Skullgirls – Original-Gamer Interviews Mike Z

OG, the Editors of Original-Gamer.com, took some time at E3 to interview Skullgirls designer Mike Z. This game was definitely a pleasant surprise to anyone who laid their hands on it, and I’ll definitely be following it more closely as the developers add more characters and get it read for release.

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Dwin

Great picture of Mike Z you got there, Keits.
rsone

The True Gamers Game. <3 was way too much fun at Revelations. Z for life.
NyuBomber

Game looks like it plays wickedsicknasty, really liking what I’m seeing.

My one (minor) gripe is the hit sound effects. But I’m more than willing to deal with it.

Bring on Peacock!
- Goatbot
  
  I dont mind the hit sounds too much. I think the combo film reel style counter is a little big and ugly and some of the backgrounds look a little too simple and dull like half of it is out of an XBLive Indie Game rather than XBLA or full release.
  
  Overall though the actual mechanics and character design Im impressed with so far. Just the backgrounds and the interface needs a polish.
  - .dub.
    
    The backgrounds are all mostly waaaay un-finished.
    There’s only really 1 I’ve seen that has had any substantial detail added yet – the rest are all still majorly WIP. Same with a lot of the effects – just place holders for now.
white shadow

Mike Z makes so much sense every time he speaks.

It’s a shame they have him shackled with the ol’ company ball ‘n’ chain…
KennedyKills

Sad that a lot of the Capcom fanboys won’t be playing this game because of the sprites and game aesthetics.. Oh well, more fun for me.
- myleftshoe
  
  capcom fanboys play all fighting games…other fighting game players are the snobs
  - truendymion
    
    hahaha you must not have been to this site in the past 10 years or so…
  - Hecatom
    
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
    you are a fucking idiot if you believe that
    capcom fanboys only care for capcom games, dont be dellusional
    - Mad Mistress
      
      Y’all calm down. Whenever you generalise like this (either side of the argument) you will always be wrong because not everyone is the same.
      
      Fact is, there is a shit load of pure Capcom fanboyism on this site that will ignore or slag off anything that isn’t Capcom, just look at the comments for anything like Arcana Heart, Under Night In-Birth, Chaos Breaker, etc. but at the same time, I grew up on Capcom fighting games, and that’s what got me into SNK, ArcSys, etc, which I actually prefer now.
      
      LA!
      
      I’m looking forward to Skull Girls.
    - enagamer
      
      Lol Hecatom I think you should google fanboy.
ColdBrand

Wow the last few seconds of that video are so hype.
Good Game Player

while i love it personally, i am kind of concerned about mike z reeling off all this technical stuff that probably goes over the heads of much of the audience for these interviews. with the art style and the story the game seems like it could have a lot of casual appeal, but not if it’s made to sound inaccessible. i want the game to sell well since it looks awesome and i’d like more characters and a sequel, so this worries me a little lol.
- Nubilous
  
  if the fighting game community supports it , it should do well i hope .
  - ANewChallenger
    
    Sad that most of us couldn’t care less, then.
    - Kaijima
      
      Well, it’s good to know we have an official representative from the fighting game community here.
- Gasaraki
  
  If I’m not mistaken they’ve already said that it will have a story mode, training mode, and a REAL “training” mode that will teach you fighting game basics, how to play characters, etc. Even the AI is being programmed in a way to support that.
  
  Everything I’ve heard about it from like the gametrailers videos makes it sound accessible dude. At the very least, as accessible as BB tried to be.
Jet Set Dizzy

I love this game more and more every time I hear anything about it.
nicanor76

Did I hear correctly (at the very end of the interview), “well over 30″ characters they want w/DLC, woot!!
SNAAAAKE

6 button setup sounds good
blk_brotha

I love the way the game feels overall for a true gamer/game designer is putting their game out for the community; keep it up homie…

peace out cUDDYB-D
rpgking4

I want this now. Please put out an early demo or something… Please. I want to throw money at this game.
AYGCSMD

Wow. MikeZ is as nerdy/ugly as I thought he’d be. Also, I liked this game when it was called Guilty Gear. Gamer’s Game my ass.
- Good Game Player
  
  you really dont have a clue huh
- Infil
  
  I, too, like Guilty Gear as a 3-person assist-based fighter with no unblockables.
Dios

Played skullsgirls at revelations. This game is sick as fuck. Cannot wait to cop it day one.
Kayame

My concern with this game is the all girls roster, it could be like Melty Blood with 90% girls just to avoid the perv label. It scare lots of players and directly impacting the comunnity size and discover of new combos, playstyles and everything that a not popular game can suffer.
- ANewChallenger
  
  Again, this. It’s a girly fighter. Shit like this don’t fly in frat houses, with preteen boys, guys with wives and kids… you alienate almost half your market. Granted, teenaged nerds make up like 60% of the gaming market anyway, but selling to a 49% marketshare at the absolute best (fighters just don’t get full saturation like shooters or GTA so even that remaining 60% takes a hit) doesn’t exactly warm a publisher up to sequels.
- Urichinan
  
  It has already been stated in a interview by one of the producers that there will be male DLC characters, only the initial roster will be all female. =)
- Razing Phoenix
  
  I think people that have a problem with an all female roster just need to look deep inside themselves so that they can fix whatever problem they have. If you can handle an ugly game (art style not gameplay) like MK, then you should be able to play a game that looks fairly decent (art style) like Skull Girls or Arcana Heart. Also having more males doesn’t decrease the “perv factor” to me. I mean…Mai Shiranui wants to say hello.
  - Mad Mistress
    
    Amen.
    
    Personally, I DO like to find the characters aesthetically pleasing, which does not translate to “OMG HAWT!!1!”, but the character’s gender shouldn’t be an issue. If you don’t like how the game looks, then fine, use that as a reason to not play it, but ignoring a game because most or all of the characters are XX seems stupid to me.
  - Nitro263
    
    ^This. A thousand times this. Since when did the presence of male fictional characters stop people from being pervs over female fictional characters anyway?
    
    Dead or Alive says hello.
thejohnsonrock

2011 takes about 6 more months to complete, so given their process it’s amazing if they have more than say… 8 characters. even that merits purchase considering how much work has been shown so far. good luck and i’ll be waiting to buy this game!
pratmaN

Why do people have problem fighting with girl characters? Do you have problems with your masculinity?
- shiningnegro
  
  people can’t play properly if their penis is erect. Not a problem for me it gives me power
ironboy89

It’s sad that people don’t support what is likely to be the ultimate fuck you to Capcom/ARS/Namco/Nether-realms while still being classy and clever about it. Not only that, the competitive scene actually has a voice to the developer.

You’d think Shoryuken trolls would see how awesome Mike Z’s view on fighting game scene is.
Smokin Jo

This is the thing, I have been playing all girl fighter since Asuka 120% burning fest. So its cool to me, and probably a few other folks who love Anime and or Japanese games like I do. If the target market is being met,then that’s fine. Now if huge sales are needed then , the chances are slim for a squeal. Having a all girl cast is fine, but adding a few males would give the game a sense of balance to the characters and verity for the “O wow this guy looks bad ass!!!” crowd. Even GGXX had Sol badguy, the manliest man in video game history!! Its just about expanding your niche market that’s all. The more people you can touch with your work the better,sales wise anyway. But I’m sure I will buy it day one!! Love this game!!!

Skullgirls – Original-Gamer Interviews Mike Z

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