Category: Fighting Games

Some characters were just made for combo videos, and Pokkén Tournament‘s Weavile is very clearly one of them. Long before Kolin was ever announced for Street Fighter V, Weavile was icicle hopping across Ferrum Stadium, juggling all who stand in their way.

Mitchel’s latest combo video for Pokkén’s resident Ice Weasel is prettier then it is practical, but that’s what makes it so fun. You probably don’t need to learn the execution to Icicle Crash 4 times off a crit-Night Slash at the wall, for example, but it’d be pretty cool if you did.

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Regardless of who you talk to, Bajiquan-practitioner Leo is overwhelmingly considered one of the strongest characters in Tekken 7. If you’re new to learning to fight as or against Leo, PepperBeef2Spicy‘s comprehensive tutorial series is where you’ll want to start to learn this safe, versatile character.

If you like podcast style videos, PepperBeef2Spicy has a two-part character breakdown…

But if you’re just looking for the cliff notes, here’s a 5-minute summary and study guide:

If you just want to figure out Leo’s stances, this video covers all transitions and options:

Leo’s wall game is one of, if not the, strongest in the game. Everything you need to know about their corner pressure, damage, and mixups can be found here:

And last but not least, no Tekken Tutorial series would be complete without a combo guide. Get your Leo tournament read with PepperBeef2Spicy‘s practical combo guide:

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While most characters have an amazing amount of damage potential off of combos in The King of Fighters XIV, but not too many of these see the line of duty in competitive play. The narcoleptic warrior Meitenkun falls into that category, where he has the ability to dole out mass amounts of damage but no one uses him that often.

With this combo video that shows his most optimized damage off of every amount of meter, it may be time to throw our pillows aside and stop sleeping on Meitenkun. With him being able to reach 80% damage off of 4 bars and 100% damage off of 5 bars, it’d be best to keep him in mind on the character select screen.

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M. Bison may be one of the lower characters within the rankings of Street Fighter V, but the best players of the character can catch many off guard. This becomes a big problem for newer players, as some of M. Bison’s strengths can prove insurmountable. His gimmicks and ability to well space his normals and meaties makes it very difficult to get out of his pressure once he starts it.

Fortunately, this video by New Challengers shows exactly what you can do to deal with Bison. Going over some of his frame data and hitboxes, you may have found all the answers you need to deal with him.

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Recently, Unequalled Media’s Tyrant and GXC|Damascus traveled down to the offices of Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe to get some more playtime with the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ. After playing a fierce first-to-three Set, Damascus decided to make a guide to further educate aspiring players how to effectively punish the universal Super Dash mechanic.

Executed by pressing the Ki Blast and Heavy attack buttons, the Super Dash sees your character flying directly towards the opponent. While they do allow you to close the gap and fly through basic Ki blasts, there are a multitude of ways to defend against a Super Dash. By inputting Reflect (back and the Ki Blast button), you can swat away a Super Dashing opponent and reset the situation back to neutral.

If you’re willing to spend one of your possible 7 meters, you can also utilize the Vanish mechanic. This will allow you to immediately teleport behind your adversary, getting you both a punish as well as an escape. While they do smash through basic projectiles, the Super Dash does lose to beam specials like the basic Kamehameha, as well as projectile Supers like Burning Attack, Special Beam Cannon or Final Flash. If you have the meter, don’t be afraid to waste an incoming opponent.

Finally, Damascus closes with what he believes is the best punish for this situation, your character’s crouching Heavy attack. These upper-body invincible moves serve as the universal anti-airs for all characters, which will also launch your opponent for a full combo on hit, similar to MVC3’s Special button. Standing Heavies will also do the job, but are a bit less reliable, as you have to read your opponent’s Super Dash before inputting the Heavy. However, characters with armored standing Heavies like Android 16 can easily challenge Super Dashes. If you’ve been fortunate enough to make it into the closed beta, you’ll definitely want to give these techniques a try for yourself.

Dragon Ball FighterZ will be released on February 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam PC. You can see some scans of the newly-revealed Yamcha, Tien and original character Android 21 here.

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With the closed beta now in full swing, Maximilian continues his series of character breakdowns for the currently-announced cast of Dragon Ball FighterZ, this time focusing on the Prince of all Saiyans, Vegeta.

Max believes Vegeta will be another extremely popular character behind Goku, due to being another all-rounder warrior. Though he has shorter range compared to Kakarot, he makes up for it by being slightly faster. Though he obviously lacks a Kamehameha Vegeta’s Ki Blast Rush allows him to pepper the screen with projectiles to keep opponents away. Vegeta also has a divekick in the form of his Intercept Kick, which will land him immediately on the ground and will also bounce foes away on hit, meaning confirms will likely require the use of Supers or Vanishes.

The Super Dash Kick propels Vegeta forward, though it lacks the travel arc of Goku’s Rapid Kick Rush. It covers about half-screen distance, can combo into either of his Supers on hit, and is great for closing the gap with an enemy. His final Special, the Crusher Knee Kick, sets him apart from Goku and his own SSB counterpart, by functioning as an uppercut. It resembles Azrael’s Panzer Strike from BlazBlue Central Fiction, and the Medium version can be followed-up with a somersault kick that knocks his foes downward, which he used against Semi-Perfect Cell in the original series.

Moving to his Super Special Attacks, Vegeta’s Big Bang Attack can be used on both the ground and in the air, travels the screen quickly, and seems for tacking on damage at the end of combos. His Level 3, the Final Flash, also has great utility for even more damage.

Max also notes that breakdowns for Teen Gohan, Frieza, Perfect Cell and Majin Buu will be on the way soon. You can also check out his breakdowns of the previous cast members at the links below.

• Future Trunks
• Android 16, Android 18 & Piccolo
• Krillin
• Goku

Dragon Ball FighterZ will be released in February 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Pre-ordering either the regular or CollectorZ Editions will provide you will early access to the open beta, early unlocks for SSB Goku and Vegeta, as well as two exclusive Online Lobby avatars.

Source: Maximilian Dood