Wow just amazing!!! I loVE ITT!!>

Kimiko

@WasabiJoe: Gothic princess? Who is that? I don't remember a Gothic princess in Tekken 5, do you mean the alternate costume for Asuka? That is the closest thing to Goth I could find in that game, and that's more of a odd modification to a kimono.

ggodo

this is DEFINITELY top quality resume material...

phor11

I've just gone through googling for "Mounty Oum", yet there is not much about his history or anything. After the release of this epic fanfic video, he really deserves at least his own Wikipedia page! Then, we can resolve if the impartial views of Wiki will side with those who hate his ripping off of various styles, or with those who love his general directing/choreography/3D modelling skills. Wait for it...

onomeister

Wow! That was pretty dang cool.

--Core--

@Xynth: I'm someone who pays close attention to these kind of things myself.

Nice try. Based on your argument and that ridiculous hypocratic statement, you have no idea what I am thinking. If you read it carefully, you would know. So much for your self-proclaimed 'focus on detail'. Also, if you actually believed in that statement of yours, you would know that I make a valid point. Your argument is weak and only relies on generalization. You shouldn't feel sorry for me. I should feel sorry for you for failing to live up to your own values.

Kyouya

You know, I thought it was good, very good. But not the best of his major three (Haloid, DF1, DF2). Personally, I didn't care much for the music (granted, it's hard to top Don Davis' Matrix score). Also, the Square characters so dominated the DOA ones that it wasn't even funny. I can't wait for the next installment (was waiting months for this one), but considering how I actually have a few gripes with this one where I didn't with the other ones (other than the unnecessary lesbian Haloid scenes - didn't add at all, just fanboy goodness). Basically, to me, this one lacked story, or at least story in the sense of character and drama between the characters. It lacked intensity. But I will admit that it was a fast 11 minutes. In any case, kudos to you, Monty, you clearly aren't getting paid enough.

thespyderboy

That was the most out-of-controll fight ever! I can't even keep a straight face! I'm so awed by the idea of fighting inside a tornado I can't stop laughing!

I see alot of DBZ comparisons, but I think the big difference is that these girls are (usually) subject to gravity, so it makes the juggle-your-target-while-doing-backflips thing seem more amazing. Also, the terrain itself is used to add to the action, instead of being pummeled-flat. In other words, where Toriyama went for overblown power over skill, Oum goes for the opposite.

mechawatts

WOW.

Definitely way better than the first one. I thought Rinoa was awesome, and Kairi was a bit of an unexpected surprise. I loved how he gave her a Brave mode too. Way cool.

And we all know Tifa kicks so much ass, but I appreciated him incorporating the use of materia and drinking the potion and doing drunken fighting.

Throw in AGRIAS FROM FFT! STASIS SWOOOOORD! XD

Can we expect summons next? :3 Total overkill for the DOA girls though. There has to be some sort of balance. XD Though, I wouldn't mind them losing. :3 I'm partial to Final Fantasy anyway.

Reinbach

Sick! Only way it could have been better is if they were topless!!!

cybereality

I saw this at Anime Boston, and was blown away. Everytime a new character joined the fight the whole crowd would scream. The creator was behind me as well and was providing a running commentary to those near him.

cpuwhiz11

It´s silly that some people complain about the "balance"o f their powers,I'd say,come on people!There's no chance or possibility that some DOA girl can match a FF girl(ANY FF girl) with a level 99,with all their abilities,thier magic,their summoning,their overdrives...

In fact the guy had made a great job trying to balance an already lost fight.

I love Rinoa,this guy made her even more sexy than she already is.

Any hater just give the merit to this guy,or go yourself to make something better.

OT79

Oh sweet Jesus...the dude has SKILLS!! Monty Oum has MAD skills. He needs to get snapped up by Square Enix or run his own company already. That was awesome! Anybody who can take a useless bitch like Rinoa and turn her into a bad ass gets brownie points in my book. The whole thing rocked.

I can't believe people are moaning about: he re-hashed this, the textures aren't all that, he's arrogant. Puh-lease! The dude has a clear talent. Haloid, Dead Fantasy I and II put Advent children to shame in the choreography and 'WOW' department. I was more into his shit that the whole of that borefest of a movie. The only thing it had over Monty Oum's vids are how detailed it was. Sorry, but he knows how to do a fight scene and captivate. There's dudes in the games industry who be directing and animating FMV sequences and cut scenes that ain't got shit on the dude.

I want part III, IV and V like yesterday. *sits and waits*

Random J

My only reasonable explanation for them able to still fight vigorously after taking a direct hit, that looks like it could crack the Earth in half is: They hit like girls...

¬.¬

King Seafoam

Hmm, this guy just keeps ripping off stuff from other things and putting in fanservicy characters O_o

It's blatantly so!

For haloid it was equilibrium if not something else, though done to a lower calibre. Most of the other scenes are pretty much typical of martial arts movies with different characters doing them.

Oh I'm not saying its a bad thing, just a blatant rip off but its a well devised rip off, most art is anyways. Its hard to aspire nowadays unless you do that ;P

I will give kudos to the various saves however (and the suplex from tifa that was slick), they are rather smart but then again anyone with half a brain and conceivably come up with a clever save :D

Remember! Smokey the bear says, only YOU can rip off ideas!

pyropetey

I was @ the premier @ anime boston, was so epic!

kratos1010

That is an EPIC WIN for you.
It kinda reminds me of the old "stick fighter" flash animations from a few years ago.

ghostfacelz

I am not a DOA fan u.u, I need to play the games. But I now there still some cool chicks in their rooster >,>
What I really want, is to see Fran (FFXII) in there ^o^

Hades

This is better than Advent Children! Why are people complaining? Some dude spends time to entertain the internet. Nothing to complain about.

darvos

@SuperMaxZero: And not have anyone question anything he does? That's not much of an ego?

Anyway, I'm done with this topic. Sorry I disagree with everyone else here. It's my opinion and it's as valid as yours. I've been trying to be less negative about things in general but something about him just set me off. I'll just keep my mouth shut next time. There's enough negativity on the internet as it is.

And to all the people that say "Yeah? Let's see you do better!": Try to remember that when you're criticizing something yourself. It's not really a valid argument when it's aimed back at you now is it? You don't have to make something better if you don't like something; it's fine to just not like it.

Peace

boogstar

@Derigor: I never said that. I think deathbunny did. And I think he was making a joke.

boogstar

Hoyokusen full parry reference! NICE!

tabrith

... Seriously, after seeing this I want to buy some FF games now!

SuperMekman

@boogstar:

He does consider his animating methods laughable, so I doubt he has too much of an ego.

I think what he meant was if he did become a pro he would want to start out high enough to be able to do things his way.

SuperMaxZero

@excel_excel: Rachel i think from Ninja Gaiden

Rengenki

*orgasms*

Rengenki

Tifa is also NOT drinking a beer. It's an Elixir, people.

Kalaras_of_Haven

Just an observation - but Tifa was drinking a Elixer, not a beer. >_< Just before she breaks them out, it shows her falling to her knees, from all of the magic she was busting out.

Kalaras_of_Haven

I'll keep it short.

Tifa is a monster.

@boogstar "look on the net where someone has the ghost in the shell character fellating darth vader while they fall out of a FFXII ship on fire"

Where? link or it didnt happen

Derigor

From how I see it the people who will complain about this video will complain about it even if the changes they wanted made was made. I see this video as a someone who is a huge fan of the FF and DOA ladies creating a video for other fans. I didn't hear anyone at the AB closing ceremonies boo or say shout anything but positive shouts. And anyone who has ever attended a convention with fans as rabid as anime fans (a large majority seem to be gamers as well) know that if they don't like what they're seeing they will let everyone know.

I applaud Monty Oum for putting in all the work he did for this vid. And until I can sit down and do something similar with my own time I'll just sit back and enjoy this man's hard work instead of trying to break it down like I know how to even replicate it. I'm sure some here could probably put the time and effort to doing something similar but I haven't seen any yet so to those who think they can do better I say do something about it or just give the man his due and go look for something else to tear down.

Tull

@Kyouya: #8 is pretty easy to answer. Tifa casted Haste on all three of them. This essentially makes Yuna's gun fire twice as fast as before.

Regarding Tifa's drunken boxing, she is a hand to hand specialist so it wouldn't surprise me that she might be aware of the technique. Though getting drunk on mana potions is a bit much.

chirokitsune

I think his animations are all amazing, and that's why they end up shown on sites like this. I'd like to see what some of you 'critics' would be able to come up with.

hehehhehe

Wow... simply amazing. If only games could be made like this :)

So glad there are more sequels on the way!

MerlynNY

I came. several times.
On a more serious note though, incredibly impressed with how well he manages to choreog...choreogra...make it all fit. Really looking forward to the sequel.

Cactuar

Tifa seems to be the best fighter out of all of them.

Seriously.. when does Cloud show up and show these ladies how to REALLY fight?

Project Thanatos

This guy is amazing. Imagine if he choreographed the new Justice League movie?

SinnerG

OMG OMG OMG!!!! That was perfect! Those poor Tecmo girls got owned though... with that said, I want to buy me some 'Final Fantasy game! I mean really, I've been sold. Action Action Action!

("Drunken Potion Style!" Ha!)

SuperMekman

Yes, but...when do they start making out with each other?

hemlock_martini

WANT!!
would Square Enix ever make a game that you can play as FF or even kingdom of heart characters?

vertico

@Kyouya: I feel sorry for people with your extremely rigid level of criticsm. You're thinking about this way too much. I'm someone who pays close attention to these kind of things myself. I'll give you that it was a few minutes too long, and that the characters should fatigue from damage, but the rest of the things seem like your desperately finding things to make this seem like a piece of shit.
Why is it when someone goes the extra mile that people think its stupid? You become use to that level of quality and start bashing it when it wavers. I compare everything objectively as much as I can. Why is it cool to like Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, and Transformers but not cool to like Naruto, Dragonball Z, and Gundam? I think objectively, anyone could say that the latter are superior in story, animation, music, suspense, and emotional stimulation. But because the creators worked their asses off in trying to make it amazing, they come off as trying to hard instead and are dismissed. Perhaps people dont like to be stimulated too much with things, or like something that everyone else does. Humanity really infuriates me sometimes. Just take everything as it is, devoid of the stigma that surrounds it. Life would be alot more enjoyable, I promise.

Xynth

Saw this at its premiere during the closing ceremonies at Anime Boston this past weekend and the place was cheering it from start to end.

Tull

Lame, no one ever dies? Why do they even try...

Gladman

Amazingly Brilliant!! - Love it!!

Shin-Kaiser

@Kyouya: That drunken boxing was more of of a tribute to the Drunken Master than anything that was suggesting that the character is a drunkard. You really take this way too seriously.

The_Antihippy

This fight was so RIGGED... I couldn't enjoy.
I was rooting on the DoA girls and one Ninja Gaiden persona because they tended not to use demi, haste, and slow, and firaga. This match was so unbalanced it was like seeing a team of three Rolls vs Magneto, Storm, Sentiel Combo in MvC2.

Surpised they didn't play on Norfair....oh wait ya they did because this fight was NO FAIR!!!

-Fanboy rant-

Dunnell

This is one of the best fight scenes ever. Someone needs to hire this guy and get him working on video game fight scenes immediately. I really enjoyed the first Dead Fantasy whenever it was that I saw it, but this one was especially insane. I literally yelled out, "WTF, KAIRI!" when she popped out. Was nice to see her duel wield Oathkeeper and Oblivion.

golguin

I love the choreography, but it's still really boring to me. The blows/fighting don't matter since nobody is ever fazed. The FF characters doing all those spells is hugely imbalanced too. Maybe if there was some kind of story and some progression, it'd be completely entertaining.

eastx

Sorry can't comment right now. Too much awesome pouring out of the screen.

Dragonzigg

i think im going to explode right now

zombieistired

@Kyouya: It doesn't matter how 'good' something is, there is always going to be a person to give it negative criticism.

I read through your whole post and personally I think you completely missed the point of the video. This is just a guy goofing around on his laptop and sharing with us HIS 'vision' (not YOUR vision) that he has in HIS mind. Not sure where you got the whole 'team' thing from. He's not an animator and he's not using any high end software.

You are nit picking and trying to apply your own logic so that it fits neatly into your definitions of what should/could happen. I think for your own good you should just avoid the rest of his installments so you can have some peace of mind.

dirkxxdiggler

What the hell? I actually cried a little while I was watching this! I never cry!! Seriously!

That video was frickin' incredible.

Highlander Wolf

I'm betting that in the third one the Team Ninja ladies gets the numbers advantage on the Squeenix girls. Question is, which Team Ninja character would be the Rinoa analog?

idle.eidolon

@boogstar: The reason his original works aren't as heralded as much as his "fanboy" movies is precisely the same reason that the article about "fanboy reviews" talked about. Super Smash Bros Melee would NOT have gotten a 10 if it was generic characters and it is, to be quite frank, not that great of a fighter. Few if any people would remember it if it wasn't all of Nintendo's flagships nested into one game. His original works are great, and the people around him love them (perhaps our own fanboy bias), but it doesn't interest most people because it doesn't ooze your popular video game. And about his "too-great-to-be-hired" attitude: sure, some of his works are derivative, but all you see. He's greatly influenced by a lot of media (movies, anime, music, games), so he's able to discern what can be good and what can be different. But alot of people don't appreciate different (hence the suckling of popular franchises). He'd love to work solely on his own projects, but that costs money and he's not exactly free to do that.

@Kyouya: As much as there is a "team" Monty does MOST, if not ALL work on his pieces. He gathers his resources from other people which he appreciates, but all of the action and the ideas do come from himself. I've seen him work first hand with his just his laptop and really, the way he goes about his work is, not to say unorganized, but organized only in his mind. It's not to say credit isn't given where credit is due, but he is largely credited with most of the production on his movies because that is precisely what he does, and I think he does it well.

ForgotMyKeys

Tifa + potions + four chicks by herself saved the clip. Rinoa? Wings? Gunblade? WTF?

Losbullitt

Good freakin' work man! His technique gets better and better with each video. I'd like to know what 3d software he's making these with.

dirkxxdiggler

@Bleentastic sees bandwagon and jumps: Okay first of all, I never said unoriginal. Don't try to put words in my mouth when I never said it. I said to mix it up. Uninspiring does not coincide with unoriginal. Inspiration can come from many things and places. Lastly, that potion excuse...no one is buying that. The way Tifa chug down the drink and how she moved explains it all.

Kyouya

That's amazing. Was feeling it was getting predictable until Kairi dropped in. Kairi with keyblade and valour form? Omfgwtfbbq!!!

Total eyegasm...

Shadowmist

I liked it but I agree with some of the critcisims posted as well. Weapon consistency isn't a big deal to me as weapons seem to be always transforming in these games.

The lack of character introduction was sad though. In DFI I liked that each character was introduced trying to help out their friends. It was strange that Kairi just dropped out of the sky seconds after Rinoa shows up.

What I did like was the building scene (that's too cool to hate), and pretty much everything with Kairi 'cause I'm weak for the KH series.

Aflack: Likes slushies

Nevermind about what I said before. This guy jumped the proverbial shark so many times in this little video, even the shark is getting bored.

Course it would probably help if I cared about either franchise, but no. Rachel from NG showing up was about the highlight of the whole thing.

Gunhaver

woah that was crazy. i love the part where Kairi shows up. XD <3 KH.

Sakubo

Ok, I think he went overboard around the time when Tifa and Hitomi has a standoff on a freefalling slab of rock, before Tifa suplexs Hitomi into the slab and then jumping off, detonating the rock with a fireball, then creating a black hole, sucking in Hitomi and the exploded fragments.

Gunhaver

@Kyouya: wait i just read his comment after my first post. You, say uninspiring and unoriginal but meantion to use matrix-style or slow-mo to change tempo...those 2 styles have been OVERUSED so much since The Matrix erm ya know in Final Fantasy games there's this thing when you use too much magic/getting hit too much (the entire scene of falling down the building) you run out and in the case FF8 you kneel down. In this you can't just sit around and drink HP and Mana Pots without being attacked so she had to keep fighting and if you need to drink and fight you have to do some style of Drunking Boxing or get your ass kicked and your milk..i mean drink taken from you

Bleentastic sees bandwagon and jumps

Screw the Fanboyism in Brawl if this was a game it'd put it to shame by far. when did Rinoa become a demi-god hehe that seem like a uber version of the game self of her even for Angel Wing. when it says you ain't seen nothing yet i instantly thought of FF13 since he can free flow it as we've only seen a few stuff from the main girl. Doubt anyone from FF9 or FF12 since they didn't fight fight much so leaves Tatic's ppl and Artwork style ppl from FF2-6

Bleentastic sees bandwagon and jumps

@Kyouya: I wouldn't have minded them that much but you put a little snide insult within your first criticism aimed at people who did like it, so I will just say this.

No need to "go on and on." You already come off as a jerk.

basilan

@Kyouya:
"It just diminishes Tifa's image; from a childhood friend to a drunken whore who wants to be felt up because she is easy."

Um... was it really that serious?

YUYU

@deathbunny:

Yeah, I wish I was as good as you too...

Anyway, the vid was AWSOME!!! NEED MORE!!!

Ezekiel06

His choreography was much better than the previous ones. I didn't like the other ones so much because it just seemed like the characters were shooting fish in a barrel (Haloid) or the actions had no history with the characters (the 1st Dead Fantasy). Now, at least many of the spells and moves are recognizable, such as Stop, Haste, Tifa's suplexes, and Rachel's axe techniques. Although a bit unrealistic as a whole, at least the actions of the characters were suitable.

n2Depth

Unexpectedly, I was welcomed with a new segment of Dead Fantasy during my usual visit to Gametrailers.com. Dead Fantasy I, the prequel to Dead Fantasy II, was very impressive and made me believe Monty Oum and his team would surpass the original that started it all.

Sadly, I ended up being bitter when I finished watching the uninspiring sequel.

Why was I disappointed? It wasn't the graphics, the choreography or even the new addition to interesting characters from Kingdom Hearts and Ninja Gaiden.

The direction of the production killed Dead Fantasy II.

Before I go on any further and justify my point before you all scream at me for being an arrogant son of a bitch, let me explain something about Monty Oum's work. I give him a lot of credit for spending a lot of time researching on choreography. Some are very noticeable. There are traces of moves you would have seen from Tekken (Tifa imitating Baek), old Chinese movies (i.e. Drunken Master starting Jackie Chan, the remake of the original) and possibly from Ninja Gaiden, Guilty Gear X, or Street Fighter III: Third strike (Rinoa damaging the opponents in blazing speed from all directions). Fans must realize that this is not something he pulled out of his ass. It was through research and dedication. As for the voices in the video, he used audio from Soul Calibur and the Dead or Alive franchise. Personally, I thought it was bizarre hearing Xianghua's voice (voiced by Hisakawa Aya) in this video. Overall, he did everything exceptionally well by demonstrating the meaning of fanservice by using resources from other fighting franchises.

That being said, I am saddened with the latest entry to Dead Fantasy. As I read what he wanted to achieve before starting the video, I expected him to live up to his word. Sometimes, it does not always go as planned. In this case, however, it was not even come close. Here are some things I noticed in terms of direction.

1. Too long - Majority of people do not have the attention span to watch the same old derivative action for 10 minutes straight (unless they are easily amused and have no brain cells). It was totally unnecessary to add 7 additional minutes in comparison to the first video, Dead Fantasy I. They should have followed the OFFICE rule created by Dwight Schrute. The KISS rule. Keep It Simple, Stupid.

2. Lack of changing in pace - The pace is always the same. Give the viewers a break if you're going to prolong the action to 10 minutes. Use slow-mo, matrix style, anything. There is no need to always make it fast-paced. As Monty said in his comments, he hates predictability. Despite that, I have yet to see him eat those words. Mix it up…that includes pace.

3. Too much focus on environment than characters - Many of you might think the use of characters may pay homage to Dead or Alive. This may be true, but even DoA had its limits. It is encouraged to make use of environments ONLY with the addition of limitation. This is why the Dead Fantasy I was so well done. It focused on the character's movements and reactions. Environments are complimentary, not the main attraction. Furthermore, it can potentially downgrade the character models' graphics.

4. Introduction of the new characters - What was up with the introduction to Rachel? Why in the world would she wait to battle while sitting on a cliff with the use of her ax? There was no proper introduction to anyone except Rinoa. No slow-motion capture was used as an overture for the character of Rachel and the Kingdom Hearts character

5. Destroying the balance - If you want to pay homage to a character, then that is fine. There is nothing wrong with that. The introduction of Rinoa with the powers she possesses is one-sided. Angel wings, two weapons (Gun Sword was definitely irrelevant), and magic powers. Why does the balance have to be so askew? Monty might as well have added Garnet/Dagger from FFIX with the power to release all the eidolons. Nothing good comes out of seeing one team getting their ass kicked with the absence of counterattack. If Rinoa has the Gun Sword, how come Tifa does not have the Buster Sword?

6. Staying true to the character's persona - I'm not quite sure the team knows what fanservice means because Tifa is not some slut who drinks until she croaks. This was just a poor excuse to use Drunken Boxing. It only insults the original creator's vision of the character (same applies to Hentai Doujinshi). Homage means paying respect. Does that look like paying respect? It just diminishes Tifa's image; from a childhood friend to a drunken whore who wants to be felt up because she is easy.

7. Getting crowded - Luckily, this looks like it will be fixed on the next installment of Dead Fantasy. 6+ characters are too many to fit everyone in one screen especially when you are trying to include all of them to participate in the fight. It could get really messy and confusing.

8. Weapon Inconsistency - How is it possible that Yuna's guns suddenly turn into an Uzi (semi-automatic) during mid-way through the battle?

I could go on and on, but that would only make me look like a jerk. Here is what I would suggest Monty Oum on the next Dead Fantasy. Under credits, Monty Oum is responsible for directing, choreographing and producing. Multi-tasking is not for everyone. By taking on two major tasks (directing and choreographing), you're bound to make more mistakes. Sacrifice one of those roles to someone who you can trust in order maintain high standards of quality. I'm betting Monty Oum is looking for criticism rather than compliments because whatever breaks you down can only help you become better. If I'm harsh, so be it. It is up to him and the team to decide.

Kyouya

A tad arrogant, maybe. But when he talks the talk he walks the walk. This dude could be Hitler for all I care, you just gotta admit that was damn impressive.

I don't like DOA OR FF. I watch this for he fights, that's all it is, and he does it well.

YUYU

Animation good. Video, booring. Sorry fanbois. This is abouta s fun as watching someone else play the latest "Jiggly Boob Fighter XXVII Super R-Type eXtreme Turbo Evolution" or WTF ever passes for fighting game snowadays.

Get off my lawn!

olafson

Everytime I watch one of his movies, I'm torn between being amazed at the fan work of one man, and being disappointed at how derivative and uninspiring it is.

BossMonk

I came.

xanxus

@boogstar

I say stuff like that becasue I'm trying to get the point across that I don't deserve a position high up.

And my earlier work was done years ago as I was still teaching myself how to do this.

Don't impose character onto someone however way you feel like interpreting it just because you can mince words

dipshit

montyoum

@Channing: yea it reminded me of rival schools too, specially the part where kairi and i think rikku pretty much did edge's bloody nightmare team attack

@ninjafetus: lol that is so true its not even funny =P hate that <__<

Kcet

@boogstar

I say stuff like that becasue I'm trying to get the point across that I don't deserve a position high up.

And my earlier work was done years ago as I was still teaching myself how to do this.

Don't impose character onto someone however way you feel like interpreting it

montyoum

Wow I just experienced about 5 orgasms of the eye...

BOMEz

@boogstar

I say stuff like that becasue I'm trying to get the point across that I don't deserve a position high up.

And my earlier work was done years ago as I was still teaching myself how to do this.

Don't impose character onto someone however way you feel like interpreting it

dipshit

montyoum

@boogstar

I say stuff like that because I'm trying to get the point across that I don't deserve a position that high

dipshit

montyoum

is there a better quality video around?

Waka in Japan

i liked it a whole lot, did a pretty badass job.

smackthenun

@bobtheduck: I suspect that he ripped the models individually.

thecactusman17

@bobtheduck: Don't get me wrong, this was impressive... Or, rather, the first one was. By THIS point, it's so old and repetitive that I can't handle it anymore. I just skipped to the end to see which surprise characters he brought in... Rinoa with a gunblade... *sigh* Where did he rip that model from? Kingdom Hearts?

bobtheduck

@DeathBySnooSnoo: It's people like you that really piss me off... Next-gen gameplay consists of endlessly exchanging stylistic blows in the largest piece of fanservice fanfiction since Picard married Princess Leia? If that's nextgen, I'll stick with my "last gen" Uncharted and MGS4.

bobtheduck

Well...that was fun to watch, haha.
Am I the only one geeky enough to know that the voice clips he uses for Rinoa and Kairi come from the game Melty Blood?

Zarcon

Say it with me now, UT3 announcer.

HOLY SHIT!

blackadvent

I dont care if the models are ripped or self made... I wanna see a Dead Fantasy fighting game come of this series. It may just be DOA/Tekken/Virtua Fighter/Battle Arena Toshinden style where it's one vs one but, that's fine with me. Make it happen!

Eclectified

My God. He better be getting paid and laid.

darkroomdemons.com

@excel_excel:
girl from ninja gaiden. hence the whole tecmo vrs squenix vibe going on

Definately exciting to watch as a regular action fan. He definately knows how to choreograph his fights.

meltyman

woot! go ff girls (and kairi X3 shes like sora lol but not as hot XD) girls ftw! ahaha its nice to see that girls can kick as much ass as guys =] I wonder what they are even fighting about in the first place o.O... wish they had some hot guys in it D< like sora or cloud <3 that would be cool =P ya know just have them pop in for a second... lol

hrabbit

That was impossibly awesome. I think everyone who enjoyed this should send the man a dollar for his efforts.

BriGuy

Btw Monty modelled the Kairi and Rinoa models both from scratch. If you recall there is no high res gameplay Rinoa model as FFVIII was a PS1 game.

Guregu

@ChibiKyKiske

Monty does do this for a living, he works for Midway as a combat designer. I know him from the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Tekken community and was sitting right next to him when the video premiered at the Anime Boston Con this past weekend. You should have seen the crowds reaction to it, they went effin nuts!

@WasabiJoe
Yup you're right. She does Lili's 2+4 throw from Tekken 5 DR :-)There's lots of other fighting game references in the vid as well, keep watching and I'm sure you'll see them.

Guregu

I liked it, was fun to watch. The movie was pure fanservice nothing more, so most of the fanboy comments were expected anyway.

I think he knows these movies are just to get a ton of views, and it seems like he has an idea how he wants this to end so the criticisms aren't really going to change how he makes future episodes.

UmeShoryu

@DeathBySnooSnoo: Sure, dude. You try to program a fighting engine that works like that, and let me know how it goes.

Stormrider

@Bondageware: Don't know, but then, I didn't really know any of the characters - I was a Nintendo kid.

Josh*

@Bondageware: Yeah who the fudge was she?? I thought she was Ivy from soul calibur but its not....the only character I didn't recognise

excel_excel

Great vid, but who the hell is the chick with the axe?

Bondageware

Very well done fight, but I agree with the rare criticisms.

First off, many of these moves and sequences are not totally original. In fact, the entire falling-fight sequence has been done before, several times. Not the least of which was in the Advent Children movie. Also, there has been a Darkstalker stage on theside of a building. Also, the original Musashi game on PS1 had such a sequence. Those are just the first examples that pop into my head, there are many more.

Second: the character powers were way over-the-top this time. So over-the-top that he needed to bring in a whole new character to up the power of the DOA team--which he negated by bringing in *two* even higher powered characters for the FF team. But that's acceptable in the sense that during the last minute, they're setting up for a DOA loss and a move to new fights. Still, it feels ill-conceived. Better to bring in one or two now but let the others be a surprise in the third installment.

Third: Those textures. If the character models are acceptable, then the environments are absolutely not. Considering that the characters were completely ripped from their original source without even new textures, I am left suspecting that either this guys is unable to do good modeling or alternatively (and more likely), is so rushed that he can't even manage to do Quality Control on his own designs. That IS the sort of thing that an experienced animator (such as at a job interview) would take note of.

He can bitch and moan all he wants about doing things his own way, but it's pretty obvious that this guy wants or at one time wanted to be in the industry. To that end, leaving in some glaring errors like these in the creative process is the sort of thing that looks odd on a resume. He needs to improve in those areas, or more likely accept that he has a way to go before he's God's gift to 3D.

BTW: the level of stage interaction, on the other hand, is excellent and frankly should be the way games are today.

thecactusman17

GO TIFA GO! I love the DOA girls, but they ain't got shit on my FF girls. Oh, and awesome fucking video.

y2kenjination

Hot digity that was great! I couldn't stop watching, I loved all the little Final Fantasy props. Since it's basically Square vs. Tecmo who's going to show up next?

bethel1614

What the hell, how has no games company hired this kid for like 10 million dollars an hour? It's money well spent.

Tylahedras

@deathbunny: So it's not enough that he animated this whole thing, but he also has to make his own models? I'd like to see you do better.

Croixtreize

@ChiisaiRamen: I can't imagine him being an animation lead or supervisor over a team of professional animators. He'd end up "fixing" everything himself for the worse. He could possibly be a fight choreographer but that's it. Everyone else can plus the scenes with their own touches.

If he humbled himself and became a "lowly" regular animator, started from there, he'd learn waaaaay more about the production pipeline and might eventually work his way up to that higher position he thinks he deserves now.

boogstar

Holy shit...Kairi got badass, Tifa still kicks ass, I want Yuna's guns!

altshiftM

freaking insane. Loved it!

Josh*

@deathbunny: Only one person agrees with me and that makes me sad...

Seriously, read the rant Monty Oum made for Haloid on GameTrailers. Even he was saddened that his original creations had so few views compared to Haloid. Instead of using his notoriety from that to point people to a new short, he makes Dead Fantasy I....then Dead Fantasy 2, then 3 and so on. Must feel good to have fanboys fellating him instead of having an original creation be criticized.

His original creations would get more views if they were more creative and original! Look at Paul Robertson's stuff which was just featured here in an earlier article. That's all him! Even Killer Bean, back in the day, was an original creation (albeit an obvious John Woo homage) that was eventually viewed by millions before YouTube even came around.

Hopefully, instead of spending months and months on each installment of these shorts he goes and does something else that's great on its own right.

But I still hate him cuz of his "I'm-just-TOO-good-to-be-hired" attitude... which he's not.

boogstar

@Yuki: Wow...your lame. ;)

Nisori

Now thats how Smash Bros. NEEDS to be. Dynamic full 3D stages with awesome fights.

dadeisvenm

That was pretty good, but my inner fanboy is ticked off >.<, ignoring that, it was awesome! I would've probably enjoyed it more if it was all original characters though

AznSlackerType

@brent_w: Why would you even THINK that? Its based off of games that take place in the realm of fantasy and you expect something "realistic" out of it? : sighs: I can't believe you find this stupid. Its an amazing piece of work. I haven't seen many fan-made films with this much quiality. Hell, its better then most FMVs IMO.

I know its "your" opinion, but I find that you are the stupid one.

GumbyX

well i liked it and of course some people didn't. i'm assuming he doesn't care if we like it or not though. He's still going to make it.

jp182

Okay okay, we get the point, you can make well-choreographed action scenes...but still manage to bore me.

Yuki

FF, DOA, Dont matter what side you cheer for. Someone, ANYONE, get this guy a job, like pronto!

shadablade

@boogstar: I don't see that as arrogant. Read it carefully.
All it says is that when he makes these things the only way he knows how to do it is with full creative control because there are certain inexaplicable things he just "feels" that should happen that way.
And the only way for this to be possible is if he is hired at a certain high position.

ChiisaiRamen

@Demaar: Precisely why it was awesome. I don't get people that think fight scenes can be too over the top. So long as the physics stay consistent with system internal to the fiction they appear in, why not mess around with things- it allows for more creativity, which this guy has in spades.

His arrogance is entirely warranted- I haven't seen choreography this good since Advent Children and Matrix Reloaded. I would pay good money just to have an HD version of this.

Chrysalis

@deathbunny: What anime classic scenes did this guy rip-off? I believe it, but I can't think of any.

Xiedo

It should be Dead Soul Fantasy of Hearts.

phalanges

So ridiculous! But pretty cool. I liked Haloid better, but that's 'cause I really don't care much for FF or DOA...so I hope Samus and "Master Chick" show up and kick those silly girls' asses.

Seroth

Holy fucking Guacemole, that. was. awesome. Dear god I can only imagine what he'd do with smash bros!

excel_excel

I shouldn't have liked that. But, God help me, I soooo did.

evilmregg

@deathbunny:

Or, you could just be pissed that you haven't produced anything anybody, anywhere has cared about watching. You're the worst kind of critic...the "I could do better" guy. Enjoy the taste of sour grapes, pal.

mdarnell

Someone buy this man the internet. He's earned it.

DONNYchiban

@boogstar: I have to agree. Pumping sunshine up the skirt of someone who made a vignette (admittedly, a seemingly *endless* example of expert fan-service montage from hell), is counterproductive. There's no genuine critique anywhere in the replies that I read. He's an amateur animator, basically just going pose-to-pose from existing reference and battle scenes--usually getting awkward during the parts where characters are interacting, and using other people's models. He's a decent director, I think. He might have some kind of future doing that, but I'd rather see him spend this time doing a single fight scene with some decent, interesting movement. As it is, it's all over the map. He even takes some of the interesting ideas, like sliding down the building, and kills it by returning to semi-normal physics, where, after pushing off the building/jumping, they then fall back towards it--if he'd explored the rules of that environment more, it would have been more interesting. The various anime classic scenes he's recreating in this vid are executed by people who put more thought and care into the subtletey of the motion than he has, and it depresses me that nobody seems to be able to tell the difference.

This is one of the many reasons it sucks to be an artist in the game industry. Bust your ass all you want--everyone will just notice the stats, and then you can turn around and look on the net where someone has the ghost in the shell character fellating darth vader while they fall out of a FFXII ship on fire, and it's the number one movie, ever, on gametrailers.

deathbunny

You know, I saw Dead Fantasy I on GT Usermovies, and it was super-popular with great ratings, but I had this in my head that it was some hentai-ish AMV/slideshow thing with the DoA girls and FFX-2 girls.

That's because I didn't know it was the same guy who did Haloid! Now I have to catch up on this!

Byakko

wow... that was splendid, im ready for bed now.

do want more.

ungivenglory

@Soldier87:

Well, at about 1/8 of the video, Yuna shoots the Ninja girl up against the wall and she was knocked out for a good while.

JooNkeN

OMG, this is the coolest machinima I've ever seen. O-M-G.

pot3ntial2suck

oh shi-!!

Dogysamich

@boogstar: well, he's arrogant because he can well, you know. do it better than the people who actually do this for a living.

ChibiKyKiske

@Xiedo: Probably because they're classed characters, so they don't have access to all types of spells like Rinoa and Tifa do.

It's really cool to watch, but I think the time manipulation spells just sort of wrecked the over all suspense you felt when you watch the fights. I mean, before it really felt like anyone's game, but then now you stop and think, "Oh, wait, Tifa can stop time." Hopefully they can pad up the Dead or Alive team a bit. And I want some guys to make an appearance too.

epherlite

Attention idiotic videogame executives: THIS is what a "next-gen" game plays like. PLAYS like. No more lengthy unskippable cut-scenes, no more exact rehashes of last-gen games, no more quick-action (press left to not die) events, just constant creative usage of your 3D environment with constant control given to the player. Give money and support to real creative people and stay the hell out of the decision making process.

DeathBySnooSnoo

Wow... that's even more ludicrous than the stuff in Advent Children. Still pretty entertaining though.

Demaar

@boogstar: Whatever dude. He can be as arrogant as he wants if he keeps making crazy shit like this! You're taking him waaaay to seriously.

Want part 3 now please!

CHU BOI

@boogstar: Meh, he's arrogant sure, but after watching this amazing video, I don't think it's completely unwarranted.

He's a genius.

Akanubon

Needs some Terry Bogard. "ARH YOUU OKAHY!?!?!"

Flowen

If I had not read anything at all about this guy when he made Haloid, I would've just said his fan movies were pretty impressive for one guy. But I had to read. And now I hate him.

Here's the one that killed me:

"Internet: Your stuff is soo good! Why aren't you doing this for a living?
Good question. People keep saying that but no one wants to hire me hahah....I have very specific beliefs that determine how I do everything I do. It's stuff that can't ever be questioned...If I were to get a job in this sort of industry, it seems like I would have to start off at a very high position.:"

The arrogance...

And you guys just lap it up!

boogstar

Screw Dead Fantasy and Haloid, I WANT MY ROAD 4!

Still a fantastic movie.

ubernoob

Squenix and Tecmo should team up and make a Smash Bros. Killer, and get this guy to be in charge. I never saw the first one, but now I'm going to have to check it out, because this freaking blew my mind.

Smex

The bit where Tifa was doing drunken boxing was quite awesome... but then again the whole damn thing was.

ninjaraiden

Yeah, the FF girls were DEF over powered in this one. Tifa held up the entire FF team untill the end, and something about wielding time seems really really unfair. Ayane is my FAVORITE fighting game character, and she TOTALLY ate it in this episode. I dunno, just seems like team DOA caught the jiffy lube all the way around on this one. the added character was the chick from Ninja Gaiden? How un interesting. Somewhere down the line, it looks like they actually did try to summon something, but got interrupted. I dont know, what to watch it again.

DavionV

Having a little experience in 3d modeling and animation myself I can only imagine how long this must have taken to complete. The artist should definitely be proud of this, its amazing! I wouldn't be surprised at all if he has or will have a very successful career in the field at some point. Makes me want to go put some more practice in 3DSM.

lestat730

JESUS CHRIST THAT IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN.

Bernard McGraw

That was the most epic thing I've ever seen.
I don't know tickled my fanboy fancy the most, was it:

A) When Tifa gives Hitomi a fuckin' suplex
B) When they said "fuck gravity" and decided it was ok o fight parallel to the side of a building like Dante in DMC3.
C) When Kairi showed up with two brotherfuckin' (let's leave the mothers out of this) keyblades
D) All of the above

And yes, my dear Kotakuites, I know that weird feeling that's squirming around inside of you. It's called confusion. It's you trying to figure out whether or not that vid was better than sex. It was.

CHU BOI

Needs a sprite of Geese Howard countering everything.

ninjafetus

@thaKingRocka: Yeah, I mean, don't get me wrong, it's visually breathtaking and made of pure quality for being fanmade. The scenes are choreographed soo well... but it's just way too over the top for me. I'm sure many people enjoy that, but I just don't. =/

fullmetal7

Badass.

Feigro

I love the Street Fighter reference thrown in there.
Parrying Houyokusen and whatnot...

foxhound21xx

hard to pinpoint the moment it jumped the shark for me, but i'd say it was fighting while sliding down the wall. there's still some good stuff to be enjoyed there, but there came a point where i had to just say, "this shit has ventured into retardation." it makes dmc seem reasonable, almost documentary-like.

i do, however, hold out hope that with the one-on-one approach for the remaining episodes, they'll be more focused.

thaKingRocka

you don't know how friking exited I am after watching this I've already watched it 4 times and I'm about ro go for my fifth.

and like Witzbold said this is no simple Orgasm but this is an Eyegasm

Ruisu

You know, I wouldn't mind Rinoa summoning an EVA-01. Too bad this is just Squecmo-only.

LianYL

I wonder which game this person prefers... Then again, it is sort of an unfair fight between characters who have outrageous and unreasonably amazing powers and those who primarily fight with weapons and have power determined by skill rather than power leveling.

thekoopatrooper

This AND Kings of Power on the same day? I call conspiracy.

RRRansom

Best thing i've seen since...um,,can't remember...O.o

badmoogle

@monkeybeach: When did you pay? You got ripped..well maybe you paid for the internets.

ThatsMrOffDutyNinja

Most definitely looking forward to some more of this great work.
If this were made into a real game i dont think id need any other.
It could be like SSB but with a whole lot more shit going on.

GUNDAM-RX-78-2

Fucking hell, the fact that this guy does the whole thing by himself is just completely amazing. How the hell does he not have an animation job by now? Let alone he can obvious texture and light, rig and produce great special effects. I find it mind boggling he isn't working somewhere.

Atheist Jew

I remember liking the last one but this one didn't really do much for me. Maybe I'm too jaded?

Mr. Fap☆Fap!

@WasabiJoe: exactly, I mean, this stuf is simply amazing, A++ hands down, but what I didn't like was how these powerful blows didn't even seem to phase them one bit, no damage done at all. but other than that, my god this is incredible!!

Soldier87

Holy crap. Too many haters here. That was amazing. Best 10 minutes of my day.

mdarnell

@Xiedo: I'm with you bud. Is this even really fair? I mean gun wielding, sword slashing, magic using FF characters against, a tad bit O' ninja magic, and a hammer/axe? I still like all the cool fighting don't get me wrong at all. This guy is amazing. With what he has done. I can't wait to see more.

ThatsMrOffDutyNinja

OMG that was epic!!
Anyone else was like WTF when Kiari came into the fight?

goldwings

@Datheron: I've also read in one of his deviantART journals that he has used the Aiko 3 figure from DAZ 3D and substituted his own heads that he modeled to help with the work load.

C22DBlueKnightOne

@Jilkon: lol, right I forgot about Materia. Magic in general. Which I don't recall seeing Yuna or Riku using.

Xiedo

why has this guy not been hired yet?
the only thing that could make this more awesome was SSB characters.

roflwaffles

So awesome...
Can't wait for more.

Nebosuke

How does a man make such a video with this degree of badassness?

Sheen_Latrine

This made me want play Rival Schools A LOT.
Fighting games = not enough team supers.

Channing

I might be boring, but.. I kind of get tired of these completely insane, over-the-top fights, no matter how spectacular they are.. Because no matter how far out uber destructive they get, noone's ever hurt.. We paid for blood damnit :)

monkeybeach

Amazing! I loved it, especially the fact the FF girls got the upper hand this time.

Malidictus

@brent_w: It is *not* just you.

Michael McWhertor

Very impressive, but there is one thing I would change - the title. To "Final Smash Fantasy. Brawl"

Nenufar

@Xiedo: Oh, and for the record, Tifa is using materia to access spells like fire, blizzard, slow, demi and haste. Just wait until she starts using summon materia ;D.

Jilkon

this one was leagues better and more ridiculous than the first one. wowwowowowowowwowowowowowow

desafinado

this guy should be a fight choreographer for movies. Video game movies even! sure, they'd still suck, but at least we'd get a few "hell yes!" moments!

stealthpengu

Rinoa just made my week. Way to go making even her kickass xP.

Jilkon

@Scazza:

What I wanna know is when the hell did Rinoa get so powerful. Not once in FFVIII did I ever find her useful... But she sure kicks it here.

Did you forget that near the end of the game Rinoa gets SPOILERS her witch powers? If anything Oum underpowered Rinoa to keep things interesting.

yomachaser

@Stevedroid: Last time I think it was pretty even. This time, the DOA girls had one thing going (Ayanes ninpo) which the FF girls just RAN AWAY FROM. Even after Kasumi and Hitomi did a kick-ass job defending her.

Meanwhile, Tifa is pausing time and shit, taking on everybody at once BY HERSELF. When she's like an ordinary girl who good at kickboxing?

Being a much bigger DOA fan, I don't enjoy this... much. Hey, I hope Terra or Ayla shows up... FF/Square-game characters I liked.

Xiedo

Is it just me, or when you take things to such ridiculous excess that your film makes Dragon Ball Z appear realistic ... that it just becomes astonishingly stupid?

brent_w

I know this is just the worst kind of fan service, but I can't help but enjoy it. When Rinoa showed up, it was awesome, and when Kairi came out, it was awesomer.

catapult37

Okay, there has to be a fighting game based off of these shorts. Bloody insane to watch.

What I wanna know is when the hell did Rinoa get so powerful. Not once in FFVIII did I ever find her useful... But she sure kicks it here.

Dieing to see the next one, thats for sure.

Scazza

I've come to realize this guy as my king. nuff said.

Seita

I'm glad to see Rinoa, she is my favorite FF girl, but she's pretty underrated :(

Schmatz

@Xiedo:

The teams aren't exactly balanced though, Tifa and Rinoa (Kairi) are way too strong. That Hitomi clone from DOA 4 would have helped even things a bit I think.

yomachaser

As amazing as a guy making these videos by himself is both the first one and this one get boring about 2 minutes in. I know it's just me but a fight scene that goes on too long just makes everything seem lame after a little bit.

krunkjuice

You know, this sort of over the top extravaganza really isn't my cup of tea, too style over content, but hell... This guy puts people getting paid to do this to shame. Absolute shame.

WreckTheLaw

This was the best CGI fight scene I have ever seen! The one thing that stood out to me the most: You could see every single damn punch connect! In other CGI movies, RL movies aswell, the camera work is always hiding the difficult stuff and that makes it look fake and crap. But THIS oh man, someone should give these people money, a good story and BAMM: First successful video game movie.
Imagine this with Final Fantasy The Spirits Within like graphics.

Gestalt_kaputt

@Xiedo: I don't remember exactly, but I believe the DOA girls had the upper hand in the first one, so he's probably just keeping things fair.

The FF girls weren't really doing that great until Rinoa jumped in.

Stevedroid

amazing stuff. the DOA girls got destroyed though. needs some more balance.
otherwise, OMG MY EYES THEY BURN WITH AWESOME!!!

Crawl to China

In my esteemed opinion, Monty Oum is the man to make "River Tam Beats up Everyone"

Huxleyhobbes

Instead of Rinoa I think he should use Terra! TerrA!! Either way that shit was insanely great! Nothing short of spectacular!

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