[Music]
so apparently there’s an evil
corporation putting together a
tournament and you can bet these two
franchises are going to be front and
center welcome to watchmojo.com and
today the two franchises that put 3d
fighting games on the map are going at
it
Virtua Fighter and Tekken they’ve
trained long and hard but now it’s time
to take those skills and step into the
ring round one story
story in a fighting game Virtua Fighter
knows what’s up and keeps it nice and
simple
evil j6 corporation they’re having a
tournament boom dunzo
I mean each character has his or her own
motivations of course but beyond that
who needs an overarching plot well to be
honest we do this is for real
say your prayers yes we know that the
combos and the special moves are a huge
component any good fighter but for us it
makes the game so much better if there’s
a reason why these fighters are engaging
in these heart-pounding matches o course
that’s where tekken comes in as crazy as
the Mishima family is it’s really
impressive that the series has had an
ongoing plot since day one we’re pretty
sure that wasn’t heihachi’s intention
when he tossed Kazuya over the cliff and
started the king of Fist tournament but
you reap what you toss over I guess
Kazuya once revenge against hey Hachi
Hachi once revenge against Kazuya Kazuya
son Jin is dealing with the devil gene
he inherited from his cold-hearted
father while trying to keep his mother’s
kind-hearted virtues intact oh and
there’s also the other mission is to
they’re just popping up like overpowered
weeds and did we mention that there’s
other plot lines to keep up with we
don’t even have enough time to get
started on those crazy Williams sisters
so the winner by default Tekken leave it
here
round two characters so who are these
people that are trying to beat the crap
out of each other I mean you can’t
string together a ridiculous wrestling
combo without a character to control now
can you both Virtua Fighter and Tekken
have their flagship characters whether
it’s the martial artists akira yuki or
the Sinister hey Hachi or Kazuya or Jin
yeah I guess we’re gonna have to give
this one to Tekken
that’s because Tekken characters are
more memorable than the cast of Virtua
Fighter this isn’t just because the
Tekken franchise is still going it’s
because the characters are more fleshed
out the character is a Virtua Fighter
always felt like placeholders to the
point that you could kind of swap them
out with other fighting game staples
Akira for I you hey Chon for chun-li and
so on and so forth
[Music]
we know that each character has a reason
to enter the ring but honestly you don’t
really get the full picture unless you
sit and read a wiki article about him
with Tekken the characters feel like
characters and each one has a
significant purpose in the game even
that genetically-engineered kangaroo has
a place in the plot
[Music]
the best part each character story
always connects with someone else’s this
increased tenfold with the release of
Tekken 3 which gave us a new generation
of fighters who are all linked to the
original cast winner jacket
from three legacy only one of these
games is known to be the grandfather of
3d fighting games in an era where 2d
fighters range supreme Virtua Fighter
was the first of its kind and introduced
polygon based graphics in a fighting
game
this allowed characters to move in three
dimensions and even allowed more dynamic
camera movement Virtua Fighter is so
important to the genre that it was
recognized by the Smithsonian Institute
for contributions to arch and
entertainment in 1998 as for Tekken well
ironically enough it wasn’t even meant
to be a fighting game in the first place
[Music]
what started as a test case for
animating 3d models would later become
the king of Iron Fist tournament with a
little help from an old rival
Namco acquired developers from Sega one
of which was say each EEC
who would go on to direct Tekken and
make it the success that it is today did
we mention that say Ichi also designed
Virtua Fighter frankly Virtua Fighter
did what no other fighting game had done
at the time and its resounding success
helped influence the entire genre
without Virtua Fighter there be no
check-in to even compete against it so
winner Virtua Fighter
[Music]
around for lasting appeal let’s be
honest the first few tunnels in both of
these series really have an aged well
it’s like cardboard box figures going at
it in the middle of an MS paid field
still tekken did look better back in the
day with substantial looking backgrounds
and characters that resembled people you
know people such was the benefit of
having Virtua Fighter to look to for
inspiration fortunately both games
adapted to the times and those laughable
blocks gave way to some fine looking
graphics with that in mind it comes down
to this which game are we most likely to
pick up and play today – the fact that
the Tekken franchise is still going and
Virtua Fighter hasn’t had a release in
years of course while Virtua Fighter
made the 3d fighting game genre what it
is today
it’s not our go-to fighter that’s not to
say that its contribution to the genre
is and remarkable but what comes after
that the gameplay mechanics are fine the
backgrounds are fine the characters are
fine but that’s just it everything is
just fine to be honest we only remember
Virtua Fighter for what it was and not
what it is today
[Music]
meanwhile Tekken is not only adding to
the overall story but it’s adding
something new with each installment
new interesting characters new gameplay
modes improve fighting mechanics bowling
Hey
the bowling game is actually pretty fun
okay and let’s not forget one of the
best fighting games spin-offs out there
Tekken Tag check-in is a series that you
can pick up and play at any time whether
it’s a new title an old classic or help
even Street Fighter cross Tekken is
still a good time winner Tekken
yeah
around five combat
[Music]
as we said in the first round we know
that what matters most in a fighting
game is the fighting Virtua fighters
combat is very simple with characters
using moves based on real world fighting
styles the goal like most fighters was
to knock your opponent out but Virtua
Fighter had one more trick up its sleeve
ring outs no matter how much health an
opponent had if you knock them out of
the ring you automatically won the match
jeez thanks for starting that trend
Virtua Fighter
[Music]
Tekin works in a similar fashion with
characters using a variety of finding
styles the most important mechanic that
tech and introduced was the fact that
each button on your controller
represented a different limb which opens
up more possibilities in each
character’s attack it definitely lets
you get creative with the combos to the
point where if you’re good enough you
can beat an opponent in one shot these
combos get more creative in the Tekken
Tag franchise where you can call your
partner mid combo and let them pick up
where you left off this works especially
well if you pick the right combination
of characters of course
to us that makes Tekken the winner in
this round there’s more variety in the
fighting and more is being added to the
combat system with each new installment
in the franchise winner jacket you win
[Music]
it looks like the Mishima family will go
to fight another day and probably fight
each other in the process wow this was
nearly a clean sweep protectin we have
to give credit where credit is due so
thank you a Virtua Fighter for even
making a game like Tekken possible
[Music]
but maybe you prefer Sega’s franchise
over Namco’s battle it out in the
comments and be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com for more iron fisted vs
matches lecture hey what’s the wise
thymus so stay hey let’s demo
Metaxa no cutter
[Music]
so apparently there’s an evil
corporation putting together a
tournament and you can bet these two
franchises are going to be front and
center welcome to watchmojo.com and
today the two franchises that put 3d
fighting games on the map are going at
it
Virtua Fighter and Tekken they’ve
trained long and hard but now it’s time
to take those skills and step into the
ring round one story
story in a fighting game Virtua Fighter
knows what’s up and keeps it nice and
simple
evil j6 corporation they’re having a
tournament boom dunzo
I mean each character has his or her own
motivations of course but beyond that
who needs an overarching plot well to be
honest we do this is for real
say your prayers yes we know that the
combos and the special moves are a huge
component any good fighter but for us it
makes the game so much better if there’s
a reason why these fighters are engaging
in these heart-pounding matches o course
that’s where tekken comes in as crazy as
the Mishima family is it’s really
impressive that the series has had an
ongoing plot since day one we’re pretty
sure that wasn’t heihachi’s intention
when he tossed Kazuya over the cliff and
started the king of Fist tournament but
you reap what you toss over I guess
Kazuya once revenge against hey Hachi
Hachi once revenge against Kazuya Kazuya
son Jin is dealing with the devil gene
he inherited from his cold-hearted
father while trying to keep his mother’s
kind-hearted virtues intact oh and
there’s also the other mission is to
they’re just popping up like overpowered
weeds and did we mention that there’s
other plot lines to keep up with we
don’t even have enough time to get
started on those crazy Williams sisters
so the winner by default Tekken leave it
here
round two characters so who are these
people that are trying to beat the crap
out of each other I mean you can’t
string together a ridiculous wrestling
combo without a character to control now
can you both Virtua Fighter and Tekken
have their flagship characters whether
it’s the martial artists akira yuki or
the Sinister hey Hachi or Kazuya or Jin
yeah I guess we’re gonna have to give
this one to Tekken
that’s because Tekken characters are
more memorable than the cast of Virtua
Fighter this isn’t just because the
Tekken franchise is still going it’s
because the characters are more fleshed
out the character is a Virtua Fighter
always felt like placeholders to the
point that you could kind of swap them
out with other fighting game staples
Akira for I you hey Chon for chun-li and
so on and so forth
[Music]
we know that each character has a reason
to enter the ring but honestly you don’t
really get the full picture unless you
sit and read a wiki article about him
with Tekken the characters feel like
characters and each one has a
significant purpose in the game even
that genetically-engineered kangaroo has
a place in the plot
[Music]
the best part each character story
always connects with someone else’s this
increased tenfold with the release of
Tekken 3 which gave us a new generation
of fighters who are all linked to the
original cast winner jacket
from three legacy only one of these
games is known to be the grandfather of
3d fighting games in an era where 2d
fighters range supreme Virtua Fighter
was the first of its kind and introduced
polygon based graphics in a fighting
game
this allowed characters to move in three
dimensions and even allowed more dynamic
camera movement Virtua Fighter is so
important to the genre that it was
recognized by the Smithsonian Institute
for contributions to arch and
entertainment in 1998 as for Tekken well
ironically enough it wasn’t even meant
to be a fighting game in the first place
[Music]
what started as a test case for
animating 3d models would later become
the king of Iron Fist tournament with a
little help from an old rival
Namco acquired developers from Sega one
of which was say each EEC
who would go on to direct Tekken and
make it the success that it is today did
we mention that say Ichi also designed
Virtua Fighter frankly Virtua Fighter
did what no other fighting game had done
at the time and its resounding success
helped influence the entire genre
without Virtua Fighter there be no
check-in to even compete against it so
winner Virtua Fighter
[Music]
around for lasting appeal let’s be
honest the first few tunnels in both of
these series really have an aged well
it’s like cardboard box figures going at
it in the middle of an MS paid field
still tekken did look better back in the
day with substantial looking backgrounds
and characters that resembled people you
know people such was the benefit of
having Virtua Fighter to look to for
inspiration fortunately both games
adapted to the times and those laughable
blocks gave way to some fine looking
graphics with that in mind it comes down
to this which game are we most likely to
pick up and play today – the fact that
the Tekken franchise is still going and
Virtua Fighter hasn’t had a release in
years of course while Virtua Fighter
made the 3d fighting game genre what it
is today
it’s not our go-to fighter that’s not to
say that its contribution to the genre
is and remarkable but what comes after
that the gameplay mechanics are fine the
backgrounds are fine the characters are
fine but that’s just it everything is
just fine to be honest we only remember
Virtua Fighter for what it was and not
what it is today
[Music]
meanwhile Tekken is not only adding to
the overall story but it’s adding
something new with each installment
new interesting characters new gameplay
modes improve fighting mechanics bowling
Hey
the bowling game is actually pretty fun
okay and let’s not forget one of the
best fighting games spin-offs out there
Tekken Tag check-in is a series that you
can pick up and play at any time whether
it’s a new title an old classic or help
even Street Fighter cross Tekken is
still a good time winner Tekken
yeah
around five combat
[Music]
as we said in the first round we know
that what matters most in a fighting
game is the fighting Virtua fighters
combat is very simple with characters
using moves based on real world fighting
styles the goal like most fighters was
to knock your opponent out but Virtua
Fighter had one more trick up its sleeve
ring outs no matter how much health an
opponent had if you knock them out of
the ring you automatically won the match
jeez thanks for starting that trend
Virtua Fighter
[Music]
Tekin works in a similar fashion with
characters using a variety of finding
styles the most important mechanic that
tech and introduced was the fact that
each button on your controller
represented a different limb which opens
up more possibilities in each
character’s attack it definitely lets
you get creative with the combos to the
point where if you’re good enough you
can beat an opponent in one shot these
combos get more creative in the Tekken
Tag franchise where you can call your
partner mid combo and let them pick up
where you left off this works especially
well if you pick the right combination
of characters of course
to us that makes Tekken the winner in
this round there’s more variety in the
fighting and more is being added to the
combat system with each new installment
in the franchise winner jacket you win
[Music]
it looks like the Mishima family will go
to fight another day and probably fight
each other in the process wow this was
nearly a clean sweep protectin we have
to give credit where credit is due so
thank you a Virtua Fighter for even
making a game like Tekken possible
[Music]
but maybe you prefer Sega’s franchise
over Namco’s battle it out in the
comments and be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com for more iron fisted vs
matches lecture hey what’s the wise
thymus so stay hey let’s demo
Metaxa no cutter
[Music]
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