Month: July 2016

The upcoming Evolution 2016 Championship Series will show why Super Smash Bros. 4 is in a great spot right now, according to PG|ESAM. “In both character and player, for the first time in Smash 4’s history, there is no definitive best,” he said in his latest video.

Among the agreed top tier characters, there’s an opportunity for either a new player or an underused character to define the metagame. Post the 1.1.16 patch, there have been more upsets among top players, like at the recent CEO 2016 tournament.

Check out the full video below for more thoughts and analysis from ESAM.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U hosts 2637 Evo 2016 entrants, while Super Smash Bros. Melee has 2350 participants registered.

Source: PG|ESAM

With the release of the latest Street Fighter V update, players around the world have finally gotten their hands on the remaining two DLC characters, as both Juri and Urien are playable in the Cinematic Story Expansion, albeit in incomplete forms. But the inability to take them into Training Mode hasn’t stopped those of us who define “fun” as torturing our unfortunate opponents with a variety of ki-enhanced Taekwondo techniques, all the while incessantly taunting them in a suggestive manor. Today, we bring you the latest on the first of the Street Fighter IV newcomers to join the roster, the Korean Taekwondo practitioner Juri Han. Do note, again, that anything seen below is subject to change before Juri sees her final release, even so, those excited to step into the ring and deliver some devastating kicks have plenty to look forward to.

In Street Fighter V, the Spider has seen her moveset altered to a significant degree, as she has lost her signature Feng Shui Engine–which was developed by former S.I.N. CEO Seth in Street Fighter IV–during a battle with M. Bison, forcing her to make do with an alpha version of the device retrieved  from an Abandoned S.I.N. Laboratory, as her V-Trigger.

The most significant alteration to her abilities is that she longer has to hold down the kick buttons to store her Fuhajins, which have been rechristened “Fuharenkyakus,” allowing her to move about freely with them in her pocket, while still enjoying the usage of her kick normals. This allows the Korean warrior to now link the stored versions in combos, and when her Feng Shui Engine Type alpha is activated, she no longer has to store them up at all, having access to the attacks with a single input of the command, leading to even more new combo pathways.

To kick things off today, The Red Gambit has provided us with a 31-minute video detailing his early findings with the former S.I.N. Agent, using her initial Story Mode battle against Rashid as a backdrop for his analysis. He tests out all of her specials, normals, V-Skill, V-Trigger and V-Reversal, which takes the form of Kaisen Denkaraiku, formerly her Ultra 2 and Super Art in Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter X Tekken, comparing the things that remain to her previous incarnations, while also speculating how her new tools are meant to be used. He also addresses her new Sub-Meter, which allows both players to keep track of what strengths of Fuhajrenkyakus she currently has available, similar to Ibuki’s new Kunai Gauge. Be warned, some of his language used is NSFW.

The Red Gambit also provides us with a 2-minute video chronicling all of the day 1 tech he’s discovered for this version of the character, displaying some of her new bread & butter combos, her new fireball punish options, utilizing new attacks Ryodansatsu, a long-range Overhead Wheel Kick, similar to the one used by Kim Kapwhan in the King Of Fighters series, and her Tensenrin, a visually altered version of her former Senpusha special that appears to function as her new equivalent of a Dragon Punch. Crush Counter mixups with her V-Skill, Kasatshushu, a chargeable move that sees her dash forward at various lengths depending on the amount of time the buttons are held, with the fully-charged version going nearly half-screen, as she passes through her opponents and crosses them up, before nailing them with a backwards kick, are also highlighted.

delephantz brings us a 23-second video of “Day -30 Combos” that highlights some EX Ryodansatsu and EX Tensenrin Juggles, in addition to a confirm off of her crossup J.HK, as well as a B&B utilizing both the LK and HK versions of her new Fuharenkyaku stores. He also outlines some of her more significant changes in the description, comparing her to her Omega Mode version from USFIV.

IngeniousClam seemed determined to push this version of Juri to her limits, in search of the most impressive combos possible with this still in-progress version. This clip, weighing in at a little over a minute, shows off V-Skill cross ups, a double Fuharenkyaku confirm into FSE alpha activation, as well as a variety of ways she can confirm into her Critical Art, Sakkai Fuhazan. The video ends with an impressive sequence that utilizes Juri’s maximum resource potential, utilizing all three of her stored Fuharenkyakus, canceled into FSE alpha activation, before she confirms into Critical Art for an impressive 13-hit sequence, proving that the Spider is still very capable of pulling off some fancy combos, despite the overhaul of her toolset.

Utilizing a PC modded version of Juri that can be taken to Training Mode properly, fefobiz demonstrates some early combos. The mod is currently bugged to leave Han in a state of constant FSE Type alpha activation, but this is still a great demonstration of how her FSE-altered normals could potentially function once she’s finally fully playable.

jayrockman75’s been posting a myriad of different short tech videos for Juri, covering mixups, resets, V-Trigger combos, a way to safely bait Rashid’s EX Spinning Mixer that could potentially be applied to the rest of the cast and even some of the okizime situations available to Han.

Johnnybeatdown spends nearly five minutes going through her entire moveset in Training Mode, using her modded PC version.

Othatguitarist brings us a 13-second combo using both FSE Type alpha, as well as her Critical Art and some initial impressions in the description.

Reese C. provides us with a nice look at what type of combo extensions the Spider is capable of once she’s activated her Feng Shui Engine Type alpha, with max damage Crush Counter punishes on baited DPs, ways to combo into and out of Engine activation, juggles with her light Fuharenkyaku, which she no longer has to store while in V-Trigger, that is very reminiscent of her low-hitting light Fuhajin from her previous appearances, and jump cancel combos from her new Kyorestshushu target combo that she can access when Airborne. He closes with a 12-hit sequence utilizing all three stored Furharenkyakus to combo into V-Trigger, before finishing the juggle with her Critical Art.

UpChuckGaming brings up a four-and-a-half minute preview of Juri’s new abilities and how much she’s changed in SFV, along with offering up some initial impressions on her.

AXETB takes Juri to The Grid for a few minutes of training, in addition to showing her new Story Alternate Costume that will be unlocked after competing her Prologue after release.

Next we have one of the most extensive videos on the Korean fighter yet, as DrewTony’Z brings us a complete character guide, covering everything we know about Juri at this point, from all of her normals, specials, throws and unique attacks, to the properties of her V-Skill, which he notes can be stopped mid-dash, by tapping the medium buttons again. The video also covers her new Fuharenkyaku Gauge, which allows both players to keep track of the strengths of attacks she currently has stored up for use, as well as her Critical Art, a new fireball Super that will do less damage the longer it travels, and will eventually dissipate completely after a certain distance, making it ideally used as a combo ender at close range.

Next, the folks at HurtboxTV provide an extensive look at some of the combo options currently at Han’s disposal.

And, to close things out, wauhti has created an Evernote file with loads of information on the upcoming character, including frame data, combos, move properties and much more. If you prefer your information in a text-based format, you’ll definitely want to check it out.

Sources: The Red Gambit, delephantz, IngeniousClam, fefobiz, jayrockman75, Johnnybeatdown, Othatguitarist, reese C., UpChuckGaming, AXETB, DrewTony’Z, HurtboxTV, wauhti