52Beatup

Welcome to 52Beatup!

52Beatup is a Deck-Building, Fast-Paced (Like Really Fast-Paced), Fighting Game!

Why "52Beatup"

the Name '"52Beatup" is based on the Joke card game "52 Pickup", where you'd throw all of your cards into the air and force people to pick them up. 

In thematic symbolism, I am throwing away all forms of the traditional fighting game "Honesty" for this game. This is not an "Honest Grounded-Based Footsies" game. You can, under the right circumstances, get one shot on round start. Chip Damage is pretty heavy. Counter hits do insane damage. And with the right cards, you can make the grappler move fullscreen in a blink of an eye.

Cards?

After every round, 3 cards will appear with certain buffs that each player can pick (The loser of the round, of course, goes first). These cards have varying effects, here's an example of some!

• 400% Damage if you land the first strike (If the opponent blocks, this card is nullified)
• Level up both of your Special moves, up to a maximum of 3 times!
• More Speed (Specifically Movement speed. Frame data will not change.)
• Lifesteal
• Faster, and Longer Dashes

Want to be a zoner with next to no speed, but as a tradeoff, you have mor HP than a grappler? How about giving the Grappler a half-screen, unreactable mixup with incredibly high speed? With the right luck, any build is possible! 

Pulling the Metaphorical Fighting Game Band-aid off stay with me here

Here's where I get into the, more interesting fighting game design ideas of 52Beatup! Strap in!

• To make "building your character" more plausible in a single game, 52Beatup is a first to 5 or Best of 9 game. This is also why the game is incredibly fast-paced. Combos are high damage, very freeform, but very fast. Chip damage is very high. There's a Guard Meter that depletes VERY fast.

• 52Beatup does not have highs or lows, just Mids. While for some this may be jarring, trust me, I've tested both, it's for the better. If this game had Highs and Lows, every single round would look like this round start. To compensate, every character has an instant 8-way airdash, and grabs can be used out of dashes.

• You start with ALL resources round start. To balance this, both of your special moves cost 1 bar of meter. You can do a LOT with meter, and have a lot of it, but its up to you to conserve it, because you will run out fast if you go willy nilly.

• This Game Relies on a good deal of RNG! The game has a built-in luck system to stop a player from obtaining an incredibly strong card early on and proceeding to steamroll. Additionally, cards that completely change matchups or data of characters aren't in place.

..still here? Nice.

Peep the Roster!

CURRENT ROSTER

Alan

The Socially Inadept Martial Artist
Balance Type
Preferred Range : Mid/Close

Alan's got what you'd expect from the "Fighting Game Shoto" Trope:  Good Buttons, a Projectile, an Invincible Anti-air option, and a Parry.. that also can parry grabs.

Haley

The Mechanical Powerhouse
Power Type 
Preferred Range : Close

Haley is your go-to "Unga-Bunga" character. With very similar moves and playstyles to other fire-wielding fighting game protagonists, Her kit involves strong pressure, fakeouts, and Damage so high you'd think that this game wasn't playtested beforehand. This comes at a cost, as her neutral can be pretty booty.

Magnus

The Thundering Guitarist
Pressure Type  
Preferred Range : Mid

Magnus relies on HEAVY pressure and damage, along with huuuuuuuge normals. He never learned what a "Mixup" was, but he doesnt really need to. He may be slow, but he can swing the hell out of his Guitar.

Vanessa

The Spontaneous Klutz Who Somehow Obtained a Yo-Yo That's
Definitely Illegal
Zoning Type   
Preferred Range : Far

Vanessa relies on her multiple long normals that can be chained together, along with an Aggressive anti-air game. Packed with 2 Anti-air Normals, a DP, and a Super that Exclusively hits Airborne opponents!

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