Category: Fighting Games

As we’re now in the final week of 2017, many people usually take this time to reflect on everything that’s been happening throughout the world in the past year, while also taking a moment to look forward into the new horizons the next one will bring. LiangHUBBB is no exception. He recently released Episode 104 of his “Funny & Cool Moments” series, looking back at some of the best fighting game clips from throughout the last 12 months.

Games spotlighted include Street Fighter V, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, The King of Fighters XIV and 2002 Unlimited Match, Power Stone, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, Mortal Kombat XL, Injustice 2, SoulCalibur V, For Honor, Capcom vs. SNK 2, Fighting EX Layer, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, Rival Schools: United By Fate, Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- and REV 2, Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

Some of the more hilarious clips you’ll see include CHUN_SHOW Spinning Bird Kicking UF2676’s M. Bison right onto a Kikoken for the victory; screen glitches; a double K.O. during Liang’s adventures with the recent FEXL open beta; stylish Akuma and Juri combos spanning multiple titles; Sabator’s Vegeta getting frozen in place during an online match; the infamous Spider-Man Web Ball/Reality Surge infinite; refined Dudley sequences from RISE|Smug that would make Rocky jealous; BDON’s stylish Gorilla Grodd; a dangerous level of Tekken salt from James Chen; and more. Be warned that there is some NSFW language, so be careful where you watch.

What were some of your favorite fighting game moments of 2017? Share your picks with us in the comments below. You can view his “Best of” for 2016 here.

Source: LiangHUBBB

Following up from his review for 2016, reslived has returned to sum up another year’s worth of high quality Project M play. With Junebug and Lunchables retiring from the PM scene, much of the action in 2017 centered around the new top three, ThundeRzReign, Sosa and Malachi.

The Project M Championship Circuit returned for 2017, assuring a steady stream of tournaments where players could strut their stuff. A new class of player started to emerge in 2017, with players like Switch, Hyperflame, Fuzz and Flipp threatening the dominance of the top three at several events.

True to his name, ThundeRzReign still reigns supreme, having won two of three events where the top three were in attendance. His Losers’ run at The Bigger Balc stands as the greatest tournament run in Project M history, where the SoCal DK managed to beat Hyperflame, Sosa, Fuzz, Switch and Flipp — to win the entire event. At the final PM major of the year, ThundeRz triumphed over both Sosa and Malachi, even defeating Malachi 3-0 in the final set of Grand Finals.

The PM community is still showing signs of growth — both in terms of its meta and its community — so expect reslived’s 2018 recap to be even better.

Source: reslived

Namco Sugamo is a Tokyo arcade, home to a large Tekken-themed museum — indicative of the scene it supports. It has played host to the Mastercup series, Tekken Global qualifying events, and more throughout the years. It’s also the home of SHUDY_JINLEE, a world class player and broadcaster for the Japanese scene.

One of the more interesting regular events that SHUDY_JINLEE runs are character lock events, occasionally forcing players in attendance to all play the same character for a tournament. Since these events are comprised of top Japanese players such as Nero, Ao, Furumizu and more, you get to see some surprising play a character knowledge from these events you wouldn’t otherwise.

The same is true here in today’s 3v3 team tournament: each team is regimented to a single character for all three players. Watch the tournament to see which team, and character, is able to take it all: and you might want to leave your perceptions about tiers at the door.

Source: SHUDY_JINLEE

If you’re old enough to remember seeing Street Fighter: The Movie in theaters, you’re likely to remember the disappointment of how inaccurate the film was to the game it was based on. This video attempts to make it a little closer to the source material, in a different way.

In their longstanding series of applying game sounds over feature films, RetroSFX has finally touched upon Street Fighter — by of course adding Street Fighter II sound effects. This enhancement to the original movie will pique your interest faster than you can say, “Quick! Change the channel!”

Source: retroSFX.com

Team Aerial Combos is a Marvel vs. Capcom centered podcast led by Zerms whose most recent episode had two very special guests: MvC:I pros FORT | Cloud805 and Dual Kevin. The former of which was a uniquely timely guest: Cloud805 was, just a few days prior, the winner of Capcom’s “Battle for the Stones” tournament.

The nearly two hour long podcast covers a wide range of FGC topics, including individual interviews on the backgrounds of Dual Kevin and Cloud805. Team Aerial Combos also features commentary from TheJakoman and Barzhad.

Source: Zerms

How many fighting games did you try to learn this year? Are you happy with the progress you made in each of them?

JST’s latest combo video reflects on a year’s worth of progress with Street Fighter V‘s Juri and Mika, Tekken 7‘s Lars and Jin, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2‘s Ky, & Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite‘s Zero and Gamora. These games have wildly dissimilar combo systems, which is a byproduct of an active year of new, diverse titles in our genre.

It would seem with every passing year that the FGC branches out further and further, with more types of games getting larger player bases. As 2017 ends and a seemingly even bigger year of fighters begins, let’s think about how far we’ve come as a growing community, and what we have to look forward to in 2018!

Source: JusticeSoulTuna

A look at Abigail’s abilities — before Season 3’s nerf bat swings around!

The Cool Kid93 has become well-known for threatening some of the best Street Fighter V competitors with his monstrous Abigail. Fans of the motor-obsessed musclehead will find much to love in The Cool Kid’s Season 2 farewell compilation video; you can see some great setups, resets, and V-Trigger application in these online matches. And you might recognize some of his opponents, too. Check it out below!

Source: THE COOL KID93