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Dragon Install Loops, Dust Combos, and More Hotness Featured in the Latest Sol Badguy Combo Movie

Bet you thought that Sol Badguy combos can’t really get that creative, did you? The standard bearer of the Guilty Gear franchise has a lot more variety than it seems.

Japanese player muto6 uploaded a new Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- combo movie featuring increasingly zany Sol combos. Just how many Dust attacks can he fit in one Dust loop combo? Have you seen a Dragon Install Gunflame loop before? And you’ve probably never seen Faust full-screen carried by an off-the-ground combo. If all this sounds like gibberish, not to worry. Just get into the quirky song by Natsuko Nisshoku and enjoy the creativity.

For even more Sol action, check out these sets from Hakken and Roi.

Source: muto6

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How Do Fighting Game Players in Esports Deal with Aging?

No matter what we do, we can’t stop the clock from running on us–unless you’re Dio Brando, or use Overdrive in a BlazBlue match, but that’s beside the point. Aging affects all of us, and sadly, it has a detrimental effect on certain motor skills, particularly reflex, which is key in fighting games when facing mix-up attacks.

Game Informer delved deeper into the issue, taking a wide approach at how gaming affects the esports industry players at large. The author points out the gravity of this when highlighting notables from the fighting game community. Vasquez talked to Darryl “Snake Eyez” Lewis, Bruce “Gamerbee” Hsiang, Alex Valle, David “Ultradavid” Graham and more. They point out how committing between community organization and training competitively can get in the way, and that the difference from regular sports is that gaming is tied to commercial products and patches. Ultimately, older fighting game players benefit from more experience and a better ability to read the opponent.

Have a full read on this interesting feature over at Game Informer, and read up on how older games can fit into esports. Make sure to share your opinion in the comments below.

Source: Game Informer

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X Street Battle Announced for October in Lyon, France

Super Street Fighter II Turbo tournaments always have a huge following. In Europe, none get bigger than this one.

X Street Battle has been announced for October 14th and 15th, and will be held once again in Lyon, France. This event follows a similar format to X-EST–the Japanese tournament hosted by Super Turbo great Mattsun–and always draws a huge international crowd of players from the United States, Europe, and Japan. If you are close to France, or are a huge Super Turbo fan and want to get involved, you owe it to yourself to book your trip.

Source: X Street Battle (Facebook)

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Tokido Takes on Fuudo’s R. Mika in This Amazing Street Fighter V Set

Echo Fox|Tokido is getting his daily dose of Akuma variance lately. He wins a lot, and he loses just as much. Such is the life of someone running a character with low health and high damage potential, preparing for the second season of Street Fighter V on the Capcom Pro Tour.

What better way to test your mettle than to play against the runner up at Evo 2016, and fifth place finisher at Capcom Cup 2016, Razer|Fuudo? His R. Mika still looks strong, as she should, and these two sets from the players leave you wondering who will have the better record this season.

Source: RektScrub