Category: Fighting Games

We of course see tech videos and combo videos constantly, boasting about setups and impractical combos. It can be a bit intimidating for some players, learning these new combos and setups and figuring out how to apply them in real matches. With this in mind, check out the below compilations by content creator 8Sin-Am, where he shows off practical setups, along with uninterrupted gameplay to help understand how to get into position.

The latest compilation done is on Vice, though there are plenty more on his channel of various characters like Mature, Antanov, and more. Be sure to stop by his channel to get a look at these study cases of how to play these characters.

Source: 8Sin-Am

SoCal Regionals is underway this weekend, and Michael Martin from Yahoo Esports is there to bring reports from the event itself. In the interim, he sat down with some of the most brilliant minds behind the scenes of our events to discuss the recent tournament happenings.

In the roundtable panel, UltraDavid, James Chen, Sajam, and Tasty Steve sat with Martin to discuss South East Asia Majors that occurred last weekend. Moving on from that, they talk about various players’ recent results, including Gamerbee, Xiaohai, Tokido, Infiltration, and Haitani, and discuss the pros and cons of each player on the road to Capcom Cup in December.

Source: Yahoo Esports; featured image c/o Yahoo Esports

This weekend in Milan, Italy is the first of four Capcom Pro Tour regional finals. Milan Games Week will be the site of the European regional finals. Fourteen players have qualified via the numerous ranking events throughout the year. Two more players will join them in the final qualifier this Saturday, leading into the main event on Sunday to decide who will qualify for the Capcom Cup finals.

Addition to the players listed above are a number strong warriors looking to grind their way through the last qualifier to the finals. Itabashi Zangief, sako, Bonchan and GEN1US are among the names you’ll see in the qualifier bracket.

Tune into the Capcom Fighters channel and check out the action live.

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Urien is perhaps the DLC character that players enjoy more than any other. Players have been finding things non-stop since his release–even discovering his alternate costume–and today we add another entry into his book of tech.

desk has been working to push the limits of what the Vice President is capable of; in this video, he showcases how to exploit Urien’s throw-combo bug–previously shown used to combo into his CA–with the use of Reflector or two. It’ll be interesting to see if this obvious bug is left in the game, as it is pretty darn cool.

Urien also has “fuzzy guard” setups using Aegis Reflector, allowing him to hit overhead and combo in ways normally impossible.

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This Saturday and Sunday in Japan is the second annual Toushinsai, hosted by Taito. A spiritual successor of sorts to Tougeki, Toushinsai is a large-scale arcade tournament featuring six of the most popular fighting games, as well as a number of side events. This year, Arc System Work’s yearly event ARC REVOLUTION CUP will be hosted as part of Toushinsai, including its four major fighting game titles. As an arcade-only event, this means that unfortunately Street Fighter V and The King of Fighters XIV will not be present; their respective predecessors however are included as part of the event.

As you would expect from a tournament of this size, some of the best in the world will be competing, including MarlinPie and Mynus, who will be representing the US in the Guilty Gear Xrd event. If you want to see players like Ogawa, FAB, Summit, Omito, Zadi, Nage, Koike, N-O, Yoshiki, Tsujikawa, Tetsuwo, Konan, Dora, Ao, Nobi, Yuu, Take, OZ and many more battle it out their respective games, you definitely want to catch this.

Day 1 events include DFCI, UNI[st], P4U2, GGXrdR and BBCF. Day 2 events included CC, KOF XIII, DOA5, NPBZ, Tekken 7 and USFIV, with the finals for each title taking place in the listed order.

Watch live video from toushinsaiofficialtvjp on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Below is a general schedule for the event.

Saturday, October 15

Sunday, October 16

Sources: Toushinsai via Kakuge Checker

Can fighting games change your life for the better?

In the first episode of their new video series FGC Philosophy, The Philocypher–a professional life coach and fighting game fan, that has applied the concepts of self-improvement in fighting games to real-life goals–chats with Evo 2016’s Killer Instinct champion F3|Hollywood Sleep. In the lengthy interview, they talk about the experience of wining Evo, and elaborate on the mental and emotional impact fighting games can have–and how the in-game outlook affects the experience of daily life.

Source: The Philocypher

Are you missing your fix of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 brokenness? Don’t worry, we have you covered!

Wolverine Master just sent in some amazing new footage, including a Sentinel combo video showing the big-bodied robot in all his power and glory. While some of the combos involve team aerial combos starting with Vergil, Sentinel is prominently on display with some heavy-execution goodness.

To further contribute to this post, Wolverine Master also sent in new infinites for Captain America and Doctor Strange. So if you were looking for new ideas for these characters, these might be great to start.

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Both character loyalists across multiple games, Daigo Umehara’s Ryu and OR|Nuki’s Chun-Li have clashed once again, in this first-to-seven online set. As is the case with online sets between notable players, XusesGB has cataloged this battle which goes all the way to game 13, in traditional Nuki vs. Daigo fashion.

Xuses has previously uploaded a first to 10 between the two Street Fighter stalwarts back in May, which went to game 19 and their last offline set at EGX 2016 went to game 5, after Daigo quickly went up two games. It seems that whenever these two veterans clash, it is bound to be a nail-biter. As long as Chun-Li and Ryu are in Street Fighter, I think these two players will be destined to have close games with each other.

Source: XusesGB

Since the game’s release, VesperArcade has been releasing Trial guides for The King of Fighters XIV’s massive roster. He continues marching forward, by covering the pop idol of the Psycho Soldiers, Athena Asamiya, as well as the self-proclaimed ruler of Southtown, the returning Geese Howard. As always, Vesper provides viewers with a handcam, showcasing his inputs and movements in real-time alongside the game footage, giving players an excellent aid in completing these challenges for their character of choice.

You can also check out his recent guides for Kukri, Andy and Terry Bogard, if you’re looking for more. Stay tuned to his channel for more KOF XIV content.

Source: VesperArcade