Its not really that ridiculous, though it is perhaps tasking, plenty of games can spit out video files or gifs from deterministic replays or other forms of input, see ZACHTRONICS games, where a number of them let you record gifs of your puzzle solutions(that loop!), such as Opus Magnum
Most modern fighting games actually handle replays this way, because its significantly cheaper on storage and still deterministic(often they'll have a ver-number appended so that differences can be reverted for playback)
Which really shouldn't have been cause for change, as Yomi is also... a Japanese word, and this is a completely different media format And Sirlin's a hack anyway
Whiff Cancel is honestly kinda weak, the fact that you can only convert to Attacks or "Hold" which leaves you vulnerable for a while yet, means that its a shoddy defense tool if the opponent is actionable, often you'll just use a different attack thats still gonna get dodged or beat out, whereas Free Cancel just straight up lets you feint
This is what experimentation and the Prediction are for, you can see how a move works in solo play, and observe predictions to see what it could do to other actions
Wonderful fluffy story, I had things pretty well sorted out by the Randorf scene regarding Cynthia, but the way things played out was still great, with good tension and timing, and Burn Ward Sponsor Maddie
She should send Lukas there again, I'm sure he'd love it Oh and Miyu tots deserves some love, if nothing else, Maddie seems free :P Though she definitely seemed into everyone
Nice demo, though I think Emil's Shadow Binding needs a bit better duration, his combo needs a bit less end lag, I found it easier to just use 1 attack, wait, 1 attack so I didn't combo, and you need to get more sun for your time(I was playing at Noon with WeatherSync off and was only getting 2 bars) I know its winter and all but still, it shouldn't be that bad, I mean I can get a good 3 or 4 from reality on Boktai2 in goodish weather right now so it feels wrong
Also loved some of the secrets, David Iroquois Pliskin was my immediate giggle, and at some point I might dig around for more then just the few readable graves
Oh yeah and there's some issues with hitboxes lingering too long, namely sometimes pools of darkness will keep striking you even if you get knocked away, and mummy explosions hurting even when the graphic fades, speaking of mummies, in Boktai the state of burning can actually stack, increasing the damage with each flame on them
