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The Outrage Mob

DATE:
25 YEARS AGO

GPOW 25TH
A N N I V E R S A R Y



PLAYSTATION 4	BAD	MARVEL VS CAPCOM INFINITE


			It's sad, too, since there's a treasure trove of cool little things in MVSCI that will be ignored until some YouTuber makes a video about it years from now when its no longer relevant. Just like past Capcom fighting games which went completely unappreciated during their time, Marvel VS Capcom Infinite won't be appreciated until the taint of the media circus goes away. A great example of this is the Infinity Buster MegaMan obtains in the game's story, in which the Infinity Gems are used as an X Buster upgrade. While it has been acknowledged by critics, it was only to bash the game, and the legitimacy of the Infinity Gems as a MegaMan X upgrade went completely unnoticed. The game even reveals new things about the Capcom universe. For example, Dante asking Jedah to tell him everything he knows about his father, and Frank West being familiar to Spiderman. I see many areas where Capcom addressed fan requests from over the years, but nobody seemed to notice.

MVSCI contains loads of fan service that isn't talked about, considering how much it was accused of not having. It's probably impossible to state them all in a single article, but there are tons of subtle homages to the games the Capcom characters are originally from. For years, fans have made mountains of requests through every off-line and online medium you can think of, and some of them were addressed and made reality in MVSCI. Of course, some may not have been exactly as fans requested, but actually fitting such requests into a game can't be easy. Capcom did the best they could while minding the framework of the game and simultaneously adhering to integrity-related agreements with Marvel. It's nothing bad; contractual agreements are just business, and it's not these that are to blame for "fans" not noticing Capcom's representation of their own IPs enough in MVSCI. While it is true that Capcom had too many returning characters on their side from the previous two games in the series, that is not to say they failed to include any new characters or fan requests into MVSCI. They did, and the list is long. Where do we start?

The list of fan requests that Capcom addressed (but fans themselves ignored) includes (but is not limited to) Mega Man X as a playable character in a fighting game, Mega Man X and Zero both playable in the same fighting game, the Mega Man X Command Mission costume being in a fighting game, Chun Li's SFII ending outfit, Strider's Grand Master Meio in a fighting game, Sigma in a fighting game, Evil Ryu being brought back, Venom being brought back, new DarkStalkers characters (Jedah) for the series, Monster Hunter characters, and creative new moves for old characters (Morrigan's and Chun Li's new moves are a true evolution of their fighting styles). Arthur collects a tiny armor power-up and goes from his boxers to a full suit of armor in a flash, Monster Hunter uses a Barrel Bomb in her Level 3 Super Move, Strider covers the screen in flashing slashes, Chris uses the Rocket Launcher he used to decimate Tyrant, and Haggar even finds powerups from tossed oil drums. There are even more homages in character appearance with alternate costumes and colors. For Marvel fan service, they made costumes and color choices that represent characters like Anti-Venom, retro Spiderman, and even USAgent from the almighty Marvel Super Heroes VS. Street Fighter! The Capcom side will bring a tear to any fan's eye, with Morrigan and Chun-Li in plainclothes costumes from endings in their own games, Chris Redfield's bomber jacket alternate costume from the very first Resident Evil game, Strider Hien for Strider, Ryu turning into Evil Ryu, and MegaMan X's transformations! You can tell Capcom was listening to fans when you see these versions of characters in the game, yet they get criticized for "not listening" to fans. What the hell? There's tons of fan service in MVSCI that fans have requested over the years, yet it goes either unnoticed or twisted and turned into something bad.

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	STRIDER
	Hien is only seen with hot chicks like Morrigan.

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	BARREL
	Bomb blast.

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	EVERYONE
	Changes.

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	VENOM
	Flattens Arthur and delivers an agonizing kick to the gut of RE Chris.

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	BEAUTY
	And...

Requests for much of its roster have littered Capcom's forums over the years. Fans asked for Jedah. Jedah's in the game. Fans asked for Monster Hunter. Not just one, but two versions of Monster Hunter are in the game. Fans asked for more Strider. Strider Hien and Grand Master Meio are in the game. Fans begged for MegaMan X, and even though he was technically in Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3 as an alternate costume for Zero (yes, X used Zero's sword in MegaMan X6), Capcom put him in MVSCI alongside Zero. Fans begged for Sigma, and lo and behold, he made it into the game, as well. They are in the game, period. In the game. Fans asked, and whether or not exactly as each individual fan had envisioned, Capcom delivered on those old requests. Some requests were so old that they were on the forums even before Capcom Unity came along! I'd say that given the amount of requests they get, they did pretty damn good, considering.

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	...THE
	Beast.

Sure, I personally think that the whole roster should have been new characters (except Ryu), but with all the "pros" who cry about "having to relearn the game" if there are too many new characters, I understand that Capcom had the difficult job of trying to please everyone. It's true that characters like Amaterasu and Phoenix Wright diversified the roster in UMVSC3, but they were kept out of MVSCI, and I was very thankful because I absolutely did not want to see their cheap asses back. Some idealize keeping every character from previous games in the new games, but let's be honest, here; some characters gotta go, and those two were amongst them. MVSCI automatically shot to the top of my favorite VS games because they finally left Sentinel out of one of the new entries. They put Sentinel in MVSC3 due to fan outrage, but to everyone not trying to be a tournament player, he was not a welcome addition. Can't say I miss Sentinel in MVSCI, and the game is better for it.

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	MONSTER
	Hunter catches two targets with one arrow for maximum damage efficiency.

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	MORRIGAN
	Catching Strider off-guard with a Special Move she didn't have before.

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	DRAMATIC
	Cinematic angles would have made this scene more recognizable.

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	DEATH
	Sentenced by Jedah since Vampire Savior.

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