Capcom doesnt have a reason to change anything about SF it was perfect when it was made and it continues to be the staple for fighting games. ALL fighting games are built off what SF did. Thats a weak weak weak argument. All Mario games are bsaically the same just new levels and new pwerups too, that doesnt make them any less special or magical.
Mega Man X and regualr MM series ahd plenty if similarities and plenty of differences to distinguish the two. They arent all the same game with new levels. They add a lot each game they imrpove alot, the increase the challenge they make new bosses they doa lot to maek the games bigger and better, at the same time they have to stay within the formula to an extent otherwise its a whole different series.
Zelda is basically the same game everytime, it gets bigger and better and more impressive but its basically they same game every time you play it. The story changes just enough but its not something anyone can deny, especially when people have complained about it. Not that I do I LOVE Zelda as much as Mega Man, but I wont put down one over the other for not changing enough when they both are quit guily.
Sometimes a game is great enough all you have to change is the bg and powerups to keep people playinh. SOmetimes you dont have to change anything just add more story.
So what if Re plays all the same? whats the point? Its a fun game for people who like it, it sells really well and it has plenty of squels and has two prettyg ood movies based on it as well.
I dont think Capcom is the best game developer out there by no means, but they are ONE of the best and they sure as hell make better games than some people give them credit for. A games sales are never a measure of how good it is sales can be affected by a number of factors, sometimes things noone can control. What makes a game great is the expeirence. If you play it and you had a pleasant or memorable experienc that means it was a great game.
To be fair Capcom actually takes more risks than most other game devs and they push things more than most other devs also. The Capcom five maybe didnt go over to well, but the games that arouse from it were mostly pretty good, RE4 is always going to be rememebred as one of hte GC BEST games, probably the best 3rd aprty game even to some people.
I dont blame any compnay for covering thier bases either, they all want to make money after all and the best way to do that is to make your products available to as many people as possible. I think the real reason so many people complain isnt because Cacpom isnt making great games but its because they aren't sticking to Nintendo only, even though out of all 3rd parties Capcom has stood closer to NIntendo than any other defv out there and I dont blame them for making descisions that would make them money because I respect Capcom and actualy play a *lot* of thier games, hell for the most part if it has thier label on it I know I will at least try it cuz I havent been let down all that often when it comes to them.
its the same old argument Nintendo fans hate a series or company when they dotn make games for Nintendo or when they do things that are in thier best interest and not Nintendos, but when that game series or company backs Nintendo 100% then Nintendo fans back that game series or company.
I can go through and dig up all the old posts if it was worth it to me but i wont bother. The fact is most, not all but most, Nintendo fans will rag on anything if it isnt made by Nintendo or benefit Nintendo. If RE 4 HAD stayed Exlcusive noone would say adamn thing about Capcom I think a lot of people were so hurt by that they wotn forgive or forget. Thats shame too because yoru gonna miss out on some great games when you think like that. Its funny people bash Dead Rising cuz its a 360 game But if it had been a Wii exclusive it would get all kinds of praise. Espoecialy because it is a fun game and deserves the praise it gets anyways but it dont matter to nintenod loyalists cuz it wasnt made on or by or for nintendo.