To build interest and awareness in my current project (Kaiju Combat) I’m answering questions in real-time. Come jump in and grill me on fighting games!
Why do combos last an entire round
I Kaiju Combat - they won’t! In an effort to get that “Giant Monster” feel, Kaiju Combat has a rather different approach to hitstun. In traditional fighting games speed always beats strength - because hitting your opponent causes hitstun - which interrupts whatever they were doing. In Kaiju Combat we have a sophisticated animation system which allows characters to be hit - and react - but still follow through with their attack. This means that knockback is the only 100% effective defense in the game - which allows us to always end combos after a few seconds at most.