This game is a true love letter by dedicated fans and, despite not feeling the cleanest compared to others, there's been an extraordinary amount of testing and effort put into it.

Which brings me to why I adore this kind of kusoge: despite not being the fondest of Vtubers, Idol Showdown caught me off guard by offering a great cast of characters, reminiscent of Under Night in Blood or Skullgirls in terms of specific roles and niches each character has covered; it made me appreciate each vibrant personality more and especially it made me do some research to see where the appeal was. I think the dog is funny and without Idol Showdown I don't think I would've watched her clips.

Funny how it took years for commercial fighting games to adopt rollback, and even then there's never guarantees, while Idol Showdown had it day one and it's still going on with updates and plans for new characters and assists, truly the power of love and all.