Author: Crow_Spaceboy

Welcome West City Warriors! Despite living in a post-GO1 world, none of the Dragon Ball FighterZ content that came in recently has been Vegeta-related. If you’re a Goku main, though, there’s plenty of combos and strategies broken down in the video haul below. Let’s jump in!

Starting us off, TrulyAmiracle shows the synergy of “Team Volleyball” (Tien, Piccolo, Gotenks).

Since we last saw him, Mr. Clayton Chapman, aka FinalShowdown, has put his spin on virtually the whole cast. If you haven’t already looked at his innovative work, now’s a good time to check it out:

Famed Tekken content creators That Blasted Salami have turned their high production values to DBFZ. Understandably, they have started their analytical breakdowns with Dragon Ball’s hero, Goku.

YMB9 Sho closes us out today with a quick breakdown on how to stay safe with Frieza.

Sources: TrulyAmiracle; Clayton chapman; That Blasted Salami; YMB9 Sho

Even though we live in a post Mortal Kombat 9 world, it’s hard not to think of Mortal Kombat 4 when you hear the phrase “3D Mortal Kombat”. It was the first game in the series to abandon its signature digitized sprites, and the jump to clunky polygonal models was a jarring experience, for many.

Of course, the ambitious jump to 3D was never going to recreate what they had accomplished in their previous games — particularly not with the technology available in 1997.

But what if the 3D pivot Mortal Kombat took still played with the original series’ sprites? That’s what Bitplex asks with their take on fan-favorite Mortal Kombat II, and the results are fantastic. Instead of forcing more realism onto the MK world, they embrace the unique quality of MK’s original sprites, while still bringing them into the 3D realm.

Rarely do big video game companies pluck an artist to work for their team just based off of fan work — but if NRS did take Bitplex‘s idea and flesh it out into a 3D-ified MKII revision, I imagine it would sell quite well.

Source: Bitplex

Tekken 7‘s Paul Phoenix has a reputation for being a very beginner-friendly character. Everyone knows that the dreaded Death Fist and Demo Man attacks can come out at any time, at any level of play — But if those are the only things you fear from Paul, then heaven help you if you run into someone like oldKYSG.

In the video above, KYSG has put together the excellent collection of juggle filler and technical flash for “The Toughest Man in the Universe”. Your everyday Paul probably isn’t getting 70+ damage off a magic 4, and that’s just one of the first of many lifebar-smashing combos in KYSG’s portfolio.

Source: oldKYSG

Welcome back, Saiyan warriors! You’ve clearly been training in Dragon Ball FighterZ, because we have another pile of tech videos piled up in the SRK inbox. Let’s take a look at what the FGC has cooked up!

Let’s start with Hit — Hit’s ability to combo after his super (thanks to proper assist calling) makes up the bulk of Y. Xiao’s latest combo video.

Kitoragi suggests you never, ever Guard-Switch against Perfect Cell.

Tbcboocock gives a quick rundown of Goku Blue’s safety during his blockstrings.

Adult Gohan doesn’t need to start with much in the way of resources to convert into a Touch-of-Death, as datHazy demonstrates.

Mynus shows off some particularly dirty instant-overhead tech with 18.

And closing us out today is Shoyoumomo, whose clashing exploration won’t teach you much about high-level play, but it will show you who the Real Deal is.

As always, if you see anything worth sharing, let us know by submitting a tip for our next roundup. Thanks everyone!

Sources: Y. Xia; Kitoragi; Tbcboocock; datHazy; Mynus; Shoyoumomo

“Expectations are premeditated resentments.“

If your journey in fighting games has led you to the FGC, that means at some point you had enough fire within you to seek self-improvement. You know that it takes hard work and practice to get to a better “you”. And yet, oftentimes, no matter how aware a player is of what they want, many players will find reasons to not to work for it– even if they want to.

That’s the subject of The Philocypher‘s latest video: the “Lazy Perfectionist.” This is the person aware of the path they want to take, but is unable or unwilling to take it. It’s a struggle that goes beyond fighting games, and it could be holding you back from your growth as a player — and a person.

Source: The Philocypher

We now know why the well has been dry for Blastoise info for Pokkén Tournament DX — it looks like the producers were saving his reveal for a live demo at Japan’s Spring Fist tournament this weekend.

Now that the turtle has come out of his shell, we can see that Blastoise’s move list is (at first glance) surprisingly diverse. He possess more than a few different types of projectiles from his cannons, each covering various angles in different phases. He also seems to have a “Withdraw” stance in both Duel and Field Phase. Perhaps most interesting, Mr. Cannon-Turtle has an armored, mid-range command grab. Add all this together with his healthy 660 HP lifebar, and you have a tank that’s ready for every phase of the fight.

Blastoise is scheduled for release in Pokkén Tournament DX on March 23rd.

Source: Allister Singh