will not fit the lore of KI. IG has not done us wrong yet with characters unless you want to count Omen but I like omen.
Airplane game? Not sure what you’re talking about… I guess you aren’t as big a KI fan as you thought you were.
As for the rest of it, the game is not meant to be taken seriously. The fiery guy is named Cinder and the ice guy is named Glacius, and there’s a fire guy and an ice guy. The skeleton is Spinal. If there was no Battletoads game but someone said “we’re going to put an anthropomorphic toad into Killer Instinct and call him Rash” it wouldn’t seem even remotely out of place. Any idea that the game was meant to be taken seriously can be shot down with one word:
Eyedol
So, you can whine and troll all you want. But facts are facts. You can’t ruin a campy, outrageous game by making it campy and outrageous.
I’m no worried about guest characters taking away character slots for those that are already a part of the lore. Then again, we almost have everyone back don’t we? (Except for Tusk and Kim Wu)
I’d love to see Gargos and while I’m not too keen on Eyedol, I’m sure we will see him this season.
I’m really happy with Rash, but I would have liked Pimple more since he’s rather more of a brute force character.
I’m hoping for at least 3 or 4 newcomers in season 3. Anything less and I’ll be disappointed, honestly. I posted my thoughts in much greater detail in the “Guest character discussion” thread, but I’ll say a bit here as well; I think guest characters should only be done if they have something unique to bring to the franchise in terms of character design or archetype, and not simply for the sake of jamming a bunch of Rare/MS characters in the game.
Basically I like KI as KI, its own distinct franchise, and I’d be considerably less of a fan if it became some weird Xbox All-Stars game.
I’m not trying to argue im just sayin that sprinkling some guest in the mix doesnt harm the franchise. I mean MKX put 2 in and its still an MK game right?
I’m not a big fan of guest characters in general, but Rash is an exception for me. I find he fits in very well with the rest of the cast and it’s cool to see a Battletoad in a fighting game. I personally don’t want any MK or SF character or any other fighting game character. I would only want someone that’s not in another fighting game. But maybe that’s just me. Also, I really don’t want Master Chief. I find him boring and he was already in DOA4 (well not him exactly, but kinda). Only guest character I’d be down with is Joanna Dark. And I wouldn’t want more than 2 guest characters in total.
Im not worried about the remaining 4 character not returning, when 3 have already been teased, and the fourth being heavily taked about. Rash was handled very well, and I think if they decide to bring in the Arbiter/Skorge/Joana Dark, they will work well too.