Month: June 2016

Street Fighter V’s Story Update, which will add Ibuki and Balrog to the playable cast,  is now available for download on PlayStation 4. Downloading the 8GB update won’t make the content available right away, but those who want to update as soon as possible can do themselves a favor by preloading.

As of this writing, the Steam version of the game has yet to receive the ability to preload the patch.

SFV’s Story Update is available for free in the PSN Store and is expected to go live on Friday, July 1.

Source: PSN, with tips via Gigglepies, Paul and Siegfried1

Capcom has updated the official CFN portal with full move sets for both Balrog and Ibuki. Though we learned the details on Ibuki last week, Balrog’s move set had not yet been released to the public.

The Shadaloo boxer will remain a charge character in Street Fighter V but has fewer special moves overall. They are replaced by a bevy of target combos that will help keep Balrog swinging when fighting in close range. Buffalo Headbutt, which has typically been Balrog’s go-to invincible reversal attack, will now function as his V-Reversal. Balrog’s only down charge move is his Screw Smash, which has been said to function as an anti-air.

Balrog will also be able to cancel his Dash Straight and Dash Grand Blow into KKB, allowing him to dodge projectiles and certain special moves as he rushes towards his opponent. From KKB, Balrog can use two command skills, Buffalo Swing and Buffalo Pressure, which resemble his Dash Swing Blow (charge B, DF+P) and Dash Upper (Charge B, F+K) from Street Fighter IV.

After activating his V-Trigger, Crazy Rush, Balrog will be able to cancel his special attacks into one another without charge. After using the first special, Balrog can press Foward+P or Forward+K to execute a followup. When used during V-Trigger those moves are called Charging Buffalo and Bursting Buffalo, respectively. Furthermore, they too can be cancelled into KKB for even more complex combinations.

Balrog’s turn punch now only require a single button to be held, and will gain invincibility and damage the longer the button is held. In Street Fighter IV the turn punch required all three punches or kicks to be held, meaning that Balrog couldn’t break throws. Additionally, the move would actually become less safe the longer it was charged but retained the same invincibility, making anything more than a few seconds of charge impractical.

Finally, Balrog’s super, Gigaton Blow returns from Alpha 3 (after a brief cameo in USF4’s Omega mode) and can be executed without charge, making confirms possible from his forward charging moves.

Without further adieu here is Balrog’s full move list, just in time for his release this Friday.

Source: Capcom CFN Portal