VG exiles ep. 2 scored 4.35. You only needed an extra 0.03 points to get into the top 50. Just missed it. It's still good though. Improvements will be made in the next instalment.
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Episode 1 is just under that "Top 50" mark now. Top scores have been trending upward over the last several months. Even though it is starting to level out, recent flashes in the top levels were hitting 4.45 and above.
I'm not worried about hitting the Top 50. I just wish that somebody would update the Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter collections.
R1665
excellent. true words from an artist. good luck and take the time to look for inspiration before you loss that spark.
i was writing my book for years then suddenly stopped for about six months so i was really behind on that.
But now i hunt for inspiration to always keep it going.
So don't let up on how far you can push your self and remember to find your inspiration cindling before the fire really goes out
^_^
The problem will never be inspiration. It will be motivation. I can think up stories while sitting on the couch, or at work.
The problem will come from the long animation process. I'm good for now, but there may come a time when I won't want to spend six months working on an animation.
Gotta be realistic. Luckily, I am nowhere near that point now.
R1665
Good post man, big congrats to you for your success. I eagerly await your future works. Concerning the treatment of the Shotos, I have to agree with you; a vast majority of Street Fighter sprite fights I've seen always seem to have Gouki, Ryu, and Ken. I can only dream what an insane fight featuring Bison, Blanka (think of the acrobatics in the hands of a creative spriter), Guile/ Charlie, Chunli or some of the SF3 characters would look like. It is interesting when someone thinks outside the box and really goes to town, but, when it's the same styled characters over and over and over, it gets a little dull, and there's an overall loss of potential. I'm happy to see that you're willing to choose some B-listers and give them a chance to shine for the sake of originality.
Best of luck with the next project and all the best. :)
-Shockdingo
Actually, Suroy does some excellent work with Chun-Li. He has an ongoing series that features her as his main character.
Personally, I love the rare event when I can open a flash and watch a more obscure character fight. It gives the fight a sense of unpredictability. With shotoclones, I know EXACTLY what I'm going to see. An animator might be able to surprise me a couple of times by using the moves in a creative manner, but 90% of any shoto fight is going to be old hat.
It's even worse when it's shoto vs. shoto.
R1665
Thanks for providing a change! Between you and Suroy, I am seeing much more of my favorite characters in flash than was usual! Also, I enjoy the tight, controlled use of powers in each fight scene. God knows I love Proxicide, but when Akuma pulled that Mega-Cannon out of his ass, it just about ruined my day!
Anyways bro, take a well-deserved break and I hope to see Ep. 3 next year or so!
I may not always use someone's favorite character, but I can at least hope to give people some new favorites!
R1665
i think that one of the reasons why people use ryu, ken, and akuma, along with sprites like the MK ninjas could be because of availablility.
it is alot easier to get thoughs characters vs. the "B-list" characters
to my knowledge, only a handful of people know how to rip sprites and/or sound effects from mugen, i've been trying to figure that out for about a year now,
and even less probibly won't take the time to learn about a "B-list" character.
now about episode 2,
that was the first flash movie in general that i have ever actually waited on,
by that i mean i was checking for updates at least once a week,
and you have changed my out look on the "sprite universe" so to speak,
the only advice i can give you is,
never become a hypocrate,
as always, good luck with any of your future projects
From what I can tell, people usually get their SF3 sprites from Zweifuss if they don't know the mugen trick or something like it. Even then, Zweifuss' SF3 sprites page has sprites for all of those characters, not just the shotos.
R1665
I've seen some awesome flashes but yours is just really unique and your right, most are about "popular charcters" getting the spotlight ( though it would of been great to see Ibuki or even Wolervine in action) at any case it's great to see more obsure charcters in on the action. good luck with your future goals and endeavors.
LoneReaper01
Well, you never know what the future holds in the VG Exiles...
R1665
I wish you the best of luck and not that you need it cause as of now your one of the best around the net and getting better so get now and make that dream flash so that we all can see fans and new.^w^
I can't wait to see what's next. I loved your series. I am shocked my review on Ep 2 hasn't been deleted. Personally, that's the one I wanted gone, because it didn't reflect my true thoughts. Like I said before, I must have been high. Anyway, though, I do hope things go well.
And for the record. You have inspired me to make my own Exiles series (although it won't be fighting games). I am one of those view that know about ripping stuff from MUGEN. I plan on making a trailer once I finish a few more chapters of my sprite comic. You will probably have a lot of people trying to ripoff your style now that people know how awesome you really are.
The alternate-reality premise of the VG Exiles wasn't mine to begin with. It is based on the Exiles from Marvel Comics.
I don't own any part of it. I just made a few changes to it.
Any other "Exiles" flashes made by others simply won't be accepted as "canon" within my series. Hell, lots of people have made "unofficial" sequels to videos by Proxicide and Alvin-Earthworm. That's the nature of fan fiction. The same principles that allow me to emulate the work of others also allow others to emulate me. I just hope I don't spawn the same kind of fan-fiction clusterf*ck nightmare that Alvin-Earthworm did with the SMBZ series. That man created a monster.
[EDIT]... With regards to my choreographic style, it might be nice if I were to have an impact on the sprite world in that way. I get sick of watching all the recycled anime cliches in 99% of sprite fights. ANYBODY can spend thirty seconds charging a damn Hadouken or doing a redundant powerblast face-off. I would LOVE to be personally responsible for making that crap go away. ...[EDIT]
R1665
Well, basically, it won't exactly be in the same storyline as yours. This takes place in a seperate part of the VG universe. I won't be using any of the characters you are using, or even series for that matter. Basically, I will do what you did. Start out by making something like a style you like, then branching off into a unique style. That's what I'm hoping for anyway. We all got to start somewhere. But, you will be the first to preview it when I finish. You and a few others.
you truly made a new standard for sprite flashes movies, i enjoyed it...saw it day of release.
so nice of you to let us know what your scheming behind the scenes, i also wonder will anymore darkstalker characters will be introduced through the series? i cant wait to see a jedah or demitri fight, but you might not have that in mind for your story.
anyways take all the time you need you made a impressive mark, if your not popular before you are now.
i too feel the annoyed about the number of shoto clones...especially about how many of them there are on newgrounds, its nice to see an original fight..even when proxicide did the mk vs. sf series he used, ryu, ken, and akuma, for all 3...i wonder in newgrounds why cant i find anyone other than popular street fighter characters, always a chun-li, ryu, ken, and akuma vs. whoever matches...why isnt there more guilty gear and dark stalkers, you can barely find king of fighters, and by my standards they have a more appealing roster: terry bogard, joe higashi, geese howard, kyo kusanagi, kula diamond, k~, king, iori yagami, rugal bernstein, and many many others...like you said, every character at your disposal, hell everyones disposal...and i still cant find a guilty gear fight outside AFS, god dammit get me some jam vs. venom fights..
anyways im done ranting...i enjoyed the flash it had good music and a epic fight, and yes someone i enjoyed seeing fight! sakura, one of my favorite sf characters. now im gonna go listen to still in the dark, by daisuke ishiwatari, he makes the best rock music in fighting games, you should listen if you havent. zaah i vanish now into the dark.
i guess you're right,
by the way,
your voice work was very dynamic
Actually, I thought my Guile was a weak link.
R1665
I love listening to you ramble.
Also, thank you for thanking me ^_^ LOL!
You arent telling us who these 2 fighters are? You are one hell of a handful.
Actually, the viewer knowing the identities of the fighters beforehand made Episode 2 a fluke in the series.
Pretty much every episode from here on in will be a surprise match-up.
R1665
Up there, I saw you say, "I may not always use someone's favorite character, but I can at least hope to give people some new favorites!"
The truth is, I had never, ever heard of Jon Talbain. Now, he is DEFINITELY a favorite, and hopefully soon I can get my hands on a Darkstalkers game and try him in battle!
I started doing the first video editing project tonight.
Oh, video editing... I hate you so much...
R1665
one more thing and then i'll stop bothering you (for a while)
when you animate, do you first pick a song and then fit the animation with it?
or do you do all the animation first and then pick a song to fit the movie?
and i am not trying to copy your style or anything,
but i just want to see which technique is more "professional" before i start
-thanks
I pick the song long before I start animating. I will then listen to it as often as possible while imagining the fight in my head.
Once I start on the fighting, there is not one second in the day in which I am not thinking about it on some level.
R1665
lol this post makes me laugh every time i read it excellent job on exiles episode 2 im pretty sure what kind of characters will be in episode three but i wont spoil it for everyone make sure u get alot of relaxation so u can brainstorm on how u want to make these make these next flashes brutal
With the characters I have in mind, the word "brutality" seems inadequate.
"Oh yes... There will be blood." - Jigsaw
R1665
if u wanted to see a decent MK vs SF flash u should see SK2 it was pretty decent even tho some of the choreagraphy was from Proxicide it was alright
Outstanding. I can't wait to see what's in store for the future of the Exiles series and for you MKvsSF bouts.
I'm kind of in the other side of what you're going through on your newest project. With mine...I'm trying to prove to everyone that I do know how to animate something beside Game Ranger and Phoenix Wrong movies.
Aside from making sure the script isn't corny, I have to make the fights hard hitting, entertaining, and well planned. I do choreograph fights for people IRL, but when it comes to animations, I feel that I struggle. People seemed like to like what I had going on in Game Ranger 3, and that is absolutely nothing compared to what I'm undertaking on this new project.
Can't wait to see what you can do, man! Just remember to keep that action fast-paced and cliche-free!
R1665
*thumbs up* Not only did I read your entire spiel, but I commend you on using not-so-popular characters in your fights. Talbain all the way!
Trixiaoyu
"It was the first movie that didn't rely on the Proxicide influence in some way."
I agree. You pulled off your own unique symbol.
"I'll be going underground with this next episode. The identities of the fighters will remain secret."
That's cool. It builds suspense. I will just wait and see why you kept Sakura alive and what Johnny Cage's real intentions are.
The first sprite flash I saw was "Snes World Tournament" by Cajun Spirit. If you haven't seen it, go check it out; it's good.
I wish you good luck with the planning of VG exiles ep. 3. As of now I am still doing some photoshop training.
I await the day that my flash gets put on front page. I am just wondering how many people "favoured" VG exiles ep. 2? 300? 400 maybe?
R1665
"I am just wondering how many people "favoured" VG exiles ep. 2? 300? 400 maybe?"
At this moment, 532.
R1665