Just listen to this guy. Doesn't this make you want to keep playing? If there is one thing I could add to Smash Bros, it would be a narrator this hype.
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Is there any announcer more HYPE than the one from Killer Instinct?
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I guess "ROLLING START" was technically part of the song, but still.
But yeah, Killer Instinct is great.
I guess "ROLLING START" was technically part of the song, but still.
But yeah, Killer Instinct is great.
Sorry but UT99 had the best announcer of all time. :)
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Unreal Tournament Original Announcer Sounds
Edit: If a sound/quote is missing from this video, it's most likely from a newer Unreal such as UT: 2004.(Unfortunately I couldn't find "Congratulations, you...
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To each their own but to me nothing beats the steady escalation of "double kill!" "triple kill!" "KILLING SPREE!"
No there is not. Not sure if Amazon Game Studios has tried to use Mike as an announcer again, I think their competitive game never came out. He was still at AGS when I checked after the KI documentary came out.
KI does have an alternate announcer too but the default one is too good.
KI does have an alternate announcer too but the default one is too good.
In terms of fighting games, CvS2 and Alpha 3's announcer are top tier alongside Killer Instinct.
"GO FOR BROKE!" "TRIUMPH OR DIE!!"
"GO FOR BROKE!" "TRIUMPH OR DIE!!"
I love the ki 2013 announcer - "shadow counter" is one of the most visceral sounding things ever and makes you feel like a god.
Nope.
This and COUNTER BREAKEEEEERRRRRRRR are my favourite things to hear in that game.
Sorry but UT99 had the best announcer of all time. :)
Unreal Tournament Original Announcer Sounds
Edit: If a sound/quote is missing from this video, it's most likely from a newer Unreal such as UT: 2004.(Unfortunately I couldn't find "Congratulations, you...
A classic, but a special shoutout goes to the UT2003 announcer, who was more hype.
This.
I wasn't a unreal tournament player, but I've played dota for more than 14 years, and it used the same announcer.
I've played many multiplayer games in my life and I doubt there's one better than that.
Maybe the Killer Instinct announcer comes after.
The KI games are actually designed for the announcer to literally get louder and more excited sounding the more hype of a thing you do. So a COMBO BREAKER! is one thing, but he sounds like he's going to lose his mind when you do a counter breaker or a really big ultra combo - he doesn't even bother saying "ultra combo" at that point, he just goes "ULTRAAAAAAAAAAA" haha.
I always liked Alpha 3's announcer. And yeah, CvS2's was excellent, especially after the monotone one from CvS1.
And for one specific mini game - Fighter is so wonderfully enthusiastic in 0/Kiwami's pocket racing mini game. He makes the rather mundane slot car races sound truly hyped. Really wish I could have gotten turtle racing in Kenzan with his announcing, that would have been hilarious.
And for one specific mini game - Fighter is so wonderfully enthusiastic in 0/Kiwami's pocket racing mini game. He makes the rather mundane slot car races sound truly hyped. Really wish I could have gotten turtle racing in Kenzan with his announcing, that would have been hilarious.
I mean, they do kind of overdue it a bit, but they definitely made him put a bit more energy and "hype" into the role in the newer games
This is a serious contender for hype
Dunno why but the SVC Chaos guy comes to mind, only the arcade and ps2 versions cause for some reason the xbox guy sounds way different, also the xbox version says game over super quietly. Had the game on mute on the ps2 back in the day and the other announcer was so loud you could still hear the game over when he yelled it out.
(Couldn't find a voice compilation of the xbox version but you can hear the difference in the gameplay video)
Don't get me wrong the Xbox guy isn't bad by any means it's just that the arcade/ps2 announcer sounds more enthusiastic and dramatic?
(Couldn't find a voice compilation of the xbox version but you can hear the difference in the gameplay video)
Don't get me wrong the Xbox guy isn't bad by any means it's just that the arcade/ps2 announcer sounds more enthusiastic and dramatic?
Does the killer instinct tutorial show you how to do an endless combo? I really want to play this but still intimidated by combo memorization
KI combos are pretty freeform, even if they're (possibly) gigantic. They follow a convention of Opener > Auto Double/Triple/Single > Linker > Auto-Double/Triple/Single > Ender. You don't really have to memorize a lot of combos from the little I've played, at least.
I'm not familiar with traditional fighters what do mean by auto double and triple etc
Yes and yes, I still get hype 7 years later every time hear them. Also the 'Godlike Combo' call is pretty good too.
The best announcers in video game history are GG Stack and Chip Valvano from Super Monday Night Combat.
Sometimes they would even break character because they would fuck up the bit and start laughing at themselves. Ingeniously, the devs kept those takes in the game.
Sometimes they would even break character because they would fuck up the bit and start laughing at themselves. Ingeniously, the devs kept those takes in the game.