Month: October 2016

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It’s Aegis Reflector Versus Sonic Boom in This First to 5 Set Between SonicFox and NuckleDu

Urien fever has well and truly gripped the Street Fighter V player base, as seen by our plethora of roundups and highlights of the suited Illuminati leader. One player who has really found their niche with Urien has been cR|SonicFox, the Mortal Kombat and Skullgirls wunderkind. The man seems to be racking up sets against some of Street Fighter V’s US talent, having previously faced off against TS|Sabin’s Dhalsim in an intense first to 10 set.

Now, SonicFox has set his sights on Liquid|NuckleDu’s Nash, fighting him in a number of sets online. As you well know, if there is a good set somewhere on the CFN, XusesGB is there to capture the footage and cut it together into a single compilation. Check out the first to five below, which sees the set going all the way to game 10, with both competitors trading games right up to the end. SonicFox could be on his way to dominating yet another fighting game if he continues training with some of the USA’s best.

Source: XusesGB

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Trouble in the Russian Skies? EX Borscht Dynamite Glitch and More in This Zangief Street Fighter V Mini-Roundup

More Muscle Power for you!

Urien’s the sexy new man on the roster, but Zangief has been going shirtless in Street Fighter V since the beta! How about we catch up with the Red Cyclone a bit? Here’s some tips that both beginners and more advanced Zangief players might find useful.

Firstly, as some Zangief mains may already be aware, there seems to be a bit of a glitch with Zangief’s EX Borscht Dynamite–the aerial SPD. Because of the EX version’s strike-type hitbox, it trades when met with a simultaneous strike–as opposed to the regular version, where the grab will succeed in the same frames. TGL GiefKid breaks this unusual property down in the video below:

This aspect of Zangief’s EX Borscht Dynamite was actually brought up by GiefKid back in July, a fact that he has gently teased SRK about for not reporting sooner, while he calls for it to be patched out.

While you watch out for that, don’t stop working on your combos! Check out these meaty Cyclone Lariat combos from Rafalibe Makoto, some leading into the aforementioned EX Borscht Dynamite, or closing with a Critical Art:

On the more strategic side: Mr. Slay N Man offers this “Lazy Lesson,” discussing ways to build some extra meter while playing Zangief:

Sources: TGL GiefKid; Rafalibe Makoto; Mr. Slay N Man