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Rivals of Aether 2
>traditional fighting game players hate it because it's a platform fighter
>Melee players hate it because it's more casual than Melee
>Ultimate players hate it because it's more competitive than Ultimate
>Smash Bros. rosterfags hate it because it's original characters
>furries hate it because the characters aren't furry enough
>non-furries hate it because the characters are too furry
>any attempt to discuss it is met with people posting Steam charts, claiming it's dead, and accusing anyone who likes it of being a shill
In reality it's doing fine for a fighting game and is only dead if you like outside of the Americas or Europe.
It's like the perfect storm of autism. I've never seen a game get so much hate for so little. And the cherry-on-top is that it's arguably the most consumer-friendly fighting game released in years and, on paper, checks most people's boxes for what they'd want from a fighting game.

Rivals 2 erased a lot of my Melee muscle memory and I don't care enough to get it back. It just feels better to play at this point, and even though it's unfinished it already has as many competitively viable characters as Melee's roster
>b-but the furries
Why should I care? I'm not a furry.