ITT we discuss NPC's going ham in fighting game backgrounds
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Can we talk the opposite? Backgrounds going HAM on the player?
Example:
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Mortal Kombat is afraid to show this much gore
They might actually be that cool assuming they took out that train right behind them lol. What a crazy background
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An iconic background for sure, and most of the onlookers are displaying suitable enthusiasm... but I'm gonna have to call this boy out right here.Really thought this would be in the he first 5 posts.
Ey, man. You serious? Are you bopping that knee to some mid-tempo jazz music or are you witnessing a clash between two World Warriors? Because I honestly can't tell with that half-assed display.
1. that's not the dude wildly beating his chest in Ken's SSF2 stageReally thought this would be in the he first 5 posts.
2. SFV did it better
(next post beat my edit)
Definitely can't ignore this one from KOF 94
2 officers looking like they are about to throwdown. One dancing in the middle. Kids kicking the sign and vehicle in the back. Guy slamming his drink down above the sign. So much going on
I like to think the kid practicing kicks in the background is Shingo before he finally joined the series as a rookie fighter in 97.
Another neat touch about the stage is that before the match starts you hear some traffic and possibly a car crash, setting up all the commotion beyond the event that is the fight itself.
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Yeah, if only the backgrounds in SFV animated at 60fps like everything in the foreground. The backgrounds in SFV have always looked poor to me because of their low framerate and muddy textures. They give the entire presentation an unpolished look that never sat right right me.
But my example is clearly running at 60fps... :P Some NPCs animate at 30, others at 60.
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Everyone remembers this iconic backdrop from King of Fighters 95. Who wouldn't love to visit a giant Neo-Geo mega store?
At first glance most of the onlookers appear to be exhibiting a perfectly appropriate amount of excitement for the 3-on-3 action unfolding in front of them, but nobody really seems to be going HAM. So I was going to pass on featuring this one, but then one NPC jumped out at me.
Awww yeah. This guy's feeling it. You can tell he was trying to play it cool by keeping his hands in his pockets, not wanting to seem overly enthusiastic compared to the rest of the people in attendance. But then the excitement began to boil up inside, traveling up his body until manifesting as full-on headbanging convulsions. Try as he might, he couldn't help but succumb to the thrill of the fight.
At first glance most of the onlookers appear to be exhibiting a perfectly appropriate amount of excitement for the 3-on-3 action unfolding in front of them, but nobody really seems to be going HAM. So I was going to pass on featuring this one, but then one NPC jumped out at me.
Awww yeah. This guy's feeling it. You can tell he was trying to play it cool by keeping his hands in his pockets, not wanting to seem overly enthusiastic compared to the rest of the people in attendance. But then the excitement began to boil up inside, traveling up his body until manifesting as full-on headbanging convulsions. Try as he might, he couldn't help but succumb to the thrill of the fight.
I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH
what is that dude on the top right corner, mario? how can he jump as high as that?
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On phone at the moment, but I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the Urban Jungle from Tekken 5. Also, he may not be going ham, but the painter in the London stage in Guilty Gear Accent Core is a favorite of mine.