Category: Fighting Games

As the more aggressive of Guilty Gear’s two main characters, Sol Badguy has always been able to pull off some impressive looking combos, and his Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- iteration is no exception. Veteran combo video maker FINAL SHOWDOWN demonstrates just how ridiculous Sol can get in the new game in his latest combo video.

The exhibition demonstrates multiple mid-screen corner carries as well as some damaging corner combos, including a few that utilize his infamous Dust Loop.

As amazing as these are, however, the video below is only the first part of a series, so be sure to check back here for when the second part comes up.

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As some of you may know, a couple of weeks back Capcom and Sony announced that Street Fighter V was in development for PlayStation 4 and PC. Since then, we’ve seen a couple of gameplay trailers as well as a stage demo at Capcom Cup 2014 courtesy of Capcom’s Peter “Combofiend” Rosas and Twitch’s Mike Ross.

While alot of folks immediately posted their own impressions and observations of the game, Vesper Arcade decided to wait a bit and take their time to review and process the footage for more in depth impressions of it. The result is this three episode series breaking down what we’ve seen so far. The first episode, which you can catch below, focuses on Street Fighter’s most iconic character, Ryu.

In the breakdown, Vesper Arcade notes a few interesting things that folks might not have noticed. These include what seems to be a new normal as well as some interesting changes to his existing ones, such as the possibility that his far standing strong and far standing fierce animations from Street Fighters III and IV may actually be switched around (which was the case in Street Fighter Alpha and Alpha 2).

The other interesting thing about Ryu is how his hadouken gains an additional hit once he activates his special elemental stance, and that this property remains throughout the match, even when his stance runs out. Not only that, the number of hits that he gains on his fireball increases every time he activates.

Of course, these are just some of the things that the video covers, so check it out below and share your thoughts on it (as well your own observations on Street Fighter V’s Ryu) in the comments.

Source: Vesper Arcade, thanks to ruthless_nash for the tip.

On top of being one of the only fighters who brings a knife to a fist fight, Cody is also known for his outstanding counter-hit game in Ultra Street Fighter IV. Not only does the perpetually bored brawler dish out some very real damage numbers once he scores a counter-hit, he also has plenty of ways to set up these situations for himself.

In the video below from GroundedSF, you’ll find a collection of counter-hit combos that follow after the buttons most likely to interrupt opponents. As we’ve seen from previous videos, some of these situations will only come up once in a million matches, but there are plenty of options that will come in handy on a (much) more routine basis as well.

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Exactly twenty years ago, Capcom released X-Men: Children of the Atom, its first fighting game to use the Marvel Comics license. What followed was explorations of other Marvel superheroes, crossovers with Street Fighter, and finally a full-on Marvel vs. Capcom war.

What better way to celebrate this momentous anniversary of the Versus series with one of the most stylish combo videos you’ll ever see? Izumojin recently put together nearly fifteen minutes of footage showcasing an extensive assortment of classic, spanning the timleine from X-Men: Children of the Atom through Marvel vs. Capcom 2.

You can behold all the beauty of Marvel in the video below. Here’s to twenty more years!

Source: Izumojin

After detailing the game’s revamped Roman Cancel system, the Chemical Lovers team is back to covering how characters have changed in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-. This time out, they discuss none other than the character whose special move the team takes its name from, I-No.

In transitioning to Xrd, I-No received some changes in her movement. No longer able to double airdash, she instead gains the ability to transition into a normal airdash from her hoverdash, as well as hoverdash cancel out of certain normals. Meanwhile, the game’s new Yellow Roman Cancel compliment her Music Note, Stroke the Big Tree, and Chemical Love specials. The latter also loses its old, convoluted motion for a simpler one in this game.

Of course, these are just some of the few things that have changed for I-No in the game. Watch the video below to see the rest of these changes and you can apply them to your own skillset.

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Kagecchi is keeping the training going in Japan with the second of a two-event Ultra Street Fighter IV weekend. While its sister tournament -INVOKE A VICTORY- was a qualifier-based event, STARTING OVER -Final Resolution- is an open 5on5 tournament, featuring over 82 teams. You can catch this huge event live on Kagecchi’s Twitch channel.

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Unequalled Media is teaming up with Meltdown to spice up its monthly Ultra Street Fighter series, The BEATDOWN. Evo 2014 champion Luffy of Meltdown will be joining the event this month as part of the Luffy Beatdown Special. The champ will be joined by UK veterans such as Dignitas’ Prodigal Son aka Ryan Hart, Cyber Gladiators’ Problem X, WinnerStaysOn’s Andreas and more.

You can find brackets on Challonge and check out the stream on Unequalled Media’s Twitch channel.

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Tonight, the folks over at Pandora House will be holding the second B League qualifier for the sophomore season of NorCal Fight Club League. As an open tournament, this will give all who enter the opportunity to make their way into the lower league, with the possibility of entering the upper league with EG|Ricky Ortiz, pH|HooDaMan, and more later on.

If you’re interested in checking out the Ultra Street Fighter IV action, tune in live below or head on over to Twitch.

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Kagecchi sends season’s beatings from Japan with a pair of Ultra Street Fighter IV tournaments. Today’s event is STARTING OVER -INVOKE A VICTORY-, a 2on2 team event. A series of qualifiers have been running throughout Japan for the past two months, and now reaches its climax with the finals tournament. The event will begin with the final qualifier to determine the final three spots in the sixteen-team bracket and will conclude with the finals tourney.

You can catch the event on Kagecchi’s Twitch channel below. Be sure to tune into tomorrow’s 5on5 tournament, STARTING OVER -Final Resolution-, which will feature over 82 teams.

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Source: Kagecchi