It probably doesn't help out the OP at all but I wanted to call our Weaponlord. Killing certain people changes the story and there are no set number of continues but if an opponent kills you, it is game over. Really neat game.
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What Fighting Games have good story modes?
- Thread starter B4mv
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Injustice 2 has a great story; I don't even own the game but have watched it on youtube multiple times.
These are IMO the best in their respective areas, Story Modes and Stories/Lore
Great story modes:
MK9 MK10 MK11
Injustice 1 and 2
Blazblue Series
GranBlue
Tekken 7
KOF13 (the only KOF with proper "story mode")
Great Lore/Stories:
KOF Series
Guilty Gear Series
Blazblue Series
Mortal Kombat 9 to 11
Injustice Series
Great story modes:
MK9 MK10 MK11
Injustice 1 and 2
Blazblue Series
GranBlue
Tekken 7
KOF13 (the only KOF with proper "story mode")
Great Lore/Stories:
KOF Series
Guilty Gear Series
Blazblue Series
Mortal Kombat 9 to 11
Injustice Series
"none of them have good story modes" lol foh
What's this? A completely different story mode (different setting, tone, etc) for each character (each pilot, not mech), and each one with branching paths? The most replayable story mode in a fighting game ever? Damn, how crazy that nobody else ever tried the same huh.
Oh man I always harp on about how complete of an experience this game is.
It is easily one of my favorite Capcom games ever, and a big reason is all of the love that went into the various story modes and unlockable content.
Some of my other favorites are the VF 4 Evo Quest Mode and Brawl.
I know Brawl gets a lot of hate and Subspace Emissary definitely has its flaws, but I still had a blast playing through it with a friend.
Mortal Kombat Deception. The parts where you learn the fighting styles aren't great, but exploring the realms and seeing all the characters and lore up to that point is still some of the most fun I've had with MK.
Deep cut but I agree. And the story branches due to who you kill or don't and how.
also i keep forgetting these are fighting games but DBZ Supersonic Warriors had super fun story modes as well. its the DBZ story cut down but still pretty competantly executed to where you can enjoy it if you know the original tale. they give you a lot of original character stories depending on which character you go in story mode with, which is fun times for a fan of the series. like Piccolo going Majin in a timeline where Vegeta isn't there or Ginyu being relevant through the whole story cause he beat Goku early
especially 2 which had like unlocking abilities and a lot of these cool branches in the story and stuff and like what-if scenarios depending on how fast you beat your enemies or how little damage you took and stuff like that.
especially 2 which had like unlocking abilities and a lot of these cool branches in the story and stuff and like what-if scenarios depending on how fast you beat your enemies or how little damage you took and stuff like that.
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It's the first DBZ game I can recall that went all in on the idea of what if scenarios. It was pretty cool.
Do you have a Vita? That's how I got my fix when I wanted to replay it.
A story mode that tells a good story? Urm... doesn't really exist to be honest. I like how funny the gag endings in Blazblue can get. But the lore in that series gets way too complicated.
Stories that are actually fun to play through? Weapon Master mode in Soul Calibur II is still king I guess, even if it's essentially a mission mode.
Stories that are actually fun to play through? Weapon Master mode in Soul Calibur II is still king I guess, even if it's essentially a mission mode.
Don't know if it counts or if anyone agrees but Super Smash Bros Brawl even though the gameplay kind of drags on the Subspace Emmisary is ace as hell
Yeah, it's surprisingly good. The whole game is there and plays exactly like the console version. It's just the in game graphics that take a hit. (story mode cut scene graphics look fine though)
If you look up reviews I think you'll see it reviewed really well.
Daaamn, I never played 2, need to get on that
Supersonic Warriors is a great shout out in general, the what if stories are super fun.
I think there's often a tradeoff between a good single player mode and a well balanced multi-player. A lot of fun single player modes involve character customization, rpg elements, or even gameplay that isn't the core mechanics. So the question is if you prefer that, or if you want the story mode to be standard 1-on-1 fights with interspersed cutscenes.
I'm not much of a fan of very technical fighters, so I love a story mode that includes character progression. But if I had different tastes, I would for sure prefer a story heavy single player mode that doesn't mix things up too much.
I'm not much of a fan of very technical fighters, so I love a story mode that includes character progression. But if I had different tastes, I would for sure prefer a story heavy single player mode that doesn't mix things up too much.