09.23.2009
Capcom is soliciting ideas for a new VS. series game on the almost supernaturally great Capcom Unity blog (the best official blog there is, period). Here are my personal suggestions, along with why they could be great:
The Bible vs. Capcom:
- Extensive roster of characters
- Huge potential for good surprise secret characters, especially “begatted” characters that have no purpose in the Bible, such as Mahalalel and Enosh
- Characters have great superpowers; Ezekiel’s burning wheel would make great Super Combo
Jordan vs. Bird vs. Capcom
- First 3-way matchup in Capcom history
- May draw in new audience of 40-year old sports fans, often neglected by fighting games
- Minigames could include slam dunk contest, 3-point competition, deathmatch
Kramer vs. Capcom
- Could add new dimension of family drama to series
- Opportunity for guest voice by Dustin Hoffman
- Final boss could be screen-filling Meryl Streep with 3 different forms
Charles Dickins vs. Capcom
- Great opportunity for crossover with Jon Talbain of Darkstalkers
- Lots of room to experiment with characters; Artful Dodger could be given super speed, or Pip could use inheritance to build massive robot walker suit
- Plenty of environments, including filthy, freezing streets of Victorian London and… well, that’s about it
Capcom vs. Capcom
- Several established characters from fighting game world and beyond
- Already has great credibility with gamers
- Characters would not need to be redesigned or adapted very much
Earth vs. Capcom
- 195 countries offer huge roster
- Secret characters could include non-sovereign states such as South Ossetia and Transnistria, and former states such as the Ottoman Empire or the Kingdom of Chimor
- Let’s face it, Capcom conquering Earth is inevitable
Of course, the best possible option would probably be Squaresoft vs. Capcom. But that’s probably never going to happen. All of these options seem much more likely. Any other ideas?
