Category: Fighting Games

Dhalsim has always been an usual character in Street Fighter’s roster, but has proven to be very effective for those that learn to apply his signature long-range zoning playstyle. Players considering trying out the Yoga master will benefit from EG|Momochi’s video lecture #16, explaining how to best utilize Dhalsim’s specialized moves.

While detailing his various normals, slides, anti-air abilities and projectiles, Momochi explores how the character has changed from his prior incarnations, such as his “weird” new Yoga Fire trajectory, and the mobility options gained from his floating V-Skill.

Evil Geniuses’ Momochi has recently lectured on Laura’s basics, as well as Zangief’s techniques.

Source: Momochi & ChocoBlanka TV

Already recognized as the epitome of rushdown when in his regular form, Street Fighter V’s Necalli really shines once Torrent of Power–his V-Trigger–is activated. In the video below, Brian_F demonstrates some potent applications of Necalli’s target combo, which allow the fighter to focus on building V-Meter and maintaining pressure instead of simply dishing out raw damage.

The video covers multiple variations to overcome the possible escapes and counterattacks opponents will try to use to deny Necalli’s hunger, such as rolling knock down recovery and the use of 3-frame normals.

Those looking to further their Necalli knowledge can pick up more tips in this punish guide.

Source: Brian_F

Although the Project M Dev Team are no more, the PM community is still alive and kicking. They may not have the support of Nintendo, but event attendance suggests that they’re not willing to go down without a fight. Many of the players who still compete in a “dead game” (whatever that game may be) do so thanks to a genuine love for their scene and, in some cases, their characters.

One character that didn’t make the cut for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is Ivysaur, who appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as part of the Pokémon Trainer’s trio of characters, but lays claim to its very own unique character slot in PM. Ivysaur is a character with a plethora of options and moves that you won’t be seeing in Melee or Smash 4, and one of the players showing just how powerful and versatile Ivysaur can be goes by the name Machiavelli.

Don’t worry if you’ve never heard of him; YouTube channel The Balcony has you covered with this interview that not only introduces you to the man himself, but also gives you some details about his relationship with Project M. One highlight to watch out for is an explanation of how he found his main–no doubt it’s an experience that will resonate with some who have suffered a character crisis.

Do note that this video contains some NSFW language.

Source: The Balcony

Long-time readers may remember that, over a year ago, a particularly impressive Skullgirls combo video was posted. That video relied on the premise of Cerebella being able to counter Squigly’s Tracking Super.

The man behind that video has been hard at work since its release, juggling his time between getting a perfect on the final boss and trying to make the most impressive combos possible. He’s made many wondrously nonsensical CMVs before, and today he’s bringing us another one.

Dragonos’ most recent combo video offering involves using a specific move for a specific character as many times as humanly–and mechanically–possible. The result is an entertaining mashup of characters performing hilarious setups in an effort to squeeze out as many reps as they can.

Source: Dragonos451

Announced by both Super Smash Con themselves and over on the EastPointPictures YouTube page, Travis “Samox” Beauchamp has revealed that his last session of filming for the sequel to “The Smash Brothers” documentary will be in August at Super Smash Con. Along with the last batch of filming, Samox will be hosting a panel at the dedicated Super Smash Bros. event, talking about the filming process for both documentaries, as well as the narrative differences between the initial series and the follow-up film.

The film sequel titled “Metagame” focuses on the current era of Melee, mainly following the GOAT, Cloud 9’s Joseph “MaNg0” Marquez, EG|Kevin “PPMD” Nanney and the present number 1 ranked player, Alliance’s Adam “Armada” Lindgren. Metagame is set to release in the Winter of this year, with Samox no doubt confirming a proper date sometime after Super Smash Con, once he has finally captured all the footage needed to make the documentary.

Below is a short teaser for “Metagame,” released at this year’s MAGFest. It gives viewers a flavor of things to come when the full feature releases at the end of 2016.

Source: EastPointPictures, Super Smash Con

Despite initially being thought of as the lesser shoto, Ken has turned out to be quite the threat in Street Fighter V. More than a few players have learned how to get consistent results with the character both online and at tournaments.

Those looking to beat Ken can take heart in the fact that Red Bull & Mad Catz’ Daigo Umehara has taken the time to construct a video detailing how he goes about stopping Mr. Masters.

As with Daigo’s previous videos of this nature, this new tutorial focuses primarily on how Ryu approaches the matchup. That said, there are plenty of tips here that can be applied to other characters as well.

Source: Daigo the BeasTV

Normal attacks may “win” against throws, but a more nuanced situation occurs when these two options collide in Pokkén Tournament.

Most normal attacks have a built-in property where, if the attack is grabbed during startup, they put the attacker in a brief stagger. This interrupts the attack’s startup and only rewards the attacker with frame advantage over the throw-attempting opponent. This design decision was implemented to force attackers to use specific attacks that are designed to beat throws, instead of just mashing jab to stop throws entirely. For example, Lucario’s 8X does not stop when grabs touch his startup.

That design decision may become a footnote in light of this new tech.

YouTuber Zenkuri discovered that you can guard cancel the stagger animation of your normal attack. This allows you to not only punish the throw attempt with virtually anything you want, but since you will be hitting them during their throw recovery, you’ll net a critical hit damage boost as well.

You can also cancel the stagger animation with a jump, allowing you to score instant jump attacks. Considering nearly everyone has a divekick-like move, this basically means free jump ins for the whole cast.

With this tech, grabbing may end up being a lot harder if you don’t have a proper meaty setup.

Sources: Zenkuri