Category: Fighting Games

Over the weekend of Evo 2018, indie developers AOne Games revealed two new characters for thier horror-tinged fighter Omen of Sorrow.

First, there’s “Imhotep, The Secret Prophet”, who takes the same mythological cues and inspirations that Killer Instinct‘s Kan-Ra did. Equipped with the ability to separate his own body and produce stagnant projectiles, Imhotep looks to be a proper and powerful zoner.

Then we have “Adam, Son of Man”. He might be named after the biblical Adam, but this patchwork-powerhouse is clearly closer to Frankenstein than someone from the Garden of Eden. Command grabs and charging rushes fill his electrically-charged toolkit, and will likely appeal to fans of the grappler archetype.

Omen of Sorrow is tentatively scheduled for a late 2018 release.

Source:  PlayStation

At Evo 2018, Bandai Namco revealed that Seung Mi-na and Astaroth would be returning in SoulCalibur VI. Now, they’ve followed that announcement up with a bunch of fantastic new screenshots of these characters.

The screenshots below give us a look at how these characters have been updated coming into SoulCalibur VI (which retreads the time around the first couple of SoulCalibur games). The redesigns of both characters are mostly subtle. Seung Mi-na’s outfit is similar to her look from that period, with the addition of a shawl of sorts over her top which should show off the game’s cloth physics when she’s in motion. What may be a bigger change however is her color scheme: she’s now sporting pink and purple instead of the red and gold she used to wear.

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Astaroth, on the other hand, wears a bit more armor than he used to. Specifically, he’s now sporting a pair of massive, horned shoulder pauldrons. Interestingly enough, as people may have already noticed, Astaroth now has green skin instead of the dark tan skin he had in this period in time in the previous games.

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SoulCalibur VI is set to launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 19, 2018.

Source: SoulCalibur (Twitter)

Give your energy to the new build of Dragon Ball FighterZ!

Dragon Ball FighterZ updated last night, bringing new fighters base Goku and base Vegeta into the battle, alongside the promised — and dreaded? — new balance patch. Players are still finding new changes, but @GREATFERNMAN has posted a translation of the Japanese Bandai Namco patch notes to hold us over until we see official notes in English. Check them out below.

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Training Mode

• Added the ability to change your online match team from within training mode
• Added the ability to choose your character colors from within training mode
• Added the ability to set your Ki Gauge to regenerate
• Added new reset positions: Middle (Post KO) and Middle (Post Stage Transition)
• Added the ability to change player sides, additionally, hitting reset while holding up will reset position and change player sides
• Added the ability to select Gohan (Adult) levels
• Added the ability to select Ginyu Force members
• Training mode now has 8 recording slots in total
• Added random playback for the 8 recording slots, and added the ability to adjust the probability of each slot
• Reversal options added to the dummy; the dummy will perform set attacks as soon as possible after blockstun and hitstun
• Added the ability to reset the damage information

World Match

• Added the ability to show your own player information
• Added the ability to select “Same rank”, “Similar rank” and “Challenge” during the Ranked Match set up
• No longer shows the network color on a matched opponent during Ranked Match
• Added the ability to select “Same color”, “Similar color”, “Anything” during the Casual Match set up

Others

• Added “Sorry” and “Don’t worry” messages to Party Match
• Added the ability to set input delay for Local Versus
• During the VS screen in a Local Match, holding Assist 1 or Assist 2 allows you to swap that character with your first character
• The cursor on character select moves faster
• Followed players now have different colored names
• Pressing the OPTIONS button during button setting saves the button settings and closes the menu
• Added the ability to post Z stamps during the rematch menu for online matches

GAMEPLAY

System Mechanics

 

Piccolo

• Increased hitstop
• Increased recovery

Teen Gohan

• Gohan can now use his air options after the move has recovered
• Changed landing recovery to be the same as j.2S
• The first hitbox has been increased in size

• Hitstop and untech time increased

• Startup decreased

• Frieza becomes invulnerable earlier

• Landing recovery removed on whiff

• Made it possible for Frieza to move immediately after the time freezing cinematic
• If the opponent is not taking damage when you activate Golden Frieza, the startup before the cinematic is longer, but armor properties have been added to the startup.
• During the install, the restrictions of the Z Combo system are removed (5L>5M>5L is possible) (reverse beats)

Ginyu

• Can cancel into 5S

• Hitstop and untech time increased

• Hitstop and untech time increased

• Blockstun decreased

• Increased untech time on cinematic hits (smash hits)
• Launches enemy on hit

• Startup decreased

Trunks

• Made it possible to cancel into special moves when reflected
• Fixed a bug where the move could not be cancelled when hitting on late active frames

• Hitstop and untech time increased

• Startup decreased

Cell

• Startup increased

• Added damage proration when used as the first hit of the combo

• Startup increased

• Damage proration increased
• Ground bounces on the first hit

• Added the ability to control the horizontal distance traveled while rolling by inputting 4/6

• Startup decreased
• Added the ability to control the horizontal distance traveled while rolling by inputting 4/6

• Does not hit opponents behind Cell

Android 18

• Added whiff cancels (use 4LL to whiff cancel into another 5L)

• Startup before invulnerability decreased

• Invulnerability starts up faster
• When the barrier stops an attack, it can be cancelled into super with R1/R2, and into lvl3 with 4+R1/R2 (I don’t know why they used pad button notation)

• Startup decreased
• Combos into super on hit

• Increased the distance 18 moves

Gotenks

• Normalized the cancel timing of the followups to be the same as other characters

• No longer uses smash on hit

• Fixed a bug where the smash on the next combo is removed when donut hits an assist

• Increased recovery when the button is not held

• Recovery increased
• Gotenks can airdash and double jump after the move has recovered

• Recovery decreased

• Increase landing recovery of the feint

Krillin

• Increased untech time
• Added the ability to curve only the ki blast closer to Krillin on the follow up by inputting 4S

• Increased untech time
• Added the ability to curve only the top ki blast on the follow up by inputting 8S

• The rock no longer can be broken by the opponent’s attacks
• Damage proration decreased

• Added invulnerability to aerial attacks (like 2H)

Kid Buu

• Startup increased
• Added damage proration when used as a combo starter

• Added landing recovery
• Throws the ki blast towards the opponent when they are close to Kid Buu

• Added landing recovery

• No longer can hit opponent’s behind Kid Buu

Fat Buu

• Hits close crouching opponents

• Startup decreased

• Untech time increased

Nappa

• Now hit low

• Hitbox in front of Nappa increased

• Hitstop increased

• Startup decreased (frame data on block is worse)

• Invulnerability startup decreased (armor)
• Total duration decreased

• Made it possible for the opponent to guard cancel reflect and super dash after blocking this

Android 16

• Startup decreased (can no longer tick throw off 5LL)

• Added invulnerability to aerial attacks

• Increased damage

Yamcha

• Wall bounces on hit

• Minimum damage increased

Tien

• Untech time increased

• Fixed a bug where the followups were still usable when blocked

• Armor starts up faster

• Added clones of Tien to aid in the attack

• Increased the Z change window

• Reduced the amount of self damage while Tien is in sparking

Hit

• Hitbox above Hit increased in size

• Can cancel into 2L from 5LL

• Invulnerability starts up faster

• Cinematic hits will not play for the rest of the combo (it’s phrased weirdly in japanese too, I believe it just means it consumes the smash but I’m leaving it as a direct translation just in case my assumption is incorrect)

Beerus

• Startup decreased
• Hitbox increased in the front

• Startup decreased

• Distance traveled increased

• Increased the untech time when it hits while the sphere is being set
• Launches opponent on hit

• When hit by a normal, that normal can be canceled into Specials, Z changes and Sparking.

• Beerus floats upwards a little if 2 is inputted

Goku (SSGSS)

• Startup decreased
• Launches opponent on hit

• Damage on the punch when the grab whiffs increased
• Damage proration added when used as a combo starter

• Goku faces the opponent when the move ends

• Increased the Z change window

Vegeta (SSGSS)

• Damage increased
• Hitstop and Blockstun increased
• Launches opponent on hit

• Startup increased when Vegeta is in front of the opponent

• No longer counts as an aerial move (no more head property, 2Hs cannot invul through the attack)

• Made frame advantage uniform

• Damage increased

• Increased distance travelled
• Startup decreased
• Damage proration decreased

• Cinematic hits will not play for the rest of the combo  (it’s phrased weirdly in japanese too, I believe it just means it consumes the smash but I’m leaving it as a direct translation just in case my assumption is incorrect)

Android 21

• Reduced forward hitbox

• Added damage proration when used as the initial hit in a combo
• Increased the hitbox on the inside of the tail (closer to 21)

• Hitstop and untech time increased
• Damage decreased
• Recovery increased

• Hitstop increased
• 21 transitions into the move finishing animation when the ball explodes (this probably means the move is always the same on block and hit regardless of distance)

• Recovery increased

• Hitstop increased
• Recovery increased

• Invulnerability starts up faster
• When the barrier stops an attack, it can be cancelled into super with R1/R2, and into lvl3 with 4+R1/R2

• Added invulnerability to aerial attacks

• 21 turns towards the opponent after a whiffed grab

Bardock

• Blockstun decreased

• Added invulnerability to aerial attacks
• Landing recovery added

• Active frames on the first attack increased
• Damage on the followup increased

• Once Saiyan Spirit hits, cinematic hits will not play for the rest of the combo (it’s phrased weirdly in japanese too, I believe it just means it consumes the smash but I’m leaving it as a direct translation just in case my assumption is incorrect)

Broly

• The opponent’s vanish breaks Broly’s armor now

• Initial hitbox increased
• Untech time increased

• Initial hitbox increased

• Made connecting vanish after this move easier

Vegito (SSGSS)

• Invulnerability starts up faster

• Added invulnerability to aerial attacks

• Blockstun on last hit decreased
• Recovery decreased

• Reduced untech time on non-smash hit

• Increased the distance Vegito travels

Zamasu (Fused)

• Hitbox above Zamasu increased in size

• Hurtbox decreased in the front
• Startup decreased
• Projectile speed increased

• Startup decreased

• Startup decreased

• Hurtbox decreased in the front

• Startup decreased
• Projectile speed increased

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Source: @GREATFERNMAN via Dragon Ball FighterZ (Japan)

At Evo 2018, SNK and NIS America revealed the final cast member for SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. However, it seems that there may still be more surprises in store for the upcoming fighter.

SNK and NIS America will be at PAX West where they’ll be hosting a panel called “NISA & SNK Retro to Now”. What is interesting is that in the PAX website, the description for the panel seems to be teasing an announcement that may be related to SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy stating “with SNK HEROINES Tag Team Frenzy about to release — we have a new announcement?!”

Now, as you can see, the wording itself is rather ambiguous. While it does mention SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, it could simply relate to the game’s release and their next project after it. Whatever it is, we’ll find out when PAX West rolls around this September.

PAX West will take place from August 31 to September 3, 2018 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA. The panel itself is scheduled for Saturday, September 1 at 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at the Wyvern Hall.

Source: PAX West, via Gematsu (Twitter)