Skullheartsx
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- Posted: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:16:01 +0000
Skullgirls is a fast-paced, 2D fighting game developed by Reverge Labs and lead by tournament champ Mike “Z” Zaimont and artist Alex “o_8” Ahad. Drawing on the best features the genre has to offer, Skullgirls is designed to be a tournament-grade fighter while remaining approachable and engaging for the casual player.
Skullgirls boasts the most fluid animation with each character being completely hand drawn and graphics enhanced with a special engine that allows 3D effects (such as real time lighting) with 2D visuals. The game uses the traditional 6-button style of play and allows players to choose a team of up to 3 characters to do battle, and even opens room for customizable assist attacks for standby characters.
Squigly’s about 1/3rd complete. We need your help to complete her and release her to the public. If people are feeling especially generous, we can add story modes, stages, and possibly even more characters to further expand the game and its world!
If we successfully fund Squigly and anything else, they will be released free to everybody, on all platforms for a limited time.
With your assistance, Lab Zero can resume its mission to make Skullgirls the best fighting game out there, and truly the only fighting game made by fighting game fans for fighting game fans.
Squigly is the last "surviving" member of the Contiellos, a famous line of opera singers and long-time clients of the Medici family.
Fourteen years ago, tragedy befell Squigly’s family when the Medici mafia came close to obtaining the Skull Heart. During this incident she became one of the Skullgirl's undead minions. Once the threat had been defeated, only Squigly’s body was recovered, and she was buried in a service provided by Lorenzo himself.
Fast forward to the present: Bloody Marie's emergence has awoken Squigly from her long sleep. As part of the Skullgirl’s undead legion, Squigly should have become nothing more than a mindless servant of the pale maiden. However, thanks to the powers of her Parasite Leviathan, she is spared this fate.
Squigly is graceful, calm and well-mannered, but tough and determined to complete her mission. Her past experience with a Skullgirl gives her a unique perspective and a greater understanding of the situation over most.
Having been passed through the Contiello family for generations, Leviathan is refined and dotes on Squigly like her father and previous host did. This long familial history has made Squigly's bond with Leviathan deeper and more fundamental than that of most Parasites, and allows them to work harmoniously both in and out of battle like synchronized dance partners. Their unique circumstance also seems to have given them abilities beyond this world, as well.