There’s a reason why not a single arena fighter has managed to attract a playerbase dedicated enough to keep a competitive scene going. They focus on quantity over quality and it shows.
It’s not like licensed games can’t succeed, but something has gone deeply wrong with the arena formula. More people are still playing JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future, an arcade game from 1998, than any of these modern arena games.
There’s a reason why not a single arena fighter has managed to attract a playerbase dedicated enough to keep a competitive scene going. They focus on quantity over quality and it shows.
It’s not like licensed games can’t succeed, but something has gone deeply wrong with the arena formula. More people are still playing JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future, an arcade game from 1998, than any of these modern arena games.