Interview Questions for Fuudo

Cool, thanks Tetra


How long have you been playing Virtua Fighter?

Do you like the direction the game has gone so far/do you think each new Virtua Fighter has been better than the last?

Over the last year or so, do you notice the number of new and younger players playing Virtua Fighter increasing? Or have the names and faces stayed the same.

(Just for kicks)
What was the last thing you ate? (lol)



That's all I can think of for now. I'll add more if/when I think of some other ones.

 

Where does he play VF and how long for every day? Did he buy the console version of VF5? Is Fuudo close to Sega or just plays the game?

If he feels like talking about his life, could you ask him what it's like to be a professional VF player in Japan? does he get on with the other VFers in Tokyo? Is there a lot of pressure to win turnaments, are they friendly towards each other or are there big rivalries?


What other games, fighting or else, does he like?

 

One question has always been lingering in my mind...

How come he never customizes his Lion? Is it because he doesn't like it or for other reasons?

 

How much time do you spend training a week?

Does it ever get in the way of other obligations in your life?

What direction do you feel Virtua Fighter should go to increase it's popularity globally while keeping it's essence?

Do you think sega is trying hard enough to promote Virtua Fighter outside of Japan, VFR not being available outside of japan even as an arcade cabinet comes to mind?

 

Who do you think are the most difficult opponents you'll have to face, or if the tournament is over, who were the most difficult opponents you faced or could have faced?

Do you have any problems with balance in R?

What do you think of Tekken 6, SF4, BlazBlue and any other big name fighters around right now, and how do they compare to VF?

Do you have or have you had any issues with the seeding involved in the tournament?

Do you have many people impersonating you or is it just one dumb teenage Halo player?

 

What type of training did you go through to becoming one of the strongest VF players of all time?

When fighting a new opponent you have never faced, what things do you look for to determine how to beat them?

What category would you put your style of play in... flowcharts or instinctive free style?

What advice would give another player who wants to become as strong as you?

 

What made you want to choose Lion in the beginning?

If you didn't pick Lion, what other character do you think you would be playing?

 

Who were the best players during the VF4 era? *cough*MinamiAkira

Who are the three best players during VF5R currently? *cough*Koedo

Lion is your main character. Who are your secondary characters? If you play other characters which ones do you play?

Would you be willing to ask a Sega employee if VF5R is going to come to consoles? Or pass us along some Sega employee emails!

How does it feel going from VF5R in the arcades to playing VF5 on consoles for WCG?

What stick do you use when you play on consoles?

When you evade throw escape guard how many throws do you usually attempt to escape?

Do prefer to play Moral or Abare more often?

 

What do you think about Koedo?

This is gonna be very funny question for him.

 

What is it that put Lion in S class in VF5R that became a main staple to your Strategic game in VF5R now?

How Long does a Loss sits with you especially when its a close match?

What are areas that you think you need to improve upon compared to your peers In VF?

 

In your opinion on goh and why does goh not place well in tourneys?
What is goh missing in vf5r that would make him a higher tier.

 

What is your favorite strategy? Move? Combo? Setup?

 

Wow I don't think he is going to answer all these questions....lol

 

every tournament ive seen fuudo play against koedo, fuudo kicks his ass almost as a given. Personally I think fuudo is the best player in japan and the only person that can beat koedo more than koedo can beat him.

 

Fuudo will be in China for 8days. I will be there for 9days.

I will try my best to get the questions answered

Just keep in mind that if there are wayyyyy too many questions like 100 or something, I gonna have to pick out the ones that are interesting.

 

Ask him if he knows why Minami Akira (aka the best VF player in history) quit playing Virtua Fighter?

 

yeah just who does he consider the strongest player, past and present?

 

Does he feel a greater sense of pride/satisfaction from representing Japan at WCG or playing as a tetsujin(think that's the right title correct me if i'm wrong)

 

offtopic but, what is a Tetsujin?