Fighting Games Weekly | July 1-7 | Heel turns, shattered dreams, broken cages

No one flies all the way from one side of the country to the next, hangs out in the heat / humid for 3+ days and sandbags. Just doesn't happen. Even if he sandbagged the 1st loss - even ultradavid said Ryan came over saying how mad he was. He straight up lost twice.

Then he had to go and play green ace a long set just to prove to himself what a man he is. He's as washed up as Viscant.
 
No one flies all the way from one side of the country to the next, hangs out in the heat / humid for 3+ days and sandbags. Just doesn't happen. Even if he sandbagged the 1st loss - even ultradavid said Ryan came over saying how mad he was. He straight up lost twice.

Then he had to go and play green ace a long set just to prove to himself what a man he is. He's as washed up as Viscant.



and didn't Greenace say that was bullshit about the FT10? Did we ever get confirmation on that
 
No one flies all the way from one side of the country to the next, hangs out in the heat / humid for 3+ days and sandbags. Just doesn't happen. Even if he sandbagged the 1st loss - even ultradavid said Ryan came over saying how mad he was. He straight up lost twice.

Then he had to go and play green ace a long set just to prove to himself what a man he is. He's as washed up as Viscant.



why not if you don't have to pay for anything?
 
Woke up still hyped from those AE matches. Cannot wait for EVO. Agree with Rice, though, with that huge overseas contingent coming over it's going to make for some pools of death.
 
To be fair, that fake Noel Brown twitter account was of pretty poor taste.
This made me change my mind a little bit regarding the whole "videogame is a sexist hobby" thing we had going on a few weeks ago...
 
Given the reception SFxT got at CEO, it's going to be funny at EVO when they have to take marvel semi finals off the main stage for SFxT top 8.
 
did age threaten fanatiq? they sponsored an fgc guy not some LoL wannabe. can't see why they would continue sending him to tournaments if he plays like crap because he's playing a game that has nothing to do with the fgc.
 
Given the reception SFxT got at CEO, it's going to be funny at EVO when they have to take marvel semi finals off the main stage for SFxT top 8.

Part of me wonders if Justin and Ricky are just not playing "correctly", but others aren't good enough to stop them....

Or they are and the game really still is a defensive, boring mess.

Separately, I still can't stand all the tagging in and out during combos. Looks so stupid (imo).

It was supposed to be a joke about Fanatiq and his apology although I guess the correct term would be "turned face"?

Correct. Heel turn would be someone like Justin Wong suddenly cussing people out / complaining about monitors instead of being a really nice guy.
 
Justin and Ricky make the game look boring. SFXT at UFGT was fun to watch with Bob and Cody player.


The IRC guys need to crack these top players and force them to play different. But if Chun's footsies are as good as they look, that might not be possible. Shame.

I went from "OMG REINSTALLING ON VITA AND PC NOW!" to ResidentSleeper over the weekend on that game. I'll give it another shot anyway.
 
Did the tournament ever get as hype as Injustice was earlier on in the day? I feel asleep during Marvel and that was pretty boring. Did AE redeem it at all?
 
Could someone link to the CEO SFxT finals footage on Youtube please?

Aight, got some great and classic FG footage here~

30 MINS. OF CYBERBOTS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycA0CPrwcTQ

3 HOURS OF BLAZBLUE CP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l542BiDtvRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFeQ0VjoaBk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ghDcbSdmSk

1 HOUR OF KOF 02 UM!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8Ssu6Yg-d8

KOF 98 MATCHES!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYrC_oIc9a0

40 MINS. OF DARAKU TENSHI!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYbKEzl8uXE

90 MINS. OF GUILTY!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuOtLIoC8Yw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvZDRPhBFPw

1 HOUR OF HOKUTO NO KEN!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k7r7lyz4tc

1 HOUR OF SF3 3S MATCHES FROM GAME A-CHO!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqOctUrVmRc

AN EXTRA 8+ HOURS OF BLAZBLUE CP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pry9Dvly-ys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3pk7iqvVjM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMsVM_Lp17w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FthSLrmL9l4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4lpIoIb9Sw

STREET FIGHTER III 3S MATCHES FEATURING ALEX AND HUGO!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY1-kNjmmdI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhePvpL4anY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOCVDPE6dV0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmRMZEZmpTQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfLT46Q3gy8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjPxEQBvT_8

STREET FIGHTER III 3S MATCHES FEATURING TWELVE & MAKOTO!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opPLnq0kCnw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHfq_bGyUQ4

STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN MATCHES!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYsvYt0RZK0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4iI5QMKi_Y
 
I dunno, I couldn't get much mileage out of Great Wheel. Maybe I wasn't going about using it in the right situations.

Great Wheel was a good oki/reset tool. On a cornered knocked down opponent, it led to unavoidable mixups and pressure. I'm not sure how the changes to Great Wheel in CP alters its utlity.
 
Great Wheel was a good oki/reset tool. On a cornered knocked down opponent, it led to unavoidable mixups and pressure. I'm not sure how the changes to Great Wheel in CP alters its utlity.

Never even occurred to me to use it like that, I just thought there was some awkward way to combo into it that I just didn't know so I didn't use it much

shows what I know about the game huh lol
 
First time I've actually sat down and watched this game. How similar is it to XIII?

IIRC...
For starters there is no damage scaling far as I can tell.
Game uses similar meter consumption as in KoF XIII.
Custom Combo mode is known as MAX mode.
Comboing into MAX mode costs 2 stocks.
During MAX mode, all attacks do less damage due to it's canceling features.
Supers DO NOT get scaled, but performing them will end MAX mode.
Not all special moves are cancelable, as only a set number of specials and command attacks can be canceled into one another.
'NEOMAX' attacks can only be performed only when your health is flashing
 
Part of me wonders if Justin and Ricky are just not playing "correctly", but others aren't good enough to stop them....

Or they are and the game really still is a defensive, boring mess.

Separately, I still can't stand all the tagging in and out during combos. Looks so stupid (imo).

They're not playing correctly AND they're using their fundamentals to beat folks. Chun's strong in this but not unbeatable. The big problem is general experience and the fact both Justin and Ricky are basically waiting for folks to hang themselves by counterpoking with Chun's ridiculous long buttons. There are a bunch of times where chun makes contact even though the limb looks like it's not there, I think. It's pretty stupid and then Lightning Legs are ridiculously plus in this allowing Chun to link for a combo. Despite being beatable, I'd still tone down a few of her things if they ever patched the game again.

For reference, Saionide almost beat Justin at Texas Showdown but inexperience and nervousness made him drop some game-winning stuff. Same thing happened this time. Ryan Hunter lost his momentum after dropping the Pandora combo.
 
They're not playing correctly AND they're using their fundamentals to beat folks. Chun's strong in this but not unbeatable. The big problem is general experience and the fact both Justin and Ricky are basically waiting for folks to hang themselves by counterpoking with Chun's ridiculous long buttons. There are a bunch of times where chun makes contact even though the limb looks like it's not there, I think. It's pretty stupid and then Lightning Legs are ridiculously plus in this allowing Chun to link for a combo. Despite being beatable, I'd still tone down a few of her things if they ever patched the game again.

For reference, Saionide almost beat Justin at Texas Showdown but inexperience and nervousness made him drop some game-winning stuff. Same thing happened this time. Ryan Hunter lost his momentum after dropping the Pandora combo.

IRC gotta hold that for now.
Should be coming in the channel soon tough :P
 
Could someone link to the CEO SFxT finals footage on Youtube please?

Aight, got some great and classic FG footage here~

30 MINS. OF CYBERBOTS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycA0CPrwcTQ
OOOOh yes darkstalkers: machine edition :)


What the fuckin fuck am I watchin lol

them jab dashes


bisonyes.gif
 
IRC gotta hold that for now.
Should be coming in the channel soon tough :P

Yeah. It's really a matter of experience in the end. Something that's hard to beat folks like Justin, Ricky or Chris G in because of history and the lifestyle they currently lead.
 
There are lots of things to be justifiably mad at Kotaku about. This isn't really one of them. Can't think of a reason why they shouldn't cover that story.
 
There are lots of things to be justifiably mad at Kotaku about. This isn't really one of them. Can't think of a reason why they shouldn't cover that story.

It's mostly because it seems like yet another thing to finger point at the FGC. It's like these major sites mostly cover the negative shit that happens.
 
Seems like Kotaku actually has the most concrete info from the incident, police report and all. Comments are surprisingly tame too.

At least Noel was apologetic after the fact, I guess.

There are lots of things to be justifiably mad at Kotaku about. This isn't really one of them. Can't think of a reason why they shouldn't cover that story.
Yeah, communities can't grow by sweeping shit under the rug either.
 
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