Andrew Ryan
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Killer Instinct Season 2 |OT| It's international RIPTOOOOORRRRRR day.
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There's no golf clubs in this game though Mr Ryan.
Aganos has a good swing.
.la1n
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Normally I'll see them mention the trailer at least around Wednesday. It's been really quiet on the trailer front this week so maybe not today?
.la1n
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Oh, didn't realize Adam had said we were getting it this week for sure. It will pop some time today then, hopefully with a release of the character tomorrow for Ultra edition owners
.la1n
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BananasWithGuns
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Trailer is out.
Release next Friday for Ultra Edition owners...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EonYj1rW-eQ
Release next Friday for Ultra Edition owners...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EonYj1rW-eQ
Ask and you shall recieve:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EonYj1rW-eQ&feature=youtu.be
Edit: Beaten to a pulp
BananasWithGuns
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Textual stream is up as well.
http://www.ultra-combo.com/forums/index.php?topic=7080.0
Edit: Really nice about the XP change. If you have a character at level 30 it will immediately jump to level 41 after the patch.
http://www.ultra-combo.com/forums/index.php?topic=7080.0
Edit: Really nice about the XP change. If you have a character at level 30 it will immediately jump to level 41 after the patch.
Troubled Bat
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OMG. I hope those white effects are part of her.. Most see more!
Edit: I loved the little story for Aganos chasing after Kan-Ra throughout the world, hah.
We finally have custom color accessories which is pretty neat, and they buffed up the XP as well. But I'm still going to so much to do when I get KI. xP
Cyber Riptor looks pretty awesome, I especially love the head. Kan-Ra's retro is about what I expected for him. Lol. Funny how he was the character that would be getting the Top Hat accessory. Unexpected! One thing though, I don't like his red eye. It looks odd. (Sabrewulf pupils)
I'm excited for the possibility of Team Battles being shown at Pax East. >.<
Edit: I loved the little story for Aganos chasing after Kan-Ra throughout the world, hah.
We finally have custom color accessories which is pretty neat, and they buffed up the XP as well. But I'm still going to so much to do when I get KI. xP
Cyber Riptor looks pretty awesome, I especially love the head. Kan-Ra's retro is about what I expected for him. Lol. Funny how he was the character that would be getting the Top Hat accessory. Unexpected! One thing though, I don't like his red eye. It looks odd. (Sabrewulf pupils)
I'm excited for the possibility of Team Battles being shown at Pax East. >.<
Heh heh, like how Aganos trailer is his quest to reach his adversary. Travelling on... showing off one skill per opponent at a time. Also kinda nice seeing Kan-Ra being enough of a badass to WELCOME his opponent to fight, rather than just being sneaky and running.
Ghost Girl... Saw more than expected! EESH her face stretches FAR out... AND THOSE TEETH! Like a Piranha or something. The double-exposed filter on her effects are pretty nice; and they actually seem to be showing frames that she hasn't done yet, rather than just mimicking what's already been done. That could be pretty cool if it works like that in gameplay... and could lead to misleading opponents in what breakers to do.
But probably reading too much into it? Hmm.
Gotta wait ANOTHER week after waiting a week for this trailer... DOH! Oh well. Sorry Combo Breaker owners, who have to wait until the new month to get Aggy! I do wish it was a surprise "closer than you think" release...
Ghost Girl... Saw more than expected! EESH her face stretches FAR out... AND THOSE TEETH! Like a Piranha or something. The double-exposed filter on her effects are pretty nice; and they actually seem to be showing frames that she hasn't done yet, rather than just mimicking what's already been done. That could be pretty cool if it works like that in gameplay... and could lead to misleading opponents in what breakers to do.
But probably reading too much into it? Hmm.
Gotta wait ANOTHER week after waiting a week for this trailer... DOH! Oh well. Sorry Combo Breaker owners, who have to wait until the new month to get Aggy! I do wish it was a surprise "closer than you think" release...
Poker Face
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so pumped to see some ghost girl gameplay at PAX!
A littled bummed out having to wait a week for arganos, but its no big deal. So awesome at all the new stuff that is coming with his update too. I'm so excited
A littled bummed out having to wait a week for arganos, but its no big deal. So awesome at all the new stuff that is coming with his update too. I'm so excited
Ghost lady looks great. Her face animation looked a bit eh but she's got time. Cool trailer, though Aganos looked a bit silly in the background traveling shots ;p.
Aganos and Kan-Ra seem to be the neutral characters this time, so I wonder if the split will be 2-4 good vs bad or 3-3 good vs bad(depending on Ghost Girl's orientation, Omen is kinda neutral in this affair.)
Love the Xp changes, only 9 extra levels for most characters ain't bad at all. Also Kan-Ra retro is great, love the fancy version.
Also female announcer seems to be coming and no longer teetering on maybe which is great.
Aganos's release date is the biggest disappointment, it just sucks knowing people are going to wait till march for him.
Aganos and Kan-Ra seem to be the neutral characters this time, so I wonder if the split will be 2-4 good vs bad or 3-3 good vs bad(depending on Ghost Girl's orientation, Omen is kinda neutral in this affair.)
Love the Xp changes, only 9 extra levels for most characters ain't bad at all. Also Kan-Ra retro is great, love the fancy version.
Also female announcer seems to be coming and no longer teetering on maybe which is great.
Aganos's release date is the biggest disappointment, it just sucks knowing people are going to wait till march for him.
Ok that trailer is going to get me back into KI. But I need help. Because I'm currently useless when playing this game.
In Guilty Gear Xrd, I can play on normal or hard and play against AI opponents without much effort.
In Killer Instinct, I put it on EASY and it takes 30 minutes to beat the first story opponent. The AI is just brutally amazing at all difficulties. Or am I just super poor? (I'm super poor!)
When I play KI, I try to always do stupid special move openers, ignoring the basics how I play say in SF4, chipping away with ranged moves/overheads/dashes. Should I be focusing on trying to simply use basic attacks and special moves and IF an opportunity arises, then try to go into an Opener/Linker?
Also, are there certain intermediate skills I should be focusing on, like Manuals? Doing them in practice mode is a challenge. I can't imagine during a live fight and not spazzing out.
In Guilty Gear Xrd, I can play on normal or hard and play against AI opponents without much effort.
In Killer Instinct, I put it on EASY and it takes 30 minutes to beat the first story opponent. The AI is just brutally amazing at all difficulties. Or am I just super poor? (I'm super poor!)
When I play KI, I try to always do stupid special move openers, ignoring the basics how I play say in SF4, chipping away with ranged moves/overheads/dashes. Should I be focusing on trying to simply use basic attacks and special moves and IF an opportunity arises, then try to go into an Opener/Linker?
Also, are there certain intermediate skills I should be focusing on, like Manuals? Doing them in practice mode is a challenge. I can't imagine during a live fight and not spazzing out.
IbukiLordSA
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Damn ghost girl looks awesome.
I loved that trailer, more effort for an actual story is always a good thing, KI needs more of it. Cant wait to mess around with the new colored accessories and make some cool outfits...especially with TJ.
Ghost Girl looks ok, Im not overly excited about her Zombie-ish look, was kinda hoping for something more human looking be it all stark-white skin or just a.... ghostly look lol. I bet her classic will be the human version of her though which should be very cool. I love the 'static' effects on her straight outta The Ring haha. She should be very fun to just watch in action.
Also those XP boosts are music to my ears, I just do not have the free time in the current XP model to level up all these characters.
Ghost Girl looks ok, Im not overly excited about her Zombie-ish look, was kinda hoping for something more human looking be it all stark-white skin or just a.... ghostly look lol. I bet her classic will be the human version of her though which should be very cool. I love the 'static' effects on her straight outta The Ring haha. She should be very fun to just watch in action.
Also those XP boosts are music to my ears, I just do not have the free time in the current XP model to level up all these characters.
Eh, I really hope he's crazy rush down and very very fast. Just seems like that's what he should be. Also it's possible those hints aren't in order of the character releases, who knows.
Troubled Bat
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I feel it has to do with his Instinct, but that's most likely wrong.
Considering they want his back turned for a reason. Hmm.
Considering they want his back turned for a reason. Hmm.
Troubled Bat
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From the Q&A:
"I shudder to think about the next hit."
Aria could be some sort of cybernetic woman encased in some sort of tube or chamber or some cybernetic equipment with cables for hair attached it it. Maybe sort sort of chamber with "shutters". I dunno just thinking out loud.
"I shudder to think about the next hit."
Aria could be some sort of cybernetic woman encased in some sort of tube or chamber or some cybernetic equipment with cables for hair attached it it. Maybe sort sort of chamber with "shutters". I dunno just thinking out loud.
Ghost girl, Cinder, Aria.
Snap = ghost girls pause/ff like movements. She snaps around, which you can already see in the trailer.
Change = Cinder, they've alluded to him being a bit different than his original KI self.
Which leaves Aria last.
.la1n
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Yeah I was hoping they wouldn't go too zombie with the design but unfortunately I was wrong, not a big fan of it at all but look forward to seeing game play anyway. On the bright side I would imagine her "retro" look could be her human form
Really not a big fan of them pushing combo breaker release into the next month for two months now. As an ultra owner it's great to get one character a month but it doesn't feel very special getting that week early access when I know that week early access just means I actually get one character a month as promised versus everyone else not being so lucky.
I was hoping Kan-Ra's retro would be more classic mummy, it's too bad they didn't cover his mouth up though. What is going on with that mouth? Looks stupid, lol.
BananasWithGuns
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A tag mode would be freaking awesome but I'm not sure that's what we'll be getting.
Even still, I'm excited to see what they have planned.
Even still, I'm excited to see what they have planned.
What do you mean by more classic mummy?
Maybe bald but with cables attached to something.
Troubled Bat
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Her skin doesn't look very zombie-ish. It's pale, but there's no decay or missing chunks; there's a cut on one of her legs, though. Kan-Ra is more zombie than she is, so I think she stands out OK. She gives me that "died in a well, so oddly well-preserved" look that most of the Ring-style girls have. I wouldn't worry too much about colors just yet, as we know there have to be up to 9 of them, NOT counting retro colors... so a difference in skintone could easily be in the cards (like Kan-Ra's flesh).
I'd love to see her have some motions that are clearly NOT "dead" like, too. It's not within the realm of a zombie to act anything like a normal girl... but we already know she can speak Japanese...so maybe she can do some live human-like actions too? Going between lively and monstrous should help illustrate the feeling of horror well.
I'm not so sure on the classic yet... would they give her a human look, with teeth and stretching like that? I'll laugh if her "retro" is actually a "modern" look, with her getting clothes and hair that look more like a girl of this decade, rather than one of 465 years ago.
Well, if one month was pushed forward a few days, and the next is also, they're still basically a month from each other's release. Not IDEAL by a long shot, but the space in time is the same for Ultra and Combo, at least.
Considering they put a lot of work into animating Kan Ra's mouth, I guess they don't wanna cover it. His grin is easily one of his defining features (even seen in his pre-release silhouette!). Would be nice to have a head swap that makes him look moth-covered and "Ninja Like" though. I'm rather happy with the tophat look, and the "Lab" look reminds me of dead miners on mnt. Mjolnir in Ragnarok Online's Dead Pit... a place of great and horrific memories for me, ha.
She could easily have a bald head with "flame/energy/nano-machine" hair, or something of the sort. Though going for something based off a classic movie beast would be fitting for KI, I don't get the idea that she's medusa-like or such... yet.
Oh yeah, same. I like his original, but glad they made him straight up mummy.
His mouth looks a bit odd though. I just wish they would have given him another alt instead of the goggle/apron thing like Sabrwwulf already had.
We know one of the big modes is an SP mode
So maybe that's the one they'll be showcasing
Hoping for a challenge tower type mode
GotchaForce
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Pretty random but I wonder if "over in a snap" refers to time and Aria can control it. Maybe explains Ultratech being able to harness ancient technology.
I think change refers to Cinder (being an old character) and shudder refers to Ghost Girl being a reference to horror and the textual thing saying Aganos can attack her but to his detriment.
I think change refers to Cinder (being an old character) and shudder refers to Ghost Girl being a reference to horror and the textual thing saying Aganos can attack her but to his detriment.
Yeah maybe 'Zombie-ish' isn't accurate, I guess she doesn't really look like a traditional Zombie. My main issue is her teeth and face are just much more...Monster-ish??..than I wanted. I just feel at this point KI has enough Horror/Halloween types and could use some more traditional Martial Art style characters (sure Kim-Wu is most likely coming but that's a ways away in S3), I know they want each character to feel unique/shocking so I do get what theyre aiming for. And yeah with 9 colors/4 accessory sets there's bound to be at least one combination that will give me something close to what I wanted (if the retro doesn't)
Totally agree.
I think they could pull off a human look if they wanted, it doesn't have to be completely human maybe just more superficial and then of course the terror look comes out in her animations would be great. And yeah I'd love to see a modern/trendy J-Pop girl be one of her 'classic' accessory sets lol.
dancrane212
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That's cool the free character can be from season 2, it was neat to be able to mess about with Riptor. I've forgotten most of what I had learned from my first run through of the dojo though. Once the dojo gets done for all characters I'll actually try and give the game more attention, I'd love to be decent at playing at least one fighting game!
Yeah, I don't think anyone expected such huge rows of teeth, or for her to stretch THAT much. It still might not mean much for her final form, though. Kan-Ra's face stretching from his trailer only shows up in his dusty breath move, otherwise, he's much more sensibly animated.
I'm a bit torn on it. I love the fact they're going for such crazy animation, as it's all the 2D-favoring stuff that is said to keep Capcom from attempting things like 3D darkstalkers. So to see Keits possibly get to make a DS love letter with a character like this will be fantastic. At the same time, I agree that it'd be kinda a shame if we get a legit Japanese character in the game, and she just uses "stock ghost motions" as her attacks, or such. Lets hope she's much more complex than that, and tries to be unnerving, by being fairly innocent / human one second, and then beasty / monstrous the next.
I always loved the fact that Hibiki in Last Blade 2's story mode went from an innocent girl who couldn't believe she killed someone... to a harsh, emotionless killer by games end, if you made her kill opponents. I hope we can see something like that in Ghost Girl's gameplay! The side that wanted to live, and the side that wants to get revenge for being denied that, all rolled into one.
Oh, and one thing that gives me hope, is that Adam did mention once that she could be seen as cute in some ways, on one of those KI Forum post. If she's always looking monstrous and such, I don't think that'd be possible.
It'd be funny if they did things like turn her Piranha teeth into human teeth for the classic alt, lol. Capcom DID give us Hsien Ko's / Lei-Lei's Sister Mei Ling / Lin-Lin as an alt skin for her in UMVC3...
I DO hope her default outfit being kinda normal in design gives them the excuse to go crazy with the robes colors and designs. We can pretty much more or less get Shrine Maiden, Burial Robes, Funeral Robes, and seasonal Hakama designs all out of this one look. Thus, her classic should hopefully be outside of those limits, and on to something either more modern, or maybe even more warrior-like. (Various Japanese armor designs could be interesting.)
.la1n
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Just a heads up that Killer Instinct pools from Winter Brawl will be streamed around 4:00PM EST today on http://www.twitch.tv/kpblive
If anyone wants something to watch this afternoon.
If anyone wants something to watch this afternoon.
Yes, thanks.
Hope there are some Kan-Ras. He's probably my favorite fighter in a long time in any fighter. Love me some mummies. I finally started playing online, and man do I get blown up. He's just not my normal style so using him is a struggle.
Can't wait for next Friday.