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Evolution 2013 IOT2I Gods Among Losers Final Day - July 14th

Clawww

Member
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just thinking about it gives me a warm fuzzy hype feeling inside
 
Catching up on Skullgirls atm, what a great weekend. Disappointed I couldn't see more live but I caught most of the top 8s last night and that shit was legendary
 
Those Marvel finals were worth staying up for. Had about three hours of sleep and today is going to be rough at work but damn, it was worth it for Justin's match against ChrisG alone

Also - does anyone have a gif of Neo's pop-off after he beat Unknown?
 
Watching yesterday's stream right now.
Man, King of Fighters is so much fun watch. I can't play it to save my life but it's my favorite game of the tournament.

And lol at people booing Xbox One. Killer Instinct doesn't look that bad though, but showing it before Marvel probably didn't help it. Also, "CCCCCCOMBO BREAKER" is fucking annoying.
 

Hyun Sai

Member
Well, did lighting loops won KofXIII and Marvel this year ?

Marvel Finals were great (for once, thx to Justin), but KoFXIII won for me. Reynald (Dat Shades) getting the better of Cafe ID Verna, Hee San Woo out of nowhere sending Madkof in losers, Reynald eliminating Mad KoF, and after being 0-2 in a "no Mr Karate" Grandfinal, Super Sayan it to make japanese player throwing his stick ? Unbe-fucking-lievable.
 

jns

Member
poongko destroying daigo is still the unmatched moment of evo for me, it had the big match buildup due to Poongko walking over everyone @ shadowloo showdown, a tourny daigo missed. And just the way it was done, the showmanship with the red bull etc, the crowd reaction, unmatched.

This was '11 right? I'm not sure if this years evo was better than 2011, but if it wasn't, must have been just a bee's dick away. Multiple games full of crazy hype. I know marvel is the hype monster, but SF4 this year (and in 2011) was just so amazing. When Infiltration picked Hakan, I just imagined ono sitting back telling some guy in near undecipherable English, "told you he was top tier! - tee hee hee"

Shout-outs to PR Rog for doing the business when it had to be done, and throwing it away at the end lol.

Amazing evo, and I still haven't seen any of the KoF finals ..
 

jett

D-Member
This was a great evo, but I have to be honest, SF4 has been losing its luster for me for a couple of years now. Still hype though, thanks to Hakan, PR Rog and Xian.

MAHVEL > KOF13 > Melee > SF4. Justin Wong true champion of EVO 2013.

Watching Melee was surprisingly entertaining.
 
Pretty understandable too. Tell your players if they're doing a Best of 3 and not Best of 5 =/ Neither of them had a clue.
I feel sorry for the dude his mindset was on 3 wins and then suddenly told that it's over, of course he is going to look salty. People making fun of it would be salty too I'm sure if that happened to them up on stage in front of thousands.

I thought that even the announcers questioned 3 out of 5 too, which is what made me think the same, Evo ref should have let every couple know officially so bad props to them.
 

Ron K

Member
I feel sorry for the dude his mindset was on 3 wins and then suddenly told that it's over, of course he is going to look salty. People making fun of it would be salty too I'm sure if that happened to them up on stage in front of thousands.

I thought that even the announcers questioned 3 out of 5 too, which is what made me think the same, Evo ref should have let every couple know officially so bad props to them.

They, especially James Chen, knew it was 2/3 but questioned it only because they weren't sure if the players knew something different than them. It's the way Evo has been for years, it's been in the rules since Melee was added, and if anyone was watching KoF they would've noticed it 2/3 there as well.
 
Great Great Evo.

XIII was great, didn't match last year for me but it was an awesome ride thanks to Reynald, Mad Kof and Tokido.
Marvel was better than last years, the true Evo champion is Justin Wong, eliminating the bad man.
SF4 was much better than last year. Infiltration finally shows he's human and pulls out Hakan out of fucking nowhere. Great PR Rog run.

5 hours of sleep again, all majors are great and all, but EVO is EVO.

150 K viewers, bring back Smash next year and Nintendo as a panelist and let's break 200K
 

Jamie OD

Member
evo13-smashsalt-starth0kre.gif

There is a split second where I thought he was going to thrust his pelvis in the guy's face and yell "Suck it!"
 
They, especially James Chen, knew it was 2/3 but questioned it only because they weren't sure if the players knew something different than them. It's the way Evo has been for years, it's been in the rules since Melee was added, and if anyone was watching KoF they would've noticed it 2/3 there as well.

It's been 6 years since smash was last at evo right? I guess some people forget the rules, none the less a tournament this big stuff should be recapped even if it was written down next to the television for all players to notice.
 

Sixfortyfive

He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
It's been 6 years since smash was last at evo right? I guess some people forget the rules, none the less a tournament this big stuff should be recapped even if it was written down next to the television for all players to notice.
For some reason, it's common for west coast majors to run 2/3 for most games except in Grand Finals only, whereas east coast is more commonly 3/5 for WF/LF/GF.

3/5 for the entirety of SF4 top 8 was a pleasant surprise.
 

Gbraga

Member
Man Marvel was heartbreaking, still can't believe, some of the best matches in the history of this game right there.

It was like when the hero gives his all in the final boss fight but dies anyway with a smile on his face in the end of the anime, and his death inspires future generations.

Let's go Justin T_T
 

Kikujiro

Member
This is the least hyped evo i've ever watched..or maybe the last year oversold me.

You crazy, this was the most exciting EVO I ever seen. Marvel Top 8 was crazy with Justin Wong run from the losers bracket, SF semis+finals were some of the best SF ever and it had a lot characters variety, Melee pools were great hype and Top 8 had some great matches as well, KOF top 8 was as great as last year, only Injustice wasn't that great.
 

Fraeon

Member
So what was the P4A announcement about? I went to sleep during Injustice.

MrWizard had said something about P4A only getting an official tournament if the community brought him waifus. So they brought him a hug pillow and a figurine.

This is the least hyped evo i've ever watched..or maybe the last year oversold me.

You crazy. I've been watching these since they started streaming them online and this is probably some of the best I've seen from every game. I didn't expect Justin of all people to come back in such a spectacular fashion for one. Reynald powering through the whole losers bracket in KOF was really something. Infiltration having to reach deep and counter pick with Hakan of all characters.
 

ponpo

( ≖‿≖)
This is the least hyped evo i've ever watched..or maybe the last year oversold me.

Wow really? Justin Wong alone made this more hype than like the last 4 years for me.

except melty 2010 / blazblue 2011 ( ≖‿≖)
 
Production this year was amazing for an FGC event, being able to get a stream up for just about every game was nuts. The finals themselves were the strongest set I can think of at any Evo, even Marvel got my hyped after I got massively salty after Chris G got hit by the Kadey curse. Also Chen and S-Kill getting emotional followed by Spooky setting us free with an extended cut was the perfect send off.

Everybody involved in the event did a great job.
 

Gurrry

Member
I will say that my game, Injustice, wasnt as hype as I thought it would be...

It disappointed me that at a high level, superman zoning still won. It makes me chuckle when I hear, "Just duck/block and dash!".

Yeah, or I can pick Superman or eyelazer my way to Evo 2014.


Watching KOF made me want to go out and buy KOF.
 

Kikujiro

Member
I will say that my game, Injustice, wasnt as hype as I thought it would be...

It disappointed me that at a high level, superman zoning still won. It makes me chuckle when I hear, "Just duck/block and dash!".

Yeah, or I can pick Superman or eyelazer my way to Evo 2014.


Watching KOF made me want to go out and buy KOF.

As someone who's not familiar with the game Superman does indeed look cheap, combos with great damage and broken lasers from far away.
 

Riposte

Member
Justin Wong IS Marvel, Marvel IS Justin Wong. He doesn't even need to win, but him just being there makes Marvel Marvel.
 

kick51

Banned
Were there any good Marvel matches with any lower-tier characters? Spidey, Iron Man, Phoenix Wright, etc?

A player named Danke had a pretty good Iron Man anchor

Yipes got taken out by a Phoenix Wright off-stream

Lots of MODOKs, though I guess he's more mid-tier

Angelic used Shuma and got to the top 8

Justin's Storm was the hardest working character in the tourney


Marvel would have been better had Chris won and made everyone salty as fuck


I think it was better because Chris lost and made a few choice idiots complain about Justin playing lame. Complaining about "lame" against ChrisG...PRICELESS.
 

keit4

Banned
Just watched the finals in the stream archive.

Highlights:
- Chris G vs JWong @ Mahvel
- Hakan in the SSF4 top 8
- XIAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!
 
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