oliverclaude
General Morden's Aide
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I'm about as excited about this game as I was SNK Heroines. You really can't compare any of the Neo titles to those that came after them, remember SNK had their time and they didn't last.
2001 was a long time ago now and since it's been a cash grab other than maybe 13 if you have to choose a game that at least tried.
All good points here, post-SNK SNK would have to proof their credibility first to change our opinion of them being there only for the money. The 40th Anniversary Collection was a good start. Proposing just another Unreal Versus Fighter doesn't convince me, though. How about ASOIII? Or reclaiming the rights to develop another Viewpoint or Pulstar?
A non-danmaku STG is a niche genre but R-Type Final proved it can be done and can be done well. 2.5D with 60fps and the SNK touch? That would be proof enough for me, that they really mean it. Baseball Stars, 8Man, Ninja Commando, Cyber Lip, Top Hunter... etc. There's a plethora of niche genres that could be reinvented with sequels to those titles.