Month: March 2017

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Meaty Setups and a Tatsumaki Crossup: Ken Okizeme Tech for Street Fighter V

Some more techniques to keep your opponent guessing.

With a rushdown fighter like Ken, it’s important to know how to keep that pressure on your opponent after every knockdown! World Warrior wants to help, so check out this video of meaty setups to apply against quick and back-rising enemies:

Joutai offers something a bit different here, demonstrating an unusual interaction with Ken’s tatsumaki during an opponent’s wakup: if the opponent quick-rises and crouch blocks, the attack will cross them up, but not on a normal recovery. It also won’t cross up on a standing block, or against Alex, Birdie, or Zangief.

Sources: World Warrior; Joutai

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Scott Jund’s “Tryhard Invitational” Pits 8 2v2 For Honor Pro Teams against Each Other for $1000+ Prize

There’s something of a battle going on: for the standardized tournament format of For Honor. While each particular segment of the community has its own arguments, its through events like Panda Global’s 256-player weeklies that 1v1 gets the most recognition. In that light, Scott “DamnNoHtml” Jund’s 2v2 invitational serves as a strong counter-point.

Putting up $500 of his own money up for entrants–and the rest of the prize money being donated by the community–Mr. Jund’s invitational has by far the best pool of talent in the game thus far. Of particular notes are entrants Pietari “Petemoo” Jukarainen, currently undefeated in the PanadaGlobal weeklies, and NRG|iSky’s, the first For Honor player to snag a sponsorship.

For an additional bonus, if you don’t mind spoilers, you can watch the winning team’s point of view and voice chat here.

2v2 is also the format For Honor will be played in at Final Round 20, next week in Atlanta.

Source: DamnNoHtml

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The Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- Tenkaichi Budokai League Concludes with an Explosive Finish

Those in the United States–who stayed up to ungodly morning hours–have witnessed the end to the meteoric Tenkaichi Budokai League in Japan. We’ve dropped the hundred-ton news back in November about this Guilty Gear league, which had a qualifying tournament, as well as a voting popularity contest that determined the entrants–including, of course, top Guilty Gear players like Zadi, Haaken, Nage, Rion, Nakamura, Ogawa, FAB, and so on.

The final matches played out between the three finalists in a round-robin of FT10 sets. Zadi’s Raven first faced Haaken’s Sol Badguy. Check it out in the set below, and remember to switch the speakers on your computer to hear only one side of commentary. Hosted on Joniosan’s channel, MajinObama commentated every set in English.

First up is Raven vs Sol in a tight, close battle:

The second set played out between Zadi and Nage. Nage shows mastery of his character (as well as some good luck) in fighting Zadi.

And at last, the final set plays out between Nage and Haaken. Though it’s a bit more one-sided, it’s really good to see how Nage hammers this matchup. It’s a must-see, as this determined the champion of the league.

Sources: Joniosan (YouTube)/(Twitch); @Estwilde. Feature image and YouTube video thumbnail art by @t_oron_