After taking the time to stop by Rebel Up! last Sunday, Lab Zero Games’ Mike Zaimont was back at the equally excited Salty! on Friday to show off even more of Skullgirls Encore’s next downloadable character, Beowulf.
There’s been a good amount of progress made in the few days between the events, most notably two new moves: Beowulf’s crouching medium kick and a fully-animated finisher for his grab mode. The former is interesting in that, while it acts like a low normal in most situations, it will pick the opponent up if they happen to be on the ground and put Beowulf into grab mode. Though it lasts much shorter than if he were to enter the stance normally, it still leads to some very interesting combos even in this unfinished build.
The grab mode finisher, in which Beowulf uses his folding chair to cossack dance straight into the opponent’s face, needs to be seen in motion to be fully appreciated. Finally, the wrestler has a few more animations in place for things like blocks, pushblocks, and more. Makr0ss was kind enough to provide a video of all the juiciest information, which you’ll find below, but you can also check out the entire Salty! archive here.
Mike also mentioned that replay functionality will soon be added to Encore’s endless beta on Steam for fans to try out before it lands in the full release, allowing them to save local and online matches for sharing later.
Source: UGC Live via Skullheart and Makr0ss, tip via JJK