Category: Fighting Games

Side-switch resets are common place in Street Fighter V. While the ability to force a “which-way-do-I-block?” situation is fine, you need something equally invisible to mix it up with. If you’re employing tech like this, after all, you’re likely playing at a level where the average player knows about cross-under mix-ups.

In World Warrior FGC‘s latest video he demonstrates the power of exactly the sort of mix-up you need to make these cross-unders work: a fake side-switch cross-under. Discovered originally by JonesArcade, this setup turns Ken’s EX Tatsu into a pure coin-flip on hit. Time the Tatsu at the apex of the jump and your standing light kick will go the wrong direction, putting you back on the same side you were originally on.

Sources: JonesArcade; World Warrior FGC

Fierce fights rage on across the world in The King of Fighters XIV!

The King of Fighters XIV continues to draw competitors to events all over the globe. Here’s just a glimpse of the serious fights going down out there!

ItzROMANCE presents: The Las Vegas Championship 2017:

Watch King of Fighters Las Vegas 2017 from ItzROMANCE on www.twitch.tv

ADLL VI’s The King of Fighters XIV top 8:

Watch KOF XIV TOP 8 from Maicolpipen on www.twitch.tv

There’s so much great stuff to see in this KOFXIV footage from The Last Battle!

You can see some KOF action from the Great White North at TorontoTopTiers’ Final Impact event (as well as many other titles, including some fiery Samurai Shodown V Special preceding the KOFXIV fights):

Check out ~HAYASHI~ from Fukuoka, Japan…

… Or head to China for WELL’s KOFXIV top 8:

Gatoray has, naturally, been keeping up with the Tokyo Nishinippori Game Spot KOFXIV events. Get caught up below:

KOF fans will want to keep an eye on Evo Japan as well; as the event has quite a sizable — and diverse — turnout for The King of Fighters XIV!

Sources: ItzROMANCE (Twitch); Maicolpipin (Twitch); Dream Match; Toronto TopTiers; KOF Online; Gatoray

Street Fighter V has long been known for having impressive comebacks from just a sliver of health, or less. However, there are some epic ones that deserve to be celebrated, and this may be the final list of comebacks prior to the release of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, and most definitely the last one of 2017.

This video features some amazing comebacks from the likes of Imstilldadaddy, Infexious, MenaRD, Tokido, and Brolylegs, to name a few. It also features an epic loss where Infiltration falls victim to the power of the comeback.

Source: XusesGB

Thanks to the work of players like StormKubo, THE COOL KID93 and Infexious, more people have been seeing the potential of the Mad Gear motorhead, Abigail. With Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition on the way and no doubt some new players taking Abigail for a spin, top UK Abigail xL|Infexious has put together a short video, giving players some top tips for learning this mountain of a man.

Despite his size, Abigail has multiple ways of approaching his opponent, whether it’s via his Nitro Charge run, his Giant Flip, his jump, dash or his grounded roll. Mixing up these options and conditioning your opponent into expecting a particular approach is key to playing Abigail, as it only takes one opening to wipe out most of your opponent’s health bar.

You will need to spending some time in Training Mode to maximize Abigail’s damage though, as his combos are quite tricky to pull off — especially when in V-Trigger. Infexious advises that you prioritize learning one V-Trigger combo and a handful of setups, so you can make the most of any gap in your opponent’s defenses.

Finally, Infexious imparts the importance of match-up knowledge when playing Abigail. As the largest character in Street Fighter V, Abigail has real trouble dealing with projectile-heavy characters like Dhalsim and F.A.N.G. However, his plethora of command normals and specials mean that he does have the tools to fight against these characters, provided you have done your homework.

Source: exceL Esports