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Justin Wong shows off how to play on a Hit Box

The Hit Box has long been considered a game-changer in terms of ease of execution for fighting games. The adoption rate hasn’t been as widespread as initially expected, with most people being daunted to learn a new control scheme when they are already acclimated to play on a controller or joystick.

Justin Wong however, has been dabbling with a Hit Box for some time right now, and shows off some of the ways he uses the controller to his advantage in his most recent video. He also takes his Hit Box online, and showcases the strength of his execution on a control scheme that is less familiar to him.

Source: Justin Wong

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Here’s a breakdown of Feng’s important changes in Tekken 7 Season 2

Feng Wei was, and is, one of the games strongest characters in Tekken 7. Though this is true both before and after the Season 2 patch, it’s true for different reasons, and it’s important to know what Feng players will look for now when you play against them.

Feng has exchanged his absurdly powerful Kenpo Step auto-guard for better okizeme and wall options, particularly in the form of the already strong DF+22. This changes Feng’s neutral approach a bit and places larger emphasis on corner pressure — as demonstrated in the latest breakdown video from That Blasted Salami.

Source: That Blasted Salami

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Guilty Gear pro Ryan Hunter talks love for Under Night In-Birth, Arc Revo Tour, and more with BornFree

“There was a time in this community where no one was playing for money. You can’t say that now.”

Many reading this have likely encountered Ryan Hunter first through OptionSelectDotCom, where he was among the first “lab monsters” to break apart the mechanics behind Street Fighter IV. Ryan has gone on to demonstrate a real prowess for fighting games far beyond any particular title, having obtained top finishes at majors for Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken, and most notably, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2.

In short, he’s been around. In BornFree‘s latest interview, America’s top Venom shares his views on FGC history, the push-pull between spectator and player, and why Under Night In-Birth appeals to OG fighting game players.

Source:  BornFree

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VesperArcade asks Capcom to pick a poison for F.A.N.G in Season 4 of Street Fighter V

F.A.N.G has been perpetually been obsessed with the number two, but has conceptually been far from that number on the tier lists since his creation. The strength of his poison was well overstated, and his damage outside of that has also been lackluster at best.

With this, VesperArcade offers several avenues that Capcom could take to not only make F.A.N.G stronger, but also more interesting to play as. He gave several possible changes to the poison mechanic, as well as several moves — including his unlinkable light attacks — to be buffed in order to make him a stronger competitive presence.

Source: VesperArcade

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See what base Goku can do with the help of other Gokus in this Dragon Ball FighterZ combo video

If there’s something that Dragon Ball FighterZ has an abundance of, it’s various incarnations of the franchise’ lead character Goku. As such, there will inevitably be those who will try to play teams made up of nothing… but… Goku.

The combo video below from Playergodaines focuses mostly on the base form Goku that arrived as DLC a few months back. Indeed, there are a number of solo combos for him that don’t need any help from his other selves. However, the more intriguing combos here are based around him being backed up by his Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan forms.

Source: Playergodaines

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Take advantage of Abigail’s gigantic hurt box with Ken’s tatsu in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

World Warrior FGC has shared much in the way of complicated Ken-specific Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition tech with us over the years. However, sometimes it’s just nice to go gawk at gigantic damage, and that’s almost certainly what you’ll do after you see what he’s created for the Ken-Abigail match-up.

Maybe this is an understatement, but Abigail’s giant hurt box becomes a huge liability against Ken. The firey shoto can suddenly find himself landing multiple hits of his heavy kick Tatsu as combo starters, including up to 3 hits in the corner alone!

Source: World Warrior FGC

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NTSC versions of games like Tekken 3 and Battle Arena Toshinden can be accessed on PlayStation Classic — with a trick

Recently, we reported on the fact that some of the games on the PlayStation Classic, including a couple of fighting games, would be the PAL versions with the incorrect frame rate. Now, a method has surfaced to be able to play these games as the NTSC versions.

The trick to setting the console to play in NTSC simply involves access the settings of the emulator used by the PlayStation Classic. As the video below from Retro Gaming Arts demonstrates, this menu is pretty easy to access: all players need to do is to plug in a USB keyboard, and then press the ESC key.

Doing the above gives full access the the settings for the PCSX ReARMed emulator used by the console. Players can switch to NTSC by going to the “Options” menu and switching “Region” from “Auto” to “NTSC.”

Now, take note that some folks have stated that they haven’t been able to access the menu, and it seems that not all keyboards are recognized by the system. Additionally, as demonstrated in the video, changing some of the other settings can cause the system to crash.

Source: Retro Gaming Arts; via Nibel

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Brian_F demonstrates a devastating hard knockdown setup for Abigail in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Hard knockdown into big damage — from what may be a glitch.

One of the most frustrating things about fighting Abigail in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is how he can get big damage and steal games with the help of his V-Trigger I. Usually, players have to use the game’s wake-up options to get try to avoid getting hit by the charged unblockable from the V-Trigger.

Now, for those players frustrated by this (or for any Abigail players looking to make him even deadlier), Brian_F has shared a video demonstrating how to perform a setup that leaves the opponent in a hard knockdown state, forcing them to face the unblockable attack head-on.

In the video below, he demonstrates what seems to be a glitch that leaves opponents hit by only the first hit of Abigail’s run flip-kick, into a hard knockdown. By using this set up with V-Trigger I, this pretty much gives Abigail a free unblockable meaty on characters who do not have an invincible reversal.

Of course, Brian also states that he doesn’t expect this to remain in the game for long. Will this be patched out next season? Only time will tell.

Source: Brian F

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Tekken 7 tech roundup — Armor King’s unblockable Rage Drive, Marduk death resets, and more!

Wrestling fans, rejoice — With the surprise drop of version 2.10 of Tekken 7, Marduk and Armor King are running wild and scoring pinfalls all across the world. Both characters have rocketed out of the gate with strong combos and tech — let’s jump in and see what the community has found thus far!

Let’s start with Armor King. The feline heel hits hard thanks to his bootleg Wind God Fist (Dark Upper)…

…and his terrfying mixup game on grounded opponents. You’re gonna want to learn how to break ground grabs, friends.

Armor King’s Great Muta-reference Rage Drive is fascinating — a high unblockable that gives guaranteed grabs, and nothing else. What a terrifying and unique tool.

Now let’s pivot to Marduk. You probably take one look at Marduk and say to yourself “That is a man that can hurt me.” Congrats, you’re right:

Before you can death combo, though, you should probably pick up some more practical BnBs, especially if you’ve never played as the big man before.

His Rage Drive behaves strangely when done after certain extensions, but that won’t stop the Vale Tudo mixup from breaking bones (and lifebars.)

Really makes you wonder what Gigas’s future is, huh?

Sources: ncea2; Naveedi07; ng_daniel; shuma1914; Tekken // Mellowlink; I AM OP

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Override: Mech City Brawl released today, first official tournament to be hosted at WNF x Oakland on Dec. 5th

Yesterday we shared the latest trailers from Modus Games’s new indie 3D arena fighter Override: Mech City Brawl. If you were won over by its charming personality or competitive-minded mechanics, you might be happy to know two things:

  • It’s out today for Steam, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
  • There are already players ready to duke it out in tournament!

Wednesday Night Fights x Oakland will be running the first official Override: Mech City Brawl tournament post-release, and the event will be streamed courtesy of ThePandoraHouse. Modus Games themselves are putting up $100 in tournament prizes and giving out free copies of the game, so if you happen to be in Cali and can go to Wednesday Night Fights, you should get in on the Robo-Rumble!

Source:  ThePandoraHouse