One of the biggest impacts TheKing of Fighters XI had on fans of the KOF series was the introduction of its “Hero Team”: Ash Crimson, Shen Woo, and Oswald. All three characters enjoyed considerable popularity, but where Ash and Shen Woo would find their way onto the roster of future KOF titles, Oswald quietly hung in the shadows.
Until now.
SNK has officially revealed the poker-playing hit-man as its latest DLC character. On top of that, SNK has gone out of their way to immediately reveal his movelist, as well:
At the time of this writing, no date is set for Oswald’s release, but we’ll update this as soon as that information becomes available. Considering how long fans have asked for Oswald, and with Evo Japan just around the corner, hopefully that date is revealed soon.
“BlazBlue À la carte Battle” will launch with 20 DLC characters and a lower price to test the waters.
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle became the subject of fiery internet discussions (including on SRK as well) after a recent announcement during Arc System Works’ 2017 Fighting Game Award. The event culminated with a somewhat controversial reveal of a release date alongside 20 planned DLC characters.
Just as many other fighting game enthusiasts around the web, we have been wondering about what this means for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle‘s price and future. A recent Famitsu interview with the game’s producer and BlazBlue creator, Toshimichi Mori (pictured on the right, above), sheds some light on the company’s strategy behind shipping 20 launch characters and an additional 20 optional, paid warriors from colliding universes.
Siliconera’s Sato breaks down some of the Famitsu interview, estimating that since BBTAG will be priced at 5,800 yen, the US price won’t be a standard $60 (though DLC can bring it up to around that point). Arc System Works plans on releasing the game at a lower price so that fans can see if they enjoy the game and want to support it. If ASW sees enough appreciation, they may continue working on Cross Tag Battle.
Additionally, the interview reveals that the game is designed “with the premise of playing with a gamepad.” Furthermore, Mori wants to keep Japanese and international players at a more even ground by not having an early arcade release of the title.
And Street Fighter V marches on. Now that we’re a week in, how are you liking Arcade Edition’s combos and content? A lot of characters have wildly new tools and options, and the community has been more then eager to share it with us via our tipline. Let’s jump right in!
rooflemonger‘s Chun-Li Combo Guide shows off what the Queen of Street Fighter brings to Arcade Edition.
Now take your SFVAE Chun-Li even further with this okizeme guide!
Y. Xiao looks into the new V-Trigger II shuriken combos and mix-ups for Ibuki.
Those looking to jump into the newly-released Sakura should check out alb3530‘s guide.
Since the release of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition last week, dataminer X-Kira has continued to scour the game’s files and code to find more tidbits about potential upcoming content. His most recent videos have shown him facing off against upcoming opponents for Extra Battle — a new mode added to Arcade Edition that allows players to challenge CPU enemies in timed events that provide special rewards upon their defeat, for the price of a little Fight Money for each and every attempt.
While Shin Akuma literally struck fear into the hearts (and virtual wallets) of many players, it seems some of the upcoming adversaries will be just as treacherous. First off, X-Kira uses Juri to battle a giant-sized Peter Zonta in a scene reminiscent of battles against Tatsunoko vs. Capcom’s pair of giants, or your favorite Kaiju movie; as well as Shadow, the alternate form of Charlie Nash seen in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter after capture and experimentation by M. Bison. We also see a powered-up version of Phantom Bison (from the Cinematic Story Mode) an Alpha 2 version of Shin Akuma (sporting differently-colored attire), as well as the trio of Golden Shadaloo Soldiers who were recently delayed until this weekend by Capcom, giving us a good idea of their possible attack patterns. Kira also tweets briefly about “Shadow Lady” Chun-Li being able to passively regain health as the match goes on, and that Evil Ryu will have an exclusive V-Trigger when we face him.
He also shows off a match against a fourth, “Low-Rank Shadaloo Soldier C,” in addition to a series of potentially upcoming Premium costume sets. A “Set_0074” features outfits for Sakura and Akuma, “Set_0078” for Ibuki, “Set_0077” for Rainbow Mika, “Set_0057” for Nash, “Set_0076” contains attire for Ken, and finally a full set of Default, Story, Battle and Nostalgic outfits for a “Z27,” likely a placeholder for the second (upcoming) Season 3 character, Brazilian beast-man Blanka. [The Ibuki, Ken, and R. Mika sets are probably these upcoming Crossover Costumes for Extra Battle. – Editor]
Lastly, X-Kira provides us with a look at all of the weekly Missions for 2018, which include the usual fare of cryptic stage-specific tasks and playing various game modes, but now come with added quests involving playing the new Arcade and Extra Battle modes, obtaining specific high scores in Arcade, utilizing a specific number of Critical Arts and special moves (such as Ryu’s Hadoken, Ken’s Shoryuken, and Necalli’s The Disc’s Guidance) with each world warrior, as well as clearing the various Survival Mode courses (which recently lost their exhaustible Fight Money bonuses). He also confirms we’ll be seeing additional monthly CPT Missions, likely tied to a 2018 Capcom Pro Tour pass just as we got last year. You can see all the videos, including a look at the long-missing EX01 colors for M. Bison and Necalli, below.
So far the most absurd challenge of EX Battle is Shadow Lady, she regains life as time goes by and the difficulty is insane…
Bandai Namco has officially revealed the return of three SoulCalibur mainstays to the upcoming SoulCalibur VI: in the trailer below, you can see Nightmare, Xianghua, and Kilik show off both familiar moves — and some new surprises. We also meet new challenger Grøh, the “Agent in Black,” who eliminates his targets using two linked blades.
Three Street Fighters jump into the hunt next month with these new Crossover Costumes!
To surely ride the wave of excitement for Capcom’s upcoming title Monster Hunter: World, the Monster Hunter franchise provides the next batch of Crossover Costumes that players can unlock in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition‘s Extra Battle mode. These new outfits are sets of armor based on iconic monsters from the world of Monster Hunter; luckily for them, these warriors don’t need to do the slaying themselves to craft these armors. The responsibility falls to you instead, to earn the parts by completing the time-sensitive challenges in Extra Battle.
Ken can don an armor set from the fearsome wyvern Rathalos; R. Mika’s armor is made from the canine beast Zinogre; Ibuki gains access to armor from the Elder Dragon, Kirin.
The challenges begin on February 27th, and run throughout March and part of April; note the dates in the tables below to ensure you don’t miss a challenge, as they overlap! Just like with Rashid’s Viewtiful Joe outfit, you need to drop 2,500 Fight Money for each challenge attempt — and you need to complete all four challenges to earn the respective costume. (Note that the dates/times are still subject to change.)
There are some combos that hit you, and then there are some that hit you before you even know they hit you. If we’re talking about the latter group, you know we have to be talking about The Flash in Injustice 2.
In this combo video, you see excellent usage of his Trait, which slows down the opponent making extending combos even easier, and a few amazing corner carries that can deal around 70% damage to one bar of health. You also see a couple of mix-ups which allow him to take an entire bar easily.
Security at events are ramping up to an all-time high. Especially in the age of 24-hour venues, majors now see a need to not only protect their patrons, but also protect their assets from potential theft. As such, Final Round 2018 has instituted a clear bag policy for this year, which will have its attendees carry all of their belongings inside of a clear bag. If you are unable to do this, you will have to carry your items in your hands, as there will be no other bag allowed inside the venue.
As DeeDogg explains, this creates a potential source of contention among players. As noted, players with larger joysticks — such as the Qanba Dragon or HORI VLX — are left out in the cold, as their joysticks are too large to fit inside the provided clear bags, yet too heavy to comfortably lug around under their arms. He also postulates that this will do very little to stem the tide of theft — but could potentially clear up other security issues.
Blazblue: Central Fiction lends itself to some insane combos. Its diverse mechanical options lend to extending combos beyond the realm of practicality. Azrael is known for having longer combos that dole out a great deal of damage, and this particular combo video shows much of this.
From coast-to-coast combos, to corner combos that deal insane heaps of damage, it is no wonder that he is considered one of the more powerful characters in the game. You’ll also see a crazy combo with a confirm into Astral Finish to cap off the video.
Okizeme 起き攻め joins the Tournament of Power with this weekend’s big new release!
If you’re in Vancouver this weekend, you won’t want to miss the second installment of the new “Okizeme 起き攻め” monthly fighting game event, presented by Kenny “Air” Lam and Vancouver Street Battle! This time, tournaments will be held for the following titles:
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
Tekken 7
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
Under Night In-Birth EXE:Late[st]
January’s event runs on the 27th and 28th. Head over to the Okizeme 起き攻め #2 event page on smash.gg to pre-register, or for more event details!
