Month: October 2016

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A Photoshopped Baiken Image Trolls the Guilty Gear Community

As the Guilty Gear community was hyping up for the Toushinsai tournament, an unexpected image had the players bristling with anticipation.

The images feature Baiken, a samurai who appears in the Guilty Gear series and returns in Xrd -REVELATOR-‘s story mode. With the Toushinsai tournament in progress and the iconic Tatami screenshot circulating online, it seemed like her announcement was imminent. Or was it?

While the community at large started pouring out either love or hate for the thought of a guard-cancel character with YRCs and Tatami mat spam, Twitter user KantaKun owned up to the prank:

KantaKun’s admittedly impressive Photoshop skills have been used in fake character reveals before, he told SRK, when he spoofed screens for Karin in Street Fighter IV and Vergil in the original Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

“I did it because I love the character, really, and I’ve been expecting her return to Xrd,” he explained. “Also, this isn’t the first time I’ve done something like this, so I knew I could get the community to react.”

Following that tweet, he also wrote:

Either way, this elaborate prank is a good lesson to sometimes wait for official confirmation. Meanwhile, some of us have to wait for Baiken an undefined amount of time *shakes fist*.

Sources: @KantaKun; @ChariotDaGawd

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Dragonos Shreds Opponents to Pieces in This Skullgirls CMV, The Cutting Edge

Skullgirls is a game that offers players a lot of freedom in how they play, despite having set-in-stone rules with infinite-prevention measures. Players are encouraged to push their limits and find new ways of operating in the game. Though this is at the game’s core, few people have been able to demonstrate and embody this principle more than Dragonos451. Below, the content creator who never ceases to amaze, forming a fantastic CMV revolving around Painwheel, featuring side switches, hops, repetition, and just all around competitively unseen applications of familiar moves. Check the video for yourself, and enjoy.

If the name on this video is familiar, then you’ve been paying attention to the Skullgirls world. Dragonos has been responsible for some of the highest quality Skullgirls combo videos to date, with gimmick combos, challenge based combos, and even some tech videos to his name. Check them all out, if you haven’t gotten the chance before.

Source: dragonos451