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[SolarPowered]

You were guided by the Holu Spirit into doing God's work, that vote is more important than these petty character wars.

Seriously, vote Garou!

Peter, you have no idea how much money I'd throw at a Garou sequel, let alone the rest of the SNK fandom.
Heck, toss in Chonrei trained by Tung and Kim as per their Real Bout 2 endings in the cast and I'd consider taking a month off to volunteer whatever work needed doing at Lab Zero, even janitorial.


Voting later, sad to see Scythana and Roxie gone. I'll probably push Panzerfaust to 1st for SNK factor and Beowulf 2nd.

He told us to bug SNK. My speculation leads me to believe that SNK bugged out when Lab Zero proposed something to them haha. The same thing probably happened with Capcom.

Oh Japan...

 

[Thores]

1 Minette
2 Beowulf
3 Feng
4 Isaac
5 B. Dahlia
6 Annie
7 Panzerfaust
8 Stanley
9 Venus
10 Aeon

My Lab Zero "other games" votes were Action RPG and "Other: New IPs please (but Darkstalkers would be great)"

 

[so1337]

I'm seeing a lot of Black Dhalia in number one or number two spots. Maybe there's hope...

1.) Black Dhalia
2.) Minette
3.) Feng
4.) Venus
5.) Aeon
6.) Panzerfaust
7.) Beowulf
8.) Annie
9.) Isaac
10.) Stanley

 

[Moonlight]

I AM SO HYPE RIGHT NOW

You people have no idea. Oh my god. This is just what I've been waiting for. I've said this before, but as someone who spent their childhood with their imagination utterly captured by space, I'm enthralled. The quasar, the Galaxy Cutter, the Destruction Pillar (haha, I totally see what Alex did there), and that season two power up (her level three super?). All of it looks spectacular. Seriously, you guys. Seriously.

And y'know, I'm gonna be totally fair to Team Beowulf. He looks pretty fucking awesome with the hoodie on.

I kinda regret not putting Molly higher while I still could, too. Some of those concepts look really, really cool.

EDIT: Holy shit, did anyone notice? Annie's eye returns to her socket when she transforms.

EDIT 2: AND SHE BECOMES AN ADULT

 

[voodoopanda]

My final vote:

1. Beowulf
2. Isaac
3. Panzerfaust
4. B. Dahlia
5. Annie
6. Stanley
7. Minette
8. Feng
9. Aeon
10. Venus

Go Beowulf!

 

[Hitokage]

That's nothing. TO get attention you'd have to threaten to cosplay or something.

Beowulf fursuit.

 

[Loona]

He told us to bug SNK. My speculation leads me to believe that SNK bugged out when Lab Zero proposed something to them haha. The same thing probably happened with Capcom.

Oh Japan...

When was that?...

SNK has a communication problem, especially outside Japan, not even an official Twitter account.

If that drive toward reaching out to SNK didn't even make the rounds through the SNK fan sites I check almost daily, it clearly wasn't enough.

Maybe SG's relative success in the Japanese PSN would help.

I'd like to see Mike Z tackle a less Capcom-inspired system, but on the other hand I'm also a bit weary of how the franchise would be handled, as I don't see a lot of love for it in the current L0 output - the Fatal Fury games seem to have focused on their setting first, and gameplay second, so the controls change significantly every few games, and the daddy of the series, Takashi Nishiyama, is now head of his own company, and the current writer for all SNK fiction, Akihiko Ureshino, as far as I know doesn't speak a word of english, so it would be tricky to keep the tone of the classics.

Still, with enough communication at the level we've seen from L0 lately could be maintained for such a project, this would have my curiosity, attention, money, and whatever work I'd be able to put into it.

 

[Jintor]

1 Annie
2 Feng
3 Beowulf
4 Isaac
5 Minette
6 Stanley
7 Panzer
8 B. Dahlia
9 Venus
10 Aeon

EDIT: Holy shit, did anyone notice? Annie's eye returns to her socket when she transforms.

Well yeah, because she fuses with Sagan

 

[QisTopTier]

EDIT 2: AND SHE BECOMES AN ADULT

I wasn't aware not having your hair braided makes you an adult.

 

[Zissou]

We'll see how it turns out:

I can't believe how many dudes made it in to top 10- my theory is being crushed

My final vote:

1. Beowulf
2. Isaac
3. Panzerfaust
4. B. Dahlia
5. Annie
6. Stanley
7. Minette
8. Feng
9. Aeon
10. Venus

Go Beowulf!

You have good taste!

 

[Moonlight]

Well yeah, because she fuses with Sagan

It didn't really click until I started really poring over it. :lol

I wasn't aware not having your hair braided makes you an adult.

I was thinking more her proportions.

And I think you mean 'unbraided'.

 

[SolarPowered]

I've been waiting a long time for a space themed fighter. We've seen just about everything in this genre, but not someone who fights using the cosmos in such a blatant way(besides maybe Dorminton, but he is more sorcery in general). Hopefully some of the concepts convince people to push her up some.

When was that?...

SNK has a communication problem, especially outside Japan, not even an official Twitter account.

If that drive toward reaching out to SNK didn't even make the rounds through the SNK fan sites I check almost daily, it clearly wasn't enough.

Maybe SG's relative success in the Japanese PSN would help.

I'd like to see Mike Z tackle a less Capcom-inspired system, but on the other hand I'm also a bit weary of how the franchise would be handled, as I don't see a lot of love for it in the current L0 output - the Fatal Fury games seem to have focused on their setting first, and gameplay second, so the controls change significantly every few games, and the daddy of the series, Takashi Nishiyama, is now head of his own company, and the current writer for all SNK fiction, Akihiko Ureshino, as far as I know doesn't speak a word of english, so it would be tricky to keep the tone of the classics.

Still, with enough communication at the level we've seen from L0 lately could be maintained for such a project, this would have my curiosity, attention, money, and whatever work I'd be able to put into it.

I jokingly asked for a new Last Blade game made by L0 months ago during Salty Cupcakes and Ravi told us we should bombard them since they tried to talk with them. The details regarding Capcom... I can only speculate. I hear something interesting was once mentioned on Salty Cupcakes about them and Darkstalkers, but it might just be hearsay.

Communication can't be that big of an issue if L0 managed to snag Michuru Yamane for the soundtrack and follow-up tracks. It's more a matter of whether or not SNK wants to work with someone from the outside.

 

[alstein]

When was that?...


I'd like to see Mike Z tackle a less Capcom-inspired system, but on the other hand I'm also a bit weary of how the franchise would be handled, as I don't see a lot of love for it in the current L0 output - the Fatal Fury games seem to have focused on their setting first, and gameplay second, so the controls change significantly every few games, and the daddy of the series, Takashi Nishiyama, is now head of his own company, and the current writer for all SNK fiction, Akihiko Ureshino, as far as I know doesn't speak a word of english, so it would be tricky to keep the tone of the classics.

Still, with enough communication at the level we've seen from L0 lately could be maintained for such a project, this would have my curiosity, attention, money, and whatever work I'd be able to put into it.

I'm sure Lab Zero could work around the setting. It's not like the Fatal Fury series story is that convoluted.
My question is how Mike Z could handle a game where he couldn't make big combos, as FF isn't about airdashes and rejuggles.

 

[QisTopTier]

I was thinking more her proportions.

And I think you mean 'unbraided'.

My sentence was correct, and her proportions are pretty much the same...

Also check out this cool Beowulf Figure!

Spoiler

Trollololol :3

 

[Moonlight]

My sentence was correct, and her proportions are pretty much the same...

Fuck, I'm tired. Sorry, haha.

And I disagree, she comes across as looking lankier than she does in her usual form, plus her figure is definitely more filled out than it usually is. Looks older to me, although again, I'm tired as hell and it might just be the dress skewing things a bit.

 

[Jintor]

 

[Cyrano]

1 Minette
2 Beowulf
3 Feng
4 Isaac
5 B. Dahlia
6 Annie
7 Panzerfaust
8 Stanley
9 Venus
10 Aeon

My Lab Zero "other games" votes were Action RPG and "Other: New IPs please (but Darkstalkers would be great)"

You made the right decision. Go Minette!

Also, I would go ape-shit if Lab Zero got to do a new Secret of Mana.

 

[lazybones18]

Time for bed, so I'll post my final campaign push for The Wulf Man one more time:

It's the final round folks, and the Wulf Man is hungry for your #1 vote. He may have been unsuccessful in securing a spot in the Final 4 in the 1st character vote, but he's now in the Top 10 and ready put The Hurting on his competition. Think of it as him trying his damnedest to survive a 10-person Battle Royale to be crowned champion.

So I ask all of you: For the final vote, put Beowulf at #1 and join the Wulf Pack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYwXUxgszF0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L28CnhmeAD4
http://cdn.decalgirl.com/assets/designs/large/twolves.jpg

Here's one recognizable member of the Wulf Pack: Ms. Fortune herself
http://skullgirls.com/forums/forums...ng-the-beowulf-man-cave.931/page-7#post-40184

And as one last push: Fanart galore

http://25.media.tumblr.com/f76d2cfae93779fbbc92b0e5e89e2709/tumblr_mlz5a4S0Op1qf4u2lo1_500.gif
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/093/a/0/beowulf_goes_to_the_library_by_emlan-d60av0i.png
http://i.imgur.com/7IZ5OeY.jpg
http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE...girls__beowulf__by_lightning_seal-d64byhb.png
http://25.media.tumblr.com/9e9ff3ba56daf91f979f63e993f92ffa/tumblr_mlvhuuKm9i1qk7pqeo1_1280.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/127ce638852d70c0b38495dbe674508a/tumblr_ml9t5iShTx1r51s2ko1_400.gif
http://www.meredithpartyrentals.com/Linen/Chaircover/folding2.gif
http://25.media.tumblr.com/ae697421ef533a639fc8ba33a54f7578/tumblr_mmi9nqSnlY1ryxwm7o1_r4_1280.png
http://skullgirls.com/forums/forums/index.php?attachments/tumblr_mknnpftjfq1qe6ix6o1_500-png.415/
http://24.media.tumblr.com/7293767a1a915b060ed633815dac306b/tumblr_mlzqm2MBgq1qev9c5o1_1280.png
http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0f17a04f81c62dddf94603d1a10c719/tumblr_mmka7qDsC31qfnbkio1_500.png
http://25.media.tumblr.com/f7d39c25d6b43a511d1051fcfa11c7e4/tumblr_mkh23w2gCF1ru7s2ko1_r1_1280.png
http://25.media.tumblr.com/b3327eece193c15ad99e3d0bd8d38a4c/tumblr_mmm0uvqXWq1ryxwm7o1_r1_500.png
http://24.media.tumblr.com/7be8ecdcf8313d3042fb3d3389527de6/tumblr_mmm0uvqXWq1ryxwm7o2_500.png
http://i.imgur.com/NAX4o4b.gif
http://25.media.tumblr.com/4342dfc778af97799b253e67f8ba6a24/tumblr_mll7xyUJ4o1rnx5rho1_r1_1280.png
http://25.media.tumblr.com/ab1db86991f5e72b877e7a5512c7cb73/tumblr_mloydeZYC91qev9c5o2_500.png
http://i.imgur.com/9AgLtdc.png
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http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a53cd58ddfd8b9d2e543b419127b71d/tumblr_mkks2lqERw1qe6ix6o1_500.png
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c244/ikariloona/beowulf_chair_hero_zps570aca74.png
http://i.imgur.com/r7WCWlg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hGaLxqW.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UCWDawY.png
http://25.media.tumblr.com/e33b9d00b225c97d2f871d603431c012/tumblr_ml20uqRG131qjbqaro1_1280.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky6o7pSBiq1qz5d8go1_r1_500.gif
http://24.media.tumblr.com/d1b143bebf95f2b3026225c62a81a8ea/tumblr_mkb89oYco41rkjzslo1_500.png
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/104/e/6/rrrrround_3_by_emlan-d61qt5v.png
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i312/seiya15/photo_zpsd6b2b9cf.png
http://25.media.tumblr.com/29811a0a1f88f7eee87a751c3b5ca920/tumblr_ml9zq3eLsY1qev9c5o1_500.png
http://25.media.tumblr.com/533f058a819981b1882e35437f5c0958/tumblr_ml1ob5NgtL1qfnbkio1_500.png
http://25.media.tumblr.com/948093f442dea5e94443d2a35dc8f8bf/tumblr_mlmin1YTB11qgfprno1_1280.png
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K6WUKmC_I...XUDd8t_Fs/s1600/beowulf_sg_ragingspaniard.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/927920f267a82017022ea8f962f69f1b/tumblr_mlzl05dQga1rpyb5jo2_500.png
http://24.media.tumblr.com/7293767a1a915b060ed633815dac306b/tumblr_mlzqm2MBgq1qev9c5o1_1280.png
http://i.imgur.com/ZAazZMe.png


EDIT: Ah yes, those Umbrella tears

 

[The Grim Heaper]

Scythana did good. Proud of her! <3

 

[LuffyZoro]

Those Annie concepts are so sweet. I would be happy to have her in the game.

 

[QisTopTier]

Fuck, I'm tired. Sorry, haha.

And I disagree, she comes across as looking lankier than she does in her usual form, plus her figure is definitely more filled out than it usually is. Looks older to me, although again, I'm tired as hell and it might just be the dress skewing things a bit.

Look at the my little quasar pic then look at the transformation one, she has long ass legs to begin with, the dress and hairstyle changes are fucking with you.

 

[Loona]

I jokingly asked for a new Last Blade game made by L0 months ago during Salty Cupcakes and Ravi told us we should bombard them since they tried to talk with them. The details regarding Capcom... I can only speculate. I hear something interesting was once mentioned on Salty Cupcakes about them and Darkstalkers, but it might just be hearsay.

If it were easy to reach SNKP, trust me, it'd happen often. Their silence is deafening as their Japan-only cellphone games and pachinko are frustrating to read about.

When KoF XIII was released, it was Atlus that handled all the heavy lifting, and even if they weren't the european publisher, they were a lot more easy to reach than Rising Star Games, who didn't even bother to address an issue that would help them get more money through the PSN store.

Japanese fluency would probably make things easier, I'm not sure that skill exists in the core Lab Zero staff, but it would likely help.

Communication can't be that big of an issue if L0 managed to snag Michuru Yamane for the soundtrack and follow-up tracks. It's more a matter of whether or not SNK wants to work with someone from the outside.

Working with the outside hasn't been much of an issue for SNKP, but a lot of that in recent history has been contained in Asia, with their characters appareaing in other games like Lord of Vermilion, Queen's Gate, Lost Saga and that chinese game Xuan Dou Zhi Wang.

I'm sure Lab Zero could work around the setting. It's not like the Fatal Fury series story is that convoluted.

It gets a dash of weirdness starting in Fatal Fury 3 when the Jin scrolls of immortality come into play along with an exorcist like Sokaku and the oddity that is Geese's Real Bout 2 ending, not to mention the connection to Last Blade shennanigans through Eiji's ancestry, since the setting is shared with Art of Fighting.

But at its core, despite the international detour in Fatal Fury 2 and Special Fatal Fury is the story of a city and its families, something in a way it shares in common with SG, so if that's the heart of the setting it should be fine.

My question is how Mike Z could handle a game where he couldn't make big combos, as FF isn't about airdashes and rejuggles.

Hopefully he can get that mindset out of his system with SG tweaks and the characters to come, and a 4-button system (maybe an extra just for throws like FF1 would be nice) would ease the load on the animators and make eash individual attack matter more.
I tend to worry about Mike's Capcom-centered philosophy that shows so much in SG, but as a grappler guy, it's probably not beyond him to do justice to something a bit different.

 

[Jintor]

Look at the my little quasar pic then look at the transformation one,

Now look back to the little quasar pic. The quasar pic is now diamonds

 

[sephi22]

Yeeeeeeees

Higher res here

Yup. This is pretty fucking vanilla. I'm sorry I doubted you Q.
The only interesting thing is the transformation and the potential altered special moves that brings.

Everything else is Ragna/Sol but not as original or hype.

The transformation is still Ragna/Sol

Fuck this character.

 

[QisTopTier]

Yup. This is pretty fucking vanilla. I'm sorry I doubted you Q.
The only interesting thing is the transformation and the potential altered special moves that brings.

Everything else is Ragna/Sol but not as original or hype.

The transformation is still Ragna/Sol

My Little Quasar looks like Ky's Air Dust cross.

Crescent looks like May's twirly shit

Spudkick is sol badguy's wall kick move

she has volcanic viper as well.

Fuck this character.

I already said she was going to be basic as fuck.

But she could still be a good basic "ky" or shitty basic "sol"

But in the end all that art did was confirm everything I was already saying about her to begin with for the most part :lol

 

[Hitokage]

That uppercut looks exactly like a fancy Infernal Divider.

By the way, Beowulf and Annie both falling in line with Minette is hilarious.

 

[sephi22]

Can't be more boring than Cerebella, amirite?

 

[QisTopTier]

Can't be more boring than Cerebella, amirite?

I'm sure Beowulf would like to try.

 

[Hitokage]

Kira is still the better grappler.

 

[sephi22]

I'm sure Beowulf would like to try.

He's got a penis. He's already more interesting.
Take that as you will.

 

[SousedLouse]

I voted for Garou as well, even after reading the thread. It's one of my fave five, I couldn't stop myself ;_;

I just want someone to go over to SNK Playmore's HQ and get a peek at that 70% build of Garou 2 that they've supposedly been sitting on for years. Just a tiny little peek. Even if SNK ended up bailing, I could at least die happy knowing what they started to do.

 

[QisTopTier]

He's got a penis. He's already more interesting.
Take that as you will.

That just tells me you like penis

 

[alstein]

Working with the outside hasn't been much of an issue for SNKP, but a lot of that in recent history has been contained in Asia, with their characters appareaing in other games like Lord of Vermilion, Queen's Gate, Lost Saga and that chinese game Xuan Dou Zhi Wang.



It gets a dash of weirdness starting in Fatal Fury 3 when the Jin scrolls of immortality come into play along with an exorcist like Sokaku and the oddity that is Geese's Real Bout 2 ending, not to mention the connection to Last Blade shennanigans through Eiji's ancestry, since the setting is shared with Art of Fighting.

But at its core, despite the international detour in Fatal Fury 2 and Special Fatal Fury is the story of a city and its families, something in a way it shares in common with SG, so if that's the heart of the setting it should be fine.

I'd love to see a US release of that Chinese KOF/ Flip Bucket. Hearing it has good netcode as well, so I could see it doing well. There's a way to get it in the US but it's too annoying


Seriously, if SNK is that difficult to deal with, I"ve always sad the fans could probably outdo SNK at this point. I'd love to see a Lab Zero quality team work on making an SNK game.

My true dream project would bomb so hard, so I'd settle for a new game with SNK's soul. Skullgirls has a very strong soul, but it isn't anything like SNK's, and I have real doubts Mike Z could make a good SNK-style game. Get Fersis to design it.

 

[SousedLouse]

Kira is still the better grappler.

Kira can fly and her normals aren't hot garbage - that makes her one of the best grapplers ever, from a mechanical standpoint.

 

[sephi22]

That just tells me you like penis

...
Yeah. I got nothing.

 

[Beckx]

Throwin' tables.

 

[Hitokage]

Kira can fly and her normals aren't hot garbage - that makes her one of the best grapplers ever, from a mechanical standpoint.

T. Hawk is crying somewhere.

 

[grap3fruitman]

LOL. I wasted the second round too.

 

[Beckx]

God help me I think I'm voting Minette.

 

[Cyrano]

God help me I think I'm voting Minette.

This should be Minette's theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3BSSNxKjDk

 

[SousedLouse]

T. Hawk is crying somewhere.

As well he should. Up until Street Fighter Alpha 3, he was ridiculously match-up dependent. he was the type of character that required you to check and see if he traded/got countered for everything, even while hit-confirming. I envy the type of player who has the type of patience for him.
*goes back to spamming 5H, 2S and j.D with Potemkin*

This should be Minette's theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3BSSNxKjDk

Last time I started up a GG track, I kept going until I hit the NY Vocal album. I need more discipline.

 

[Huw_Dawson]

PF, Stanley, Isaac are my top three. I really hope PF wins.

 

[sephi22]

PF, Stanley, Isaac are my top three. I really hope PF wins.

How good are you at taking bad news?

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

Beowulf, Dahlia, Annie or Feng winning this will be fine by me

 

[Hitokage]

As well he should. Up until Street Fighter Alpha 3, he was ridiculously match-up dependent. he was the type of character that required you to check and see if he traded/got countered for everything, even while hit-confirming. I envy the type of player who has the type of patience for him.
*goes back to spamming 5H, 2S and j.D with Potemkin*

Haha, I meant how in even when his AE version has decent normals and some degree of flight, he can't really put them together in a way that makes him good.

 

[Cyrano]

Last time I started up a GG track, I kept going until I hit the NY Vocal album. I need more discipline.

If every soundtrack were as good as Ishiwatari's, we wouldn't need new fighting games. It's the eternal struggle of every composer, "how can one rock harder than Ishiwatari?" It is an unanswerable question, one that will take many generations to unravel.

 

[QisTopTier]

If every soundtrack were as good as Ishiwatari's, we wouldn't need new fighting games. It's the eternal struggle of every composer, "how can one rock harder than Ishiwatari?" It is an unanswerable question, one that will take many generations to unravel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1otIIo2lDp0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAMxSBygsgg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QvTio8aQhU

http://youtu.be/4uEfqqVVIso fucking amazing <3

 

[Xearo]

This should be Minette's theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3BSSNxKjDk

Fuck yes, Awe of She, you have made a friend this day.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Panzerfaust
Beowulf
B. Dahlia

For my top 3. Didnt want to vote for the norm.

 

[SousedLouse]

Haha, I meant how in even when his AE version has decent normals and some degree of flight, he can't really put them together in a way that makes him good.

That's also a good point, haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1otIIo2lDp0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAMxSBygsgg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QvTio8aQhU

http://youtu.be/4uEfqqVVIso <3

Welp, looks like I'm buying Hard Corps: Uprising soon.