the three extra levels are pointless, and the three extra characters are horribly designed in comparison to Ryu.

also, only about five of the online missions have replay value, and there isn't an option to play alone (meaning no AI). NG2's Mission Mode is a lot better.

most of NGS2's changes and additions are smoke and mirrors because they aren't well implemented. the only change that was clearly made for the better was the graphics. NGS2 definitely has better graphics, i'll give it that.

Extra characters and missions pointless or have no replay value you say?

That's your opinion. Not necessarily a fact.

I played, have, and beat both. And to be honest, I'd rather have content over aesthetic.

what aesthetic are you talking about? i'm talking about gameplay. the weapons' balance and damage was screwed up in NGS2 so that only a couple weapons are viable options (unless you're a master of the game to make up for their crappiness)--every weapon in NG2 was a viable option on any difficulty. they took out a LOT of enemies in NGS2, making it much less difficult and much more boring, and the enemies they did have were too timid. but if they grabbed you in MNM on NGS2, it was usually a one hit kill. and that's balanced? lolno. NG2 was FAR more balanced in damage, yet it was still much more difficult.

and yes, the three extra characters and levels were pointless. they're basically rehashes of Ryu's stages, and the girls aren't nearly as well designed as Ryu. i don't want extra content if the extra content isn't that good.

i've beaten both games on every difficulty level multiple times, and i've beaten every NG2 and NGS2 mission multiple times (1000G in NG2 and platinum in NGS2). i know what i'm talking about, but you honestly sound like you don't. no offense.

youtube.com/jthamind if you wanna check out my videos from each game.

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@Raiinstorm81

i agree with you, the gore was part of NG2, and it was definitely awesome. i'm just saying that out of the many changes from NG2 to NGS2, the gore was one of the least important ones imo.