Month: November 2014

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Yun’s Shenanigan Stable Grows Thanks to Ultra Street Fighter IV Vacation Costume Taunt Glitch

As competition in Ultra Street Fighter IV has matured, many have started to see Yun as one of the game’s strongest characters, returning to a position he held fiercely during the Arcade Edition days. The addition of Red Focus and some damage increases have gone a long way towards making him a threat again, but one accidental change may surpass those as his most useful.

Earlier today, a player by the name of MrWaffleSlapper sent us a video showing off an interesting glitch that occurs when Yun is outfitted in his Summer Vacation outfit. Instead of having a regular taunt when selecting Personal Action 10, something about the alternate makes him throw out a light kick instead.

But this isn’t just any light kick. The attack Yun uses instead of the taunt just so happens to be the version from Target Combo 5, which means that, while it can’t be special-canceled by itself, it can be chained to medium punch and canceled from there. Because of the added hitstun, this gives the skateboarding fighter a way to apply safe light shoulder pressure.

He can also combo EX Lunge into Ultra 1 using this route on Dhalsim, Poison, Rose, Dee Jay, Cammy, and Balrog.

Oh, and, in addition to these new attack options, Yun is able to use this glitched taunt to essentially parry moves by plinking from a focus attack. Fun stuff.

Feel free to check out the video below and let us know what you think.

As of now, this is only known to work on Xbox 360 (we tested it ourselves). Comments left on the video have mentioned that it is not possible on PC.

Source: MrWaffleSlapper

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General: Recent Unanswered & Unanswerable Questions

Recent Unanswered & Unanswerable Questions

While I won’t go as far as to say it usually happens, neither is it uncommon that when I look back at the recent past in order to decide what to write about, I end up with unanswered or unanswerable questions. This is at least partly due to how my mind works in relation to the MMOG space; I seldom take what I see or hear at face value. Some of the titles I’ve had cause to wonder about lately are Overwatch, Dawngate, WildStar and Otherland.

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Channel the Satsui no Hado with These Far Standing Medium Kick Counter-Hit Combos for Ultra Street Fighter IV’s Evil Ryu

Evil Ryu’s far standing medium kick may be one of his best footsie tools in Ultra Street Fighter IV. Not only does it have quick startup and high profile over some low attacks (while simultaneously reaching incredibly far horizontally), it can also lead into the huge damage combos that the darker side of Ryu has become so well known for.

This video from Christian Olivo explores the options that a successful counter-hit affords Evil Ryu. As expected, it opens up a variety of combo paths, which include everything from loops to full animation Ultra follow-ups.

If you’re an Evil Ryu player who hasn’t been giving his far standing forward quite as much attention as it deserves, this is the perfect time to change your ways.

If you’re new to Ultra Street Fighter IV and would find a primer on how the counter-hit mechanic works, follow this link to an in-depth explanation by Bafael.

Source: Christian Olivo