Years ago, I bought the Lab Zero's
skullgirls on the PS3 on a whim because the artwork looked pretty. I was not disappointed because the hand-animated sprites and the art deco world were something truly beautiful to behold. Didn't play the game much however, because it's insanely difficult. Even on normal difficulty I only managed to defeat the AI a handful of times and the controls seemed rampantly difficult even for a fighting game. So I admired it from afar and left it to the pros.
Now Lab Zero opened up their indiegogo for their second game,
Indivisible, which is a sidescrolling platformer in the same gorgeous style as it's predecessor. The fighting system is a blend of turn-based combat and beat 'em ups which is a pretty fresh way of approach but it takes a while to get used to it, basically each of your controller buttons represents a character in your party who has three different attacks based on which D-pad button you press. It's simple enough on paper but tricky to master, and the enemies are damn hard. There is a prototype which is free to download if you're interested.
Also, one of the characters is a guy with a sword turban. As in, his turban is made of a sword.