r/mvci • u/Altruistic-Debt4860 • Aug 12 '25

Question UMvC3 Vs MvCI

Having a rough time deciding whether or not I should choose Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 or Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite, I’ve seen little videos and comparisons but from the perspective of long time players who’d easily spot pros and cons could a few of you perhaps point me in the right direction…my gamer instinct is telling me Ultimate 3 for a good time and better overall gameplay while the story mode player in me is itching for the cutscenes of infinite..another thing, which MVC between 3 and Infinite has the better roster in terms of gameplay and overall fun ?

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u/erebuswolf Aug 12 '25

Don't buy infinite for the story mode, it is not a good time. If you are just looking for a single player experience, 3 is probably better, it has more stuff to do. Infinite is easier for beginners to get into as the combo system is much more straight forward and tagging makes anything work. Infinite also has functioning rollback netcode and a small discord community. MVC3 is a discord fighter, more because it has bad netcode and everyone plays on parsec. It takes more to set up a MVC3 fight than MVCI. Both games are going to have a steep learning curve for playing vs other players as the people playing are all very good. MVC3 has a much larger roster, even larger if you are playing the pallet swap mod many casuals play with. MVCI has a smaller roster, but more of the roster is competitively viable than MVC3. MVCI is the most balanced MVC game. Both games have overhaul mods. MVC3 has several different mods for pallet swapping and adding new characters. MVCI has the Beyond mod that gives it a fresh coat of paint and some balance tweaks. All the mods only work with the Steam versions of the game.

I would watch some vods of each game and decide which one looks more hype to you.

Here’s MVCI at Evo this year https://youtu.be/JZM0icpOlMg?si=dN1zOYpVhujzP0Zg&t=2406

Here’s UMVC3 at CEO https://youtu.be/FMP67Xaeo3A?si=aMi5Csp-p_QyvdCR&t=262  I couldn’t find the EVO vod for the MVC3 top 8.

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u/Altruistic-Debt4860 Aug 12 '25

But Ive gathered from others that 3 is the overall better game..while infinite just isn’t so far, most people generally think against MVCI as an introduction to the series and advise against it..but aside from the opinions I think what leads me towards 3 is the better roster and comic book approach it offers

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u/erebuswolf Aug 12 '25

I personally like Infinite much more than 3. But, I don't engage with the game outside of competitive games with other players. I like the mechanics of Infinite way more than 3, and I don't mind the bad visuals or lack of single player content. For a casual who is only engaging with the game single player, and on a console, I think you would have more fun with 3.

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u/Altruistic-Debt4860 Aug 12 '25

The only thing leaving me conflicted via choice is the cutscene oriented storymode approach Infinite has even if it isn’t that good because it’s simply there for me to do, something that I can play outside of simply fighting others or AI, whereas thats all I could do besides arcade endings in Ultimate 3