Category: Fighting Games

Finding success in a fighting game, whether it be in a random online game or a local major, can be a rather emotional experience. However, it’s hard to ignore that the Evolution Championship Series, representing our community’s largest tournament year after year, places a unique pressure on its participants, especially those with tangible aspirations of reaching finals on Sunday.

That’s why both of the videos below are so powerful. The Black Eye’s Nicolas “Kane Blueriver” Gonzalez and Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma of Team Liquid, neither strangers to tournament victories, were caught on camera by the fine folks at Hold Back to Block qualifying for top eight at Evo 2015 last month. After long hours of competition, both finally reach that final level in their respective titles, and the emotions on display are absolutely no surprise as they can finally have a chance to catch their breath.

If you missed out on catching these special moments in person, do yourself a favor and check them out now.

Source: Hold Back to Block

Landing the best punish possible can turn an inevitable loss into a victory that gets even the most smug members of the crowd on their feet. Or, you know, a victory that at least prevents the loss of those sweet, sweet, ranked points. Proper punishes are important to every character, but characters like Ultra Street Fighter IV’s Yang, who find themselves on the lower end of the damage spectrum, have even more reason to squeeze every bit of pain out of these situations as possible.

With this in mind, Notorious A.L.B. put together a video showcasing the best options that Yang has for making opponents think twice about sticking out an errant dragon punch. They all deal a respectable amount of damage, and some of them have the added bonus of ending with a safe jump opportunity.

Do note that the soundtrack to this video has some strong NSFW language, but it’s nothing compared to what Gouken players will say when on the receiving end of the final combo.

Source: Notorious A.L.B.

If you’re looking to hone your skills with one of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U’s newest contenders, Smash and Grab’s Roy tutorial may be just what you’re looking for.

This extensive guide begins by differentiating Roy and Marth’s movement, showing the fiery swordsman’s superior (non-foxtrot) land speed and less floaty hop. Once movement is out of the way, the team discusses the applications for everything that Roy brings to battle, from tilts to aerials and everything in between. Of course, there’s plenty to be said about how to rack up the damage numbers through various combos as well.

The whole video is set up like a series of cutscenes ripped right out of Fire Emblem, so even if Roy isn’t your boy, you’ll still be entertained.

Source: Smash and Grab

Since Doctor Doom seems to be the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 equivalent of the Guile theme (read: he goes with everything), it should come as no surprise that the green-garbed Latverian makes a fine partner for Resident Evil’s Jill.

The sheer speed that Jill brings to the table, when paired with Doom’s beam assist, makes for some frustrating mix-up opportunities that can crack even the toughest defenses. If opponents are wise to the left/right mix-up options that the beam assist affords, Jill has plenty of other ways to connect a fist or two. Once she does, she has no trouble setting up a hard tag situation to let Doom come in and run wild with corner loops.

In the video below, Paulow3b demonstrates how to make your Jill and Doom pairing as frustratingly efficient as possible. Have fun!

Source: Paulow3b

The Capcom Pro Tour Asia qualifier may be finished, but the Ultra Street Fighter IV weekend in China continues! Sino Duel is an invitational at the China Joy game show featuring some of Asia’s strongest Street Fighters. Players representing China, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan will be duking it out in a double-elimination format for a substantial cash pool of over 50,000 yuan (~8000 USD).

You can watch the action live from Hechi VR’s DouyuTV channel.

Results

Ultra Street Fighter IV – Sino Duel

Winners Final

RZR|Fuudo (Sagat) vs. AVM|GamerBee (Elena, Adon) – 2-1

Top 8 Winners

RZR|Xian (Sagat, Poison) vs. AVM|GamerBee (Elena, Yun) – 1-2
RZR|Fuudo (Fei Long) vs. MCZ|TOKIDO (Akuma) – 2-1

Top 8 Losers

QANBA.DouyuTV|Xiao Hai (Evil Ryu) vs. DouyuTV|Hechi VR (Yun, Evil Ryu) – 3-0
DouyuTV|God of Sky vs. QANBA.DouyuTV|Dakou

First Round

DouyuTV|Hechi VR (Evil Ryu) vs. AVM|GamerBee (Elena) – 0-2
QANBA.DouyuTV|Xiao Hai (Evil Ryu) vs. RZR|Xian (Gen) – 1-2
DouyuTV|God of Sky (Vega, Seth) vs. MCZ|TOKIDO (Akuma) – 0-2
RZR|Fuudo (Fei Long) vs. QANBA.DouyuTV|Dakou (Evil Ryu) – 2-0

Sources: Hechi VR, partial results from Kakuge Checker

Ultra Street Fighter IV’s Omega Mode may not be the standard for serious competition, but that doesn’t make it any less fun to switch on edition select every once in a while and see what sort of ridiculous stuff you can pull off.

As an ode to such ridiculousness, JusticeSoulTuna recently compiled a combo video dedicated to the Omega variant of Juri. In the video, which you’ll find embedded below, Juri brings the pain in the form of anti-air fireball confirms, Ultra combos where you would least expect them, and a slew of other absurdities.

By the end of the video, you’ll likely be questioning just what sort of juggle point restrictions Juri has while under the effects of Omega Mode.

Source: JusticeSoulTuna