But what if the game you're good at is World Warrior or Mortal Kombat 1? Compared to people playing USF4 and MK9, those other games require a lot less skill. It doesn't make them bad games, though. I think it's also fair to critique shortcomings in a game's design instead of saying that it doesn't matter how it functions as long as people enjoy playing it. Again, people enjoyed playing World Warrior and Mortal Kombat 1, but they needed fine tuning.
I think this is related to the perceived depth in a particular game, and how entertaining a game is, or how compelling the situations within a game can be, like Evo moment #37 or Snake Eyez vs Xian, Ryan Hart vs Dieminion(one of the most beautiful matches I've seen) or Kbrad beating Infiltration or Rico vs Sanford, or John Choi dominating with defense, or Daigo getting double perfected. I can't make the argument that the Street Fighter 4 series is the most technical fighting game of all-time, but I think it is currently the most compelling to watch, and that is all based around the game's design decisions.
