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The draft is back! Matthew and Samuel compete to pick the 10 best Capcom games from the developer/publisher’s extensive and dazzling library. If you like fighting games, apologies in advance. You can vote for the winner in the pinned tweet @backpagepod on Twitter. We’ll post the full list on Twitter after a few days have passed.

This week’s music is from the Devil May Cry 5 soundtrack by Casey Edwards, Ali Edwards and Cliff Lloret, and the Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny soundtrack by Taro Iwashiro.

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Image credit: Naeslyn

The Categories

  • Fighting game
  • Survival horror
  • Remake
  • Retro game
  • Dead franchise
  • Shu Takumi
  • Ill-advised western spin-off
  • Modern classic
  • Wild card
  • Free pick

Rules

  • No compilations
  • Dead franchise means a game from a series with no new entries in 10 years
  • Retro game has to be 20+ years old
  • Modern classic has to be in the last 10 years
  • Shu Takumi is any game with his name in the credits

Draft Order

PlayerCategoryPick
SamuelFree pickResident Evil 4
MatthewWestern spin-offDmC: Devil May Cry
MatthewDead franchiseOkami
SamuelShu TakumiPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
SamuelRemakeResident Evil 2 (2019)
MatthewRemakeResident Evil (2002)
MatthewSurvival horrorResident Evil 7
SamuelModern classicDevil May Cry 5
SamuelFighting gameStreet Fighter III: 3rd Strike
MatthewModern classicMonster Hunter World
MatthewShu TakumiGhost Trick: Phantom Detective
SamuelWild cardGod Hand
SamuelRetro gameDino Crisis
MatthewFighting gameUltra Street Fighter IV
MatthewFree pickViewtiful Joe
SamuelDead franchiseOnimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny
SamuelSurvival horrorResident Evil (1996)
MatthewRetro gameDungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara
MatthewWild cardGlass Rose
SamuelWestern spin-offBionic Commando

Picks

CategorySamuelMatthew
Fighting gameStreet Fighter III: 3rd StrikeUltra Street Fighter IV
Survival horrorResident Evil (1996)Resident Evil 7
RemakeResident Evil 2 (2019)Resident Evil (2002)
Retro gameDino CrisisDungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara
Dead franchiseOnimusha 2: Samurai’s DestinyOkami
Shu TakumiPhoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyGhost Trick: Phantom Detective
Western spin-offBionic CommandoDmC: Devil May Cry
Modern classicDevil May Cry 5Monster Hunter World
Wild cardGod HandGlass Rose
Free pickResident Evil 4Viewtiful Joe

Results

Samuel 52%

Matthew 48%

(250 votes)