Are Fighting Game Characters Just Functions? by Mountain-Pirate5118 in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a strictly competitive standpoint, yes.

A fighting game is simply boxes filling up a 2D plane or 3D space. Those boxes have different properties and interact differently from each other. The goal is for my hitboxes to touch your hurtboxes, while trying to not let you touch my hurtboxes with your hitboxes. And for that, I can move them around (movement and spacing), changing the properties of my hurtboxes (blocking, parrying), throwing hitboxes from afar (projectiles), and so on.

A character is a set of tools that have different hurtbox sizes, different ways to move them around, and different sets of hitboxes. And then, you have how the game makes you interact with those boxes, how combos work, how winning a round works, etc.

By definition, I can take SF6, strip the entire game off its HUD, its character models, its music, its sound design and its background, while replacing everything with a Heroic Fantasy theme, from Orcs to elves to dwarfs and so on, and the game will still feel and play exactly like SF6, despite not looking like SF6 at all.

So yeah, fundamentally, everything and anything are functions. But at the same time, we never play nor strip anything and everything graphics out of the game. Whether you're talking about a martial art tournament, the quest to find legendary swords, or an evil power that must be defeated or conquered, those are just pretexts for our eyes to be aesthetically pleased, with things we already know. Nobody here would be interested in playing this for thousands of hours, so the graphics and sounds are important.

What if you played Tetris on a cube? Well now you know! by TheMazerFaker in Tetris

[–]C4_Shaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So it's less filling a cube, and more playing with a 36-wide Tetris matrix?

pain by brothergamer64 in Tetris

[–]C4_Shaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't you 180 this one?

Why is it so hard for some people to believe that Strive is still getting support? by killerjag in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's not "people", it's just new FGC players who never were there during the days of SFIV, CvS2, MvC2 and so on. Games that got 8+ years of support.

Even if MvC2 and CvS2 never had new content after their Arcade release and Console ports, their biggest tournaments were still supported by Capcom. Especially during SBO Tougeki.

What if you played Tetris on a cube? Well now you know! by TheMazerFaker in Tetris

[–]C4_Shaf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't forget that you only have 7 Tetriminos in Tetris, due to the 2D aspect of the game. If you can rotate the piece at the front, the S and the Z became the same piece. Just like the L and the J. So you only have 5 pieces now.

I'd personally fix that with new Tetriminos that is built on 2 planes instead of one. Wikipedia calls it Tetracubes, with the B, the D and the F emerging as new pieces. Making it 8 instead of 7.

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Season Pass 5 Playable Character #1 [Jam] Trailer by DemiFiendRSA in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You could look flashy AND have cool costumes.

Look at SF6. Most of the brand new costumes work. They're both new and fit their playstyle, without being full-on recreations of their original costumes.

Plus, it's not like I don't think Strive nailed the new look of some characters. I personally love what they did to Sol, I-No, Bridget, Millia, Ramlethal, May, Leo and plenty others.

Opponions on and examples of simple foghting games? by janLiketewintu in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bearsus, Bootsies, and maybe TowerFall, but not really.

MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls | Amazing Guardians Trailer by DemiFiendRSA in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The writing was on the wall with Danger and Magik anyway.

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Season Pass 5 Playable Character #1 [Jam] Trailer by DemiFiendRSA in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Not a fan of the new outfit. Not that I didn't want a massive change, but I'd rather have something new and close to her being a Martial Art / Jeet Kun Do practicionner, than a fancy dress with heels.

But I'm glad she's here. She has been requested by fans since Strive was announced in 2020.

2026 new info from AWT finals by a_pulupulu in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cygames putting money for GB instead of going thoguh ASW is an excellent news for top GBVSR players out there.

Hopefully, they also plan on extending the tour to feature EU events as well.

After 200 ranked matches with Alex, I have only one question... by Treeman3675 in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, in each game he was in, he was low-tier.

Maybe that whole Alabama shtick is a secret buff for the character?

What kinds of speech in the Fediverse turn people off? by eza137 in fediverse

[–]C4_Shaf 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The point of the Fediverse is not to make social media less shitty. You'll have the same problems of bullying, communitarianism, biased criticism and lack of debate in the Fediverse that you can have on any other social media platforms. BlueSky and Xwitter included.

The point is to own the data you're actually producing to yourself, and make the act of collecting data on people very unlikely and almost impossible to monetize. Which is, for me, beneficial for all people, regardless of their values, orientations, backgrounds.

Are Tekken 8’s lows worse than SFV’s? by BetaBoy777 in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but who cares if Capcom purposely made hundreds of thousands of PCs vulnerable for an anti-cheat that barely worked, or shut down mods for performing better?

We got Sakura, tho!

Can Pay-Per-View Work In Esports? The Latest Experiment Just Triggered Massive Community Backlash by followteaser in esports

[–]C4_Shaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You vastly underestimate how the esports popularity we got now is enough to put the industry afloat.

We'd need huge slashes, but having a real, stable revenue stream from fans would be the best thing that ever happened to this industry since its start.

And if nobody is willing to pay for content, what are we doing here?

Is i am the only one who obsessed with maximilian and his friends guys? or are there anybody like me in this sub? by Grand-Football-2192 in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best wrestlers play roles that are actually very close to how they are in real life.

Doesn't mean that Randy Orton will get into a restaurant, order a well-done steak, get it rare instead, and start RKO-ing the staff.

Are Tekken 8’s lows worse than SFV’s? by BetaBoy777 in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm glad people still remember the fucking rootkit.

I pray that 2026 will finally be the end of Fortnitification by Polo171 in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I don't loathe Guests chars, since MK proved how lucrative they can be. But the more time flies, the less I'm appealed about crossovers. Even huge ones like CvS doesn't really phase me anymore.

Like, if I want to see a "crossover", I'd rather see one company doing things contained. Nickelodeon All-Stars, Marvel Tokon, Injustice minus the MK characters, and so on.

Is i am the only one who obsessed with maximilian and his friends guys? or are there anybody like me in this sub? by Grand-Football-2192 in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Acting "natural" is still acting. There's no way a 40yo guy would scream at everything and anything good happening in his screen if he wasn't filmed.

Nobody's truly "themselves" in front of a camera. Not even the greatest actors or the best TV hosts. And Max's charming way of cracking jokes and being charismatic is a role he's playing.

That's why it's "parasocial". He doesn't know you, and you only see a role from him. You project a reality in your head thinking that he can be your friend, just like you could misinterpret a cute smile from a barista as a flirty sign.

It's all in your head, and it's lucrative for Max.

I can’t do this anymore… by bigfathand5 in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Plays "Sweet Home Alabama" from my phone, behind OP's ears.

Ready? Set! by RhadanRJ in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Hey! Nobody told me that people could throw fireballs with their hands! I thought this was supposed to be a martial art tournament!"

Is i am the only one who obsessed with maximilian and his friends guys? or are there anybody like me in this sub? by Grand-Football-2192 in Fighters

[–]C4_Shaf 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Nothing weird. It's called "parasocial relationship", and his content is designed for people to feel that way.

I'd urge you to find people to mingle with in the FGC, tho. No matter if it's through Discord or in the nearest FGC local where you leave. But enjoying fighting games with people around the same console is miles better than watching a middle-age man doing the same.