As I mentioned at the start of the review, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is a very difficult game to rate. It’s not like Street Fighter 4 where we were almost guaranteed that it will be a long-term success loved by pros and newcomers alike. Instead, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is going to be entirely what the community make of it. It draws heavily on MvC2, making it almost seem like a game that was intended for a different generation of gamers, but given the amount of effort put into the game, it has a very good chance of succeeding in today’s times. If it does, then MvC3 is going to be a game that we play and love for years to come as people constantly experiment and discover things years after the game’s release.
However it also seems probable that the chaotic nature of the game may push away experienced players and newcomers alike as they return to more structured fighters, again like SF4. If this happens, it’s possible that MvC3 may fade into obscurity, remembered as being fun while it lasted but ultimately released far too late. Like I said, it’s difficult to say what will happen with a game like this but I’m inclined to believe that it will be extremely popular, but will probably be overshadowed by the future Capcom fighters such Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition and Street Fighter X Tekken.
Artist Chris Cayco, who we’ve featured a few times before on Kotaku, grew up playing Marvel vs. Capcom (and Marvel vs. Street Fighter) games. His tribute to this, which took him over 175 hours, was to combine every single character to ever appear in Capcom’s crossover series in the one enormous image.
Makes me despise Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite that much more
So much wasted potential
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