Category: Fighting Games

Tonight, Twitch’s Mike Ross will be putting on yet another installment of Capcom Pro Talk, a live show dedicated to discussing recent community happenings, playing Street Fighter, and more.

This installment will feature a special appearance by Evil Geniuses’ Kenneth “KBrad” Bradely, who is scheduled to join Ross to talk about Capcom Pro Tour and duke it out in some Ultra Street Fighter IV matches.

You’ll find their broadcast below, but you can also visit Twitch to join chat.

Watch live video from CapcomFighters on www.twitch.tv

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The folks over at VG BootCamp recently went live with another installment of Smash @ Xanadu from Xanadu Games in Baltimore, Maryland. These weekly broadcasts provide a great look at the region’s Smash community, with tonight’s stream focusing entirely on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

As a neat twist, the event will also allow players to choose custom moves, so check it out to see what these techniques bring to the table. The stream is live below, but you can also head on over to Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from VGBootCamp on www.twitch.tv

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We all know what it’s like when you first decide to put effort into learning a fighting game. The endless hours of training mode practice, slogging through quarters at the arcade (or, more recently, putting up with the frustration of netplay), poring over information in your head frantically during a match–there’s a lot to remember during this early learning process.

In order to help folks who find themselves in the lower levels of fighting game competition, French group Les Super Madbros put together a great video of quick tips to keep in mind while you level up your game. Though many of these short lessons may seem obvious (block more, stop jumping, etc.), they are invaluable pieces of a larger mindset necessary to playing these titles at a decent level.

If you count yourself as a beginner or have a friend who has become interested in learning more, check out the video below and pass it along. Oh, and if you don’t speak French, be sure to turn those captions on.

Source: Les Super Madbros via r/StreetFighter

There are few things more frustrating than fighting against an exceptional zoner and lacking the knowledge to avoid damage while still getting in range to land a hit of your own. Whether they make optimal use of well-placed normals or stick purely to the fireball approach, this situation can sour even the most casual session. With that in mind, it’s important to know how to deal with the plasma once it starts flying.

Most characters have a handful of options when it comes to dealing with projectiles, but Sakura may have the most, due simply to the amount of attacks she has with long periods of invulnerability as well as the angles of approach that she can take. In the video below, shano explores all of the fighter’s options for turning fireballs into huge damage opportunities.

Many of these options will be obvious to more experienced players, but shano has included some things, like a full screen kara-canceled EX Tatsu, that may not be part of everyone’s current game plan. New Sakura players should definitely check it out.

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The variation system, which gives each character three unique fighting styles with different movesets and priorities, is perhaps the biggest feature introduced by NetherRealm Studios in Mortal Kombat X. These allow characters to have different tools to deal with specific matchups and greatly expand the way they can be played by competitors.

Venture Beat’s Stephen Kleckner (also known in the fighting game community as Sosage) recently got a chance to talk to lead designer John Edwards about this new feature and as well as their reactions to how cast members ended up being ranked in the franchise’s previous installment.

Regarding Mortal Kombat 9’s balance, Edwards acknowledged the fact that creating a cast of characters with unique moves and tool will mean that every tier list will be surprising to some degree. No character is ever made to be top or bottom tier, they just fall into those positions based on how the game develops.

Additionally, Edwards stated that watching the game and its tier list develop and change over time as players develop new strategies is one of the “more enjoyable” aspects of competitive fighting games.

Regarding Mortal Kombat X’s variations, Edwards mentioned that one of the reasons for implementing this feature was to allow players more freedom of choice when it came to character selection. This way, a player who preferred a fighter would also likely be able to find a playstyle that they liked. That said, it does make the game harder to balance.

To read more on this and Edwards’ other insights on the balancing of both Mortal Kombat 9 and Mortal Kombat X, head on over to VentureBeat for the full interview.

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It seems that defensive wake up option selects involving throws are the talk of the town at the moment, so with this in mind, freeno0b put together a quick video showing off how Cody players can apply this strategy to their own game.

As you can see by checking out the input display in the video, the concept is pretty simple: just perform an EX Criminal Upper with an additional short input and you’re good to go. This option select will defend against throws and will toss out an EX Criminal Upper under all other circumstances.

This means that it’s not an answer for every situation, as an opponent who decides to respect Cody’s wakeup and block will be served up a free punish. It also loses to moves with extensive invulnerability frames, but hey, one option select can’t cover everything.

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Tekken players going into the upcoming seventh installment might be wondering what their characters can pull off in the game’s updated combo system. To help them get started, Bandai Namco Games recently uploaded an official video that demonstrates a few strings for the confirmed cast.

Originally shown as part of their “Just Before Launch” stream, the video highlights newcomers Claudio, Katarina, Shaheen, and Lucky Chloe alongside returning veterans. Notations have been included as well for those of you studying up.

Tekken 7 will fully launch in Japanese arcades tomorrow, March 18, and is scheduled to make its North Amrican debut at Final Round 18 this weekend.

Source: Bandai Namco Games