ComboVid

As one of the most prolific video makers in the Marvel community, David “Magnetro” Avila has produced just about every type of project imaginable for MvC2 – from combo exhibitions, to glitch compilations, to strategy tutorials, to pure situational experimentation.

 
Maj: As a combo maker, what’s the first thing you do when learning a new character?

Magnetro: I try to get a feel for the character by playing them in training mode for a bit — you know, mess with air combos, specials and supers. This is all just trying to get an idea of how the character feels like when they’re moving.

The next step is to try to get an idea of the character’s limits. This is when I start to use programmable controllers to see how fast or how slow things can get tweaked.

For example, if I wanted to see how slow Ruby Heart can stretch her Start Button bug, I can program it and test it out frame-by-frame to see exactly how far I can take it. I try to list all the interesting aspects that I could potentially use in a clip for that character in notepad to make sure I don’t forget any.

After that, it’s just a matter of trying to piece everything together in one clip. Although there was more than one step, that’s the first thing I do when I mess around with a character.

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