Fighting games are full of mechanics and resources but there's one that's always caught my eye in every game I've played: Time. Timers can be used for multiple things and to even bring out emotions in players, but more often than not, it seems to be less of a factor than I think it potentially can be! So let's look into :How can we fix time in fighting games?
There's a lot of information in this video so if you want to learn more about a specific game I mentioned, here's some other content to help:
Infilament Experiment - https://t.co/QQZjieWJvD
GRsmash video @GR. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hei-zhwGVzg&t=304s
UNI 2 Video @DazIsBambo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utlGz7UDvm0&t=655s
SFxT Video @TheoryFighter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6bB0FoiRHQ&t=567s
Big thanks to the SFxT Discord as well for helping me gather footage
Games Included:
Tekken 7
Guilty Gear Strive
Mortal Kombat 11
Marvel vs Capcom 3
Dragon Ball FighterZ
BlazBlue Central Fiction
Street Fighter 4
Smash 4 Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Smash Bros. 64
KOF XV
Under Night inBirth
Samsho 2019
Street Fighter 6
Street Fighter x Tekken
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:07 - Marvel Time (Baby)
05:01 - Time vs Reality
07:13 - Elena (SF4)
09:20 - Longest Match Ever
11:30 - Under Night inBirth
14:07 - Samurai Shodown
16:49 - Street Fighter x Tekken
19:15 - Conclusion