Author: Crow_Spaceboy

While Rage Arts may have been the cinematic gimmick that pulled a new generation of players into the Tekken universe, Tekken 7‘s Rage Drive is generally the safer and more practical use of your Rage meter.

Depending upon the character you can get comparable — if not outright better — damage in your juggles with proper Rage Drive use, and they almost always either provide frame advantage or some other form of useful utility. FightersLegend‘s latest combo compilation shows off both for the entire currently released cast, giving you a frame of reference if there’s a new character you’re interested in picking up.

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Electric Wind God Vids is back with some more character counter-strategies: today we’re tackling Eddy’s “Relax” stance. Its name is good advice for those that may be struggling against it — it’s not as scary as it initially appears!

With its small hurtbox and powerful mix-up options, Eddy’s “Relax” stance is, at first, frustrating and powerful. However, many of the transitions into Relax are very unsafe, and if you know your options, you can shut it down.

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The long journey to the Tekken World Tour Finals has ended, and what an event it was. Between Qudans’ legendary finals run, the announcement of soon-reduced PS4 lag, and Namco’s surprise Noctis reveal, there’s renewed clamor for the biggest 3D fighter in the world: Tekken 7. Off-stage, players were lining up to try their hand with the next DLC character Geese Howard, and in the process they’ve gathered a lot of data on how SNK’s favorite boss might shape up in the final version.

The one and only CEOJebailey captured footage of his move list…

Geese Tekken 7 Moveset demo part 1 of 4. Thank you @TEKKEN for having him playable at #TWT Finals. Check replies for the rest. pic.twitter.com/rkwXvp175C

— Alex Jebailey (@CEOJebailey) November 12, 2017

Tyler B got to play a lot of Geese, and sees pros and cons with this current build…

Okay, so after watching and playing Geese Howard for like 8 hours straight:

1) Very low airborne combo damage
2) Grounded combo damage above average
3) Not much reason to duck overall
4) FC d/f+1 might be the least intuitive input ever for WS launch

— Tyler B (@tyler2k1) November 13, 2017

2, f+1, qcf+2 xx qcf,qcf+1+2 is probably one of the dumbest things ever added. NC string that appears to be completely safe on block and you literally have a second to HC into Super for 40% open field. Add in rage and wall and you're looking at an easy 60%.

— Tyler B (@tyler2k1) November 13, 2017

Some quirks and nice to knows:

1) You can pump to buffer super and can beat fireballs on reaction
2) d/f+1 range is less than basically everyone else's
3) Command RA! is absolutely terrible, needs more range
4) d+4 can be MAXc on hit only, why?

— Tyler B (@tyler2k1) November 13, 2017

A few more nice to knows:

1) Air fireball pushes Geese way back
2) u/f+2 seems specially designed to counter other Geese, Akuma, and Elizas
3) Only a few attacks with MAXc lead to follow-ups on NH
4) qcf+2 first hit eats fireballs but the actual projectile has only 1 dura

— Tyler B (@tyler2k1) November 13, 2017

Mechanic explanations:

1) Ground throw is unescapable
2) His reversals ONLY work against H, M, or L (you need to guess which)
3) Reversal cannot be chickened
4) b+1+2 W! to your back and ground throw follow-up guaranteed

— Tyler B (@tyler2k1) November 13, 2017

Moves to look out for starting fresh:

1) b+4,4 – Low,high NCc S! and CH (b+4),4 S! launch
2) d+1+2 – Fairly invisible low KND to ground throw
3) d/f+1,4 – NCc KND/W! and CH (d/f+1),4 full launch
4) qcb+2,(?) – Overall disgusting mix-up, with any option

— Tyler B (@tyler2k1) November 13, 2017

Meter is obviously very important and unlocks his actual punishment game (which is admittedly strange as well). You gain meter at roughly 2x versus blocked and it seems like meter gain scales with the moves you use. For instance, 1,2 (blocked) is a sliver but 1,2,3 is a bit more.

— Tyler B (@tyler2k1) November 13, 2017

UK Tekken Pro King Jae shared a long set of Geese practice, and you can really see both players start to get comfortable with him as time progresses…

…and the same can be said for the matches from EvilBowlOfCereal, who also provides some valuable commentary while playing.

What do you think about what you’ve seen thus far? Do you think Geese is the character for you?

Sources: tyler2k1; CEOJebailey; King Jae; EvilBowlOfCereal

“Super Street Fighter Carnival 2017” marches on! SSFC2017 is the currently ongoing Japanese tournament series at Mikado Arcade for a wide variety of classic (and sometimes, obscure) arcade titles. If you missed the first few tournaments from SSFC2017, there’s a lot to catch up on!

Mikado has decided to follow one ARIKA game with another: last week we had Street Fighter EX 2+, this week we have the Namco published Fighting Layer. While Fighting Layer regrettably never made it outside of arcades, it’s still home to some fantastic ARIKA character designs and ideas. I wonder if we’ll ever see Capriccio in ARIKA’s latest unnamed project?

Are you enjoying SSFC2017? You can follow the action by subscribing to Mikado’s official YouTube channel. You can even try to catch them when they livestream!

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cutcc is back with more of his “QuickNotes” series for Tekken 7! Today he’s tackling Capcom’s favorite demon, Akuma. And if you intend to master the Satsui no Hadou in 3D, you will need intense training and study time.

Akuma is a fundamentally different character from anyone else in Tekken, having abnormally weak mids and stubby limbs compared to the rest of the cast. Combining that with his lackluster lateral movement, and you’ll discover it takes a real understanding of the Tekken system to make this demon work in 3D. With effort, though, his strengths shine through- high damage output, great lows, and some of the best punishment options in the game.

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One of the biggest pops Sector-K’s Punch Planet got during its pre-release tour of FGC tournaments was the reveal of Tyara at Evo 2017 — for obvious aesthetic reasons. Character design aside, now that the game has entered early access, we get to see and experience the full range of Tyara’s options (as they exist in the current build of 0.1.8.10).

One thing that may not have been as neatly understood about this SPD-user is the ability to freely combo off of her command grab, and the multiple ways she’s able to manipulate the Time-Canceling system. Combining her longer combos and her ability to cross-up downed opponents allows the Amazonian alien to vortex foes with ease, making her the perfect fit for set play-loving players.

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Street Fighter scientist AutoMattock has been studying the ways of Bushinryu, and has put together a solid corner vortex for the latest Season 2 DLC character Zeku (specifically, from “Old” Zeku form).

After Old Zeku forces a block in the corner with EX Koku, he’s in range for a grab attempt with +1 frame advantage. Versus any characters without a 3 frame normal, he’s also able to frame trap with his cr.LP. Once you land the throw? St.HP with counter-hit quick rise buttons. If they get up and block, they are right back in the same situation, since you can special cancel into EX Koku. Neat!

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Are you having trouble keeping your opponent from pressing buttons on wakeup as Pokkén Tournament DX‘s Gardevoir? You likely aren’t using Future Sight and 8X, then!

Thanks to the new knockdown buff with 8X, nearly every knockdown situation should be an opportunity for Future Sight pressure into 8X/Throw mixups. Heaven forbid your opponent try to counter attack during these meaties either — the extended freeze on counter attack frames make it very easy for Gardevoir to throw laggy counterattacks on reaction, if not just outright beat them with 8X timings.

Source: Ouroboro DFGaren

It was around a year ago that BoxeR-King showed off  1,2,FF+1 in a combo video for his namesake, King. This combo has since become the gold standard for high level King mains — it’s high execution, high damaging, and carries further then nearly anything else currently known. It’s the “high execution” part of that equation that has frustrated many would-be Kings, though.

Boxer’s latest video goes through the applications, timing, and methods of execution. It takes a lot of work to be King of the ring, and with this combo you’ll always be a threat to get to the wall and deal tons of damage.

Source: BoxeR-King