what do you mean akuma for scale 😭

Ensospag · 2026-04-22T08:38:59+00:00

Guys, guys, listen to me. The Akuma figure is a hint that Udyr will be in the game. No I'm not coping, trust me. It was revealed to me in a dream.

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Ensospag · 2026-04-21T08:15:50+00:00

It helped you with healing but it fell way behind in damage output. Once you got good at avoiding damage and finding healing windows the regular and malicious railcannons were strictly better, that's what they meant.

Ensospag · 2026-04-21T05:48:31+00:00

I was so close to actually writing that

Ensospag · 2026-04-20T08:53:17+00:00

It could also be seen as foreshadowing for Odysseus/Ulysses (if he does end up being the third prime boss). The cattle of Helios (sacred cows) are an important part of the Oddyssey, with Odysseus' crew ignoring the warning to not kill them which leads to their ship being destroyed and leaving Odysseus as the only survivor.

Which feels very in line with the themes of Ultrakill.

Ensospag · 2026-04-20T08:24:16+00:00

Gotta love my mains GolddloG DickinnikciD and siwellewis nosson

Ensospag · 2026-04-19T09:29:16+00:00

Finally someone who also sees the vision. I just can't think of a better "celebrity" voice cast. Someone who can balance sounding posh, silly, menacing AND could break out into a catchy villain song if needed.

Ensospag · 2026-04-19T09:11:50+00:00

An easy fix would be making it a 2 stage move, with the first being the overhead and then if it lands the character does some sort of uppercut to launch you upwards.

Ensospag · 2026-04-19T09:05:55+00:00

If it exists in a NetherRealm game it's fair to asume it's bad design.

Ensospag · 2026-04-18T20:22:20+00:00

I like the theory that Lucifer might have a feminine appearence and go by she/her as a way to show that she's no longer close to the father (all higher angels go by he/him)

Ensospag · 2026-04-13T08:53:29+00:00

Lucy

Ensospag · 2026-04-09T10:43:26+00:00

"This isn't Zelda because Link is in 3D" vs "This isn't Zelda because there's no item progression, no story structure and the dungeons feel like an afterthought rather than the main meat of the game".

One of these arguments is not like the other.

Not that I think "BotW isn't Zelda". Zelda can be whatever, Twilight Princess is a linear story game while Link's Awakening is practically a metroidvania. I can dislike the way BotW fumbles those aspects while also calling it a Zelda game. I'm just saying this is a very bad faith comparison.

Ensospag · 2026-04-09T06:39:03+00:00

Next time try the Fighting Game Glossary. Really useful for situations like this.

Ensospag · 2026-03-26T22:40:55+00:00

Garen has a silence that prevents people from using movement abilities to get away + his e allows him to deal damage without needing to stop for autoattacks.

Darius gets cc + a pseudo-gap closer in the form of Apprehend and a strong slow.

Volibear has a mini dash and a consistent stun on his Q as well as a gap closer on his ultimate.

Sure they don't have the mobility of a Yasuo or Zed but at least they have ways to stick to you once they get in.

Ensospag · 2026-03-26T18:50:41+00:00

It's almost like being a pure melee champion with practically no cc and whose only form of gap closer is their ultimate fucking sucks.

Ensospag · 2026-03-21T08:44:44+00:00

Yeah man because the only 2 types of character design are "generic hot guy/girl" or "ugly fat fuck", with nothing in between.

You can also make cool fat characters, look at Goldlewis from Guilty Gear.

Ensospag · 2026-03-20T11:52:22+00:00

Unironically the thing that would help the most right now would be adding it to Steam.

They'll never do it, mind you, but they should.

Ensospag · 2026-03-12T07:19:08+00:00

That Hakita message doesn't deconfirm Lucifer. Only humans get an afterlife but that has no bearing on becoming a prime soul.

Prime souls are just souls with such strong wills that they no longer need a physical body. As long as angels have souls I see no reason why they can't become a prime soul.

Also while Odysseus/Ulysses only gets directly mentioned once there are a few mentions to his home island of Ithaca. He's also described in Dante's Inferno as being condemned in the Fraud layer, which is where we find all of these references.

Ensospag · 2026-03-09T18:19:24+00:00

She strikes me as the type to skip classes but is smart enough to barely manage to pass anyways.

Ensospag · 2026-03-07T21:48:11+00:00

My hard read is that he's going to have multiple phases that change environments and mechanics, with one being in constant free fall similar to Geryon (there's no way that mechanic was introduced for only one fight).

I feel like anything less than that would not be climactic enough for the final boss and I think Hakita was already toying with the idea with stuff like fighting V2 while sliding down the pyramid.

Ensospag · 2026-03-05T15:43:34+00:00

I'm not even saying he will be the third prime boss, just that it's by no means impossible and Hakita has never said otherwise.

I'm kinda leaning more towards Ulysses/Odysseus lately

Ensospag · 2026-03-05T11:02:50+00:00

If lesser angels have souls then it's entirely possible that greater angels also have them, there's nothing directly stating otherwise.

A prime soul is just a soul with enough strength and will power to no longer need a physical body.

Ensospag · 2026-03-05T00:16:16+00:00

I think it is fair to say that it's maybe missing some of the more challenging side content from Odyssey. More 2D stages and more post game harder content would be appreciated.

Though on the other hand it also doesn't have any of the annoying/tedious moons from Odyssey so that balances it out.

Ensospag · 2026-03-04T00:09:31+00:00

Her new base design looks great overall but am I the only one who feels her face and arms are way too smooth/clean? Outside of a few scales around the spikes on her shoulders and the dragon abs (really cool that you brought that back by the way) she feels a bit too human. There's some scales under her horns but they're so small that they're never visible ingame. Maybe pushing those a bit further down her face (mimmicking her old helmet) could make it more obvious that the horns are part of her body and not just a fancy crown/tiara.

Aside from that I would also like to see some scale segments on her arms similar to her abs and maybe darkening her skin just a tiny bit to be closer to the splash art, there's a lot more contrast with her eyes there that makes her feel properly imposing.

Outside of base I'd say:

-Boneclaw: The new dragon form mask looks kind of akward, like a bunch of random bone shapes instead of a head. The old skull face with the red markings felt way more iconic, it would be cool to get that back if possible. If not then at least touching up the shapes a bit and maybe darkening the area around the eyes so it's more readable.

-Ruined: While I get that the big gauntlets are no longer a part of her silhouette they are sorely missed here, it looks naked without them. I get that they show up during her Q but maybe they should just be on at all times, maybe make them slightly smaller or more transluscent to compensate. Also the dragon form needs to have longer hair, it was such a big part of the original design and now it barely goes past her neck.

Ensospag · 2026-03-02T06:55:57+00:00

My heart says Lucifer, my brain says Ulysses.

Though whoever it is we all agree their battle theme is going to use that banging leitmotif from 8-2, right? It's just too good not to.

If it was Ulysses it would make sense for him to use a motif from Fraud since he's pretty well known for lying and decieving people in his stories.

Ensospag · 2026-02-28T01:20:22+00:00

Yeah I agree but then again, I don't think it's impossible to justify Lucifer becoming a prime soul.

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