Category: Fighting Games

Ever since it was revealed last year, Street Fighter V has been saddled with complaints regarding its speed, and it’s fairly easy to see why. Though recent gameplay footage appears to show some added pep in its step, the first glimpses showed a title that seemed to be slower than its predecessors, with an added weight that set it apart from the Street Fighter IV series.

In order to give fans an easier way to see how they stack up, Desk has put together a great side-by-side comparison of new Street Fighter V footage and gameplay from Street Fighter IV, reproducing situations to the best of his ability for a look at their general pacing.

His demonstration shows that Street Fighter V may be every bit as fast as Street Fighter IV, and may possibly edge it out in situations like throw-teching. Of course, it would be a little silly to draw conclusions at this point with development still ongoing and relatively little footage to go off, but this definitely serves as a good starting point for discussion.

Let us know what you think of the above video in the comments.

Source: Desk

Whether they’re creating their own UI elements, digging through files to make the unplayable playable, or any number of other things, the creativity of modders within the gaming community never ceases to amaze. Recently, a modder by the name of PFunkk flexed their creative muscles and produced a version of Street Fighter III’s Alex, which they then plopped right into Ultra Street Fighter IV in place of Abel.

It’s important to note that while this is a model replacement for Abel, it’s not simply a haphazard reskinning of the French fighter–far from it. The model for Alex was painstakingly built from the ground up, a process that you can see unfold through a vast number of screenshots included in this gallery. Sadly, the nature of this mod prevents Alex from unleashing any of the attacks that he’s known for performing, but Abel’s moves don’t look too out of place on him.

The video that we’ve embedded below shows the skin in action by way of an Alex mirror match tied together with a soundtrack right out of Street Fighter III.

Source: PFunkk

If you spend most of your time in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U lobbing brightly-colored eggs and using your face to spike opponents, My Smash Corner’s latest video will be right up your alley. That’s right, the Smash tutorial extraordinaire has given Yoshi some attention, sharing a plethora of tips and tricks for the Mushroom Kingdom’s resident wearer of the tiny saddle.

As you might expect, My Smash Corner covers combo options that can be applied across a wide spread of percentage ranges, including important follow-ups to Yoshi’s egg throw special. On top of that, he takes a close look at the dino’s jab cancel and how to go about pulling it off, complete with a handcam.

If you’re not a Yoshi main but have been looking to give him a try, be sure to check out the video below.

Source: My Smash Corner

Capcom is trying something new for its Pro Tour player spotlights, shifting from their focus on known top players to any exciting competitors from the circuit’s various events.

The first person to receive such a highlight is Rize|Infexious, who created quite a stir at Germany’s FFM-Rumble #8 with his amazing Hugo play. Infexious fought hard all the way into the event’s top sixteen, his biggest moment coming when he eliminated Mad Catz’ Tokido in an amazing upset of a match.

In this spotlight article, Infexious talks about not just this match, but also provides some insight into Hugo’s matchup against Sagat (when he faced Demulant), talking about how the Mad Gear can keep the King of Muay Thai honest by utilizing Hugo’s strong pokes and generally playing a solid neutral game.

As for the match against Tokido, he gives credit to the fact that he was able to play the Japanese competitor in a casual set before the tournament. Aside from that, he also says that gaining a clutch win during what would have been Tokido’s match point round allowed him to compose himself and build some momentum towards winning the set.

Of course, this isn’t all that they talk about, so be sure to head on over to the original article for more.

Source: Capcom Pro Tour

After weeks of championship action, the folks over at Showdown are ready to return to their normal weekly tournament schedule with another Churning the Butter event.

Tonight, they have once again taken over Folsom Street Foundry in San Francisco, California to put on an Ultra Street Fighter IV tournament for the regional players. If you’re interested in seeing what the NorCal cats have up their sleeves, be sure to check out the stream below and show your support. You can also head on over to Twitch if you prefer to chat.

Watch live video from showdowngg on www.twitch.tv

Want to check these tournaments out for yourself? Well, you’re in luck, because even if you missed out this week, Churning the Butter is held every Thursday at 8 PM PDT during ShowDown’s game night at Folsom Street Foundry.

Source: ShowDown

Dudley player Gillstolemyride just launched a YouTube channel dedicated to the gentlemanly side of Ultra Street Fighter IV. The video that got the channel going covers a bevy of follow-ups to Dudley’s toward fierce attack, which are far from classy. They’re honestly a little scary.

This tech is intended for late-match use, as Dudley needs all the meter that he can get his gloves on, but as you’ll soon see, it’s meter well spent. All of these situations begin with Dudley hitting his opponent out of a back dash with a toward fierce and then proceeding to carry them across the screen with a series of slugs that will leave them only a couple of hits below their stun threshold. Landing that next attack or two will guarantee the lowest damage scaling possible for the following stun combo, most of which leave opponents with mere pixels keeping them standing.

The video is quite long–nearly 20 minutes–but Gillstolemyride has included a handy list of time stamps in the video’s description for easy navigation.

Source: Gillstolemyride, shoutout to James Chen for the retweet