"Terry Bogard is the guy everybody in South Town calls when they need help moving a couch." Just a regular guy by circumstance who got wrapped into a major situation. That's what appealed me to SNK from the beginning...
Terry is highly relatable. Seems like that cool dude that will take you under his wing and teach you better lessons than what you'd pay hundreds to thousands for in classes.
@@realamericannegro977 The kind of dude that can slay gods and demons, but can also be spotted hanging out playing beer pong at your local bar. So many reasons to love this character, and I'm glad he's finally getting the mainstream attention he deserved for a long time now that he's in Smash Ultimate.
When the WWE characters were added to the KOF Mobile online game. What was easily one of the best interactions that properly conveyed how much of a down-to-earth dude Terry is, would have to be John Cena's story mode. (I'm not kidding, It's actually worth checking out.)
@@striderreborn1467 I got curious and decided to look it up. Indeed, it is very wholesome. They both really care about the children and want to put up a good show for them. John deciding to donate his winnings was a nice gesture too.
Sakurai might have said more around the lines of "I couldn't get Mai in Smash Bros. because CERO would raise the rating of this game, and since I want to represent every character with their original design I prefer to not have her at all if they force me to tone her down".
The summary of Terry Bogard's appeal is a good explanation for why I consider him the best fighting game protagonist. He's the cool guy in the neighborhood that everyone likes and fends off psychotic gangsters and crimelords to keep the streets clean.
Ya know, Geese’s death in Real Bout 1 actually has to be one of the most ominous deaths I’ve ever seen because just imagine it, you didn’t intend to kill the guy who killed your father but in the end, he ends up killing himself just to spite you… leaving you there wondering if you should’ve ended him earlier or right then and there. Instead going out in his own way… damn *•~•*
Mai’s new design in the pachinko games is so amazing and fresh. I’m still mad SNK hasn’t used that design for her, and insists on the same kunoichi costume. Or at least include it as an alt costume. Look at Chun Li’s dress in SFV and how popular it became, despite being an alt costume.
if are more costumes in kofxv would be great if some characters recive redesing like kyo and iori or if bring other clasic costumes like mr karate 2 or garou terry
@@ramirezserranodanielaaron5724 they can really make money off those costumes you mention and more. Now with 3D models it’s easier. The skins they made for XIV while some were classic ones (Iori, Kyo, Athena), others were so weird. People would pay for Terry Garou or Ryo Mr Karate or Mai with pachinko dress.
@@mthsdcs unfortunately there aren’t many HQ images of Mai in that outfit. Type in google “Mai Shiranui fatal fury premium”. There’s a lot of screenshots of Mai in different poses from the game.
I recently discovered your channel and boy howdy it's been fun learning about all of these fighting games that I've never picked up out of intimidation, mechanics and "cancelling" moves always boggles my mind and I can't wrap my head around it, but I think this video's got me convinced to pick up King of Fighters 15 next month. I wouldn't mind seeing a continuation to the Fatal Fury story.
That's great to hear. Don't be too intimidated by fighting game mechanics, all you need to do is practice them and you'll get it. And I agree, I'd love to see a new Fatal Fury installment. And unlike Capcom, with SNK there's actually a little bit hope that it might actually happen.
Just wanted to say that even if you're not a hardcore fighting game player, if you enjoy these character designs and lore and haven't played _Garou: Mark of the Wolves_ , you totally need that in your life... like yesterday. It holds up amazingly well (at least in my opinion) even nearly 20 years after its initial release. Even if you can't do all the fancy cancelling, the buttons and specials feel incredible (the first time you land Buster Wolf or Neo Deadly Rave... 🤌), and the character sprites and stages are bursting with personality.
56:17 Imagine being that kid and learning such an iconic phrase was because you just checked up on a man who got completely soaked at something other than a strip club.
One of the things that appealed to me with both Terry and Ryu (despite being two different personalities) is that they were true to themselves. None of them tried to impress others or bragging about what they did or their legacy. They just wanted to live, Ryu despite being the wandering warrior, he at the end just tried to prove himself and following his own path to the meaning of fight. As for Terry despite being the "i'm going to avenge my father/master" type of character at the beginning, he just wanted to live a normal life, just training for the unnavoidable fight with geese and when he felt like his intervention was needed. Comparison between the two characters seems rather wrong from the personality perspective, because more than comparison to me are more than an analogy of each other. Relatable goals but totally different paths.
If I had to guess, it's probably the backstory they went with later on in the series. It's just they couldn't put it in Street Fighter I, but around the time of Street Fighter Alpha Capcom probably felt like they could afford to include more story.
Imagine it being a copy and paste job (kinda) like Ryu and Ken track down their master’s killer, Sagat. Lol it’s crazy to contemplate what could’ve been
Not too long ago SNK had a stream revealing content from Garou’s cancelled sequel. Idk but I feel like that’s a sign we may see more from it in the future, or heck even seeing it completed
@@MoriyaMug Even if it wasn't lost, I can't imagine they'd be keen on completing and releasing a game that was developed for hardware from over 20 years ago. They'd probably re-do everything anyway. But they already have the basis for modern fighting games in their more recent releases, so a few tweaks to gameplay and the facelift that would already be necessary and it wouldn't be all that much more work either way- and when I say 'that much more' I mean in comparison of the 'lost data' vs 'not lost data' scenarios, not that it wouldn't be work at all. The biggest loss would be the story elements that they had nailed down already.
Yeah he was going to be in 13 too but due to time limits they waited till KOF 14 to bring him in. Story wise it literally was "oh yeah Geese was planning on joining but the scrolls he was looking for were more important so he skipped the kof 13 tournament" lmao
Damn, never knew Ken Ishikawa made manga other than the Getter Robo series. His art style just doesn't scream 'Fatal Fury' cause he tend to make the character rather plump but the way he draws action and storyline was the best Might look it up later
So here's my question: if Fatal Fury does return, is SNK going to continue the Fatal Fury timeline? Or are they going to retcon it to take place in the same timeline as KOF? Something tells me they might do the ladder, but who knows? Also, I just want to get this out there; if Terry returns for the next Smash, I want Geese Howard as a boss fight! Also Rock and Nakoruru as playable characters.
I'd personally want something either revamping the FF series, Somewhat of a prequel like Samurai Shodown 2019, or a series of games between Real Bout and MOTW. I hated how they got rid of the rest of the cast without any explanation as to why they went missing.
I kind of want them to meld both somehow. I want to see Mr Karate II / Ryo Sakazaki in the KOF timeline, as well as the return of Rick Strowd, Li Xiangfei, Alfred, Tsugumi Sendo, and Toji Sakata as playable characters in KOF someday.. As I said in my own comment in this video... Ryo, in my humble opinion as a fan of his and a fellow Karate practicioner, just looks more badass as Mr Karate II.
@@KamenRider1 I understand you, but I respectful disagree. I actually don't want any more FF/AOF characters thrown into "KOF" because they will be somehow overshadowed with very little importance by the KOF main characters. I would rather have another Fatal Fury, another Garou and another AOF where Terry, Rock, Ryo and the rest can have the time to shine.
Fun fact, Geese isn’t Terry’s rival. Andy is. In several extra fatal fury and Terry focused stuff, he considers Andy his rival since he always pushes himself to new heights and Terry wants to keep up.
Terry Bogard is my favorite fighting game character, and one of my favorite videogame characters overall, right next to Cloud Strife and Dante. I know it sounds very silly to say one finds a fictional character to be an inspiration, especially as an adult, but I really find Terry to be a role model. Resilient and fearless in the face of challenge, yet kind and warm to those he loves. A true gentleman.
Wish he had some of Vader's lines like "What time is it? What time is it?!", "I fear no man. I feel no pain", and best of all "It's time, it's time, it's Raiden time!!"
Since he's based off if a Super Sentai character, Joe Higashi should get a Super Sentai skin as dlc. As for Blue Mary, there a naughty part for her if she gets knocked into the water in the fourth title Real Bout.
Terry Bogard is one of my favorite videogame characters ever, because no matter how much he suffered and much he sacrifies to get his goal, he's just a chill dude with a very positive outlook of life, he's really a role model for kids, at least that's why I always liked him. I've also bought Garou MOTW for so many platforms, I only wish we'll finally get a new entry. BTW now that I know about that japanese PS1 exclusive Real Bout game, guess I'll have to hunt a copy for it, I knew Alfred but didn't knew his game was region locked.
Geese just never died in the kof universe. The universe mumbo jumbo brought back villains at the end of kof 14. Geese was unrelated to that in kof 14. Oh and he still has the scrolls
Who's watching this after Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves dropped its first gameplay and character trailer? Can't wait to see Thorgi's reaction to Fatal Fury coming back.
Terry's angry "👊🏼GEESE😤" at the begin of the fight against his nr.1 enemy is hilarious. I love all those many eastereggs and secrets in the SNK games. You can tell the developers had fun and they were really motivated to bring out outstanding stuff!
playing these games as a kid, and being a fanboy of Terry Bogard, i allways felt like the minority. but once i found out he was the literal MASCOT? no amount of SWAT could stop the amount of hype that i expressed.
Fatal Fury 3 was a failure on a gameplay level and on a financial level. The complex motions, some hiddens, the 3 differents plans, hitboxes... were too much, even for the time. SNK themselves confirmed that on interviews. That is why Real Bout 1 was created, to correct the mistakes that were made in FF3 asap, and at the same time reboot the story of Fatal Fury. It came out so fast because the FF brand took a big blow with FF3 and they quickly needed to try and fix it. Hence the re-used assets and also why it is less fleshed out on the side content ( stages, animations etc ). But it is a way better game, and the ring out system is fun. Real Bout Special is what FF3 SHOULD have been not counting the story ( great content, new graphics, lots of characters, easter eggs... 3 planes with a gameplay that is not broken). Real Bout 2 is... the best fighting game SNK ever created.
Real Bout Special is the best game in the series that still feels like Fatal Fury (and Dominated Mind is staggeringly good). Garou is amazing, but it feels much closer to KOF in gameplay than a Real Bout.
I'm way more of a Capcom/Street Fighter person but the Fatal Fury series is second for me. I actually think it's a better SNK series that KOF and Samurai Showdown.
Discriminating Mai Shiranui like that in Smash is an insult to all hard working kunoichis everywhere in the world! Sex appeal (thus distraction) is in their profession! She is just doing her job of being an exemplary female ninja. ;)
I'm loving this series. Still hoping for a Bloody Roar-Retrospective as that series is highly underrated, And for series ranking it's the first game known in arcades as Beastorizer was decent not an awful game but still pretty good, 2 is considered one of the 2 high-points of the series as not only did the graphics, gameplay, and story/plot improved it also introduced into the series the popular mainstays of Kenji aka Bakuryu 2 Yugo's adopted kid brother, Shina adopted Leopard Zoanthrope daughter of ally Gado and childhood friend of Yugo, Jenny the mysterious British Bat Zoanthrope spy who seems to have her own agenda at times, Uriko now playable with a new beast-form of partially transformed into a Cat, Stun the Hercules Beetle Zoanthrope who was once human but was turned into his current form after his partner betrayed him, Shenlong the villainous later turned anti-hero clone of Long, and Busuzima the Chameleon Zoanthrope who was the one who backstabbed Stun and turned him into what he is now, who after losing to Yugo in the canon becomes a comical villain, 3 is considered the 2nd of the 2 high-points in the series though it is were the series starts to go off tracks with it's plot by going into the sci-fi/supernatural genre but still consider one of the best games in the series improving the aspects of graphics, and gameplay and reintroducing Bakuryu 1 as the robotic Khoryu, and the concept of Uriko as a Chimera Zoanthrope via her clone Uranus as unlockable characters, and introducing fan-favorite villain Xion the Unborn, Primal Fury/Extreme a canonical filler-side plot set after 3 is in the same boat as the first game not as good as 2 and 3 but still a good game and introduced the characters of Chronos the Penguin Zoanthrope who was a prince of a Zoanthrope kingdom, and turned into a Phoenix in Hyper-Beast state, and his bodyguard/caretaker Genesha a Elephant Zoanthrope, and for the Xbox version Extreme a exclusive character in the form of Fang the lead protagonist of the manga Bloody Roar: The Fang, and then later on after Primal Fury/Extreme's release Konami buys Hudson Soft and the rights to their properties including Bomberman, and Bloody Roar and this results in Bloody Roar 4 being the first title under the Konami banner and it's the worst title in the series taking massive step backs in every direction with one of the worst features being "Career Mode" basically in Career Mode you pick a fighter and go around fighting random fights and earning what's called DNA points in order to purchase special abilities, and special moves used by the characters on the roster in order to create your own custom fighter now before you say Career Mode is a CaZ mode a Create A Zoanthrope mode I wish as with how Career Mode works it would've been perfect as a fully realized Create A Zoanthrope mode but nope your custom fighter is one of the established characters on the roster, but to pour even more salt into the wound Career Mode is also how you unlock Shina, Long, Kohryu, Uranus and the final boss Dragon Ryoho as playable characters with Shina, Long, Kohryu, and Uranus costing 50,000 DNA Points each to unlock, and Dragon Ryoho costing a whopping one-million DNA Points to unlock now this wouldn't be so bad if it was just Kohryu, and Uranus costing the 50,000 DNA Points to unlock as they've been unlockable characters since their debut in 3, and Dragon Ryoho costing one-million DNA Points to unlock as he is the final boss so yeah it's going to take some grinding to unlock him but to cut Shina, and Long series protagonists who have been series main-stays since the 1st 2 games from the base roster and essentally forcing you to grind through the Career Mode just to unlock them is BS.
I’m hoping that if you’re planning to make a Darkstalkers retrospective video, you save it for October because, you know, Halloween. Also, seriously, 30 years. I mean, I figured the Fatal Fury series was old but not as old as Sonic.
39:00 Well... you must know this info by now but for anyone watching this video for the first time. "City of the Wolves" producer confirmed the lattest Fatal Fury Game is the 7th canon entry. All the canon games are the numbered ones without "Special" in their titles. The 3 first FF, the 2 Real Bout, Garou and CotW.
People say SNK ripped off Capcom... The plot twist is, the guy who made Street Fighter was involved from the get go and then Capcom actually stole all the more elements from SNK after. But as such companies should be able to borrow such things. Progression should go on.
From what I've heard (take it with a grain of salt), Garou Densetsu Premium was supposed to be a re-telling of the first Fatal Fury but with a more realistic setting and characters, like if it was some sort of "real-life action movie", hence why characters have more realistic designs (like Yamazaki actually looking like a Yakuza).
Too bad it's wasted by being a pachinko game. It would have been great if they retell the first Fatal Fury as a 3d beat'em up just like the Yakuza/Ryū no Gotoku games.
A few notes on the translation stuff: The dialogue is NOT that weird in Japanese. While it's similar to what their original dialogue is, the translation/localization they went with was bizarre and overly 90's. Geese's "pin-headed son of an ice-cream maker" in Japanese is just some generic insults about being pathetic scum, while "wubba wubba, I'm in the pink today" was originally just along the lines of "all right! Things are going my way!". SNK themselves do not know why Marco Rodriguez was called Kushnood Butt overseas and have even asked fans if they'd like to see his name changed back.
From what i remember hearing it was because there was an MMA fighter named Ricco Rodriguez who was out around that time and they didn't want to get sued so they changed his name.
@@dragonbornexpress5650 The US localization of their games was done entirely separately from SNK in Japan. According to the dev team on the Kaiserwave stream, they were completely removed from localization decisions, and don't even remember who was responsible for their English translations back then or why they made the decisions they did. Hence why they asked, on that stream, if Marco should get his name back, and when everyone said yes, they went and reverted it back in KOF XV. The MMA fighter thing is just a guess; no one knows the real reason why.
Fatal Fury 3 is my favorite game in the series since it's the one I grew up with (I still have the disk) but I plan on buying all the games with my tax return so I'll get to play them all for the first time. Thank you for making this retrospective. This is the second time I'm watching it.
Bring back the Investigations Team from P4AU and drop the bomb of the Phantom Thieves of Heart being guest characters from the Persona universe and you have my money.
Coming back here after City of the Wolves was announced two weeks ago to the general gaming public and boy am I so hyped to see where they take the story in this sequel to Garou 🔥🔥😆
I've got a great suggestion for a video 4 U How about making a video about how Street Fighter 6 is the spiritual successor to the original Art of Fighting The brusing in SF6 is like AoF The zoom in and out of fights of SF6 is like AoF The US slum stage in SF6 is like Mickeys stage in AoF Guiles stage in SF6 is like John's stage in AoF Manons stage in SF6 is like Kings stage in AoF Japan stage in SF6 is like Todos stage in AoF China stage in SF6 is like Lee's stage in KoF In fact, if you can get in touch with some modders and collaborate, you make a historic video of a mock up of an Art of Fighting Remake if they can mod the following Ryu into Ryo Honda into Jack Dee Jay into Mickey Guile into John Then go through a playthrough with the previous stages 2 million views at least
honestly, i wouldnt be shocked if they made garou 2. crazier sequels have happened, and theres clearly a demand for it among snk fans, it could totally happened
43:08 I'd like to point out something here: fatal fury and KOF are 2 separate timelines since Real Bout and KOF 96 devs didn't communicate Geese AND Krauser show up on the same team, but Geese's legacy in KOF starts from 95 actually, other UA-camrs like ShoryuGame have more on it but basically all you need to know is in KOF Geese is alive and works more from the shadows as opposed to fighting in battle in every tournament, he sends Billy to investigate and choose teammates (Eiji and Iori in 95, Mary and Yamazaki in 97, Gato and Yamazaki in 03, Solo Billy in XIII)
I know sometimes we often view pachinko machines as slot machines (which they are) they hype them up on the same level as an arcade cabinet. Let that sink in.
Good video, but just to say that Fatal Fury and KoF follow two different timelines and Geese is alive and well in the KoF timeline and has always been. He only met his demise in the Fatal Fury timeline
The SNES version (NTSC!) of Fatal Fury Special is amazing as well, it's such a faithful port, even more considered the hardware differences, the best 16bit SNK fighting game. It's even better playable than the original imo, just like FF2 on Genesis is more player friendly than the original FF2.
"This is Southtown, Their our know roolz." - My interpretation of what you said, factoring in the fact that there are no rules, including those governing grammar and syntax.
Terry has always been one of my favorite videogame characters. Probably for that very reason you point out; he's an everyman. He's just a guy. He loves to fight. He works when he can but is happy-go-lucky and just enjoys life however it comes at him. He's also a master trash talker when in the ring, and nowhere is this more evident than KOF XIII. Still, he's been stagnant and frozen in time ever since Garou. His KOF appearances have him locked, frozen in age, importance, and development. He can't affect the story in any great degree. He can't be the hero, and he can't change. This is evident in that almost every 'Fatal Fury' team ending since 2003 has been some kind of variation of the same idea played over and over again. For all his popularity may be greater today than it has been at any point... he's still 'frozen' as the mascot of SNK. And until they decide to continue his story in the next Fatal Fury game- SHOULD they ever decide to do so- he will only ever be locked in that frame. But... maybe that's not such a bad thing. With the way franchises and characters are being killed, characteristically assassinated, or subverted (just look what they did to poor Ken Masters in SF6) maybe be frozen in time while he was on top is the better outcome.
About Marco Rodriguez becoming Khushnood Butt, it may very likely also be because at the time, SNK had a huge fanbase in the Middle East (namely Saudi Arabia and Pakistan). So, as a homage to their fans, they decided to put a hybrid of an arab/pakistani name on the character (and yes, Butt is an actual Pakistani surname)
SNK should just take a page out of Capcom and create intermediate plot points. ie Fatal Fury X canonically takes place between Fatal Fury 1 and Fatal Fury 2. Fatal Fury Y takes place before MotW but after Real Bout. Fatal Fury Zeta 1, Zeta 2, and Zeta 3 takes place before the first Fatal Fury!
The Art of Fighting games is basically their Street Fighter Zero series. They canonically takes place 10 years before the first Fatal Fury game. And i agree, they need to do an intermediate game between RBFF and Garou in order to flesh out Rock's character.
Apparently there's an automatic T or higher rating rule for any game Mai appears in due to being maybe the first fighting game character with boob physics.
Fatal Fury has been my favorite fighting franchise since it first released, and Terry has been my all time favorite fighting game character ever. I watched pretty much all the anime I could find, all the books, the wikis, etc... And wow god dang I have NEVER heard of Real about Dominated Mind, White, or Alfred. WOW!
This is a really cool and well-made video. I've played a few of these games like Garou and the Real Bout games with a friend, but I really didn't know much about the over arching story and history behind them. I hope this series and your channel get more attention!
Ever since I discovered SvC Chaos (thanks to Zero being a playable character), I've loved SNK. Metal Slug, KoF, Top Hunter, The Last Blade, Art of Fighting, and, of course Fatal Fury. RBFF2 and MotW are two of my favorite games in the genre
More. We absolutely, ABSOLUTELY need more. You could literally be the definitive fighting game retrospective UA-camr. Man, incredible quality, you just earned a sub!
In fairness to Bayonetta...they toned her way down and she doesn't have the swing that Mai does, though I'm also bummed that she couldn't even be in the background....
Dude, your editing has GROWN throughout the years. Started watching back in 2016 and your opening graphic with your drawn caricature speaks volumes. Keep it up!
« That is how this legendary franchise came to an end »
City of Wolves : SIKES !!!
So hyped for this
That ending aged like milk and I never knew expired milk could taste so sweet
How?
@@brianpguil New garou got announced my guy.
Aged like cheese
@@Creidexe Pretty crazy isn’t it?
Aged milk is just a little rennet away from being a fine cheese
"Terry Bogard is the guy everybody in South Town calls when they need help moving a couch." Just a regular guy by circumstance who got wrapped into a major situation. That's what appealed me to SNK from the beginning...
Terry is highly relatable. Seems like that cool dude that will take you under his wing and teach you better lessons than what you'd pay hundreds to thousands for in classes.
@@realamericannegro977 The kind of dude that can slay gods and demons, but can also be spotted hanging out playing beer pong at your local bar.
So many reasons to love this character, and I'm glad he's finally getting the mainstream attention he deserved for a long time now that he's in Smash Ultimate.
When the WWE characters were added to the KOF Mobile online game. What was easily one of the best interactions that properly conveyed how much of a down-to-earth dude Terry is, would have to be John Cena's story mode. (I'm not kidding, It's actually worth checking out.)
@@striderreborn1467 I got curious and decided to look it up.
Indeed, it is very wholesome.
They both really care about the children and want to put up a good show for them.
John deciding to donate his winnings was a nice gesture too.
It's stated that Terry plays basketball just to have some fun. He's a cool guy.
Sakurai might have said more around the lines of "I couldn't get Mai in Smash Bros. because CERO would raise the rating of this game, and since I want to represent every character with their original design I prefer to not have her at all if they force me to tone her down".
Smash Bros is for good boys and girls
With the announcement of garou 2 being green lit, I am pumped to find out what happens after garou finally.
The summary of Terry Bogard's appeal is a good explanation for why I consider him the best fighting game protagonist. He's the cool guy in the neighborhood that everyone likes and fends off psychotic gangsters and crimelords to keep the streets clean.
17:29 Jeez Thorgi. It's bad enough that Andy is treated like Luigi, now you're saying he doesn't deserve to have a girl fall for him 😂
Good point, but I think Blue Mary is good for Terry.
Ya know, Geese’s death in Real Bout 1 actually has to be one of the most ominous deaths I’ve ever seen because just imagine it, you didn’t intend to kill the guy who killed your father but in the end, he ends up killing himself just to spite you… leaving you there wondering if you should’ve ended him earlier or right then and there. Instead going out in his own way… damn *•~•*
Especially after leaving his son, Rock with no family left.
@@toledochristianmatthew9919 To our knowledge but yeah, you’re pretty right.
He's called and calls himself "The Immortal Geese" - for a good reason!
The designs in those Garou Densetsu Premium cutscenes look like if Fatal Fury got a spinoff made by RGG studios. Freaking awesome.
I was 10 when FF first came out, and I could understand how you feel.
Mai’s new design in the pachinko games is so amazing and fresh. I’m still mad SNK hasn’t used that design for her, and insists on the same kunoichi costume. Or at least include it as an alt costume. Look at Chun Li’s dress in SFV and how popular it became, despite being an alt costume.
if are more costumes in kofxv would be great if some characters recive redesing like kyo and iori or if bring other clasic costumes like mr karate 2 or garou terry
@@ramirezserranodanielaaron5724 they can really make money off those costumes you mention and more. Now with 3D models it’s easier. The skins they made for XIV while some were classic ones (Iori, Kyo, Athena), others were so weird. People would pay for Terry Garou or Ryo Mr Karate or Mai with pachinko dress.
@@RevengerPhoenix do you have a link to her pachinko design? I can only find some upper-body renders, but no full-body pics
@@mthsdcs unfortunately there aren’t many HQ images of Mai in that outfit. Type in google “Mai Shiranui fatal fury premium”. There’s a lot of screenshots of Mai in different poses from the game.
@@RevengerPhoenix thanks, I'll do that
I recently discovered your channel and boy howdy it's been fun learning about all of these fighting games that I've never picked up out of intimidation, mechanics and "cancelling" moves always boggles my mind and I can't wrap my head around it, but I think this video's got me convinced to pick up King of Fighters 15 next month. I wouldn't mind seeing a continuation to the Fatal Fury story.
That's great to hear. Don't be too intimidated by fighting game mechanics, all you need to do is practice them and you'll get it.
And I agree, I'd love to see a new Fatal Fury installment. And unlike Capcom, with SNK there's actually a little bit hope that it might actually happen.
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Just wanted to say that even if you're not a hardcore fighting game player, if you enjoy these character designs and lore and haven't played _Garou: Mark of the Wolves_ , you totally need that in your life... like yesterday. It holds up amazingly well (at least in my opinion) even nearly 20 years after its initial release. Even if you can't do all the fancy cancelling, the buttons and specials feel incredible (the first time you land Buster Wolf or Neo Deadly Rave... 🤌), and the character sprites and stages are bursting with personality.
56:17 Imagine being that kid and learning such an iconic phrase was because you just checked up on a man who got completely soaked at something other than a strip club.
One of the things that appealed to me with both Terry and Ryu (despite being two different personalities) is that they were true to themselves. None of them tried to impress others or bragging about what they did or their legacy. They just wanted to live, Ryu despite being the wandering warrior, he at the end just tried to prove himself and following his own path to the meaning of fight. As for Terry despite being the "i'm going to avenge my father/master" type of character at the beginning, he just wanted to live a normal life, just training for the unnavoidable fight with geese and when he felt like his intervention was needed.
Comparison between the two characters seems rather wrong from the personality perspective, because more than comparison to me are more than an analogy of each other. Relatable goals but totally different paths.
Thorgi isn't really trying to say Ryu is worse, just showing how Fatal Fury was more grounded compare to Street Fighter.
Here after trailers of city of the wolves button 👇
I wonder what Nishiyama's backstories for the Street Fighter cast, like, what was Ryu's original backstory?
I really hope that he might post on the original backstory, because that's one fighting game mystery down
If I had to guess, it's probably the backstory they went with later on in the series. It's just they couldn't put it in Street Fighter I, but around the time of Street Fighter Alpha Capcom probably felt like they could afford to include more story.
Imagine it being a copy and paste job (kinda) like Ryu and Ken track down their master’s killer, Sagat. Lol it’s crazy to contemplate what could’ve been
That little kid really created one of the most iconic lines in all fighting games. I wonder if that kid is aware of what he's made
57:22 "Why did you go with Butt?"
that needs to be written/printed on a T-shirt. LOL
What the hell is a Khushnood, anyway?
@@SpeedStar1642 name?
kushnood butt sounds like a muslim name
@@SpeedStar1642it's an indian sounding name that's not actually a name used in India
It's meant to be "Bhat" which is a common surname in India but they mispelled it.
Not too long ago SNK had a stream revealing content from Garou’s cancelled sequel. Idk but I feel like that’s a sign we may see more from it in the future, or heck even seeing it completed
I would love to see it completed with the AVS graphics
Sadly, they reported that entire WIP build was lost. Garou 2 will never happen unless it's built from scratch.
@@MoriyaMug Even if it wasn't lost, I can't imagine they'd be keen on completing and releasing a game that was developed for hardware from over 20 years ago. They'd probably re-do everything anyway.
But they already have the basis for modern fighting games in their more recent releases, so a few tweaks to gameplay and the facelift that would already be necessary and it wouldn't be all that much more work either way- and when I say 'that much more' I mean in comparison of the 'lost data' vs 'not lost data' scenarios, not that it wouldn't be work at all.
The biggest loss would be the story elements that they had nailed down already.
Heh
They're fuckin doing it.
Geese never died in KoF, so the XIII paradox shenanigans don't have anything to with him returning. He just barely appears in the series
He was in 96, 98, XI, Maximum Impact and XIV though.
@@thegamerfe8751 and now he's in in 15
@@SolidSnake240 yup 😏
@@thegamerfe8751 Maximum Impact is apparently part of the FF timeline as Geese is actually dead. He only appears as Nightmare Geese.
Yeah he was going to be in 13 too but due to time limits they waited till KOF 14 to bring him in.
Story wise it literally was "oh yeah Geese was planning on joining but the scrolls he was looking for were more important so he skipped the kof 13 tournament" lmao
Damn, never knew Ken Ishikawa made manga other than the Getter Robo series. His art style just doesn't scream 'Fatal Fury' cause he tend to make the character rather plump but the way he draws action and storyline was the best
Might look it up later
Michael Max is in KOF XV's South Town beach stage, you can see in the trailers
So here's my question: if Fatal Fury does return, is SNK going to continue the Fatal Fury timeline? Or are they going to retcon it to take place in the same timeline as KOF? Something tells me they might do the ladder, but who knows?
Also, I just want to get this out there; if Terry returns for the next Smash, I want Geese Howard as a boss fight! Also Rock and Nakoruru as playable characters.
I'd personally want something either revamping the FF series, Somewhat of a prequel like Samurai Shodown 2019, or a series of games between Real Bout and MOTW. I hated how they got rid of the rest of the cast without any explanation as to why they went missing.
I kind of want them to meld both somehow.
I want to see Mr Karate II / Ryo Sakazaki in the KOF timeline, as well as the return of Rick Strowd, Li Xiangfei, Alfred, Tsugumi Sendo, and Toji Sakata as playable characters in KOF someday..
As I said in my own comment in this video... Ryo, in my humble opinion as a fan of his and a fellow Karate practicioner, just looks more badass as Mr Karate II.
@@KamenRider1 I understand you, but I respectful disagree. I actually don't want any more FF/AOF characters thrown into "KOF" because they will be somehow overshadowed with very little importance by the KOF main characters. I would rather have another Fatal Fury, another Garou and another AOF where Terry, Rock, Ryo and the rest can have the time to shine.
@@doomvictor3934 You got your wish.
Fun fact, Geese isn’t Terry’s rival. Andy is. In several extra fatal fury and Terry focused stuff, he considers Andy his rival since he always pushes himself to new heights and Terry wants to keep up.
Geese is an arch nemesis Andy is a friendly rival but true rival for Terry could be Billy or Yamazaki
@@OpoumConsumer in a character interview made by SNK themselves and with Terry's voice actor, they have Terry say Andy is his rival.
I love how city of the wolves makes this video semi outdated. do to it continue rock's story.
Holy shit, I watched this after City of the Wolves announced. Thorgi's wish came true!
Terry Bogard is my favorite fighting game character, and one of my favorite videogame characters overall, right next to Cloud Strife and Dante.
I know it sounds very silly to say one finds a fictional character to be an inspiration, especially as an adult, but I really find Terry to be a role model. Resilient and fearless in the face of challenge, yet kind and warm to those he loves. A true gentleman.
Always nice to see love for the Southtown crew's actual home series
Big Bear/Raiden was visually based on the late Big Van Vader.
Wish he had some of Vader's lines like "What time is it? What time is it?!", "I fear no man. I feel no pain", and best of all "It's time, it's time, it's Raiden time!!"
Since he's based off if a Super Sentai character, Joe Higashi should get a Super Sentai skin as dlc. As for Blue Mary, there a naughty part for her if she gets knocked into the water in the fourth title Real Bout.
Terry Bogard is one of my favorite videogame characters ever, because no matter how much he suffered and much he sacrifies to get his goal, he's just a chill dude with a very positive outlook of life, he's really a role model for kids, at least that's why I always liked him.
I've also bought Garou MOTW for so many platforms, I only wish we'll finally get a new entry. BTW now that I know about that japanese PS1 exclusive Real Bout game, guess I'll have to hunt a copy for it, I knew Alfred but didn't knew his game was region locked.
BRO!! I FEEL THE SAME I ALMOST CRIED LIKE A SISSY WHEN READ THIS I WILL BE JUST LIKE TERRY UNTIL I DIE!!!!!!
This comment aged super well
Here on finding out that Garou is getting a sequel 20 years after it was canned(a new Fatal Fury has been greenlit yesterday)
Geese just never died in the kof universe. The universe mumbo jumbo brought back villains at the end of kof 14. Geese was unrelated to that in kof 14.
Oh and he still has the scrolls
Krauser either if KOF 96 is an indication.
How crazy is it to live in a world where we are getting a brand new Fatal Fury?
New Garou, baby! We will see Rock Howard’s story continue!!!
Who's watching this after Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves dropped its first gameplay and character trailer? Can't wait to see Thorgi's reaction to Fatal Fury coming back.
I hope we get a Bloody Roar retrospective next! The series really goes unnoticed unless you're South American
Matt McMuscles did one not so long ago. I'd check it out. ua-cam.com/video/0DEM0oate9w/v-deo.html
Aw man this aged well ;)
It makes me happy that this series will live on after all!
I can't believe after all these years we finally got a new Fatal Fury announced.
Terry's angry "👊🏼GEESE😤" at the begin of the fight against his nr.1 enemy is hilarious. I love all those many eastereggs and secrets in the SNK games. You can tell the developers had fun and they were really motivated to bring out outstanding stuff!
Fatal Fury really was a stepping stone to King of Fighters.
playing these games as a kid, and being a fanboy of Terry Bogard, i allways felt like the minority.
but once i found out he was the literal MASCOT? no amount of SWAT could stop the amount of hype that i expressed.
Fatal Fury 3 was a failure on a gameplay level and on a financial level. The complex motions, some hiddens, the 3 differents plans, hitboxes... were too much, even for the time. SNK themselves confirmed that on interviews. That is why Real Bout 1 was created, to correct the mistakes that were made in FF3 asap, and at the same time reboot the story of Fatal Fury. It came out so fast because the FF brand took a big blow with FF3 and they quickly needed to try and fix it. Hence the re-used assets and also why it is less fleshed out on the side content ( stages, animations etc ). But it is a way better game, and the ring out system is fun. Real Bout Special is what FF3 SHOULD have been not counting the story ( great content, new graphics, lots of characters, easter eggs... 3 planes with a gameplay that is not broken). Real Bout 2 is... the best fighting game SNK ever created.
Real Bout Special is the best game in the series that still feels like Fatal Fury (and Dominated Mind is staggeringly good). Garou is amazing, but it feels much closer to KOF in gameplay than a Real Bout.
The SNK fighting games consist of my favorite backstories in videogames in general. It's great to see you covering this,
I'm way more of a Capcom/Street Fighter person but the Fatal Fury series is second for me. I actually think it's a better SNK series that KOF and Samurai Showdown.
Well now we've got a new Garou game Greenlit. Let's see where it goes
39:05 I love how the plot is just "they fight for no reason" but phrased in a way that makes it sound important. 😂😂
Discriminating Mai Shiranui like that in Smash is an insult to all hard working kunoichis everywhere in the world! Sex appeal (thus distraction) is in their profession! She is just doing her job of being an exemplary female ninja. ;)
Super excited, The rival schools retrospective was freaking amazing, this one might be even better!!!
I'm loving this series.
Still hoping for a Bloody Roar-Retrospective as that series is highly underrated, And for series ranking it's the first game known in arcades as Beastorizer was decent not an awful game but still pretty good, 2 is considered one of the 2 high-points of the series as not only did the graphics, gameplay, and story/plot improved it also introduced into the series the popular mainstays of Kenji aka Bakuryu 2 Yugo's adopted kid brother, Shina adopted Leopard Zoanthrope daughter of ally Gado and childhood friend of Yugo, Jenny the mysterious British Bat Zoanthrope spy who seems to have her own agenda at times, Uriko now playable with a new beast-form of partially transformed into a Cat, Stun the Hercules Beetle Zoanthrope who was once human but was turned into his current form after his partner betrayed him, Shenlong the villainous later turned anti-hero clone of Long, and Busuzima the Chameleon Zoanthrope who was the one who backstabbed Stun and turned him into what he is now, who after losing to Yugo in the canon becomes a comical villain, 3 is considered the 2nd of the 2 high-points in the series though it is were the series starts to go off tracks with it's plot by going into the sci-fi/supernatural genre but still consider one of the best games in the series improving the aspects of graphics, and gameplay and reintroducing Bakuryu 1 as the robotic Khoryu, and the concept of Uriko as a Chimera Zoanthrope via her clone Uranus as unlockable characters, and introducing fan-favorite villain Xion the Unborn, Primal Fury/Extreme a canonical filler-side plot set after 3 is in the same boat as the first game not as good as 2 and 3 but still a good game and introduced the characters of Chronos the Penguin Zoanthrope who was a prince of a Zoanthrope kingdom, and turned into a Phoenix in Hyper-Beast state, and his bodyguard/caretaker Genesha a Elephant Zoanthrope, and for the Xbox version Extreme a exclusive character in the form of Fang the lead protagonist of the manga Bloody Roar: The Fang, and then later on after Primal Fury/Extreme's release Konami buys Hudson Soft and the rights to their properties including Bomberman, and Bloody Roar and this results in Bloody Roar 4 being the first title under the Konami banner and it's the worst title in the series taking massive step backs in every direction with one of the worst features being "Career Mode" basically in Career Mode you pick a fighter and go around fighting random fights and earning what's called DNA points in order to purchase special abilities, and special moves used by the characters on the roster in order to create your own custom fighter now before you say Career Mode is a CaZ mode a Create A Zoanthrope mode I wish as with how Career Mode works it would've been perfect as a fully realized Create A Zoanthrope mode but nope your custom fighter is one of the established characters on the roster, but to pour even more salt into the wound Career Mode is also how you unlock Shina, Long, Kohryu, Uranus and the final boss Dragon Ryoho as playable characters with Shina, Long, Kohryu, and Uranus costing 50,000 DNA Points each to unlock, and Dragon Ryoho costing a whopping one-million DNA Points to unlock now this wouldn't be so bad if it was just Kohryu, and Uranus costing the 50,000 DNA Points to unlock as they've been unlockable characters since their debut in 3, and Dragon Ryoho costing one-million DNA Points to unlock as he is the final boss so yeah it's going to take some grinding to unlock him but to cut Shina, and Long series protagonists who have been series main-stays since the 1st 2 games from the base roster and essentally forcing you to grind through the Career Mode just to unlock them is BS.
@@derrickhaggardLucky you.
“Having a Girlfriend is such a normal thing”
Fuck
Watching this to prepare myself for city of the wolves
I’m hoping that if you’re planning to make a Darkstalkers retrospective video, you save it for October because, you know, Halloween.
Also, seriously, 30 years. I mean, I figured the Fatal Fury series was old but not as old as Sonic.
39:00
Well... you must know this info by now but for anyone watching this video for the first time.
"City of the Wolves" producer confirmed the lattest Fatal Fury Game is the 7th canon entry. All the canon games are the numbered ones without "Special" in their titles.
The 3 first FF, the 2 Real Bout, Garou and CotW.
23 Years Later
2022 Is MARKed. Wolves Never Sleeps
I wish Garou Mark of the Wolves wasn't the end. I was so excited to hear even more about the plot of Rock and his legacy.
Then celebrate because you got your wish.
@@juanca2567
We sure did. I completely forgot about this comment and I can't wait to see what they have to show.
Yo! Hyped for city of wolves?
@@Sheikplays
How can you not be? It's good to see SNK doing well.
People say SNK ripped off Capcom... The plot twist is, the guy who made Street Fighter was involved from the get go and then Capcom actually stole all the more elements from SNK after. But as such companies should be able to borrow such things. Progression should go on.
From what I've heard (take it with a grain of salt), Garou Densetsu Premium was supposed to be a re-telling of the first Fatal Fury but with a more realistic setting and characters, like if it was some sort of "real-life action movie", hence why characters have more realistic designs (like Yamazaki actually looking like a Yakuza).
Too bad it's wasted by being a pachinko game. It would have been great if they retell the first Fatal Fury as a 3d beat'em up just like the Yakuza/Ryū no Gotoku games.
39:03 You almost sounded like Perfect Cell for a minute.
A few notes on the translation stuff:
The dialogue is NOT that weird in Japanese. While it's similar to what their original dialogue is, the translation/localization they went with was bizarre and overly 90's. Geese's "pin-headed son of an ice-cream maker" in Japanese is just some generic insults about being pathetic scum, while "wubba wubba, I'm in the pink today" was originally just along the lines of "all right! Things are going my way!".
SNK themselves do not know why Marco Rodriguez was called Kushnood Butt overseas and have even asked fans if they'd like to see his name changed back.
So, wait. For that last one, even SNK themselves don't know what the fuck happened? How does that make any sense?
From what i remember hearing it was because there was an MMA fighter named Ricco Rodriguez who was out around that time and they didn't want to get sued so they changed his name.
@@dragonbornexpress5650 The US localization of their games was done entirely separately from SNK in Japan. According to the dev team on the Kaiserwave stream, they were completely removed from localization decisions, and don't even remember who was responsible for their English translations back then or why they made the decisions they did. Hence why they asked, on that stream, if Marco should get his name back, and when everyone said yes, they went and reverted it back in KOF XV. The MMA fighter thing is just a guess; no one knows the real reason why.
@@codybaier. A mysterious and quite baffling decision, yet the reason for it is lost to time. Well, at least it got corrected later on.
Bro I just watched this video right after I saw the announcement for the new Fatal Fury
Fatal Fury 3 is my favorite game in the series since it's the one I grew up with (I still have the disk) but I plan on buying all the games with my tax return so I'll get to play them all for the first time. Thank you for making this retrospective. This is the second time I'm watching it.
Please build the roster for DC vs SNK
Geese Howard the only white man I'd ever be afraid of.
Make a
BUILD THE ROSTER FOR BLAZBLUE CROSS TAG BATTLE 2
Well.
I’d like that.
-“THIS WORLD IS SHIT AS ALWAYS”-
Bring back the Investigations Team from P4AU and drop the bomb of the Phantom Thieves of Heart being guest characters from the Persona universe and you have my money.
Came here after the new FF game trailers and Terry&Mai being added in SF6. We eating good
garou densetsu premium is literally just snk venting about being a pachinko-only company
I know it's not really a fighting game, but do you plan to do a Build the Roster for Project X Zone 3?
Coming back here after City of the Wolves was announced two weeks ago to the general gaming public and boy am I so hyped to see where they take the story in this sequel to Garou 🔥🔥😆
God, Soy Sauce for Geese is such a legendary theme. Love it.
I've got a great suggestion for a video 4 U
How about making a video about how Street Fighter 6 is the spiritual successor to the original Art of Fighting
The brusing in SF6 is like AoF
The zoom in and out of fights of SF6 is like AoF
The US slum stage in SF6 is like Mickeys stage in AoF
Guiles stage in SF6 is like John's stage in AoF
Manons stage in SF6 is like Kings stage in AoF
Japan stage in SF6 is like Todos stage in AoF
China stage in SF6 is like Lee's stage in KoF
In fact, if you can get in touch with some modders and collaborate, you make a historic video of a mock up of an Art of Fighting Remake if they can mod the following
Ryu into Ryo
Honda into Jack
Dee Jay into Mickey
Guile into John
Then go through a playthrough with the previous stages
2 million views at least
honestly, i wouldnt be shocked if they made garou 2. crazier sequels have happened, and theres clearly a demand for it among snk fans, it could totally happened
43:08 I'd like to point out something here: fatal fury and KOF are 2 separate timelines since Real Bout and KOF 96 devs didn't communicate Geese AND Krauser show up on the same team, but Geese's legacy in KOF starts from 95 actually, other UA-camrs like ShoryuGame have more on it but basically all you need to know is in KOF Geese is alive and works more from the shadows as opposed to fighting in battle in every tournament, he sends Billy to investigate and choose teammates (Eiji and Iori in 95, Mary and Yamazaki in 97, Gato and Yamazaki in 03, Solo Billy in XIII)
44:35 I forgot Michael Bay designed those
I know sometimes we often view pachinko machines as slot machines (which they are) they hype them up on the same level as an arcade cabinet.
Let that sink in.
Amazing work on this video! Would love to have a Fatal Fury remake one day!
Watching this after they announced Fatal Fury City of the wolves
I've been getting interested in SNK lately so I'm glad this video is made
@Kwame brown and Jim cornette burner account Mostly the fighting games like KOF & Samurai Shodown
You should check out the channel neogeonow. As the name implies, it's a channel that focuses on all things SNK.
@@marplatense31 there's also shoryu game, who does lore videos on snk games and characters.
@@rodrigomorales563 Yeah, I saw some of his videos. They were good.
@Kwame brown and Jim cornette burner account Both NeoGeoNow and Shoryugame are boss.
Those 'serious' redesigns from that pachinko machine were dope tho.
Good video, but just to say that Fatal Fury and KoF follow two different timelines and Geese is alive and well in the KoF timeline and has always been.
He only met his demise in the Fatal Fury timeline
The SNES version (NTSC!) of Fatal Fury Special is amazing as well, it's such a faithful port, even more considered the hardware differences, the best 16bit SNK fighting game. It's even better playable than the original imo, just like FF2 on Genesis is more player friendly than the original FF2.
Woo! Fatal Fury getting some love!
"This is Southtown, Their our know roolz." - My interpretation of what you said, factoring in the fact that there are no rules, including those governing grammar and syntax.
You do realize you have to do an art of fighting retrospective now too! :D
Terry has always been one of my favorite videogame characters. Probably for that very reason you point out; he's an everyman. He's just a guy. He loves to fight. He works when he can but is happy-go-lucky and just enjoys life however it comes at him.
He's also a master trash talker when in the ring, and nowhere is this more evident than KOF XIII.
Still, he's been stagnant and frozen in time ever since Garou. His KOF appearances have him locked, frozen in age, importance, and development. He can't affect the story in any great degree. He can't be the hero, and he can't change. This is evident in that almost every 'Fatal Fury' team ending since 2003 has been some kind of variation of the same idea played over and over again.
For all his popularity may be greater today than it has been at any point... he's still 'frozen' as the mascot of SNK. And until they decide to continue his story in the next Fatal Fury game- SHOULD they ever decide to do so- he will only ever be locked in that frame.
But... maybe that's not such a bad thing. With the way franchises and characters are being killed, characteristically assassinated, or subverted (just look what they did to poor Ken Masters in SF6) maybe be frozen in time while he was on top is the better outcome.
Arent you glad that last minute of this video aged badly?
About Marco Rodriguez becoming Khushnood Butt, it may very likely also be because at the time, SNK had a huge fanbase in the Middle East (namely Saudi Arabia and Pakistan). So, as a homage to their fans, they decided to put a hybrid of an arab/pakistani name on the character (and yes, Butt is an actual Pakistani surname)
I think they used that name too, because there is an actual irl Butt who helped get SNK games in that area of the world.
@@PopoTCG So it's a Kim Kaphwan situation
SNK should just take a page out of Capcom and create intermediate plot points. ie Fatal Fury X canonically takes place between Fatal Fury 1 and Fatal Fury 2. Fatal Fury Y takes place before MotW but after Real Bout. Fatal Fury Zeta 1, Zeta 2, and Zeta 3 takes place before the first Fatal Fury!
The Art of Fighting games is basically their Street Fighter Zero series. They canonically takes place 10 years before the first Fatal Fury game. And i agree, they need to do an intermediate game between RBFF and Garou in order to flesh out Rock's character.
Apparently there's an automatic T or higher rating rule for any game Mai appears in due to being maybe the first fighting game character with boob physics.
Discovered your videos recently, and I'm really curious now about the new fatal fury they announced, imagine you are too 🎉
Fatal Fury has been my favorite fighting franchise since it first released, and Terry has been my all time favorite fighting game character ever. I watched pretty much all the anime I could find, all the books, the wikis, etc... And wow god dang I have NEVER heard of Real about Dominated Mind, White, or Alfred. WOW!
rewatchin dis vid cuz a new fatal fury just got anounced we are so back
Man, I'd love a series like this for Samurai Showdown. Awesome work!
This is a really cool and well-made video. I've played a few of these games like Garou and the Real Bout games with a friend, but I really didn't know much about the over arching story and history behind them. I hope this series and your channel get more attention!
Ever since I discovered SvC Chaos (thanks to Zero being a playable character), I've loved SNK. Metal Slug, KoF, Top Hunter, The Last Blade, Art of Fighting, and, of course Fatal Fury. RBFF2 and MotW are two of my favorite games in the genre
Great choices there 😊
SNK>CapCom. My humble opinion.
28:02 because when has immortality ever ended well?
Fantastic video!!!! Masterfully done!!! I love this series and this put a huge smile on my face!!! A+++++👍👍👍👍👍😁
Still a great series to this day with great characters.
Of course there had to be Pachinko lmao.
More. We absolutely, ABSOLUTELY need more. You could literally be the definitive fighting game retrospective UA-camr. Man, incredible quality, you just earned a sub!
In fairness to Bayonetta...they toned her way down and she doesn't have the swing that Mai does, though I'm also bummed that she couldn't even be in the background....
Dude, your editing has GROWN throughout the years. Started watching back in 2016 and your opening graphic with your drawn caricature speaks volumes. Keep it up!