One Piece A-Edition Alpha Progress

Looks good Z but why does his legs suddenly switch at the end and air bazooka sounds good (just make sure you have enough key combination XD)
And come on A-MAN please tease us a bit on how awesome the a-engine is, it's not boring at all

I don't think it does?  Its right leg back, left forward, settles in the same way too

Also we'll have plenty of combinations left. Bazooka is just Run S. So for air it'll just be dash S

Z can you show us a run into bazooka animation? it looks really weird at the start D:

Just coded it, and it looks really fabulous XD. I guess the reason for why you guys see that sudden foot slip is this frame (there isn't actually any slip):

I think it gives a strong feel of impact though.

You're right my bad they don't switch but something seems odd to me maybe i'm just over thinking myself but still looks great as always

Run attacks have to snap since they're coming out of a run cycle, so the frame won't always be in queue.  That may be why it looks off sometimes.  Also you don't want the start up to take too long otherwise the timing would too much for the attack to work. It should look fine in motion though


better?

zomfg, can't wait to play with that hmm.. +1 man
So, next up is?

Sweet, that's clutch Z

A-Man in-game gifs actually sound cool.. like just to show off different mechnics. Also there's clashing now? Since you recoded the main loop..

Riquelme375 wrote:Oh, and one more important thing i may or may not have mentioned is that i think luffy's moves should hit anywhere his arm moves, not just the area where it hits. i just find it almost impossible to hit moving targets, or even targets that stand still for that matter. the thing that pisses me off is that i always try to hit someone with pistol and my arm just moves right past him without hitting him, same with bazooka, and pretty much all of his moves.

So i've mentioned this a few times i think, but this time i can explain what i mean:

The way it usually hits is the one at the top, and the way i think it should be is at the bottom. (the black box is the hitbox)

@Riquelme: I know what you mean .. I have trouble landing bazooka too since the hit blocks so small

Ahh that way it can be a good crowd control move.

Ah so it'll have a sweep effect kinda?  It makes sense, we have something like that for giant pistol.  



also

quick sketch of Zoro's Rhino Swirl



He only did it once here
http://www.mangapanda.com/103-2432-4/one-piece/chapter-325.html

For the sword positions of the last stance I change slightly to make it clearer, didnt think holding it sideways would show well in 2d.

The idea is good but i think you missed something, zoro's swords need to represent the rhino's horns and i think the rhino needs to be a bit wider (this is just my opinion), Good Luck!

awsome work Z
Zoro's Rhino Swirl is cool!
I hope you show us ShiShi SonSon since it's one of zoro's main & powerful moves

Luffy is amazing but Zoro is my fav!! *sheds single manly tear*

Do you think that the range is a little bit small?

Range wise its just a small aoe effect around him. His twister attack with 3 swords has a huge range so I don't want them to be too similar.

Also for the lion's song I'm saving for later since I'm just focusing on 2 sword techs for now, so it'll probably be rashomon instead.

So, are Law's moves set all done?

I heard you want to make Law a swordman..
I heard you want to make clash effect...

So if Zoro clash with Law, when their sword meet, they should back a bit because Z's zoro and Law always take few step forward when they slash. Just a suggestion

Cool finished with commission so back to zoro, sorry for the delay

regarding the Rhino afterimage.



centered it mostly because I thought it make take up too much space behind him. Also it was a little hard to see if zoro's swords go right over the rhino's horn. Thoughts?

the first one

I like both.. but the first one! Since it's a tad bit closer to the manga.

Don't worry about it Z. If it's not here it's deviant art. You've got A LOT going on lol.

Does it matter much actually? I think Rhino looks clearer in second.. and you know i like rhinos...

Rhino.Freak wrote:Does it matter much actually? I think Rhino looks clearer in second.. and you know i like rhinos...

Haha good point... as a member of the rhino pirates I'll have to concede.

lol I liked the first version for what FlashTK has said (previously). But it doesn't really matter that much. Consider starting a poll for such stuff next time .

@Beta: It is, somewhat, going to work like that. We've planned for some really cool stuff with the clashing. You will see by yourself soon.

alright, I'll fix up the first one


rashomon sketch

Woh WoH! That's ultimately badass! What kind of combination do you think would suit for this the most? Perhaps Special?

I thought V>A actually

Special we should keep to the 1,2,3 sword style exclusive moves.

more quick sketches

power atk, gorilla

Zoro vs Law will be epic...!!

It has to be a two sword style right? Or are his specials santoryu?  since rashomon launches enemies upward then maybe nigori-zake for when they fall, or ul-tora gari

EDIT: wiki? Haha

>VS sounds good, for it is the direction Zoro slashes.
Would really fit for a defense breaker too. Should be very powerful when clashing too. Also, don't you think he should use 2 swords there since Zoro has 2 swords out?

Ah good point.  I'm basing it off his Kaku fight here, but swinging down with 2 swords might make it clearer


Don't think rashomon could clash, maybe just block though an attack if you hit it?  Gorilla clashing with giant pistol would be epic though

Also had an idea for Zoro.  Normal attack, no animal aura behind him.   Charge attacks, animal aura appears.  How does that sound?  

We're doing all 3 forms of Zoro, I'm just going to focus on the 2 sword attacks for now though.  

Special I think should key to the specific sword change moves so Zoro can access them easily even in other forms.  ex.

Special
^- Dragon Twister  *Santoryu shift
V- Ichi Ni Gorilla  *nitoryu shift (I know its classified as a santoryu, but he only uses 2 swords in the hit and might makes it more unique as a 2 nitoryu.)
>- Dragon Blaze *Ittoryu shift

Also maybe press defend when changing swords to cancel out the move so its just a sword change.  

And just S by itself would be 36/72/108 Phoenix Cannon depending on what sword form you're in.  


The A attacks would just depend on what form you're in too.  Current plans for nitoryu

^- Climbing Tower
V-Rhino Swirl
>-Bull Horns
V>-Rashomon

And for example in Santoryu it might change to

^-Crab Guillotine
>-Tiger Hunt
V-Yaksa Crow
V>- Oni Giri

Given the moves I think it works better as a style change rather than just being stronger versions of previous forms.  ex. Nitoryu attacks are quicker and more movement based but Santoryu attacks are slightly slower but deal more damage.  Otherwise people would just stick with Santoryu the entire time.



little more progress. any feedback?

Looks amazing man, dat bicep pop though!

Since he doesn't have hardening haki (Just normal armour haki), I think he should have animal aura behind him. To make his attack stronger. I like how you make him unique by giving him different style according his number of sword XD

So that looks better . About Zoro's moveset, I really think either Dragon Twister or Tiger Hunt should be keyed to DD. Luffy's got DD as fussen, and Law's got it as shambles. Zoro must have DD a good defensive/evasive move too, don't you think?

BTW: Santoryu Nigori Zaki was used against Oz to deflect his punch. (maybe that can be Zoro's DD?)

lol I'll fix up the bicep flexing.


hm blocking in the colors and clean up. Do the biceps look weird? Kinda hard with his sleaves over them.

hm what would be the 3 and 2 sword exclusives though? Zoro puts his swords up to defend attack, I could animate it so he can attack out of it too, kinda like a counter attack? Or he could spin around with the sword. Might not make a tornado, but it would act like a defensive spin for all the sword forms.

And any thoughts on the animal aura being Zoro's charge attacks?

I think proportions wise, biceps still look weird. Probably because they start right after shoulders which isnt natural, try making it a bit small.

So are you guys aiming for a demo release with three characters instead of 2?

So guys, are you done with polishing Law's moves? Zoro looks epic! So Z, you using that idea of styles, that we talked about a while ago?

Yup we're using 3 sword style for Zoro



No, Law isn't polished up yet, but wanted to get a start on Zoro.  



better bicep pop? colors almost done blocking ing

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I though Zoro in 3 sword style have different appearance? He should have a bandanna and his shirt off while in 3 sword style. Like this:
http://otavio3178.deviantart.com/art/Roronoa-Zoro-no-background-293356681

They need to be interchangeable quickly. If zoro has to put on his bandanna/take off his shirt every time it'll take far too long to shift between sword forms. Maybe for hell moves or asura he'll do shirtless/bandanna.

I'm wondering, is 1 sword style actually necessary? Coz he uses 2 minimum mostly.. but yeah the bicep pop and overall looks epic! keep it up man

Zoro uses his favorit katana in 1-swort style - Wado Ichimonji (white one).

Thanks XD

ah yea I kinda think 1 sword might be the fastest in timing, but smallest in damage.  Just for precise attacks mostly I think.  

I think we'll just focus on 2 and 3 sword styles for now though, and do 1 sword last.


@Doflamingo
Timeskip he uses the Shusui for one sword attacks too

Spoiler:

Mostly for the quick shifting between forms too, I want to keep it the sword consistent in the same hand .

Maybe in one sword dtyle he uses one of his 3 sword randomly. Just for fun

To the guy who -ve reped here; Beta was stating his opinion, and there was no need to go all upset about that.. ~A-MAN

I prefer shushui for 1 sword style because it looks badass .

Beta96 wrote:Maybe in one sword dtyle he uses one of his 3 sword randomly. Just for fun

To the guy who -ve reped here; Beta was stating his opinion, and there was no need to go all upset about that.. ~A-MAN

Happened to me as well, A. Allow me to be real for a second:
Anime is not a religion. To be really butthurt over something like this is ridiculous .It really shows how sensitive you are to change. I understand when people don't like an idea that is too far-fetched, but we as a community need to respect opinions regardless. Personally, this doesn't seem like a BAD idea though probably a little much to execute.  I may not know much about One Piece, but I do know that if this game really was to be as pure to such a standard Kizaru would be one of the most broken characters with unlimited MP and godlike stats just because he uses one of the Logia fruits. This is a game after all, and NO video game follows real-life logic. I'm not saying that we shouldn't follow the anime here; how else will this game be made? Creative twists create originality. Honestly, I loathe games like Ultimate Ninja Storm and Tenkaichi/Raging Blast for following the series too close to their anime without providing much new (that, and their gameplay is way too repetitive and unbalanced). Wanna hate me for saying that, whoever you are? Go ahead.
The point is that negative repping over expressing an opinion is stupid. We should be discussing openly, not bashing passively. You can PM me if you have a problem. I don't care.

Dragon5 wrote:

Beta96 wrote:Maybe in one sword dtyle he uses one of his 3 sword randomly. Just for fun

To the guy who -ve reped here; Beta was stating his opinion, and there was no need to go all upset about that.. ~A-MAN

Happened to me as well, A. Allow me to be real for a second:
Anime is not a religion. To be really butthurt over something like this is ridiculous .It really shows how sensitive you are to change. I understand when people don't like an idea that is too far-fetched, but we as a community need to respect opinions regardless. Personally, this doesn't seem like a BAD idea though probably a little much to execute.  I may not know much about One Piece, but I do know that if this game really was to be as pure to such a standard Kizaru would be one of the most broken characters with unlimited MP and godlike stats just because he uses one of the Logia fruits. This is a game after all, and NO video game follows real-life logic. I'm not saying that we shouldn't follow the anime here; how else will this game be made? Creative twists create originality. Honestly, I loathe games like Ultimate Ninja Storm and Tenkaichi/Raging Blast for following the series too close to their anime without providing much new (that, and their gameplay is way too repetitive and unbalanced). Wanna hate me for saying that, whoever you are? Go ahead.
The point is that negative repping over expressing an opinion is stupid. We should be discussing openly, not bashing passively. You can PM me if you have a problem. I don't care.

i dont even know wat to say, that was truly a speech that should be in every forum/game   
PS: i think its good to make them evenly mached , like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJkTr6kowZQ

Sometimes I feel that the -ve rep button should be removed.. *sigh* lets not go offtopic now.

Eh people were upset? Clearly a-man and z said we can give suggestion.

Uhm, that was a bit long and quite angry respond .
I though that that suggestion was fine anyway, there's no need to get upset like that.
About Zoro, i think that his bicep is fine anyway. And he have tons of moves so just take it slowly but surely, Z.