Thanks for the clarification.
I like that the timer doesn't reset between rounds. KI does that too. it's kinda interesting that the timer generally only becomes a factor at the end of a match, rather than several times per match.
The presentation is still off-putting, and the rushdown characters seem a little... floppy? I can't quite describe it. Watching zoning characters and grapplers was a lot more exciting than watching Hawkgirl
I should just play this game sometime, idk why I've been putting it off for so long.
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also restart match is so clumsy, but I'm guessing people do that because the end-of-match cinematics are kinda long? I'm also still mad about button checks