Month: December 2015

Over the holidays, the folks at Capcom UK held a small Street Fighter V tournament as part of their Christmas festivities. While mainly for fun, this has provided us with over an hour of new footage for the upcoming game.

Now, don’t head into this video expecting ridiculously high-level competition. As we mentioned before, this was a fun diversion during their holiday party featuring mainly Capcom employees, but it does provide another perspective on the game from those who had a hand in making it what it is.

Oh, and spoiler alert, Birdie wins again.

Source: Capcom Fighters via Alioune

When it comes to playing fighting games, there’s one important cultural divide that’s easily overlooked. While players in arcades throughout Asia tend to play on separate setups, the western side-by-side format has been more dominant when it comes to tournaments (including Asian tournaments like South East Asia Major and Manila Cup).

In their latest video, Core-A Gaming takes a look at both layouts and explains how each affects the meta-game in its own way. In particular, they point out how the side-by-side layout introduces factors such as being able to hear the other player’s button presses and how players can use it to their advantage.

One particular example they point out is how Justin Wong mashed his stick and buttons to try to distract Daigo Umehara during the famous Evo Moment #37 in an attempt to get the latter to hopefully miss an input.

This, of course, leads to the big question: with the genre moving towards more high-profile competition, should the side-by-side format be dropped in favor of the head-to-head or separated setups?  Should we as a community move towards the setup that encourages players to focus solely on the game at the cost of tension and hype, or are the factors introduced by the side-by-side format just part of the game?

Check out the video below and share your thoughts on the topic in the comments.

Source: Core-A Gaming