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. =\
