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Phase 7 — cinematic match-end finale + anime ki-aura arena
Phase 7 ships a cinematic match-end finale and an anime ki-aura arena in the web client, realizing decision DR-2's move from pixel art to a high-impact arcade anime aesthetic.
What
Phase 7 delivers a cinematic match-end finale and an anime ki-aura arena in the web client (commit dfbfc9b, subject feat(web): cinematic match-end finale + anime ki-aura arena (Phase 7)).
Changes
The work lands in the visual presentation layer:
- New arena components:
web/src/components/arena/KiAuraArena.tsx,web/src/components/arena/CharacterAvatar.tsx. - New finale component:
web/src/components/finale/MatchFinale.tsx. - Animation plumbing added/updated via
web/src/hooks/useActionAnimation.tsandweb/src/lib/actions.ts, wiring action-driven animations into the arena. - Global styling (
web/src/app/globals.css) and all major pages —web/src/app/page.tsx,web/src/app/pvp/page.tsx,web/src/app/shop/page.tsx,web/src/app/tutorial/page.tsx,web/src/app/invite/page.tsx— were touched, consistent with a project-wide aesthetic pass. web/src/components/AITrashTalk.tsxandweb/src/components/MatchHUD.tsxwere also updated.
Why
This commit realizes DR-2 in code. DR-2 rejected the already-implemented pixel art in favor of a "modern anime card game" aesthetic with high-impact arcade effects (flashy auras, beams, glow) — which the ki-aura arena and finale directly implement.
Decisions
- DR-2 — Visual aesthetic (pixel art vs modern card game): Chose Option B, a modern card-game / anime aesthetic with AI-generated assets (high-impact arcade effects, all original art). Why: Ki Clash monetizes via ads, so first-5-second visual impact drives revenue; pixel art reads as "indie demo" on mobile, and the anime + AI workflow compounds skill across the Factory and content creation.
Notes
- No engineering-log narrative lines were provided for this milestone (git-only); the above derives from the commit subject, the changed-file list, and DR-2 text.
- DR-2 references AI tools "Firefly + Figma" for asset production, but the verified commit
dfbfc9bcontains only web/Next.js source files. No asset-generation workflow files are present in this commit, so that part of DR-2 is not corroborated by this diff. - No quantitative metrics appear in the commit subject or DR-2; "Phase 7" is a phase label, not a countable metric.
Commits
dfbfc9b— feat(web): cinematic match-end finale + anime ki-aura arena (Phase 7)