That is just goddamn INCREDIBLE. I love displays of skill like that.
Also, the new mode sounds interesting. I might give it a shot.
Also, the new mode sounds interesting. I might give it a shot.
Now You Too Can Mimic the Best Street Fighter Ever
- Thread starter John Funk
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Sounds about right, the best games of MW always end with the entire other team leaving. Amiright?
Yeah, I definitely don't understand because this pretty much looks like a non-event to me. I laughed when one of you guys said you get chills from watching this, oh god, haha!briunj04 said:(jpoon said:) Well, that's kinda surprising considering that they didn't have techs or super combos in Street Fighter II. I don't think you understand the fighting system in 3rd Strike (^_^)
Again, you don't understand exactly what happened. In order to parry an attack you must press forward on the joystick at just about the exact instant an attack hits you. The window on the timing is unforgiving. Couple that with the fact that you also must vary your motion against high and low attacks, and the timing of the incoming barrage varies.... this is simply one of the most clutch plays in competitive gaming history.jpoon said:Yeah, I definitely don't understand because this pretty much looks like a non-event to me. I laughed when one of you guys said you get chills from watching this, oh god, haha!briunj04 said:(jpoon said:
If you played SF3TS at all, or attempted to master any of the SF games beyond the most basic level, you'd understand why people get chills watching this. I watched it three times just now and am blown away as much today as I was years ago.
If it's not your thing, that's cool though. But you need to understand WHY this was such an epic moment.
Riiiiiight. Clearly you've never heard of Counter Strike tournaments. That's what competitive gaming is all about.John Funk said:
Agreed. I remember when it happened. It's just as ridiculously mindblowing now as it was back then.Keldon888 said:
That's the question a lot of people still seem to be asking about Daigo even now. The way he reads and analyzes opponents, then destroys them is still in evidence at almost every tournament he plays. There are probably better raw players than Daigo is (Justin Wong, who Daigo was playing in that video, Sako and Tokido come to mind), and there are those with more heart, but the way Daigo is so ice cold under pressure and able to read his opponents so well is unmatched. Heck, he even has a move type, the Ume-shoryu, essentially named after him because of how well he reads his opponents before they even attack and perfectly shoryus (dragon punch uppercuts) them.Haakong said:
Same here. I watched the video and it looked like a good series of blocks. Whatever. I watch the video on Kotaku and my reaction jumped to: How the bloody hell did he pull that off!?! That is amazing.Haakong said:
To be fair, while Daigo is a beast (pun not intended), as far as SF3 is concerned, there are many others that are miles above him, or just as good a player, at least to me. Names that come to mind off-hand are: J (Makoto), Fujiwara (Dudley), Kokujin (Dudley), RX (Urien), Hayao (Hugo), PinoAB7 (Necro), KSK (Alex), and quite possibly the best SF3 player in the world, Kuroda (who plays everyone, but usually sticks to Q).StriderShinryu said:
Oh, certainly. Despite the appearance in that video, SF3 never really was Daigo's game. Especially in those days, though, he was one of very few players to actually travel to fight at tournaments. Look at the recent Shadowloo tourney in Australia where almost the entire top finihers for pretty much every game were exclusively Japanese, or even the two recent US tournaments where Japan dominated at both Marvel and AE.SageRuffin said:
You're absolutely right - in fact, I recall an interview from Justin Wong saying that the only reason he played was to increase American player participation as he wasn't too fond of the game himself.StriderShinryu said:
But Japan smashing other countries in [insert fighting game here] isn't new with the rare exceptions of MvC2, possibly the Soul series, and MK (for obvious reasons). Keep in mind that a lot of games release in Japan for what could be years in advance before reaching other parts of the world. At that point, there's a good chance Japanese players have found a good many tricks that they may or may not be willing to share with outsiders like you and me.
Daigo's supposed to competing in MvC3 at this year's Evo. Him vs Combofiend is gonna make headlines if it happens.
Observation: Jacked up the quote. My bad.
Dude, "got what he deserved" my ass. Marn is no slouch. It just so happened that Combofiend is a beast at MvC3. Case in point:Krunkcity3000 said:
And Justin Wong is no pushover in any game he plays.
Even if you don't understand what is happening (like me) you can understand the passion from the supporters and you can understand that something great just happened. I had to ask a friend if they allowed cheating in tournaments.Shjade said: