Looking to Street Fighter IV‘s Hakan for inspiration, famed Balrog player Brian_F has developed some excellent new set-play tech for Street Fighter V.
In Street Fighter IV, Hakan’s Oil Dive command grab (which couldn’t grab crouching opponents) took advantage of the fact that all opponents were considered standing when they were getting up off the ground. This curious quirk about getting off the ground is still true in SFV — the only way to be considered crouching is to use a crouching option on wake-up. For characters that have to rely on standing moves for their fastest panic buttons, Brian F has altered his wake-up options to keep them locked in place.
Continuing their month-long coverage of Dragon Ball FighterZ, Game Informer got to chat with veteran voice actor, Christopher Sabat about his history with the Dragon Ball franchise. As the voice of Vegeta, Piccolo and Yamcha — as well as the VO producer for Dragon Ball Z and Super — it’s fair to say he knows a little bit about the series. During his interview with Game Informer, he let slip some interesting details about Dragon Ball FighterZ and its Story Mode.
The most obvious bit of news is that Dragon Ball FighterZ will be feature the Funimation English voice cast, with actors like Sabat, Sean Schemmel and Kyle Hebert reprising their roles from the show. According to Sabat, the actual Story Mode does “some very clever stuff” with the cast, with characters often breaking the fourth wall to talk about the action going on on screen.
For example, Yamcha even thanks the player for making him look so cool in battle, meaning that the characters are conscious that they are being controlled by a third party. Bandai Namco and Arc System Works seem to be leaning into the comedic aspect of this non-canon story, which should make for some great moments.
As for the voice of new character Android 21, Sabat reveals that she will be voiced by Jeannie Tirado whose only previous role in Dragon Ball has been the voice of Baby Pan. She’s no stranger to voice acting though, having voiced Sol in SMITE, Zera in Fairy Tail and Clemm in Tales of Zestiria The X.
Besides that, Sabat kept tight-lipped about any other aspects of Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s Story Mode, and any other characters that may be popping up in the game. With Paris Games Week at the end of this month and then PSX in December, I’d expect for more character reveals before 2017 is over.
Sound Blaster is a name that’s almost legendary in the PC audio space, backed by an extensive range of sound cards, speakers, headsets and amplifiers that stretches back over decades. But how would the firm’s first pro gaming keyboard stack up in the highly competitive peripherals market? As an opening effort, the Vanguard K08 is a surprisingly capable and full-featured choice.
Arc System Works was at the Rooster Teeth Expo in London this weekend where they had a number of announcements to make regarding BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. During their livestream, not only did they reveal new characters, but they also announced which platforms the game is coming to.
First up, three new characters have been revealed. BlazBlue‘s Rachel Alucard and Hazama are joining the cast, alongside RWBY‘s Weiss Schnee. For those not familiar with the latter series, Weiss is one of the main characters, being part of Team RWBY.
In addition to these three, Arc System Works also revealed that platforms that the game is coming to. BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will be coming to not only PlayStation 4, but also to the PC (via Steam), and to Nintendo Switch. The last one is great news for the platform, which has so far, tended to feature mostly rehashes of classic fighting games (aside from Nintendo’s offerings).
Finally, because this matters to some people, some form of dual-audio was seemingly also confirmed — at least for the RWBY characters.
The next set of reveals for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle is set for late October. In the meantime, check Rachel, Hazama, and Weiss out in this new character trailer.
