Author: Crow_Spaceboy

Not too long ago, we shared Adriano Lopes’ Dark Angel combo video for Tekken 7‘s Kazuya. One of the reasons we shared it was because of the technical prowess on display: so it comes as some surprise to us that the creator is, by his own admission, new to the Tekken series.

Migrating over from primarily 2D games, Adriano had to teach himself from the ground up how to preform these combos in a surprisingly short amount of time. His most recent video is an inspiring explanation of how we he went from Tekken noob to EWGF slinger.

source: Adriano Lopes

Pokkén Tournament DX is one month away! Those interested in jumping into DX, even though they bypassed the original Wii U release, are going to have a much easier time learning the game for one very big reason: when the first version was released, players hadn’t figured out how Pokkén implemented frame data.

Mitchel’s frame data video, and its corresponding link to the frame data itself, is a great example of how the surface simplicity of Pokkén masks a dizzying world of depth. Pokkén’s frame data is easy to pick up because there’s very few numbers you have to memorize. A quick perusal through the move lists shows you’ll almost always be punishing with only one of 2 or 3 moves on block, because Namco specifically designed the game’s move speeds to be uniform in nature.

Once you have a grasp on the way Pokkén’s compartmentalized frame data works, you’ll have no problem working your way up the ranks of DX.

Source: Mitchel

King players want to land big grabs in Tekken 7. You know it, I know it, and BoxeR-King knows it. One of the toughest things for a new Luchador player to do, however, is to set up the opponent properly for a command grab. In a game with dominate movement options and lower level players tendency to rely on panic buttons, the new King player can wonder if they’ll ever land any of his signature grabs.

Boxer-King’s tutorial focuses less on technique and more of psychology: by monitoring what your opponents reactions are to various pokes, you can get information on setting up grabs. While this is true for any character, it’s particularly important for King, whom has arguably the strongest grab game in Tekken 7.

Source: BoxeR-King

Few characters take advantage of the combo system of Pokkén Tournament the way Sceptile does. This trap-flinging, damage-dealing grass-type has sat at top tier for a very long time in the meta, and even if his stock has somewhat lowered in recent months, he remains a strong, relevant force.

In his latest combo video for Pokkén Tournament, UFOrange breaks out every link, dash cancel, juggle, and assist exploit Sceptile has, showing off the flexible creativity Pokkén has to offer for combo creators. With Pokkén Tournament DX being a little over a month away, Sceptile is a good character to introduce yourself to what this series’ offense has to offer. When you stop to consider that the most recent patch in arcades arguably made this great character even stronger, Sceptile remains an important fighter to study for new and future Pokkén players.

Get your leaf blades ready, because Sceptile is good now, and likely will remain good on September 22nd when DX drops.

Source: UFOrange

There’s generally two types of combo videos: practical tutorial videos, and impossibly situational entertainment. HapkidoRed‘s latest combo video for Tekken 7’s Heihachi, Mr. The King of Iron Fist himself, leans much closer to the latter — but it is not without its educational merit.

From a technique-flexing standpoint, this video is centered on both the famous Electric Wind God Fist and Heihachi’s just frame version of the Dragon Uppercut. Practically, if you can get your execution down, these two moves allow Heihachi to pump out massive damage in all his juggles. Perhaps the side wall re-splats HapkidoRed shows off here are more fun then functional, but it’s nice to know they exist, too.

Source: HapkidoRed

Getting hit at a high enough percentage is not enough to mean you’ll die in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Not in doubles play, at least! In this 2 vs. 2 mode, your teammate can position themselves in a way to save you from certain death, provided they are sharp and know their character’s options.

While Beefy Smash Doods‘s latest video can’t give you a good teammate, it does give a thorough analysis of Smash 4 characters to determine which ones are best at saving their teammates from losing a stock. Command grabs and multi-hitting moves reign supreme on this list, thanks to their ability to stop momentum. Check out the video to see not only what characters made the list, but a thorough examination of their strengths and weaknesses in saving.

Source: Beefy Smash Doods