One of the most difficult processes in learning a fighting game is picking a character that matches your personality and playstyle. When you are transitioning from one game to another, it becomes even more difficult when the game and mechanics are dramatically different than what you are used to.
Given the entry barrier and confusion for Street Fighter players who attempt to move to a more technical-heavy game such as Guilty Gear, TheoryFighter’s Street Fighter Guide to Guilty Gear has become a major asset. In this episode, we see the character select screen broken down from the viewpoint of a Street Fighter player.
Chief Thunder has been one of the favorite characters across the Killer Instinct series since its inception. He has, however, been seen as a negative stereotype of Native Americans based on his original design. This has been something that Microsoft Studios has aimed to correct since acquiring Rare. While they initially got his look closer to accuracy, it just wasn’t enough. So what is a design team supposed to do?
They brought in the experts. The result of a collaborative effort between the design team and the Nez Perce tribe of Lapwai, Idaho, the Legend of Thunder costume is meant to be the most faithful representation of a Native American in any game to date.
One of the tough parts of playing fighting games competitively is the fact that we get so involved with frame data and mechanics that we so often stop paying attention to the aesthetics. It’s doubtful that most people were not attracted to these games on hitboxes and hurtboxes alone, but through its characters, the stages and its music.
Thus, when reminded of aesthetics, it’s interesting to hear what top players think about their favorite stages, themes and such. So when theScore talked to the top Smash players at Smash Summit 3 back in November, it was interesting to hear what some of their picks were.
Bad news for players of Tekken Revolution was recently announced. The free-to-play fighting game on the PlayStation 3 will cease operations effective March 21, 2017. Given that the game had been pulled from the European PlayStation Store, the writing was on the wall for this title.
Support for Tekken Revolution on PS3 will cease on March 21, 2017. We thank all fans for your support, and get ready for the next battle! pic.twitter.com/WVACIAvSwn
The removal of this game from Bandai Namco support around this time could give some lingering hope for the release date of Tekken 7: Fated Retribution. The newest in the Tekken lineup is still slated for a Q1 or Q2 2017 release, and the cessation of Tekken Revolution falls right between the two windows. While this is merely speculation, it’s quite possible that we could see the release of Tekken 7 fall within two weeks either way of the demise of Tekken Revolution.
Adjusted. Adaptive. Clutch. Meticulous. Disgusting. If those five words describe one man to you, you’re probably thinking about HyperX’s Daigo Umehara.
The legend of Street Fighter made his way to Capcom Cup 2016 this year, and made his way into a top 16 performance after finishing runner-up last year. While he has had a difficult time in adjusting to Street Fighter V, he is definitely rising up to his potential to the game.
At Capcom Cup, Tasty Steve asked the elites such as UltraDavid, IFC|Yipes, and Logan-sama their impressions of Daigo Umehara, and got some interesting answers.
Out of the characters that seemed strong early on in Street Fighter V, nobody seemed to plummet to earth faster than M. Bison. The perennial boss of the Street Fighter series faced a boss battle of his own over Season One trying to gain viability, and ultimately lost that battle.
However, things are looking up for the head of Shadoloo, as we’ll see in this roundup of various new Bison tech. First off we can see what the frame data changes to Bison’s target combo of standing strong into down/forward fierce has done for him, as he now has some pretty interesting new potential off of it.
Down/forward fierce also has more added benefits due to its hitbox in this season, as Bison now has interesting shimmy setups with the command normal in this iteration of the game.
Lastly, here’s a few new gritty combos for Bison primed for Season two consumption.
Kazunoko is far and away the best Cammy at the moment. Having put together a solid 4th place finish at Capcom Cup after having won the year before, he is always a force to be reckoned with.
Yuhi-Hikali is currently ranked #8 on the Capcom Fighter Networks leaderboard, and his Necalli continues to turn heads match by match. He is obviously in the top ten for a reason, and when he plays one of the best players in the world in a first to five, everyone is in for a treat, from the start to the gripping finale.
When Akuma was announced for Street Fighter V, all the eyes of the community most certain were fixated on Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi. Easily one of the best Akuma players in the Street Fighter IV series, it was definitely a distinct possibility that we would see him switch back to his old main in Season Two.
The question as to whether he would may be answered, as Tokido has made his way to playing him early on in Season Two. He is already starting to look solid with his Akuma play. Will we see him go full-time with the character? Here’s hoping!
With Day 1 of Season Two reaching it in, everyone is in the lab, fully exploring all the changes and how they can exploit them to their benefit. So with that said, here’s a smattering of some of the tech that has been discovered in the last 24 hours that will help you out on your merry way.
First, we have none other than the demon himself, Akuma. Already known for his pressure and mixup game on wakeup, he has a seriously good meaty setup by way of his air fireball. This also makes his okizeme options a little more ambiguous.
Next, while we’ve already discovered that Guile still has Sonic Boom loops in Season 2 despite the changes to his pushback, desk as another, equally viable, variation on them ready for people to utilize.
Then, we’ve discussed some of Juri’s new potential already. Now, we have a compendium of the plethora of new combo options Ms. Han has in this season.
Already having one of the largest damage potentials in the game, Urien is back to his old ways, and then some. Here’s just a taste of what Urien can do in Season 2.
Finally, this roundup couldn’t be complete without a look at the biggest heel of Season 1: R. Mika. Yes, she got hit hard with the nerf bat in season 2, but that doesn’t mean she can’t continue her zany ways. Here’s a look of what she is still capable of.
While this is only a handful of what has been brought to the table today, you can certainly expect more tomorrow. Thus, you owe it to yourself to tune back in for more exciting new tech!
There’s a lot of new tech from everyone’s favorite Taekwondo sadist Juri coming out that makes her look leaps and bounds more viable than she was in Season 1. Earlier, we talked about how dangerous her anti air game could be, with her being able to do Tekken-like juggles after an anti-air.
Today, we see more tech coming out of the woodwork. First we see some pretty amazing combos from her Feng Shui Engine V-Trigger, dealing somewhere around 40% damage and only requiring one bar of meter.
Next, we have some meaty setups to make sure people wish they have their first frame invincible reversals back.
Hwoarang was not available for immediate comment to answer whether he taught his fellow countrywoman about juggle potential.
