A look at more of the mobile suits and pilots you can play with in the upcoming Gundam Versus.
Bandai Namco continues to showcase the pilots and machines you’ll be able to take into battle in their arena fighter Gundam Versus, this time giving us a look at the classic characters and mobile suits from the classic Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ series:
With the competitive scene in complete agreement that C, A, N, and K-grooves being the most viable in Capcom vs. SNK 2, P-Groove has been thrown to the wayside and is highly underutilized. The risk and reward of the groove shows; for gaining the ability to parry like in Street Fighter III, you only have one bar that grants you access to a level 3 super — while only having 80% of the guard meter as the rest of the grooves make it very risky to take this groove seriously.
So what exactly can you do with this groove? Silentscope explains the groove further in the 4th part of his CvS2 tutorial series.
As well as being on the mic for the whole of Street Fighter V‘s top 8 at this year’s Evo, Sajam has decided to go back over Tokido’s legendary run to find out how he pulled it off. Starting with his intense fight against Filipino Champ, Sajam has gone through and analyzed some of Tokido’s sets in great detail, in order to see how he adapted and overcame his opponents.
Next up is his analysis of Tokido’s match versus Capcom Cup 2016 champion, Nuckledu. This is one of the wilder sets of the top 8, with both players adapting to their opponent’s strategies mid-set. Keep in mind this was only a best of three, so Tokido and Nuckledu had to be firing on all cylinders.
And to finish off, we have Tokido’s blowout set versus Punk. This set is a prime example of retaking momentum from Losers’ side and dismantling your opponent in the second set. Sajam even throws some commentary pointers in for good measure.
Did you miss the ECT Street Fighter V top 8 live? You missed an amazing event, with some amazing play from the likes of Nemo, 801 Strider, and iDom just to name a few. Not only that, but you missed an epic Winners Finals between PG|Punk and EG|K-Brad, with them swapping their mains and still showcasing some insanely high-level play.
As always, Team Sp00ky is quick to get their replays up, and you can catch every bit of the action on their YouTube channel. Grab some popcorn and take some notes.
We are now hitting the one week mark with Menat, and likely have only hit the tip of the iceberg of what she is capable of. However, more and more interesting tech is coming out of the woodwork, so it would be bad taste to leave you guys hanging, searching for yourself. With that, here’s some more Menat tech to give you aspiring Menat mains the upper hand.
Since when are taunts only useful in Street Fighter III? Tokido showed off their usefulness with Akuma at Evo 2017, but Menat may also have some functionality in her taunt as well. What kind of functionality? Well, who has time for command grabs when you can do splits? That’s right, Menat can lower her hurtbox with her taunt to completely avoid command grabs.
Next up, here’s a new combo from zZInsaneZz where Menat carries from midscreen to corner with the greatest of ease.
Menat’s damage output on Akuma shows how dangerous she truly is. How dangerous is that? It looks like her maximum punish off of a blocked DP reaches 729, including a stun midway through.
When you have a high-execution character, you’re bound to attract the likes of HORI|Sako. Here he is again, showcasing his execution prowess with Menat:
What about CO|Go1, the top player that has seemed to moved squarely to Menat as a main? Well, he had an interesting set with Itabashi Zangief recently, and I do believe grapplers have a new character to fear.
Finally, there is one more player that is trying Menat out online. None other than Evo 2017 champion Echo Fox|Tokido is giving her a test drive. While he has not fully unlocked her technical game like Go1 and Sako has, he still displays some interesting things that are worth mentioning for potential mains.
Square Enix and Team NINJA have finally revealed the next character to join the cast of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT. The time compression-obsessed sorceress Ultimecia from Final Fantasy VIII now enters the fray with a new trailer.
Of course, this isn’t the first time that Ultimecia has been playable in Dissidia game — she was one of the villains fighting on the side of Chaos in the original Dissidia Final Fantasy on the PlayStation Portable, as well as its sequel, Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy. That said, she’s never looked as good as she does here, as the modern hardware makes her already devastating spells and attacks look even more impressive.
Ultimecia will be playable in the game’s arcade version, simply called Dissidia Final Fantasy, in its upcoming September update. Meanwhile, console players will have to wait until January 30, 2018 to play her — and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT in general — on PlayStation 4.
As part of the build up to this month’s release of Pokkén Tournament DX, the official Pokémon YouTube channel has been releasing a series of Pokémon introduction trailers. The latest of these features the versatile fan-favorite Aura Pokémon, Lucario.
The video, which you can see below, specifically highlights its in-game abilities such as its Aura Sphere, Bone Rush, and Extreme Speed. These are shown off in some quick combos, demonstrating just a bit of what Lucario can do.
Brook has made a name for itself with its line of converters, as well as controller boards for arcade sticks. Their products allow controllers to work on multiple consoles, as well as add functionalities that most off the shelf controllers don’t have. What they haven’t done is release their own controller — until now that is.
Brook has just announced the Mars wired controller. The controller is one that they’re touting as “the best gaming controller” and, as with majority of their products, works on multiple consoles. Specifically, the Mars will work on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Switch, and PC. The controller supports full motion control on PS4, PS3, and Switch. In addition to this, PS4 user will be able to connect a headset for audio and voice chat.
One of the Mars’ unique features is a swappable directional pad. The controller comes with three types of d-pad, a regular cross shaped one, a 4 button d-pad, and a faceted d-pad similar to the one seen on Microsoft’s Elite controller for the Xbox One. The only drawback — at least for PlayStation 4 players — is the lack of a proper touchpad, instead a button can be pressed to give touchpad functionality to the right analog stick. This design quirk is likely due to the Mars not being an officially licensed controller.
No date as of yet has been given by Brook for the Mars’ release. In the meantime, check out all its features in the trailer below.
The floodgates are still open on Menat tech on the Internet, and as such, it’s time for another Menat roundup to show you everything currently circulating on the web.
Go1 leads off, showing what he’s discovered with the character — a 50/50 mixup in the corner with V-Trigger. By varying the button used to achieve her drill, it can either cross up the opponent, or land in front, making this completely ambiguous.
Next up, VesperArcade discusses the viability of Menat in his review of the character. He discusses the complexity of the character, among various other things that will factor in to a lot of people’s decision-making process in maining her.
Young Commander also shows a variety of Menat resets. Due to her damage scaling on her intricate combos, this is something that must be watched for anyone considering to pick her up.
He also goes into a bit about her mixup potential beyond what Go1 displays above.
AutoMattock also discusses how difficult to deal with her V-Trigger will be in the future.
Finally, let’s go full circle and return to Go1. One of the closest examples of the character within Street Fighter V’s roster is Dhalsim, due to Menat’s long range buttons. How does she fair against her Yoga counterpart?
If you’re a traditional fighting game player, you’ll have basic knowledge of what a cross-up is. In the Super Smash Bros. series, cross-ups work a little differently as shields cover a character’s whole body. Rather than messing up your opponent’s block direction, cross-ups in Smash try to make your opponent drop their shield so you can start a combo.
In their continuing mission to inform Smash 4 players, the Beefy Smash Doods have made a video which shows all the ways a player can cross-up their opponent. These include using attacks which can cause a player to pass through an opponent’s shield, attacks which push the opponent in the opposite direction even when shielding, and aerial attacks which knock their opponent in a number of different directions.
The latter category of attacks are called “DI Cross-ups”, as they can cause your opponent to DI in the wrong direction and die earlier than expected.
