No longer a fighting game – Skullgirls: Fighting RPG Review

I used to love the game. The battle mechanics is simple yet stimulating and engaging. However, the latest patch changed the match up algorithm so that you are matched up with opponents 1/10 of your power. You now have to build up a streak of 14 wins or so to finally get matched up with opponents around your level. We are talking about a good 20~30 minutes of mindless character management before you can get to the fun part. You can’t even use your favorite characters to build up win streaks because of the energy system. Even worse, once you build up a win streak the opponents become incredibly difficult. While I enjoy the challenge, one mistake and you have to start all over again, another 20-30 mins to build up the win streak. Very demotivating to the point that I just don’t want to play the game anymore. TL;DR new patch’s algorithm with the energy system made this game into a resource managing, time draining game. The amount of time you need to invest before you can get to the actual fun part is just not worth it.
Review by Jaz000 on Skullgirls: Fighting RPG.