Month: March 2018

“A good tool is a reliable tool.”

What makes a character top tier in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition? Well, that is a really difficult question to answer without some debate — but SFV YouTuber VesperArcade makes his own argument in his latest theory discussion, embedded below:

VesperArcade examines the perceived top tiers of SFVAE and attempts to lay out the common thread between them. What do you think of VesperArcade’s attempt at objectivity? Do you see value in this sort of comparative analysis?

Source: VesperArcade

Blastoise, the latest DLC character for Pokkén Tournament DX, might be one of the most mold-breaking characters in the game. While his frame data is truly horrendous, he sports a dizzying amount of stance transitions and surprising mobility thanks to the many cancels possible from stance.

Wisely, Namco has designed Blastoise to get big damage for the risks he takes, and nowhere is this more clear then in the loops shown off in BadIntent‘s latest combo video. Blastoise’s 2Y is actually Kuma’s “Double Bear Claw” from his Hunting Stance in Tekken 7 — but where Kuma uses his as a mix-up poke, Blastoise’s version is the foundation of his impressive juggle damage.

Source: BadIntent