Silhouette Showdown

Thank you midnight ninja! I am glad you enjoyed the game and left a comment. Having more singleplayer (and other) content in the future would definitely be really cool, but right now my focus is on my other game Monster Battlegrounds.

I made the attacks quite a while ago, and there are some things I would even do differently, but I am still proud of how smooth the animations feel in the gameplay. In my opinion, the best way to create attacks it to start by creating the key poses. For example, when you are animating a punch, start by drawing the pose where the character is fully extending his arm, when you would hit the opponent. Once that is finished, then draw the frames before and after that. It is usually better to make the startup of the move take longer than the recovery after the main action, so for example: 1 frames getting ready to punch > 1 frame PUNCH > 3 or 4 frames of pulling arm back. It is ok to stretch the bodyparts a bit, even if it looks weird on a still frame, it might make the action look better in motion. Make sure there is a bit of variety in the timing of your different attacks, and take a look at real-life pictures or footage of martial arts, not just from games. There is also an online resource that collected all the animations of the classic arcade fighting game street fighter 3, I think you should not just copy those animations, but it will help you understand how certain body parts move and where professional animators squash and stretch their animations:
https://www.justnopoint.com/zweifuss/

It would be very fun if you released your own game! If you have an early build, it is ok to post it here in the comments to let me know, and if you want to I can give some feedback on the game. Thank you for commenting and thank you for playing!

u have to press the '','' key. Hope this helps!

you can play against a CPU if you press the attack key before starting a match. for example, if you want player 2 to be a CPU, press ENTER

by abilites i mean elements and the basic stuff btw

Your strongest attacks are the phantom fist, and the charged uppercut. You can do the phantom fist by holding the attack button for 1 second, then releasing. you can do the charged uppercut by holding down for a short while, then pressing up and attack quickly.

These 2 attacks take pretty long to start up, so your opponent can attack in the meantime. one of your faster strong attacks is the (regular) uppercut, which you can do by quickly pressing up/jump and attack at the same time.

thank you so much for the comment and for playing! the charged uppercut attack can be charged by holding down, so not just by crouching. you can charge it during another attack, during a roll, while parrying, or while in the air. This is what the lvl 4 CPU does constantly (and frame perfectly), so somethimes it might look like they unleash this attack out of nowhere, but they can't do it if they weren't previously doing something that a human player can't also do. Similar situation with the phantom fist, though I admit that there are quite some bugs with the AI.

Thanks! Player 2 controls were made for use with the keypad, but I guess it can be annoying to use if your pc doesn't have one... or maybe there's another issue/way to fix it. Let me know!

the red dart (Bulls-eye) deals more damage and more hitstun by hitting your opponents compared to a regular dart. About 1 in 10 dart throws will be a red dart, but it's random.

you can combo by landing hits after eachother fast enough that the opponent can't escape.

there are a bunch of attacks and you can view them all in the "GUIDE" section, but the most important ones are:

punch : press the attack button (SPACE for p1, keypad ENTER for p2) without walking or crouching.

kick : press attack while walking

roll attack : press attack while running. you can run by double tapping the walk buttons

uppercut : press attack and jump at the same time. The timing may be a little strict at first, but it shouldn't be too hard. (you can't uppercut while running)

air kick : press attack while in the air

most combos are pretty hard to time, but you don't need to combo to deal a lot of damage and make it hard for your opponent to escape, so don't worry too much if you don't time your attacks perfectly. an opponent can only escape if you launch them too far away, they parry in time (which requires precise timing), or they attack themselves (the attacker almost always has more time for a second hit than the defender). that being said, here are some combos:

punch > punch > punch ... (continue as long as they are in range, try not to mash the button, but to time your punches)

punch > kick

punch > uppercut (works only if you're standing close)

uppercut > uppercut (works best if you're standing under a platform, in a corner or the opponent can't get out of the air)

crouching punch > kick

punch > crouching punch > uppercut (while in the corner)

air kick > basically anything (punch, kick, crouching punch, uppercut)

if your opponent is attacking you a lot, you can press the parry button. when you parry, your enemy will be stunned for a short while which allows you to start your own combos.

making good combos is all about knowing how your attacks flow into eachother. The combos I just listed are not all of them and you can mix and match attacks to see what works best.

try to keep your offense going if you think you're in an advantage, even if it's not a "real" combo. strings of seperate attacks are also good for damage. use the terrain to your advantage, such as by using platforms to land early after an uppercut, or by cornering an opponent, which makes it hard to escape from your punches and kicks.

have fun!

Yes, you can buy sprites from this game or get a commission. We can talk about this further on discord, my name is weentermg.