Week of June 22nd to the 28th, 2015.
Fighting Games Weekly is a place for all things fighting games. News, game discussion, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related.
Don't know what to watch right now? Check the FGCPros Twitch Group or Jaxel's Stream Viewer. If you want to watch multiple streams at once, you can use Jaxel's customizable multiviewer as well. If you are looking to see what events are coming up past this week, check out the FGC Event Calendar that our own Malice215 put together.
New to FGC-GAF is the FGC-GAF Index which lists the fighting games GAFers plays as a neat reference with some rough statistics to boot. To add yourself to the index, quote this post and use the survey link below. Please remember to save/bookmark the "Edit your response" link so you can edit your responses if/when you buy a game already on the list or a new game that releases in the future.
Last week's thread. An archive of previous FGW threads is available here.
Fighting Games Weekly is a place for all things fighting games. News, game discussion, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related.
Don't know what to watch right now? Check the FGCPros Twitch Group or Jaxel's Stream Viewer. If you want to watch multiple streams at once, you can use Jaxel's customizable multiviewer as well. If you are looking to see what events are coming up past this week, check out the FGC Event Calendar that our own Malice215 put together.
New to FGC-GAF is the FGC-GAF Index which lists the fighting games GAFers plays as a neat reference with some rough statistics to boot. To add yourself to the index, quote this post and use the survey link below. Please remember to save/bookmark the "Edit your response" link so you can edit your responses if/when you buy a game already on the list or a new game that releases in the future.
Last week's thread. An archive of previous FGW threads is available here.
Last year, GAFer Shouta helped organize donations from various FGC-GAF members to send fellow member QisTopTier to EVO. Q suffers from Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy, but has always wanted to go to EVO and we're looking to double up this year and send him to EVO again!
If you want to help out, you can check out the details and pledge on this spreadsheet.
Community Effort Orlando 2015 [ Thread ] [ Schedule ] [ Friday ] [ 12PM EDT | 9AM PDT ]
- The biggest non-EVO tournament of the year is here, featuring both Tekken 7 and Street Fighter V setups at the venue.
- Capcom Pro Tour Premier Event
- This event continues through Sunday.
- More information is available here.
- Akihabara Cafe hosts GG and BB tournaments in the latest Godsgarden event.
- Arc Revolution Cup 2015 Qualifier
- This event continues through Sunday.
- More information is available here (JP).
Every week, FGW will spotlight one GAFer to get a better picture of their history with fighting games, their preferences, and much more. For this week's FGW Player Spotlight, we will be taking a closer look at our saltiest member, Captain Rage Quit 69!
What fighting games do you currently play, what is your all time favourite and why?
At the moment, I’m focusing my eggs on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. 
That’s the one I’m trying to get competitive with, but I’m also trying to learn traditional fighting games on the side to improve my understanding of the mental neutral game. Right now, I’m learning Killer Instinct (the recent one of course), Skullgirls, The King of Fighters, and Arcana Heart 3 for fun. They’re all well-made games, and while I don’t put nearly as much time into them as I do Smash, I’d like to think I learn a lot from getting stomped by people and learning how to play patiently.
All time favorite would be Super Smash Bros. Melee, because I’ve probably put more hours into that than any other and even now I still play it.
What are your favorite mechanics from the current selection of fighting games and why? What are your least favorite and why? That’s the one I’m trying to get competitive with, but I’m also trying to learn traditional fighting games on the side to improve my understanding of the mental neutral game. Right now, I’m learning Killer Instinct (the recent one of course), Skullgirls, The King of Fighters, and Arcana Heart 3 for fun. They’re all well-made games, and while I don’t put nearly as much time into them as I do Smash, I’d like to think I learn a lot from getting stomped by people and learning how to play patiently.All time favorite would be Super Smash Bros. Melee, because I’ve probably put more hours into that than any other and even now I still play it.
From the current selection? I guess I really dig custom assists from Skullgirls. Makes for a lot of personalization, and it’s good to not be limited to shit options because the character itself is good. Also, Baroque from Tatsunoko vs. Capcom because even though it’s an old game I just love the idea of doing something with your red health. Half the time I’m getting beat too much to regen it back, might as well let me use it for something! In fact everything in TvC was fun bring it back Capcom pls
I really don’t like the rage mechanic in Smash for Wii U and similar comeback mechanics in general, I dislike how suddenly attacking the other player makes them stronger and more likely to KO me even though I’m outplaying them. Special mention to Lucario’s aura, it’s just awful. His attacks have awful startup, but I shouldn’t get killed at 30% because I got grabbed once.
Also #BanCustoms.
What got you into fighting games? Are there any other genre of games you play?I really don’t like the rage mechanic in Smash for Wii U and similar comeback mechanics in general, I dislike how suddenly attacking the other player makes them stronger and more likely to KO me even though I’m outplaying them. Special mention to Lucario’s aura, it’s just awful. His attacks have awful startup, but I shouldn’t get killed at 30% because I got grabbed once.
Also #BanCustoms.
I had MvC 1 and 2 for Dreamcast and played them all the time when I wasn’t playing Smash 64, so that’s that I guess. I never took them too seriously until a few years ago when a high school security guard taught me how to play Street Fighter, and I started learning competitive Smash from a math teacher so I started playing seriously about a year ago.
I also like RPGs, action games, platformers, arcade racers, and turn-based games like Fire Emblem.
What is your favorite fighting game character and why?I also like RPGs, action games, platformers, arcade racers, and turn-based games like Fire Emblem.
Tough question, really tough. If you mean “appeared in a fighting game” then Yukari Yakumo from Touhou Hisoutensoku. If you mean “created for a fighting game” then Ibuki from Street Fighter, because she’s cute and I like ninjas.
Describe your style of play, and how do you play (local, online, etc.).
My style in Smash at least would be something of opportunistic play. I’m no stranger to blocking until they stop, and the moment they stop is when I start. However, I’ll also create opportunities by throwing things out to try and force reactions out of people. Most players have certain “typical” reactions that I can easily punish because everyone does it. Once they break out of that habit, I just gotta give them new habits and minimize my own habits. Any other fighting game I’m spamming special moves hoping for that jab-jab 2-hit combo orz
Oh, and I stick to online because I can’t drive out to my local events right now and I can’t keep paying entry fees every time, I’m saving for more video games I’ll never play.
What do you feel are your biggest strengths and weaknesses as a player?Oh, and I stick to online because I can’t drive out to my local events right now and I can’t keep paying entry fees every time, I’m saving for more video games I’ll never play.
I guess a strength is knowing what players expect and doing the right unorthodox action that catches them off-guard and lets me get in. It’s typically my bread and butter, as general as it sounds.
A weakness would definitely be my overall inexperience. I’ve only started playing recently, I have nobody locally to play with on a regular basis, and as such I get all my experience by playing in ranked matches against players I play once and move on with. At least I have SmashGAF to play with, but they don’t play everyone at high levels.
Best and worst moments in the your fighting game career?A weakness would definitely be my overall inexperience. I’ve only started playing recently, I have nobody locally to play with on a regular basis, and as such I get all my experience by playing in ranked matches against players I play once and move on with. At least I have SmashGAF to play with, but they don’t play everyone at high levels.
Best would be making it to top 16 in winners at Combo Breaker for Smash for Wii U, my first major tournament!
Worst would be getting knocked out immediately after because my tournament nerves broke out in full force, and I was very unfamiliar with both of the matchups I lost to. I’m not used to playing on stage, so my mind self-destructed as time went on. Maybe next time!
What do you want from future fighting games?Worst would be getting knocked out immediately after because my tournament nerves broke out in full force, and I was very unfamiliar with both of the matchups I lost to. I’m not used to playing on stage, so my mind self-destructed as time went on.
Maybe next time!
Port them all to PC, give them good netcode and please support them after the honeymoon period. Also better tutorials for new players.
Who should be on next week's GAF Player Spotlight?
I nominate FSLink since he volunteered, thank goodness. Everyone on SmashGAF is so humble. >.>
Since Dahbomb strongly encourages pre-orders, what games do you plan to buy that have been officially announced?
The new Star Wars Battlefront, Fire Emblem Fates, and probably Super Mario Maker later on.
Code:
06/30 BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (NA)
07/07 Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm
SUMMER Skullgirls 2nd Encore
MARCH Street Fighter V
2015 Rivals of Aether
TBD Beast's Fury
TBD JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven
TBD Next The King Of Fighters Title (tentative)
TBD Pokken Tournament
TBD Rise of Incarnates
TBD Tekken 7
TBD Tekken X Street Fighter
TBD Yatagarasu: Legend of Raven
Super Desperation Radio [ 9:30PM EDT | 6:30 PDT ]
- Hellpockets and various other members of the KoF community discuss KoF and happenings in the FGC.
- Out of the ashes of The BOX Arena, comes the San Diego FGC's newest organized weekly for UMvC3.
- Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.
Kachitagari TV (JP) [ 9PM JST | 8AM EDT | 5AM PDT ]
- Bon-chan, Kazunoko and Fuudo's new show, focusing primarily on SSFIV AE ranked matches but is branching off into other games as well.
- Logan Sama, organiser of the old WSO weeklys in London, invites some of London's finest to Capcom UK HQ for first to 5 sets in USF4.
- NYC VF crew presents VF5:FS tournaments casuals out of The Next Level arcade in Brooklyn.
- New Jersey's largest weekly featuring UMvC3 and Injustice.
- JamessMK & DarKNaTaS host a raw and uncut weekly talk show discussing events in the FGC with various FGC personalities.
- Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.
- iPlaywinner hosts a weekly talk show featuring alpha stream monsters Harrison and Honzo Gonzo.
Game Spot Versus KoF Casuals (JP) [ 7PM JST | 6AM EDT | 3AM PDT ]
- KoF 1998UM, KoF 2002UM and KoF XIII C action from Japan.
- A weekly show featuring Mago, Tokido, and Momochi. They go over the tournaments they will participate and have participated in overseas and in Japan, as well as the general news in SF. For long periods of the year, there is a student-teacher session involving one of the 3 Topanga members taking a player under their wing and teaching them how to play SF. The show features rank matches (sometimes random char. matches) and ends with a 8 man online tournament featuring players around 4.5kpp such as Poongko, Inco, and more.
- NYC's biggest weekly at The Next Level Arcade in Brooklyn featuring SSFIV AE, UMvC3 and TTT2. If the Teamsp00ky link is not working, it is likely on the backup stream on Arturo's channel.
- Often, WonderChef will stream Injustice pools up until Top 4.
- SoCal's biggest weekly at Super Arcade in Walnut, featuring Injustice and SSFIV AE. Season details are available here.
Fraud City [ 7:30PM EDT | 4:30PM PDT ]
- Bifuteki streams tournaments for 4 games (UMvC3, USFIV, MKX and KI) in pairs on a rotating week-to-week schedule.
- Hold Back To Block hosts a weekly roundtable discussion of various happenings in the FGC.
- A bi-weekly Smash podcast discussing recent events, news and issues in the Smash community, hosted by Scar, Prog, Cactuar and Sheridan.
- Galloping Ghost Arcade presents an Injustice weekly out of Chicago.
- A weekly FGC talk show hosted by iPlaywinner, featuring a varying, ensemble cast of prominent members of the fighting game community.
- Aris' new weekly show, discussing whatever he wants to! The format resembles old ATP podcasts.
- A relatively new USFIV tournament out of San Francisco, hosted by ShowDown Entertainmnet.
- The UMvC3 and KoF XIII branch of Wednesday Night Fights also hosted at Super Arcade in Walnut, California.
The Smash Break Bi-Weekly [ 6PM EDT | 3PM PDT ]
- The Break hosts a new Melee bi-weekly to replace Rokunaya Bi-Weeklies which are ending.
- Arturo streams a BlazBlue and Guilty Gear bi-weekly out of Next Level arcade in Brooklyn.
- For those who know how to use Nico Live, also join the GODSGARDEN community page on Nico to know when Ura KaoTV! goes live.
- A bi-weekly Skullgirls event hosted by members of the Skullgirls development team, often featuring preview builds of the game.
Rebel Up [ 7PM EDT | 4PM PDT ]
- Super Arcade's anime bi-weekly, featuring GG, BB, P4A, SG, Gundam and older anime games as well.
GGPO VanBats [ 4PM EDT | 1PM PDT ]
- Weekly GGPO Vampire Savior ranbats streamed by GAFer Rotanibor.
- SuperDojo and Team OXY partner up to create a new weekly for the SoCal Melee community, featuring doubles and singles.
On GAF we have various members that stream fighting games from time to time too. If you would like to add your channel to this thread, send me a PM.
Often, some fighting games can seem intimidating to players new and old. Below are a bunch of resources that may be of aid to new players, or handy as references.
- Learn How To Play Fighting Games Free eBook from Shoryuken is a fantastic primer for new players to the genre.
- Footsies Handbook is a guide to the potentially elusive, but integral part of doing well in any fighting game.
- NeoGAF's Arcade Stick Thread is the place to go for questions about anything arcade stick-related.
- Step Up Your Game is an editorial series by Justin Wong that covers a multitude of topics, notably focusing on strengthening your mental game and playing smarter instead of harder.
- Tips for first time competitors will help you straighten out those nerves and expectations when you head out to your first tournament.
- Domination 101 is almost a cult classic article in the FGC, which has Seth Killian telling us how he really feels about the idea of "cheapness" in fighting games.
- Team-building Guide by our very own Karsticles, which helps make it easier to approach team-building in MvC games, and games with similar synergistic elements.
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If you have any suggestions for the OP, please do not hesitate to post in this thread or (preferably) PM me to let me know.
