The Fighting Game That Just Can't Catch A Break - Skullgirls 

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Skullgirls is the most talked about fighting game no one plays.

I'll say this about Skullgirls. The characters have the most personality Ive seen with their combos.

The fact that every single frame of the characters’ animations were hand drawn is amazing. I can’t believe it was all done without pay

"skullgirls is great for beginners" Me joining online for 4 seconds: **obliterated** edit after two years: Yeah, the matchmaking for online versus sucks because you could be placed against someone with a higher skill level than you. And one thing about Skullgirls is that surely, it's a good first step for a fighting game, but it's also one of the most technical and most difficult to learn because of it's combo system and playstyles

yeah, disemboweling your opponents in a fighting game is cool, but what about playing as a 5000 lb jazz master pure-brass musician or 287 lb wolf made of folded steel and raw sex appeal?

With all the people saying they love this game it makes me wonder why nobody's ever in a lobby 😔

I like how every character in Skullgirls has at least 2 big design traits to pull from so the jokes/animations/tropes don't get old. If Squigly was JUST a cute zombie, it'd get old cuz we've seen it before, but she's also a singer and has a dragon that can attack with her, so she has suprisingly amazing variety. Ms. Fortune isn't JUST Frankenstein's monster, she's a pun-loving cat Frankenstein monster. Cerebella has a muscle hat AND is a trapeze artist, etc. etc. I think it's smart design to combine tropes together in order to create something unique with them

Skullgirls is the literal Team Fortress 2 of fighting games

The one thing no one talks about is that the narrator collabed with a hentai artist to advertise the game.

It's funny how the investors just noped out when they heard the name Konami. Can't blame them at all.

If you're watching now, Skullgirls has gotten a new dev team comprised of the old team minus Mike Z, and they are releasing a season pass with the first character, Annie, being available in Beta now.

I wanted to say, "Lab-0 should really add more characters." But wow! The people behind Skullgirls had NO MONEY?! That's harsh. But that's slightly above Rooster Teeth's status as a slave labor camp.

I remember playing the mobile version and wanted to play the actual version and i never knew this is a game where the developers didn’t get paid for a year, imagine how much more popular this game would’ve been if they we’re paid

I completely forgot that Konami published this thing first go around. Why does Konami have to be a donkey to developers?

I've seen a bunch of people in the comments saying "I would play but there's never anyone online." That wouldn't be a problem if everyone making that comment just played with eachother lmao

Skullgirls is the kind of game that I absolutely love watching, even though I could probably never learn to play it myself

The devs are just so talented. The mobile version doesn't lose its charm or Polish. It Able to take the basic of the original and add things to make it fit the mobile app. Any Time I have lil extra money I donate to them

Skullgirs fans: the game is dying. Tf2 fans: first time?

Skullgirls' Hand-drawn Aesthetic together with its visually appealing moves and combos oozing of personality from each character add to that its catchy music, gives the player one of the best Fighting Game experience.

12:04 "Although we may not know what is in store for Skullgirls' future-" *laughs in Annie: Child of the Stars*

started playing skullgirls because the combos looked super cool, was not disappointed, it is a pretty fun game

The music in Skullgirls is fire ngl

Mike Z: *Threatens to tank the entirety of Lab Zero games due to his personality.* Skullgirls community: "Augh shit; here we go again."

0:24 Hmmm that gameplay looks familiar. That ganon player has a nice name though

I've never played skullgirls, but I would constantly get it recommended to me. I think I'll finally get it, always looked fun

I LOVE playing Skullgirls, I don't know how it isn't that popular but for a while it was popular in my school and i was going to host a school tournament for skullgirls but then covid came and we couldn't do it

This title still hold water still this very day. Skull girls really can’t a break huh

I had a crush on Filia when I was 16. I Remember I used to just play her because She was THICC 🥰 Teenage emotions 😂

I don’t know why, but this made me want a good, 3D Godzilla fighting game like unleashed, but balanced for competitive

I love the animation and character design in this game, absolutely top teir

This video aged well NOW there’s censorship drama over skullgirls…..

The Skullgirls Curse is real. Also, when the game was still scheduled to Evo Online 2020, Mike Z improved the netcode. The netcode went from great to excellent. He also added a WiFi detector, and started to fix lots of bugs, some very old. Each week, Mike patched the game not once, but twice. Sometimes we had more than 3 patches a week. Then the drama happened (The I can't breath joke, that girl DMs). After that we only got one patch and nothing more, some new bugs were introduced with the newer patches. Now we don't know when they'll be fixed.

2:22 "The games takes a lot of inspiration from Marvel VS Capcom 2" *Shows footage of Marvel VS Capcom 1*

Skullgirls is just a lovely game, it got me into fighting games and when on sale is literally 2 and a half bucks. Theres no reason not to get it.

This game was a masterpiece cursed with so many issues, working for free for a couple months is already a death sentence, but a couple years!? Lab zero are the heroes of fighting games

It breaks my heart to hear about all the shit Lab0 had to go through. For a developer to work UNPAID on their passion project for a year is kind of unprecedented in AAA, and I've honestly never seen a project with that level of commitment and love in it save for maybe Witcher III. Skullgirls was made by actual players. You can see it in the games features and as a fighting games enthusiast, the training mode is honestly exemplary. The only thing I have to go to wikis for is combos, which basically no other fighting game can claim. The moves are visceral and satisfying, the characters are flawed and sympathetic, the gameplay is deep and layered while also being accessible and friendly to learn, and the community is pretty good. Honestly, I think the thing that cements my love for this game is the fact that MikeZ, one of the people on the SG team, is a regular at tournaments. That and the fact that they added SonicFox, arguably the best player in the world, as a background NPC in the classroom map. This isn't a gesture made out of some sort of dlc pandering or a desire for money from the community, it's out of respect for their best players and the supportive people who kept the game alive through trial and tribulation. God bless, Lab Zero. It pains me to see such a passionate developer suffer from harsh circumstances, but you've made a game that will remain in the favourites of tons of people regardless of the new titles coming out with better graphics or more fighters simply because this game outdoes them with heart. Finally, if this video gets anyone interested, the games community is STILL alive through a bunch of discord servers and matchmaking. If you want to start playing, the game is definitely alive.

*fighting game players:* The technical depth and complexity of Skullgirls has a lot going for it. For one, you need to learn 14 different characters, each with their own personality, motives, moveset and appearance, and pick which ones you'd like to practice. Secondly, all characters with their own moveset have unique combos that not only feel great to execute but pack a big punch when taking on your enemy. Finally, all animations are completely hand-drawn and look and feel great. *non-fighting game players:* okay so who's got the biggest tits

I’m so sad with how the community has been recently. I really hope Skullgirls gets another break. Skullgirls deserves so much better.

A video from 2 years ago still relevant today.

Funny that this video is popping up now after recent shenanigans with the current "devs" of this game.

Hopefully with the port on switch, the game would gain a bit more popularity. Because honestly, skullgirls might be the best possible fighting game out there, or for at least beginners. I love this game, watching myself improve each year is amazing, knowing that I actually learned and not mashing the same combos in street fighter.

I personally could not care less about skullgirls competitively or online. Im in it for Alex Ahads artstyle, characters like Peacock and Big Band, and the story.

How history repeats itself……

4:13 "The team proceeded to create the game at _breakneck speed"_ Filia: *does a Spindash*

Whoa. I remember testing this game concept for Mike Z, at his pad, when it was in it's beginning stages. I'm talking so early in it's development that it literally only had Filia. It's crazy to see how far it's come since then.

“7 months without and update” *Laughs in TF2*

They’re adding a new character still after all this time. Goddamn man

Skullgirls is awesome. Bought it during the steam summer sale for $2.49 and I love it.

For years Mike said he'd never get a twitter account. If only he'd stay off twitter. Everyone should get off twitter.

The fact that the community is still alive is a testament to how good of a game is. This was a project of passion and love, and it is what has made it such an amazing game, even 8 years later

As a long time fan of this game, it was real heart warming when the community came together and practically saved this game.

I love watching the history of esports, most have cool little stories I had no clue about

I really do think that Skullgirls is in my top 3 fighting games ever made. Seeing dealt this rough hand has been heartbreaking

7:04 Tell me you didn't think he looked like he was sitting in the other guy's lap.

I didn't know Skullgirls was so old. I remember hearing about it 4 or so years ago. It seems like a cool game with nice art

Skullgirls fan : 7 months without an update? WTF TF2 haven't gotten a major update in years :first time?

Imagine a world we're Skullgirls got in instead of Melee

"7 months without an update made it fall" Tf2: what is an update?

small update: still aint catching a break

I got this game a few days ago, and so far I'm loving it.

I remember seeing and playing a bit of skullgirls back then at someone's house and really liking it when i was younger. Then about 2 years ago someone was doing a give away for 2 copies of skullgirls and my best friend won. The second person who won never claimed it so he gave it to me since i was the next one. Me and my best friend love playing skullgirls and she is really good at it despite not playing much fighting games before. I'm proud of how far they have gotten and know they will get even better. This game deserves the recognition it deserves

*Akshon Esports:* Although we may not know what is in store for Skullgirls future.... *Annie of the stars:* WE DO NOW!

The amount of love the developers put into SG is astonishing, theh even worked on it without being paid. They knew they'd get somewhere.

This is the one game everyone says can be played online with the same feel as offline, heck, a few days ago they patched the netcode for improvements when it already feels perfect

I love skullgirls and their scene. Glad you guys made a video about such a nice game!

Its scary how this title still rings true even now...

I love Skullgirls with a passion, it's been going on for nearly a decade in concept designs and it's starting era, the amount of effort put into each girl is amazing, as someone with like 700 hours on it, I wish it had more people playing in lobbies and not online matches

I LOVE everything about Skullgirls. The characters, the art direction, the music, the "characters". Too bad I'm only good at platform fighters

**2020 happens** Game companies: Oh no we have to improve online now. **2020 happens again** Game companies: Nevermind.

You forgot to mention the Juju drama and the red cross censorship.

Wait... Mariel Cartwright (5:57) is the girl that fixes the stage during Beowulf's entrance! That's cool that those little personal nods are in there.

My brother loves the game, not because of the girls, because it's finally another combat game he gets to play and experience.

I've met and tabled next to Alex at a few comic/toy conventions and remember him telling me he was greatly inspired by Darkstalkers/Nightwarriors which has a much more cartoony feel than the Marvel vs Capcom series. They really combined the MvC system and top Capcom animation beautifully into their own magnificent creation. Great video!

As someone who has played Skullgirls for 5 years now and has remained the only fighting game i've played consistently for years and even being one of my top 5 favorite games of all time. i'm happy to see people spreading the word about it wherever and whenever, this game deserves love, and you sir did a great thing by making this video

Dont worry man. Its had its final big break now

I've been playing Skullgirls for years now and it's by far my favorite fighting game

Now more than ever especially today. Edit: We just got another break. This game will never die.

Doesn't help that one of the guys in evo pretty openly hates games like this. Also Konami because of course Konami.

“We may not now whats in store for the future of Skullgirls.” Annie gets announced

This game is kinda like league "Started as a mess, now a global phenomenon"

Another interesting thing to add is how esports player SonicFox was added into the game to replace one of the NPCs (though she does also appear in his place on occasions) The problem being is that he's a very divisive figure, especially since he was caught rooting for someone assaulting a woman.

Skullgirls is one of the most creative design in the characters I've seen for a while now.

and recently it finally was on EVO after DLC being confirmed

I like how it's 2 months later and the company that made the game just shut down. Lab Zero truly has a curse on it... And even then, Skullgirls has it easy. Autumn Games is there to pick up the baton and keep this project alive, hopefully free of the dreadful "cure of the Z". Indivisible is now in the hands of 505, who cut off support basically at release. I don't think we're getting any of the DLC...

I thought the thumbnail was a mix of Dark pit and Blake Belladonna.

I love how annie was announced a few months after this

Man, with recent events this video hits differently. Just puts into perspective how much the community backed this game and fought tooth and nail to get a glimmer of well-deserved recognition in the fighting scene, in the middle of a global crisis. And now, those same backers have been stolen from and betrayed by a new team of "devs". A modern tragedy.

When I saw skull girls the style reminded me of Shante

One of these days, I really need to get into this game proper. A friend of mine gifted it to me on Steam several years ago and it just sat in my library for a long time, until I decided to just give it a shot at one point. Going through its tutorials was probably the very first time I made a genuine attempt at learning the basics of a fighting game--I actually felt kinda proud of myself at the time. Unfortunately, I just never kept that pace up afterward and kinda fell off. But that's just me--I get discouraged easily and I often move on to something else when that happens. I admit I'm really intimidated by fighting games in general. They seem like they require way more concentration and ongoing commitment than any other genre I've encountered. I admire people who are truly passionate about them.

I love the characters in skullgirls so damn much. It’s a treat watching the battles. Just the animations alone, Beowulf’s backpedal animation, Peacock’s references, Cerabella’s HUMONGOUS _arms..._

Honestly, I got skullgirls for thicc gorlees and büff bois I stayed for the amazing game play, animation, music, (literally everything tbh)

I'm a sucker for hand drawn stylistic animation and cel-shaded graphics, so Skullgirls caught my eye the first time it was introduced. Shame I never got to play it, but I'm glad it's still alive even now. A passion Project needs more oomph than a regular funded one. Looking forward to playing it as soon as I can get my hands on it.

Ridiculous that the game still can't catch a break after the recent LabZero shit that came to light.

Big band is my favorite

"7 months was just too much for community" TF2 Community: *Walks into the room *Howdy, pardner* *Laughs in texan engineering

Also just wanted to say, Skullgirls Mobile is great! c: I’m pretty bad at fighting games and even if I love them, I’m still bad. So the mobile game which is more RPG based, is really fun!

I remember finding out about this game in 2016, and here we are with Annie dropping soon, more dlc Characters on the way. Glad to see this game still making it by

It really does suck what happened with EVO but I was so hyped for skullgirls to be on that stage and for more people to see just why we love this game.

I picked up skull girls recently and was blown away by how GOOD it was. Great looking game with extremely fun gameplay and full of personality.