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Fighting Games Weekly | Mar 23-29 | Forever Yung at heArt
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Karsticles
Member
Anyone want to play something?
This one.
Great atmosphere, even the music is hype
I remember this one, beautiful stage. Old SNK games had some great stages
Great atmosphere, even the music is hype
I remember this one, beautiful stage. Old SNK games had some great stages
Karsticles
Member
Claw's cage is a good one. It really says "this is my fighting arena". Better than "this is some street in my country". Or, weirder, Honda's "this is some bathroom I found - fight!"
That stage was hype. I was kinda bummed when it wasn't a stage added to USFIV.
sixteen-bit
Member
So good.
And the background NPC throws down the Super Famicom pad when Sakura loses... such a nice touch!
biosnake20
Member
This stage was godlike, the music too.
CountBlack
Member
Even though I didn't play much of 3s, I really liked Yang's rainy stage. Mixed with that 007 music too.
Out of the stuff listed, I'm familiar with Touhou 10.5/12.3, which is pretty interesting in how it diverges from traditional fighters. To go into some of the major differences:
- Free-form movement: In additional to the more-conventional walk, run, jump (regular and super), air dash options, the game also has universal 8-way dashes and flight via a direction + dedicated flight button. This can be used for a burst of movement in a particular direction, which can be held for extended flight with alterable trajectory. Immediate changes of direction can also be performed mid-air dash.
- Heavy use of projectiles: The game has a very, very large variety of projectiles. In addition to specials and supers, there are two dedicated projectile buttons akin to normals, each with their own variations from directions + ground/air state. Which leads to...
- Grazing: In addition to particular specials and supers having projectile-invulnerable properties, there are various universal movement options that are also immune to projectiles. Dash (both ground/air) and flight are completely projectile immune for their durations, and super jumps are projectile immune during their ascent. However, all are vulnerable to melee attacks.
- Weaker traditional mixups: For the most part, traditional high/low/throw mixups are not as severe here. With the exception of charged melee attacks that immediately guard crush, wrong high/low blocks doesn't immediately open up the opponent (but drain a hefty amount of stamina instead). Grabs (and unblockables) are also fairly rare, and are limited to specials and supers for particular characters.
- Stamina management: The crux to all of this fitting together in a relatively balanced way is the need for managing stamina. A lot of major options - flight, projectiles, specials, and most importantly blocking - consume stamina that begins regenerating after a brief moment of neutral. Getting guard crushed, either from wrong blocking charged melee attacks or blocking when you have no stamina left, is particularly fatal. Each guard crush temporarily reduces your stamina by 1/5 of your maximum, and these stamina penalties can stack to greatly cripple your offense and defense.
- Card system: Last but not least is the card system, which provides a big customization option to the game. Each character can build a deck of 20 cards that provide a variety of benefits ranging from additional universal options (e.g. alpha counter, increased stamina regen, etc.), character-specific buffs and alternate attacks for specials, and supers. As a match progresses, you "draw" cards from your deck into your hand, which must be consumed to receive their effects. Supers in particular often require the consumption of additional cards from your hand to activate, with the better / more damaging ones consuming up to an entire quarter of your deck.
Edit: have a gameplay video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLSSRiV_HRo
ShinMaruku
Member
I have a doa5:LR lobby rolling at www.twitch.tv/shinmaruku if people want to join in or watch.
Your titles are the fucking worst.
Huw_Dawson
Member
My favourite stage is probably Lab Nine or Marie's stage from Skullgirls. If you discount Skullgirls for being too awesome, I love Kattelox Island from MvC3 and Joker Asylum from Injustice, if only for the amazing transitions and BASED PIG.
Been playing more KoF 02UM. Been getting better at confirming but it's still really hard. Also there's so many moves I don't know how to respond with. I don't think there's any frame data out, so I'm not sure my best options.
Went back to 98UM after since it's still my favorite. Execution is a breeze in this compared to 02UM lol
Also favorite stage? Axl's Xrd stage is really great if we're talking about stages this gen. For previous gens, that's hard to say, SF3 had a lot of pretty ones.
SNK also had a lot of beautifully done stages.
Went back to 98UM after since it's still my favorite. Execution is a breeze in this compared to 02UM lol
Also favorite stage? Axl's Xrd stage is really great if we're talking about stages this gen. For previous gens, that's hard to say, SF3 had a lot of pretty ones.
SNK also had a lot of beautifully done stages.
atomic moth
Member
King's Tekken 3 stage is the best. Why is there a ridiculously oversized wrestling ring in the sky? I don't know and I don't care.
ShinMaruku
Member
That's why they are tittles
sixteen-bit
Member
If Capcom goes it alone next year, I have my doubts.
Though, SF5 should be out by then so maybe
Curry-Hakase
Member
This is the only "red" stage I've ever liked in all fighting games.
sixteen-bit
Member
Last Blade has to be the best looking Gen 4 game, period.
CommandThrower
Member
That's a very good question. I've played so many fighters and have seen so many good stages.
For now, I'll say the Dead Pool from Mortal Kombat 2.
I remember that being my first favorite fighting game stage. I've always been a fan of the acid pools amidst the chains and stone background. I also remember it having the first fatality that I really, really wanted to learn how to do in the game. It also looked very nice in MK9.
I wish they would do quarterly DLC (costumes, etc) that would give a percentage (25%?) to the Capcom Cup pool. Would be a great way to get community involvement going, and advertise it to the greater SF playing public.
irfaanator
Banned
helping them enemy. where's the american pride
Ah....
ahhhhh!
AHHHHHH!!!!
Fine, I'll drop Gief and pick up Yun lol
Its that time again...
I'd have to say my favorite stage would be France in 3rd, just feels so right.
even the deejay player is forgettable.
Shouta
Member
Grapplers and 3D brotherhood > all
Kitasenju DJ definitely needs more chances overseas. He doesn't have the experience at foreign tournaments at all, so he was quite nervous. He also has to overcome that Abel match-up lol
did you tell him smug does not have footsies?
Shouta
Member
I told him that Smug will always look for the counter hit to close the distance as fast as possible and that he'd almost always do something when he got a knock down. The MP abuse from Itabashi was probably to avoid that and stop his forward momentum when possible. So kinda? MP is like impossible to CH for Dudley, lol
KidA Seven
Member
I think that's also my favorite stage.
It's a one day event so it's going to be 2/3 most likely.
SloaneRisette
Member
Professor Beef
Banned
Root for players, not regions
Huw_Dawson
Member
you betrayed us
turncoat!!!
irfaanator
Banned
hey I wanted xian to win the whole thing, but gotta keep that us pride. can't have them cracking wise about our mommas
KHOROSHO!
I loved all the chill tracks available in Smash 4. It's really nice to play with calming music like that. Always loved CvS2 windmill stage for similar reasons. I wish stages with tranquil music were more common.
sixteen-bit
Member
that fight money
KidA Seven
Member
It seems like Kazunoko is choosing to go to NCR over Hypespotting.
NCR: Momochi, Bonchan, Kazunoko, Poongko, Pugera, Gamerbee
Hypespotting: Tokido, Mago, Xian
NCR: Momochi, Bonchan, Kazunoko, Poongko, Pugera, Gamerbee
Hypespotting: Tokido, Mago, Xian
Professor Beef
Banned
pride is a sin fyi
SloaneRisette
Member
I'm always open to find matches on 98UM, though no one randoms these days. Won't play 2k2, it's just boring how people play that.