Week of February 10th to the 16th, 2014.
Fighting Games Weekly is the weekly discussion thread for all things fighting games. News, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related.
Don't know what to watch right now? Check the FGCPros Twitch Group or Jaxel's Stream Viewer. If you want to watch multiple streams at once, you can use Jaxel's customizable multiviewer as well.
New to FGC-GAF is the FGC-GAF Index which lists the fighting games GAFers plays as a neat reference with some rough statistics to boot. To add yourself to the index, quote this post and use the survey link below. 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. An archive of previous FGW threads is available here.
Fighting Games Weekly is the weekly discussion thread for all things fighting games. News, events, streams, videos, players, drama, everything fighting game related.
Don't know what to watch right now? Check the FGCPros Twitch Group or Jaxel's Stream Viewer. If you want to watch multiple streams at once, you can use Jaxel's customizable multiviewer as well.
New to FGC-GAF is the FGC-GAF Index which lists the fighting games GAFers plays as a neat reference with some rough statistics to boot. To add yourself to the index, quote this post and use the survey link below. 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. An archive of previous FGW threads 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 oneida!
What fighting games do you currently play, what are your all time favourites and why?
I actively compete in Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. I'll be at SoCal Regionals next month, and SEGA Cup 2014 in April. Previously I have competed in Super Street Fighter IV and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 at local tournaments at Game Underground in Framingham, MA.
My all time favorites are Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution and Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown.
What are your favorite mechanics from the current selection of fighting games and why? What are your least favorite and why?My all time favorites are Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution and Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown.
Baroque from Tatsunoko vs. Capcom presents an interesting dynamic of risk/reward to that game. I like to think of health/super meter/frame advantage as kinds of currencies in fighting games - it's fairly obvious how super meter and frame advantage can be conceptualized as a kind of currency, but few fighting games utilize health as a "currency" in as transparent a manner as TvC. I always thought that was so cool.
If TvC is too old to be "current", then fuzzy guard in VF5FS because it's like dancing.
What got you into fighting games? Are there any other genre of games you play?If TvC is too old to be "current", then fuzzy guard in VF5FS because it's like dancing.
Believe it or not, World of Warcraft got me into fighting games. There was a point shortly after Lich King dropped that it dawned on me that all the time I had spent with Burning Crusade was utterly meaningless - all the 40 man raids, all the dailies, everything, the only tangible reward was the gear. And after Lich came out, all that gear was worthless.
It just so happened that Street Fighter IV came out like three weeks after I gave up on WoW. There was this gap that the old time sink once held, so I replaced it with a game whose reward for persistence couldn't expire: the hundreds and hundreds of hours I've spent with Street Fighter IV eased my transition into TvC, MvC3, KoFXIII, P4A, and VF.
What is your favorite fighting game character and why?It just so happened that Street Fighter IV came out like three weeks after I gave up on WoW. There was this gap that the old time sink once held, so I replaced it with a game whose reward for persistence couldn't expire: the hundreds and hundreds of hours I've spent with Street Fighter IV eased my transition into TvC, MvC3, KoFXIII, P4A, and VF.
Magneto is too fucking cool in every VS game. Runner up: Polimar.
Describe your style of play, and how do you play (local, online, etc.).
For the past 5 months I've been attending an offline gathering every Saturday. Before moving here, I used to play online a lot more, but fuck that shit, especially with a game like VF it just encourages bad habits.
Style of play vvv
What do you feel are your biggest strengths and weaknesses as a player?Style of play vvv
I play defensively to a fault and give too much respect to my opponents, going for throw setups before "earning" them a lot of the time. When I make a mistake I can get frustrated and caught up in it. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdLyRdOenTE&t=1549 as I drop a combo that would've won me the round and instead of getting over it and maintaining my life lead, I let it get the best of me.
Best and worst moments in the your fighting game career?
B: I placed 9th at NYG8.
W: I went 0-2 at SEGA Cup 2013.
What do you want from future fighting gamesW: I went 0-2 at SEGA Cup 2013.
Who should be on next week's GAF Player Spotlight?
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Super Desperation Radio [ 9:30PM EDT | 6:30 PDT ]
- Hellpockets and various other members of the KoF community discuss KoF and happenings in the FGC.
- Out of the ashes of Cross Counter Live rises a new discussion show from Gootecks and Mike Ross!
- Out of the ashes of The BOX Arena, comes the San Diego FGC's newest organized weekly for UMvC3.
- Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.
Kachitagari TV (JP) [ 9PM JST | 8AM EDT | 5AM PDT ]
- Bon-chan, Kazunoko and Fuudo's new show, focusing primarily on SSFIV AE ranked matches but is branching off into other games as well.
- NYC VF crew presents VF5:FS tournaments casuals out of The Next Level arcade in Brooklyn.
- New Jersey's largest weekly featuring UMvC3 and Injustice.
- JamessMK & DarKNaTaS host a raw and uncut weekly talk show discussing events in the FGC with various FGC personalities.
- Weekly FGC show dedicated to match analysis, teaching, commentary, news, debates, and more! Hosted by UltraDavid and James Chen.
- iPlaywinner hosts a weekly talk show featuring alpha stream monsters Harrison and Honzo Gonzo.
Game Spot Versus KoF Casuals (JP) [ 7PM JST | 6AM EDT | 3AM PDT ]
- KoF 1998UM, KoF 2002UM and KoF XIII C action from Japan.
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- NYC's biggest weekly at The Next Level Arcade in Brooklyn featuring SSFIV AE, UMvC3 and TTT2. If the Teamsp00ky link is not working, it is likely on the backup stream on Arturo's channel.
- Often, WonderChef will stream Injustice pools up until Top 4.
- SoCal's biggest weekly at Super Arcade in Walnut, featuring Injustice and SSFIV AE. Season details are available here.
Melee It On Me [ 9PM EDT | 6PM PDT ]
- A bi-weekly Smash podcast discussing recent events, news and issues in the Smash community, hosted by Scar, Prog, Cactuar and Sheridan.
- Galloping Ghost Arcade presents an Injustice weekly out of Chicago.
- A weekly FGC talk show hosted by iPlaywinner, featuring a varying, ensemble cast of prominent members of the fighting game community.
- Aris' new weekly show, discussing whatever he wants to! The format resembles old ATP podcasts.
- The UMvC3 and KoF XIII branch of Wednesday Night Fights also hosted at Super Arcade in Walnut, California. P4:A is usually streamed on CounterAssaultTV until Top 3.
The Smash Break Bi-Weekly [ 6PM EDT | 3PM PDT ]
- The Break hosts a new Melee bi-weekly to replace Rokunaya Bi-Weeklies which are ending.
- For those who know how to use Nico Live, also join the GODSGARDEN community page on Nico to know when Ura KaoTV! goes live.
- A weekly Skullgirls event hosted by members of the Skullgirls development team, often featuring preview builds of the game.
None at the moment.
GGPO VanBats [ 4PM EDT | 1PM PDT ]
- Weekly GGPO Vampire Savior ranbats streamed by GAFer Rotanibor.
- Level|Up and Team OXY partner up to create a new weekly for the SoCal Melee community, featuring doubles and singles.
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.
Additionally, if you want to really get involved, you may want to check out the various OTs for specific games:
Additionally, if you want to really get involved, you may want to check out the various OTs for specific games:
- BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
- Chaos Code
- Darkstalkers: Resurrection
- Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate and Core Fighters
- Divekick
- Gundam Extreme VS Full Boost
- Injustice: Gods Among Us
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle
- Killer Instinct
- The King of Fighters XIII
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins
- Mortal Kombat
- Persona 4: Arena
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
- Project M 3.0
- Skullgirls
- Soul Calibur V
- Street Fighter X Tekken v.2013
- Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v.2012
- Tekken
- Tekken Revolution
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
- Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
- 8WayRun - Soul Calibur franchise community
- DOACentral - Dead or Alive franchise community
- Dream Cancel - King of Fighters franchise community and resource, more US-centric
- Dustloop - Forums/community for Arc System Works-developed games
- Eventhubs - Frequently updated news blog, resource and forums for all things fighting games
- FreeStepDodge - Dead or Alive franchise community
- Homing Cancel - Arcana Heart community
- iPlaywinner - Large fighting game news site and resource, and the home to Teamsp00ky and iPlaywinner
- Jet Upper - UK-centric news source and community
- Mayonaka Midnight - Persona 4 Arena community and resource
- Melty Bread - Melty Blood community
- Mizuumi - A resource for various "poverty" games
- Orochinagi - King of Fighters franchise community and resource, more EU-centric
- Reddit Fighters t- Reddit's own fighting game community subreddit
- Shoryuken - Mainly 2D, Capcom game centric hub, and probably one of, if not the largest FG community on the internet
- Skullheart - fan Skullgirls community and resource made official
- TekkenZaibatsu - Tekken franchise community
- Test Your Might - Mortal Kombat and Injustice community and resource
- UKFGC - UK-centric news source and community
- Smash Boards - The largest Smash Bros. Community
- VFDC - Virtua Fighter franchise community site
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If you have any suggestions for the OP, please do not hesitate to post in this thread or PM me to let me know.
