is it worth it

[verneIIa]

is this game still worth purchasing and learning/getting into or is it far too dead

[Marie-me gaming]

I am biased here like anyone else on their games respective forum but Skullgirls is by far my favorite fighting game and/or favorite game, holding my favorite characters, artstyle, mechanics and input schemes all in one package while also having stellar netcode. The game allows you to pick one two or three characters which helps getting into the game and diversify playstyles.

The gameplay and especially combos in Skullgirls feel very fluid and satisfying due to the beautiful hand drawn animations and loose combo structure. Simple bnbs are also quite easy to get down as the inputs are quite lenient and most of the special moves in this game being QCF(236), QCB (214) or DP's (623) with some characters having full circles. Defense is also very active and fun due to pushblock or undizzy being things to manage while on the defense looking for your opponents resets.

With all that said, the gameplay in this game does get quite crazy as its very reset heavy and due to its age, in quickplay you roll the dice on matching with someone of a similar skill. Although I find matches still quite consistently with quickplay, the game does not really factor skill too much into its matchmaking due to the smaller playerpool similar to other non mainstream fighting games. It is because of this i recommend to practice with a friend or find a sparring partner on the Skullgirls discord or elsewhere of a similar skill level if you want more even matches, otherwise the online is a good place to practice defense.


TLDR: If you enjoy a fast paced fighting game with tons of skill expression and team verity, YES, Skullgirls is worth it.

[Δ]

Circa half a year ago my answer would have been "yes."
However, since it has now been firmly established that the current IP owners are a bunch of dishonest pseudo creatives who censor the content we have previously paid for and refer to the people who play "their" game as "creeps," I'd advise against giving them anything more valuable than a wooden nickel. TLDR: Do not offer them anything except your middle finger.

[Providence 777]

there's still the issue, that anything you purchase for the game can be deleted at any point in the future without notice.

that's the thing that really hurts the value of the game, is that you don't know what content is going to stay and what's going to get erased in the next update.

And no, the cost of the DLC doesn't matter, expensive content is on the chopping block to get randomly deleted later, just as much as anything else in the game.

[greenraven22]

Originally posted by verneIIa:

is this game still worth purchasing and learning/getting into or is it far too dead

Just be aware that they deleted a bunch of stuff to appease the twitter mob, including parts of the artbook which had concept sketches. The game you purchase today is not guaranteed to be there tomorrow based on social media "sensibilities".

Also it's worth noting that they can only take away content not add it because the original designer and original programmer are gone. And this engine was built from scratch by a person who is no longer here.

If you want to take a gamble, go for it, but many of us have already uninstalled this abandoned vaporware.

[Sheep]

well according to the new dev team this game was made for creeps and they are trying to get the old, sexist content out of the game and make it more suited for the times (we live in 2023 after all, not 2011).

There would certainly not be any updates that improve the game since the person who made the engine (and basically the game) was thrown out since he is a dirty creep like the rest of us.

So no, I wouldn't recommend buying it at the current state.

[Tanoomba]

The game's as fun as it's always been. I've only played it casually as a single-player experience because I like the aesthetic, but apparently it's still got a dedicated fanbase who plays regularly so if you want competition you'll be able to find it. I wouldn't take the word of the angry mob too seriously. They're heavily invested in their culture war and tend to rely a LOT on hyperbole and lies to push unhelpful "us vs them" narratives.

Originally posted by Δ:

and refer to the people who play "their" game as "creeps,"

This never happened.

Originally posted by greenraven22:

Just be aware that they deleted a bunch of stuff to appease the twitter mob

That's not why they did the update.

Originally posted by Sheep:

well according to the new dev team this game was made for creeps

This is not true.

[pizDuke]

Originally posted by Tanoomba:

The game's as fun as it's always been. I've only played it casually as a single-player experience because I like the aesthetic, but apparently it's still got a dedicated fanbase who plays regularly so if you want competition you'll be able to find it. I wouldn't take the word of the angry mob too seriously. They're heavily invested in their culture war and tend to rely a LOT on hyperbole and lies to push unhelpful "us vs them" narratives.

Originally posted by Δ:

and refer to the people who play "their" game as "creeps,"

This never happened.

Originally posted by greenraven22:

Just be aware that they deleted a bunch of stuff to appease the twitter mob

That's not why they did the update.

Originally posted by Sheep:

well according to the new dev team this game was made for creeps

This is not true.

This level 0 account is most likely doing the damage control for the company (he's been doing that for past 6 months, you may check post history), I'd be wary of whatever this guy says.

[Δ]

Oh, I'm sorry, let me rephrase that for you, LV0-kun:
Using their official game account, they liked and spread a tweet that openly attacked the playerbase and called its representatives creeps. Here, have some actual captions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_sCOe6EdPw&ab_channel=VaraDark-DarkTitanMedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INjO41aJmt4&ab_channel=appabend

[Tanoomba]

Originally posted by Δ:

Using their official game account, they liked and spread a tweet that openly attacked the playerbase and called its representatives creeps. Here, have some actual captions:

You're getting closer, but you haven't reached the truth yet. It's not "the player base" who were called "creeps".

Also, because some people don't know how Steam levels work, anybody with their profile set to "private" is going to appear as a level 0 account to anyone not on their friends list. I'm level 52.

[Xhoas]

Oh boy, here he goes derailing another thread...

[Δ]

The truth or *your* "truth"? No matter how hard you try to damage control, the fact is that the people who were referred to as "creeps" make up the player base. It's called "inference," look it up some time. Maybe between simping sessions.

Edit:
Oh, and this one goes out to the OP and other people capable of critical thinking. To get a better understanding of where LV0-kun's loyalties lie, just check the "Do you care about the changes" thread. He made it its permanent residence and protects his masters fiercely.

[Morby]

there is an official discord that has a beginner matchmaking section, and a beginner questions section that is definitely worth using, any question you have will likely have at least one person trying to help you.
this game is easily one of my favourite fighting games alongside xrd so i hope if you do try to get into it you enjoy it just as much. its not *the* easiest fighting game to learn and its not *the* most beginner friendly, it has a pretty steep learning curve. but thats mainly just because people have been playing it for more than 10 years now.

also ignore the people who dont play this game who are mad about "censorship" or whatever theyre just trying to have arguements online because they dont have a life

[Morby]

Originally posted by Xhoas:

Oh boy, here he goes derailing another thread...

gotta love how weebs can ruin anything

[NachosAndCheeezzz]

If your only concern is that it is 'too dead' then maybe it is, thanks to the censorship made back on june the player base has scattered to the winds, there is a way to go back to the beta of the game for people that couldn't return the game, so they did, but that means that the people playing on steam are playing on very different versions that will be unable to connect to one another so either 'version' you choose you'll have a reduced match finding either way, let's not forget that there is no cross-play.

You will never be told something of this sort on the discord that you were shown to, but again if your sole concern is finding online matches then the discord is a good option, I found matches on NASB through discord and that game averaged 20 concurrent players.

[Morby]

Originally posted by NachosAndCheeezzz:

If your only concern is that it is 'too dead' then maybe it is, thanks to the censorship made back on june the player base has scattered to the winds, there is a way to go back to the beta of the game for people that couldn't return the game, so they did, but that means that the people playing on steam are playing on very different versions that will be unable to connect to one another so either 'version' you choose you'll have a reduced match finding either way, let's not forget that there is no cross-play.

You will never be told something of this sort on the discord that you were shown to, but again if your sole concern is finding online matches then the discord is a good option, I found matches on NASB through discord and that game averaged 20 concurrent players.

if youre having trouble finding games because you want to see pantie shots and nazi armbands when playing then maybe thats a you problem, and like, a ton of older fighting games like xrd for example dont have crossplay, hopefully it will be implemented at some point but like the dev team is currently working on adding an entire character with an entire story mode to the game its not like they can just flip a switch that says "add cross play to the game now"