i admit that im only a casual player but damn.... MB kicks shit alright, the only downfall of this game is its shitty character sprites lol, havent encountered another title that'd compete with its gameplay, it focuses more on tactics and positioning.
iv'e played some of those arcades like sf3s,tekken6,ggac,mvc2 etc... and imo, graphic wise , they'd beat the MB franchise anytime, however MB's gameplay contents makes out for it. and about fuc, ive already played it and really enjoyed it at first, but then i realized that juggling in this game is even worse than tekken lol.... its got cool graphics but thats that, its combos are really hard to crack but hell, you'll get sick of watching the same combos again and again for an hour or two. you'll just need to time your first strike then bam! juggle all the way, heck ive seen a shirou player draining almost 80% of his opponents life lol, he couldn't even do mana burst (kinda like circuit spark) at that time
but yeah... its just an opinion from a casual gamer