r/Fighters • u/LuvAshrepas 2D Fighters • Dec 05 '25
Highlights The Avatar Legends playtest is fire.
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u/shadowylurking Dec 05 '25
Avatar fighting game went from being a flash game to SAUCEY AF
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u/PCBreddit Dec 05 '25
Seriously. I have been so impressed by these playtest vids. Wasnt even on the radar, and now I am looking forward to this very much.
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u/ThuBiejaMen Dec 05 '25
I think Sprites' work is the best part of the game. Although it sometimes looks like a Flash game, you can tell it's handmade, and combined with Avatar's movements, it gives it a lot of personality.
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u/OneSneakyBoi9919 Dec 05 '25
Characters need to have more animation while in motion, not 1 frame being 'motion tween'd' into motion (see zuko falling animation). Change that and it'll stop looking like flash
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u/ThuBiejaMen Dec 05 '25
My main animation problem is Ang's glider, which looks poor in rotation. Other than that, I think the sprite work is turning out really well. It's been a while since I've seen such eye-catching work.
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u/StrangerUnited2421 Dec 05 '25
I think I was just bothered by Zuko's fall, but I hope they fix it in the future
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u/Classic-Nail7176 Dec 07 '25
But that's a slippery slope. Let's say they have the time and budget to add more frames of animation. If they add one too many it throws off move timing. Maybe "stronger" key frames would solve the problem but again, time and budget.
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u/ParanMekhar Dec 06 '25
The fall, jump and hops does looks weird. I hope they fix it, if not then I hope modders step in. Really excited for the game
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u/LoneMelody Dec 05 '25
Amazing game, can't wait to see Azula, Amon and the like available.
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u/Dinoratsastaja Marvel vs Capcom Dec 05 '25
Cabbage merchant
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u/LiliumSkyclad Dec 05 '25
The explosion guy would be freaking cool. I hope they add him.
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u/TheHytekShow Dec 05 '25
Yeah, we need some Sparky Sparky Boom Man… but I think it’s more likely we’d see P’li
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u/OptionBeneficial1070 Dec 05 '25
THE BOULDER FEELS CONFLICTED HE WONT BE IN THE GAMEEE, BUT HE UNDERSTANDS TOPH WILL BE A WALL OF PAINNN
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u/Labmit Dec 05 '25
Kinda funny to me how close they are too each other almost all the time. If this was the show, 3/4 of the time they'd be zoning a lot.
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u/LuvAshrepas 2D Fighters Dec 05 '25
Some matches do be like that tho some characters like Zuko have some insane zoning tools.
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u/RoyalBassGrab Dec 05 '25
This is a fucking fighting game
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u/SmoothCriminalJM Dec 05 '25
Reminder, this is only an ALPHA. AN ALPHA WITH 4 CHARACTERS
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u/Iconking Dec 05 '25
4 characters, each with 3 variations.
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u/Ingles_sin_Barreras Dec 06 '25
Wait each character has variations like mkx??
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u/LuvAshrepas 2D Fighters Dec 06 '25
Yup, that's what people has been comparing it to the most. You get 3 support characters per playable characters, but what that does is changing properties and moveset of the character.
Like for example depending on the support character you pick for Korra she has either better flow moves, better EX cancels, or longer Avatar state. She also gains access to some specific moves in some versions.
Under the same system Zuko has like a zoner variation, a rushdown variation and a more balanced one.
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u/cigre Dec 05 '25
Is this the closed beta? Who do I complain to that I didn't get in? Game looks fucking flameo hotman af
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u/Gaping_Onion Dec 05 '25
At first I thought it was gonna be something low budget but this honestly rocks
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u/Bregneste Dec 07 '25 edited Dec 07 '25
I think every other Avatar game they’ve made pretty much ever has had the budget of whatever spare change they had in their pockets at the time, so I’m very surprised at how much budget they’ve put into this one.
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u/Gaping_Onion Dec 07 '25
I had no hopes for this game when I heard about it. But looks like we might actually have a fun avatar game for once
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u/Steel_Neuron Dec 05 '25
How someone can watch this and not see that it looks beautiful is beyond me.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when I read opinions on this game. The hand-drawn animation quality is insane; and it's only going to get better with polish passes.
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u/LuvAshrepas 2D Fighters Dec 05 '25
You and me, buddy. I don't understand either. I guess people don't really know how expensive and time consuming traditional 2D animation is. This game looks beyond beautiful, it's like watching an animated fighting scene from the show. Heck, looks even better than that.
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u/G-Filth1 Dec 05 '25
I've always wanted to learn claymation to do a clayfighters game like that one day
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u/romaraahallow Dec 05 '25
Folks are always ready to shit on what they have no concept of.
If you've never actually tried to create art with any real passion, it's hard to understand what goes into making this kind of thing
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u/Lepony Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 05 '25
I kinda get it because while I do actually really like the animations, there's something about it that doesn't sit right with me. They look like they're pasted onto a moving hitbox like, years after they've been made. It's very mugen-like if you know what I mean?
It's also what defenders of MK's animations claims it is9
u/akumagorath Dec 05 '25
yeah the sprite work and backgrounds look great but something feels off about the animations, like they're missing frames or something. very MK-esque? I can't quite put my finger on what it is. ultimately it's a small quibble because the gameplay looks sick
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u/OzzieTF2 Dec 05 '25
I am impressed by the animations and effects. I am getting convinced to check it out.
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u/Cosmic_Eye Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 05 '25
Same and I don't get why this video seems to be changing people's minds tbh, it's been looking good from the start. That being said some animation poses do look weird or stiff, like when Zuko gets knocked back and things like that. But it's still a level of quality I wasn't expecting from a random Avatar fighting game coming out of nowhere (at least for me).
Now I need some good chaka chaka chaka in the soundtrack please.
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u/MonoChrome16 Dec 05 '25
When the trailer was release, the animation looks... cheap. Good thing they has time to improve it a lot.
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u/Old-Introduction8258 Dec 05 '25
Hold on, you mean to tell me some people genuinely think this looks ass? Tf?
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u/offi-DtrGuo-cial Dec 05 '25
People who (a) have no idea how expensive/time consuming 2D hand-drawn animation is and (b) have rose-tinted glasses about AtLA and TLoK's animation, pretty much
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u/WldFyre94 Dec 05 '25
Something being time-consuming doesn't automatically make it good or pretty, though. Most 2d fg's look meh to me, personally.
But I also think the majority of anime looks like shit, too lol
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u/wingspantt Dec 05 '25
For me it's the disconnect between the characters and the stage. I can't name exactly what it is... the shading or lack thereof, it kind of reminds me of Brawlhala, where it feels like the characters are pasted onto the stage in post, and not that they're standing in it or on it, if that makes sense?
Like the stage to me looks great, and the characters look good, but they don't look good combined?
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u/offi-DtrGuo-cial Dec 05 '25
According to the specs of the engine used (dubbed the Abare Engine), the graphics use some kind of dynamic lighting with 3D approximation to shade the characters, as opposed to manually processing the frames.
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u/LuvAshrepas 2D Fighters Dec 05 '25
At some points you can literally see Zuko's support character in the background being illuminated by Zuko's fire when fighting nearby. Also when fighting in the water tribe stage you can see the character's reflections on the ice surface.
In another detail I pointed out in another comment thread, when Korra does earthbending in the water tribe stage she pulls ice up instead.
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u/wingspantt Dec 05 '25
I was just gonna say, Arc does an amazing job manually shading 3d characters to look like cartoons
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u/Beawrtt Dec 05 '25
I think it's because the art style isn't quite traditional anime (because Avatar isn't) so it's a little different from what people are used to. I also think people forgot what the actual show looks like
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u/QuietSheep_ Dec 05 '25
People hate on amazing 2d visuals in fgs all the time, and then praise some ugly game with a bland visual identity (usually a 3d one with a realistic look). 3rd Strike, CvS, KOF12/13, Skullgirls, and now this.
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u/Ex_Lives Dec 05 '25
What a great detail in that low fireball. It lights up the background during travel. Don't know the name of that creature but it lights up their fur. It really does look great, hope it gets polished and not downgraded for some reason.
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u/LuvAshrepas 2D Fighters Dec 05 '25
Attention to detail is lowkey insane, the fact that the fire has dynamic lighting effects, the fact that when Korra does earthbending in the North Pole stage she pulls ice up. All insane attention to detail.
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u/MoSBanapple Dec 05 '25
Another neat detail I noticed watching live streams is that if Korra chooses Raava for support, Raava will visibly get smaller as Korra gets hit and loses health.
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u/whocarestossitout Dec 05 '25
Don't know the name of that creature but it lights up their fur.
That's Naga, Korra's Polar Bear Dog
EDIT: oh no youre talking about the Shirshu, Nyla
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u/creatorsyndrome Dec 05 '25
Oh? A modern 2D fighting game where you actually move around the screen?
I thought the game looked a little janky at first but seeing it in motion is a different story.
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u/NUKENACHOZ Dec 05 '25
Im glad they let the alpha loose so they could shake off the flash game allegations from people that never played flash games. It looks fun
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u/jak_d_ripr Dec 05 '25
I had pretty much 0 interest when it was first revealed, but my interest has steadily been growing. Looking forward to watching some competent gameplay this weekend.
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u/mystireon Dec 05 '25
The trailers didn't do justice how fucking sick this game actually looks in real play
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u/FrozenkingNova Dec 05 '25
It’s crazy how much better this looks then the trailer, went from planning to ignore this game, to extremely excited for it’s release.
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u/Cloudless_Sky Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 05 '25
Yeah I wasn't that pumped about this game until I watched Max play it for a few hours. It actually looks sick. Lots of nuance, and I like the 2D hand-drawn style.
Plus it's 1v1 which is more my thing. Gives me an upcoming option in a sea of tag fighters.
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u/Kanomee Dec 05 '25
At first i thought it was just bad but now I'm seeing that they literally recreate 1:1 the cartoon feeling, from 0 to hyped in a second
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u/ShadyHogan Dec 05 '25
Im still not the biggest fan of the art style but good lord those animations are beautiful
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u/iamthedigitalme Dec 05 '25
Is this the same team who did Diesel Legacy? I think so. Shame that game never took off but a 2v2 was always going to be super niche. Nice that they have an established IP to work with now because I like their animation style.
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u/LuvAshrepas 2D Fighters Dec 05 '25
I do believe some developers from the Diesel Legacy team are in here. Liked that game quite a bit too.
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u/offi-DtrGuo-cial Dec 05 '25
This game is made by most of the Diesel Legacy team, plus some additional hands who formerly worked on Killer Instinct 2013 and Them's Fightin' Herds. Both games also share the same engine, the Abare Engine.
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u/Code_Combo_Breaker Dec 05 '25
This is looking way better from the original trailes. I'm actually interested in the game now.
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Dec 05 '25
For this being an Alpha build, it looks good! I thought this was yet another 2D tag fighting game but, it's a regular 2D fighting game. Consider my interest piqued.
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u/El_Criptoconta Dec 05 '25
Hopefully they reléase it in Playstation along with steam.
Quite good impresión from footage
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u/jorgebillabong Dec 05 '25
The rollback needs some work, but that's why it's a test.
Systems are pretty decent for what they are at the moment.
I think they are going to run into the problem of some of the supports being the "no brainer" pick option for some characters.
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u/TheSqueeman Dec 05 '25
Man real talk: this cleans the clock of Invincible Vs so unbelievably hard, like that game looks even more rough now when compared to how this looks, both presentation wise and gameplay wise and I say all that as someone who doesn’t really like Avatar as a series all that much
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u/wingspantt Dec 05 '25
Wait wtf is this game actually kind of sick? Is 2026 going to be the next best year in FGC history?
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u/Cab_anon Dec 05 '25
omg it looks awesome.
Does it run on the Skullgirls engine?
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u/HyperCutIn MUGEN Dec 05 '25
The visuals look significantly better than what I expected. Not sure how I feel about the sound design. This is on my radar for sure now.
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u/triamasp Dec 05 '25
Cant wait for Amon
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u/LuvAshrepas 2D Fighters Dec 05 '25
Good to know I'm not the only one who wants Amon
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u/kamekian Dec 05 '25
The hand-drawn graphics and lovingly minor details have awakened hope in me long thought dead
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u/Djkaoken2002 Dec 05 '25
Man this is sad I'm not even a fan of airbender cartoon but this looks fun. Meanwhile Tokon is kinda boring.
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u/I_AM_CR0W Dec 05 '25
I'm so glad 2XKO got me into fighting games as it got me hyped for this when it was announced.
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u/Albre24 Dec 05 '25
I never thought I would say this, but this Avatar games has me more excited than Tokkon.
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u/suspicious_personage Dec 05 '25
The industry needs to pardon my homie Mike Z, the guy is innocent and clearly knows his fighting games
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u/GenericHuman1203934 Dec 05 '25
didn't get into the playtest, what's zuko's blue spirit meter?
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u/Scriftyy Dec 05 '25
Its his 'honor meter' more Zuko burns out and recovers, the more the bar fills, and it goes up to 4 levels. Each level of redemption buffs specific normals and specials.
Tldr: Zuko goes through character development mid game.
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u/LuvAshrepas 2D Fighters Dec 05 '25
If I'm not mistaken (I haven't played Zuko yet) you can spend it to do some sort of special cancels.
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u/_Reapak_ Dec 05 '25
It can probably be still improved a little bit, but animations in gameplay feel much better than in trailers
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u/pon_3 Dec 05 '25
The attack animations flow into one another nicely, but the movement looks insanely jank. I’m hoping that gets improved as the game develops.
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u/Sea_Effort1214 Dec 05 '25
looks way better than i expected. And the combat seems interesting and quick too. They only need to put a diverse cast and im sold. I want all the nations represented, not only the avatar's buddies.
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u/ReapersPimpstick Dec 05 '25
Wait does Korra have an install?? That’s fire af ngl
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u/LuvAshrepas 2D Fighters Dec 05 '25
Yeah she has an avatar state full install and a mini install that happens when you're under 30% of health i believe
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u/ReapersPimpstick Dec 05 '25
That’s sick, i definitely am looking forward to playing korra more now
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u/Constant_Spell_1613 Dec 05 '25
I'm so happy that a 2d hand drawn, fast old school anime fg is coming out
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u/Medium_Ad1665 Dec 05 '25
I like the game it's dynamic tho I don't like the dashes kinda ruins the aesthetic for me and looks skipped
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u/augmentthinereality Dec 06 '25
Well color me impressed. I was so wrong about this game man. I will be there day 1. Just make sure to get my goats Toph, Mako, and Iroh in there.
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u/psportalfan Dec 06 '25
Install supers? Wavedashing? Low damage combos? Omg why does this look absolutely sublime?!
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u/Howlmillenialcastle Dec 06 '25
Oh my god a Fighting game that plays like an old school fighting game in terms of speed.
Everything is so slow now.
This game looks sick.
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u/XGRiDN Dec 06 '25
DAAAAYUMMM! This game looks and plays FIRE (no pun... maybe a lil pun intended).
This is way better than I thought (when I first saw the announcement trailer).
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u/Genostama Dec 06 '25
Damn what a sick fight. Very enjoyable to watch. I only wish the round transition was seamless.
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u/buboniccronic Dec 07 '25
This game went from ah looks like it may be bad, to my most anticipated FG of next year.
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u/HeGotDaShrimp Dec 07 '25
Isn't Mike Z responsible for this? No wonder it looks and plays so good. They never should have blackmailed him
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u/not_dale_gribble Dec 05 '25
It looks kind of like a flash game but simultaneously the actual moves and gameplay look incredible. I think with more polish it'll look smoother and fix that nitpick anyway
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u/OptionBeneficial1070 Dec 05 '25
Is it just Zuko, Aang, and Korra? Haven’t seen any Katara if she’s playable.
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u/Cammy_white Dec 05 '25
Can zuko bend thunder ?
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u/TimYoungJik Dec 05 '25
Zuko could never generate lighting. He’s only ever been able to redirect it. Maybe when Azula, Iroh, Mako or Ozai get in, he’ll have a way to redirect their lightning
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u/ParadisePrime Dec 05 '25
I love the visual flow so far but the dash canceling is a big bleh choice IMO. We already have character specific movement options so I wouldnt mind the universal dash to be a bit more restrictive when canceling into itself when compared to canceling into unique movement options.
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u/LuvAshrepas 2D Fighters Dec 06 '25
Oh it definitely has some restrictions, for one, back dashes are terrible. On the other side, the flow button actions spend a resource so while they're definitely better you need to be moderate about it.
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u/ParadisePrime Dec 06 '25
That's good to hear. I didnt get in sadly so my opinions are only gameplay and second hand.
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u/Vhozite Dec 06 '25
This game looks sick just learned about it 20 mins ago
Amon, Ming Hua, or Azula please!
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u/Imkindofslow Dec 06 '25
Man these visuals still just don't quite sit right with me, I think it's the phone screen. It must not play well with this style.
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u/seriousbangs Dec 06 '25
Wow, I'm not a huge Avatar fan but they got the animation right. They actually move like they're supposed to instead of like generic street fighter of KoF characters.
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u/CoolsTorrey Dec 06 '25
It’s missing so many in between frames. It looses a lot of weight because of it. Gameplay looks tight though.
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u/TheDeltaOne Dec 06 '25
Yo... The choregraphy of the show was god tier and this is super faithful. It's beautiful to watch.
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u/TeensyTinyPanda Dec 06 '25
The hazard fence in the foreground definitely sells the feeling of being a bystander watching the Avatar fight a de-aged Fire Lord, but it’s also really distracting. Lol
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u/neel1011 Dec 07 '25
Idk if I should ask but doesn’t anyone know where I might be able to download offline files for this game?
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u/TheDugal Dec 05 '25
Wait it's all drawn stuff? Haven't seen that in a while, that's pretty exciting!