Month: September 2017

With the closed beta now in full swing, Maximilian continues his series of character breakdowns for the currently-announced cast of Dragon Ball FighterZ, this time focusing on the Prince of all Saiyans, Vegeta.

Max believes Vegeta will be another extremely popular character behind Goku, due to being another all-rounder warrior. Though he has shorter range compared to Kakarot, he makes up for it by being slightly faster. Though he obviously lacks a Kamehameha Vegeta’s Ki Blast Rush allows him to pepper the screen with projectiles to keep opponents away. Vegeta also has a divekick in the form of his Intercept Kick, which will land him immediately on the ground and will also bounce foes away on hit, meaning confirms will likely require the use of Supers or Vanishes.

The Super Dash Kick propels Vegeta forward, though it lacks the travel arc of Goku’s Rapid Kick Rush. It covers about half-screen distance, can combo into either of his Supers on hit, and is great for closing the gap with an enemy. His final Special, the Crusher Knee Kick, sets him apart from Goku and his own SSB counterpart, by functioning as an uppercut. It resembles Azrael’s Panzer Strike from BlazBlue Central Fiction, and the Medium version can be followed-up with a somersault kick that knocks his foes downward, which he used against Semi-Perfect Cell in the original series.

Moving to his Super Special Attacks, Vegeta’s Big Bang Attack can be used on both the ground and in the air, travels the screen quickly, and seems for tacking on damage at the end of combos. His Level 3, the Final Flash, also has great utility for even more damage.

Max also notes that breakdowns for Teen Gohan, Frieza, Perfect Cell and Majin Buu will be on the way soon. You can also check out his breakdowns of the previous cast members at the links below.

• Future Trunks
• Android 16, Android 18 & Piccolo
• Krillin
• Goku

Dragon Ball FighterZ will be released in February 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Pre-ordering either the regular or CollectorZ Editions will provide you will early access to the open beta, early unlocks for SSB Goku and Vegeta, as well as two exclusive Online Lobby avatars.

Source: Maximilian Dood

World famous Japanese arcade “Mikado Arcade” knows what they do best: run a great tournament with strong players for a classic game. Today’s spotlight is on 1996’s Virtua Fighter 3: Team Battle, which is the arcade re-balance of the legendary 3D fighter “Virtua Fighter 3”.

This particular tournament used a 2v2 team format, and you can watch the fast paced action here:

And if somehow that’s not enough VF3tb for you, there’s even more footage from the qualifying event ran prior to the tournament:

Mikado is one of the most active YouTube channels for high-level play of old school arcade fighters, so be sure to check them out. You can also try to catch them live on their UStream!

Source: Mikado

In the world of fighting games, when two characters hit each other at the same time, it’s called a “trade”. In a normal game, this usually resets the situation for both players as they scramble to take back control.

In the world of combo videos, though, “trades” are a flashy way to show off situational links and juggles not normally achievable through standard game-play. That’s the subject of Desk‘s new, highly orchestrated combo video. While you likely won’t win your local because of your Alex clothesline traded with Zangief’s V-Skill, it’s the sort of oddball hitbox interaction that makes this video so entertaining.

Gameplay isn’t all that’s offered in Desk’s combo videos, though. “Trade!” features a remix of the crunchy, funky synth tune “Panch” from Desk’s latest EP, titled funcy. Music is integral to the syncing and editing of Desk’s combo videos, and a good portion of the gravitational pull from “Trade!” is just listening to “Panch” for the first time. I realize we’re not a music review site, but the skill on display here goes so far beyond just an ordinary combo so I feel it deserves special mention.

Source: desk

With the Gamescom build’s new challengers completed, Maximilian made the journey down to the Bandai Namco Entertainment America offices to continue his Dragon Ball FighterZ character breakdowns for the initial six characters.  Being the poster boy for the entire Dragon Ball series, where better to start than with Goku?

Unsurprisingly, Max feels that Goku is the “Shoto” of DBFZ, similarly to other simple-to-use, well-rounded fighting game protagonists such as Ryu, Ragna The Bloodedge, Sol Badguy and Yu Narukami, just to name a few. He even notes in regards to his moves that “it all looks really good and it looks absolutely awesome when you do so.”

He has decent range on his normals that make for easy combos, as well as a Hurricane Kick in the form of his Rapid Kick Rush. This flurry of kicks possesses great utility, by providing Goku with powerful corner carry and wallbounces to extend combos. His Dragon Flash Fist is a rush punch that looks similar to Azrael’s Gustav Buster from BlazBlue, that gives him access to a hard knockdown, or a teleport that brings him immediately back down in front of the opponent. Goku can combo into his Kamehamehas from his basic Ki blasts, and they can be angled in multiple directions, either diagonally up if grounded, or straight forward if airborne, by holding up or down.

Though he has a limited pool of specials, Max feels that Goku’s Supers are what make him truly unique. The Super Kamehameha can be angled similar to its normal counterpart, while the Instant Transmission Kamehameha will see the Saiyan teleport behind his opponents before throwing the energy in an upward arc, making it a perfect ender for air combos if you can spare the meter.

Finally, his Level 3 Meteor Smash sees Goku transform into Super Saiyan 3 before immediately teleporting behind his foe for a huge Kamehameha. It’s a great punishing tool but has enough startup to be reactable, with limited tracking as of the Gamescom build so aim carefully.

You can find Max’s previous character breakdowns below:

• Android 16, Android 18 & Piccolo
• Future Trunks
• Krillin

Dragon Ball FighterZ will be released in February 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One andPC.

Source: Maximilian Dood

With the Gamescom build’s new challengers completed, Maximilian made the journey down to the Bandai Namco Entertainment America offices to continue his Dragon Ball FighterZ character breakdowns for the initial six characters.  Being the poster boy for the entire Dragon Ball series, where better to start than with Goku?

Unsurprisingly, Max feels that Goku is the “Shoto” of DBFZ, similarly to other simple-to-use, well-rounded fighting game protagonists such as Ryu, Ragna The Bloodedge, Sol Badguy and Yu Narukami, just to name a few. He even notes in regards to his moves that “it all looks really good and it looks absolutely awesome when you do so.”

He has decent range on his normals that make for easy combos, as well as a Hurricane Kick in the form of his Rapid Kick Rush. This flurry of kicks possesses great utility, by providing Goku with powerful corner carry and wallbounces to extend combos. His Dragon Flash Fist is a rush punch that looks similar to Azrael’s Gustav Buster from BlazBlue, that gives him access to a hard knockdown, or a teleport that brings him immediately back down in front of the opponent. Goku can combo into his Kamehamehas from his basic Ki blasts, and they can be angled in multiple directions, either diagonally up if grounded, or straight forward if airborne, by holding up or down.

Though he has a limited pool of specials, Max feels that Goku’s Supers are what make him truly unique. The Super Kamehameha can be angled similar to its normal counterpart, while the Instant Transmission Kamehameha will see the Saiyan teleport behind his opponents before throwing the energy in an upward arc, making it a perfect ender for air combos if you can spare the meter.

Finally, his Level 3 Meteor Smash sees Goku transform into Super Saiyan 3 before immediately teleporting behind his foe for a huge Kamehameha. It’s a great punishing tool but has enough startup to be reactable, with limited tracking as of the Gamescom build so aim carefully.

You can find Max’s previous character breakdowns below:

• Android 16, Android 18 & Piccolo
• Future Trunks
• Krillin

Dragon Ball FighterZ will be released in February 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One andPC.

Source: Maximilian Dood