Fighting Games General EX Plus α

^We will be watching.

(I said that in the commander from Xcom's voice)

On a side note, what's the easiest way to get an arcade stick going with my dreamcast?

@geraltitude:

@geraltitude: Poor Optimus Prime doesn't even get to be called Optimus Prime anymore.

KoF WNF yesterday definitely worth a watch, Xiaohai, Reynald, Luis Cha etc.

Revised top 5 = Nakoruru, K', Mature, Love, Mai. I think Love is the best character in the game in the 2 slot.

Duders!!

I ran into VersperArcade the other day while climbing my way out of bronze (probably the 10th climb for me) and it was hiiiiilaaaarious.

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@fredchuckdave: more than being a crime, it is a shame. A crying shame.

@hassun: maaaaaan. Do you know what I look like when I do a hairflip? lol not fucking cool.

@geraltitude: Well fought! *psssst stop pushing buttons on wakeup lol*

@starvinggamer: ahhh I know. It is among my worst habits. Tonight is going much better!

https://www.twitch.tv/falcon_arena/v/95074329?t=1h22min20s

"...last night where I rejected..." *gestures at Infiltration*

LMAO WHAT

EDIT: Then she apologizes for being rude lol whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

EDIT2: Because "I just said no" whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

Did poor Infiltration get Blitz shielded? :(

The man just wants to eat ass.

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In other news NESiCAxLive 2 is going to be a thing and KoFXIV is getting arcade release because of it.

They are working on getting SFV in arcades as well but it would apparently be a PC build kind of thing and only for Taito Station arcades. More details to come I'm sure.

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http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/in-search-of-the-lost-arcade

Now that I've finally got my PC and consoles out here in Germany, I am diving back into things a bit more. I grabbed KOF XIV (because god damn it I promised myself I would) and have sunk a couple hours into it so far - I like it, but I am running into the thing I run into with KoF games every time, which is "jesus do I really have to learn three characters?" Currently I feel pretty comfortable with Alice and King, I just need to figure out a third. I feel like the mechanics are less fiddly than other KoF's (I'm specifically thinking about KOF XIII), and while I do miss the sprites, the final version of the 3D visuals looks okay enough to me.

I also jumped back into SFV, which means I finally got to fuck around with Urien a bit and hey, that dude's pretty fun. My skills have fallen off to an extent where now I'm thinking I might try to learn a new character for a little while - Juri has been fairly enjoyable. I haven't really done much online yet, mostly I've just been fighting the CPU and trying to shake the rust off. It felt pretty good, though.

@hassun: SCR K-Brad the best american player, Nuckledu clearly a fraud for not beating every EG.

@ford_dent: I can play you in KoF if you like, be prepared to get divekicked and/or down C'd to death though. Or I could play Robert/King/Random Select I suppose.

@hassun: Man Xiaohai's team in KOF... I thought he would at least have a Nakoruru.

Reynalds team is annoying as expected.

@hmoney001: I was rooting for Reynald in GF. When you go against Xiaohai who is a living legend, I wouldn't be surprised if he felt that was one of the hardest fights even when he knocked him to losers. With the upcoming patch, I wonder what Reynald will be playing next after the patch. He is pretty versatile and will try to find the characters that got buffed well.

@ford_dent: Ignoring Nakoruru, I would say someone who can really pull it off with meter. Someone like Robert or Mai are good options since they can still do well without meter but if you do, you can easily get good damage with just two bars. You can have King on point to harass with fireballs and gain meter. Alice isn't too bad especially with meter but her confirms are not the best at least when I tried her. I would replace Alice but if you can put some leeway with her, then keep her.

Mmm if that video is indicative of top play I guess I'll have to file KoF under games not to watch.

@starvinggamer: Implying that there was some chance of that happening anyway.

@fredchuckdave: I enjoy watching plenty of games I have no intention of playing. I can appreciate top KI even though I literally hate interacting with its core systems.

@thephantomnaut: Yeah, I was looking at the possibility of using Mai but I've never been a huge fan of her. Alice is the reason I picked the game up (I'm a sucker for Sakura types, and she's basically that but for Terry) so I'll hang on to her. Either way I'll need to figure out a third sooner or later.

@ford_dent: With the patch coming in tonight, I wonder if Alice will get some buffs. Back at EVO, some players were on the Alice train because she was apparently easier. SNK sort of treated EVO as a location test so they went to nerf her.

Patch Notes, Choi and Chang got a full page; Choi confirmed top tier?

Well Nakoruru has less nerf notes than K' but they can be more significant due to what damage she previously inflicted.

Sure Villains are mostly buffed but I doubt any of them will be top. They have more options but they probably wont be braindead. I will say Chang's far standing C is a better anti air since you can maximize damage with supers up to Climax. Choi's buffs will make him generally more annoying especially at Max Mode where one of his specials just go super fast and can be great to whiff punish people.

Geese will still be up there even with the Jump C nerf. Most of his stuff still remains and then some.

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You should also watch the latest episode of DaigothebeastTV. Dr. Daigo on deck.

Did somebody say....Tekken? My next recap is out.

I'm gonna go sleep for a bajillion years now. I'll wake up in time to make the plane for Canada Cup.

Great video! But you already knew that :D. I enjoy how you set the stage for the event with the first couple of minutes just going over the location and the current context of the tournament. Some good reactions in there (especially Juggernaut's reaction to the slow-mo tatsu) and the music selection is pretty nice. I watched most of the matches on Sat/Sun and the tournament overall was very fun to watch, probably the most exciting/tense all year. I was rooting for MYK in the grand finals but he got taken over by that super buff Akuma ... I wonder how it would have gone if Akuma didn't have that crazy meter build that they nerfed.

@hassun: MOV Best Chun confirmed, just bodied Nuki free (though was denied the GO-1 match by Xyzzy winning). Nuki should've gone to Malaysia, Xian strategy of dodging the hard tournament best strategy.

@fredchuckdave: MOV still has slight consistency problems at times but he's definitely the #1 Chun now. Gatekeeping Asia as he goes!

Was rooting for Takeuchi of course but alas.

@technician:Thanks, that's been the general flow of the episodes. Really nice to get out for a few days and shoot something other than a tournament venue haha. Looking forward to Tekken 7 too, first Tekken since 5 that I've been interested in learning.

The coolest dad in the FGC.

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Pictures from Toushinsai: https://gosuland.org/gallery/#64

@hassun: Shoutouts to MOV winning a tournament with Chun so that another Chun could qualify for capcup. Dream Canada Cup result is definitely Nuki 1st, Kazunoko 2nd, then we get 5 Asia Chuns in capcup and 7 Chuns overall; SeemsGood. Asia points = more than twice as valuable as other regions' points. Of course even if 7 Chuns are in capcup the chance of one winning is fairly small.

I believe Chun is in double digits on wins now, probably can't eclipse Ken/Necalli before the year is out though. Karin might only be at 9.

Sako's prize is to fight Infil in the first round of Capcup.

Edit: Alternate dream scenario: Nuki 1st, Yukadon 2nd, Kazunoko 3rd, Sako wins Asia Regional Finals = 6 Asia Chuns with the addition of Human Bomb as well as Tse4, 1/4th of Capcup would be Chuns! Mwahahaha. #bestbalancedgameever

No Stunfest in 2017: http://www.stunfest.fr/2016/10/24/stunfest-pause/

I tried reading that article without translating it, seems like they may have a chance of coming back in 2018?

How do you feel about this though? Isn't Stunfest your favorite FGC event? :D

@technician: They are not calling it quits forever. Just skipping 2017. (And it's definitely not my favourite event.)

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So I acquired GG Xrd -SIGN- through a game of chance yesterday, and as my fg kick has really been accelerating recently I figure I will finally learn GG. Let's do it!

What's important to know? :)

@geraltitude: If you don't finish your opponent with an instant kill attack they are not really beaten.

Well there are some people in https://discord.gg/nGXFQg2 that would probably be willing to help you with any specific questions you have. There is a lot to learn so it might be easier to have that quick back and forth Q&A.

As for me personally I've been playing around with Ramlethal and her combos are pretty easy so I'm down with that. I started off using Jack-O' but she is in hibernation right now. Edit: Just realized you got -SIGN- so ignore the Jack-O' comment.

@geraltitude: Pick Leo, turn off your brain, win

I'm definitely buying this when pre-orders open on October 31.

@hassun: Here's something Majorboy "did" recently:

@l1ghtn1n: I have a soundtrack disc already, so I wonder if this new one has any new songs.

@fredchuckdave: Thanks.

DU-S-A!

DU-S-A!

DU-S-A!

@starvinggamer: FOR NORTH AMERICA!

I posted a beginner/intermediate strategy outline for Jago over at the KI forums which people seemed to like, which I figured I'd link here in case anyone's interested, especially since a number of Giant Bomb people who've put time into KI mained Jago. I'm particularly proud of how well I was able to distill the mind games in the neutral, during pressure and in KI's unique combo system, and I think it goes some way towards explaining what KI is in general, so even if you don't play Jago or have never paid much attention to KI there might be some value in reading it.

P L A Y V S A V

It's a good game.

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