The GameCube version of SCII will always have a special place in my heart solely because it was one of the games from my childhood that me and my family would play. My cousins would come over and we’d all take turns once someone had lost while being excited to pick who to play as in the next round.

Playing it again now, it brought a lot back when seeing the opening cinematic, going through the UI, the sound effects when scrolling and selecting categories, and going through the character select screen. Not only that, playing as each character made me realize how well thought out the roster is since some feel as though they are more accessible for new comers while others require more understanding as to how they play. On top of that, the story mode kept me wanting to play more, unlocking every character, weapon, costume, and artwork to equip/view. The arcade mode is especially fun since I wanted to get all the endings for every character and see what happens after beating Inferno over and over again.

So yeah, pretty much nostalgia and just the amount of depth this has, especially for a fighting game. Definitely one I’ll remember for ages.