Category: Fighting Games

Ahead of Fight in Rio last weekend, CounterHit sat down with Capcom Cup 2015 finalist Innova|Keoma to talk about his experience of going to Evo 2016, his thoughts on the Latin American FGC, and his general thoughts about Street Fighter V, after playing it for a fair few months. Talking to interviewer Luiz Filipe Lima, it was enlightening to hear Keoma’s thoughts on how the Brazilian FGC can grow, learning from both the Capcom Pro Tour as well as through watching other esports like League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

He also touches on how a player’s training regime and play style can actually change once you are signed by a team. You’ll have a routine to practice with other players, there is a wider support network to provide psychological support to help push a player to the next level.

Sources: CounterHitBr via Luiz Filipe Lima

Ahead of Fight in Rio last weekend, CounterHit sat down with Capcom Cup 2015 finalist Innova|Keoma to talk about his experience of going to Evo 2016, his thoughts on the Latin American FGC, and his general thoughts about Street Fighter V, after playing it for a fair few months. Talking to interviewer Luiz Filipe Lima, it was enlightening to hear Keoma’s thoughts on how the Brazilian FGC can grow, learning from both the Capcom Pro Tour as well as through watching other esports like League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

He also touches on how a player’s training regime and play style can actually change once you are signed by a team. You’ll have a routine to practice with other players, there is a wider support network to provide psychological support to help push a player to the next level.

Sources: CounterHitBr via Luiz Filipe Lima

When the news broke that Akuma was going to be in Tekken 7, there were a lot of people who were worried that he might not be a good fit for Tekken’s game engine. After he debuted, there were a whole lot more people complaining about what he could do, which led to the news that there would be a nerf so that he was a little less ridiculous. If you were wondering how he was looking at the moment though, Shudy_Jinlee has you covered. He’s put together some sample combos for the raging demon, and though they’re all in Japanese, those familiar with Tekken will have no problems in understanding the annotations.

Oh, and if that weren’t enough, Shudy has even broken down his entire movelist from start to finish. Check them out below if you were wondering exactly how Akuma fits together in his Tekken debut.

Source: Shudy_Jinlee

As game modes go, Street Fighter V’s Survival Mode certainly has a sadistic streak–variable AI, no checkpoints, randomized health recovery–so who better to take it on than violence-loving Juri? VesperArcade has previously offered some playthrough footage of Juri (among others) on SFV’s Hard Survival Mode; in the video below he offers specific advice for what approach you’ll need to dominate this harsh CPU gauntlet, if you can.

VesperArcade has also provided Hard-level Survival Mode guides for Alex, Balrog, and Ibuki.

Source: VesperArcade

When it comes to the denizens of the deep, there is one who is spoken of in hushed tones. A dark legend, feared by all who have encountered him.

Mr. Krabs.

Smash 4 modding has come a long way recently, and Mr. Krabs making an appearance in place of Wario is one of the latest breakthroughs in terms of vertex mods. It’s certainly something to see Spongebob’s money-hungry boss charge around the battlefield–or Final Destination, if that’s more to your tastes–and he seems to be a remarkably good fit over Wario. Check out the montage below, and enjoy seeing a crab farting on a Pokemon’s head. If you want to add him to your own game, you can find the skin in the description of the video.

Source: NarwelchSSB

Thanks to DLC earlier this year, Evil Geniuses’ Eduardo “PR Balrog” Perez got his synonymous main back in Street Fighter V; while many of his Capcom Pro Tour victories have been with Necalli, Vega, or Laura, here’s a chance to see almost half-an-hour of the pro player taking out his former hard-punching favorite for a spin, as he battles a variety of opponents–and some lag–in online SFV Ranked matches.

Only time will tell if PR Balrog can take the Crazy Buffalo into future tournaments’ top spots!

Source: PR_Balrog

If you’re looking for some new Street Fighter V combos to try out, here’s three useful, high-damage (relatively speaking) combos to add to your Street Fighter V arsenal. Kamotaru offers up a single 400+ or 500+ damage combo for Ryu and the two other lovely ladies in the videos below, each closing with the respective fighter’s Critical Art–though surely Karin considers Kanzuki techniques to be in a different class than these other two commoners’ moves.

If you want to be grapplin’ buds, start by learning this 526 damage Laura combo:

The meaning of battle can be found in this 467 damage string for Ryu:

Keep inferior fighters in their place with this 481 damage combo for Karin:

Source: Kamotaru

The King of Fighters XIV’s second week has rolled around; a netcode patch is just around the corner, and there’s no shortage of combos and tech out there for the game’s sizeable roster. Here’s another sampling of what’s available to work into your KOF gameplay.

NightOfTheSun kicks this roundup off with these combo videos, first Ralf, then Kukri:

Check out this Angel Guard Crush setup from ArtificialStar:

Maybe you’d like to see some mix-ups for Nelson. Virtually Offensive has some:

How about Persona Entertainment’s combo compilation for the–er, “eccentric” Sylvie Paula Paula?

Nakoruru is proving to be a deadly addition to the KOF family; if she’s giving you some trouble, ArtificalStar and Gato Ray offer some option selects and punishments to her Anno Mutsube dive attacks, for various characters.

Again, thanks to all who submitted KOFXIV material to our tipline!

Sources: NightOfTheSun; ArtificialStar; Virtually Offensive; Persona Entertainment; Gato Ray