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Fuzzy Guard Instant Overhead Discovered In the King Of Fighters XIV’s Demo

The free demo for SNK’s the King of Fighters XIV is now out to download on PlayStation 4. As such, players from all over the world have been figuring out combos for the 7 playable characters.

Combos aren’t the only thing that players have discovered however, veteran Japanese player Dune has shared a video showing that the game has “fuzzy guard” that leads to instant overheads.

More common in Capcom and Arc System Works games, this is the first time that “fuzzy guard” has been found in the King of Fighters series. As for how it works, this is to the way blocking is programmed. When standing to block a jump in or overhead, and then immediately crouching to try and block low, the hurt boxes for the standing position still remain. This allows characters perform an instant overhead with the correct timing. You can check this out in Dune’s video below.

Interestingly enough, aside from this instance being the first time “fuzzy guard” has been found in a KoF game, it’s actually easier to pull off here as well. This is because a blocked jumping C + D attack leaves the standing hurtbox active for a very long time.

As for how this will affect the King of Fighters XIV’s metagame, it’s hard to predict since this is only a demo and we’re not sure if this will be in the final game. However, it it remains, it will likely benefit characters who are able to combo from jump in attacks.

The King of Fighters XIV hits PlayStation 4 on August 23 in North America, August 25 in Japan, and August 26 in Europe.

Source: Dune via the MadMan’s Café

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Smash Wii U Player Christian “Hyuga” Medina Dropped by Sponsor VGBootCamp

Christian “Hyuga” Medina was dropped by his sponsor, VGBootCamp, following allegations of sexual assault. According to a statements released by VGBC and the victim, Medina groped a female player on two occasions while she was attempting to sleep.

Medina had been invited to stay in a hotel room with the several other players after becoming heavily intoxicated on Saturday night, July 16. VGBC, who announced their sponsorship of Hyuga just 3 days ago, spoke to witnesses in the room to confirm the incident before making the decision to dismiss him.

A number of Smash for Wii U community members have condemned Medina’s actions and have called for him to be barred from future events. Hailing from Mexico, Hyuga had earned international regard for his Toon Link play over the last year. Following his release from VGBootCamp, Medina posted a statement to Twitter but has since deactivated his social media accounts.

“We want to set a precedent for all teams and sponsored players in the smash community to say that these actions will not be glossed over and ignored,” VGBootCamp wrote in their statement.

The fighting game community has worked to combat incidents of sexual harassment at major events this year.

Source: VGBootCamp