I Asked 100 Tournament Players To Make a Fighting Game Tier List

I wish I could say this tier list is 100% accurate with a straight face, but I'm pretty sure my Mom could make a better fighting game tier list than this. Shoutouts to ‪@jwonggg‬ for the help on this
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[@Diaphone]

My first attempt at an IRL video - shoutouts to Justin Wong for the help on this. If this vid gets 2000 Likes I'll make another (challenge?) Also turns out I don't know how to hold a mic, so sorry for the occasional audio issue. We had to cut a lot of footage for a few reasons (mostly audio or for pacing), so apologies if you participated but didn't make the video

[@brobafett9151]

Success man, love this content from you brother. Keep it coming!

[@P0liFGC]

This was your first?? I never would’ve guessed. Would def like more videos like this

[@Eilanzer]

love this video man!

[@Zuyoga]

this is fun!

[@quartzeye8329]

This video was SUPER entertaining. Great stuff!!! (Besides the +R / Xrd / BBCF erasure).

[@jwonggg]

MK11 never left my spot LMFAO

[@Zefraxa]

You were just spitting ng facts from the start, lmao

[@superbadisfunmy]

When your right your right and if you was wrong you could have been right.

[@user-bkey]

LOL

[@baconbitz7804]

They should’ve let you make the list from the start. All facts no printer

[@MrCageCat]

Why you're up there with the pros Justin, you know your shit 😂

[@Calhasnopals]

Justin is so real for sacrificing his tier for MK11’s downfall. That’s my GOAT

[@zanpakutoman4225]

The only game that never got moved LUL.

[@MrMooMoo088]

Tier list is accurate just for having this. Mk11 is absolutely trash.

[@Ronbotnik]

MK been trash for a hot ass minute Justin the GOAT for that

[@VendreadMike95]

🔥🔥🔥👍🏽

[@KCAssassin98]

@@Ronbotnik nice try

[@Maepull]

"what you got against fighterZ?" "nothing i just keep getting my ass beat on it" i wanna elect that mf for president ive never seen someone represent my feelings so much 😭

[@cody3504]

As someone who grew up playing Dragon Ball Z games Fighters Z was a lot different than what im used to. I’d say the last amazing Dragon Ball Z game up until Kakarot and the upcoming Sparking Zero, Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 is the least talked about game ever and i dont know how media never covered it. That game was so much fun and i made so many memories

[@keeferussell8169]

Bc burstlimit was better and not even done

[@cody3504]

@@keeferussell8169 Burst Limits an OG too

[@jimmythecrow]

the animations suck, its like 22 fps. not fun

[@professorlapis8305]

"Get injustice up outta there"💀💀💀 lmfao this is a fire vid diaphone

[@Ronin-kk4bt]

🤣🤣🤣

[@danielbueno8474]

Shoutouts to that one girl at the end who saved Tekken 7 from being unfairly thrown to the bottom tier by some filthy casual

[@punkypony5165]

100% she’s an unsung hero

[@mattia362]

Real

[@kaz_araya7960]

Lil kid probably had no idea how to tech roll too

[@budgetcommander4849]

@@kaz_araya7960He knew he was unqualified at least lmao

[@pandaclysm205]

So sweaty and elitist

[@d0gh0t]

No Tekken 3, No MK9, No Killer Instinct, No Street Fighter 4, etc. dude wtf

[@PowerRobMusic]

MK9 and USFIV was the peak of fighting games as far as I'm concerned.

[@SCORP1ONF1RE]

agreed. theyre tryin to promote sf6

[@josefsad1502]

Killer Imstinct is the best!

[@amai2307]

​@@PowerRobMusicsounds like a guy, who havent played mbaa.

[@mellomoose_]

sf4 is my pick, and i was waiting for somebody to say it lmao

[@etl2474]

Fighting game community can't even come together to make a decent tier list

[@Hawko1313]

Tbh nearly every game on that list is good. There’s no way to make it satisfying, but that’s the enjoyment.

[@christiankoll1528]

It's almost as if they're too busy.... fighting! 😆 I'll see myself out.

[@chillbro2275]

haha And that's a good thing.

[@chillbro2275]

@@christiankoll1528 hahaha yeah man hahahaha but grab a free snack before you go

[@crashbandicoot5636]

I mean, when you say "Fighting game community" that's such a wide blanket, 2D and 3D fighting games themselves differ immensely not to mention all the different franchises and sub-genres.

[@ITNoetic]

My man strolled up in an Aaliyah shirt and said confidently, "Breakers Revenge." What a man of culture

[@Marzimus]

I swear the demo is the whole game. Download it on any console I come across to spread FGC vibes.

[@boomguy2]

When I saw this dude I immediately scrolled down to the comments lmao. Mans truly exuding that aura (see my Condor)

[@KazumaKiryu-0]

Was looking for this comment or about to make my own. R I P babygurl

[@ecsfusion7472]

Like seriously.......dude knows what's up for sure

[@ImStillMarz]

@@Marzimus Wait fr? So the only point of buying the game is to play online?

[@Tokyo5o]

Strive at the bottom says everything about this toer list lol

[@nestorgonzalez8021]

No mention prior Guilty Gear entries hurts the soul

[@boop733]

Seems accurate

[@Matias-zh3dp]

That its accurate? There is a reason why japanese players (the best GG players) dont even play this game. SPOILER: Because its trash.

[@CantHandleThis6]

​@@Matias-zh3dpYou seem salty. If the game was trash it wouldnt be as big as it is. Xrd is fun so is +R but dont disrespect Strive to push an agenda

[@Matias-zh3dp]

@@CantHandleThis6 *as big as it is in america.

[@teamcolbourne8593]

Bloody Roar series didn’t even get mentioned 😢

[@Vijaymhawar]

The most underrated series

[@CurlyQ896]

I love how everyone came together to say MK 11 was trash lmao

[@librarygary1618]

That 21 Savage reveal trailer at the game awards was sick as hell though

[@gigabyte3420]

@@librarygary1618unironically my favorite fight scene in all media

[@OkayLyo]

​@@librarygary161821 was my fav rapper at the time, shit was hype 💯

[@MangaGamified]

I already felt it was lackluster compared to the customization of moves of MK10, as usual your average player can't form opinions unless they're high in ranked or a pro.

[@angelstyle9677]

@@librarygary1618unfortunately a 90 second trailer doesn’t make up for an absolute dog shit game stale gameplay.

[@TheOldFashionedDad]

The Latino coming in clutch for KOF hahah classic. Loved the video

[@OkayLyo]

Mexicans are the best players in kof

[@TheOldFashionedDad]

@@OkayLyo oh yeah I know, They are dominant.

[@kingdavid7516]

i thought the same thing, latinos love their KoF

[@supermonobros]

I was surprised that someone mentioned KOF xv inthe first 3 minutes, i thought it wouldn't even be mentioned, for some reason in USA no one can play kof

[@hearme1484]

@@OkayLyoMaybe in America. But over in Asia it’s big af. Especially china they got so many top players

[@bruh1177]

This breaks my heart seeing no Virtua Fighter on here, literally one of the most important fighting game series of all time.

[@carck6442]

VF will rise again brother

[@dejanbogdanovic4147]

Virtua & Bloody Roar 2 beyond goats...

[@fivefive9514]

because most of the FGC have shallow minds and only play street fighter clones .. VF5US still has daily players online over 2 years later, though. DOA5 and DOA6 have a playerbase on PS4 too.

[@gameclips5734]

where is dynasty warriors

[@breadburner7276]

@@fivefive9514grrrr how dare people not like my very niche game they must be stupid RAAHHHHHH I HATE OPINIONS

[@DenkyManner]

Being so surprised at MKII is a bit weird imo. There's nothing about it, it was gigantically popular and a full on pop culture event. It's like being surprised if someone said Doom was their favourite game.

[@djandrewification]

He said he never played it so it makes sense that he'd respond that way

[@Debbie-qs2xo]

Or its like saying nba jam is your favorite basketball game. Which just like mk 2 was a cultural phenomenon, that pulled in even non gamers w its accessibility and flashy style. With that and potential nostalgia, would likely be picked by some even though it doesnt have a lot of depth or any chance for a competitive community forming around it.

[@brawss]

13:01 bro stopped snoop dogg at the fighting tournaments

[@NenadTricko]

"arcsys gave us rollback" if only he knew

[@itscanyonevesimp]

Let them dream. I'm still dreaming okay

[@rasha1a]

Melty Blood crawled through nails and broken glass so modern fighting games could shoot themselves in the knees releasing without rollback

[@aboxonmydesk319]

Didn’t they release rollback?

[@ericg1100]

Idk why people act like dbfz has bad netplay, ive never had a problem with glitching like i have w smash bros

[@Crackhog]

​@@ericg1100 when does smash online glitch, like ever?

[@briangoulet948]

Garou in trash? Yeah people have no idea what they're talking about lmao

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

It's fine

[@KTP200]

I see it as one of those games that countless people revere, but barely anyone actually enjoys playing long sets of

[@ThatWolfArrow]

The goal of this list isnt to ge accurate but to cause discourse.

[@OmarVedlity]

I think Granblue is hot garbage made for 9 years old. It’s all opinions man.

[@sobornes239]

Unfortunately... There's no King Of Fighters 2002 UM or 98 UM in this list too, simply because Kof isn't that popular in the USA.

[@snakeoftalins2805]

Can’t believe I didn’t recognize you! I’m the guy in the orange shirt that picked SF6. Great content as always.

[@DB-cm4lf]

*dude plays devil's advocate for 18 min straight* "i dont make the rules" 😂

[@domymbd]

No Killer Instinct? The 1994 arcade cabinet is the best fighting game ever made to me.

[@internetbully100]

These kids know nothing

[@armediolynch4781]

I was really waiting for Killer Instinct too lol 😢

[@Ti7Vk3y]

Love the passionate GG speech @ 13:01 followed by the public execution @ 13:27 lmao. Love the idea of this type of tier list where it's mostly for engagement and fun.

[@librarygary1618]

"I like to play 2k and like a Blaz Blue at the same time" 😭😭😭

[@DistortedV12]

Coolest dude on there

[@mrlee3412]

So true

[@venomsn4kee]

lmfao

[@ApacheJay156]

I agree with the guy who said MK2. Even if it's not as deep as modern games, if you experienced it, it was a social phenomenon that has no equal in the modern era of online battles. To be at the arcade with 20 other guys around the machine doing a fatality that you learned about on usenet was just an experience that no one in the later generations can even understand. Also soul calibur 2 was great for similar reasons, but it also had the depth that MK lacked.

[@victorvenable587]

I think out of the older MK games, that was the game. And if you go to an arcade, you're most likely are going to see a MK2 machine before you'll see a 3, Ultimate 3, and heck, the first one. Agree with SC2 as well.

[@zekarou7831]

MK2 is very special for me as well, and it's the best MK.. IMO. I always come back to it. Even better now that somebody made a MUGEN of MK2 called *"MK II remix".* They take everything best from the original and enhanced it. It's super awesome. I'm in love with that game and haven't touch any other fighting games for months now. 🙂

[@OutNAbout415]

Thank goodness i grew up in this era. I was blown away and even the first Tekken on ps1.

[@nostalgiccollector89]

Bro fighting gamers have such a good handle on why they love their games. I appreciate the in-depth perspective. You can tell their about it.

[@Broasty25]

Man no Killer Instinct hurts

[@D2MMA]

Damn, I loved that game

[@lajeandom]

It's almost a crime haha

[@kate804]

Truth teller

[@Pepsidud32]

no Viruta Fighter hurts just as much.

[@0thereaper0]

bunch of gnarly zoomers

[@mercilessbaker]

Nah to do this in person is too much effort, gotta flag people down and correct them and explain the rules every time, what a champ! Enjoyed seeing how happy everyone was talking about their favorite fighting game, very wholesome.

[@zanpakutoman4225]

It might've been easier if he just had an art board and drew 5 empty squares next to each tier, and printed out the box art of different games. He would've had to pick out the games and you wouldn't get wild picks like SFxT and Cross Tag Battle. But, it definitely would've saved some hassle. EDIT: As soon as I commented this, I saw Justin's public OP character tier list video.

[@sultanmuwaffaq6173]

​@@zanpakutoman4225 i mean the voters could bring those game down a tier or two if they don't agree with it but i guess the hate for NRS games is just stronger 🤣

[@maxmacdeath]

Soul Calibur 2 is underrated as fuck, this game is peak 3D fighting

[@spiffythealien]

Peak fighting, period. FGC says they love SCII *more* than SC on the Dreamcast, the fighting game that was seriously considered for GotY (not fighting game of the year, just GotY, period) when it's immediate competition was VF3, Tekken 3 and SFIII3S, but they always pretend it's a 'lesser' Tekken even though it controls better and is easier to learn despite the characters having *more* moves than Tekken characters (over half the cast of SCVI had more moves than T7 King). It's sad.

[@ginomartell4237]

Facts

[@gameclips5734]

@@spiffythealien SC3 is objectively better than 2 imo, but 2 was my first SC game so I love it too.

[@christianinfante8657]

That's not how you spell tekken

[@CloudStrifeZX]

agree, that game was and still is awesome

[@ultimateman55]

Respect to the older guy shouting out MK2 that shit was absolute god tier when it released. One of the best presentations ever, especially in the sound department.

[@hjblacdes61]

MK3 was better

[@StriderShadow]

But the gameplay aged like milk at the top level. It is just Jax vs Mileena spamming their broken moves. (I love MK2 on a casual level)

[@EliosMoonElios]

You are talking from nostalgia, the gameplay was normal and the tier list was bullshit.

[@mazystarr]

@@StriderShadow at very high level play, jax held up but top had to be kung Lao hands down for easy full life touches. I don't even think mileena was in the convo

[@mazystarr]

@@hjblacdes61 mk3u is the goated mk period. People still playing online and running tournaments

[@paradigm_sh1ft]

I'm glad Melee made it onto the list. I feel like a lot of traditional fighting game players sleep on it. Easy GOAT for me.

[@dailawn]

smash games are dog water. classic fighters for life babyyyyy

[@LSYagami]

i think my favorite part about of this video is seeing the variety of different people in the community. Just started watching FGC content recently it's feels like I'm opening a treasure chest of personalities - it's a blast to see such a diverse crowd all in one place

[@ego3162]

13:53 He is exactly how i picture someone who'd say the phrase "Strive isn't Guilty Gear"

[@bulletsunderpressure]

Yup. He definitely looks like a reddit user.

[@G3N0M3501DI3R]

Strive is still Guilty Gear but GGXXAC+R is still better.

[@punkypony5165]

Lmao

[@tita4359]

I mean he’s not wrong. Strive went against all of the design principles of previous guilty gears just to try to garner more mainstream appeal. It’s a dumbed down watered down guilty gear

[@zandzz]

@@tita4359I mean, people put mvc2 up there cause it was the first game they learned and for nostalgia, being easier to learn is good for new players who’ve never played before

[@zarante5640]

kinda crazy that no one brought up USF4. Felt like that is very loved nowadays and went on forever during its time

[@EliosMoonElios]

It was too hard at competitive level, so PRos don't enjoy it that much.

[@JimmySlippit]

that and no mention of SF2 (unless I missed it) is just baffling, those were the defining fighting games of their era Shout outs to the guy who said Breakers Revenge tho

[@gameclips5734]

@@JimmySlippit SF2 has not aged well

[@GAMBOLLL81]

yun broke the game

[@dznutskong]

I'm not too involved in this community but maybe it's one of those games that most people enjoy, but few would call their #1 favorite?

[@Smashfrost0]

Sick video, the irl content is a cool change of pace and I always love seeing players passionate about different games

[@austinzobel4613]

The way the tier list organized itself was setup so it wasn't an objective way of seeing it... but it DID make a fun way of doing it that was good enough

[@crashbandicoot5636]

The dude who said KOF '97 almost had me, then he broke my f'in heart when he brought down Tekken 7 for that. Come on man, you were the chosen one! Edit: What the actual hell was that guy in the orange backpack even talking about, what do you mean there's too many moves!? You don't have to know all of them, just go with what you're comfortable doing or, hell, just button mash jfc.

[@Comrade-Broski]

Street Fighter EX or Bloody Roar not being there hurt me a bit. Also no Virtua Fighter, damn shame.

[@KaosuAiden]

Truuuuueeeee

[@jaykay3512]

Oh true EX2 at arcades was the experience for sure.

[@user-wc3gi8zp7o]

I spent more hours of my life playing Virtua Fighter 4 on the PS2 than any other fighting game

[@philgamer9499]

their trash tier that's why

[@MEGASTRIX]

Bloody roar 2 was so goated. It was like the tekken 5 of the series where they stuck to the formula mostly after it.

[@eyekahnzuya]

My goat is SF4. It single handedly brought arcades back for the time being and helped with the transition to home consoles immensely. Not to mention, it literally saved EVO. Without that game, EVO wouldn’t be a thing anymore. (HM’s: MVC2, UMVC3 & SF3S)

[@ginomartell4237]

I still rock SF4 with die hard fans 💯✊🏾

[@PowerRobMusic]

My all time favorite fighting game, by far

[@GAMERGUYXL]

Same. As much as i like SF6, I really wish I could find people to play 4 with.

[@BrainSuspendedInFluid]

Sf4 ranked on xbox was so much fun

[@SCORP1ONF1RE]

SF4 is GOAT

[@JusRed48]

I really like the format of doing a community tier list like this where people can add any stuff and then eventually can just switch places of two games.

[@Xenuen]

Tekken 8, Killer instinct, smash bros ultimate, SC3, DoA5 last round, MvC2, Rival schools, Project Justice and Bashido blade.

[@adamkeasey655]

This should be a series. Anytime you go to one of these events, hit people up like this. This gives time for more modern games to establish their legacy, more patches and DLCs, more opinions, and flat out for more games to fit on there!

[@tastyscavenger]

This really puts a lot of conversations I have seen in perspective, turns out passion in fighting games =/= taste in fighting games.

[@PazuChill]

DOA2-5 are still criminally slept on; you hate to see it. People don't know about how good they are.

[@Amayziiin]

Brooooo!!! I was looking for this comment. Thank you! I thought maybe I was crazy. That was my JAM! Me and my buddy used to have some heated tag matches on that bad boy.

[@fivefive9514]

they know. they just discriminate because DOA series has a female protagonist and female dominant roster. fragile male egos feel threatened by DOA series thats why they undermined DOA6's reception and underated it and singled it out for greed when capcom and NRS and others are not innocent. like EVO Mr Wizard and his "core values" , DOA haters are sexist and misogynistic pigs, and shame on Koei Tecmo catering to that with their Xtreme series. though on the bright side, DOA5 and DOA6 are still played online daily on PS4/PS5. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHyWfKCYj8d0d5o

[@xOmniCloudx]

DOA2, 3 and 5 are great. DOA4 is trash.

[@find2hard]

Legit great fighting games! The bouncy physics is just sugar on top.

[@BladeReynolds]

DOA2 Ultimate on the Xbox was just wow!

[@SuperSaiyanRome]

Dude that said MVC2 was trash used to get bullied on that game probably 😂

[@jacobcore6278]

Surprised melee was that high, dude who put melee in amazing is so smart. Best i couldve hoped for since the fgc lowkey despises us.

[@lifts586]

Not a single SF2 game on the list? What?!?!??!?!? Super Turbo is still played to this day in tournaments.

[@ArpeggioPegasusMusic]

Old game.

[@theycallmejpj]

Look at the age of people who were being asked

[@lifts586]

@@ArpeggioPegasusMusic so is MK2, Mark of the Wolves, KOF 97, 3rd Strike, Breakers Revenge and MvC2. Super Turbo came out in 94. MK2 was 93. It surprising no SF2 game is in the list at all. If no games from the 90s made this list I would understand. That was not the case though. So it's odd that those games from the 90s made this list but not any SF2 game.

[@lifts586]

@@theycallmejpj explain MK2, Mark of the Wolves, KOF 97, 3rd Strike, Breakers Revenge and MvC2 making this list but not Super Turbo. All of those games are 90s games.

[@balintkristof8442]

It's a classic, it's great, but it's a broken piece of shit.

[@OnlyBadSalmon]

J wong with the realest take to open the video

[@madakage]

melty blood music but no melty blood on tier list

[@sefflikejeff1917]

Melty Blood OST > Melty Blood (video game)

[@axis8396]

MBAACC is definitely one of my favorites, incredibly fun game

[@AW-ci9yn]

Melty Blood is trash. Doesn't even deserve to be on the list.

[@xOmniCloudx]

Niche game, nobody cares about it like that

[@rasha1a]

MBAACC brought in some real gamers to the fgc, it’ll never get the respect it deserves from any modern chump gamers

[@ShinRyojin]

Bro was the first one to mention Garou and is rocking a Hey Arnold sweater. Legend, right there.

[@ahmedmuflahi7735]

Street Fighter IV is one if the GOATs in fighting game history!

[@dragonkamran]

I dunno why he got surprised to hear MK2. It's the Tekken 3 or SF2 of MK.

[@holden6104]

But where's Tekken 3?

[@shaynehughes6645]

Oh no it ain't, MK1 is the classic and UMK3 is the good one. 2 and base 3 are perfectly forgettable.

[@Freefall347]

@@shaynehughes6645 I think MKII gets remembered because it really was an enormous step up for the time. Not only did it look way better and have more moves, levels, and characters in general, but it introduced Kitana, Mileena, and Shao Kahn, which was pretty huge. Expanded the lore a decent bit compared to the first one. I'd agree UMKIII is better in basically every way, but MKII was pretty amazing when it first came out.

[@randyroo2]

Got to be 3 for MK. Fatalities, pit fatalities,, animality, babality, friendship, and if you're playing ultimate or trilogy brutalities

[@Freefall347]

@@randyroo2 just to point out, MKII was the one that introduced friendships and babalities. It also had arena fatalities, although MK1 still started that with the spike pit.

[@DarriusWilder7]

Diaphone has legs?

[@fallenangelzelos2807]

And tall?!

[@steamconnected6671]

unbelievable

[@wealthforthecommoners3146]

Not for long

[@stevengonzales32711]

He’s like a mermaid. He can only grow them on tournaments days

[@zanpakutoman4225]

This was cool! It definitely shows what the general audience thinks of games, when a game would get placed high then immediatley get swapped down or vice versa.

[@sabbathjackal]

Tekken 5 is top tier. Because the boss for the arcade mode would record your inputs and create a perfect counter play to fight you. The longer the fight lasted, the harder it became. You could only win by being better than yourself

[@zebrasarenothorses]

Man, why wasn't UMK3 (Arcade) mentioned? Very happy MK II was mentioned - MK 1 was revolutionary and the sequel took that to new heights and UMK3 took 2 to even newer heights. This was a fun video to watch, thanks for the upload!

[@nicowoods7350]

FACTS. I still play it too this day. MK trilogy too

[@Mindcry7181]

BRUH no one said BLAZBLUE but blazblue tag!? WTF

[@Grim0666]

My vote for the GOAT is Killer Instinct 2013. I love it because you constantly are using your brain even on defense when in a combo for the combo breaker meta. Instinct mode was also fun and unique per character. There is basically 0 down time in a match and I love it for that.

[@cymtastique]

I second your vote.

[@caan_sensei4853]

Yeah KI has everything, fun, skill, design, mechanics, music… the ultimate FGC GOAT!

[@majoraxx2427]

Incredible game

[@Grim0666]

@@caan_sensei4853 I can't believe I forgot to mention the music, good lord the music is godlike! But no other game gives me the meta satisfaction of the counter breaker reads (and shadow counters) , GGST was the closet modern game with RC and Bursts but it's just not the same, the announcer to so hype too!

[@ivaerz4977]

Can any one explain if killer Instinct is so great why it disappeared and if MK is so bad why its always the best selling fighting game?

[@ghostlycuddles8116]

BBTAG being on the list but not central fiction actually is so upsetting.

[@zaki1ss]

yea thats absolutely crazy central fiction is an infinitely better game

[@Cosmopaladin]

As true as that is BBTag has a really nice niche. It's a really easy to get into tag team fighter for new players. I got so many people to start playing fighting games in general by playing BBTag with them. Also it has another kind of niche in that there aren't that many modern tag team games that are fun to just pickup, and play with people that are decent at other fighting games, but don't really have a tag team game they are good at. I really like BBTag even though it's got it's issues for sure. @@zaki1ss

[@steampunk1435]

I know right. Also nobody showing love for my GOAT GGXrd

[@ThEmEsSiAh187-CFGeorge]

I had fun watching this. Awesome video! 👌🏾😂

[@0thereaper0]

no one even mentioning UMK3, the most iconic, groundbreaking fighting game of all time. Best music, timeless fun and graphics, overall simply brutal

[@damsen978]

Justin not being worried about having strong opinions is what i commend the most about this video.

[@davidspingler6337]

“NRS games are always a trash tier” the truth hurts 😂

[@jameswebber1951]

As a MK fan since I was a kid, it really is true in terms of competitive fighting games. MK will always be just a fun fighting game for me and then as a kid, I always just enjoyed the lore especially when NRS introduced their open world konquest mode in Deception. MK9 was awesome because you saw the return of 2D in the series but the game was highly broken and so was MKX. It’s like people forget how many people hated MKX when it was a thing. My favorite MK is the new one. I think in terms of mechanics, it’s the best MK they’ve released and I know a lot of people will disagree but I’ve been there and watched the game and scene develop for awhile. MK and really NRS games in general have never had longevity been incredibly successful in the competitive scene. They’ve always just done really good with sales because of the casual fan getting the game for nostalgia or flash.

[@davidspingler6337]

@@jameswebber1951 yeah, well I mean, I’ve been playing MK since the very first one in arcades, too, and the new one is the one that finally completely lost me altogether after 30 years of being a casual MK fan - but it’s always been the redheaded stepchild series of the mainstream FGC competitive scene even at its most active and is basically just a nostalgic guilty pleasure for me as a fighting game. With so many other actually good to great fighting games out right now, I have zero interest in anything NRS related for the time being 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@pittykitty6503]

MKX was one of the greatest games but everything else after that was and still is trash

[@hewoguys2506]

nar mkx was hard still

[@sobornes239]

Biased usual Capcom opinion. Also NRS doesn't need the FGC at all, contrary to SF games...

[@EricSamaNYC]

Respect to the guy that said Street Fighter x Tekken, I wanted that game to work so badly but damn it dropped the ball 😭😭😭😭

[@Kool212]

If there was a version without the gems I would agree,

[@richardbryan4264]

No mention of Virtua Fighter 4 Evo?

[@jans1982]

We are just having this discussion because of SF2 and MK2

[@LogicIsSound]

The golden era of fighting games was really CVS2 and MVC2 out at the same time. Nothing will ever compare...

[@downrightfiercerare1565]

Garou being trash tier is insulting

[@cameronroberts4296]

No truer words spoken

[@deadfr0g]

Thank you for your commitment to sound methodology in research. These results are indisputable, and you are a true scholar.

[@designingtheenemy5869]

I grew up with Tekken and soul caliber always being my only fighting games. I like others but the main thing that always throws me off with other fighting games is they dont switch stances when the players flip sides of the screen. The characters fronts always facing the screen no matter flipping sides is a big mind boggle but it's because I grew up on Tekken. I like their mechanics most.

[@adamdrumonde1664]

MKII, MVS, and KOF'97 being the only 90s titles on here is crazy. No Endless Duel or Killer Instinct 1 nostalgia? KOF 13 AND 15? Injustice even making the list?

[@sosman747]

No Tekken game other than 7… man

[@harpot678]

Wasnt there sf x tekken

[@kadinnui2282]

@@harpot678It's SF game though.

[@kadinnui2282]

I know right? It's kinda weird not seeing Tekken 3 or 5 in there.

[@crillz9660]

@@kadinnui2282its the hardest fighting game so people probably ranked it low based off of difficulty

[@kadinnui2282]

@@crillz9660 which one?

[@jagojuice9133]

how has none of them said bloody roar , killer instinct??? hurts my soul

[@GamingMailbox]

Tekken 5, MvC2, Third Strike, KOF 13, Bloody Roar all goats. Surprised there was only one Tekken game

[@tjjavier]

Now that you mention it, yeah! At least have Tekken 3 on there too!

[@lolcreloux]

I was about to say, where the hell is Bloody roar or Rival schools? Also would put Tekken 3 up there as it was a top dog back in the days.

[@sexpistols2743]

​@@lolcreloux yep, should've added atleast one bloody roar title

[@aaroncarr2628]

Bloody Roar yeah!!!

[@mikescorpio13]

Killer Instinct 1 was the best time to be an arcade fanatic and Virtua Fighter 2 was something to experience when it came out as well.

[@AfroBliss]

After NRS got moved down, they just started cannibalizing their own favorite games. But the NRS fans didnt really shit talk other games. smh..

[@TonyGG01]

Garou is a masterpiece of fighting games, it looks like they are casual players

[@thought_engine2795]

This is great! I enjoy everyone's reactions, and reasoning. Please do more community stuff! :D

[@Itsdustybunz]

Ain’t no way homie tried to say MK1 was best fighting game 💀

[@FyreCat3454]

Yeah, the only thing MK games have going for them are the fatalities/finishing moves. Without those, they're mostly mid. I'm surprised no one said SFA3. It had all of the brilliance of SFA2 but with heaps more characters and customisation options.

[@King-K-Club]

How in the hell did no one put Street Fighter 2. If people are using nostalgia, SF2 was the most influential fighting game of all time. Without it, most of those games probably wouldn't exist the way they do today. Also no one added a Killer Instict either. Shame.

[@JordanAdventure1]

Xrd or +r not being on the tier list is a crime.

[@harpot678]

Irrelevant ass games. Did Xrd or +r bring guilty gear to the heights of the franchise?

[@lukalovric2463]

@@harpot678 Brain dead ass opinion

[@JordanAdventure1]

@@harpot678 actually yes. Xrd was on the evo community showcase for consecutive years since 2019 and +r was on the community showcase too on 2022. Irrelevant games my ass.

[@harpot678]

@@JordanAdventure1 My bad my history is a bit lacking, I forgot that Xrd and +R were the most entered evo titles of their year and had the same impact on the franchise as Strive. My apologies.

[@harpot678]

@@JohnnyThe4th maybe its just the stigma I associate with people with this opinion than the opinion itself my b. Also 3s deserves its place here because of its contribution and impact on the fgc, a different type of impact, so maybe pick a diff example.

[@asyetundetermined]

No shade meant at all, but this is truly an interesting mix of humans.

[@jcramirez77]

Sf4 not being on the list is wild! lol

[@Maya_Ruinz]

Definitely going with MK2011, just an all out incredible brawler and an amazing game to watch at tournaments.

[@theredoctopus3196]

Im dissapointed nobody picked Killer Instinct

[@Kameleon-sj5nf]

Zero respect, sad

[@MorganFuse]

Because it’s Microsoft exclusive, I think if it was cross platform, it would be more popular.

[@theredoctopus3196]

@MorganFuse it's already on pc and xbox. Only demographic not playing it is Playstation. That's more than enough people for the game to be popular. The classic Killer instincts were on Nintendo and Arcade platforms. Only those

[@ClutchClick]

Killer instinct gold was gonna be my choice.

[@supers0nic77]

40000 hit combo

[@cyriszx]

11:35 GIVE this man a standing ovation for naming an actual GOAT game , SHAME on those who put it down to Trash tier , none of em have taste .

[@oldboy1904]

fuck yeah

[@jakal911]

Only wish I also saw SSF2T and Alpha 3 on this list.

[@afcapanos]

Alpha 3 was crazy ❤

[@kaiji4788]

Adding crosstag but not centralfiction is a warcrime. Fun video !

[@toxicspiderman3815]

I just noticed that omg what is wronf with people

[@kevincollins8620]

5:37 taking down Tekken 7 for a classic KOF aint a bad move. KoF is underrated. To start on that one... you're goated.

[@synclash9442]

Im really suprised the OG SF2 is nowhere to be seen. It started it all. If there is only 1 game that should be S tier...its SF2

[@Daniel-gp4em]

This is a trash tier tier list. I'm liking the IRL format, great video!

[@Thauangg01]

If this happen in South America, KOF2002 would be the goat for sure

[@jfry3276]

KOF98 is the GOAT… KOF2K2 is after.

[@Enemigodelan695]

De hecho México es el país "Kofero". Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay el más popular es Mortal Kombat (Scorpion tomando "Mate" es parte de la cultura de internet argentino) Chile Mk y Smash Bolivia Tekken Brasil Street fighter Peru Kof - Tekken Colombia - Guilty Gear Ecuador - Venezuela = ????

[@Labotohs]

True, it is always 98 or 2002 here, but it is also something I’ll never agree with as 02 is basically a great roster (not going into balance) accompanied by some of the worst presentation ever made, with some of the worst looking stages and hud in the series and a weak ost. Was pretty happy with seeing 97 being high ranked for most of the video though.

[@Labotohs]

@@Enemigodelan695 KoF and the vs series were by far the most popular fighting games in Brazil post sf2 era. You could find MvC and KoF 96~98 in random bars.

[@SAWTHISRIGHT]

Even in Africa I agree with you on that part a childhood with KOF2002 is incomplete

[@CyphersBasement]

Surprised I didn't see Skull Girls show up. I don't play, but it does surprise me that it wasn't mentioned, same with Killer Instinct.

[@taraishot100]

I don’t know if anyone remember Bloody Roar 2 I loved that game as a kid

[@spectranv]

I don't play or watch fighting games but I saw this on Twitter and this is a super cool video. However Diaphone, I need your personal tier list IMMEDIATELY for comparison

[@Applebomb8D]

I love this video so much man! Always good to be reminded how chill and friendly the fgc community can be

[@Dante_Tim]

I'm glad that the dude put Mortal Kombat 2 on the list. for me this game defines the aesthetics of Mortal Kombat (effects, design, music, sounds), all other games in the series are unsuccessful experiments that have lost the face of MK.

[@Alucard1837]

Killer Instinct 2013 and Virtua Fighter 4 Evo should have made the list.

[@lefishe129]

MK fans need to start realising that this is a pro players tier list not a casual players one. Yes the franchise has customization, lore, intros and blah blah blah, but if the gameplay is bad no pro is playing it

[@NurzBenny]

The mortal Kombat 2 disrespect is crazy. You weren’t outside

[@ZombieRommel]

That game was fucking massive when it came out in arcades. Bigger than SF2 or the original MK. You definitely "had to be there" and maybe Diaphone is too young, but that game is legendary and the hype for it was stratospheric.