Thread: Hypothetical: 3 Character Fighting Game
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Old 11-30-2009, 12:33 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD View Post
Well actually I think you're essentially one character and the pieces symbolize the moves. Pawns would be standards and the higher ranked pieces would be special moves. This is a better comparison between chess and fighting games, I think.
And we all know how well Chess video games sell. Halo Killers, all of them.

I mean, it's an interesting analogy and a fair point, but we are talking about different media. Checkers only has one character, two types of pieces, and a limited "moveset" but That doesn't mean a one-button fighter with one character would sell.
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