Episode 119: The Capcom Games Draft
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.
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
| Player | Category | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel | Free pick | Resident Evil 4 |
| Matthew | Western spin-off | DmC: Devil May Cry |
| Matthew | Dead franchise | Okami |
| Samuel | Shu Takumi | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney |
| Samuel | Remake | Resident Evil 2 (2019) |
| Matthew | Remake | Resident Evil (2002) |
| Matthew | Survival horror | Resident Evil 7 |
| Samuel | Modern classic | Devil May Cry 5 |
| Samuel | Fighting game | Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike |
| Matthew | Modern classic | Monster Hunter World |
| Matthew | Shu Takumi | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective |
| Samuel | Wild card | God Hand |
| Samuel | Retro game | Dino Crisis |
| Matthew | Fighting game | Ultra Street Fighter IV |
| Matthew | Free pick | Viewtiful Joe |
| Samuel | Dead franchise | Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny |
| Samuel | Survival horror | Resident Evil (1996) |
| Matthew | Retro game | Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara |
| Matthew | Wild card | Glass Rose |
| Samuel | Western spin-off | Bionic Commando |
Picks
| Category | Samuel | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting game | Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | Ultra Street Fighter IV |
| Survival horror | Resident Evil (1996) | Resident Evil 7 |
| Remake | Resident Evil 2 (2019) | Resident Evil (2002) |
| Retro game | Dino Crisis | Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara |
| Dead franchise | Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny | Okami |
| Shu Takumi | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective |
| Western spin-off | Bionic Commando | DmC: Devil May Cry |
| Modern classic | Devil May Cry 5 | Monster Hunter World |
| Wild card | God Hand | Glass Rose |
| Free pick | Resident Evil 4 | Viewtiful Joe |
Results
Samuel 52%
Matthew 48%
(250 votes)