Month: December 2017

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Don’t miss your chance to vote in SRK’s 2017 FIGHTING GAME AWARDS

Our poll is open for only three more days — once we hit the new year, it’ll be time to compile the results. If you haven’t voted for your favorite games and characters yet, make sure you do before midnight, New Year’s Eve!

What was the best and brightest of 2017? You help us decide.

2017 was a busy year for both new releases, existing titles, and glimpses of what lies ahead! As the year draws to a close, the time has come for us to decide what stood tall as the best of the best that the fighting game genre had to offer in 2017.

We’re choosing our own picks, of course — but you can help us select the winners from the many nominees below by participating in our reader survey. We’ll compile your choices with our own, and announce the winners in 2018. Vote for your own picks below!

Please make one selection in each category listed. Voting will close at midnight (Pacific) on December 31, 2017. If the survey doesn’t appear for you in the pane below, try following this link.

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SRK FIGHTING GAME AWARDS 2017 CATEGORIES/NOMINEES

BEST NEW GAME

  • Absolver (multi-platform)
  • ARMS (Switch)
  • Brawlhalla (PlayStation 4/PC)
  • Brawlout (Switch)
  • Fight of Gods (PC)
  • For Honor (multi-platform)
  • Gundam Versus (PlayStation 4)
  • GUTS (PC)
  • Injustice 2 (multi-platform)
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (multi-platform)
  • Nidhogg 2 (PlayStation 4/PC)
  • Rivals of Aether (PC)
  • Slice, Dice & Rice (PC)
  • Tekken 7 (multi-platform)

BEST GAME REVISION/UPDATE

  • BlazBlue: Central Fiction [version 2.0] (multi-platform)
  • Chaos Code -New Sign of Catastrophe- (multi-platform)
  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 (multi-platform)
  • Pokkén Tournament DX (Switch)
  • Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (Switch)

BEST RE-RELEASE/PORT

  • ADK Damashii (various)
  • Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX SIX STARS!!!!!! (PC)
  • Art of Fighting (various)
  • Art of Fighting 2 (various)
  • Fatal Fury (various)
  • Fatal Fury Special (various)
  • Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol. 2 (various)
  • Fatal Fury 2 (various)
  • Fatal Fury 3 (various)
  • Real Bout Fatal Fury (various)
  • Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors (various)
  • Karnov’s Revenge (various)
  • The King of Fighters ’95 (various)
  • The King of Fighters ’96 (various)
  • The King of Fighters ’97 (various)
  • The Last Blade (various)
  • Lethal League (multi-platform)
  • Samurai Shodown II (various)
  • Samurai Shodown V Special (various)
  • Umineko: Golden Fantasia (PC)
  • Windjammers (PlayStation 4)

BEST NEW (PLAYABLE) CHARACTER
[refers to a character making their first playable appearance in a home-release title for an existing series this year]

  • Abigail (Street Fighter V)
  • Ed (Street Fighter V)
  • Kolin (Street Fighter V)
  • Menat (Street Fighter V)
  • Zeku (Street Fighter V)
  • Black Panther (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • Black Widow (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • Captain Marvel (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • Gamora (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • Jedah (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • Monster Hunter (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • Rocket & Groot (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • Sigma (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • Thanos (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • Ultron (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • Winter Soldier (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • X (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
  • Jubei (BlazBlue: Central Fiction)
  • Answer (Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2)
  • Claudio Serafino (Tekken 7)
  • Gigas (Tekken 7)
  • Josie Rizal (Tekken 7)
  • Katarina Alves (Tekken 7)
  • Kazumi Mishima (Tekken 7)
  • Lucky Chloe (Tekken 7)
  • Master Raven (Tekken 7)
  • Shaheen (Tekken 7)
  • The Atom (Injustice 2)
  • Atrocitus (Injustice 2)
  • Black Canary (Injustice 2)
  • Black Manta (Injustice 2)
  • Blue Beetle (Injustice 2)
  • Brainiac (Injustice 2)
  • Captain Cold (Injustice 2)
  • Cheetah (Injustice 2)
  • Darkseid (Injustice 2)
  • Deadshot (Injustice 2)
  • Doctor Fate (Injustice 2)
  • Firestorm (Injustice 2)
  • Gorilla Grodd (Injustice 2)
  • Hellboy (Injustice 2)
  • Poison Ivy (Injustice 2)
  • Red Hood (Injustice 2)
  • Robin (Injustice 2)
  • Scarecrow (Injustice 2)
  • Starfire (Injustice 2)
  • Supergirl (Injustice 2)
  • Swamp Thing (Injustice 2)
  • Eagle (Killer Instinct)
  • Kilgore (Killer Instinct)
  • Shin Hisako (Killer Instinct)

BEST GUEST CHARACTER

  • Hyper Light Drifter (Brawlout)
  • Juan Aguacate (Brawlout)
  • Hellboy (Injustice 2)
  • Raiden (Injustice 2)
  • Sub-Zero (Injustice 2)
  • Akuma (Tekken 7)
  • Geese Howard (Tekken 7)

BEST ONLINE PLAY

  • Absolver (multi-platform)
  • ARMS (Switch)
  • BlazBlue: Central Fiction [version 2.0] (multi-platform)
  • Brawlhalla (PlayStation 4/PC)
  • Brawlout (Switch)
  • Dead or Alive 5 Final Round (multi-platform)
  • For Honor (multi-platform)
  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 (multi-platform)
  • Gundam Versus (PlayStation 4)
  • Injustice 2 (multi-platform)
  • The King of Fighters XIV (multi-platform)
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (multi-platform)
  • Mortal Kombat X (multi-platform)
  • Nidhogg 2 (PlayStation 4/PC)
  • Pokkén Tournament DX (Switch)
  • Street Fighter V (PlayStation 4/PC)
  • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U)
  • Tekken 7 (multi-platform)
  • Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (Switch)
  • Ultra Street Fighter IV (multi-platform)

BEST OVERALL GAMEPLAY EXPERIENCE

  • Absolver (multi-platform)
  • ARMS (Switch)
  • BlazBlue: Central Fiction [version 2.0] (multi-platform)
  • Brawlhalla (PlayStation 4/PC)
  • Brawlout (Switch)
  • Dead or Alive 5 Final Round (multi-platform)
  • For Honor (multi-platform)
  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 (multi-platform)
  • Gundam Versus (PlayStation 4)
  • Injustice 2 (multi-platform)
  • The King of Fighters XIV (multi-platform)
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (multi-platform)
  • Mortal Kombat X (multi-platform)
  • Nidhogg 2 (PlayStation 4/PC)
  • Pokkén Tournament DX (Switch)
  • Sailor Moon S (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
  • Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (various)
  • Street Fighter V (PlayStation 4/PC)
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube)
  • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U)
  • Super Street Fighter II Turbo (arcade)
  • Tekken 7 (multi-platform)
  • Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (Switch)
  • Ultra Street Fighter IV (multi-platform)

BEST COMPETITIVE CIRCUIT

  • Arc System Works Fighting Game Award
  • Battle for the Stones
  • Capcom Pro Tour
  • Dead or Alive 5 Last Round Battle Royal
  • Injustice 2 Pro Series
  • Tekken World Tour
  • 2GG Championship Series

BEST BETA TEST/DEMO

  • Dissidia Final Fantasy NT [closed beta]
  • Fantasy Strike [Steam Early Access]
  • Fighting EX Layer [open beta]
  • Omen of Sorrow [demo]
  • Punch Planet [Steam Early Access]

MOST ANTICIPATED FUTURE RELEASE

  • BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle
  • Catherine: Full Body
  • Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • Fantasy Strike
  • Fighting EX Layer
  • Lethal League Blaze
  • Omen of Sorrow
  • Punch Planet
  • SoulCalibur VI
  • Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
  • Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
  • Them’s Fightin’ Herds
  • Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]
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Arc System Works Fighting Game Award 2017: Entrant introductions for both BlazBlue and Guilty Gear

Arc System Works is looking to kick off the new year with a bang next month with the Arc System Work Fighting Game Award 2017. The second installment of this now-yearly event will feature two double-elimination, eight-player tournaments in both BlazBlue: Central Fiction and Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, with each lineup being filled by a collection of past champions from various events throughout the past year.

To give fans a better look at these 16 competitors, ASW has released a pair of “Entries’ introduction” videos, showcasing the players and their characters for each game — as well as interviewing them about their thoughts for the upcoming battles. For those of who don’t speak Japanese, you can see English subtitles of the interviews by turning on closed captions. It’s also great to see some of these players going about their daily lives outside of the games, with a style of presentation very reminiscent of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s pre-match video packages. You can catch both videos below, along with the full list of participants and first-round brackets.

BlazBlue: Central Fiction:

  • “He Who Devours Everything” Monster/iGS|Kaibutsukun (Izanami, Nine The Phantom, Ragna the Bloodedge) – Co-Champion of Braver’s Rebel 2017
  • “Sakura Slayer” Cyclops Osaka|Fenrich (Jin Kisaragi) – Co-Champion of Toushinsai 2017
  • “The Azure Blade” Iwashi (Ragna the Bloodedge) – Co-Champion of Toushinsai 2017
  • “Green Devil” iGS| Konbanwan Gackt Desu/Film (Hakumen) – Co-Champion of Braver’s Rebel 2017
  • “The Dancing Dragon” Meister (Lambda-11) – Gateway to BlazBlue Champion
  • “Master of the Marionette” Grover (Carl Clover) – Highest-placing American player at Evo 2017, tied for 9th
  • “Pioneer of Mix-Ups” Matoi (Kokonoe) – Online Qualifier A
  • “The Divine Kabuki Artist” BE|Dora (Bang Shisigami, Mu-12) – Online Qualifier B

Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2

  • “The Super Ninja” Samitto (Chip Zanuff) – Pre-Evo Japan: 賽 [sài] Champion
  • “The Leader of Naniwa” Omito (Johnny) – Evo 2017 Champion
  • “The Indomitable” Nage (Faust) – GodsGarden #12 Champion
  • “Wings of Talent” Ruki (Dizzy) – Co-Champion of Toushinsai 2017
  • “Tyrant of Darkness” Digital Hearts|Ogawa (Zato-1) – Co-Champion of Toushinsai 2017
  • “The Furioso” Daru (I-No) – Co-Champion of Toushinsai 2017
  • “Super Fingers” Takehara (Ramlethal Valentine) – Online Qualifier A
  • “Invisible Thunder Thrust” Rion (Ky Kiske) – Online Qualifier B

 

ASW-FGA-2017-BBCF-Bracket

ASW-FGA-2017-GGXrdR2-Bracket

The Arc System Works Fighting Game Award 2017 will take place on January 13th, 2018 at the e-sports SQUARE in Akihabara. You can find more details about the event in our previous coverage. You can also catch all of the action at either twitch.tv/arcsystemworks, with English commentary, or on Nico Nico Douga. Who do you believe will take the crown in both games? Give us your picks in the comments below.

Source: arcsystemworks