Month: November 2017

One of BlazBlue: Central Fiction‘s new characters, Hibiki Kohaku, doesn’t feel quite as fresh anymore — given that the game has been in the market for over a year now. However, the fairly recent 2.0 patch shook things up quite a bit, rebalancing the game. There have been pretty notable changes to the Central Fiction newcomer.

Hibiki received a lot of good new options in 2.0, as several of his special moves became usable while airborne. That particularly includes his air command grab, which is a common combo ender. For those unfamiliar with Hibiki, he’s a speedy character who can either send a shadow clone without endangering himself or dash up fast at the opponent, with a variety of approaches.

Hentaitop is back with their usual combo videos, which have great presentation. At the beginning, the video shows all the moves with their names in English and Japanese. The combos are divided into simple, intermediate, and Overdrive ones. Check it all out below to get a very good grasp on how to combo with Hibiki.

A recent video also covers how to react to Hibiki’s pressure — useful when learning how to defend against him.

Source: Hentaitop

Owner of NYC’s Next Level Arcade and old-school fighting game aficionado Henry “Golden” Cen has started a great new YouTube series called “Adaptation.” By its name you can tell it’ll focus on one of the slipperiest topics in fighting games: how to change the way you play to counter your opponent’s style.

Without pressing any buttons or saying anything to him, Henry can look at just the way you move around in game and know your skill level. This is the subject of his debut episode: using the smallest amount of information to construct a larger picture about what your opponent does and doesn’t know. While he’s using Street Fighter V as his canvas, the insight here transcends title.

Source: Henry Cen

Xiaoyu is definitely the demon of many players in Tekken 7 — maybe more so than Devil Jin himself. Those who struggle with fighting the agile young woman definitely need to take a look at this latest video guide from TheMainManSWE, who will get you past a roadblock.

His new video guide offers a thorough explanation on how to effectively deal with Xiaoyu, and how to play much smarter against her. For one, it’s better to play a little more defensively than usual, since she’s looking to counter and evade attacks. In particular, doing high moves is incredibly risky — that’s just what she’s looking for, especially with a stance which will let her do easy launchers. It’s necessary to find attacks that will hit her despite her stance. The video shows a few practical punishes after blocking her attacks, and talks about her throws.

If you’re looking to study up a different character, one of TheMainManSWE’s recent videos covers Devil Jin basics.

Source: TheMainManSWE