I'd much rather play the second game. Looks a lot more balanced.
Paul Pheonix and balanced in the same sentence? 😆
Now think if that really was made into a 2D game. It would look exactly if not virtually the same as the first video you posted. That's what Namco's 2D fighting games would look like. I think Namco X Capcom is a prime example of that. It features characters made by both Namco and Capcom, but it was still produced by Namco.YouTube video
The characters look like they're in chibi form, though 😬