People are often surprised that I appear to have such a hate-on for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. I guess the biggest reason is that I just don’t get the demand. I loved MvsC2, but it walked that very fine line of being devastatingly broken and retarded. With the trends originally set by Capcom’s “Versus” series, MvsC2 was pretty much as far as they could (and I feel should) have gone. And as much as I enjoyed the game, I think that it’s since grown to be extremely overrated.

Truth be told, I wouldn’t mind a MvsC3. After giving it some thought, I would actually love to see them follow someone’s suggestion that they take the look and gameplay of the licensing nightmare, Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, and replace the Tatsunoko characters with those from Marvel. The cast may be a fraction of that found in MvsC2, but I would deem that to be a worthy current-generation installement of the series. But because I felt so satisfied with MvsC2, I’m also not as excited about another sequel.

I’ve asked people to help me understand, and I’ve never gotten an explanation that wasn’t based on the sheer novelty of the title. So I guess what my true position on the matter is not so much my resistance toward the game itself, but what the fanbase is demanding of it. The MvsC3 that I describe above is not what most fans are asking for, and since they are the consuming majority, Capcom would most likely listen to them.

So here’s the dilemma I face with MvsC3: The game I feel it should be to be god would be unappreciated and not sell. Yet the game that everyone wants would be utter shit. It’s a no win-situation for me. In the meantime, I continue to bitch, remind dorks to be careful what they wish for, and preach that we should focus on continuing our support of MvsC2 and the other “Versus” games that we fell in love with in the first place.

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