Category: Fighting Games

Mods are a unique thing in any gaming community. Taking something so familiar to every player and altering it can have a wide range of reactions, as it takes a delicate touch to make something truly special. For example, the care and effort that modder JoeTE put into this Dry Bowser mod for Bowser in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is truly breathtaking.

That same modder also made a Galacta Knight mod for Meta Knight, which looks lovely. Another mod we are looking at today, though, is from a separate person taking a crack at Sonic The Hedgehog. KTH is the modder behind this Classic Sonic, apparently modeled in part after his Sonic Generations appearance.

Sources: KTH; JoeTE

With The King of Fighters XIV still fresh off the presses, new content is rapidly being produced for its massive roster by players immersing themselves in the new title. One such player, YouTuber Coliflowerz, took it upon themselves to map out some of Zarina’s prominent normals, as well as her reversals and many of her combo options. They meticulously chart out spacing, meter, and character specific combos, with a conversion for nearly every occasion.

He has been hard at work producing King of Fighters XIV content. Over the past week he has pumped out similar guides for several characters already, all of which can be found in this playlist.

Source: Coliflowerz

Taking a break from Killer Instinct to give his Spinal some time to rest its weary bones, Ultra Arcade’s Kenneth “Bass” Armas has started on the path to Street Fighter mastery with the Spanish assassin Vega. As such, he is bringing his successful and enlightening ‘Rough Sets’ series to the Capcom fighter, where he faces off against other players in first to 10 sets.

As Bass is trying to learn Street Fighter V, these sets act as a learning experience for both him and the spectator, as over the course of these series of Rough Sets, we’ll no doubt see Bass’ Vega blossom into a deadly force. Expect to see a plethora of different characters and players squaring off in this series so if you are looking to learn Vega alongside Bass, this new series may be the best place to start. Let’s see if Bass can become as big of a threat in Street Fighter V as he is in Killer Instinct.

Source: XiBassiX

Mewtwo can be a deadly threat in Pokkén Tournament; for those that seek to harness the strength of this escaped Poké-experiment gone wrong, Swillo has put together these YouTube videos detailing everything you need to know to crush your opponents with Mewtwo’s psychic power.

Starting by breaking down Mewtwo’s moveset, combos, and general strategy, the videos move into specifics related to both Field and Duel Phase, then proceed to discuss ideal Support Pokémon, use of Synergy Burst, and more. Look for even more combos in the latest video below.

Source: Swillo & BimmyQuestion

The addition of the grey life mechanic to Street Fighter V definitely pushed the franchise in a more aggressive direction; but comparatively, the removal of chip-damage KOs (except from Critical Arts) gives SFV players an ability to turn the tables even greater than Street Fighter IV’s love-it-or-hate-it Revenge Gauge.

In this new compilation, XusesGB features amazing Street Fighter comebacks that have to be seen to be believed. The moral of the story: in SFV, the fight’s never over until it’s really over.

Source: XusesGB

Team SoloMid’s ZeRo has been busy compiling his Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tier list after the 1.1.6 patch; his finished list crowns Rosalina as the top tier character, and he has made another video to explain his reasoning.

While the metagame has been shifting around a bit lately, according to ZeRo, it currently favors defensive play, and that’s favorable to Rosalina. She can nullify a lot of projectiles with Luma and her Gravitational Pull down-B, forcing the opponent to approach. She also has good pokes to keep the opponent at bay. Furthermore, her float introduces lots of advanced techniques that players keep finding. This also makes her neutral safer, since she isn’t as easy to combo as many other characters.

ZeRo also talks about her offensive options and close-quarter combat, and whether Meta Knight is an answer to her.

Check out the rest of ZeRo’s Smash 4 tier list in our previous article.

Source: ZeRo

Last weekend proved to be another jam-packed two days for Capcom Pro Tour events around the world. In their usual catch up series for Daily Dot Esports, Mike “Danke” Schiller, Steve Jurek and John “Velocirpator” Guerrero recap the Street Fighter V happenings from East Coast Throwdown, Celtic Throwdown and First Attack 2016. They also go into a lengthy talk about what makes a character “top-tier” or “broken” and how it can affect the competitive nature of fighting games citing examples such as Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition’s Yun, SFIII Third Strike’s Chun-Li, Ultra Street Fighter IV’s Elena, and Kokonoe from the BlazBlue series.

Schiller then goes on to interview FOX|Julio in the last 20 minutes of the video below. During the interview, Julio talks about his first place finish at ECT 2016 and how he adjusted to beat CoinUplLud’s Chun-Li after he reset the bracket on his Ken in grand finals. Other topics he touches on include his training regimen for the CPT season and his experience playing Daigo Umehara in the ECT SFV Exhibition and in casuals.

Sources: Daily Dot Esports; Team Spooky