Month: June 2016

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Producer Koichi Sugiyama States That Street Fighter V’s Native Input Delay Was an “Intentional Design Choice”

Many players have expressed frustrations over the PlayStation 4 version of Street Fighter V’s 8 frames of native input delay. Some, such as Red Bull’s Snake Eyez, have noted that this delay is a natural inhibitor to reactionary play, forcing players to act more preemptively during a match. This movement away from reactionary play can leave some fighters–and players–in an odd position.

In a blog post over at Capcom-Unity earlier this month, Haunts noted that Capcom would be “looking into” the lag. However, a new revelation has occurred, as producer Koichi Sugiyama stated on this week’s episode of TopangaTV, that the 8 frames was an “intentional design choice.” Following this information, Victor “Spooky” Fontanez speculated on Twitter that they were possibly attempting to “copy Bandai Namco and Tekken’s innate buffer, which is meant to help smooth netplay.” Spooky also thinks that the reduced input lag involving legacy controllers, “sounded like an oversight.”

You can see all of Spooky’s Tweets embedded below, as well as an archive of this week’s TopangaTV where the statement was made. Do note that Spooky’s Tweets do not necessarily reflect Capcom’s intentions, but are definitely worth pondering.

Sources: TopangaTV and Team Spooky, via EventHubs

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Gootecks and Combofiend Break Down Ibuki in Street Fighter V

With Street Fighter V having a presence at E3 this year showing off the new cinematic Story Mode and the latest addition to the roster, Ibuki, Cross Counter TV’s very own Gootecks got a chance to catch up with old friend Peter “Combofiend” Rosas to talk about what new tools this ninja has in her arsenal.

First off, Combofiend goes into some of the changes and additions to Ibuki’s specials in Street Fighter V, like her kunai inventory and her new glider, which gives her brand new ways to be tricky in the air. After that, he details the various uses of Ibuki’s V-Trigger, which summons a bomb for even more devious setups. By holding different directions when summoning the bomb, Ibuki players can change its fuse time; not knowing when the bomb will explode may result in some opponents panicking. With Ibuki players getting two bombs off V-Trigger, there is definitely opportunity for some explosive combos with correct usage of the bomb.

Ibuki can even detonate the bomb early by throwing a kunai at it, and if a bomb throw is mistimed, opponents can kick it away to avoid the blast. This quick rundown is great for those who want to know all the new tricks Ibuki has up her sleeve.

Source: Cross Counter TV