Month: September 2016

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Itabashi Zangief and Mago Face Off in an Incredible Game of Street Fighter V Spacing Online

YogaFlame24 is a channel well-known for posting high level matches on Youtube, and this one is no exception. Today on the menu, YogaFlame24 is featuring a six match set between Itabashi Zangief and Mago. With a match between Karin and Zangief, one can expect a heavily tense game of footsies, and this one doesn’t disappoint.

For any players that are looking for how to play this match properly on either side, both players show a lot off a lot of good and stable technology to help elevate your game in this matchup.

Source: YogaFlame24

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ZeRo Sets His Sights on Rebalancing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Starting with Jigglypuff

While it is unclear whether Smash 4 will get patched again during its life cycle, it doesn’t stop players contemplating about how they would rebalance the game to buff or nerf certain characters. Just as MagicScrumpy is attempting to create balanced versions of each Melee character, TSM|ZeRo has begun a new series where he is offering his opinions on how he would balance the Smash 4 cast.

He has chosen Jigglypuff as his first victim, the singing puffball who is widely regarded as the worst character in the game. Jigglypuff has not received any balance changes since the release of Smash 4 on the Wii U, meaning that her glaring flaws have only become more pronounced as the meta has developed. Some of ZeRo’s main suggestions are to improve Jiggly’s grab game in some way, by actually giving her combos out of throws or improving the flat damage of her throws. Another idea is to increase the damage on Rest because as it stands, the move doesn’t lead into a KO as it does in Melee, and the Puff player is put in such a disadvantageous position after a missed Rest that you might as well not bother.

I would like to see Puff buffed, as no-one likes to see completely awful characters, but I’m more interested in seeing how ZeRo would balance my former main Ganondorf. He needs some proper love and attention, not just more damage on rarely used moves.

Source: ZeRo

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Grab a Workout with Tom’s Friends at the CFN Portal in These Latest Profiles

After stopping off at the Vs. Series for a bit, the CFN Portal site redirects itself to a more casual destination: spotlighting the Shadaloo Activity Report’s coverage of Tom’s friends. Alex fans know that Tom has raised and trained the “Awakened Talent” since he was orphaned as a child, due to both of his parents passing away in an accident; now we have a look at a few of the people who frequent Tom’s gym, and serve as his sparring partners. Tom seems to have put together quite the fight camp in New York.

Private Nakagawa: This time, we have Tom’s friends, who regularly come to his gym. The gym hosts all types of martial arts styles. They are also the guys who spar with Alex.

chuck

Basic Info:

Name: Chuck
Height: 184cm
Weight: 114kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: June 18th
Home Country: USA
Likes: Everyday Life, His Wife
Dislikes: Noisy Music
Techniques: Axe Kick

jeroen

Basic Info:

Name: Jeroen [Likely named after Dutch action movie star Jeroen Krabbé, also known in Japan. They call him ジェローン Jerōn, anglicizing his name pronunciation like they always do with the actor; however, the correct form should be イェルーン Yerūn, as the Dutch pronunciation is indeed similar to English Yeroon.]
Height: 190cm
Weight: 102kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: May 17th
Home Country: Holland
Likes: Cheesecake, Warm Places
Dislikes: Cold Places
Techniques: Renzoku Hizageri (“Repeated Knee Strikes”)

semih

Basic Info:

Name: Semih [He’s likely named after Turkish soccer player, Semih Şentürk]
Height: 180cm
Weight: 83kg
Blood type: 0
Birthday: September 27th
Home Country: Turkey
Likes: Soccer, His Family
Dislikes: Damp Weather
Techniques: Spinning Choke

fudo

Basic Info:

Name: Fudō [“The Immovable”, coming from the literal meaning of Acala’s name, a powerful buddhist deity. He’s so popular he has named many characters, last but not least Fudō the Mountain in Fist of the North Star.]
Height: 191cm
Weight: 111kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: April 3rd
Home Country: Japan
Likes: Preparing Soba, Haiku Poetry
Dislikes: Junk Food
Techniques: Mitake Geki [“Attack of the Large Mountain”] (A Forward Straight Punch)

Private Nakagawa: They come from various countries and styles, but are all fighters who assembled together after having caught the rumors about Tom. It seems they’re all good friends with Alex.

Keep checking back for more from the CFN Portal site here at Shoryuken! In the meantime, you can take a look at our previous coverage of the Season One DLC Characters here and here, as well as have a look at Shadow and Shadow Lady from the Marvel vs. Capcom Series here.

Source: CFN Portal; thanks to Miðgarðsorm for footnotes about the origins of the character’s names.