Ultra Popular Fighting Game characters that nobody actually plays

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rooflemonger

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@Rooflemonger
@Rooflemonger Жыл бұрын
***Update 2 years later*** Since this video keeps popping in and out of the algorithm. Baiken? She got made more accessible and normal, hardly as difficult as she used to be. Juri? She's basically a completely normal character now in SF6, just build store and go, and you can still use her moves without it. Angel? Difficult as ever, and people keep trying her and bouncing off near immediately. She's the only one who has kept her difficulty since this video was made.
@emsax
@emsax Жыл бұрын
Yep, I main both Baiken and Juri now - they're much more accessible. Also negative edge should die
@The_medicine_frog
@The_medicine_frog Жыл бұрын
I don't know, I've always mained Baiken in Ggxxac+r, as well as samurai shodown. Not very big on the idea of bringing more attention to her boobs, definitely prefere the classic dirty look, but the samurai shodown look is pretty good. The main problem I have with the new design direction of her outfit is that I can't really play her with my little brothers.
@badtimes4998
@badtimes4998 Жыл бұрын
This is why you should use Mai Shiranui instead.
@keeganseck7751
@keeganseck7751 3 жыл бұрын
Alt Title: 'Should characters be as hard as their players?'
@Ronaldo-cj4zl
@Ronaldo-cj4zl 3 жыл бұрын
damn
@andvjuan
@andvjuan 3 жыл бұрын
Best comment
@returnedtomonkey8886
@returnedtomonkey8886 3 жыл бұрын
The internet prise for today goes to you.
@dactyl2400
@dactyl2400 3 жыл бұрын
LMAOO
@soulsguy5954
@soulsguy5954 3 жыл бұрын
The likes on this comment have to stop at 569
@lolboy4525
@lolboy4525 3 жыл бұрын
They need to keep the sex appeal characters difficult. Everyone may love the thicness but very few can truly handle it.
@Wolfedge75
@Wolfedge75 3 жыл бұрын
High class, high maintenance huh? Almost like a metaphor or something....
@Ramsey276one
@Ramsey276one 3 жыл бұрын
Cool idea Leading to “Congratulations on winning the tournament! Why did you choose her as your main?” Boo-LOOPS! The loops... “But you don’t do those loops..” ...Mind game. XD
@Gloomistic
@Gloomistic 3 жыл бұрын
LOL
@Gloomistic
@Gloomistic 3 жыл бұрын
@@Wolfedge75 I'd say Millia has more class than Baiken though. Don't think Angel is particularly classy either.
@Wolfedge75
@Wolfedge75 3 жыл бұрын
@@Gloomistic Oh no, lady Millia is the gold(-ilock) standard of class. There is none who match her in elegance.
@vaezax9527
@vaezax9527 3 жыл бұрын
They have a lot of.... Fan art, yeah.
@purpledinosaur5118
@purpledinosaur5118 3 жыл бұрын
Yea...
@Mr.9
@Mr.9 3 жыл бұрын
Yea...
@Dasaltwarrior
@Dasaltwarrior 3 жыл бұрын
And its AAAAALLL on my hard drive.
@VGGamess
@VGGamess 3 жыл бұрын
👀👀👀
@anonimushaker4851
@anonimushaker4851 3 жыл бұрын
Yea...
@nunsense9489
@nunsense9489 3 жыл бұрын
fun fact: the reason why baiken only has one arm is actually a reference to how the players act while playing baiken
@Zoey587
@Zoey587 3 жыл бұрын
The double Stick technique I see
@chonkycat841
@chonkycat841 3 жыл бұрын
@@Zoey587 lmao
@lucaswibisono1316
@lucaswibisono1316 3 жыл бұрын
Does this applies to Jack'O players?
@bladedgambit3158
@bladedgambit3158 3 жыл бұрын
@@lucaswibisono1316 Yes
@fel524
@fel524 3 жыл бұрын
@@lucaswibisono1316 as a Jack O' main, yes.
@Kralex121
@Kralex121 3 жыл бұрын
I believe Baiken is a bit of an interesting case though as she wasn't originally meant to draw people in or be beginner friendly. After all she was a secret character in the original Guilty Gear, who you must unlock by finishing Arcade Mode with a certain character without continuing. Makes sense for her having a bit of a weird playstyle. At least compared to Juri who was all over Super IVs marketing.
@GenocideHeart
@GenocideHeart 3 жыл бұрын
Baiken used to be very simple and effective in GG1. She got much harder to use when she wasn't a secret boss anymore
@Mr_Spaghetti
@Mr_Spaghetti 2 жыл бұрын
Also the Two Reasons people like her seemed to grow with each iteration of her character, from her initial concept art to today
@PronounceHuynh
@PronounceHuynh 3 жыл бұрын
A true waifu lover WILL main them regardless how good, bad, easy or hard they are. *Cries in reflectless Videl*
@anonimushaker4851
@anonimushaker4851 3 жыл бұрын
Dbz broly best waifu 😍
@protogegamer9963
@protogegamer9963 3 жыл бұрын
i can confirm, i play baiken in rev 2 and +r, juri in USF4 and SFV, bullet in BBCF, and i own skullgirls, i play big band the best waifu
@f1r3hunt3rz5
@f1r3hunt3rz5 3 жыл бұрын
@@protogegamer9963 Ah, I see you're a person of culture as well
@frogmonger6916
@frogmonger6916 3 жыл бұрын
@@protogegamer9963 big band is beyond based
@jayjaws2478
@jayjaws2478 3 жыл бұрын
@@anonimushaker4851 fact
@mozzarellacheese896
@mozzarellacheese896 3 жыл бұрын
I personally believe faust is the most fan service character,.look at him 9 ft tall ideal male body, arcsys is shameless
@mozzarellacheese896
@mozzarellacheese896 3 жыл бұрын
And they did what you reccomended with giovana in strive so, cool
@JZBai
@JZBai 3 жыл бұрын
And he's a doctor too! That job security is just TOO SEXY!!!!
@cthulhubecausewhynot1182
@cthulhubecausewhynot1182 3 жыл бұрын
SMH, Potemkin is CLEARLY the ideal male body.
@RollingBobbyJones
@RollingBobbyJones 2 жыл бұрын
he got me into the game so it works
@Grandmaster_Sub-Zero
@Grandmaster_Sub-Zero 2 жыл бұрын
Faust = Chad
@nikitaivachtchenko6375
@nikitaivachtchenko6375 3 жыл бұрын
"They have a lot of *fanart* dedicated to them." Yeah, sure. Let's call it that.
@grog8507
@grog8507 3 жыл бұрын
Too bad it's only available on certain websites...
@LargeInCharge77
@LargeInCharge77 3 жыл бұрын
@@grog8507 not if u draw it urself. Pm me
@brotheralaric7177
@brotheralaric7177 3 жыл бұрын
porn fan art is still fan art. Also Rule34 best internet Site, now if you excuse me, Coomer man awaits me
@TonyTheTGR
@TonyTheTGR 3 жыл бұрын
The premise is: You have to EARN your sexy. Put in your time. Sexy is your reward for mastering such a difficult style.
@TonyTheTGR
@TonyTheTGR 3 жыл бұрын
You also don't have to learn EVERYTHING about the character, just a few setups and executions that work for you. A good comparison is the 120+ moves that a Tekken character has when, 95% of the time, anyone worth their scruff in the match will only utilize the twenty-or-so that matter for scenarios. In fact, EVERY Tekken character is potentially this kind of character - but it's lateral depth rather than vertical depth. Baiken is not a hard character though - she's basically "sexy Geese Howard without fireballs."
@MiketheNerdRanger
@MiketheNerdRanger 3 жыл бұрын
Most people aren't gonna think like this, which is why this developer logic falls on its face.
@electricant55
@electricant55 3 жыл бұрын
That's already the case with cool characters. Hard: Kazuya, Bryan, Eliza, Hwoarang. Easy: Bob, Lars, Katarina (actual trash tier designs)
@chutchut686
@chutchut686 3 жыл бұрын
Jokes on you i play pot
@deco7217
@deco7217 3 жыл бұрын
@@electricant55 Lars is actually cool though.
@CaptainYokkiller
@CaptainYokkiller 3 жыл бұрын
Giovanna from strive is a good example of the opposite effect a lot of people play Giovanna cause I mean look at her. And she's the perfect character to learn the games systems, she plays aggressive, she's easy to combo with, and she gets extra perks as her super meter fills that helps close the skill gap.
@fridge713
@fridge713 2 жыл бұрын
True, i got into strive mainly cuz of happy chaos, but i quickly found out gun man hard, i started playing with giovanna, learned all that jazz with the games ans after about 30 hours i switched to chaos, its a great design
@Hex.Decimal
@Hex.Decimal 3 жыл бұрын
Allow me to bastardize a metal gear quote to illustrate “fighting game character popularity” in relation to the playability of the character. “It's a sexy girl, I'll give You that. But the Large breasts give You no tactical Advantage Whatsoever"
@ShiningT1g3R
@ShiningT1g3R 3 жыл бұрын
There's this thing called "seduction"...
@alano2475
@alano2475 3 жыл бұрын
It warms my heart that 75 people got this reference. MGS is a god tier series
@WardofSquid
@WardofSquid 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, Ocelot got roasted. But very accurate
@mychaeljones7526
@mychaeljones7526 3 жыл бұрын
Ha!
@okami7847
@okami7847 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty good?....
@PR1ME98
@PR1ME98 3 жыл бұрын
“Baiken is a very defensive character “ Jokes on you im into that shit!!!!! In all seriousness im glad they make those kind of characters hard to use. Its like a self balancing tool.
@lolboy4525
@lolboy4525 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty good balancing tool if ya ask me lol
@coolcool5181
@coolcool5181 3 жыл бұрын
Elphelt is what happens when you make the big tiddie waifu easy to use. Like yeah the fan service was nice, but the appeal kind of goes away after you run into the 10th one of the day. This isn't even including how much of a pain in the ass it is to fight her.
@Wolfedge75
@Wolfedge75 3 жыл бұрын
@@coolcool5181 Same goes for Es & Mai. Which made me appreciate Litchi & Nine (plus to lesser extents, Makoto & butt floss) more.
@captainmega6310
@captainmega6310 3 жыл бұрын
@@coolcool5181 anger
@HexGarry
@HexGarry 3 жыл бұрын
To be honest I don't think even the Angel players know how to play Angel.
@whenisdinner2137
@whenisdinner2137 3 жыл бұрын
Not optimally. You have to be on another plane of conciousness for that.
@madge3370
@madge3370 3 жыл бұрын
As much as internet anecdotes go I actually know how to play her. But that maybe be because I more of a function guy myself she's overpowered.
@tomasparant8901
@tomasparant8901 3 жыл бұрын
Whenever I play vanilla KOF 02' and my opponent picks Angel, there's two scenarios: -I get mixed-up to hell and back, and when I get hit I eat a ToD. -They don't use her full arsenal and barely put out much pressure. Free round if my braincells are on. There's no middle ground.
@madge3370
@madge3370 3 жыл бұрын
@@tomasparant8901 That goes for most difficult to use characters that have wide appeal. You should see the average DIO in Jojoban.
@grapechu5358
@grapechu5358 3 жыл бұрын
The unchain system is so cool but it hurts my brain and hands
@mohammedosman4902
@mohammedosman4902 3 жыл бұрын
my own conspiracy theory: the fan service characters are intentionally made hard to use so that when the game is streamed by players or shown during tournaments or other high profile events they never get seen. That way the game can supply the horny without turning away the mainstream
@TDFDT
@TDFDT 3 жыл бұрын
Ah so that's the reason why ArcSys hasn't put out a video guide for Jack-O yet.
@kfcnyancat
@kfcnyancat 3 жыл бұрын
Of the three characters in the thumbnail, only Juri wasn't created before streaming and eSports were mainstream
@mohammedosman4902
@mohammedosman4902 3 жыл бұрын
@@kfcnyancat that's a good counterpoint
@HollowProject
@HollowProject 2 жыл бұрын
Tournaments is where pro players play, why do you say they won't use a hard character? It's exactly the place where you would expect these hard characters
@wolfmatic399
@wolfmatic399 Жыл бұрын
@@HollowProject Angel is a common pick in 2002 from what I understand
@Rooflemonger
@Rooflemonger 2 жыл бұрын
*almost a year later update* Angel is just as difficult as ever in KoF XV, however Baiken got ultra simplified and she got turned into a offensive pressure kinda character with her entire defensive portfolio simplified into one basic counter. I guess arcsys wants to turn "baiken mains" into actual baiken mains. No SF6 yet so we will have to see about juri :-0
@quehay45
@quehay45 2 жыл бұрын
As many others have stated, devs likely use sex appeal to bait male players with female characters that are hard to play and master. But in Ángel's case, the secret and particular reason she's hard to play, has likely something to do with the EVOGA Mexican employee that beat a bunch of SNK devs at their own KOF games, in two different occasions. Because of the bet they lost, the SNK staff possibly chose to make Ángel an interesting, but complicated fighter to use, since the real guy she's named after was a talented KOF player himself. No point in making a character very boring and easy to learn, when the actual person that is to thank for her creation could master KOF characters better than some of their developers. It would go against the core of her "origin story" to be a fighter accessible to beginners and average players. She's supposed to be for talented and dedicated fighting gamers that want some real challenge and play KOF at hardcore levels. As to why she's sexy, well, among all the designs real life Ángel was given to chose from to create the Ángel fighting character, the one that made it to the final version of the game was personally picked by him. He fell for her at first sight and didn't struggle making his choice.
@shirothegamer7574
@shirothegamer7574 2 жыл бұрын
I love that this video memes on all the people saying these easy to play characters are hard. I wals playing counter characters back when i first started playing fighting games, amd those unchained combos are easy enough to memorize. There is absolutely nothing more satisfying that countering potemkin in xrd and sending him ten feet into the air. And juri is incredibke feeling to play, and they made her even more fun in sfv. And no, i am seriously maining these characters, because hard fought battles are much more satisfying than, oh, i pressed qcf square and i won.
@stako6440
@stako6440 2 жыл бұрын
we need a sf6 reveal tbh
@jayosonic
@jayosonic 2 жыл бұрын
Well Juri is back and her mains are happy
@harrylane4
@harrylane4 2 жыл бұрын
@@stako6440 yay
@woodearthdvd
@woodearthdvd 3 жыл бұрын
Tekken Devs: Thanks for the lesson. Here’s Leroy Smith.
@mychaeljones7526
@mychaeljones7526 3 жыл бұрын
He's cool (looking)
@sufianramli8017
@sufianramli8017 3 жыл бұрын
@@mychaeljones7526 Broken as fuck though
@dwvcollection
@dwvcollection 3 жыл бұрын
@@sufianramli8017 true, what a shame
@DooDee0608
@DooDee0608 3 жыл бұрын
They nerf him from easy and broken into easy and strong
@MigoqAki
@MigoqAki 3 жыл бұрын
katarina is a much better example
@Ajisnotherhere
@Ajisnotherhere 3 жыл бұрын
Well the problem is that it’s hard to play a character like Baikem with one hand.
@noboty4168
@noboty4168 3 жыл бұрын
If she can get by with one hand, so can you! Don't give up!
@Connector7th
@Connector7th 3 жыл бұрын
@@noboty4168 Neva give up!
@kakugowaii5854
@kakugowaii5854 3 жыл бұрын
Hence why I'm a Jack-O main
@plzman2
@plzman2 3 жыл бұрын
I learned to play with 1 hand and my mouth when I hit my hand
@Arnell_Mediocrity_Long
@Arnell_Mediocrity_Long 3 жыл бұрын
@@plzman2 Well let's hope your analogs are clean lol.
@brundleflylove4791
@brundleflylove4791 3 жыл бұрын
Baiken's design was heavily inspired by Himura Kenshin of Rurouni Kenshin. Character designer Daisuke Ishiwatari stated that he got the idea when he saw a picture of Kenshin and mistook him for a woman. The name "Baiken" is likely named after Baiken Shishido, an Edo period samurai.
@actualteddybear891
@actualteddybear891 3 жыл бұрын
I thought her design had to be inspired by someone. That's cool.
@MageKirby
@MageKirby 3 жыл бұрын
Its not even just booba. Tekken's Lei, who is based on Jackie Chan a popular action movie star, doesn't have that many players because he wasn't strong for a while and has a lot of stance. But people really really wanted him back when he wasn't in T7's original roster.
@fightclub571
@fightclub571 3 жыл бұрын
Lei has a lot of players though.
@MageKirby
@MageKirby 3 жыл бұрын
@@fightclub571 Tekken has a lot of players. What's your point? Go look up ranked character popularity. Lei sits 43 out of 50 currently. And even in the previous seasons have never went above 40.
@leestrz4153
@leestrz4153 3 жыл бұрын
Literally the only Tekken character I wanted in 7. Still disappointed to this day. I could care less If they gave us every waifu the fans wanted. Lei was the most fun character to play for me every Tekken game...
@leestrz4153
@leestrz4153 3 жыл бұрын
@@MageKirby thanks to normies. Someone has to fall short. The reason he isn't included is he has more moves than most and doesn't have clones or share many moves with other characters. Another reason why Tekken 7 is the worst roster thus far
@uglyl560
@uglyl560 3 жыл бұрын
@@leestrz4153 king and armor king has a lot moves as well but they are popular. Maybe people didnt give a shit about him but wanted him because he is legacy?
@Rooflemonger
@Rooflemonger 3 жыл бұрын
I missed the garbage truck editing and putting this video out so now I can't put out my garbage til next week. Please like and subscribe.
@raionbomber75
@raionbomber75 3 жыл бұрын
That suck, i know that feel
@amaizeing.dumbass5123
@amaizeing.dumbass5123 3 жыл бұрын
Here, where I live, waiting for garbage trucks can be very schizophrenic, they can come from 4 am to 10pm, one of 4 days in a week, and if you forgot to get out the trash cans/bags, you had to wait from tomorrow, up to two weeks later
@NabaniSaa
@NabaniSaa 3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing Angel back in the day and basically doing this exactly, almost dying cause of her moveset... and then I committed and she is now my go to point.
@placeholdertag
@placeholdertag 3 жыл бұрын
Top 10 reasons why Juri is popular 10 left pinkie toe 9 the left ring finger toe
@mrpinguimninja
@mrpinguimninja 3 жыл бұрын
Loved the new Juri costume inspired in high school japanese gangs. Angel's coolest lore is that she was created because the guys at SNK lost a KoF money match to another developer
@p.p6229
@p.p6229 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a Super Sayan 10 Goku Main
@ELDENLORD89
@ELDENLORD89 3 жыл бұрын
Fighting games have a huge coomer fanbase it makes perfect sense that many people enjoy fighting games for the aesthetics. Allot of the cute female characters end up having the most causal filter play styles lmao
@flowerthencrranger3854
@flowerthencrranger3854 3 жыл бұрын
Chun-Li Season 1 PTSD
@lucaswibisono1316
@lucaswibisono1316 3 жыл бұрын
Jack'O both in Xrd and Strive. The fact she is Sol's GF makes people even like her to the point of "Gorilla protect waifu" bs thing lol. I swear my friend just gushing so hard on Jack'O (when Xrd was released, he really REALLY likes her but also hates her for not able to unmask her because how such a fine beauty she is, Strive allows her to be unmasked and boy was he happy) and there's me with zero Gulilty Gear experience, having a vs match while im using Axl listening to his ramblings while im getting my ass kicked. Twice. One of them is using the new girl Elphelt because "I got her in this epic mobile game called Girls Frontline" Lets just say I lost both physically and mentally. Get my ass kicked in game, and got overwhelmed by his.... passionate ramblings.
@genus5987
@genus5987 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao how can you compare to western fighting game like mk?
@lucaswibisono1316
@lucaswibisono1316 3 жыл бұрын
@@genus5987 Mileena.
@rats_3
@rats_3 3 жыл бұрын
Today on the rooflemonger show, we will be analyzing the classic character archetype of the boobie woman.
@mychaeljones7526
@mychaeljones7526 3 жыл бұрын
Juri Mains: feet
@Iceblade269
@Iceblade269 3 жыл бұрын
I play Baiken, she’s absolutely terrifying once you get her pressure going. She has to play defensively to condition the opponent and build tension, but when she goes on the offense, she can be absolutely monstrous
@Nega12SP
@Nega12SP 3 жыл бұрын
The fact I have to become a badass to actually main the cool hot female character (Baiken, Mina, Juri, Yuzuriha, Bullet, etc.) just makes it EVEN BETTER!!!!!!
@legefy
@legefy 3 жыл бұрын
Bullet isn't really a hard character to play. It's just that she has terrible matchups into pretty much every popular character in her game. If more people played the niche characters she'd perform far better.
@Rooflemonger
@Rooflemonger 3 жыл бұрын
So I have been thinking about this phenomenon in fighting games. The super popular sexy character everyone loves(and everyone says they "main") but the second they try to go at the character, its way too hard! What is it with these characters that easily draw people in, but are actually way harder to use than normal?
@laughingseal2282
@laughingseal2282 3 жыл бұрын
Good video. You need a part 2. Add Makoto, everyone bitching about her not being in V but NO FUCKING ONE PLAYED HER IN 4. Also, Mileena, Iroha, strider,
@Eddysonsan
@Eddysonsan 3 жыл бұрын
people bouncing off her? I see what you did there ;)
@slightlytwistedagain
@slightlytwistedagain 3 жыл бұрын
I have to disagree with you on Angel, who I think only becomes off putting due to KOF's three on three system. If she was playable in a one on one fighting game I think it would be very different outcome. I say this as someone who mains Yoshimitsu, who I imagine you know is a Swiss army knife of wacky moves. I find that you actually wrap your head around their options, these characters never get boring to play as you can just change how you play on the fly. baiken appears to be like Setsuka who is all about counters and whiff punishment. That can be a problem if you're in a mirror match with both of you are waiting for the other player to be aggressive, which isn't Setsuka's strong point. Juri definitely is the weird one, that gimmick of her looks unsatisfying to use, which reminds me of Hwang's lifeforce gimmick in SC6.
@SirBernardicus
@SirBernardicus 3 жыл бұрын
I get Juri being seen as sex appeal, but R.Mika...
@izder
@izder 3 жыл бұрын
Like the great *COMBOFIEND* once said The FGC only care about *FUNCTION* Buff Baiken and she ll be REALLY POPULAR
@Arassar
@Arassar 3 жыл бұрын
I always liked the _idea_ of playing Angel way more than actually playing her. I love her goofy wrestling theme but I was never a fan of her voice actor, so I'll never put in the time to actually learn her stuff.
@burningphoneix
@burningphoneix 3 жыл бұрын
Right? When I first saw Angel I was going to uhhhh... *main her* but the voice just does not fit. She sounds like a little girl.
@elroliz9442
@elroliz9442 3 жыл бұрын
Thats the point
@scottnotpilgrim
@scottnotpilgrim 3 жыл бұрын
If I recall Baiken came to be because Daisuke thought Kenshin was female. But ya, ballistics are a reason
@uandresbrito5685
@uandresbrito5685 3 жыл бұрын
Lol, I also did originally. That voice tho
@dragonsd3n245
@dragonsd3n245 3 жыл бұрын
As an actual Juri player it bugs me when people talk about how they main her in street fighter but either don't play the game or have only played it for 5 minutes
@HamsterPants522
@HamsterPants522 3 жыл бұрын
It's as long as they can last in the game before they pull up rule34.
@electricant55
@electricant55 3 жыл бұрын
Juri needs some buffs, plain and simple. High requirements low rewards
@staticshock4239
@staticshock4239 3 жыл бұрын
I mained her in Street Fighter 4 but playing her in 5 is so weird for me.
@penguindude24
@penguindude24 3 жыл бұрын
Juri main here. Agreed.
@victorhugocosta1127
@victorhugocosta1127 3 жыл бұрын
As a long time Juri main in SF4, I couldn't bear to play as her in SF5. None of her moves really pop and she's kinda dry gameplay wise imo This made me choose Cammy as the legs queen instead
@olivernazari2024
@olivernazari2024 3 жыл бұрын
Lei in Tekken for a non-sexy character that fits the bill. The character is super popular but he uses many wierd stances so few actually use him.
@bwoeYT
@bwoeYT 3 жыл бұрын
Well he's basically Jackie Chan which is why Lei is so beloved despite how complex he is
@Mcpwnt
@Mcpwnt 3 жыл бұрын
I think the lesson is to a make sexy tom boy character with a spirit dog and don't give her enough moves.
@cctz_1
@cctz_1 3 жыл бұрын
Gio’s fine, she’s simple but she’s fun, lot of dash installs and safejumps
@actualteddybear891
@actualteddybear891 3 жыл бұрын
@@cctz_1 I like how straightforward and honest her kit is. It's basic which gives her a low skill floor but in a couple ways how basic her kit is gives Gio players a lot of skill expression at higher levels.
@SnappySanad
@SnappySanad 3 жыл бұрын
I guess Arcsys did learn their lesson, this is how we got Giovanna
@DrMorganstien
@DrMorganstien 3 жыл бұрын
was gonna say that too
@Wolfedge75
@Wolfedge75 3 жыл бұрын
(Looks at Elphelt, Es & Mai) Uh....
@rezafahlevi9659
@rezafahlevi9659 3 жыл бұрын
@@Wolfedge75 Hmm?
@deco7217
@deco7217 3 жыл бұрын
@@rezafahlevi9659 Those are I'm guess the easier sex appeal characters
@glacierwolf2155
@glacierwolf2155 3 жыл бұрын
To be fair, Giovanna has another reason why people main her: PLUS FRAMES, BAYBEE!!!
@mikeestill1672
@mikeestill1672 3 жыл бұрын
In DBFZ, everyone was screaming Janemba for DLC. Nobody plays him
@megabumbusta2746
@megabumbusta2746 3 жыл бұрын
more people play janemba than my poor boy cooler :(
@NSFSponsor
@NSFSponsor 3 жыл бұрын
17 too
@DoomsayerStudios
@DoomsayerStudios 3 жыл бұрын
Shame, honestly. He's kinda fun.
@hombreglobo2344
@hombreglobo2344 3 жыл бұрын
And now with Radits
@JuicedLeaf
@JuicedLeaf 3 жыл бұрын
same happened with Blazblue. Jubei was a hyped up character from super early on and nigh ten years later he gets in, and yet no one really plays him.
@squidtheinconsistent
@squidtheinconsistent 3 жыл бұрын
I actually have a friend who legitimately mains Juri. He wasnt sure who he wanted to play in 4 and one match reluctantly decided to try Juri, because he didnt want to be lumped in as "one of those people", and he ended up really liking the moveset. He scares me with how good he is.
@bustergundo516
@bustergundo516 Жыл бұрын
Nice.
@EmiDivinity
@EmiDivinity Жыл бұрын
​@@bustergundo516is your pfp final getsuga tensho ichigo
@krauter420
@krauter420 Жыл бұрын
As a Baiken main, I've been going hard learning all her options in the training mode and grinding in online matches The booba lures in, the gameplay grips you forever
@HoseB932
@HoseB932 3 жыл бұрын
_Plays Angel and Baiken_ Wow, I feel special. Not gonna knock it. I played Baiken because he counters are BS. and Angel... meh, largely for the eye candy but stayed for the mixups I could get in KOF14. (I still suck at KOF because 4 button fighter kek) Great video and keep up the content.
@KittyFlash
@KittyFlash 3 жыл бұрын
I play all of these characters since they released and I legitimately refuse to play anyone else. They are all my favorites and will be to the end of time. Girl power!
@HoseB932
@HoseB932 3 жыл бұрын
Thicc girl power 😏
@HoseB932
@HoseB932 3 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised he didn't also Add in C.Viper tbh she seems like the ultimate high management gril. meh, she isn't as popular as Juri but... oof.
@Nastara
@Nastara 3 жыл бұрын
The badass hardened big asset female character is honestly a fighting game trope. Ivy is another one thats decently hard to use compared to the rest of the cast. And any Iajutstu samurai girl as well. Always have 2 big things about them and some weird mechanic to troll the thirsty bois Luckily I play the Sporty girl trope like Asuka or Yuri and they’re usually easy to pick up or a Shoto
@ShadowknightEX
@ShadowknightEX 3 жыл бұрын
I knew quite a few Ivy users. They tended to do pretty well in tournaments
@DragoonCenten
@DragoonCenten 3 жыл бұрын
There's always been plenty of Ivy players.
@lucaswibisono1316
@lucaswibisono1316 3 жыл бұрын
Does Sakura counts @nastara? I found difficult learning Asuka while I can breeze through Yuri lol. But then again, Yuri moves are pretty much Shoto with some Kyokugen stuff (the HCF + forward thing)
@fabianjervis3891
@fabianjervis3891 3 жыл бұрын
What a nice break from gaming news and tutorials. Great video! Keep them coming.
@Rooflemonger
@Rooflemonger 3 жыл бұрын
Gotta do something til' strive launches, so we now enter an experimental phase haha
@shadehikari8547
@shadehikari8547 3 жыл бұрын
This is so funny to me, because i main all the 3 characters on this video, and i heard a lot of people saying they main them as well and how they were always better than me because i am a young girl and i dont know anything about real FGC, i remeber a guy i told "i main Juri since Sf4" and he told me "I main her since SF3" Yes, you read that well, there was a guy who said he Mained Juri since a game she wasnt in Also i love your pronunciation of Angel
@puffpuffpassmako
@puffpuffpassmako 3 жыл бұрын
You should do a video called: Fighting Game Characters That Online Players Underestimate. Bo Rai Cho from MKX is a perfect example. Everyone thinks he stinks and is a dumb character, so nobody plays him. But his mixup game and near unpredictability make him an absolute powerhouse in the right hands
@jinjasdiorlocket
@jinjasdiorlocket 3 жыл бұрын
Yesss
@javonbatiste5984
@javonbatiste5984 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah Bo-rai-Cho was a fucking monster in MKX...
@Killakj101
@Killakj101 3 жыл бұрын
MK Deception Bo Rai Cho is proud
@FortuneKOF
@FortuneKOF 3 жыл бұрын
I don't mean to be that guy but Boraicho was pretty bad in mkxl. You can tell the last of the kombat pack characters were rushed.
@dicorockhimself
@dicorockhimself 3 жыл бұрын
Carl clover comes out of the closet
@biizv
@biizv 3 жыл бұрын
It’s funny because I dont really like Angel as a character but she’s one of the most fun characters to play for me. Vanessa is one of my absolute favorites all around tho
@Ramoriaa
@Ramoriaa 3 жыл бұрын
The best part about playing these characters is that they are always gonna come back no matter what but no one will actually play them which means that no one knows what to do against them.
@Copperhell144
@Copperhell144 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ramoriaa You say that, but Angel specifically did not appear in any KOF game after 2002 all the way until KOFXIV. That's around 14 years of not being in the roster of the newest installment of the series.
@farronhart5761
@farronhart5761 3 жыл бұрын
The discrepancy between what characters are being played compared ones that are globally popular is just an example of how the fgc is just a fraction of people who love and grew up with these games and characters. U make a good point on making popular characters more accessible (i.e. like Lili from Tekken). I think the thing about Baiken and Angel is that they were designed at a time before it may have been known what kind of characters would be globally popular from a Japanese person's perspective in between the years 1999-2001. Angel is the most obvious of these examples because she is so far in the direction of obscure design, no new player was ever going to pick her up day one and feel competent at the game. She's far too technical. She seemed more like a character for fighting game nerds who like to lab and also appreciate a nice view (like myself). In other words, cheesecake (fanservice) doesn't necessarily mean the character was meant to be globally popular. I think Angel has been in a total of 3 fighting games (4 if u count KOF 02UM) and only one of them was canonical. So if shes popular, its in a small vacuum. Another example of this sort of "fighting-game-nerd-who-likes-cheesecake" style character design, is Hanzo from Yatagarasu (also designed by the same guy i think). Creative/awkward gameplay mechanics, but she's super nice to look at.
@david2618
@david2618 3 жыл бұрын
Lesson of the say: Be careful which brain you use when picking your main.
@marcjehle2480
@marcjehle2480 3 жыл бұрын
Main the character who has the best Theme (in your opinion)
@Kanti852
@Kanti852 3 жыл бұрын
@@marcjehle2480 Ha, I mained Honoka in DOA5, and she has the most ANNOYING theme imo. (I did change the music settings for her and a lot of other characters though)
@carltasticdrew9633
@carltasticdrew9633 Жыл бұрын
I main Setsuka, Nina, I-No and Mature. And imo they’re not that complex. I swear this is rational not ‘neuron activated’ reasoning.
@wevegottrouble5891
@wevegottrouble5891 3 жыл бұрын
In a weird, twisted sense, the sexy characters are your goal. You come into the game as a newbie, get completely backhanded with said sexy character, Practice the character for months if not years and then accomplish your goal by doing so. A goal that nobody wants to actually achieve in a 5 minute horny state.
@genus5987
@genus5987 3 жыл бұрын
Also your pfp fits your comment
@brushwagg7735
@brushwagg7735 Жыл бұрын
Ivy in Soul Calibur 2 was exactly this. By the time I got her command throw down I was just starting to realize that I’d never be able to create openings for it and execute it when I wanted to. Maxi and his million stances ended up being my favorite mashing character.
@rockinrom1524
@rockinrom1524 3 жыл бұрын
Damn I felt attacked when he brought up vanessa.
@Liteyears11
@Liteyears11 3 жыл бұрын
Nakaruru: A character that has been one of the front faces of SamSho since its inception, but plays like a weirdo and has been considered a competitively underpowered in most of her games, so learning her doesn't feel especially rewarding.
@geoxev9423
@geoxev9423 3 жыл бұрын
Nakaruru was easier to learn than Angel. Well for me at least.
@karnaarjunarama8308
@karnaarjunarama8308 3 жыл бұрын
I mained Nakoruru Slash in SamSho 4 back in 1996-1997 Fun times
@doom3926
@doom3926 3 жыл бұрын
This is a good video. I remember one of the earliest examples of these being Ivy from Soul Caliber. Mind you, Ivy is easier to pick up than the characters talked about in this video but casuals who play her do run into a wall the moment they run into another human player that has even a basic understanding of how valuable side stepping is, because most of the moves casuals throw out with Ivy are really easy to side-step and so they still get blown up. Casuals can still fall back on a character like Taki if Ivy isn’t working out for them though since she’s easier to pick up which is why the Ivy example isn’t quite as loud as others.
@christopherrosengren6017
@christopherrosengren6017 3 жыл бұрын
And then there is Setska who needs dedicated practice to even understand how she works
@NeroLordofChaos
@NeroLordofChaos 2 жыл бұрын
Ivy was also considered toptier for a LONG time throughout the Soul series. She basically had no range that she weak in and at her absolute worst, devolved into counter playing your opponent's strengths. The biggest issue with Ivy was always execution and learning when to which sword states and stances. Once you had those down, she could regularly decimate the rest of the roster with about 2 or 3 exceptions.
@bwoeYT
@bwoeYT 3 жыл бұрын
Who here after Angel was announced for KOF15? A whole new generation of players are gonna pick her and nope out the moment they see the movelist!
@MiketheNerdRanger
@MiketheNerdRanger 3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure the *same* generation of players will "nope out."
@sir_will_iam
@sir_will_iam 3 жыл бұрын
So Baiken is basically a Sam Sho character in a guilty gear game.
@13Kr4zYAzN13
@13Kr4zYAzN13 3 жыл бұрын
Nagoriyuki yuki fits that bill too, tbh
@naeem7615
@naeem7615 3 жыл бұрын
Funny that you say that.
@conrspowrt6691
@conrspowrt6691 3 жыл бұрын
I play both Juri and Baiken. Not even because of their “assets” I just absolutely love their gameplay style
@falsepositive9324
@falsepositive9324 3 жыл бұрын
I don't play them but I wouldn't buy Guilty Gear or Street Fighter if those characters aren't available.
@zerobeat032
@zerobeat032 3 жыл бұрын
I played Juri a while ago in SFV... but realized I wasn't using her to her best potential cause I'm ass at the game and went back to Guile.
@JM-vl3cy
@JM-vl3cy 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah right ? Baiken's counter is probably one of the most satisfying moves in the whole game.
@marcjehle2480
@marcjehle2480 3 жыл бұрын
@@falsepositive9324 as long as you dont miss out on GGs music
@naquan59
@naquan59 3 жыл бұрын
12:00 lesson of the story is... Don't make a character that looks like people would want to play with one hand hard to use.
@floofsnoof
@floofsnoof 2 жыл бұрын
Being honest here, the fact that Baiken is a bit of a harder character makes me really want to learn her that much more. And believe it or not booba is not really the main reason I like her, its the Akira Kurosawa esc openings/finishes and the whole samurai angle that I love, I like Nago for the same reason.
@dnightwalker
@dnightwalker 3 жыл бұрын
Jack-O Valentine is the perfect example of the fanservice character that's easy to use.
@christianlayne2824
@christianlayne2824 3 жыл бұрын
That's very funny cause she's not even good sure she may be easy but holy crap is she bad and when I say bad I mean flawed and also you have to micromanage energy and her goons so I wouldn't say she's easy to use.
@returnedtomonkey8886
@returnedtomonkey8886 3 жыл бұрын
@@christianlayne2824 and considering how her story ends in revelator, doubt she or bedman will ever come back.
@Pinkiefiedz
@Pinkiefiedz 3 жыл бұрын
@@returnedtomonkey8886 Lol, joke's on you. She's very likely coming back in Strive.
@trashtrash5409
@trashtrash5409 3 жыл бұрын
@@Pinkiefiedz what as dlc
@Pinkiefiedz
@Pinkiefiedz 3 жыл бұрын
@@trashtrash5409 Yeah. Data mining revealed her and others. But it’s not confirmed so ArcSys could just be playing us all with decoys in the data.
@gamefreak3000dx
@gamefreak3000dx 3 жыл бұрын
Juri has been 1 of my favorite characters since her introduction and I never new she was considered a hard character until this video. I miss her spin kicks from sf4.
@FoolsGil
@FoolsGil 3 жыл бұрын
7:52 Deep Lore. So much of it too. Her story is breathtaking.
@f1r3hunt3rz5
@f1r3hunt3rz5 3 жыл бұрын
My body couldn't take so much _LORE_
@Saiyanryu
@Saiyanryu 3 жыл бұрын
“Ultra popular characters that nobody uses.” Me, a Frieza main in FighterZ: “Hmm. 🧐”
@penismightier9278
@penismightier9278 3 жыл бұрын
God I wanted to main him. Then I find out he's a zoner and wanted to use him even more. Then the game punishes you for using him by making everybody able to walk over him like Broly did in the movie.
@vista1456786
@vista1456786 3 жыл бұрын
As a Zamasu player, I kind of understand where you're coming from. I have done a fully charged 236S after a jump only for a grounded super dash to clip the edges of the animation leading to a full punish for me. Has something like that ever happened to you with freiza?
@anonimushaker4851
@anonimushaker4851 3 жыл бұрын
Chances of seeing Freeza mains on Dbfz: 0000000000000000000000000000000.1
@penismightier9278
@penismightier9278 3 жыл бұрын
@@anonimushaker4851 That's a bit optimistic, isn't it?
@anonimushaker4851
@anonimushaker4851 3 жыл бұрын
@@penismightier9278 Just leting Freeza mains a bit happy.
@sonimatic
@sonimatic 3 жыл бұрын
I think ArcSys learned their lesson with Giovanna. Sexy cool character who is very simple, especially for guilty gear.
@MikeDaddyMCS
@MikeDaddyMCS 3 жыл бұрын
I actually didn't even care about Baiken until I learned how dope her defense is. I love it when a character can be played defensively and still be fun as hell
@Nipotazzi
@Nipotazzi Жыл бұрын
One thing this video doesn't mention is how truly scary are the real mains of these characters: Good Baikens never willfully get priority unless is to bait, and this means you can't rush into her, try to get a projectile hit and even try to poke her because you know she can AND will counter everything you throw at her. Yuri with her special imput basically doesn't follow the rules of the game everyone else plays, like he said. In both SF IV and V she essentially screws over anyone who can't/doesn't know how to counter her, and so any character that isn't a Zoner is gonna have an hard time.
@wolfofwilds1291
@wolfofwilds1291 3 жыл бұрын
Friend: you play angel Me:yes Friend:whatd it cost Me: everything.
@YouGuessIGuess
@YouGuessIGuess 3 жыл бұрын
These sexy-but-weird characters are the developer's way of giving new players a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down. It doesn't really work though because people willing to play weird characters are asexual ascended immortal monks who walk amongst the FGC as mere mortals to keep the Ken and Ky players from overwhelming everything.
@JohnzaloogIII
@JohnzaloogIII 3 жыл бұрын
Fancy talking about sexy fighting game characters and not bringing up Talbain :p
@NurseValentineSG
@NurseValentineSG 3 жыл бұрын
I do actually disagree, because the players just getting the game for the popular character will a) not even get in the first place, they just wanna say that they like a character b) bounce off the character, but stick with the game, which is still fine anyway c) just stick through and main them anyway I feel that unpopular characters should be alot more easy to play, while popular ones are harder. If the popular ones are easy to play, new players will never feel like sitting down and actually learning the character or the game. I also think that the difficult attractive character is like a weird horny-check from the devs. Basically them saying "sure, you are allowed to play this character, but you have to work your ass of for it". And hell, sometimes the character isn't even hard to play, sometimes they're just weird. Android 21 comes to mind. Super basic all things considered, but her absorb stuff is weird. Just my two cents in that regard.
@PR1ME98
@PR1ME98 3 жыл бұрын
lol its like a self balancing tool and i love it. It teaches players that yeah she may look good, but very few can handle that thiccness. Ivy, pre-mk11 mileena, iroha, nina. All hard characters that are fun to use imo
@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034
@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034 3 жыл бұрын
Says the one with a Valentine pfp
@NurseValentineSG
@NurseValentineSG 3 жыл бұрын
@@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034 yes, and I have skullgirls where when I played it, my mains were Valentine and Parasoul. What's your point?
@deco7217
@deco7217 3 жыл бұрын
I disagree because the following will most likely apply: 1.) Be attracted to the game by the popular characters in the first place 2.) Learn the character and fundamentals no matter how easy they are 3.) Is 2 doesn't apply, they would probably play casually anyway, which is ok too. It is also important to consider the fact that not everyone is attracted to the same characters. Some people may be interested in playing the game because of Axl Low in GG, Meitenkun in KOF, or even FANG in SFV. Characters are probably the main attraction to FGs other than the gameplay itself, so it is important that people are able to easily understand a character that will appeal to them. Learning the game will be hard no matter who you play anyway, so there is no real harm in making a cool or sexy character easy to play, especially if they are popular.
@kentstarliner5728
@kentstarliner5728 3 жыл бұрын
"To hard to use for the people they just brought in". That is a very interesting point.
@idnyftw
@idnyftw 3 жыл бұрын
it's an expression of love, to dedicate your time to a difficult character if you love Honda, Honda will love you back, after all
@SharpsPanda
@SharpsPanda 3 жыл бұрын
That's how I am with Juri as well. I was so excited when she was announced for the first season. But this is basically why Giovanna is why she is designed to be simple.
@spl_itscreen3857
@spl_itscreen3857 3 жыл бұрын
as a new player, watching this makes me want to play angel. her having so many follow up options makes her seem like "play what you know" type character. at lower levels her combos are weak and short but still doable and they just get longer and longer as you get better
@joseinteriano6210
@joseinteriano6210 3 жыл бұрын
Do it! it's fun to learn her combos.
@ragfarok
@ragfarok 3 жыл бұрын
But if the hardest characters to play are also the non-fan favorites, no one would pick them, right? If you want to invest countless hours into learning a difficult character it might as well be a super sexy character. That's just the icing on the cake.
@lolboy4525
@lolboy4525 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly!! If im gonna play this game for hours on end and try to learn everything I might as well have something good to look at!
@HomeOnASaturdayNight
@HomeOnASaturdayNight 3 жыл бұрын
It's funny because Juri is the the only reason I would check out Street Fighter because I like Taekwondo. And when you described the negative edge system I was so stoked on that because I've never seen or played that in other fighting games. But now I'm just sad because they took it out in 5.
@thedisliked5365
@thedisliked5365 Жыл бұрын
I don't know why no one plays juri. She's so fun in my opinion and storing moves is such a cool concept. I also love her dragon kick/spinnyspinny
@onetruecragenag1547
@onetruecragenag1547 3 жыл бұрын
I'm kinda embarrassed to admit how much I like Baiken, now. Honestly, though, I actually did play her in XX (and what little I played of Xrd).
@umkirraqueen1192
@umkirraqueen1192 3 жыл бұрын
shes like the only character i play in xrd but i honestly like her a lot more in xx, 2HS is fun and i like countering from just blocking
@MusicoftheDamned
@MusicoftheDamned 3 жыл бұрын
The joke about Angel's lore is hilarious given that if you actually look into the lore, you find out she's just...the worst and one of the most vile still alive characters in universe due to her willingly working with NESTS & never showing remorse for it. Funny how that happens. That said, she was fun to mess with actually learning for week or two back in _KOF 2002_ even if the Unchain system is so complex that I would never personally main her. This is coming from someone who has played a decent chunk of both Baiken and Juri too due to finding their mechanics interesting as well. I guess I'm just a masochist given I know it's not the thirst for me personally.
@Kanti852
@Kanti852 3 жыл бұрын
Me personally, the thing I like most about Angel hands down is her squeaky voice. I just can't get enough of it.
@chkmte1304
@chkmte1304 3 жыл бұрын
As an actual +R Baiken main this is 100% true
@Athorment
@Athorment 3 жыл бұрын
Me: Ah yes, the Mexican KoF character... AN - gel Rooflemonger: ann HELL Me: (Gasps in Spanish) Great Video though. I had not noticed this scenario lol
@xKslice928x
@xKslice928x 3 жыл бұрын
Tbh, Baiken was one of the characters that played in Xrd Rev 2 besides Millia, Chipp, Slayer, Bedman, Raven, Jam and I-No. Despite being difficult, I loved learning how to play her because she was one of the main characters that got me into Guilty Gear and ArcSys games as a whole. Juri is funnily enough one of my SFV mains (Primarily a Cammy, Ken, Chun and Akuma player) though I don't blame you with the negative edge stuff coming from someone who played fighting games on and off as long as I was able to hold a controller. Hated playing her in 4 but she's a lot more... Tamed in 5 imo. Nevertheless, this is an amazing video dude! Love your content.
@mr_0n10n5
@mr_0n10n5 3 жыл бұрын
When I started playing Angel, I quickly decided to memorise 3-4 options and call it a day.
@dizzygunner
@dizzygunner 3 жыл бұрын
Ok so I've never seen angel or whatever her name is, but seeing that people's elbow does make me wanna player her, but even I can't be arsed learni g all that and I'm now new.
@noboty4168
@noboty4168 3 жыл бұрын
You and me both. I knew she copied from the Rock, but seeing it in action? I wanted to pick her up right then and there.
@Jinrokh
@Jinrokh 3 жыл бұрын
All I get from the Angel section is "They put Zell's limit break in a fighting game"
@Pensive_Scarlet
@Pensive_Scarlet 3 жыл бұрын
I have to say, I'm pleasantly surprised that one of those new costumes for Juri was an awesome Sukeban throwback outfit. Especially considering the other one is just Juri in a sports bra, half a dress, and a Bison/Vega hat.
@SkyReaperOne
@SkyReaperOne 3 жыл бұрын
Baiken's amazing and I loved playing her way back when I played the game religiously. Not as my main, but pretty close. Something about her move set really clicked with me, despite her short-ish range. She had pretty good priority on most of her moves last I checked and tatami spam can be funny as well now and then. Wouldn't care in the slightest if they got rid of her sex appeal. Would still play.
@Fourwalls2
@Fourwalls2 3 жыл бұрын
Remember when they overcorrected Angel's difficulty in 2002 by giving her monstrously long invincibility periods? lol
@FGCErrorRick
@FGCErrorRick 3 жыл бұрын
With the recent release of Juri skins, I almost wanted to download SF5 again just to try her again. Rooflemonger looking like the thought police rn...
@saaah707
@saaah707 3 жыл бұрын
95% of menat mains last about 1 week
@PeterZeeke
@PeterZeeke 3 жыл бұрын
This was a great explanation of Angel. But I like that these popular characters are hard. For every Angel, theres a Mai
@zadenhomunculus8652
@zadenhomunculus8652 3 жыл бұрын
"So what do YOU think about this subject?" I think which arm Baiken has amputated depends on which side of the screen she's on and that REALLY bothers me.
@gansmith
@gansmith 3 жыл бұрын
This what happened with me and Bridget, a trap/zoner that is hard to hit which I love, but god I didn't feel like learning trigonometry in the process. If he comes back to Strive, watch that happen again to many others new his playstyle.
@Howardpower679
@Howardpower679 3 жыл бұрын
Here in brazil has a lot of Angel players...disgaree with you there
@TheMrdemitri14
@TheMrdemitri14 3 жыл бұрын
Angel was hella popular in 2k2
@dawn3257
@dawn3257 3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you here and I get your point. I think it raises the question of what a fighting game fanbase is? And what's a "real" fan? I know it doesn't necessarily applies to Mileena because she was super popular online in MKX, especially on the lower levels. But I feel like the majority of people whom were rioting about her initial exclusion from the roster of MK11, were not knowledgeable when it comes to how to play the game or had any basic understanding of fighting games' mechanics. They were hyped about Mileena for the sake of her look and weird sex appeal and not because they missed her gameplay and so.
@Rooflemonger
@Rooflemonger 3 жыл бұрын
real fans like the characters I like fake fans don't like the characters I like pretty easy
@dawn3257
@dawn3257 3 жыл бұрын
@@Rooflemonger Hahaha true. Well, thanks for clearing things up for me and great video :) .
@binary1769
@binary1769 3 жыл бұрын
As a Baiken player, I can confirm that I do not play her.
@GuyWithAnAmazingHat
@GuyWithAnAmazingHat 3 жыл бұрын
I think the logic is that if a character is designed to be extremely difficult to play, you better make the character extra appealing if not nobody would want to play them in the first place.
@Archived0
@Archived0 3 жыл бұрын
Not only that, but why punish people who genuinely enjoy more complex characters? I can understand Roofle's logic from a purely commercial standpoint, but from a fanbase perspective I find it a bit shallow.
@jonnysac77
@jonnysac77 3 жыл бұрын
No one designs a character to be unappealing, no one goes "this character is weird, let's not rope newbies into playing a character they probably won't understand by giving them a cool design"
@GuyWithAnAmazingHat
@GuyWithAnAmazingHat 3 жыл бұрын
@@jonnysac77 Of course, which is why I explicitly stated 'extra' appealing.
@asianjackass237
@asianjackass237 3 жыл бұрын
@@jonnysac77 There are plenty back in the arcade days. Some games even explicitly made ugly characters their selling point like Power Instinct
@asianjackass237
@asianjackass237 3 жыл бұрын
@@Archived0 Because fanbase is LOUD and a MINORITY. Actual data would show who is used more often
@UnrealHeaven
@UnrealHeaven 3 жыл бұрын
I managed to play Ivy Valentine from Soul Calibur. Not decent but at least I can do her command grabs and just frames consistenly now. The beauty doesn't come from the character it comes from the effort you made to play her
@antonsimmons8519
@antonsimmons8519 3 жыл бұрын
This really resonates with me, because whether it's a sex appeal character or not, I've often ended up accidentally being drawn in by the most complicated/difficult character in fighting game. Then I end up maining someone else IF I stick around, which I often don't...
@Waltersop
@Waltersop 3 жыл бұрын
Its just one of those characters that makes you feel better they are in the rosters, its like a reassuring presence lol
@dopey473
@dopey473 Жыл бұрын
Bridget in Strive. She doesn't have stereotypically appealing features like comically large badonkers but even then she has more fans who have never touched the game than actual mains.
@SnowfairyX117
@SnowfairyX117 3 жыл бұрын
I was never a Baiken main but she was one of my favorites. I mained Bridget in X2 who I think is probably harder to master. Whether in MOBAs, class based shooters, or fighting games, I tend to be attracted to the more unusual or unconventional characters. I’m a bit older and never really had particularly fast reflexes so perhaps a defensive character like Baiken suits me better.
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