Posted on 04/16/2013 at 06:02 AM
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Some of my favorite fighter series include the Soul Calibur games, Smash Bros. series, and Marvel vs. Capcom 1-3.
For the second part of the question, I think you're more qualified to answer that than I am, because you know way more about fighters than me! But I'll give it a try anyway.
There are two ways that I think game developers can make fighters more accessible to people. One is simpler controls. When I first saw Street Fighter 2, I felt very intimidated by the controls. Six buttons?!? I only have five fingers. And once I found out that in order to do special moves you had to move the joystick in certain directions and hit buttons at the same time, I knew that I would never be able to master it. That's why my favorite fighters, like the ones listed above, have simpler controls.
The other thing I think can make fighters more accessible is a bit less tangible. Don't make the games so darn hard! Give the player multiple difficulty levels or reward them simply by playing and having fun, and encouraging them to try out all the characters. Again, my favorite fighters listed above are adept at doing this without dumbing down the game too much for experts, I think.
And that's all I can think of to say on that subject. --Cary