Month: December 2016

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Learn to Be a Psycho Soldier with This Athena Beginner Breakdown for The King of Fighters XIV

Since her first appearance in The King of Fighters ’94, Athena Asamiya has been a popular pick among fans of The King of Fighters series. Her appearance in The King of Fighters XIV is sure to bring some returning players who are drawn to her character design and flashy playstyle.

This Athena guide for beginners walks you through the ins and outs of her normal and special attacks, covering their range, practicality and frame data. Along with a decent set of normals, Athena’s special moves serve to both increase her mobility and improve her defensive power. But to be most effective, moves like her Psycho Reflector, Super Psychic Throw and Psychic Teleport have to be properly timed and spaced. This topic and more are covered in Ra3bones‘ video.

Source: Ra3bones

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Aquaplus Crossover Costumes Coming to Dead or Alive 5 Last Round

Dead or Alive 5 Last Round is no stranger to having crossovers from other franchises when it comes to its downloadable content. This latest batch of costumes shows that this isn’t going to change anytime soon.

Team NINJA has partnered with visual novel company Aquaplus to release a line of DLC costumes based on characters from their franchises. These visual novel franchises include Comic Party, White Album, Utawarerumono, To Heart, Tears to Tiara, Dungeon Travelers, and more.

Interestingly enough, Aquaplus already has its own fighting game, 2011’s Aquapazza, making this yet another fighting game crossover added to Dead or Alive 5.

Source: Team NINJA

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Setplay While You Set Swords with Ramlethal with Advanced Setups in Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-

For Ramlethal to be successful, she often needs to be one step ahead of her opponent. Having limited defense options and some lackluster normals means she needs to be ready for the opponent’s attempts to escape her pressure. Below is a collection of ideas to expand that repertoire.

A burst-safe airdash string off command grab. Rather than instant air dash j.KSD, using j.KPSD allows for an easy burst bait:


If your opponent is anti-airing your jumping sword sets, come down with a blitz shield. Kakkou illustrates here that when successful, using command grab essentially sets up her unblockable. They either blitz and get grabbed, or they don’t and the sword launches them:


A simple way to beat high blitz after a corner combo:


If you time a meaty 6K just late enough, it will allow you to still block slower reversals. For instance, Sin & Jacko’s DP:


Using FD to cancel your run makes you slide, effectively giving you more command grab range. This is a relevant option for any character whether you’re using normal throw or a command grab:


Midscreen safejump on Leo:


Punishing Bedman’s bedslam optimally requires jumping into it and instant blocking. Daiji takes the optimization to new levels here:


Stun combo setup versus I-no:


If you’re doing dash up 2k against Axl, this shows it can be useful to input 1k with down-back instead. It will option select his crossup move, with her slide counter hitting for a full combo. Highly situational, but good to know for when it happens:


Instant air dash loop on Potemkin, reminiscent of Jam’s IAD loops in older iterations of the game:


Awesome setplay concept using a tech trap to air throw reset while covered by a swinging sword:


Sources: Daiji; Kakkou; chikin5922

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Overwatch – Winter Wonderland Event Begins & Does It Look Fun!

Looking for some awesome holiday cheer? Starting today, Overwatch players can take part in the Winter Wonderland event running through January 3rd. The even comes with a pair of snowy maps (King’s Row and Hanamura) along with Loot Boxes with skins, emotes, sprays and more. In addition, the Brawl for the duration is a snowball fight! Check out the celebratory video before heading to the Overwatch site.