Category: Fighting Games

Deciding which input device to use is an important step in any fighting game player’s life, and few games have as many choices in this area as Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It’s got legacy controllers, cost-effective controllers, higher end controllers, the cumbersome GamePad, and even a second portable game console that can be hooked up and used as a controller itself. With all of these choices, making a decision on how to tackle the game can be difficult.

In a new video, My Smash Corner takes an objective approach to discussing the pros and cons of each potential input device. Additionally, if you’re looking for the most effective way to configure your controller of choice, you’ll find tips on that as well.

Source: My Smash Corner

Deciding which input device to use is an important step in any fighting game player’s life, and few games have as many choices in this area as Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It’s got legacy controllers, cost-effective controllers, higher end controllers, the cumbersome GamePad, and even a second portable game console that can be hooked up and used as a controller itself. With all of these choices, making a decision on how to tackle the game can be difficult.

In a new video, My Smash Corner takes an objective approach to discussing the pros and cons of each potential input device. Additionally, if you’re looking for the most effective way to configure your controller of choice, you’ll find tips on that as well.

Source: My Smash Corner

Generally speaking, watching someone else complete Challenge Mode trials in Street Fighter V doesn’t offer much entertainment. A simple trip to the pause menu can provide a look at any of the combos in action, so having an idea of what to expect before giving each string a shot isn’t an issue, and, let’s face it, most of these combos require little by way of manual dexterity. Rare exceptions aside–looking at you, Karin #6–folks should be able to collect their Fight Money from Challenge Mode without issue.

But that’s Challenge Mode as the game presents it. Leave it to Desk to crank that challenge up a few more notches. Instead of simply performing each of the 10th trials for every character in Street Fighter V, Desk’s newest video shows him pounding out these final combos using only one hand. Since a video of this nature begs the inclusion of proof, Desk has taken the time to embed a hand cam so viewers can see every twist this single wrist makes.

Source: Desk

A new game often requires a new way of thinking. In the case of Street Fighter V, this is definitely true, and extends all the way to maximizing proper punishes. In a reboot of the “Breaking Street Fighter” series–this time focusing on the new game–Core-A Gaming and Laugh demonstrate some ways to make the most of punish situations.

Without the ability to chip out opponents who have low health–aside from using a Critical Art, of course–making sure every connected hit translates into the most damage possible is more important than ever. While it may be attractive to go for a Crush Counter in a situation where you block something like Ken’s EX Shoryuken, you’ll see in the video that combos can sometimes net additional damage by foregoing the Crush Counter system, instead using a neutral jump immediately after block stun ends to start a combo with a falling normal.

Using jump-ins to begin punish combos certainly isn’t a mechanic unique to Street Fighter V, but the additional counter hit state caused when striking during the recovery of moves like Ken’s Shoryuken is. This counter hit state affords punishers extra hit stun, and, therefore, extra opportunities for securing damage that wouldn’t otherwise exist.

Source: Core-A Gaming

In her transition to Season 3 of the rebooted Killer Instinct, Kim Wu has gained a few interesting changes from her classic incarnation. One of these is Way of the Dragon, a series of target combos that act somewhat like a Mortal Kombat or Tekken strings in that subsequent attacks come out on whiff, as well as on hit or block.

This property, as well as the fact that any hit of these target combos can be special canceled, means that Way of the Dragon can be used to set up meaty situations off her throw. In this new video, Hughboyzilla demonstrates how a well-timed application of these attacks can be used to beat out wakeup options. Additionally, the fact that the medium punch version moves Kim backwards means that it can also avoid certain invincible reversals, allowing her to punish them.

Source: Hughboyzilla

In her transition to Season 3 of the rebooted Killer Instinct, Kim Wu has gained a few interesting changes from her classic incarnation. One of these is Way of the Dragon, a series of target combos that act somewhat like a Mortal Kombat or Tekken strings in that subsequent attacks come out on whiff, as well as on hit or block.

This property, as well as the fact that any hit of these target combos can be special canceled, means that Way of the Dragon can be used to set up meaty situations off her throw. In this new video, Hughboyzilla demonstrates how a well-timed application of these attacks can be used to beat out wakeup options. Additionally, the fact that the medium punch version moves Kim backwards means that it can also avoid certain invincible reversals, allowing her to punish them.

Source: Hughboyzilla

Europe’s premier Street Fighter league KAKUTOP is moving on from USFIV to SFV. This weekend is the French edition of the league, and will feature names you’re quite familiar with, like Luffy and Valmaster, as well as names you might not have heard, like TKR and Genius.

As usual, event starts with players split into two groups. The top players from each group will then move on to the finals on Sunday.

If you want to watch some high-level French Street Fighter, tune into Gaming Live on Twitch for the action and the lovely French commentary of Ken Bogard.

Watch live video from GamingLive_TV1 on www.twitch.tv

Source: Gaming Live TV

Europe’s premier Street Fighter league KAKUTOP is moving on from USFIV to SFV. This weekend is the French edition of the league, and will feature names you’re quite familiar with, like Luffy and Valmaster, as well as names you might not have heard, like TKR and Genius.

As usual, event starts with players split into two groups. The top players from each group will then move on to the finals on Sunday.

If you want to watch some high-level French Street Fighter, tune into Gaming Live on Twitch for the action and the lovely French commentary of Ken Bogard.

Watch live video from GamingLive_TV1 on www.twitch.tv

Source: Gaming Live TV

This weekend is Northwest Majors, the premier event of the Pacific Northwest. Once again the event will be going down at Highline College in Des Moines near Seattle, Washington. NWM8 is a Street Fighter V Capcom Pro Tour 2016 ranking tournament, so expect to see a large number of players looking to score ranking points and aim for North American regional finals. In addition to SFV, BlazBlue Chronophantasma EX, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Killer Instinct, Mortal Kombat X, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Project M, Skullgirls 2nd Encore, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Tekken 7, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Ultra Street Fighter IV and the High Roller Mystery Tournament help to make a well-rounded line-up of games.

Khaos Gaming and friends will be bringing you a huge number of streams throughout the weekend to give you as much of the action as possible. Tune into Team Khaos, Khaos Gaming 2, Khaos Gaming TV, LogicHole, TEKKEN, Cacaw Gaming, Seattle Tekken, and EastSideSmash.

The event starts off Friday with the Street Fighter V 5v5, Guilty Gear Xrd 3v3, Super Smash Bros. Melee low tier, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles and the High Roller Mystery doubles events, with pools beginning on Saturday.

Streams

TeamKhaos

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KhaosGaming2

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KhaosGamingTV

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TEKKEN

Watch live video from TEKKEN on www.twitch.tv

LogicHole

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CacawGaming

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SeattleTekken

Watch live video from SeattleTekken on www.twitch.tv

EastsideSmash

Schedule

Saturday April 30

Sunday May 1

Source: Northwest Majors

KVO of Japan and Team St1ckBuG of the United States are uniting once again to bring you KVO x TSB 2016 (KSB 2016). First run in 2012, KVO has now become a staple tournament in Japan, brining you tournaments for games both mainstream and niche. Going down at Misono Universe in Osaka, KSB 2016 will feature a wide variety of titles from Street Fighter V to Blade Arcus from Shining EX, to titles yet to hit console, including BlazBlue CentralFiction, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR and The King of Fighters XIV.

Streams

While GODSGARDEN and Heartia will be providing the primary streams for the Japanese audience, Arturo Sanchez will be bringing to you an English commentary stream under the Team Spooky banner.

TeamSp00ky

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GODSGARDEN

Watch live video from Godsgarden on www.twitch.tv

KVO2K13

Watch live video from KVO2K13 on www.twitch.tv

SHI_Gaming

Watch live video from SHI_Gaming on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Friday April 29

Saturday April 30

Sunday May 1

Sources: KVO, GODSGARDEN, KVO2K13, Team Spooky, SHI Gaming