Week of September 1st to the 7th, 2014.
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.
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.
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.
Minor updates to FGW
- New to FGW are a fighting game release schedule, and a WIP resource section to help provide helpful articles and links to new players. If you have any suggestions on things to add/change/remove, please do not hesitate to post in this thread or contact me via PM.
- After a 3 year hiatus, WCW returns, featuring a long-anticipated runback between Nemo and FChamp as the central exhibition.
- Capcom Pro Tour Qualifier
- This event continues through Sunday.
- More information is available here.
- Razer hosts the 3rd stop in the Asian leg of the Capcom Pro Tour, this time in Taiwan.
- 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 our resident flag-waving expert, Horseress!
What fighting games do you currently play, what is your all time favourite and why?
Not playing games that much since I've been working a lot lately, but when I have a chance, I play UNiEL (still don't understand all the mechanics yet, but I'm getting there) and USFIV.
My all time favourite has to be the all time most hated fighter of almost everyone else: CROSS FUCKING TEKKEN! I mean, it has flaws, the scenarios could be shorter and the gem system could've been done differently, but on top of that, if a great footsie game, and I love how the Tekken characters play, mixing strings into chains and canceling into specials and stuff...it's so good. I can understand why people hate it, but I love it.
What are your favorite mechanics from the current selection of fighting games and why? What are your least favorite and why?My all time favourite has to be the all time most hated fighter of almost everyone else: CROSS FUCKING TEKKEN! I mean, it has flaws, the scenarios could be shorter and the gem system could've been done differently, but on top of that, if a great footsie game, and I love how the Tekken characters play, mixing strings into chains and canceling into specials and stuff...it's so good. I can understand why people hate it, but I love it.
MMy favourite is the parry system. It's so simple, yet so smart! A good read can change the flow of a match entirely. And a special mention to HD combos from KOFXIII, that, for me, it's the perfect comeback mechanic. You can do a shit ton of damage with it, but it's HARD to do the full HD combo consistently.
My least favourite is an easy question: TAC's. It's so fucking stupid! I mean, I remember when I first played MvC3 a month after it's release and I was loving to press up to chance my character mid-combo and keep the ABC chain, but after understanding the game more deeply I understood that a low risk/fucking high reward mechanic will never do good to a fighter.
What got you into fighting games? Are there any other genre of games you play?My least favourite is an easy question: TAC's. It's so fucking stupid! I mean, I remember when I first played MvC3 a month after it's release and I was loving to press up to chance my character mid-combo and keep the ABC chain, but after understanding the game more deeply I understood that a low risk/fucking high reward mechanic will never do good to a fighter.
Back in the 90's some video renting stores had a few stations with SNES's and MegaDrive's that we could play for a buck an hour. Me and my brother played MKII there all the time, until we got a SNES! Duuude, it was a dream, then we got SFII (champions edition IIRC) and I loved it as well, but all the cool kids in the neighbourhood were playing the brand new UMK3.
The problem was back then the struggle was real. I obviously didn't had money to buy a game, and my parents thought those games were too real for their 12 year old kid, so I had to grind in my friend's house. Eventually I got really good at it, then another friend called me out: "my father is the best, I doubt you could ever beat him!".
So that Sunday I went to his house and meet his father: a 30-ish yo guy who probably had drugs that morning. Then I proceed to beat his ass with my Striker! Then I had to run as fast as I could 'cause that guy was MAD at me.
I mostly play fighters, but I also love to play FIFA, racing games and classic platformers.
What is your favorite fighting game character and why?The problem was back then the struggle was real. I obviously didn't had money to buy a game, and my parents thought those games were too real for their 12 year old kid, so I had to grind in my friend's house. Eventually I got really good at it, then another friend called me out: "my father is the best, I doubt you could ever beat him!".
So that Sunday I went to his house and meet his father: a 30-ish yo guy who probably had drugs that morning. Then I proceed to beat his ass with my Striker! Then I had to run as fast as I could 'cause that guy was MAD at me.
I mostly play fighters, but I also love to play FIFA, racing games and classic platformers.
Bison. He's the dictator, he's Raul Julia, he's awesome! I love his movelist, it's very unique. You'll never be low tier to me baby
Describe your style of play, and how do you play (local, online, etc.).
I try to be as offensive as I can be, putting the opponent in situations were if he don't make the right choice he'll be there getting mauled for some time.
I mostly play online, only have one fried that loves fighters as much as I do.
What do you feel are your biggest strengths and weaknesses as a player?I mostly play online, only have one fried that loves fighters as much as I do.
I can understand mid-game the opponent's habits, what they usually do in certain situations. But still, I have a hard time reacting accordantly.
My biggest weakness is definitely being able to do hard combos on training mode and almost never in actual matches! Holy shit that's so frustrating.
Best and worst moments in the your fighting game career?My biggest weakness is definitely being able to do hard combos on training mode and almost never in actual matches! Holy shit that's so frustrating.
Well, I have a close friend who started me in competitive fighting games, he was the one who told me to search for "daigo parry" on Kazaa in 2005 to watch the moment that changed the way I look at games forever, and he was also the one who linked me to LevelUp's justin.tv channel to watch the very first WNF with MvC3, back in February 2011. And he was my demon for the longest time, could never beat him. When AE arrived, I picked E. Ryu and started to grind everyday, playing online and training mode for hours. Then I started to beat him sometimes. A few months later I was kicking his ass! In both SFIV and SFxT. This feeling of finally beating my demon was my best moment.
The worst was going 0-2 in the first tournament I entered. And that close friend I mentioned above also went 0-2, so I was like holy shit, my demon is as ass as me! Big turn off for me, still a cool experience tho.
What do you want from future fighting games?The worst was going 0-2 in the first tournament I entered. And that close friend I mentioned above also went 0-2, so I was like holy shit, my demon is as ass as me! Big turn off for me, still a cool experience tho.
I want better tutorials and better training modes. I know developers are already stepping it up on training modes (the UNiEL's one is awesome), but tutorials...not so much.
Who should be on next week's GAF Player Spotlight?
TheChits. If he done it already, then sixteen-bit.
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09/11 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (JP) (PS3/360: EU: 09/12, NA: 09/16) (PC: 09/16)
09/13 Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (JP) (NA/EU: 10/03, AU: 10/04)
09/23 Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!! (NA) (EU: Q4)
09/23 Killer Instinct Combo Breaker Pack
09/30 Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (NA) (EU: TBD)
10/15 Killer Instinct Season 2 (NA) (EU: TBD)
11/13 Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (JP) (NA/EU: TBD)
12/04 Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- (JP) (NA/EU: TBD)
Q4 BLADE ARCUS from Shining
Q4 Rise of Incarnates
Q4 Skullgirls Encore (PS4/VITA)
Q4 Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm
XMAS Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
SPRING Dead or Alive 5: LAST ROUND
2015 Dragon Ball Xenoverse
2015 Mortal Kombat X
2015 Pokken Tournament
2015 Rivals of Aether
2015 Under Night In-Birth (NA/EU)
TBD Beast's Fury
TBD Next The King Of Fighters Title (tentative)
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 Cross Counter Live rises a new discussion show from Gootecks and Mike Ross!
- 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.
- 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.
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- 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.
- Level|Up 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.
Additionally, if you want to really get involved, you may want to check out the various OTs for specific games:
Additionally, if you want to really get involved, you may want to check out the various OTs for specific games:
- BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
- Chaos Code
- Darkstalkers: Resurrection
- Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate and Core Fighters
- Divekick
- Gundam Extreme VS Full Boost
- Injustice: Gods Among Us
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle
- Killer Instinct
- The King of Fighters XIII
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins
- Mortal Kombat
- Persona 4: Ultimax
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
- Project M 3.0
- Skullgirls
- Soul Calibur: Lost Swords
- Soul Calibur V
- Street Fighter X Tekken v.2013
- Tekken Community
- Tekken Revolution
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
- Ultra Street Fighter IV
- Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late
- Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
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.
- 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.
- Shoryuken's Fighting Game Wiki is a great, multi-game reference for detailed information about mechanics and specific characters.
- 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.
- 8WayRun - Soul Calibur franchise community
- DOACentral - Dead or Alive franchise community
- Dream Cancel - King of Fighters franchise community and resource, more US-centric
- Dustloop - Forums/community for Arc System Works-developed games
- Eventhubs - Frequently updated news blog, resource and forums for all things fighting games
- FreeStepDodge - Dead or Alive franchise community
- Homing Cancel - Arcana Heart community
- iPlaywinner - Large fighting game news site and resource, and the home to Teamsp00ky and iPlaywinner
- Jet Upper - UK-centric news source and community
- Mayonaka Midnight - Persona 4 Arena community and resource
- Melty Bread - Melty Blood community
- Mizuumi - A resource for various "poverty" games
- Orochinagi - King of Fighters franchise community and resource, more EU-centric
- Reddit Fighters - Reddit's own fighting game community subreddit
- Shoryuken - The largest FG community and multigame resource on the web, with a large Capcom games community
- Skullheart - fan Skullgirls community and resource made official
- TekkenZaibatsu - Tekken franchise community
- Test Your Might - Mortal Kombat and Injustice community and resource
- UKFGC - UK-centric news source and community
- Smash Boards - The largest Smash Bros. Community
- VFDC - Virtua Fighter franchise community site
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If you have any suggestions for the OP, please do not hesitate to post in this thread or PM me to let me know.
