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Killer Instinct S2 - TJ Combo reveal, Cinder tease.
- Thread starter Silky
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Oh none of the originals were good to begin with but this is just boring.
It's not air combos.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Not sure how I feel about this. He seems utterly out of place in the roster now. Like some guy who walked off the street and decided punching a cyborg with blade arms seemed like a good idea
CastorTroy
Member
It's a good thing that there will be alts and accessories then.
The entire point of this season model is that they keep updating the base game with new characters every season.
The base game was completed when Fulgore and arcade mode came out.
Emperor Bohe
Member
yesss, finally. I prefer his KI2 design but it is what it is. I was surprised when he wasn't in Season One.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
The more I see his face, the more I want Richard Roundtree to do his voice instead
Garcia
Member
Have they mentioned if they'll bring back either one of the 2 previous bosses? Eyedol would be interesting to see.
Master Thespian
Member
He looks like an MMA fighter, full stop. He's just wearing boxing shoes.
Neff
Member
That may be, but his design is wack as fuck.
Ken Lobb stated on a KI stream that he hates Eyedol. None of the other leads on KI like him or Gargos either.
Really wanted to see him (and Riptor)
Troubled Bat
Member
He got an eyepatch because of his fight with Riptor, in which Riptor took out his eye within that.
Just for a teaser for one character? I don't think so. Besides and as a good news, i heard he's going to be fully playable @MS Booth.
Never? They can keep updating the game without that. I really like this model.
The same reason all the females looked like Janet Jackson back in the day.
Maybe @ EVO they announce him or even demo it.
So is he actually an mma fighter then? Because with the lack of grappling, and a moveset primarily made of punches I just always pictured him as a boxer that threw knees for some reason. I just don't think the design reads very well. I wish they stuck with the ki2 brawler look.
Edit:
Yeah, see, looking back I would definitely say this design conveys the image of a boxer.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
I hope so.
He looks okay, there will probably be a good alternative look. I like his moves.
I'd wager we see Cinder at EVO and Riptor at Gamescom.
Probably when people stop buying it?
There was an interview with Double Helix several months ago where they mentioned that it would be tough to go beyond 24 characters while keeping it interesting in terms of unique fighter archetypes.
There are still other things to add though such as no mercies, ultimates, alternative ultras, stage knock offs, costumes, etc.
I'd wager we see Cinder at EVO and Riptor at Gamescom.
Probably when people stop buying it?
There was an interview with Double Helix several months ago where they mentioned that it would be tough to go beyond 24 characters while keeping it interesting in terms of unique fighter archetypes.
There are still other things to add though such as no mercies, ultimates, alternative ultras, stage knock offs, costumes, etc.
B
bomb
Unconfirmed Member
TJ Combo has the build of a basketball player.
oh damn, Evo it's right around the corner too, would be nice!
Master Thespian
Member
Back then? Sure. Now? MMA dude. If anything, his look matches his fighting style now (especially with the addition of the double leg into spinebuster).Yeah, see, looking back I would definitely say this design conveys the image of a boxer.
Wanted to catch up on this since I missed this yesterday and only heard about it before the MS conference.
I don't dig how he looks nothing like the original TJ Combo, but I'll guess that with classic costumes, they have the liberty to make him look that different now.
Nice that the first character they showed was one of the two most requested from what I've seen, and the other most requested is teased to be shown next.
Also he's totally not a boxer anymore, and now is a straight-up MMA guy - but it makes sense since he uses his legs.
I don't dig how he looks nothing like the original TJ Combo, but I'll guess that with classic costumes, they have the liberty to make him look that different now.
Nice that the first character they showed was one of the two most requested from what I've seen, and the other most requested is teased to be shown next.
Also he's totally not a boxer anymore, and now is a straight-up MMA guy - but it makes sense since he uses his legs.
TJ Combo Gameplay video directly from the E3 showfloor first day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqc1ty-LZqc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqc1ty-LZqc
IOnEI Falcon
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Salty Hippo
Member
I hated it too. They should make him bigger, for starters. And then change his haircut. Make it look more like classic TJ.
Give him a lower cut on the top and a skin fade haircut on the sides. And give him the eye patch. Done.
Give him a lower cut on the top and a skin fade haircut on the sides. And give him the eye patch. Done.
I hated it too. They should make him bigger, for starters. And then change his haircut. Make it look more like classic TJ.
Give him a lower cut on the top and a skin fade haircut on the sides. And give him the eye patch. Done.
but it's not supposed to look like classic tj. they have the classic skins for that
CastorTroy
Member
I'll never understand complaints about terribly outdated KI designs getting re-updated. If you want to play the exact same looking character, play their classic skin.
Ol No Bones
Banned
I just want the soundtrack. I want to give them money but they don't want it.
Max Knight
Member
I like it. I'm sorry to hear a lot of GAF doesn't seem to care for the redesign.
So far, I think all the redesigns except Glacius are miles better than the originals, including Combo. I cringe whenever I see most of the classic costumes online; they look so stupid in higher-quality graphics.
So far, I think all the redesigns except Glacius are miles better than the originals, including Combo. I cringe whenever I see most of the classic costumes online; they look so stupid in higher-quality graphics.
MrMephistoX
Member
I know right? Only in some cases the original skin is not exactly an improvement like poor Thunder or Saberwulf.
I don't care much for the new TJ combo design because of the MMA flavor of the gloves and the "Patrick Ewing" face. But as long as I can put him in boxing gloves it wont matter. So I am still excited about the character.
Thanks you for posting this.
Thanks you for posting this.
If they have any business sense, early 2016.
Season 2 - September 2014 - March 2015
Season 3 - All previous 16 characters + 8 characters on a retail disc by Spring 2016.
While TJ's gameplay looks solid, I've become (even) more critical about his visual design (which was the result of 6 weeks of work apparently, so fingers crossed it's not final).
Like Max, I hope IG tweaks him a quite a bit for the final version. I'd like him to be taller (just shorter than Thunder - or a even bit taller perhaps) and look more like a super hero (as Max put it) as well. Maybe some different clothes, or the addition of a more flashy piece of clothing (like a flag as cape or something). No cybernetics if that's not in tune with his new story, but something that shows his pride and return to (fully human) form instead. Make his hair and face different as well to make him look less everyday and look less like Ewing. His eye-patch can come back as well imo. Gave him character.
I do very much like his stage by the way. I think it is my third favorite after Spinal and Jago's. It as quite blue-ish and dark again though (which, as I said before, has been my pet peeve regarding the stage design so far: too many dark and blue-ish stages - just look at the stage thumbnails).
MisterLuffy
Member
I played Killer Instinct on snes, he had that tiger knee move.
Kurt Angle
Member
design needs more Stars and Stripes
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
Exactly this, I don't know why everyone is forgetting this.
Also, him being a boxer before never made any sense to me because he used his legs.
SmoothRunningGun
Member
Cinder was my fav back in the day.
