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Justifying fighting games...(Spam almost essential)
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 2:21 am
by Ode to a Grasshopper
Has anyone else noticed how fighting games (Street Fighter series, Mortal Kombat series, etc. etc.) always seem to have either really bad storylines, or else just don't bother justifying whythis particular bunch of muscle-minded tank brains have decided to beat the seven shades of sushi out of each other? This got me to thinking, and eventually led to the idea of attempting to create a SYM beat 'em up plot, preferably either as credible or as strange as possible.
So let's hear your ideas.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 3:17 am
by Mr Flibble
Originally posted by Ode to a Grasshopper
Has anyone else noticed how fighting games (Street Fighter series, Mortal Kombat series, etc. etc.) always seem to have either really bad storylines
They have storylines?!
IMO you have answered your own question there. If those types of games had to justify themselves, they would never exist.
I think if you tried to do this on SYM there would just be a lot of grunting and posing.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 4:06 am
by CM
Look if i can beat up a bunch of people to let out frustration i don't care about no story line. Heck if they had a story line, nobody would care. The aim is to beat up the other guy.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 4:18 am
by Rob-hin
No way
Originally posted by Ode to a Grasshopper
Has anyone else noticed how fighting games (Street Fighter series, Mortal Kombat series, etc. etc.) always seem to have either really bad storylines, or else just don't bother etc etc...
Mortal Kombat DOES have a storyline, and a pretty good one too. As you perhaps can tell, I'm a fan of the MK series. They created a small universe for the MK storyline. There are even 3 movies and a "Xena like" series made based on MK.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 4:49 am
by Stilgar
Re: No way
Originally posted by Rob-hin
Mortal Kombat DOES have a storyline, and a pretty good one too. As you perhaps can tell, I'm a fan of the MK series. They created a small universe for the MK storyline. There are even 3 movies and a "Xena like" series made based on MK.
3movies?????
I only saw only one , and it sucked even more then streetfighter the movie!!
And I never realy understood the hype about the games in that genre
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 4:55 am
by Ode to a Grasshopper
I still think a SYM-inspired beat-'em-up storyline has great potential. So let's hear some ideas.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 5:03 am
by CM
Even though i am a male chauvinist i refuse to fight women. They are so weak and fraile, wouldn't want to hurt them!
So my character would be a macho arab in a typical arab dress, which is 250% darkflame proof (this darkflame thing is like getting to be an obsession
)
there you go my character for the SYM free for all.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 5:10 am
by Ode to a Grasshopper
So what's your motive for entering the tournament? And who should the villain be? I suggest Weasel.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 5:13 am
by Stilgar
Or MOD world domination!
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 5:14 am
by CM
My motive would to gain power by defeating the arch villian, control whatever he/she controls and then use it to destory the darkflames. all for the good of humanity of course!
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 5:18 am
by Ode to a Grasshopper
Fair enough. My motive is because the arch-villain killed my flying monkeys, and I want revenge.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 5:23 am
by CM
Some one killed your flying monkeys?
That is just sick. You torture them first.
What a waste of canon fodder for experiments!
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 5:39 am
by Ode to a Grasshopper
I can't complete my
plans for world domination without my flying monkeys...
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 9:39 am
by Vivien
(Fas is going down)
My motive would be to overthrow this archaic world society and install a new woman dominated hierarchy. Men will now exist as loincloth wearing pleasure slaves.
Ooh yes, and clothing in the southern areas will be completely forbidden.
To reach this goal, Viv will use any means necessary...or just buy off the judges.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 9:53 am
by Aegis
I would be the small, white old guy with a beard down to the ground. I'd be floating in the air, cross legged. My secret weapon will be the sturgeon.
My motive would be to protect the world from the dark spam, and the power of the Baassie's
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 10:02 am
by McBane
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 10:10 am
by Vivien
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 10:10 am
by HighLordDave
23 minutes, McBane! You're slipping!
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 10:13 am
by CM
Me going down? in your dreams viv!!!
In your dreams!
So which is the first match??
And i suggest all the women wear bikinis and fight in a watery enviornment!!
Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 10:13 am
by McBane
Originally posted by HighLordDave
23 minutes, McBane! You're slipping!
Sleep deprivation....my son is not letting me get alot of sleep right now....however, I will not let that get in the way of my pursuit of Viv