Month: February 2017

Hibiki has some amazing mixup options in BlazBlue: Central Fiction, but nothing is scarier than his mixups off of DP. The move, when combined with Rapid Cancel, provides for some very dangerous mixup situations.

Here, we have a video from Monarch that showcases these options in a tutorial format. It not only goes over the more obvious mixup options off the Rapid Cancel–which are admittedly freeform–but also shows you how much more dangerous Hibiki can be if you simply delay the mixup off the cancel.

Source: Monarch

More than a few players have lauded the return of the Player’s Choice vote for Evo 2017. They welcome the chance for smaller games’ communities to express their passion and get their game into Evo, while also being able to support charity.

One person who isn’t singing praises is Yahoo Esports’ Michael Martin. While helping contribute to charity is good (and is something he praises), the big thing that Martin is concerned about is how the vote tends to pit communities against each other. Players have already been active around the internet and social media talking about how their games are better or more deserving than the other choices, and Martin thinks that this really isn’t a good look for the community.

Do you agree or disagree with Martin? Share your thoughts in the comments below. In addition to this, stay locked on to Shoryuken on our coverage of each of these games.

Source: Yahoo Esports

With Cammy coming out pretty strong from Street Fighter V Season 2’s balance changes, many folks are looking to see top Cammy players really shine with her. One such player is Korean Cammy wizard Verloren, who first made a splash last year after winning the PlayStation 4 Asia Amateur Tournament at South East Asia Major 2016.

Verloren is the subject of this highlight reel from Vice. In the video below, we catch a glimpse of him absolutely dominating with season 2’s strong Cammy, showing some sick reads, clutch plays, and insane reactions–demonstrating why he’s currently sitting near the top 1o of the game’s online leaderboard.

Source: Vice

One of Akuma’s biggest strengths is setting up mixups into huge damage. It has been for the longest time, and Street Fighter V is no exception.

Akuma has quite a number of options off a forward throw–each one of them useful, while having drawbacks. Fortunately for everyone, KS Tali is put together a solid video displaying all of Akuma’s options off of a forward throw. He also shows the upside and downsides to each option–which could be equally useful to Akuma and his opponents alike.

Source: TaliUSF4