Skullgirls

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  1. aljones15
    Nov 16, 2013
    10
    From glitches to enthroned combos are the backbone of competitive fighting game gameplay. Skull Girls was envisioned by Mike Z a competitive Marvel vs Capcom player and the game takes MvC's fast paced combos, ability to force out different opponents, and other aspects of MvC gameplay I honestly never paid attention to and make it an art form. The tutorial teaches you well beyond what comesFrom glitches to enthroned combos are the backbone of competitive fighting game gameplay. Skull Girls was envisioned by Mike Z a competitive Marvel vs Capcom player and the game takes MvC's fast paced combos, ability to force out different opponents, and other aspects of MvC gameplay I honestly never paid attention to and make it an art form. The tutorial teaches you well beyond what comes in most tutorials. I had no idea standing moves could be used in some cases to break a ducking block or that you could smash an opponent's character out of the screen to force a healing teammate back in. In other words Mike Z has shared a bit of his wisdom with us and the combos go on forever. The single player is a bit of a let down. Skull Girls doesn't have the over the top special moves that you jammed joysticks to perform in MvC instead of boils down special moves to a few fairly easily to remember sequences and then from there requires you to learn combos and manage your characters ability to break blocks. I actually found myself looking for block breakers only to find she doesn't have a standing high hit. But back to the single player, it might convince you to not get this game. The story mode is entertaining, but easy. However it's really getting online and figuring out how to tackle your opponents that makes the difference. I was decimated in my first few matches before I found out how to repel and keep my distance from opponents. My point is Skull Girls is made by a student of the genre. What he shares is more than just good game play: he shares a methodology of how to think about fighters and how to approach them. It's a lesson in observation, experimentation, and deep gameplay. In that sense it's the best fighter I have ever played. However, a casual glance at the game will only lead to disappointment. Try out the fighters, take some games online, hang out in lobbies and watch other people play. Have fun! I played almost 5 hours of this game my first day and I still can't get a combo past 6 hits. People dissuaded by the cheapness you experience at the hands of more experience players take heart: you will get there, but it will take criticism, practice, and a lot of challenges. It's that aspect of Skull Girls that makes it memorable: it's the first fighter that made me think about the genre.… Expand
  2. SwitSwat
    Sep 23, 2013
    10
    For a fighting game, it delivers very well. While I can't deny the fact that it does have a small roster at the moment, the addicting gameplay, endless combo combinations, appealing artwork, and the characters' fun personalities all make up for that. Whether you're playing the single-player story or arcade mode, or playing with friends, you will certainly have lots of fun with it. 15For a fighting game, it delivers very well. While I can't deny the fact that it does have a small roster at the moment, the addicting gameplay, endless combo combinations, appealing artwork, and the characters' fun personalities all make up for that. Whether you're playing the single-player story or arcade mode, or playing with friends, you will certainly have lots of fun with it. 15 dollars for this is a total steal! Go get it right now! 10/10… Expand
  3. eternalsnows
    Aug 29, 2013
    10
    I'll cut to the chase: go buy Skullgirls right now. It's incredibly fun and you'd be hard pressed to find a better value for your gaming dollar. The sheer amount stylishness, polished gameplay, and raw originality on display here is truly remarkable.

    I've always enjoyed fighting games, but I'm not an expert by any means. I like to learn as many special moves and combos as I can, but my    I'll cut to the chase: go buy Skullgirls right now. It's incredibly fun and you'd be hard pressed to find a better value for your gaming dollar. The sheer amount stylishness, polished gameplay, and raw originality on display here is truly remarkable.

    I've always enjoyed fighting games, but I'm not an expert by any means. I like to learn as many special moves and combos as I can, but my actual "strategy" usually ends up being semi-coherent button mashing. I own Street Fighter IV and Mortal Kombat and have had a lot of fun with both. Skullgirls is similar in many ways to its big-budget cousins, but it's also very much its own game. The neo-Art Deco art style is very well done and the characters are designed and animated to perfection. It's an absolute joy to watch classic Warner Bros.-style cartoon chaos unfold as cars race across the screen, heads roll, and giant balls of twine wreak havoc on your character. The voice acting is limited, but suits the mood of the game to a T, as does the 1920s-era jazz soundtrack.

    I do have a few tiny nitpicks. I would like to see a few more characters, a little bit more voice work, more graphics options, and maybe some polishing done on a few of the stage backgrounds. Honestly though, I get why there are a couple of minor weaknesses like this. Clearly the developers spent a huge amount of time and money perfecting the core gameplay, and as a result they've come up with something really special. If a few secondary things fell through cracks or got pushed back then that's totally reasonable. It just makes me look forward all the more to future patches/DLC and (hopefully) Skullgirls 2!    … Expand
  4. Sven2k
    Mar 2, 2021
    10
    With the free 2nd Encore update, I finally found my main in Robo Fortune. I liked the game previously, but now I absolutely adore it! I'm not the most fighting game savvy guy, but darn Skull Girls is just so fun!
  5. lolster2nite
    Oct 9, 2013
    10
    If you are the kind of person that enjoys playing the Street Fighter Series, Marvel vs Capcom, Darksouls and more, then I highly recommend you give this game a go. The roster is full of well designed and created characters each with their own unique personalities and abilities. Action is fast paced for old school hardcore veterans with its online versus mode, while also providing the richIf you are the kind of person that enjoys playing the Street Fighter Series, Marvel vs Capcom, Darksouls and more, then I highly recommend you give this game a go. The roster is full of well designed and created characters each with their own unique personalities and abilities. Action is fast paced for old school hardcore veterans with its online versus mode, while also providing the rich story telling setting and game play for a more casual audience, without ever giving up one of the two groups. With content being released at a steady pace and at Triple-A fighting game companies pace, the gameplay always remains fun and enjoyable without sacrificing the feel of the game. Plus, coming from an indie company, the quality put out is comparable to even the standard of Konami and Capcom, perhaps even better since the game is always being attended to and any bugs prominent are fixed on a matter if days. Lastly, the staff of the game is always ears open, attending to your needs and request, tweaking minor segments of the game to provide a more comfortable experience for any gamer looking to try or commit to the game.
    Also, the art style is something different compared to what your would see in most fighting games. With a first ever "dark-deco" style, you can expect beautiful art work on both the characters and the backgrounds of the many "arenas" you would fight in, guaranteeing your eyes will never be too confused nor bored with the scenery at hand. Even when it comes to the motion animation of the characters the character movements are fluid and well connected, so you will never experience static imagery which would ruin your game experience.

    Overall the gameplay is fluid and it fulfills the core element of what every fighting game should be, while also venturing away from common practices and going in a different direction, a better, brighter and more creative direction. And that is why I give Skullgirls, a solid and well deserved 10/10    … Expand
  6. Tyrlol
    Nov 23, 2013
    10
    Hands down the most fun I've had in a fighting game. Excellent characters, beautiful and fluid animations. Every character feels very unique and thematic. Fighting mechanics are amazing and have a lot of depth to them. Net code is amazing and allows my friends and I to play around the world with minimal lag.
  7. ASDdsa123
    Nov 21, 2013
    10
    One of the best fighting games what i ever played. Graphics is wonderful and smooth and music are quite nice. The characters are really original, every one of them has their own fighting style. For example, Ms. Fortune can remove her limbs and head which provides a tactical advantage and Double which is able to deform in any other application fighter. Game is a great tutorial, a guide toOne of the best fighting games what i ever played. Graphics is wonderful and smooth and music are quite nice. The characters are really original, every one of them has their own fighting style. For example, Ms. Fortune can remove her limbs and head which provides a tactical advantage and Double which is able to deform in any other application fighter. Game is a great tutorial, a guide to all the basic movement, attacks and special attacks. Tutorial we will learn all the characters attacks and special attacks. Games also are frequently updated which says that the game makers care about the game. And believe me, those updates will be 2-4 weeks, and they are not wildly big. One thing which is a bit annoying is the fact that the game is currently only 9 characters, but the beginning of year 2014 will be 4 new FREE dlc characters and more are just coming up. This game is totally 10/10. … Expand
  8. Jaythecritic
    Nov 23, 2013
    10
    Skullgirls was made with love for the genre and you can see that at first sight. Great visuals, solid gameplay system, awesome music from the Castlevania SOTN composer, wonderful netcode and constant support from developers.

    I read a critic here that says: "More often than not, your opponents will hit-confirm you with one of the 6 pokes, and carry it into a 20-30 second combo that will    Skullgirls was made with love for the genre and you can see that at first sight. Great visuals, solid gameplay system, awesome music from the Castlevania SOTN composer, wonderful netcode and constant support from developers.

    I read a critic here that says: "More often than not, your opponents will hit-confirm you with one of the 6 pokes, and carry it into a 20-30 second combo that will deplete anywhere between 60 70% of your life-bar." as if that would destroy the game experience.

    In general this genre work that way. You can be raped by someone with good execution. That is the one of the basic rules. Work hard/Practice Destroy your enemy. Old games like Kof 2002, Street fighter alpha 3 and MVC2 had the same aggressive approach (or even far more hardcore) and they all had a strong competitive scene even with 3 char tiers like MVC2.

    Air dashers are a sub-genre within fighting games. They work that way. You can look some MVC2 and UMVC3 tournament footage to see it with your own eyes. The style is completely offensive and If you can not defend properly you are in big troubles.

    Skullgirls is like that. A aggressive game with good user-friendly mechanics and a deep care for the details. All i can say to you who are thinking of buying is give it a try. Play it for a few weeks with friends or online. Explore it. Try a console demo or something. Then you can draw your own conclusions.    … Expand
  9. pbfjorie
    Jan 1, 2014
    10
    Just to spite the people making 0 scored reviews because they got beat online.
    Those people make metacritic such a hard site to gauge the quality of a game because they make spite reviews for no reason, and especially 0 scored reviews just because they didn't like something small about the game, and blew it up into a big problem when there is none.
  10. Themself
    Feb 11, 2014
    10
    Skullgirls is a great game. Like, a REALLY great game. I’d honestly say one of the best games I’ve ever played. But, that’s not an objective fact. That’s how I view it. Sure, it’s got some problems, but otherwise, it was a very enjoyable experience.

    First off is the music. When you begin the game, you get haunting opera. Then, there’s an electronic guitar riff with game footage in the    Skullgirls is a great game. Like, a REALLY great game. I’d honestly say one of the best games I’ve ever played. But, that’s not an objective fact. That’s how I view it. Sure, it’s got some problems, but otherwise, it was a very enjoyable experience.

    First off is the music. When you begin the game, you get haunting opera. Then, there’s an electronic guitar riff with game footage in the background. Then once you’re on the main menu, you get a snazzy jazz number. And as you play the game, you have a unique song for each map that matches the general aesthetic. But one of the best pieces is “The Lives We Tried to Reclaim”, the song used for more emotional scenes. And then, during the credits, you get another jazz number, but this one is more chippy and happy. This one is called “In a Moment’s Time”, and is my favorite song in the soundtrack. The soundtrack was made mainly by Michiru Yamane, the woman who composed for the Castlevania games, before leaving Konami to work on Skullgirls. If you like her music, it’s safe to say you’ll like her work in Skullgirls. The rest of the soundtrack was composed by Vincent Diamante.

    What is personally my favorite part of the game are the wonderful character designs. All the characters are unique, creative, and very expressive. But it’s funny, because the lead animator of Frozen, a movie with a budget of millions backed by Disney, said that animating women is so hard that apparently they had to revise the entire movie’s storyline while this indie game had an entire cast of women, all with amazing character designs. But, what makes them so good? Well, for one, they allow for expression. They are very stylized, and the range of emotions the characters can convey is very wide. Second, is that they’re just cool to look at. Although not everyone might agree, a good chunk of these characters are rather cute.

    As for the backgrounds, they are also excellent. You can just imagine the day-to-day goings-on in some of them, and a lot of them already have things like conversing students at school, a preacher at the church when it’s full, people just hanging out at Little Innsmouth (which I might add is just one big reference to Lovecraft), and burning buildings in a mid-battle city. Although you might not be looking at the backgrounds as you’re in the middle of a fight, they’re still simply wonderful.

    Another great part is the dialogue. It’s nothing award-worthy, but it’s certainly something. Each of the characters has not only their own personality, which is a standard among good characters, but they even have their own speaking quirks. Squigly, an opera singer, is very polite and graceful. Peacock, a girl obsessed with cartoons, has a very 1920’s way of speech. Cerebella, a circus performer working for a mafia, throws off circus sayings and lines showing loyalty to the mob boss, Vitali. You can also hear them speak during fights, which is a relief from the usual collection of grunts and groans a good lot of fighting games have. While many games don’t pay much attention to dialogue, saving it for cutscenes, Skullgirls certainly put a bit of work into it.

    However, a problem is that it’s a bit fanservicey. That might be kind of alienating for female customers, and some males, and that’s totally fine. If you don’t want to play a game because it’s content makes you feel uncomfortable in any way, even if the entire gaming community says it’s the bee’s knees, you don’t have to. But if you like the fanservice, then that’s fine too.

    Changing the topic, it is rather easy to get used to if you’re a long-time fan of fighting games. With its 6-button layout, similar to that of Marvel vs Capcom, allows more die-hard players to get into the game almost right away, without much of a hassle.

    But what truly makes Skullgirls stand out is its animation. Literally every frame is individually hand-drawn. The characters all move very smoothly, and it’s beautiful. Just beautiful. Heck, it even got into the Guinness World Records for most frames per character.

    Whereas most fighting games don’t pay much to story, Skullgirls doesn’t either, but got the most bang for its buck. You can clearly see the relationships between characters in the different storylines, and the backstories for all of the characters are all tragic, save for that of Double, who’s background is more unknown. But the genius of the backstories is that they aren’t revealed straight away. After you’ve played the character for a bit, and got attached to them because of their actual character, then you get the sad, tear-jerking backstory. If we got the backstories immediately then we wouldn’t care because we don’t like them yet. That is talked about in this video, albeit on a different subject.

    But one of the problems I have with the game is it’s odd difficulty curve. When you play on story mode, it goes quite smoothly, but then you get to the final boss and WOAH. Suddenly it’s Dark Souls: Fighting Game Edition. I actua    … Expand
  11. Fantasy55
    Feb 28, 2014
    10
    The art and game-play are both amazing. Great touch of having the beta to be accessed, and the game is kept up-to-date in steam. I totally recommend this game to both new and old fighters.
  12. Rodserra
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Jogo exepcional com uma gameplay diversificada e uma arte linda e agradavel
  13. Adyon
    Sep 2, 2013
    9
    This game is an experiment in creativity and stylistic game-play. As much as I enjoy classic fighters like Street Fighter, I have found myself more drawn towards games with unique engines such as the Guilty Gear and the Blazblue games from Arc System Works. This game is a beautiful mix of the two types of games. The physics are well designed, and the control scheme is tight, smooth andThis game is an experiment in creativity and stylistic game-play. As much as I enjoy classic fighters like Street Fighter, I have found myself more drawn towards games with unique engines such as the Guilty Gear and the Blazblue games from Arc System Works. This game is a beautiful mix of the two types of games. The physics are well designed, and the control scheme is tight, smooth and fun. The game is rewarding for casual fans but features a high-end engine that takes a lot to truly master.

    The only real drawback to this game at all comes from it's limited character roster. (Which is expanding with a few free DLC characters in the near future) All the same, the overall game makes up for that by creating stark artistic representations, forcing all its characters to have very unique, memorable looks/play-styles.    … Expand
  14. Brosman
    Nov 15, 2013
    9
    Skullgirls is an excellent fighting game. The controls work wonderfully on the PC which surprised me, and It doesn't require you to be a twitch pro like other fighters such as SF. You can pick up and learn a character pretty easily in about 15 minutes, so its a game that is easy to learn but hard to master. Its great to see a game with an all female cast as well. Its something that isn'tSkullgirls is an excellent fighting game. The controls work wonderfully on the PC which surprised me, and It doesn't require you to be a twitch pro like other fighters such as SF. You can pick up and learn a character pretty easily in about 15 minutes, so its a game that is easy to learn but hard to master. Its great to see a game with an all female cast as well. Its something that isn't done often and actually probably needs to be done more. The only problems I have with this game is its horridly confusing menu controls due to everything being telegraphed through action keys and not by "push enter" or "press back". I promise you the first time you play this game you'll be scratching you head as normal menu control keys don't work, and as you start pressing buttons your screen will start to spasm. Also, the final boss falls into the normal "cheating a-hole" boss. I would compare it Mortal Combat 9's Khan in where you just have to rush him and spam one attack over and over dodging his attacks. Kinda ruins story and arcade when your having good fights racking up combos, then you hit the boss and spam high kicks the whole time. I do recommend this game though. Its brilliantly done.… Expand
  15. LOL_DUDE
    Nov 14, 2013
    9
    I hated this game. That's what i'd say if I was a horrible person. Awesome on almost every level, Skullgirls is a game that I highly recommend to anyone with a thing for fighting games. You'll find the game jam-packed with satisfying gameplay and beautiful spritework. However, my only issues with the game is what it ISN'T jam-packed with. The lack of an extensive roster (I know that thereI hated this game. That's what i'd say if I was a horrible person. Awesome on almost every level, Skullgirls is a game that I highly recommend to anyone with a thing for fighting games. You'll find the game jam-packed with satisfying gameplay and beautiful spritework. However, my only issues with the game is what it ISN'T jam-packed with. The lack of an extensive roster (I know that there are more DLC characters on the way, but it's gonna be a long time 'till they're all released) and fully animated cutscenes in story mode is a bit upsetting, but I can mostly forgive Lab Zero in these regards due to limitations set by them being an indie company. But, believe me, if you're a fighting game fan like me, then you'd be doing yourself an incredible injustice (even if the presentation is a little off-putting to you (believe me when I say it was for me)).… Expand
  16. SirKirbyThe4th
    Jun 18, 2015
    9
    Know what Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is? That's pretty much this game. BUT... its as close to that game as Minecraft is to Lego Worlds (look it up). You can choose from 1-3 characters, less characters means more power. It has really great looking hand-drawn sprites. Glorious music. & of course, an amazing battle system. & less than 7.2 million characters to choose from like MvC2. There's like, 10.
  17. Foxconnie
    Feb 2, 2014
    9
    skull girl is a very fun game with beautiful art design. i would have rated this a 10 except for the fact that the story mode and other modes are way to short. the combat flows perfectly and it shows while in the tough boss fight. you can get the hang of the game pretty quick but it will take you a long time to master a character and be ready for online play. it is a fun and awesomeskull girl is a very fun game with beautiful art design. i would have rated this a 10 except for the fact that the story mode and other modes are way to short. the combat flows perfectly and it shows while in the tough boss fight. you can get the hang of the game pretty quick but it will take you a long time to master a character and be ready for online play. it is a fun and awesome fighting game and i'm glad i bought it… Expand
  18. BraveRaideen
    Jun 18, 2014
    9
    A very good fighting game, and very creative. It has a lot more potential then it's using, and its already uses a lot. I recommend you get this great game.
  19. BastienYaiba
    Oct 31, 2015
    9
    Le pongo un 9 por que se lo merece, me parece increíble que haya a quién le disguste este juego.
    Desde que ví las imágenes en Steam sentí amor por él, en cuanto pude jugarlo y oír la preciosa banda sonora acompañada de unas animaciones echas a mano con tanto detalle se convirtió en un favorito instantáneo.
    Admito que ya de por sí el género de la lucha me encanta, pero este juego    Le pongo un 9 por que se lo merece, me parece increíble que haya a quién le disguste este juego.
    Desde que ví las imágenes en Steam sentí amor por él, en cuanto pude jugarlo y oír la preciosa banda sonora acompañada de unas animaciones echas a mano con tanto detalle se convirtió en un favorito instantáneo.
    Admito que ya de por sí el género de la lucha me encanta, pero este juego representa todo por lo que lo amo.
    Voy a ser cruel y decir las cosas que a la gente no le gusta de este juegazo:
    El precio ``inflado´´, no tiene tutorial y que en el online no hay discriminación de habilidad y un novato puede acabar peleando contra un experto.
    En otras palabras: Es canela en rama.
    Me impresiona que haya gente capaz de cascarle menos de un 7 por semejantes bobadas, la verdad    … Expand
  20. Vicente_ao
    Apr 13, 2016
    9
    Tanto si eres un iniciado a los juegos de pelea como a un veterano experto, Skullgirls es un título que debes probar. Es un juego visualmente hermoso, con una buena animación. La jugabilidad es muy fácil para los que recién emiezan, por lo que engancha de manera fácil. Me he divertido sacando los finales de cada personaje y jugando contra otras personas.

    Lo bueno: - Rápido de jugar y    Tanto si eres un iniciado a los juegos de pelea como a un veterano experto, Skullgirls es un título que debes probar. Es un juego visualmente hermoso, con una buena animación. La jugabilidad es muy fácil para los que recién emiezan, por lo que engancha de manera fácil. Me he divertido sacando los finales de cada personaje y jugando contra otras personas.

    Lo bueno:
    - Rápido de jugar y fácil de aprender.
    - Visualmente muy vistoso.
    - Cada personaje tiene mecánicas bien diferenciadas de los otros.

    Lo malo:
    - Pocos personajes (12 por ahora).
    - Pocos escenarios.
    - Campaña un jugador corta y poco desarrollada la historia.

    Recomendado altamente para jugar de manera entretenida.

    8.8/10    … Expand
  21. canibal2000
    Mar 19, 2021
    9
    Un videojuego de locura.
    Aunque tengo que aceptar que el juego muestran las luchadoras muy voluminosas. el estilo de pelear y su arte grafico es unos de los mejores que puedes encontrar si eres fan de los juegos de pelea y de arcade.
    cada personaje tiene su propia historia de su pasado, y al escoger una de las peleadoras tomara un universo alterno que se narrara cuales son sus motivos    Un videojuego de locura.
    Aunque tengo que aceptar que el juego muestran las luchadoras muy voluminosas. el estilo de pelear y su arte grafico es unos de los mejores que puedes encontrar si eres fan de los juegos de pelea y de arcade.
    cada personaje tiene su propia historia de su pasado, y al escoger una de las peleadoras tomara un universo alterno que se narrara cuales son sus motivos para obtener la SKULLGIRLS y como llega a obtenerla.
    cada luchadora tiene un estilo de pelea con animaciones muy impecables y igual para ejecutarlos con el mando. tiene que ser muy precisó para lograr lograr impresionantes movimientos de combate.
    la verdad tengo muy pocas cosas negativas del videojuego. algo que si me ubiera encantado es poder escoger los movimientos y imprimirlos en la pantalla al momento del combate como por ejemplo "mortal kombat 11", son muchos movimientos que es muy complicado apréndelos por completo.

    definitivamente un juego que se gano el aprecio de muchos gamers y un juego de culto para muchos.    … Expand
  22. sawjones
    Dec 23, 2021
    9
    Cute art and sprites, very frenetic gameplay and interesting mechanics. It's a good crossover of classic fighting games. A must have
  23. melodymoony
    Apr 25, 2016
    8
    With fun combat and mechanics Skullgirls is a beautiful anime 2d fighting game. The art and the graphics are really nice and I loved the soundtrack (just do a YouTube search for “The Fish Man's Dance” and “The Legend of the Skull Heart” -my two favorite- they are amazing!).
    Game has a comprehensive tutorial, gameplay in general is really good.
    The characters have a lot of style and    With fun combat and mechanics Skullgirls is a beautiful anime 2d fighting game. The art and the graphics are really nice and I loved the soundtrack (just do a YouTube search for “The Fish Man's Dance” and “The Legend of the Skull Heart” -my two favorite- they are amazing!).
    Game has a comprehensive tutorial, gameplay in general is really good.
    The characters have a lot of style and personality, I love the cast, it’s very original. The only problem is that there are not enough characters since the roster is rather small.
    As for game modes it has different ones, like single player story, arcade mode and Vs. I’m sure you will have fun in every one of them. By the way, the controls are intuitive and responsive.
    A must have if you are fan of anime and or fighting games.    … Expand
  24. Unhexennium
    Oct 9, 2013
    8
    Beautiful game. The art style, music, and character design are top-notch. The game plays like Marvel vs Capcom, but with a few difference. The assists are infinite, which means they can be used with less caution, and the game implements an anti-infinite combo system, which can means there should be no infinite combos.

    However, there are 100% combos, which may as well be infinite.    Beautiful game. The art style, music, and character design are top-notch. The game plays like Marvel vs Capcom, but with a few difference. The assists are infinite, which means they can be used with less caution, and the game implements an anti-infinite combo system, which can means there should be no infinite combos.

    However, there are 100% combos, which may as well be infinite. But, they are not easy to do, and you won't see them online every often, if ever.

    My biggest gripe is with the combos being very long and overdone. It's not fun to helplessly sit through someone's 80 hit combo. It's not fun because, not because you are helpless, but because it gets boring after a few times. And that's what the game turns into. Each player tries to capitalize on any openings, and once that first hit lands, it turns into a massive combo. And on top of that, everyone who plays has to learn those combos to compete. Spending hours in the training mode memorizing huge combos gets old. But that's how the game is played, so you don't have a choice.

    All in all, it's a good game, but with a flawed combo system. I guess that was the vision of the designer though. I'll stick with games like KOF and GG.    … Expand
  25. Vivifyingly
    Jan 25, 2014
    8
    A game that succeeds as a fighting game on all fronts, but falls short as an actual game. The simple storytelling format (static images and accompanying text-narration and non-spoken character lines) remains a solemn reminder of the lower budget this crowdfunded game faced in development, and has suffered from postponements and unclear update/DLC schedules since its inception. Again,A game that succeeds as a fighting game on all fronts, but falls short as an actual game. The simple storytelling format (static images and accompanying text-narration and non-spoken character lines) remains a solemn reminder of the lower budget this crowdfunded game faced in development, and has suffered from postponements and unclear update/DLC schedules since its inception. Again, there's superb quality to be found in it as a fighting game, between its artistic merits in character design and sprite illustration and technical merits for developing a fighting game that avoids many (but maybe not all) of its historic predecessors.

    Bottom line is that it will always hold a very esoteric appeal, meant only for those that will enjoy this style of game and competitive scene (which falls short, in volume of players/community, of what many of us envisioned coming from the game), and that won't suffer too many qualms with the under-developed story. Definite 8/10 from me, but this game is a walking "your mileage may vary" tag.    … Expand
  26. smilzoboboz
    Mar 19, 2015
    8
    Skullgirls is an hand-drawn HD frantic fighting game that excels both on mechanics and graphics.

    While this game is undoubtedly well made I didn't like it for mostly 2 reasons: the game is screen invasive and the combat system (on medium-to-high level games) focuses on mind-play only, leaving to reflexes just a marginal part. What do I mean by screen invasive? Often the screen is    Skullgirls is an hand-drawn HD frantic fighting game that excels both on mechanics and graphics.

    While this game is undoubtedly well made I didn't like it for mostly 2 reasons: the game is screen invasive and the combat system (on medium-to-high level games) focuses on mind-play only, leaving to reflexes just a marginal part.
    What do I mean by screen invasive? Often the screen is filled with things (from projectiles to actual non-damaging screen effects) that are not "the other character". I like things to be clean and linear like on street fighter series (I don't mind guilty gear series too, but for example BlazBlue crosses the line).
    On the mind-play vs reflexes part here's the thing: sadly with games now played more and more often online Skullgirls developers decided (and they are totally right on this point on a marketing perspective) to leave to reflexes a marginal part since online you cannot actually do lightning-reflex play and their game 99% of the times was going to be played online.

    So, if you're like me probably you don't want this game but any other fighting game fan should have this game and all the DLC.    … Expand
  27. Shimmeywill
    Feb 19, 2020
    8
    Fantastic visuals, solid character selection, wonderful music and tight combat. Great fighter.
  28. Andrew_Paterson
    Nov 17, 2013
    7
    Skullgirls is nothing revolutionary. It's a slightly annoying if otherwise polished fighting game. If you're looking for fluidly drawn fighting fighting breasts then Vanguard Princess is a better bet. If you're in it for the gameplay and enjoy fighters then you'll probably enjoy this but just don't expect anything special.
  29. Willyboyou
    Nov 24, 2020
    7
    Skullgirls has crafted some of the most charming and fun characters brought to life with stunning hand-drawn animation. While the world and characters are brilliant, I can only enjoy the gameplay in short bursts and can struggle to entertain me while I play by myself.
  30. Exorio
    Nov 17, 2013
    5
    Tried this on free weekend on Steam. Not a bad game, really. But I doubt this franchise will last long, specially with import (japanese) fighting games which are way much better than this.

    The characters are obviously too surreal and has no "cool" factor like those in the bigger franchise such as Tekken and SF. They are adorable and sometimes disturbing too. But I admire the creativity.    Tried this on free weekend on Steam. Not a bad game, really. But I doubt this franchise will last long, specially with import (japanese) fighting games which are way much better than this.

    The characters are obviously too surreal and has no "cool" factor like those in the bigger franchise such as Tekken and SF. They are adorable and sometimes disturbing too. But I admire the creativity.

    Character roster are too small, compare to KOF XIII (which has released on steam)

    If you want to go surreal with "cool factor" try Guilty Gear.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. PC Gamer
    Oct 30, 2013
    80
    A sharp, snazzy and accessible fighting game, held back by the unnecessary sexualisation of its antagonists.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 16, 2013
    80
    A fighting game that should appeal to everyone regardless of their experience with the genre. Friendly to newcomers (but it does not reward button mashing) and deep enough for the seasoned enthusiasts. [11/2013, p.82]
  3. Eurogamer Spain
    Sep 13, 2013
    90
    An atypical fighting game, but one of the best that you can play to introduce yourself to the genre.
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