Category: Fighting Games

Expanding the growing amount of tech we’ve seen lately for Street Fighter V’s ravenous Necalli, red king adds a new video to the mix. This video highlights Necalli’s strong anti-air options (such as Raging Light, crouching heavy punch or standing heavy kick), but focusing in particular on using air-to-air medium punch to juggle the opponent into position for meaty attacks that provide potent combo opportunities–or setups for an EX command throw–and ultimately a Critical Art.

Still looking for more Necalli strategy videos? Sate your appetite with this punish guide, EG|Momochi’s basics lecture, Brian_F’s target combo applications, and Bafael’s bread & butter combo guide.

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In a new video, Cagar demonstrates how even one frame of latency can make the difference between a move connecting and whiffing in Street Fighter V. By dividing a move’s range into “guaranteed range” and “uncertain range,” we can see how input delay essentially carves out a section of the guaranteed range and turns a grab or hit that would have been safe or certain into only a “maybe,” depending on execution and the startup frames or proximity guarding. Footsies can become problematic if players are unclear where their effective range reaches.

Street Fighter V’s offline input lag on PlayStation 4 has been raising concerns, though using legacy controllers has been reported to reduce that latency.

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Namco has a long history of their console exclusive characters becoming wildly stronger then their rigorously arcade tested counterparts. Pokkén Tournament, it turns out, is no exception to that legacy.

Since their initial appearances in Pokkén’s release, the two console exclusives- Mewtwo and Shadow Mewtwo- have enjoyed a comfortable place at the top of the tiers. It was, however, for very different reasons- Shadow Mewtwo was propped up largely by his (now patched out) infinite pillar, whereas Mewtwo simply had crazy damage output for a character of his health, and options, and safety. While Shadow Mewtwo may still be very strong without his infinite, he still has paper thin health. The original Mewtwo, in comparison, was a much more execution-and-risk free top tier, and the lack of any balancing to his moveset upped his stock a lot more in version 1.2.

ぽてちんさんが決勝で魅せてくれた、開発者いわく「強力な連携」です。ご覧下さい。 pic.twitter.com/rFQqOcZXYs

— 小路ＫＯＧ (@kkkog) May 15, 2016

Well, it’s hard to argue who the best Mewtwo is now.

A quick rundown of the infinite- score a knockdown that guarantees a blocked back+Y flame pillar. Time the pillar to hit just after they get up, and do the Barrier Command Grab on their wakeup. If they jump, they get hit by the flame pillar, and you can juggle into the first two hits of Mewtwo’s homing string, get a hard knockdown, then repeat. If they attack, they get hit by the pillar on the ground, and you combo into the command grab, homing attack, repeat. If they don’t jump, they get grabbed, Homing Attack, repeat.

NO ESCAPE pic.twitter.com/01C9fxAqYf

— Swillo (@PandaKingEX) May 22, 2016

Swillo, who finished top 8 at Dreamhack Austin, confirming the lack of escape options.

Those of you that followed the Phase Shift article a while back likely know the meat of why this happens- only the last hit of character’s homing attacks will ever phase shift. Mewtwo’s pillar never phase shifts. Neither does his combo-starting command grab.

Much like the Shadow Mewtwo infinite, this will likely get patched out fairly quickly. How they tackle this will be curious, though. This is pure speculation, but there are a number of ways they can easily remove this.

• Make Flame Pillar phase shift on hit. (Or at least cause phase points)
• Remove command grab’s ability to be combo’d into. (Or out of!)
• Remove the exceptional juggling ability of Mewtwo’s homing attack.
• Cause homing attack to cause a air reset on juggled opponents.

I am not suggesting that they should or will do any (or all) of these, but considering the mechanical workings of what causes this to occur, these are the most likely properties to be changed on the move itself.

What do you think should be done to fix this pattern, if anything?

While Stunfest is going down in France and Toryuken is taking place in Canada, South America will be seeing some Capcom Pro Tour action by way of Lima Salty 3 in Peru. As part of MasGamers Tech Festival IX, Lima Salty will feature tournaments in Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Mortal Kombat XL and Street Fighter V, a CPT ranking event for Latin America.

You can catch the stream on Twitch at TheBackyard Peru, and follow the brackets on Challonge.

Watch live video from TheBackyardPERU on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Saturday May 21

Sunday May 22

Source: TheBackyard Peru

When you initially boot up Rivals of Aether, Orcane is probably not the first character to catch your eye. Zetterburn, with his high attack power and stylish flaming lion design, might be more your speed. Perhaps you’re more in the “Gotta go Fast” camp and gravitate straight to Maypul? At any rate, there’s something for everyone in Rivals, and though Orcane might not be the coolest looking beastie around, the whaledog really shines when you start digging into what you can do with its unusual moveset.

DolphinBrick–who’s one of the best Orcane players in the world, according to Rivals creator Dan Fornace –has done just that. In his “How to Train Your Whaledog” video, he breaks down Orcane’s moveset alongside a demonstration of some of the trickier aspects to her style and even muses on what might be the best way to approach playing the Water Rival. It’s aimed at beginners, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not chock full of useful information no matter your skill level, so be sure to check it out.

Source: DolphinBrick, feature image c/o Rivals of Aether

Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, which is nearing console release, has a band of returning and brand-new characters. Among them, Jack-O’ stands out as a unique fighter who introduces elements of RTS or even MOBA genres into the “Heaven or Hell” bouts.

Jack-O’ is relatively easy to pickup at the outset, as a lot of her moves have simple executions. She’s able to set three different minion houses, which promptly start spouting little swordsmen, pikemen, and mages to poke at the opponent. Over time, they level up and get stronger. Jack-O’ can also throw the Pumpkin houses and utilize a cooldown-based command organ to enrage her flock or even detonate them for massive (and potentially collateral!) damage.

What separates wanna-be Jack-O’s from the skilled ones is deliberate use of the minions in combos. Minions attack at specific intervals, and while they don’t have a lot of hit stun on their own, they allow Jack-O’ to extend her offense with her multi-directional grab.

GodPress created a handy “Minion Primer” to explain the timings and quirks of each goon. They follow it up with a couple of example combos to get started on pressuring opponents with a band of annoying twerps.

Source: GodPress