The worst part about Evo being as big as it is, is the fact that it’s impossible to catch all the action! At Evo 2017, one of the most shocking moments was the defeat of sponsored Japanese player Tanukana at the hands of relative newcomer Beautifuldude.
Even Beautifuldude candidly admits he didn’t see this in his future — Not in Tekken, at least. In his latest interview with That Blasted Salami, the multi-game pro talks about how he took his fundamentals from the anime sub-genre and transitioned successfully to Namco’s 3D arena.
There’s a multitude of ways to “trap” someone in Tekken 7. While you can typically glean a lot of basic setups from frame data, there’s more complex and frustrating ways to trick your opponent once you start manipulating the get-up system and various on-hit states.
For aspiring King players, BoxeR-King is a great player to scope out for such traps. And he’s made it easy by sharing some particularly nasty setups in his latest video. He goes into detail about why these traps work, too, if you are the creative type looking to mould some tricks of your own.
One of the most important things to know about a character is the nature of their hitboxes. Knowing exactly how far a character’s move hits — and where the character can be hit — can change the way they are played as and against.
With Blanka having returned to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, more than a few players are trying to figure out what his hitboxes are like. For those players, Arlieth has posted a new video showing them and breaking these down.
The video above was made using ToolAssisted’s hitbox viewer for the game. Not only does he show the hitboxes, but he also lists the frame data — counting the startup, active, and recovery frames for each. This also includes when a Blanka player can interrupt their animation and perform a move (listed as “Interrupts As Soon As”, or IASA in the video), though this does mean hitboxes and positioning of it may not be the same as if they were done from a neutral stance.
It’s another day in West City! Dragon Ball FighterZ continued to spirit bomb our inbox with tech videos. Let’s see what the FGC has been working on lately!
There’s been some talk lately about Vegeta’s value outside of an assist. Maybe this was the inspiration for rooflemonger tackling some Vegeta combos?
Speaking of Vegeta, sikshot gaming is back with his “On Block” video series. He’s tackling both Vegeta and Bluegeta in his latest video.
Famed KOF combo maker Persona Entertainment has continued to try his hand at the 100% possibilities of DBFZ.
Monkey D Vegetto demonstrates how unsafe it is to try and reflect Hellzone Grenade. There’s true lockdown potential here with this super!
Street Fighter V pro THE COOL KID93 wanted to show off his technology with Gotenks, particularly his synergy with Goku Blue.
With BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle drawing ever closer, the game made an appearance at the PlayStation Arena event in South Korea this past weekend. During the presentation a four-player, double-elimination tournament was held with the 20-character build we’ve seen at Evo Japan, the 2018 Taipei Game Show, and various Arc Live! streams over the past few months. Fortunately for us, BlazBlue content creator Koefficient has uploaded the archive of the event to YouTube for our viewing pleasure.
Though early, this footage gave us a great idea of what BBTAG play could look like at a high-level, with plenty of footage of Team RWBY’s Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee, as well as BlazBlue’s Ragna The Bloodedge, Nu-13, Azrael, and Es on display. So if you’re interested in having any of those six characters on your team, be sure to give this video a look.
Japanese community leader — and exceptional Tekken player — KuroKuro has released the VODs of KUROKURO CUP 2018. This 64-player bracket features some of the finest play to be found in Japan, with high-level players running a wide variety of characters in both pools and top 16.
Below are videos for top 16 and finals play, and you can go to KuroKuro’s channel to see all 8 groups of pool play.
If you were curious about the bracket and standings from the event, you can check out KuroKuro Cup’s Challonge here.
Our own Tournament of Power still has a lot of time left! Keep practicing!
We’ve seen a lot of tech videos for Dragon Ball FighterZ come through our tipline, covering everything from team-building strategy, fundamental game mechanics, and combo after combo after combo, from throughout the game’s cast! Since the roundups were put together based on what came in when, and not sorted by subject, we’re re-compiling them to make it easier to find what you need. This time, let’s look at what we’ve seen so far covering the overall game mechanics — as well as some other fun stuff.
UM Tyrant opens up today’s post with a beginner’s guide to learning Dragon Ball FighterZ — appropriate, as DBFZ is certainly introducing new players to the world of the FGC.
Looking to grab as much Zeni as possible without losing precious practice time? BornFree wants you to know that those “Quest” pop ups are really not time consuming at all, and net you a smooth 25,000 Zeni.
If you’re a new player struggling to find your footing, rooflemonger has an excellent break down for defeating the (wildly overused) Homing Dash.
He also offers a couple of collections of tips both for new fighting game players and for players still learning subtle parts of DBFZ’s gameplay; not to mention a team-building guide, and a look at defense, too:
rooflemonger wants to help you understand how combos work in DBFZ — in particular, their damage scaling…
… And he’s also provided a thoughtful breakdown on the strengths and weaknesses of each assist, and some tips for training mode!
Zissou breaks down exactly how (comparatively long) assist recovery works in DBFZ.
Peter Souvannarath breaks down all the changes that occur when you activate Sparking Blast. Was there anything here you didn’t know about?
jmcrofts covers some system mechanics not taught in DBFZ’s training mode, such as reflect properties and Level 3 DHC’s.
BlaQNYC Vids gives an excellent breakdown on what to look for when trying to kill a Sparking opponent.
GLHFtv breaks down jump cancel scaling vs. 2H combo filler, and follows with a detailed breakdown on the usefulness of auto-combos in DBFZ.
superscience890 breaks down the health regeneration properties of DBFZ.
This video from Final Showdown goes over some important metagame concepts players may need to learn, including reversal deflects.
Next he breaks down the game’s implementation of the series’s trademark beam struggles.
He also put together a fairly interesting study on the quest to find the best “fireball” in DBFZ.
sikshot gaming breaks down the defensive options that you can use versus the troublesome frame trap after a blocked Vanish.
Do you have a friend that is into the Super Smash Bros. series that wants to try out other fighters? Because even Smash YouTube giants like the Beefy Smash Doods are getting on board the DBFZ train with this beginner’s guide video.
desk injured his hand — and it’s still not enough to keep him from submitting 100% damage combos.
All the combo makers are jumping in on DBFZ: The King of Fighters combo maker COMBONAUTS released their own combo exhibitions!
Dragon Ball FighterZ has been so wildly successful, maybe the course is clear: the more Goku, the better. Only then will Bandai Namco have the power to crush Capcomarot…
The YouTube Channel That Blasted Salami is typically know for its in-depth breakdowns of the Tekken 7 cast. But when you’re presented with the opportunity to talk to one of Japan’s FGC Superstars, you should probably take it — particularly when it’s the both blunt and insightful Naoki “Nemo” Nemoto.
Nemo shoots on a few topics in his interview with TBS, just to name a few: his game of preference between SFIV and SFV, the general strength of grapplers, and his opinion on the current version of Urien.
Jin’s “Electric Wind Hook Fist” in Tekken 7 is a necessary evil to learn for playing the former Zaibatsu leader. This attack has all the weaknesses a normal “Electric Wind God Fist” possesses — tight execution, high hit-level, and a weakness to step in one direction — and those weaknesses are compounded by the fact it immediately tail spins instead of launches. It also won’t launch the opponent on normal hit if you fail to do the electric version — yikes!
You can still pump huge damage out of this move, however — and do it stylishly in the process. Famed combo maker STL1119 proves as much in his latest combo video, comprised of options all across the difficulty spectrum.
Any time a fighting game adds new characters, there’s always the chance that those characters end up being surprisingly strong. Such is the case of Michelangelo in Injustice 2.
Added to Injustice 2 as one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Michelangelo has quickly risen to the top. The most notable example of this may be EchoFox’s SonicFox using him to great effect at Winter Brawl.
With the character looking to be a dominant force in the game, Darth Arma has taken the time to prepare a video designed to help players learn how to fight him. In the video below, he goes over Mikey’s overall game plan, as well as his moves and strings, and additional advice on how to deal with him.
