Week of June 29th to July 5th, 2015.
Fighting Games Weekly is a place for all things fighting games. News, game discussion, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related. Here are some quick links:
Fighting Games Weekly is a place for all things fighting games. News, game discussion, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related. Here are some quick links:
- FGCPros Twitch Group and Jaxel's Stream Viewer for what to watch right now
- FGC Event Calendar made by our own Malice215
- Jaxel's customizable multiviewer to watch multiple streams simultaneously
- FGW Archive which contains a listing of old FGWs, game OTs, weeklies, other fighting game communities, and more.
- FGC-GAF Index (Statistics) is a spreadsheet made from surveys of FGC-GAFers. To add yourself, quote this post and use the survey link at the end of this bullet point in EMAIL tags. Please remember to save/bookmark the "Edit your response" link so you can edit your responses if/when you buy a game already on the list or a new game that releases in the future.
- Last week's thread.
Last year, GAFer Shouta helped organize donations from various FGC-GAF members to send fellow member QisTopTier to EVO. Q suffers from Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy, but has always wanted to go to EVO and we're looking to double up this year and send him to EVO again!
If you want to help out, you can check out the details and pledge on this spreadsheet.
The 5th TOPANGA Charity Cup [ Saturday ] [ 10AM Japan | 9PM EDT Thursday | 6PM PDT Thursday ]
- TOPANGA's charity cup returns, with all proceeds going to the Japanese Red Cross society.
- More information is available here (JP).
- This tournament which's name resembles what you'd expect from a Guilty Gear sequel will host both Melee and Smash 4 tournaments.
- More information is available here.
Every week, FGW will spotlight one GAFer to get a better picture of their history with fighting games, their preferences, and much more. For this week's FGW Player Spotlight, we will be taking a closer look at FSLink!
What fighting games do you currently play, what is your all time favourite and why?
I currently play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. My all time favorite is Super Street Fighter II Turbo due to its characters, gameplay, speed, aesthetics, and classic OST.
What are your favorite mechanics from the current selection of fighting games and why? What are your least favorite and why?
Favorite is controversial, but X-Factor. It’s a dumb mechanic with clear balance issues, but dammit it’s fun.
Least favorite is Bursts. I’m not a fan of people getting out of combos when they got themselves into that bad situation, and I dislike that it breaks the pacing of the match. The baiting people into bursting early is interesting, but that’s about it. I think Skullgirls had it right though with its implementation where it prevented infinite combos.
What got you into fighting games? Are there any other genre of games you play?Least favorite is Bursts. I’m not a fan of people getting out of combos when they got themselves into that bad situation, and I dislike that it breaks the pacing of the match. The baiting people into bursting early is interesting, but that’s about it. I think Skullgirls had it right though with its implementation where it prevented infinite combos.
I grew up with Street Fighter II: Turbo on the SNES, and my dad also had a SF2 cabinet in the garage. I grew much more interested in the competitive side when I saw the famous Justin Wong “Never give up” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVmc5ZepdVs
I also caught up and enjoyed tons of fighting games on the PS2. I had the Darkstalkers collection, Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, Capcom vs SNK 2, Melty Blood, Marvel vs Capcom 2…
I got my first fightstick around Tatsunoko vs Capcom’s release.
Aside from fighting games, I really enjoy JRPGs, not usually for the story since the majority is anime trope garbage, but mainly ones that have really cool battle systems or subsystems like Final Fantasy V or Tales of Destiny remake on PS2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_-jFgxlxZ0)
I also really enjoy rhythm games like Rhythm Heaven or Ouendan and puzzle games like Panel de Pon or Puyo Pop.
What is your favorite fighting game character and why?I also caught up and enjoyed tons of fighting games on the PS2. I had the Darkstalkers collection, Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, Capcom vs SNK 2, Melty Blood, Marvel vs Capcom 2…
I got my first fightstick around Tatsunoko vs Capcom’s release.
Aside from fighting games, I really enjoy JRPGs, not usually for the story since the majority is anime trope garbage, but mainly ones that have really cool battle systems or subsystems like Final Fantasy V or Tales of Destiny remake on PS2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_-jFgxlxZ0)
I also really enjoy rhythm games like Rhythm Heaven or Ouendan and puzzle games like Panel de Pon or Puyo Pop.
Dante in UMvC3. Just a perfect combination of being a great homage to the characters’ origin and having that show through gameplay. GET BACK!
Describe your style of play, and how do you play (local, online, etc.).
I prefer offline local play, but I do spend a lot of time in the training room and online. I’m not sure on my playstyle, but I tend to play cheap and lame as fuck. I do not mind timing people out or frustrating people with top tier characters, but at the same time I don’t mind bringing characters out like Phoenix Wright if I’m confident you do not understand the matchup. I suppose I just play to win.
What do you feel are your biggest strengths and weaknesses as a player?
I tend to not panic in bad situations, and I do like that in most fighting games that I’m good at I have a good grasp on the entire cast, I’m not afraid to choose a pocket character if I feel it’d help me in that particular matchup. But on the flip side, I think I can be a bit auto-pilot-y and predictable especially if I’m up a game.
Best and worst moments in the your fighting game career?
Mostly local or online things for best moments. I usually can scrape to top 8 or better. Still working on trying to actually get #1. Not sure on worst moment, but I’ve definitely choked in locals when the odds were in my favor. Maybe not being able to go to EVO most years despite being from Vegas. Oh well, I’ll be there this year, so I’ll see the rest of you who are going there!
What do you want from future fighting games?
An in-game online hub where it’ll be easy to share techniques, combos, match videos, etc. So basically combine Miiverse with less restrictions, and more ability to share.
And rollback based netcode.
Who should be on next week's GAF Player Spotlight?And rollback based netcode.
RomanceDawn or JulianImp
Since Dahbomb strongly encourages pre-orders, what games do you plan to buy that have been officially announced?
Street Fighter V, Pokken Tournament, Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition, Fallout 4, Tales of Zestiria, Kingdom Hearts III, Fire Emblem Fates, The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes, StarFox Zero
Code:
06/30 BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (NA)
07/07 Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm
SUMMER Skullgirls 2nd Encore
MARCH Street Fighter V
2015 Rivals of Aether
TBD Beast's Fury
TBD JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven
TBD Next The King Of Fighters Title (tentative)
TBD Pokken Tournament
TBD Rise of Incarnates
TBD Tekken 7
TBD Tekken X Street Fighter
TBD Yatagarasu: Legend of Raven
On GAF we have various members that stream fighting games from time to time too. If you would like to add your channel to this thread, send me a PM.
Often, some fighting games can seem intimidating to players new and old. Below are a bunch of resources that may be of aid to new players, or handy as references.
- Learn How To Play Fighting Games Free eBook from Shoryuken is a fantastic primer for new players to the genre.
- Footsies Handbook is a guide to the potentially elusive, but integral part of doing well in any fighting game.
- NeoGAF's Arcade Stick Thread is the place to go for questions about anything arcade stick-related.
- Step Up Your Game is an editorial series by Justin Wong that covers a multitude of topics, notably focusing on strengthening your mental game and playing smarter instead of harder.
- Tips for first time competitors will help you straighten out those nerves and expectations when you head out to your first tournament.
- Domination 101 is almost a cult classic article in the FGC, which has Seth Killian telling us how he really feels about the idea of "cheapness" in fighting games.
- Team-building Guide by our very own Karsticles, which helps make it easier to approach team-building in MvC games, and games with similar synergistic elements.
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If you have any suggestions for the OP, please do not hesitate to post in this thread or (preferably) PM me to let me know.
