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Blanka has long been considered at the bottom of the tier list in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. That may not change regardless of what is discovered with the character, but for those masochistic enough to play the character despite his flaws, he just gained slightly more viability.

In a video uploaded on Twitter from Japan, we see that Blanka has high profile properties on his standing roundhouse. What this allows him to do is go over some low attacks, including Sagat’s low Tiger Shots. This new tech being discovered now is amazing, given the age of the game!

録画発見！
右下にコエモン先生と俺が話してるの映ってたwhttps://t.co/BjlWTgkcoD pic.twitter.com/uRKbhpnvIK

— ロード (@RoadSys) March 27, 2018

Source: RoadSys

When you see a Combonauts combo video, you know you’re getting into a quality release. With their focus on nothing but impractical and crazy combo videos, you’ll be seeing the peak of execution and the flaunting of the game mechanics to the max.

This is no exception, as we see some amazing content here for Dragon Ball FighterZ. We see combos featuring Hit, Nappa and Captain Ginyu — and we also see Cell pull of an amazing DHC into Sparking, showing off just how versatile this game system really can be.

Source: COMBONAUTS

It wasn’t that long ago that we signal-boosted the tireless work of GreenPoolBall and others in the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle Discord for advancing the meta of a game they clearly loved. In this article, it was explained that there’s a considerable depth and difficultly to damage output in ASB far beyond the auto-combos most new players used.

There’s an amusing irony, then, that the latest tech discovered for this 2013 fighter has inadvertently made auto-combos much stronger, to the point that for at least a few characters, it may become the preferred path for damage and pressure.

The “Rotate” button — which normally is only used for sidestepping — can be combined with other moves during the auto-combo to make that move cancelable into attacks it technically shouldn’t be. This results in normal>normal and special>special cancels normally not possible, as evidenced in the above video examples.

It’s currently unknown to what extent this will reshape combos used by the community — not every special move can take advantage of this glitch. However, it’s safe to say that some of the above examples are already quite practical — particularly when used to destroy the opponent’s guard bar.

Sources: GreenPoolBall; Tyadran

Recently, we reported on how Captain Ginyu in Dragon Ball FighterZ can abuse a glitch to create infinite combos. Now, another glitch has been found with another character that, while not exactly setting up full infinites, also allows them to easily kill off an opposing character.

The character this time is Frieza, and this glitch allows him to set up what may be the easiest touch-of-death combos in the game so far — as long as he still has a teammate to back him up. As Urin_boh demonstrates in a couple of videos on Twitter, while in Sparking Blast, his standing medium attack into super deals more damage than normal… With this, he can call in his teammate to perform a level 5 Meteor attack that will kill off his opponent.

The easiest character to pull this off with is Teen Gohan, thanks to the damage of his “Father and Son Kamehameha,” as you can see in the tweet below.

フリーザ少年10割。多分バグ#DBFZ pic.twitter.com/izYTQtrgoj

— うりやま/かき凍り (@Urin_boh) March 27, 2018

However, even with a character who can only pull off a level 3 Meteor that can’t be enhanced to level 5, this still allows for some very big damage — to the point that a character who isn’t at full health will probably get taken out anyway.

少年にキレてる海外の方がいたので。悪さしてるのはフリーザです#DBFZ pic.twitter.com/3rePNpK6j3

— うりやま/かき凍り (@Urin_boh) March 27, 2018

Source: Urin_boh

The FGC has had some time now to experiment with Final Fantasy XV‘s sword-slinging Noctis in Tekken 7. His ease-of-use combined with his surprisingly solid fundamental tools have, thus far, seemed to inspire the 3D FGC. Let’s see what cool stuff players have put together for the Prince of DLC recently:

JacksonFive Tekken found that Noctis’s DB+1, 1+2 string can relaunch off the ground.

On that note, Noctis’s okizeme in general appears to be very good, as demonstrated by N7_Null. Check out the relaunch possibilities after his canned combo-ender!

cutcc has a number of helpful notes for some of the unique attributes of playing as and against Noctis.

For those that aren’t sure how to approach playing Noctis, sikshot gaming sent in his guide for picking up the powerful prince.

And closing us out today is HurtboxTV, who shows off many of the resets listed above in his latest combo video!

If you see anything worth sharing, let us know by submitting a tip for our next roundup. Thanks everyone!

Sources: JacksonFive Tekken; N7_Null; cutcc; sikshot gaming; HurtboxTV

After covering several pre-release breakdowns for Broly, it’s time to shine the spotlight on the other DLC character just-arrived to Dragon Ball FighterZ: the father of Goku and Raditz, Bardock. As before with Broly, the likes of Maximilian, PND|Ketchup and Mustard, Hellpockets, Rhymestyle, and AfroSenju XL were able to travel to the Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Europe offices to capture some pre-release footage of this character, ahead of his official release today.

The most notable thing about Bardock at first glance is that aside from a regular, single-shot Ki Blast, the low-class Saiyan is purely focused on rushdown — with a variety of specials that move him forward, allowing him to quickly close in on foes and enter his ideal attack range.

Maximilian notes that he feels like an amalgamation of several characters currently on the roster, such as Super Saiyan Goku, Goku Black, Yamcha, Piccolo and Adult Gohan, as unlike Broly, “everything flows and just works.”

Rebellion Spear, like all of Bardock’s specials, can be done on both the ground and the air, with the Heavy/EX version having either a launching or knockdown follow-up with an additional button press depending on the version used — but it will not come out on block. Though Bardock does seem to get more aerial actions than most characters. The Raging Meteor provides Bardock with meterless hard knockdowns, and can also be performed whether you’re grounded or airborne. Tyrant Lancer is a Chargeable strike that provides a fullscreen wallbounce. The Light version also serves as his Assist.

Moving on to his three supers, Riot Javelin is standard projectile fare, but Saiyan Spirit uniquely stands out as “the Bionic Lancer of Dragon Ball FighterZ,” as it’s currently the only Level 1 with startup invincibility, giving Bardock an extremely cheap and dangerous reversal option that demands respect whenever his team has any Ki whatsoever. Revenge Assault is a standard cinematic Level 3, and like everything else, can be used grounded or airborne. For additional footage and impressions, see the videos below!

Bardock and Broly are available in Dragon Ball FighterZ tomorrow, and can be purchased, along with 6 additional DLC characters, as part of the FighterZ Pass (and are included in the FighterZ and Ultimate Editions) or can be bought individually.

Sources: Maximilian Dood; PNDK&M; Bandai Namco Entertainment America; GameSpot Gameplay

 

As the FGC grows, its influence will show up in the unlikeliest of places… Take, for example, the case of the mobile puzzle game Ink Wars…

While this game has kicked around on mobile platforms in some form since 2016, the game’s most recent character reveals features the stylized likenesses of multiple FGC players, including Ryan Hart, Justin Wong, Smug, Marn, and Gllty. But that’s just the surface — the gameplay itself is designed by long time fighting-game player Steven Wu, and the influence our genre has had is evident in the game’s mechanics.

You can get Ink Wars for free today at the Google PlayStore and iOS App Store.

Source: Ink Wars [press release]