- ideally what you want is, skullgirls - yep, agreed 100%

"you dont see it, but you feel it" so true

Finally someone talking about the majesty that is Skullgirls

An updated version of one of my favorite videos? Yes please!

that... uh... squigly combo at the end there... good friend of mine plays her... gave me some ptsd flashbacks, that combo did.

Skullgirls is completely Hand Drawn and it is amazing

The first fighting game I remember with liquid smooth animation was Melty Blood. People really ripped on it back when it was released for not having hi-resolution sprites though. :/

90s Capcom truly were gods with this

Trying to animate a 2D fighter in my free time and this video is a perfect analysis. Something I'd like to add is the rhythm of a particular animation that adds a lot of feel to moves and overall better player satisfaction when linking combos.

Skullgirls has like one of the best sprite animations for me

From an animation student, this was informative. I loved this.

we never see any skullgirls representation. thank you

Dan, you absolutely knocked it out of the park here. I'm gonna be honest I had my doubts about this one being better than the last one. I was absolutely wrong. Smashed it out of the park man. Great study

I freaking love Street Fighter III 3rd Strike animation so good

I may not be an animator, but damn do I enjoy these.

Even though I've seen this one, with the smears and impact frames. I can watch it everyday thank you for the oldie but goodie!

Is it possible to “overdo” any of these techniques? Like, somehow using too much smearing or duplicates?

I'm still mad you don't have more subs, your dedication is absolutely amazing

It does look better. And a shorter video even makes it more digestible. Great Work Dan

I can imagine trying to do these techniques in a isometric platformer, imagine all those frames needing to be drawn 16 times

This is a fantastic animation lesson for general animators as well. Huge up vote

The game you credit as "One Minute of Mayhem", is actually called "Blade Strangers". This took me a minute to figure out.

This was such a good video, you explained everything so well and condensed, will be helpful for me

Skullgirls has the best animation imo

This was a fine chilled out Sunday discovery of a new channel. My subscription was just shy of instantaneous Excellent work and great nostalgia call backs as well.

Ah, the long-awaited update to my favorite video of your's The video was already so good and you just made it great!

When people think of fighting game animation, they mostly think about the attacks... But what I think is most difficult for the animators are the idle animations and hurt animations. I'd love to see a video studying those.

Skullgirls is such a masterpiece!

I've watched this video so many times. You've an amazing job breaking things down

Love the accurate information in this. Was great seeing it the first time and nice to see it again. All the talk of the principles and breaking down the examples really helps giving people the idea of what they should focus on. Really well done video indeed ^^

This video was pretty amazing now i have learn more in how to make smooth animations fantastic thanks!

Thank you so much for this fantastic info pearl!

Removing frames reminds me of Braveheart: In one scene, Mel Gibson said they cut out a frame or two when Wallace hits the guy in the face, to make it seem more impactful and jarring.

... Cell-shading *(shows Cell)*

I've been wanting to work on a hand-drawn fighting game for so long, thank God youtube recommend me this today

Free online 2D games on the internet where two people fight each other. In most of these games, you can choose a character that you want to play as and a character who will be your opponent. You can also use special abilities or combos in them or your super attack when the super attack bar is full. There are multiple different battle modes you can choose in some of them. If you choose to fight against the computer, your opponent will be controlled as an NPC. There can also be two players in some games, which can both play on the same platform. If the multiplayer games are online, then the players can play on different platforms. You can also choose to play a tournament in some games where you need to select one character who is going to fight every other character in the game. Battle Blitz (Teen Titans) - This is the first and the greatest Teen Titans flash game. Use the left and right arrow keys to move, the up arrow key to jump, the down arrow key to block, Z to punch, and X to kick. Each playable character in this game has abilities or combos which can be used by pressing the arrow and attack keys in different orders. There are 5 heroes and 5 villains that you can play as. Heroes can't fight other heroes and villains can't fight other villains, only one hero and one villain can fight each other. The heroes are the members of the Teen Titans which are Robin, Raven, Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy. The villains are Jinx, Gizmo, Mammoth, Cinderblock, and Plasmus. Battle of the Behemoths (Regular Show) - Use the left and right arrow keys to move, the up arrow key to jump, the down arrow key to block, Z to punch, X to kick, and the C key to use a special attack. The playable characters in this game are Baby Ducks, Geese, VCR, Guardian of Secrets, Snowballs, and Warlock. Final Clash (Ben 10 Omniverse) - Use the left and right arrow keys to move, the up arrow key to jump, the down arrow key to duck, Z and X to attack. I don't really know all the controls of this game and I can't find that out in a KZfaq video, and I also can't play this game because it is no longer available. The playable characters are Ben, Gwen, Kevin, Rook, Attea, Malware, Gokstad, Kruos, Agni, Warchit, Khyber, and Vilgax. Hidden Kingdom Showdown (Hero: 108) - Use the left and right arrow keys to move, the up arrow key to jump, Z to attack, and X to parry. Press the arrow key facing to the opponent twice and then Z to shoot. When your super attack bar is full, press that arrow key twice and then X to shoot harder. The playable characters are Lin Chung, Mighty Ray, Mystique Sonia, Jumpy Ghostface, Mr. No Hands, Kow Loon, Alpha Girl, Zebra Bros, High Roller, and Eagle King. Reef Rumble (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Use the left and right arrow keys to move, the up arrow key to jump, and the down arrow key to block. Each playable character can shoot if you press the arrow and attack keys in different orders. The playable characters are SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy, Squidward, Larry, and Plankton. I wasn't very sure if I could include this game because SpongeBob SquarePants is a show on Nickelodeon and I mostly know the games on the Cartoon Network website. Save the Day (The Incredibles) - Use the left and right arrow keys to move, the up arrow key to jump, the down arrow key to duck, and the spacebar to attack. There are also some new combos you can unlock and use by pressing the arrow keys and the spacebar in different orders. Mr. Incredible needs to defeat Omnidroid V.10, Syndrome, and the Underminer in each level. Unlike all the other fighting games, this game actually has 3 rounds instead of 2. When you defeat the opponent in each round, you are still going to have the same amount of health while their health refills until they defeat you. If the opponent defeats you in each round, they will also have the same amount of health while your health refills until you defeat them. This is also the only game where you cannot pick a character that you want to play as or your opponent. Super Brawl - This is a crossover game with characters from multiple shows on Nickelodeon. There are multiple games of the Super Brawl series: Super Brawl 1, Super Brawl Summer, Super Fall Brawl, Super Jingle Brawl, Super Brawl 2, Super Brawl 3: Good vs. Evil, Super Brawl 3: Just Got Real, Super Brawl 4, and Super Brawl World. In the first 5 Super Brawl games, use the left and right arrow keys to move, the up arrow key to jump, Z to punch, and X to kick. In Super Brawl 2, you can also press the arrow key facing to the opponent twice and then X to use your special ability. If you do this while your super attack bar is full, you will use your super ability instead. In Super Brawl 3: Good vs. Evil, you can select a fan which is actually a human who looks like each playable character in the game and you can either select a boy or girl version of them, and then you can summon them during a battle by pressing C. Super Brawl 3: Just Got Real looks like the other version except the characters are realistic animals and objects. In Super Brawl 4, use the left and right arrow keys to move, the up arrow key to jump, the down arrow key to block, the spacebar to attack, and Z to use your special attack when your special attack bar is full. In Super Brawl World, use the left and right arrow keys to move, the up arrow key to jump, the down arrow key to block, the X key to use your special attack when your special attack bar is full, and Z to use brawl call. TKO: Titanic Kungfubot Offensive - This is a very fun and nostalgic game that used to be available in the Cartoon Network website. It is a crossover game with characters from multiple Cartoon Network shows, who are robots. It is also the only game that is online and has two players, which means that the players need to play it on different platforms instead of the same one. It's not a singleplayer game, so the opponent can only get selected on the game's own and not your own. Use the left and right arrow keys to move, the up arrow key to jump, Z to punch, X to kick, the spacebar to use your super attack when the super attack bar is full. Every playable character in this game has two combo abilities and one super attack.

Never heard of skull girls until I saw an ad for it on this video.

Just wanted to say i love your channel. Favorite ytber rn. Keep it up!

Well, that video seems familiar! I see why you wanted to give it a bit more love. I don't know any other genre where animation is of such importance. As someone who loves character design, animation and the taste of victory fighting games have a special place in my heart. While I adore Skullgirls I have to applaud Arc System Works. They are an absolute titan of a studio with a *MASSIVE* legacy and a mastery of 2D anime fighting games.

This was lovely. Very thorough

Thank you!! Amazing work

Chun-Li in smash ultimate would be such a cool 2d to 3d study. Great music with 3rdstrikes ost as well.

Dude this channel seems so professional and I really like it keep up the good work dan

Completely new to animation and trying to make a mugen game for my mates, trying to learn as much as I can to make something quality and this video helps immensely thanks bro

Very interesting, I'll definitely check out the twitter account. It was a bit hard to see the difference sometimes, but I sorta got it

Long time, no See! Happy you uploaded 😀

Ahhh, the satisfaction of hearing you say Cel Shading with a DragonBall FighterZ closeup to Cell.

Your quality of content and production is always top notch. It saddens me this channel is not hugely famous. Also, even though the Smash Bros. series uses 3D models, they also employ these very techniques you described. Sakurai is truly meticulous when it comes to conveying feelings through animations.

There's so much information in this video, I can't just watch it once

Thanks Dan, making a 2d fighting game myself , i have been through all of that ... its so helpful, although im using bone based animation instead :D

An update! Sweet! I'm gonna post my thoughts on 2D fighting game animations: Games that include fighting must have smooth animations, to feel like your inputs are working. Rough Animation makes it feel like the buttons are useless in these games. You can see the movement for a longer period of time and it feels more powerful. Great video, Dan! This video knocks out every other video I have watched today in terms of quality! =)

Wow! What a nice animation tutorial! Really, really cool! 👍🤓

Thanks for the video. I needed this information

I will try, This video is amazing! :D

Good video I did not know this stuff until now thanks lol

Ooh. Revamped video. Cant wait

omg this is so useful, was looking for this thanks! subbed

Great breakdown.

Love your style, analysis and explanations, but this halftone pattern in the background is really jarring and hard to look at. Also some freeze frames and visual indicators would be nice to have for the animation comparisons to illustrate your points even better. Thank you for these videos!

Thank you I am making a platform fighter and this is so useful. I have a team of only myself and my forte is coding, so I didn’t know much of animation but this taught me useful thing Thank you, thanks a lot.

Nothing will ever beat 3rd Strike in regards to sprite quality and animation. Couple that with Breath of Fire IV, and you can really see how Capcom was on a tier of its own.

Great tips thank you.

this is like a summarized explanation of the original "making powerful and fluid animation" conference but with more and detailed examples. not bad really

"Your move needs to read clearly, quickly, and stylishly." So...the opposite of NRS's animations.

This is an amazing video, but goddam if I stare at the dotted background for one more second my eyes are going to have an aneurysm

Great episode!

I'm so happy you showed off KoF13. Those HD sprites are gorgeous. We'll probably never see that in a fighting game again because its to expensive.

as an animator your channel is a true gem bro no homo but i love you

I love these!

*Thank you*

That opening had me thinking I was watching Core-A

Yes! Now I want to make a 2D fighting game. This was very informative.

maaaaaan I've been searching for a vedio like this one for weeks

You deserve more subscribers.

This was very useful thank you! I'm hoping someday to animate for a game or cartoon

Rock Howard in Garou is the best example of most of the animation techniques

This was such a great vid, although I never liked fighting games this makes me want to play one like skull girls right now

Superb review!

Thanks

Aw, was hoping you'd mention Slayer from Guilty Gear. I absolutely love his overshoots.

thanks

I liked this video. It was very informative, and for that I will subscribe.

I liked the old video but this is also good as well. I really enjoy your thoughts on animation and art. I want to do this as a career. Thanx.

For those that enjoy this, I'd recommend looking up "Making Fluid and Powerful Animations For Skullgirls." Video from GDC by the art director for skullgirls. Goes into a lot of detail. He even quoted it around 2:50.

Important stuff to listen to because this is the type of stuff I want to make

What an amazing channel!

This is beyond science

Well thank you I’ll be trying to make my own game with the things I learn from this video thank you.

i see squigly... i immediately watched it... skullgirls is a really great fighting game... a hidden gem of fighting games...

I feel like I've seen this before...in a different timeline perhaps.

Referring to Street Fighter 3 as a classic reminded me of freaking old I am. Thanks a lot, Dan. 🙄

Nice video

🔆 I WATCHING THIS JUST TO LEARN HOW TO DO SO,ETHING LIKE THIS FOR FUN BUT I DIDNT EXPECT P4AU & I GOT SO EXCITED & HAPPY

I can see some inspiration from Core-A gaming and I love it

i cannot wait to see a jojo fighting game, considering most of the anime has been made in digital, it's interesting to think of how arcsystems could work the artstyle for the game

I was looking for something like this for a skullgirls mod haha

When it comes to fighting games you need a couple of things to get it right. 1.Fluidity : gives the impression of intense action and fast charming combos 2.Over The Top Art: Makes the game pop,look more threatening plus it's always more amusing and well done than realistic. You have really outdone yourself here.I wish you'd talked about it a little longer. You seem to have a lifelong respect and admiration for animation.I think what I'm going to say next can help you.I'd advise you to cover tidbits about cartoon since your cuphead vid was extremely humorous and made me wish you'd do it more often.And secondly you don't need to specialize about this but you could discuss about sound effects and music.Does it motivate the player? What does the music signify.It could be happy euphoric song or a looming threat nearing towards you And I was reminiscing I recommended Shadow Fight 2 to you.Why didn't you include that game? I was a bit let down by that I'm still hoping for a part 2. And keep up the habit of writing timestamps for games,references. It has advantages.Firstly you don't have to reply to everybody which I'd imagine as annoying after a while and secondly shows your attention to detail

Even Skullgirls for mobile has amazing fluidity. It packs a punch with every move.

Quick edit in the description, Strange Sunset is from Street Fighter EX3, not Third Strike. Great video!

6:27 I Believe U Mean *ANIME* But Regardless, I Give This Vídeo A 95/100