Fighting games are based on matchups. You can have amazing tools but if you can't implement those tools in a real match, then they're not so amazing. I do think Kano's tools are quite good and can be put to use in many matchups. HT Jacqui, for example, is a character that looks good on paper but it doesn't pan out in a real match.
I'd disagree that HT Jacqui looks good on paper. Everyone says so because of the situational jailing pressure she has in the corner. Aside from that, she doesn't have anything beside damage (so does slasher Jason) that would make her a good character. For every pro there's a con cancelling it out.
Horrible analogy. Many sports teams are better on paper than what they play like when the game starts.
i like how you are speaking for more than half of the community.
pretty sure that's exactly what he was saying, wasn't he?
"You can't be better on paper than you are in game, the tools are the tools."
But he's saying fighting games aren't like sports. As in he's saying that can be the case with sports, but it's not true for fighting games.
I'm definitely reading that wrong then lol.
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You can make HT Jacqui sound real good on paper: safe 50/50's, jailing run cancels, plus frames everywhere, high corner damage, OTG's, high chip damage setups, frame traps that loop, etc... It's all about context.
