Week of January 26th to February the 1st, 2015.
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. If you are looking to see what events are coming up past this week, check out the FGC Event Calendar that our own Malice215 put together.
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. If you are looking to see what events are coming up past this week, check out the FGC Event Calendar that our own Malice215 put together.
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.
Tekken Crash Returns [ Thread ] [ Tuesday ] [ 2AM EDT Wednesday | 11PM PDT ]
- Out of the Nexon Arena in South Korea will be the first official Tekken 7 tournament in a 3v3 format, featuring appearances from Harada and many participating, high-profile Korean Tekken players.
- Developers from NRS will be presenting a character showcase; whether that will include a character reveal is up in the air.
- The Smash community's biggest event gets even bigger, with over $50k in prizes, sponsorship from Nintendo, and being the first Apex to run Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- This event continues through Sunday.
- More information is available here.
- Ono and Ayano will be at the Tapei Game Show 2015 to present an exhibition between Daigo and Gamerbee in Street Fighter V, and who knows what else.
- NicoNico's annual Chokaigi fan event will play host to a 2v2 USFIV exhibition featuring a wealth of notable Japanese players.
- 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 the most deserving of a spotlight, BakedYams!
What fighting games do you currently play, what is your all time favourite and why?
Current fighting games I'm playing are Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Ultra Street Fighter 4 and Project M. My all time favorite is Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Nintendo GameCube. Having been a fan of Melee for the N64, I had to give this new iteration a try as a 12 year old. I haven't looked back that day and continued to play competitively viable games.
What are your favorite mechanics from the current selection of fighting games and why? What are your least favorite and why?
One of my favorite mechanics is X-Factor from Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. The game has never gotten boring after playing it for more than 3 years. Giving the player an opportunity to return from losing with a second wind is what makes the game shine compared to all the other fighters in my opinion. Of course a normal comeback is hype but there is just something special when you see an impossible win turn into a possible one.
Another one of my favorite and least favorite mechanic is the parry. Having played 3rd Strike, I fell in love with the animations and characters. Watching EVO Moment #37 as a kid made the FGC look like the place to be for great matches and hype comebacks. However, as I begun to get a grasp of 3rd in my later years, it became frustrating to see players zoning/fireballs completely nullified, even though it was still hype as hell to watch.
What got you into fighting games? Are there any other genre of games you play?Another one of my favorite and least favorite mechanic is the parry. Having played 3rd Strike, I fell in love with the animations and characters. Watching EVO Moment #37 as a kid made the FGC look like the place to be for great matches and hype comebacks. However, as I begun to get a grasp of 3rd in my later years, it became frustrating to see players zoning/fireballs completely nullified, even though it was still hype as hell to watch.
Playing in arcades in the Dominican Republic. Down in the Capital, there was an area called the Malacon, which was known as the commercial district for my area. There was an arcade there that had Marvel vs Capcom 2, DDR and a few other games. Seeing a plethora of characters and explosions on the screen made my little mind explode with joy, wanting to see more of this masterpiece. I got bodied most of the time when I would play some random megaman player and would lose all of my tokens rematching him, those were some salty days.
Another genre I enjoy playing are RPG's, specifically the souls series, can't get enough of that. I like playing FPS's, I used to take it really seriously with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 a couple years ago.
What is your favorite fighting game character and why?Another genre I enjoy playing are RPG's, specifically the souls series, can't get enough of that. I like playing FPS's, I used to take it really seriously with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 a couple years ago.
Without a doubt, it has to be Wolverine. His moveset fits my playstyle, relentless, with his BFF Akuma.
Describe your style of play, and how do you play (local, online, etc.).
Rush down all the way, the best defense is a good offense. I try to give my opponent no space to collect themselves and think up of a strategy. When I play online, I stick with this mentality and either crash and burn or emerge victorious. After getting into the local scene a couple of years ago, I realized this playstyle was not going to get me wins so I had to level up my playstyle and actually learn the neutral game, I still don't have a good grasp on it but it's there compared to when it was nonexistent. That change occurred the first time I went to NLBC, Henry Cen explained to me that a lot more goes into being a good player like hydration, attitude, sleep, mentality, your opponent's reactions, etc. Talking with him helped me improve dramatically.
What do you feel are your biggest strengths and weaknesses as a player?
My biggest strength is my ability to take losses and learn from them. Having never been good at fighting games, I learned to accept that I was going to lose a lot. First time I saw my local scene at my university, I was destroyed by all the players there but I didn't let that get to me, I just constantly faced them with more ferocity. There were times where they had a 20 win streak on me, but that didn't stop me to improve as a player.
My biggest weakness is trying to be a perfectionist. Each time a combo drops, the opponent gets a hit in or I pressed a wrong button, I let it get to me. I've lost many matches due to this but now I'm learning how to not let mistakes get to me and to just keep on playing like nothing happened.
Best and worst moments in the your fighting game career?My biggest weakness is trying to be a perfectionist. Each time a combo drops, the opponent gets a hit in or I pressed a wrong button, I let it get to me. I've lost many matches due to this but now I'm learning how to not let mistakes get to me and to just keep on playing like nothing happened.
Never really had much of a fighting game career, just played fighting games for fun. If there had to be a moment I was really proud of is when I was facing Moonz and Rayray in casuals. Moonz had a ridiculous streak going on and no one could even take a match from me, I stepped up to the table and watch able to beat him! Even though it was only one match, that got me pretty excited and got my mind off of the nervous breakdown I was having midmatch... With Rayray, I got 3-0'ed but every match went down to the wire, my nerves got the best of me ;_;
What do you want from future fighting games?
I just want good netplay, better tutorials, and more trials!
Who should be on next week's GAF Player Spotlight?
Smedwicks, this man deserves it! If he's done it then I'll put the nail in the coffin and suggest Evilore.
Since Dahbomb strongly encourages pre-orders, what games do you plan to buy that have been officially announced?
Street Fighter V, Bloodborne and Uncharted 4. Two of the which aren't fighting games but are the only games I'm interested in at the moment, unless a Marvel vs Capcom 4 gets announced.
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02/04 Rise of Incarnates (Early Access)
02/17 Dead or Alive 5: LAST ROUND (EU: 02/20)
02/27 The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
04/15 Mortal Kombat X
2015 Dragon Ball Xenoverse
2015 Rivals of Aether
2015 Skullgirls Encore
2015 Under Night In-Birth (NA/EU)
TBD Beast's Fury
TBD JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven
TBD Next The King Of Fighters Title (tentative)
TBD Street Fighter V
TBD Tekken 7
TBD Tekken X Street Fighter
TBD Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm
TBD Yatagarasu: Legend of Raven
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 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.
- Logan Sama, organiser of the old WSO weeklys in London, invites some of London's finest to Capcom UK HQ for first to 5 sets in USF4.
- 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.
- A weekly show featuring Mago, Tokido, and Momochi. They go over the tournaments they will participate and have participated in overseas and in Japan, as well as the general news in SF. For long periods of the year, there is a student-teacher session involving one of the 3 Topanga members taking a player under their wing and teaching them how to play SF. The show features rank matches (sometimes random char. matches) and ends with a 8 man online tournament featuring players around 4.5kpp such as Poongko, Inco, and more.
- 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.
HBTB Live [ 8PM EDT | 5PM PDT ]
- Hold Back To Block hosts a weekly roundtable discussion of various happenings in the FGC.
- 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.
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.
- Arturo streams a BlazBlue and Guilty Gear bi-weekly out of Next Level arcade in Brooklyn.
- 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 bi-weekly Skullgirls event hosted by members of the Skullgirls development team, often featuring preview builds of the game.
Rebel Up [ 7PM EDT | 4PM PDT ]
- Super Arcade's anime bi-weekly, featuring GG, BB, P4A, SG, Gundam and older anime games as well.
GGPO VanBats [ 4PM EDT | 1PM PDT ]
- Weekly GGPO Vampire Savior ranbats streamed by GAFer Rotanibor.
- SuperDojo 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.
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.
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