Category: Fighting Games

Ready to join the Young Commander as he rises to power?

Street Fighter V’s latest roster addition, Ed, is one of the most unusual simply because of how his moves are executed — all of his special moves (except his Critical Art) are performed through button press combinations only, no motion commands. While this can be viewed as making him attractive to beginners, it can also prove challenging for some seasoned players to adjust to.

The video below is a good place to start if you’re interested in learning Ed — either as a total beginner, or as a more-experienced player looking for some grounding in his new control scheme.

Once you get the basics under your belt, vary your game with these Psycho Cannon mixups, including uses for the V-Trigger projectile at various speeds:

Sources: GLHFtv; inVIZOble

Blizzard’s Overwatch is among the most popular sources of inspiration for character mods for Street Fighter V on PC. This time, we’re seeing Nash as he would be if resurrected by the global security force, instead of the Illuminati: this recent mod from THEJAMK has transformed Nash into the cyborg ninja Genji. The mod could only get more accurate if he were to take the sword from his back during his critical art — but that’s simply nitpicking.

The mod has since been opened to the public after reaching its Patreon goal, and can now be downloaded for free at its Patreon page. Video showcasing this mod can also be seen below.

Source: PC Best Mods

It’s time for a spotlight on everyone’s favorite man-child, Sin Kiske. The ever-growing boy received some interesting fine-tuning in REV 2; the changes are subtle but they actually lead to a whole new array of combos. For instnace, jK has gained new properties, while jD knocks down. There’s also brand-new combos with air Beak Driver.

A recent Japanese video explores what’s new for Sin in REV 2. The majority covers confirms from jD, Sin’s main overhead attack. There’s new combo options on heavy characters, and Sin still has some form of an air-dash loop in certain situations. This is an excellent tutorial that also shows how to do new corner combos with air Beak Driver into knockdown. These combos probably aren’t as “basic” as the title suggests, but there are some easier ones.

Prefer the speedy assassin Millia instead? Check out our Millia REV 2 combo compilation.

Source: かぷちーのゲームチャンネル

At Combo Breaker, great games never die–they get a main stage event!

Combo Breaker 2017 offered a bigger Super Street Fighter II Turbo event than most, much to the joy of fans of this classic among classics. If you missed the event or the live stream, Team Spooky has got your back. You can see the whole top 8 here, featuring play from LordJimmyBones, damdai, RoyBisel, ultracombo, Klimax, Logan Arcade’s JigglyNorris and ThatArchVillan, and EBT|MuffinMan. Watch it all below!

Source: Team Spooky

Another day, another influx of Tekken 7 videos! The content being made by the community is still largely combo videos; perhaps not a surprise, given Tekken’s versatile juggle system. There’s more videos now covering meta-shaping concepts, however, such as neutral and punishes. Let’s jump in!

First, it’s really worth noting that Tekken 7’s combo potential is so hype that not even famed Street Fighter YouTuber desk couldn’t keep himself from trying Akuma.

Feng is shaping up to be a great character for beginners, thanks to relatively easy ways to get high damage and solid tools. rooflemonger shows off some entry level combos for the God Fist Style user.

I wasn’t kidding about his punishes. Look at TekkenOtakuHD‘s video to see his great punishment game!

If you’re a Street Fighter player looking to ease into Tekken, jmcrofts has been working on a fairly expansive series of tutorial videos designed exactly or this purpose. Below is a playlist of the seven (so far) fundamental-focused videos to help you get started!

Learning to fight a new character is really difficult, particularly in Tekken. King Jae broke down the new character Lucky Chloe both for you and himself, giving a great example of how a pro looks at the learning process.

How is Tekken going for you? Is it still just combos and magic, or are you finding yourself exploring the nuance of the game’s neutral yet?

Sources: King Jae; jmcrofts; BoxeR-King; TekkenOtakuHD; rooflemonger; desk

Sector-K Games has continued to make progress on their sci-fi fighter Punch Planet, and has remained completely transparent with their community throughout the process. Recently, they showed off a series of match footage from their current build, and new combo footage for the game’s most ferocious bounty hunter, Dog.

The dog footage shows off the strong pressure, cross-ups, run-unders, and more that this fanged fighter is capable of.

And the hour-long match video opens with some training-mode examples of Cid combos, before leading into the footsie-focused casual matches.

Punch Planet is in development for Steam by Sector-K Games, and you can find more information about the battle system and story on their official website.

Source: PUNCH PLANET

The Electric Wind God Fist, or (EWGF) is a signature move of the Tekken series. The allure of pulling off this godlike (literally?) whiff punisher on command is strong, and eludes many without consistent practice and study.

The secret to EWGF is that you must hit the button for it on the same frame as the down-forward input, as demonstrated in the video. King Jae also does this consistently on a pad, so no excuses! Learn the input from his displayed command history, and check out his spacing examples on how you can use it to apply pressure!

Source: King Jae