Author: Crow_Spaceboy

We previously praised the combo flexibility of Blade Strangers with a combo video of the close range juggernaut Master T. But lest you think it’s only the dive-kickers that get to hit hard, here’s one of the games primary zoners getting in his own juggles:

Combos are organized from simple, repetition penalty loops to more advanced juggles involving EX Fireball and re-floats with jump-ins. This makes this an excellent source to start learning one of the game’s most flexible characters, and build up a working knowledge of the various juggle extension states available in the game.

Source: CCW|MRpeck324

When’s the last time you had Breaker’s Revenge content appear in front of your eyeballs? You can thank Sas Izm for this gift today, as he’s sent us an excellent setup/footsie guide for BR’s resident big man grappler, Condor. As demonstrated, Condor has excellent block strings that he can use to punish thoughtless buttons, then command grab once he’s earned their respect.

Developed by Visco Corp, Breaker’s Revenge is one of the most popular “obscure” fighters in the FGC, survived almost exclusively by emulation and a vocal fanbase (which you can join via Discord). And it kind of has to, as Breaker’s Revenge never made it out of the arcades. Breaker’s Revenge continues to be played regularly in tournaments, particularly in Japan arcades like Mikado.

Source: Sas Izm

How are you liking Season 2 of Tekken 7? (Especially now that the 2.01 patch has dropped?) Ever since the most recent season began, we’ve had a small flood of videos submitted to us of Season 2 adjustment breakdowns. Let’s organize them all in one place, shall we?

Starting us off is J King, who demos the wide array of buffs King mains will get to enjoy in Season 2. That BT Delayed hopkick juggle off King’s new Wall Bounce is sick.

Claudio players are divided over the Season 2 re-imagining of their character. ApocryphicV weighs the pros and cons of the Starburster’s new toolkit.

Speaking of conflicts, probably the most controversial set of changes belong to Gigas. Most players agree that nerfing this low-tier is a baffling decision King Jae thinks he see’s potential where others don’t.

Sources: J King; King Jae; ApocryphicV; Team Spooky; BemaniAK

If you don’t already know, world famous Mikado Arcade brings all kinds of arcade action to competitive life in Japan. They are the hub of many major events for a variety of titles — if there’s an old school fighter you want to see a tournament for, Mikado probably has one already penciled in.

One of their more regular entries is Fatal Fury Special, SNK’s classic two-lane 2D fighter. This 1993 release was just barely a year after Street Fighter II: Championship Edition, and may be the very first fighting game with stage interactions.

餓狼伝説スペシャル大会に26名の参加ありがとうございました

結果は
優勝「oshim（マイ）」
準優勝「それがし（ギース）」
でした、おめでとうございます pic.twitter.com/zMHL3HsJmA

— 高田馬場ゲーセンミカド[MIKADO] (@babamikado) September 7, 2018

If you enjoyed the above event, you can see more of their wide-ranging events at thier official YouTube channel. For the night owls in the US, you can even try to catch them when they livestream.

Source: Mikado

One of the bigger selling points of Blade Strangers is its juggle combo flexibility. The only thing standing in-between you and big damage is your willingness to experiment in training mode — a fact made easy thanks to its portability on the Switch and a fact made crystal clear in the hands of the brutal close-range martial artist Master T.

Master T’s damage output and pressure are some of the best in the game, thanks to his assortment of advantageous on block EX moves, divekicks, and more. That all of these tools also double as combo filler means that he can convert off of most stray hits. As demonstrated in the video above, even if you choose to penalize yourself with a repetition or two, Master T still hits like a truck and does so with style.

Source: br000ly

The question of “At what point does inspiration become imitation?” is one that has plagued every creative medium, for much longer than anyone reading this has been alive. All art is influenced, born of the lived experiences and interests of its creators. That isn’t an excuse to simply re-brand other people’s ideas, though — and that’s exactly the pitfall that led to the notable backlash against Icons: Combat Arena.

There is sea of indie platform fighters to swim in right now, but none of them have received the outcry that Icons did. AtlasOne‘s most recent video examines what went wrong for the developers that seemed to have everything going for them, and what lessons other platform fighters can learn from Icons going forward.

Do you agree with AtlasOne‘s take? Is Icons: Combat Arena salvageable?

Source: AtlasOne

Despite recently putting out a explosive multi-character combo video for Tekken 7‘s Season 2, famed combo maker STL1119 somehow found the time to also release content for new DLC character Anna Williams. It has only been a few days, and the juggles on display in his latest video are already high on execution and style:

By combing instant WS+3’s, clever ring positioning, and some truly unique extensions like SS+3, STL1119‘s already set a bar for this character that will be difficult to raise.

Source: STL1119