10-21-2021, 01:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-29-2021, 12:28 PM by ZpaceJ0ck0.
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Just came here to remind you that the Power Instinct series was made by ATLUS, not SNK. Yes, the same Atlus who created Shin Megami Tensei and its gazillion spinoffs (Persona being one of them). Just because Power Instinct 4: Matrimelee was released on the Neo Geo doesn't mean the IP belongs to SNK. It never did. You can even see Atlus' logo on the main screen for Matrimelee, for Pete's sake!
Yes, I actually saw people who thought Power Instinct was made by SNK. They are most likely the same kind of people who only heard of Matrimelee and not about the other games in the series. That's still no excuse, tho.
"To be fair, in the west this game was simply knonw as "Matrimelee" and nothing else. As a matter of fact, Atlus stopped using the Power Instinct name in the western titles since the game Gougetsuji Legends (an spinoff and upgraded version of Power Instinct 2). BTW, Gougetsuji Legends is known as Gōketsuji Gaiden Saikyō Densetsu in Japan."
That brings up another question: Why didn't they officially call it 'Power Instinct 4: Matrimelee' to avoid confusion? Why did they thought it was a good idea to just call the game 'Matrimelee' and avoid any connections to the Power Instinct franchise? Why? It can't be because of Killer Instinct, since Power Intinct was released one year prior.
And like I said, even if you only knew about Matrimelee and not the other games, you can still CLEARLY see Atlus' logo on the title screen.
Yes, I actually saw people who thought Power Instinct was made by SNK. They are most likely the same kind of people who only heard of Matrimelee and not about the other games in the series. That's still no excuse, tho.
"To be fair, in the west this game was simply knonw as "Matrimelee" and nothing else. As a matter of fact, Atlus stopped using the Power Instinct name in the western titles since the game Gougetsuji Legends (an spinoff and upgraded version of Power Instinct 2). BTW, Gougetsuji Legends is known as Gōketsuji Gaiden Saikyō Densetsu in Japan."
That brings up another question: Why didn't they officially call it 'Power Instinct 4: Matrimelee' to avoid confusion? Why did they thought it was a good idea to just call the game 'Matrimelee' and avoid any connections to the Power Instinct franchise? Why? It can't be because of Killer Instinct, since Power Intinct was released one year prior.
And like I said, even if you only knew about Matrimelee and not the other games, you can still CLEARLY see Atlus' logo on the title screen.