I am now right in the middle just like you there
Iām just gonna start by saying that I understand weāve only seen Rashās Retro. His new skin may change my mind, but these are my thoughts right now.
The game is a trope-fest for sure. The issue I have, is that itās filled with horror and action movie tropes, and thatās where I think Rash is a step too far. I donāt think the Hanna-Barbera style of his moves fit the gameās overall tone. It is funny to watch and to imagine this gigantic toad kicking people in the face with an oversized cleat.
Iām a sucker when it comes cartoons and old school games. Currently, I just have a hard time with his current state.
All that being said, I wonāt drop the game because heās in it. I love Hisako, Riptor, Aganos, and Spinal, and I love this game. The last 2D fighter I played was MK3U. KI is the one 2D fighter for me.
Thanks @xCrimsonLegendx for making this thread with a nice simple poll. The polls arenāt scientific, but at least they provide some grounding in reality instead of asking people to just sift through the same 3-4 people posting over and over again arguing both sides of an issue.
I think itās impossible to call the original KI anything but goofy when you have fatalities like Orchidās death by bewb flash and Jagoās meditation followed by a car falling on the opponentās head. This doesnāt mean the game wasnāt ādark,ā but it was more Beetlejuice than The Dark Knight. The second game might be a little less obviously goofy, but it is also less ādark.ā Both literally, in terms of the art style (you see brighter colors and more daylight stages) and in terms of the overall tone. KI 2013 continues that trend, in my opinion.
People seem to want to make this all about Rash. Rash is a guest character, transported in from an 8-bit dimension. He is lovingly crafted to resemble another game - so the idea that he will mesh seamlessly in KI is a bit naĆÆve. No guest character Iāve ever seen fits seamlessly with the fictional universe of a fighting game (actually, there are plenty of normal cast members who donāt seem to fit - Dhalsim, anyone?). But they can fit into the fighting engine, and I think Rash does that very well. Ironically, if you look at the Battletoads Arcade game it is arguably much more gorey than anything KI ever did. So, granted, Rash is a cartoon character but the game he is pulled from is at least as āadultā as KI.
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Both? Black humor i guess. Google it.
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Donāt get me wrong Iād like KI to remain somewhat dark and serious in tone, but it can also have a sense of humor. A character like Rash is pretty goofy, but to me he just looks awesome and is just a fun character and heās about as 90s as retro Jagoās ripped pants.
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listen what Cinder has to say after he wins a fight. You might have the answer.
Itās kind of the same as MKX, yeah the story and gore is brooding, but itās also meant to be cheesy, ridiculous and entertaining. In this game, itās even more on the cheesy side.
KI is like the Frank Zappa of FGs.
Tongue planted firmly in cheek, while spitting veiled diatribes.
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Pretty much this.
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Itās a game, so it should never be taken too seriously. To me it has both the ādark, brooding, gloomyā aesthetic with humor splashed all over the place and thatās a good thing. People that want āseriousā should stick to news and non-fiction books instead of games.
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Whereās the half and half option?
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I originally intended to get a black and white two response result. Without a bunch of extra options to pollute the final numbers, most people lean more towards one or the other but I understand where youāre coming from. Personally I believe the game is more parody but it has hints of seriousness so I went with the parody option off the poll.