ipitydatfu
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Fighting Games Weekly | Dec 9-15 | Funding Nemo? Not yet...
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Seriously? Zhi is hilarious and is always outrages. Only problem I have with him is that his hype isn't very contagious.
That's hilarious. The serious look and writing of the articles makes the site even better.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
wtf, the stories aren't even sorted by date. the top story is from october, but if you scroll down there's more recent ones.
sixteen-bit
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lol, that's neat
Parallax Scroll
Banned
commentator tiers
S tier
Yipes
Spooky
Lee Chung
Rush Hour
Ultradavid
Aris
A tier
Zhi
Arturo (S tier when paired with Lee Chung)
Chris Matrix (S tier when paired with Yipes)
Combofiend
Viscant
B tier
Neo
Tastysteve
Hellpockets
Quotes
Skisonic
Marlinpie
Noel Brown
Worstgiefever
Justin Wong
Magus
Megaman Steve
C tier
Chris G
James Chen
S tier
Yipes
Spooky
Lee Chung
Rush Hour
Ultradavid
Aris
A tier
Zhi
Arturo (S tier when paired with Lee Chung)
Chris Matrix (S tier when paired with Yipes)
Combofiend
Viscant
B tier
Neo
Tastysteve
Hellpockets
Quotes
Skisonic
Marlinpie
Noel Brown
Worstgiefever
Justin Wong
Magus
Megaman Steve
C tier
Chris G
James Chen
sixteen-bit
Member
SAP-Tier
nothingxs
Prarallax, no S-Kil or Ryan Hunter? They're good play-by-play guys.
nothingxs
Prarallax, no S-Kil or Ryan Hunter? They're good play-by-play guys.
SloaneRisette
Member
Seth Killian not in S tier is just plain wrong.
Rest of that list is pretty good though.
Rest of that list is pretty good though.
now photoshop Chong Li's headband on to him.
This is the best thing i've ever done in MS paint.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
S-Kill is A tier I guess. I don't really watch Ryan Hunter enough to have an opinion on him.
Things the great commentators have:
1. charisma / likeability
2. knowledgable to the game being played
3. the ability to mesh with whoever they're partnered with
4. the ability to fill dead time
Sometimes some of the great commentators like Yipes fails on #4 when he's partnered with someone he doesn't really know. People complain about Ultrachen, but they're super good having things to say even after waiting 10-15 minutes for something to come on stream.
I love random pairings that work surprisingly well. One time during a Canada tourney a year or two ago, Mr Quotes and Combofiend were randomly paired, they didn't really know each other, and it worked out amazing. They really played off each other well, and unfortunately I haven't seen it since.
EDIT - I didn't include "Play by play ability and/or color commentating ability" because in my head it goes without saying that they have to be interesting on the mic. but I guess I should say it anyways.
1. charisma / likeability
2. knowledgable to the game being played
3. the ability to mesh with whoever they're partnered with
4. the ability to fill dead time
Sometimes some of the great commentators like Yipes fails on #4 when he's partnered with someone he doesn't really know. People complain about Ultrachen, but they're super good having things to say even after waiting 10-15 minutes for something to come on stream.
I love random pairings that work surprisingly well. One time during a Canada tourney a year or two ago, Mr Quotes and Combofiend were randomly paired, they didn't really know each other, and it worked out amazing. They really played off each other well, and unfortunately I haven't seen it since.
EDIT - I didn't include "Play by play ability and/or color commentating ability" because in my head it goes without saying that they have to be interesting on the mic. but I guess I should say it anyways.
S-Kill is the gold standard imo.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
Tastysteve was hilarious at first but his gimmick "goofy" commentary got old. He's still fine for regular commentary though.
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God damn those are some fine photos
WorstGiefEVER
Neo Member
F-Word & Zak Bennett for S tier! Or beyond that, 'secret final boss if you complete certain requirements' tier.
This. KOF commentators are soooo into the game.
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Lambda Pie
Banned
problem with EP is that he commentates Tekken so 90% of the FGC never heard about him.
dude is in a perpetual state of losing is mind and getting crazy at everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhOuSsAq4Ws
as for top commentators, in no particular order:
Spooky
Art
Yipes
Lee Chung
Quotes
Rico Suave
Eddie Pistons
Tasty Steve
Aris
UltraDavid
Markman
Matrix
irfaanator
Banned
I agree with this. Never heard chris g commentate before, but would assume it isn't good. Obviously S-kill and Ryan Hunter need to be added, but overall fairly reasonable list
Parallax Scroll
Banned
tasty steve on the same level as skisonic and worse than ultradavid? nice try homie~
i 90% agree with this list tho
I'd bump Magus, Tastysteve and maybe Wong into C Tier, but otherwise this is a good list.
Also Jaha is S-Tier
oh lawd
this is one of my fav. marvel clips ever but i've always wondered who the commentator was. f-word?
WorstGiefEVER
Neo Member
That is Chrome Alchemist, he is an amazing Marvel commentator!!
I think something more basic than these is the ability to sell the match. Why should the audience care? What's good about the game? What's good or interesting about what the two players are doing? What's bad about it? This can be done in a variety of ways.
I think the comments about Skisonic's hype not being infectous is probably the result of him not really doing a good job at sharing his enthusiasm, only showing it.
The Last Emperor
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Also, gootecks is c-tier like 90% of the time unless paired with mike Ross or combofiend
The problem is more that it's manufactured enthusiasm. It doesn't feel real. It feels like it was learned in broadcasting school.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
This is a good point, and it's something Arturo did really well in this weekend's Sanford vs Justin match. Talking about how it's student vs master and how both Justin and Art were disciples of Eddie Lee. It really helps tell the story of why people should care about this match.
Well, yeah, that's why it's important to have something to share in the first place.
To be clear, I mean more than the overall matchup itself, but also what's happening in the match.
You can come to the UMVC3 OT and play some folks from there. We're usually pretty good about giving feedback on matches and such.
Don't be scared away by the theoretical patch discussion!
That's putting it lightly. He's nothing without Ross or a cosplay chick to simp on the side.
Judging by youtube videos, Gootecks and Max has promise.
Zhi is good at making a story out of a match as well. He's really good at remembering who has played who in which recent tournament and incorporating it into his commentary.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Professor Beef
Banned
disagree
MiniBossBattle
Member
Man, TwistedJago looks different ever since he changed his name to Happy Medicine.
...and then says something massively inappropriate/creepy/rude/nonsensical
That's part of the fun and his character.
hellpockets is godlike
Vigilant Gambit
Member
No, you don't. You need good software design.
KI's netcode isn't much different from rollback netcode on any other platform. Xbone contributes little to the effectiveness hiding lag. It's a pretty simple system. Grab your inputs, and send them to the other players. Each system takes everyone's inputs, applies them to the game, then processes an iteration of the game loop using those inputs. If there is lag, then there is no input data; in that case, the system will take the last input it received and repeat it until the input that was "missing" is "found" (when the lag catches up); then, the game takes the inputs, re-simulates the last few frames of gameplay with those inputs (in a single frame; you don't see the entire re-simulation), then continues the game display using the updated, actual inputs rather than the repeated, filler inputs.
This is why you get "teleporting" and audio glitches in games that use rollback code (including KI). None of this is bound by hardware if the software is designed properly.
sixteen-bit
Member
Adam Sessler is so bad it's comedic tier.