Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news–and our favorite SRK articles–from January 20 to 26, 2017!
Zavian “mushin_Z” Sildra, Editor-in-Chief:
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The Problems with Ultra Street Fighter II — From a Super Turbo Player’s Standpoint
While information is still scarce, this editorial lays out potential problems at design level that could put a big damper on the acceptance of Ultra Street Fighter II by the competitive community. It does seem like the Switch title is built with a casual audience in mind–which may yet result in a fun diversion, but deny a serious return of SFII to the tournament arena.
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UDON’s Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #1 Hits Stores in April 2017, with Multiple Variant Covers
As a longtime of UDON (including the noodles, actually), Street Fighter and Darkstalkers, I’m really looking forward to this crossover series; these fantastic covers are just another incentive to get to the comic shop and pick this series up as it releases throughout 2017.
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Patching or Adaptation? Adaptation Should Always Be the First Approach
Missing Person pulls no punches in calling out a mentality that seeks patching out in-game “problems” rather than looking for solutions in the existing game’s build. The Season 2 build of Street Fighter V seems to fit this model, and the overall FGC reaction to it might help fuel a wake-up to the idea that maybe if a character is proving too powerful, maybe it’s just because the metagame hasn’t found the way to shut them down yet.
Sam “Trilby” Foxall, Assistant Editor:
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Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2: Baiken & Answer Movelists and Patch Notes from the First Location Test
Dedicated GG fans have helpfully translated Baiken and Answer’s movesets into English, as well as the important balance changes coming in REV 2. With REV 2 being on the Evo 2017 title-card, you better start studying up!
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Tekken 7 Will Be Released on June 2nd, 2017
Just in time for Evo, Bandai Namco have announced that Tekken 7 will be releasing a little later than anticipated on June 2nd. With some more time to polish everything up, expect Tekken 7 to be quite the package when it launches on console and PC.
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NetherRealm Studios Releases Robin’s Trailer for Injustice 2
With its recent press push, NetherRealm have confirmed that the Boy Wonder will be joining the roster in Injustice 2. Based off the fifth Robin and son of Batman Damian Wayne, this brooding hero will slice opponents in half with his gnarly sword.
Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:
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What Does Bandai Namco Need to Do to Reignite the SoulCalibur Series?
This is a topic close to my heart, and Woocash has done a wonderful job of breaking it down. The SoulCalibur series has been a personal favorite of mine for many years, and when you look at this article, it’s not hard to see why.
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Pre-Genesis 4 Interview with Shroomed: Discussing Melee Character Choices, 2017 Goals, and More
Shroomed is one of those players that seem consistently on the brink of greatness, so it’s fascinating to get a bit of insight into his thought processes. He makes some particularly interesting statements about his own development, and how it might continue in the future.
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Marvel Minds Returns with an In-Depth Look at Not Enough Damage vs. K-Brad at KIT 2017
This is my first encounter with Marvel Minds, and I’m just blown away by the quality of both the production and analysis here. This has allowed met to understand a great set of Marvel in a way that I had never been able to before, and is without a doubt one of the best pieces of Marvel content I have ever seen.
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Evolution 2017 Games Revealed! 8 Games Locked In, Vote for the 9th!
Joey Cuellar took to Red Bull eSport’s Twitch channel in a special Reveal Show, and laid out what games we’ll be competing in this July in Las Vegas–minus the yet-undetermined ninth game, which is up to us to vote for through donations to Make-a-Wish International.
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