Week of March 30th to April 5th, 2015.
Fighting Games Weekly is the weekly discussion thread for all things fighting games. News, 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 the weekly discussion thread for all things fighting games. News, 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.
Id Global Tournament [ Friday ] [ 6PM Korea | 5AM EDT | 2AM PDT ]
- Cafe Id is hosting multi-game single elimination tournament in Incheon, Korea, as well as KoF XIII 3on3 and KoF 2002UM 5on5 National Team Tournaments.
- This event continues through Sunday.
- More information is available here.
- NCR, the premiere NorCal tournament returns.
- Capcom Pro Tour 2015 Premier Event
- This event continues through Sunday.
- More information is available here.
- ASW is sponsoring official open tournaments for BBCP and Xrd, as well as an invitational for BBCPE. It is unclear how much of the tournament will be streamed, but tune in to find out.
- More information is available here.
- Versus Scotland returns with another Hypespotting event, th?is time featuring Smash, and being a part of the Capcom Pro Tour with a $15k bonus for USFIV.
- Capcom Pro Tour 2015 Premier Event
- This event continues through Sunday.
- More information is available here.
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 red rocks, YE YEEEEEEE. Erm, Marz!
What fighting games do you currently play, what is your all time favourite and why?
I mainly just play SF4 and Melee right now. I've been trying to get into other games like Guilty Gear, but everyone in my scene is lame and doesn't want to play anything else. Favorite fighting game is SF4 I guess.
What are your favorite mechanics from the current selection of fighting games and why? What are your least favorite and why?
My favorite mechanic in fighting games would be EX moves or powered up versions of special moves. Meter management and how each player chooses to use their bar is really fascinating to me. My least favorite mechanic is comeback mechanics such as Ultras, X-factor, and rage. Pretty much rewards you for losing which is dumb.
What got you into fighting games? Are there any other genre of games you play?
I always loved 2D fighters even when I was a little kid, I just never had friends that played or had any money as a kid to really get into the genre. Once Smash Bros. Brawl came out in 2008 though, I knew I'd be hooked on fighting games for life. Unlike any other genre, I feel like fighting games are the best investment of your time and also the most rewarding. If you're a competitive person than any other genre pales in comparison to fighting games. Any time I boot up an RPG or something nowadays I think to myself why am I wasting my time on this when I could be working on my Sagat or something lol. I am a Nintendo fan though so I love all their series Fire Emblem especially. Also big into Castlevania.
What is your favorite fighting game character and why?
My favorite fighting game character is Sheik. I play her in every Smash game. Everything she does is just so cool and flows together so well. My favorite iteration of her is her Sm4sh version because of her improved move set (bouncing fish).
Describe your style of play, and how do you play (local, online, etc.).
I don't really have a style, I adapt my playstyle to however the character I'm playing is supposed to be played to be effective. I also play differently depending on the matchup so it varies. I play online SF4 a lot and attend my local scenes weeklies and monthlies for Smash and Street Fighter.
What do you feel are your biggest strengths and weaknesses as a player?
My biggest strength is being able to spot bad habits and patterns put of my opponents. I usually can understand what they're trying to do and counter it quickly. My biggest weakness is execution.
Best and worst moments in the your fighting game career?
Best Moment is when I won a Brawl tournament at Salt Lake City Comic Con that had 80+ entrants. Won like 500 bucks. Worst moment is anytime I go 0-2 at a SF tourny or lose to someone I'm better than.
What do you want from future fighting games?
More zoning type characters that are actually good. I understand not a lot of people enjoy fighting against them but there has been a clear shift to more bullshit/mixup/rushdown designs lately.
Who should be on next week's GAF Player Spotlight?
I vote for The Last Emperor because he makes the dumbest posts on GAF and I always get a chuckle out of it.
Since Dahbomb strongly encourages pre-orders, what games do you plan to buy that have been officially announced?
Just buying Battlefront 3, new Batman, and new Fire Emblem. And of course every new fighting game that releases.
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04/15 Mortal Kombat X
SUMMER BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend
2015 Rivals of Aether
2015 Skullgirls Encore
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 Street Fighter V
TBD Tekken 7
TBD Tekken X Street Fighter
TBD Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm
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.
HBTB Live [ 8PM EDT | 5PM PDT ]
- 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.
- 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.
