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Skullgirls Stage & Background Discussion

Zazz said:
I didn't notice the lab thing, but the Empty Cathedral probably should have the its art changed for the fights in it during story mode.
It's the Stage Select previews. I should have been clearer about that. (.__.)
Again, Labs have the same preview, Cathedrals have different ones.

Zazz said:
looks like something out of dark souls.
Marie X Gravelord Nito - Crossover OTP

Maybe when they add the playable Marie, the boss fight could have two stages (vs PC and NPC versions) and the first one would be in the dark catacomb ruins. Or the second, whichever seems more dramatic.
 
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Balder said:
Marie X Gravelord Nito - Crossover OTP

Maybe when they add the playable Marie, the boss fight could have two stages (vs PC and NPC versions) and the first one would be in the dark catacomb ruins. Or the second, whichever seems more dramatic.
Of course, I doubt they'd ever make any stage THAT DARK.

It would totally make certain character colors hilariously invisible. (Painwheel #7 and Fukua #6 for example)

But its eerie that it just looks so PERFECT despite being a glitch.
 
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Zazz said:
Of course, I doubt they'd ever make any stage THAT DARK.

It would totally make certain character colors hilariously invisible. (Painwheel #7 and Fukua #6 for example)

But its eerie that it just looks so PERFECT despite being a glitch.
I literally just saw it on twitter and was going to post it in this thread, it would be really cool if this were an actual alternate version of Final Atrium.
 
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On the note of Final Atrium... that stage has always sort of bugged me because it's kind of hard to tell what it actually is.
For a long time I thought it was just some weird alternate dimension craziness with some broken bits of the Cathedral in it because Skullheart or something. I know now that it's still in the catacombs or in the main Cathedral, but the roof has been blown off and you can see the moon above.

I wish it was a little toned down to make that come across better.
 
Zazz said:
I didn't notice the lab thing, but the Empty Cathedral probably should have the its art changed for the fights in it during story mode.

I think they'll probably fix that since I noticed every story ends with Valentine/Double having taunting dialogue against everyone during the day but then spooky nighttime battles.

Render confirmed that they're working on fixin' this. So yay!
 
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Cellsai said:
On the note of Final Atrium... that stage has always sort of bugged me because it's kind of hard to tell what it actually is.
Judging by the pre-battle cutscene, the catacombs appear to be below the Cathedral (that much is obvious). What I think happens is that when Marie (who's chilling at the Catacombs doing crossword puzzles or whatever until challenger arrives) goes berserk, everything blows up and the battle takes place high up (maybe even at a point higher than the Cathedral's top floor) atop a web of ghostly vines.
To give you a comparison, think of that stage from the Capcom CPSIII JoJo where the fight takes place atop a web created by Kakyoin's Hierophant Green.
Ah! Lucky me. Found a image (small but enough to illustrate my point):
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Balder said:
the battle takes place high up (maybe even at a point higher than the Cathedral's top floor)
The ending of every story mode should be replaced with "As Marie was defeated, the powers holding the Atrium together disappeared and our hero fell to the ground, dying on impact".
 
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Muro said:
The ending of every story mode should be replaced with "As Marie was defeated, the powers holding the Atrium together disappeared and our hero fell to the ground, dying on impact".
Except for Big Band, who Zoidberged out of there at the end like a reasonable person.
 
To be honest, after a better look at it (grinding my Big Band combo there), I'm starting to have my doubts as well... <:3
Mainly because those walls in the back look like they're from the catacombs, where caskets are placed. Oh well, maybe those got uprooted too. I think it's best we just Stay Calm and Rule of Cool.
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Yep. You can see the interior walls of the upper cathedral in the back there behind the catacombs walls.
And yeah, as Big Band's ending shows, they're still in the building itself when he books it outta there.

I actually like the Final Atrium as a stage, but it's definitely hard to tell what's going on with it. Ideal world I'd like an In Between stage where you just fight in the catacombs with some of the glowy Skullheart veins everywhere, then you beat Marie and she triggers Boss Mode and the stage explodes into the above.

(And yes, I am well aware that this is all fluff stuff and I'd rather the budget go to places that are actually useful. This is purely idle discussion, yadda yadda.)
 
I don't know if this has been brought up, but in Squigly's and, more recently, in Big Band's Story mode, Medici Tower is shown being least twice as tall as the next highest building with Lorenzo's office at the very top being shown in Rooftops Assault.

So how are any structures/billboards visible from Lorenzo's office? Its way too high up to see anything.
 
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Zazz said:
I don't know if this has been brought up, but in Squigly's and, more recently, in Big Band's Story mode, Medici Tower is shown being least twice as tall as the next highest building with Lorenzo's office at the very top being shown in Rooftops Assault.

So how are any structures/billboards visible from Lorenzo's office? Its way too high up to see anything.
Mirrors
 
I kinda expect an alt of Streets of New Meridian, since it's the closest to Filia's stage. Not that I'd want it though, it's among my least fav stages. An alternate Maplecrest, however...

The new stage's theme will be the previously unused track first heard in Fukua's trailer. Calling it.
 
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Fukua's stage should be in LAB ZERO not LAB EIGHT or Maplecrest, maybe it could show some stuff from the beginning of Painwheel's story-mode in more detail. Could maybe show some Robo-Fortune parts or some cloning facilities too.

Zazz said:
I don't know if this has been brought up, but in Squigly's and, more recently, in Big Band's Story mode, Medici Tower is shown being least twice as tall as the next highest building with Lorenzo's office at the very top being shown in Rooftops Assault.

So how are any structures/billboards visible from Lorenzo's office? Its way too high up to see anything.

Maybe he has posters of billboards stuck to the inside of his windows...
 
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I personally do hope it's a remixed new meridian as it was my first original fav stage in this game and I want a remix of that stage but remixed iono how....
 
Muro said:
I changed my mind. Fukua's stage should be Streets of New Meridian, but replace every NPC with a trash can.
I think it'll be Raining New Meridian. The idea has been around since Squigly's concept stage.
 
I hope it is the same track from Fukua's trailer, that song was awesome
 
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I do support the rain for meridian, but I wonder what else could be possible to fit Fukua, also I would loooooove the music they used from her reveal trailer...although ironically I kinda see such music used for the elevator tower stage ^^;
 
Cellsai said:
Not really, no. MikeZ did make a 3D platformer type tech demo like Streets of Rage using the SG engine (basically all he had to do was make it so pressing up and down made you move back and forth instead of jumping and crouching), so the SG engine is fully equipped to make a game of that nature, but these stages are not designed to be walked around on.

Reading through this thread for the first time and just wanted to drop a video link for this tech demo. @WrestlerGuile
 
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Eliza's new stage is pretty hype in motion

I especially like that "Hail From the Past"-esque theme song.
 
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Calypsx said:
Not sure how I feel about the new music for Glass Canopy... It's not my favorite stage anymore, guess i'll have to find a new training stage. I honestly really enjoyed "In Just a Moments Time" on that stage but I can respect the work that went into the new song, I just feel like it sounds more like it fits in a circus stage.

WTF did you seriously just call a waltz clown music

I think it's one of the better SG tracks.
 
i think they are great, I love the new tracks
 
The new stage music sounds pretty awesome to me. Yeah, I'll admit I'll have to warm up to the new Glass Canopy theme a bit, but In A Moment's Time was going to be a hard song to outclass in any case.

But man, that Eliza Stage theme is...
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I'm reeaally looking forward to those OST updates!
 
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KaboomKid said:
The new stage music sounds pretty awesome to me. Yeah, I'll admit I'll have to warm up to the new Glass Canopy theme a bit, but In A Moment's Time was going to be a hard song to outclass in any case.

But man, that Eliza Stage theme is...
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I'm reeaally looking forward to those OST updates!
The stage look's Beautiful.

And that sound track's egyptianxJazzy vibe. MMM MMM.
 
I hope we can get Youtube clips/audio files of the two new tracks soon. I plan on keeping them on loop for a while.
 
Augh the music makes me wish I had been able to help in the IGG Campagn. That physical soundtrack would have been my main goal to get
 
Maplecrest is probably the best stage in the game for me. The stage itself is very beautiful and the music is just lovely. I also love River King Casino too. Grand Cathedral (empty) is also very cool ever since they updated it.

Love the stages in this game!
 
DIES CREAM lol
 
Wait, so Fukua's stage is a creepier Maplecrest? I thought Painwheel would get that...
However, I do love the remix of "The Lives We Left Behind", which is heard in that stage.
 
Trinitronity said:
Wait, so Fukua's stage is a creepier Maplecrest? I thought Painwheel would get that...
However, I do love the remix of "The Lives We Left Behind", which is heard in that stage.

We put it in Painwheel's story mode, too.
 
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Ravidrath said:
We put it in Painwheel's story mode, too.
Really? Thanks for the heads-up. Gotta check it out ASAP.
 
Ravidrath said:
We put it in Painwheel's story mode, too.
You guys, doing things before we even get the chance to say we want them. Does L0 have a psychic as an intern or something? :PUN:
 
TechPowah said:
You guys, doing things before we even get the chance to say we want them. Does L0 have a psychic as an intern or something? :PUN:
Perhaps they do. OOOH SPOOKY.
Anyway, between Robo-Fortune and Fukua and now Nightmare Crest, they're really promoting Brain Drain.

Maybe in Skullgirls 2 he'll be playable, right?
 
TechPowah said:
You guys, doing things before we even get the chance to say we want them. Does L0 have a psychic as an intern or something? :PUN:

It's something we always wanted to do, even in the original release. When we decided to do a Fukua story mode, we asked Willy if he'd be able to knock this out, and he was. Then Vince offered up a remixed theme.

The whole thing was pretty spontaneous and organic, and was done in like less than a week?
 
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