Author: Dertrick "ninjadertle" Winn

Capcom’s post-Battle Arena Melbourne 9 interview with Rize|Marn reveals that his trolling comes just as heavy in a conversation as it does during a heated Street Fighter V match. His jovial nature doesn’t make him any less of a competitor, though: he was able to make it in the ranks of the top 16 at the Australian Capcom Cup Qualifier.

Marn spoke honestly about his feelings on the current version of Street Fighter V’s character balance and playability. He had a particularly strong, yet mixed opinion about the Crush Counter system, on which he had this to say:

“I love watching this game. I don’t like playing this game. But if you removed Crush Counter, I would like playing this game, but I wouldn’t like watching this game.”

You can check out the entire candid chat in the video below.

Source: Capcom Fighters

You might recognize Dark Sided|Somniac’s Bison from the Ultra Street Fighter IV days, but the Melbourne, Australia native has been active in his hometown’s fighting game scene since the era of Street Fighter III. Capcom was able to catch up with Somniac at Battle Arena Melbourne 9, where he took 25th place after clashing with some of the world’s best.

Somniac is actually the winner of Battle Arena Melbourne 5 and 7, and has a lot of unique insight into his country’s now prominent Street Fighter scene. A few cool pieces of Australian fighting game history were extracted for the unknown international observer in the interview–which you can view in full in the video below.

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In his post-Battle Arena Melbourne 9 interview with Capcom, Razer’s Xian seems slightly deflated, despite taking an impressive 5th place at the Capcom Pro Tour event. He cites the cause of his disposition to losing to Grpt|Fuudo, and being sent home by Echo Fox|Tokido–two players that have become his demons since his recent switch to Ibuki.

Though a little bummed out, Xian is already thinking of future victories, saying that he plans to take a hiatus from the tournament scene to re-access his whole strategy in Street Fighter V. Xian says the next time you see him will probably be at Tiger Knee 2017. You can watch his full interview with Capcom right here:

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After stating that he wasn’t ready to attend any Capcom Pro Tour events back in April, some were wondering if Street Fighter V had left Infiltration behind–but the South Korean Evo champion’s performance at Battle Arena Melbourne 9 should more than prove that he’s still a force to be feared.

His post-tournament interview with Capcom’s Matt Edwards shows that he is still very much plugged into the scene, as he spoke on topics such as: his reasons for picking up Karin, Ed’s character design, why Punk is the one to beat, and more. He also had praises for Australia’s fighting game scene, and some suggestions for changes to Street Fighter V’s mechanics. You can watch the full 21-minute interview below.

Source: Capcom Fighters