Killer Instinct Discussion Thread

[ShotgunInsanity]

Use shin hisako's exchange ender walk back a bit and place orb then use the light version of her overhead move.The orb will make the overhead plus and you get a easy hit confirm into rekka for a hard to break high damage combo.

 

[The PantyChrist]

Forward dash more seems faster than medium slash and it's plus. Not sure if it's fully invulnerable while she's invisible but I think a lot of moves like that are

 

[Harlequin969]

I prefer not to use medium slash because I have a feeling once people get used to fighting her medium slash will be easy to react to.

If you go for either of the slashes after the mixup the slash will hit the orb and you'll have a fireball covering you so you shouldn't be able to get punished. Heavy slash has a delay but I believe medium and light are instant.

 

[The PantyChrist]

Light is 23 f and the rest are slower. I think heavy is 28

 

[ShotgunInsanity]

If you go for either of the slashes after the mixup the slash will hit the orb and you'll have a fireball covering you so you shouldn't be able to get punished. Heavy slash has a delay but I believe medium and light are instant.

The medium has a delay, it will be pretty easy to react to and I haven't tried it yet but I doubt the project will hit fast enough and the opponent should be able to punish, especially if they have a projectile invincible move.

 

[ProudDisciple]

@ShotgunInsanity GGs, my spacing and footsies need a lot of work.

@PizzaMasta Sorry about earlier today I got disconnected from XBL and wasn't able to log back in for the rest of the morning. Even after all those matches I still don't know what Omen does, lol.

 

[ShotgunInsanity]

@ShotgunInsanity GGs, my spacing and footsies need a lot of work.

@PizzaMasta Sorry about earlier today I got disconnected from XBL and wasn't able to log back in for the rest of the morning. Even after all those matches I still don't know what Omen does, lol.

If you're talking about our shinsako mirrors then you just jumped to much really.

 

[freerf245]

Woah Shin Hisako is really dumb.

 

[ShotgunInsanity]

Woah Shin Hisako is really dumb.

no u

 

[ProudDisciple]

If you're talking about our shinsako mirrors then you just jumped to much really.

I felt like you limited my options while I was on the ground with your use of F+MP so I didn't know what else to do.

 

[ProudDisciple]

Were the XBL issues resolved?

Will anyone be on in a few hours?

 

[freerf245]

Was kinda hoping for everyone elses opinion. How good do you guys think she is? I personally believe she has the potential to be top 5. But she hasnt been out for too long so maybe when I get more used to the matchup my opinion will change.

 

[ShotgunInsanity]

Was kinda hoping for everyone elses opinion. How good do you guys think she is? I personally believe she has the potential to be top 5. But she hasnt been out for too long so maybe when I get more used to the matchup my opinion will change.

Early impression is she seems really good, mainly do to the fact that on top of all her tools she has a really good dp. Good dps are hard to come by in KI especially when you consider she has alot of oki potential.

 

[EntropicByDesign]

Ok.. I think I found my characters.. ShinSako, Cinder and Kim. One of them will get dropped, but I dunno who. Kim is the least fun of the three I think, but I click with her timing and shit way better than anyone else.. i find her manuals extremely easy and so on.

Shrug.

 

[PizzaMasta]

@ShotgunInsanity GGs, my spacing and footsies need a lot of work.

@PizzaMasta Sorry about earlier today I got disconnected from XBL and wasn't able to log back in for the rest of the morning. Even after all those matches I still don't know what Omen does, lol.

It's no big deal, those were fun matches. Yeah, well with the screen always coveres in fireballs and him flying around like crazy, I could see how you'd think that! I need to use shadow form more, it's not always safe but it catches everyone off guard.

I was having SO much trouble blocking that damn qcb+k and timing those counter breakers lolol

 

[The PantyChrist]

I was wondering why it's so easy to manual off her oh slices. They all stagger. Makes sense though cus I suck at manual timing

 

[EntropicByDesign]

gamnes? im not exacty siober but ill try

 

[The PantyChrist]

I'm liking this char. Does anyone feel she kinda struggles vs zoning though?

 

[freerf245]

I'm liking this char. Does anyone feel she kinda struggles vs zoning though?

The lack of a foward dash makes it hard to get in vs characters with good fireballs. But thats her only weakness imo.

 

[GAV]

Can their newest character additions be any lazier? Jago is cool, so Shadow Jago it is! Fulgore is cool. Lets make Kilgore! Hisako is cool, so lets make Shin Hisako! The game is good, but without any creative direction - its going to begin to feel stale.

 

[freerf245]

Can their newest character additions be any lazier? Jago is cool, so Shadow Jago it is! Fulgore is cool. Lets make Kilgore! Hisako is cool, so lets make Shin Hisako! The game is good, but without any creative direction - its going to begin to feel stale.

Similar in animation, not play style. They are completely different characters. It's not like Smash where they copy the moveset and change a couple things and say they're a new character.

 

[ProudDisciple]

Games in a few minutes?

 

[GAV]

Similar in animation, not play style. They are completely different characters. It's not like Smash where they copy the moveset and change a couple things and say they're a new character.

Still, from a creativity standpoint - there just isn't much there. Lets just rehash the entire roster with Dark, Shin, or another precursory surname. I am glad that the meta designs are new, but there should be a more creative direction in terms of creating a game world.

 

[freerf245]

Still, from a creativity standpoint - there just isn't much there. Lets just rehash the entire roster with Dark, Shin, or another precursory surname. I am glad that the meta designs are new, but there should be a more creative direction in terms of creating a game world.

When it comes to creativity, no fighting game beats Killer Instinct. Characters aren't just defined by their Normals and Special moves, but mechanics unique to them that no one else has. The range of character diversity in this game is incredible and no game matches it. No two characters feel the same or play similar. You gotta remember these last couple characters weren't supposed to happen, they are just trying to contribute to whats left of the community. And if that means the new characters have similar animations ands sounds to other characters, then I'm ok with that.

 

[GAV]

When it comes to creativity, no fighting game beats Killer Instinct. Characters aren't just defined by their Normals and Special moves, but mechanics unique to them that no one else has. The range of character diversity in this game is incredible and no game matches it. No two characters feel the same or play similar. You gotta remember these last couple characters weren't s7upposed to happen, they are just trying to continue to whats left of the community. And if that means the new characters have similar animations ands sounds to other characters, then I'm ok with that.

I'm not. Here's why...

If you don't continue building on the lore of a series, then the world portrayed by it becomes stagnant. What if instead of new characters in MK2, we got Shadow Raiden and Evil Johnny Cage? How about in SF2 if we got Evil Ken, Ryu, Guile, and Chun Li instead of Cammy, Fei Long, T. Hawk, and Dee Jay? I don't like posing hypotheticals, but its the only way to illustrate the long term effects of lazy character models. The series needs new characters to progress its world. Its OK in the short term, but its a killer in the long term.