Looking like he's Strider #1.
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Zeku revealed for Street Fighter V!
- Thread starter Ryce
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2QHmnhtEvI
winnerstayson zeku if you missed it earlier (like i did)
gonna check it out now
winnerstayson zeku if you missed it earlier (like i did)
gonna check it out now
AkelisRain
Member
Zeku is really cool, probably means I,won't see guy though .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V27fAdFay6Y
capcom unity's zeku showcase, seems like it's more in depth than winnestayson's showcase
capcom unity's zeku showcase, seems like it's more in depth than winnestayson's showcase
Dark Ninja
Member
Well there are 18 characters left if they keep up the 6 character seasons until 2020.
If you were to actually think about it, Guy is just a function.
I don't know where that MvC style hiryu walking animation is from, but he does walk like Guy in Strider 2, I think.
I don't know if it's from a win pose but it could also be a sprite edit.
Oh wow, he looks really fun. FM is getting spent!
papertoonz
Member
okay really what is with capcom and giving sfv tons of extra animations
like Abigail has of animations after his moves that have not point of being there and Zeku seams to also carry this trait as well
was it the point of making all the animation that you barely see
like Abigail has of animations after his moves that have not point of being there and Zeku seams to also carry this trait as well
was it the point of making all the animation that you barely see
lucebuce12
Member
the animations really are some needlessly detailed shit.
It shows care and dedication to their work. This is definitely a good thing.
This kind of charm and craft was lost after sprite-based fighters died out in the early 2000s. I fail to see how it's a negative. =)
papertoonz
Member
i mean you could see it as putting in effort into animations that more than likely no one will ever see as wasting money, that might be a negative
i'm mainly just wondering why did they start doing now? and why these characters of all things
Either it's to convince people to drop money on these characters that don't come with the base game or it could be the team becoming more experienced with
UE4
I will never understand gamers.
plasmawave
Banned
One thing I don't like is the animation is almost too good.
Adds more personality and visual charm, which makes the game look more appealing.
The DLC has to look good to get people to buy it and, since these are new characters, they have to put in extra effort in order to make people like them.
Dark Ninja
Member
The later DLC characters have more time to be made which allows them to give them some extra stuff. You can really start noticing the difference between the base roster and DLC who was made at later time. The quality of the characters has gone up over time. More time doesn't always equal more money sometimes if you want something done fast/rushed it's gonna cost more. All art stages/characters are outsourced I'm unsure about animations.
papertoonz
Member
People criticizing superfluous animations in this day & age, when they're easier/cheaper to do than ever?
Fuck, this kind of shit was a *treat* back in the day.
i'm not criticizing, i'm just confused that's all
i like them as much as the next guy i'm just wondering why they started doing it now
I know, what a stance character is. My problem is just, that i can't follow the line of thinking, why the characters LOOKs they way it those. I understand, that developers wanted to make it clear to the audience, that Zeku has changed his stance by changing the design heavily (instead of just changing the animation, which would maybe be to subtle).
But again why does the stance character look the way it does? Maybe to make it clear: I find him badly designed. The design of the stance just looks so random and doesn't tell my anything on the surface, why it looks the way it does. And this bothers me, since normally the deal of most Street Fighter characters can easily be read by their design and animation (which was always the series strength).
All i can see, is that Zeku is supposed to have a connection to Strider and instead of making the connection subtle, they just make him plump almost look 1:1 like Strider. Even so he should be looking like an older Strider?
TL;DR: I don't get the character design.
SolidSnakex
Member
Idle animation
Ah, no biggie. So long as we can cancel the extra animation if need be, I just see it as a sign that a) they're more confident in their abilities with this new engine and/or b) as was mentioned before, they're showing their care/dedication in their fan service.
Personally, I welcome this SNK-ish quirk. Like when MOTW Rock brushes his hair after every special, but you can cancel the animation if you want.
Bill Rizer
Member
Has Zeku's resemblance to Schopenhauer been already discussed?
It's not funny/weird at all. It's a really cool name.
Another Street Fighter JoJos Reference!
Bruce Springsteen
Member
Idle animation
Wait, youre telling me he just does this over and over? Looks ridiculous
No, his idle animation only plays if you don't move the character for a few seconds. You'll probably never see this animation unless you're messing around in training mode. His stance, which is what you're thinking of, is what he does at the end of the gif before it loops.
Has Zeku's resemblance to Schopenhauer been already discussed?
lol this makes Zeku even more awesome
sixteen-bit
Member
Idle animation
cool pose
What's wrong with some mediation breathing??
(this is a looped gif -obviously-, it doesn't happen as often as it appears).
Idle animation
So good.
donkey show
Member
Zeku isn't a typical stance character. His character model changes. You tell the two styles apart by the way he physically looks (Bushinryu = young, iaido = old), not by the way he stands.
shadow_shogun
Member
Idle animation
Zeku just oozes so much cool that it's become disgusting at this point.
lucebuce12
Member
plasmawave
Banned
I mean he's got a point.
Nah, he got my reference.
Hours Left
Member
Thats sexy as hell. His pecs 👀Idle animation
I said already above, that i get why they made the stance look like a different character (mainly visible information), but the design (from old to young) doesn't make sense to me (except the fact that it's a plump Strider reference).
ldcommando
Banned
5 minutes after the trailer hit a friend sent me a WhatsApp message asking if I was going to use "Zé Cu".
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
They didn't just start now. Ken has a few subtle animations during special recovery (well, at least one I can think of off the top of my head), I'm sure other characters do too. They probably started making them longer because because it adds style and personality. Whenever one of those moves is the last hit in the round, the full animation will play out and that's cool. It doesn't have to be seen every single time for it to be worth it.
StanleyPalmtree
Banned
goddamn the level of polish on every animation in this game still amazes me, like i can just stare at them forever taking in all the detail.
sixteen-bit
Member
"The first Strider"
lazy capcom reusing animation again /s
sixteen-bit
Member
the vanilla sf4 courtesy duff lives on?