I surprisingly had a lot of fun with this one. I know that Darkstalkers isn't as big as some other fgs (with only Morrigan and Felicia being known outside of this game), but it's a fun time with beautiful aesthetics and music.
The main reason Darkstalkers is considered one of the best fighting game franchises.
THis title alone fro 1997 is able to compete with some of the best in the industry, including the beloved fighters released even today.
The amount of effort put into the presentatino alone is enough to sell you on this: it says a lot that the animations from this game are studied and used as examples in professional animation courses: the stile of Darkstalkers are straight up timeless, able to showcase an incredibly fast-pced combat smoothly, while also combining horror-themed brutality with hilarious Looney-Toons hijinks.
Each character is an homage to the classic representation of monsters in media (yes, even Felicia) but they are able to express so much personality in they expressions and moves that are able to result relevant to this day (seriously, every time I see Lord Raptor looking at Leilei or any of the trasformations and danc enumbers from supers like DImitri's or Lilith, I can't help but smile)
THe stages are also full of personality, so much that outshine environments from titles of so many other fighters, and able to convey joy, fun and also unsettlement.
Each match is able to make you release so much adrenaline and hype: you got ZERO pause between matches, you just go for it and try to pressure you opponent. It's so different to so many titles, where more methodical and "slower" approaches are often recommended.
For sure one of the best fighting games ever made. A must play even for people that are not fans of the genre.
THis title alone fro 1997 is able to compete with some of the best in the industry, including the beloved fighters released even today.
The amount of effort put into the presentatino alone is enough to sell you on this: it says a lot that the animations from this game are studied and used as examples in professional animation courses: the stile of Darkstalkers are straight up timeless, able to showcase an incredibly fast-pced combat smoothly, while also combining horror-themed brutality with hilarious Looney-Toons hijinks.
Each character is an homage to the classic representation of monsters in media (yes, even Felicia) but they are able to express so much personality in they expressions and moves that are able to result relevant to this day (seriously, every time I see Lord Raptor looking at Leilei or any of the trasformations and danc enumbers from supers like DImitri's or Lilith, I can't help but smile)
THe stages are also full of personality, so much that outshine environments from titles of so many other fighters, and able to convey joy, fun and also unsettlement.
Each match is able to make you release so much adrenaline and hype: you got ZERO pause between matches, you just go for it and try to pressure you opponent. It's so different to so many titles, where more methodical and "slower" approaches are often recommended.
For sure one of the best fighting games ever made. A must play even for people that are not fans of the genre.
The best Capcom fighter I've played, it has good movement, good sprites, pretty good music, cool looking stages, and really good character designs as well.
felicia the type of girl to suck 37 dicks but stays loyal and make lasagna
morrigan just cheatin on ya
morrigan just cheatin on ya