I'll get this out right now: I've played MVC2 once. Only one time at an arcade. MVC1 is a different story, but my reflexes have degraded with time (damn aging). My exploit-free team of Mega Man and Ryu probably won't be as effective as it used to be.
After some digging, the tourney favorites are pretty easy to pick out: Cable, Magneto, a Sentinel (which doesn't seem fair for any one character in any medium :P), Storm, and maybe Cyclops. The way I would pick characters is basically "who do I like?" And who I like don't seem to be all that great.
As far as online play goes, I have another confession. I have played about a hundred matches of Street Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix, and I have never won a single one. Sure, I've won a few rounds here and there, but my record is something like 97-0.
If I played this game online, I would become a metaphorical broom. Which is fine, actually, because in order to get my 360 on Live, I need to haul the entire console downstairs, along with a small television (which happens to be a ~40 pound, 20 year old TV), and an extra ethernet cable to connect to the router. Call me stingy, but I can't dish out $100 for a wireless router. Which wouldn't work anyway, since my room and the router are on opposite corners of my house.
So I'm probably going to avoid online play, at least until I go back to school. Where I will be schooled on every match I play.
Yeah, I lost all my confidence with fighting games thanks to Street Fighter II on Live.
This may or may not help, but I recently ordered this:
Now I know what some of you are thinking: "You should have bought the arcade stick! More precision!" To that I have three replies:
- I grew up on a directional pad. Arcades were always a novelty to me.
- This controller will work magnificently for old school games, like Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. It's practically a Saturn controller!
- See above, regarding the 360's wireless thingamabob. Want to pay me $100 for an arcade stick?
So anyway, MVC2 has me excited but nervous. If I'm offline, I'm sure I'll be fine, but I could really use some competitive tips.
[EDIT] I want a refund. =\
everyone uses those characters because they're cheap. There are some infinites which people exploit so if they catch you, you're stuck. Playing online will be tough, especially since most players have 9 years of experience. Just keep playing the game for the fun of it, you can only get better.
TwiGGy12:24 AM CST