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Skullgirls (2D Fighting Game) Announced for XBLA, PSN
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akachan ningen
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I'm all for new 2D games but this art is pretty horrific. I don't know if I can get past the looks. First of all, why are they all built like horses? giant thighs, skinny calves.
Sound the bad art alert.
you think so? why don't you check out the impressions this japanese game got here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=25821269
Sound the bad art alert.
RSLAEV said:
you think so? why don't you check out the impressions this japanese game got here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=25821269
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Anyone that thinks this game looks bad visually needs to get their fucking eyes checked kay 
You might not like the character design but the game is far faaaaaaaaaar from looking bad.
You might not like the character design but the game is far faaaaaaaaaar from looking bad.
akachan ningen
Member
QisTopTier said:
that's exactly what they mean when they say they don't like how it looks.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Street fighter character design is pretty shitakachan ningen said:
*stereo types lol* Blazblue overall has shit character design too. Tekken has a few good mostly shit. VF might as well be call generic fighter. The only fighting game with good character design is Guilty Gear, and the vs series *kinda*akachan ningen
Member
you're entitled to your opinion.QisTopTier said:Street fighter character design is pretty shit
abstract alien
Member
Considering its a psn/xbla exclusive fighting game of all things, it doesn't look too bad. I won't be buying it, but it isn't horrible, all things weighed. I don't think the art is all that bad honestly, but the execution is a fault. And yeah, the pic posted above pretty much sums up why screenshots sell games more than actual footage does, sadly. Taken completely out of context.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
You mean like this?abstract alien said:
:lol
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
But that's the best part.akachan ningen said:
I think this looks phenomenal for a DD effort.
akachan ningen said:
Anime backlash. Really all there is to it. I doubt 1% of people in that thread have even played Melty Blood, so all they can do is diss the art. BlazBlue get diss. Guilty Gear got dissed. Arcana Heart got dissed.
As for this game? I'll try it out. I support 2D HD sprites or whatever this stuff is that looks like sprites.
Can we at least take bets on whether or not it'll be as broke as MvC3 is? lol
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Kintaro said:
But mvc3 is broken in a good way xD I'd say though with mike z on it, it should turn out pretty damn good.
A Huge Battleship
Member
Bit worried about how many playable characters there'll be, but the game's added to my radar.
Chet Rippo
Member
I knew I had seen this style before and yeah, I have to agree, he is an awesome artist.Shig said:
Actually, now that I think about it, I probably already seen his art for this before. I'll have to try out this game.
akachan ningen
Member
the horse legs are the best part? ToTSapientWolf said:
no, I figure some people will like it, it's just not my bag.
I'll play it if the gameplay is good but those gameplay vids somebody posted on the first page look pretty bad.
The game lacks exciting effects for feedback. No dash trails or large hit sparks emphasize the 'alpha development' feeling I get from this game. Not to mention the sterile UI. This may simply be due to the early footage I'm seeing (the trailer not showing any UI doesn't help) so here's hoping that they're stuck in nice looking health/super bars.
On the bright side, the animation is excellent.
On the bright side, the animation is excellent.
abstract alien
Member
Lmao, pretty much. Damn that is a bad shot of Guile lolQisTopTier said:You mean like this?
:lol
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
That's what I was thinking. I'm not really into the pseudo-anime style and character design, but in motion it looks surprisingly decent.hteng said:
One Ok Rock
Neo Member
RSLAEV said:
Fixed.
I do think the animation is decent.
2D fighters > 3D don't burn me
The Take Out Bandit said:
i've only scheme through some videos, the characters exhibit alot of animation during idle standing, like how the hair, boobs, accessories..etc moves. and it's in HD i assume, probably higher resolution than KoF's.
ppl should watch the vid at 720p, it looks very clean
lol this is a throw back at Gurren Lagann's Kamina, notice the spiky sunglasses and the pose
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Anti-anime GAF out in force ;P
Looks alright, I'll probably check it out once it is released. Have to admit though, I was secretly hoping that this was a port and name change of Phantom Breaker.
Looks alright, I'll probably check it out once it is released. Have to admit though, I was secretly hoping that this was a port and name change of Phantom Breaker.
Neoriceisgood
Member
I don't really get the complaints about the art style, the only thing that felt really, REALLY off to me is that, outside of the (well animated) fighting characters, there was really nothing else there.
It might just be cause it's not done yet, but players aside the game looks really really empty.
Background art-wise and special effects-wise.
Maybe it's just cause modern fighting games are so flashy or something, but this bothered me more than anything else.
Been following the main artist behind this for agees though, never expected to see the actual game get somewhere, but sometimes it happens I guess, hahah.
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Are they actually using sprites for it?
The art seems waaay too smooth for it, though I guess that might be cause it's downscaled a lot, but the sprite posted on the artists' DA ages ago wasn't that much bigger as far as I remember.
It might just be cause it's not done yet, but players aside the game looks really really empty.
Background art-wise and special effects-wise.
Maybe it's just cause modern fighting games are so flashy or something, but this bothered me more than anything else.
Been following the main artist behind this for agees though, never expected to see the actual game get somewhere, but sometimes it happens I guess, hahah.
[edit]
Are they actually using sprites for it?
The art seems waaay too smooth for it, though I guess that might be cause it's downscaled a lot, but the sprite posted on the artists' DA ages ago wasn't that much bigger as far as I remember.
Triple Da G.O.D!
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Been a long road for this coming but I'm glad to see that we'll finally get to play it. I'll buy it for whatever it costs just to support Mike Z's opus. And it helps if the game has the potential to be the crack. We'll see how that part works out.
I gotta agree. The aesthetics are very nice and they really add individuality to each character which I have to assume was the point in the first place. And the hate for how it looks needs to be saved for something a lot more important, like how the game actually plays. I do understand the sentiment but again let's save the judgment for what really matters.
And it couldn't hurt to see it again in 720P if you didn't the first time.
hteng said:
I gotta agree. The aesthetics are very nice and they really add individuality to each character which I have to assume was the point in the first place. And the hate for how it looks needs to be saved for something a lot more important, like how the game actually plays. I do understand the sentiment but again let's save the judgment for what really matters.
And it couldn't hurt to see it again in 720P if you didn't the first time.
Metal Gear?!
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They're really trying to beat Japanese developers at their own game in terms of exploitative cheesecake pantyshots aren't they?hteng said:i've only scheme through some videos, the characters exhibit alot of animation during idle standing, like how the hair, boobs, accessories..etc moves. and it's in HD i assume, probably higher resolution than KoF's.
ppl should watch the vid at 720p, it looks very clean
lol this is a throw back at Gurren Lagann's Kamina, notice the spiky sunglasses and the pose
That comment was in response to someone saying if it were authentic manga/anime done be real Japanese then we wouldn't have the complaints. You just further proved how wrong he was. Hell, Vanguard Princess is one of the best looking 2D fighting games recently made and half the comments in the thread were about how much they hated the art style.Kintaro said:
As far as this game is concerned I've got to put myself firmly in the "do not like" camp in regards to the art direction. That's not a knock on the gameplay or the quality of animation. Just sayin', the same way Dust looked beautiful save its horrid western take on Japanese designs, this has the same stink to it.
Lionheart1337
Member
lol @ the comments on the youtube vid.
gaf dont know shit about video games
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
What the Fuck did I just watch?
I await professional gamers counting frames...animations to become the best Skullgirls EVAR!
I await professional gamers counting frames...animations to become the best Skullgirls EVAR!
sixteen-bit
Member
nah, play vanguard princessMetal Gear?! said:
The Take Out Bandit
Member
CcrooK said:
It's going to be interesting as this is white people / Western world's next big shot at proving they may not be rubbish at making fighting games after all! :X
Rare and Midway kept the fail trains running on time. Let's hope Mike Z. and company can save face!
Not really getting the hate... game looks different and interesting. More fighting games is always a good thing.
Besides... We are the same community that had this type of comments...
"3D MODELS? WHAT KIND OF SHIT IS THIS, CAPCOM? FUCK SF"
"UGH.... American-comic color schemes suck... especially on a game like MVC"
"lol animu"
lol 2 u, fighting game community
Besides... We are the same community that had this type of comments...
"3D MODELS? WHAT KIND OF SHIT IS THIS, CAPCOM? FUCK SF"
"UGH.... American-comic color schemes suck... especially on a game like MVC"
"lol animu"
lol 2 u, fighting game community
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Why does GAF hate this game?
Other than the Guilty Gear esque animation it looks great.
I don't understand why so many fighting game developers still use pixel art when digital animation looks just as good if not better. I mean yes yes pixel art has a certain style and its traditional but its cost are insane.
EDIT - People are saying the animation looks good? The hell?
Other than the Guilty Gear esque animation it looks great.
I don't understand why so many fighting game developers still use pixel art when digital animation looks just as good if not better. I mean yes yes pixel art has a certain style and its traditional but its cost are insane.
EDIT - People are saying the animation looks good? The hell?
sixteen-bit
Member
Quote TTOB less.Chavelo said:
The Take Out Bandit
Member
_dementia said:
Screw you! Only the SF4 crap can be attributed to me and I came back with complaints about the game mechanics and denial GAF still wasn't hearing it.
It's Spiderman movie all over again. I didn't like it when it came out, GAF wasn't hearing it. Ten years later GAF is willing to admit it wasn't as good as they made it out to be.
I've always hated Marvel Vs. games. GIVE ME MARVEL VS. DC!
Anyhow, I suspect the main reason people are pooping on this game is because it is a little girl / girly fighter and that is an odd choice given this is a Western developer.
Unfortunately little girls (and effeminate boys in BB) are what's keeping 2D fighters and shmups alive.