3DSSpot - What's the best 3DS Fighter?

Just wondering what the community here thought was the best fighter? I'm looking into buying another fighter for the 3DS (I already own SSFIV 3D Edition) but I'm not sure which to pick up. I'm not a huge fighting guy beyond the Capcom games, but I'm interested in investing time in another company's series of fighting games.

Dead or Alive: Dimensions, Tekken 3D Prime Edition and BlazBlue are all $29.99 at the moment and I can find most of those relatively easy. I've never played DoA or BlazBlue before, the last time I played Tekken was Tekken 5 through a rental.

Any help would be appreciated :P.

Go to the Games Recommendation thread, I'm reporting this.

[spoiler] Go with Tekken, 41 characters that are somewhat familiar and 60 FPS, it seems the most fun, and I enjoyed it on my friend's 3DS.

Also, why is there no Games Recommendation thread? Can I make one? [/spoiler]

I'd say DoA: D is the best one. It's a shame it didn't sell much though (least from what I heard). Though to tell the truth the only other fighter game I have played was SSF:3D edition, or what ever it was called.

There is a game recommendation thread, but it's not stickied since this board doesn't get a lot of traffic to begin with - so we encourage threads that start discussions still. Which series is better for a newbie? I've only really played Tekken a little bit, not extensively and never DoA. Are they easy to get into?Haziqonfire

I find DoA: D, atleast when compared to SSF on the 3DS, to be great for newbies, as this was the first 'fighter' game I have played (not including SSB series) I found it easy to dish out powerful combos, and the visuals are great on this game. With SSF I can hardly do the most basic combos :P.

Which series is better for a newbie? I've only really played Tekken a little bit, not extensively and never DoA. Are they easy to get into?Haziqonfire

find DoA: D, atleast when compared to SSF on the 3DS, to be great for newbies, as this was the first 'fighter' game I have played (not including SSB series) I found it easy to dish out powerful combos, and the visuals are great on this game. With SSF I can hardly do the most basic combos :P.GamerEye

Tekken is probably good too, but I wouldn't know, as I don't own Tekken for the 3DS, nor have I ever played any Tekken games. So I guess I can't really comment on that.

Dead or Alive is so much better than everything else.

DOA .

Dead or Alive's campaign mode does a very good job IMO about teaching you how to play the series. It basically is one long tutorial session, and what I did enjoy is that at times the game will try and play the battles out to let you know when to do a certain new move/mechanic it introduced. For example, it may slow the game down a bit and button prompts will appear. They may be telling you "Now you should counter like this!" or "Use this combo to do a stun/counter/etc" depending on what you were learning before the fight. (Most fights start with a small tutorial about the gameplay mechanics like delays, combos, holds, throws, tag throws, etc.)However, if you fail to do it quick enough or incorrectly it will punish you like you should be, so it isn't an instant win always, but it teaches you how to play :P Also in general, DOA's combat is very easy. It's four button combat works perfectly on the 3DS's layout.

Also it's an amalgamation of all DOA games in one, since the storyline spans the entire series (but the story isn't really great anyways, it's mildly amusing at best, but so crazy and weird you'll forget about it.) The online mode is the best one yet IMO and I loved the DLC they made for costumes, but I don't think they are giving that out anymore. It was free via spotpass.

I think Dead or Alive: Dimensions is one of the best 3D fighters currently available on 3DS.

Dead or Alive's campaign mode does a very good job IMO about teaching you how to play the series. It basically is one long tutorial session, and what I did enjoy is that at times the game will try and play the battles out to let you know when to do a certain new move/mechanic it introduced. For example, it may slow the game down a bit and button prompts will appear. They may be telling you "Now you should counter like this!" or "Use this combo to do a stun/counter/etc" depending on what you were learning before the fight. (Most fights start with a small tutorial about the gameplay mechanics like delays, combos, holds, throws, tag throws, etc.)However, if you fail to do it quick enough or incorrectly it will punish you like you should be, so it isn't an instant win always, but it teaches you how to play :P Also in general, DOA's combat is very easy. It's four button combat works perfectly on the 3DS's layout.

Also it's an amalgamation of all DOA games in one, since the storyline spans the entire series (but the story isn't really great anyways, it's mildly amusing at best, but so crazy and weird you'll forget about it.) The online mode is the best one yet IMO and I loved the DLC they made for costumes, but I don't think they are giving that out anymore. It was free via spotpass.

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The training mode is also pretty helpful if you're trying to learn how to use new combos or characters.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I picked up Dead or Alive Dimensions - time to try it out :P.Haziqonfire

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I picked up Dead or Alive Dimensions - time to try it out :P.Litchie

Edit: Just realized SSFIV 3D is only 60FPS when you totally disable 3D from options, turning down the slider doesn't make it 60FPS. I've had the game for over a year and I didn't know this ...

Edit: Just realized SSFIV 3D is only 60FPS when you totally disable 3D from options, turning down the slider doesn't make it 60FPS. I've had the game for over a year and I didn't know this ...

Haziqonfire

Neither did I apparently... o.o

can't wait for super smash.. I hope it controls well. Fighting games are only as good as how well you can control them. As for BlazBlue cs2 for 3ds, there are so many problems with the game in addition to just have a clunky d pad for the game. It's by far my most played 3ds game only because I love BB, but I seriously can NOT recommend BBCS2 on 3ds

Wait, there's a blazeblue game on the 3DS?

Wait, there's a blazeblue game on the 3DS?

hotdiddykong

Wait, there's a blazeblue game on the 3DS?

hotdiddykong

Yes, it's BlazBlue CSII, which comes with all 3 of the dlc characters including platinum makoto and valky. It's a shame Extend didn't come to 3ds, but in all honesty, the 3ds port of CSII is a very half assed one. You can read a quick summation of it I wrote here if you'd like http://zfaison.umwblogs.org/2012/04/25/3ds-review-of-blazblue/