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The Tekken reddit community is compiling a list of Tekken 7 concerns for Bandai Namco to address

While the Tekken 7 release was much more well-received than Street Fighter V‘s, there were still issues found with the game that made it less enjoyable for a lot of players. Taking a page out of the Street Fighter community’s book, reddit users are currently compiling a list of issues that need to be addressed in order of urgency, as decided by the players, with plans to submit it to Bandai Namco.

This, much like the one compiled by /r/StreetFighter, is being compiled by the /r/Tekken community, and all data compiled will be used to judge the order of importance placed on the issues.

Source: /r/Tekken

 

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The Tekken reddit community is compiling a list of Tekken 7 concerns for Bandai Namco to address

While the Tekken 7 release was much more well-received than Street Fighter V‘s, there were still issues found with the game that made it less enjoyable for a lot of players. Taking a page out of the Street Fighter community’s book, reddit users are currently compiling a list of issues that need to be addressed in order of urgency, as decided by the players, with plans to submit it to Bandai Namco.

This, much like the one compiled by /r/StreetFighter, is being compiled by the /r/Tekken community, and all data compiled will be used to judge the order of importance placed on the issues.

Source: /r/Tekken

 

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Early BlazBlue: Central Fiction 2.0 tier list gives a new perspective on the competitive landscape

The 2.0 patch for BlazBlue: Central Fiction hasn’t been out for very long in arcades in Japan, and it is coming to consoles soon. But as we well know, tier lists are popular means of looking at the overall balance of the game. Though opinionated and usually lacking the nuance that certain match-ups and player skill carries, they’re nonetheless launching points for discussion.

Dora, the ever-popular Bang player from Japan who made it to top 8 at this year’s Evolution, has been active in producing more BlazBlue content. The other day, he got busy creating the latest tier list. The list only used two axes, higher up being top tier and characters below placed as low tier. Therefore, the order in which they are placed doesn’t signify much. Dora doesn’t specify whether there’s a “letter difference” between them, but here are the names typed out:

S: Es, Nine, Platinum, Litchi

A: Rachel, Arakune, Carl, Hakumen, Valkenhayn, Hazama, Kagura, Azrael, Hibiki, Makoto

B: Susano’o, Naoto, Lambda=11, Nu=13, Mu=12, Relius Clover, Tsubaki, Tager

C: Mai, Izanami, Kokonoe, Amane, Izayoi, Noel, Jin, Ragna

D: Celica, Bullet, Terumi, Bang, Taokaka

Jubei isn’t placed.

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Dora also stresses that the balance is closer before, so it’s necessarily true that characters like Jin, Izanami, etc. are “C tier.” He called the characters in that row “mid tier.” Overall, there isn’t as much of a difference in power as before.

Dora says that Es is extremely strong now, especially seeing Ronitta’s performance with her. Platinum also saw some recent usage from top players. Though he points out that Ragna is good against Es. Check out the full video below, where Dora starts to talk about his tier list at about 15:00 in.

Watch live video from dora_bang on www.twitch.tv

Source: Dora (Twitch)

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Early BlazBlue: Central Fiction 2.0 tier list gives a new perspective on the competitive landscape

The 2.0 patch for BlazBlue: Central Fiction hasn’t been out for very long in arcades in Japan, and it is coming to consoles soon. But as we well know, tier lists are popular means of looking at the overall balance of the game. Though opinionated and usually lacking the nuance that certain match-ups and player skill carries, they’re nonetheless launching points for discussion.

Dora, the ever-popular Bang player from Japan who made it to top 8 at this year’s Evolution, has been active in producing more BlazBlue content. The other day, he got busy creating the latest tier list. The list only used two axes, higher up being top tier and characters below placed as low tier. Therefore, the order in which they are placed doesn’t signify much. Dora doesn’t specify whether there’s a “letter difference” between them, but here are the names typed out:

S: Es, Nine, Platinum, Litchi

A: Rachel, Arakune, Carl, Hakumen, Valkenhayn, Hazama, Kagura, Azrael, Hibiki, Makoto

B: Susano’o, Naoto, Lambda=11, Nu=13, Mu=12, Relius Clover, Tsubaki, Tager

C: Mai, Izanami, Kokonoe, Amane, Izayoi, Noel, Jin, Ragna

D: Celica, Bullet, Terumi, Bang, Taokaka

Jubei isn’t placed.

bbcfdoratierlist

Dora also stresses that the balance is closer before, so it’s necessarily true that characters like Jin, Izanami, etc. are “C tier.” He called the characters in that row “mid tier.” Overall, there isn’t as much of a difference in power as before.

Dora says that Es is extremely strong now, especially seeing Ronitta’s performance with her. Platinum also saw some recent usage from top players. Though he points out that Ragna is good against Es. Check out the full video below, where Dora starts to talk about his tier list at about 15:00 in.

Watch live video from dora_bang on www.twitch.tv

Source: Dora (Twitch)

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Witness the first 24 Minutes of Absolver, courtesy of IGN

IGN has given us an an exclusive look at the first 24 minutes of Absolver, the indie hand-to-hand combat game set to release very soon. As Player 1 takes a scenic route through Absolver‘s archaic landscape, basic controls, mechanics and the origin story of the game are exhibited.

The early combat interactions demonstrate that there are not just different ways to attack, but a unique defense system is also in place — with the main character having the choice to block, dodge or, more stylishly, avoid enemy blows. A leveling system and a practice mode are also explored during a brief interaction with a friendly mask during the player’s first resting point. A save spot of sorts gives the player an option to spend XP on building their “move decks” or to hone their new skills in a training realm accessed through a “Meditation” mode.

These are just a few takeaways from the full 24-minute walkthrough, which leaves a great impression of the game’s graphics and playability. You can view the whole exhibition in the video below, and hang tight as the August 29th release date of Absolver is less than a week away.

Stay locked on to Shoryuken, as we’ll have more Absolver coverage coming as the game hits store shelves on the 29th!

Source: IGN

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UDON’s STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED Volume 3: The Balance now available to pre-order on Amazon

The collected conclusion of the STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED saga is almost available.

If you’ve been waiting for the release of the final hardcover volume of Street Fighter Unlimited (and that wait has been a bit long…), the last collection of the UDON comic series is drawing nearer to publication: STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED Volume 3: The Balance is now available to pre-order on Amazon.

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The hardcover book — collecting issues 9-12 of the original comic series, depicting the climactic battle between Gill, Ryu, and Akuma — will cost you $20.39 USD (down from $29.99 USD) on Amazon, with a listed ship date of January 9, 2018. As Focus Attack is now UDON Entertainment’s official online retailer, expect the book to become available from them soon, as well — or use the Previews code MAY171942 to order a copy from your local comic book dealer! Volumes 1 and 2 of Street Fighter Unlimited are naturally still available; you can read our review of the first two books here.

Sources: UDON Entertainment (Twitter); Amazon

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Luis Nery failed drug test for Shinsuke Yamanaka fight

 Mexico’s Luis Nery (24-0, 18 KOs)failed his pre-fight drug test ahead of his world title win over long-reigning WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-1-2, 18 KOs) earlier this month at the Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan.
Nery, 22, tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug Zilpaterol, according to the World Boxing Council.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said that no dcision has been made on the status of the WBC title.
Nery stopped Japan’s Yamanaka, 34, in the…

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Luis Nery failed drug test for Shinsuke Yamanaka fight

 Mexico’s Luis Nery (24-0, 18 KOs) failed his pre-fight drug test ahead of his world title win over long-reigning WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-1-2, 18 KOs) earlier this month at the Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan.
Nery, 22, tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug Zilpaterol, according to the World Boxing Council.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said that no dcision has yet been made on the status of the WBC title.
Nery stopped Japan’s Yamanaka, 34, in…

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Justin Wong discusses the potential of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite in his preview

Justin Wong has long been considered one of the greatest Marvel Vs. players of all time, so when he begins to speak about a game in the series, people listen. As such, Echo Fox made sure they gathered his thoughts on Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite into a preview article on their website.

Justin doesn’t mince words by stating that he believes the game will be a rejuvenation of the Marvel series, stating, “I think the Marvel scene will come back out of retirement from MvC2/MvC3 to try this game out since it’s a new game and a new concept.” He also states that because of the changes in the system mechanics that, “defending in this game will be tough even for seasoned players.” However, the 2v2 assist-less aspect is what he feels like players will struggle with the most, saying, “I think the players will understand how to transition into 2v2. What I expect will give players a hard time is that they don’t have assists to back them up, or they have to constantly tag to keep the flow of the game in their favor.”

Source: Echo Fox

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See what has changed in the Gamescom build of Dragon Ball FighterZ

Arc System Works and Bandai Namco have been tuning and testing Dragon Ball FighterZ a lot since the initial E3 build, as players are noticing quite a few changes in the Gamescom build. Seeing as he got a lot of hands-on time with this new build at a recent Bandai Namco event, Maximilian has made a new video which compiled most of the major changes that are in the current version of DBFZ.

First off is a major change to the damage scaling on Supers performed at the end of combos. In the E3 build, you could tack on a Super at the end of most combos and deal up to 50-60% damage. Based on this build, Arc System Works have changed the way damage scaling works, meaning that Supers — especially Level 3 Supers like Gohan’s Father Son Kamehameha or Vegeta’s Final Flash — do a lot less damage when performed as a long combo finisher.

The other noticeable system changes is to Dragon Rushes, which now spike the opponent back down to the ground when used as part of an aerial combo. This means no more of those extended, touch of death-esque combos you were seeing in the E3 build, as you cannot follow up after the Dragon Rush spike. Don’t worry though, as the new Aerial Smash mechanic allows certain characters to punt your opponent higher in the air, so your teammate can fly in and continue the combo. By the looks of it, these changes are to make players use the entirety of their team if they want big damage — akin to Marvel 3’s Team Aerial Combos. You can only use one Smash per combo, so use it sparingly.

Other people have also noticed a new ability that players can perform in Sparking Blast, which is being dubbed a Sparking Blast Vanish. While in Sparking Blast, you can hold the Vanish button to vanish and then reset their character back to their neutral state. This means you can “fake” a Vanish Attack, then continue a combo with a normal if your opponent doesn’t catch on. You can see it being used in the Twitter clip below:

There is plenty more to discover in the Gamescom build and seeing as it will most likely form the foundation for the closed beta, you’d best get up to speed with all these system changes.

Sources: Maximilian Dood; GREATFERNMAN