Plus the block and guard system was really easy. It turned the fight into something super simple: attack, control spacing, bait into parry. I think the later games became more sophisticated, which appeals to the fighting game community but loses the more mainstream players.
If you want to play something like that nowadays, I would recommend Nidhogg, Samurai Gunn, and maybe even the Soul Caliber series still.
leshokunin•3mo ago
His rivalry with Tekken creator Harada was well documented over the years. They made up in the recent years.
He was a visionary, and a complicated creator. The world will be less interesting without him.