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Lab Zero Games have finally spilled the beans on Skullgirls 2nd Encore's exclusive features, and now you too will be privy to them!

Ravidrath said:
  • Fully-voiced Story Mode
Responding to fan demand, the story modes for Skullgirls 2nd Encore will be fully voiced! Featuring some of anime’s best and brightest, the new voices bring Skullgirls’ deep characters and lore to life.

  • Challenges
In challenges, players square off against opponents with a variety of unique battle conditions to test their mettle. Can you beat Big Band without jumping? Or defeat triple Doubles?

  • Trials
Trials test players’ skills by having them to perform combos. Trials are built on a new button-by-button instructional system to make learning combos easier and more intuitive than ever. Furthermore, unlike many fighting game trials, Skullgirls 2nd Encore’s trials include combos frequently used in real play, from basic bread ‘n butter to more advanced combos.

  • Survival Mode
Skullgirls 2nd Encore’s new Survival Mode pits players against an endless procession of foes – how long can you last? The better you do, the more health you’ll recover between rounds. The longer you last, the harder your foes will become.

  • Full Platinum Trophy Set
For all the trophy hunters out there, Skullgirls 2nd Encore will have a full Platinum trophy set. The 43 trophies will test players’ mastery of Skullgirls and the new content. Many of the previous trophies are returning, while others have been adjusted based on player feedback.

  • Cross-Play Across the Entire PlayStation Family
To keep the online community from fragmenting, Skullgirls 2nd Encore supports cross-play across all three PlayStation platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita!

  • PlayStation 4 Version: PlayStation 3 Peripheral Support
Skullgirls 2nd Encore will support PlayStation 3 fight sticks on the PlayStation 4, thanks to the excellent work of our friend John “Cowboy” Bellomy. Just plug in your old stick and play!

Skullgirls 2nd Encore is slated to release mid-2015 exclusively for PlayStation 4/Vita. As stated previously, Lab Zero Games are currently looking into the possibility of releasing 2nd Encore content on PC. Stay tuned on that!

To read the original announcement (and view the full story mode cast), click here!



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An unanticipated announcement of one of Skullgirls 2nd Encore's exclusive features came in the form of an innocuous Gamestop kiosk update, as first mentioned through the Skullgirls subreddit.

A trailer for Skullgirls 2nd Encore is in Gamestop's current kiosk rotation, revealing before anyone else that Skullgirls 2nd Encore will receive a voiced story mode! The story modes of all 14 playable characters will be fully voiced, including those of formerly-silent NPCs (Annie, Brain Drain, etc). Voiced story mode will be available alongside the launch of Skullgirls 2nd Encore for PlayStation 4 and Vita. Lab Zero Games is currently looking into the possibility of releasing 2nd Encore content on PC as well, so stay tuned if you're a Windows player.

Expect the full announcement later today.
 
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Hoping for physical release in the full announcement.
 
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Holy shit. This is exactly what this game needs to be a masterpiece. If Blazblue's story was fully voiced, then SG's should be too.

I wonder who funded this...
 
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Flotilla said:
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An unanticipated announcement of one of Skullgirls 2nd Encore's exclusive features came in the form of an innocuous Gamestop kiosk update, as first mentioned through the Skullgirls subreddit.

A trailer for Skullgirls 2nd Encore is in Gamestop's current kiosk rotation, revealing before anyone else that Skullgirls 2nd Encore will receive a voiced story mode! The story modes of all 14 playable characters will be fully voiced, including those of formerly-silent NPCs (Annie, Brain Drain, etc). Voiced story mode will be available alongside the launch of Skullgirls 2nd Encore for PlayStation 4 and Vita. Lab Zero Games is currently looking into the possibility of releasing 2nd Encore content on PC as well, so stay tuned if you're a Windows player.

Expect the full announcement later today.

I cannot wait to hear Brain Drains Silky Smooth voice :>
 
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I wanted to voice Brain Drain, but I guess it's best to let someone else voice him
 
I wonder how Zane will sound like...
 
Stuff said:
Is Irvin Cam Clarke yet. Someone needs to be Cam Clarke
Zane needs to be Cam Clarke, he needs to go full Liquid.
 
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Its great!!!

And i dont mind to pay some more for new content! Lets make Skullgirls even greater :D
 
Can't wait to finally find out what all the minor characters sound like.
 
So this is a sign that someone is looking out for L0 right? Like in a few years whenever they decide to make that sequel with all new characters they might have the bank to make it happen.
 
Twisted Skull said:
I wanted to voice Brain Drain, but I guess it's best to let someone else voice him
Just get Egoraptor to do his "So I heard you liked Castevania?" voice and we'll call it a day
 
That's strange, why would they pay money to do a voice over for the story mode and not give it to all Skullgirls platforms?
 
ink_deer said:
That's strange, why would they pay money to do a voice over for the story mode and not give it to all Skullgirls platforms?
Autumn is paying for it. It's part of the new features that are an incentive to buy the PS4 version. Peter said why is interesting information but he hasn't said what it is.
 
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I await to hear more of the features that hasn't been told yet. Still all around pleased and look forward to snagging a copy.
 
erkicman said:
The same people who realized that investing in Street Fighter V was a really bad idea and therefore needed a superior fighting game to fill the PS4 fighting game void when SF undergoes an inevitable nuclear meltdown and dies?
Autumn realized SFV was bad investment? What?
 
Skullgirls 2nd Encore?
Literally just found out this was a thing.
What's else is new besides the voiced story modes?
(Is there a thread that goes into the second game in more detail? (| ‿◠)
 
Notkastar said:
Skullgirls 2nd Encore?
Literally just found out this was a thing.
What's else is new besides the voiced story modes?
(Is there a thread that goes into the second game in more detail? (| ‿◠)
This is all we know so far other than "new modes and features" which is vague, and a limited physical release may be on the table, the OP of this thread says expect a full announcement today, and there are only a few hours left in the day so we will hopefully know soon.
 
AdenPhoenix said:
Autumn realized SFV was bad investment? What?
Well, I have read in some places that Sony may have provided part of the funding for new features in 2nd Encore, not 100% sure on that though.
 
erkicman said:
Well, I have read in some places that Sony may have provided part of the funding for new features in 2nd Encore, not 100% sure on that though.
Peter said the funding for this was Autumn. I'd take his word on it, since I imagine making these deals is part of his job.
 
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erkicman said:
The same people who realized that investing in Street Fighter V was a really bad idea and therefore needed a superior fighting game to fill the PS4 fighting game void when SF undergoes an inevitable nuclear meltdown and dies?

You're implying AAA devs would become aware of their arrogance? Kek.
 
Magma442 said:
Big band voiced story mode....

Big Band parry voice: YEAHHH. :)

So many roles!
  • Adam
  • Aeon
  • Annie
  • Andy
  • Avery
  • Brain Drain
  • Black Dahlia
  • Beowulf documentary narrator
  • Dr. Avian
  • Feng
  • Hive
  • Ileum
  • Irvin
  • Leduc
  • Lorenzo Medici
  • Minette
  • Medici thugs
  • Mrs. Victoria
  • Molly
  • "Mother"
  • Rachel Wong (news reporter in Parasoul's story)
  • Selene Contiello
  • Sister Agatha
  • Stanley
  • Tommy
  • Umbrella
  • Vitale Medici
  • Venus
  • Yu-Wan
  • Zane

And think of all those Double mirror-match set-ups. Perfect opportunity for the VA to play an evil version.

Now remember, before you think they'll start auditioning and hiring Troy Baker for the +30 roles, keep in mind they already have a great team of VAs that have the range to pickup these minor characters.

Oh, and Josh Tomar for Stanley...
 
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Haha, well yeah, I mean when Double is trying to be human, really trying to appear normal, she it will lose the cool distortion filters and layered voices. Even when she's not in duplicitous melty monster mode, Double has dozens of lines to read.
 
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Concerning crossplay- Given that PS3 users can fight PS4 users, how does Vita fit in? Can Vita users fight the PS4 version? If so, how about PS3?

I, uh, wasn't paying a lot of attention during the last console cycle, so if the Vita/PS4 thing is obvious, sorry to bother.
 
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