Shao kahn Fatality
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posted07/14/2003 08:39 AM (UTC)by
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This is my second fake. I tried to improve on my first fake, "matrixality" which totally sucked, by using peoples suggestion in the other post. I made this with MS Paint. Also a lightsaber makes a clean cut so i didn't make blood shooting all over, it's just on the parts of the limbs still attached to the body. Please tell me if this was an improvment on my first fake and any other way I can improve. if this picture doesn't show click here: http://www.freewebs.com/worldsk8er6785/ShaokahnFatality.jpg
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07/14/2003 03:53 AM (UTC)
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Ok, well compared to "Matrixality" anything is an improvement! But this isn't that good either, some things need to be rethought.

Ok, firstly, Shao Kahn and Lightsaber do not mix. He's not Darth Vader, and his traditional weapon has usually been a hammer. As for the lightsaber, it doesn't 'glow' enough anyhow. The names in the lifebars also appear too dark, and probably the letters should all be capitalized.

Shao Kahn appears to be in his uppercut position, its not really the best choice of sprites here. His right leg.. looks like its a bit deformed to me, maybe its just me though. I know you said a lightsaber leaves no blood, but thats just a clever excuse to leave the blood out. If that was a real sword, and there was some blood in the air, it would be much better in my opinion. Kahn also appears to be too far away from Sub-Zero to be doing this. As I said, blood would have been a much nicer option to go with instead of leaving it out, spurting from Sub-Zero's wounds would have been good. Its also unexplained how Sub-Zero's head and arm flew that far when chopped off. Shadows for all the sprites is also something you should look into. You have the win tokens again, thats good.

It is better than your first, at least you made this one larger so we could see it better. A suggestion is try not to incorparate movies into your fakes, try to think of something original.
Ok *checks to see if this is an mk board*, lol.
But seriously, uh, Kahn and a Light Saber, I just don't see it.

Oh well:

- Texts in the lifebars, should be white, in capitals, and for MK3 should be italic.
- Now, as you have included the wins texts (Wins: 01" etc.) the timer needs to be in line with them. The timer never goes inline with the lifebars (unless you leave the win texts out, it seems).
- The sprites are pretty dark as well. Did you dim those as well as the background?
- Lack of blood. His arm and head have been cut off, there will be blood!
- I think you should have left the remainder of Sub-Zero's arm thingy out, because as it's still connected to his body, it just looks weird.
- Shadows should be included.
- His arm and head are flying waaaay too far.

Good things
+ Lifebars are reasonably intact.
+ A much better fake from you.

Shy away from the star wars stuff tongue.
Anyhow, an improvement, but do keep working. Practice makes perfect grin.
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