VF5 Final Showdown Videos

Lol @ the ending, poor clock management hahahahaha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzyIisMav64

 

Akira 100% combo, obviously it is not guaranteed and situational.

http://video.fc2.com/en/content/20100901rtfrLqCV

 

Hahaha, 221 on the button.

EDIT: Also, it's weird I don't see many double evades atm. Maybe people don't feel comfortable with strings yet but there's a lot of 1-2s, or 1-2-3s that they would benefit doing it on.

 

New attack from wolf in deadly move stance.
Wolf vs Eileen
http://zoome.jp/hypweb/diary/321

Watch at 3:29 to see it.

 

That was a wall juggle. Both Fighters have improved. Wolf has gotten a whole lot faster. To bad this game is not coming to consoles.

 

Jacky vs Lion (posted just to show the last round)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K24rWGItQ68

new jin's video vs:
- lei fei player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZfdfOHXOps
- brad player (nice match)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTMYtpr5uAw
- Mirror match (new item win pose here)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQDCB1nrrJ0

 

That is a R video you guys know right? still worth the admission.

KRSJin just said he can't imagine something like this happening lol!! Wow that gotta feel bad.

 

Lmao, first off, good memory. Second off, great find hahaha. That poor guy.

 

Fence is real bitch made. Like some fighting vipers shit.

 

Repost from the front page, so everyone will see it (Hint: start reading the front page more often )

Central 8 in Hachioji, Tokyo recently held their first Final Showdown tournament and uploaded the footage to Nico Douga. The arcade just started uploading tournament footage online, so have a looksie! According to official webpage, they didn't really advertise the tournament, but managed to get 20 entries.

On a side note, thanks to Myke, we're now able to embed Nico Nico Douga videos on the forum, so even if you don't have an account on that site you can still enjoy their content!

Part 1
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ext.nicovideo.jp/thumb_watch/sm11990096?w=490&h=307"></script><noscript>test</noscript>

Part 2
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ext.nicovideo.jp/thumb_watch/sm11990301?w=490&h=307"></script><noscript>test</noscript>

Part 3
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ext.nicovideo.jp/thumb_watch/sm11990446?w=490&h=307"></script><noscript>test</noscript>

 

Have the changes in the gameplay mechanics resulted in 2p being a more effective weapon?

I cannot help but notice in the videos of high level play for vf5 FS there seems to be a ton of 2p'ing. Like the shun player with zangief in his name wins one of his matches vs shu by 2p 5 times in a row. A lot of these high level players are 2p'ing as much or more than our own players like Starnab, whose 2p'ing tendencies had him being criticized by even respected vf players who rarely take the time to post here.

For all the improvements made to graphics and animations, it's getting to the point where the matches don't look as skillful (at least from my vf5 analysis standards) or as entertaining on account of the massive amount of 2p in favor of defense.

 

2p has always been used heavily in Jap VF from what I know, but my VF analyzing skills aren't too hot.

 

it's always been used a lot by high level players, but I do agree ever since R I've noticed that it's used a lot more than usual.... reminds me of the VF2 days were a lot of flow charting was based around 2P.

FS looks fun and I'd welcome it if we saw a console release. But honestly if I had to chose between R and FS I'd pick R. I know it's very silly for me to say that considering I've never played either of them, but R just seems so much more exciting than FS.

Aside from the new moves I'm not really that impressed. Of course as I see more and the players figure out more things, new strats, etc I'm sure my feelings will probably change again and I'll want FS over R!

 

I just think R has a cooler presentation.

 

The difference between high level 2P usage and scrub level 2P usage isn't so much the frequency, but the thought behind it. High level uses it purposefully at certain points to interupt and setup depending on the situation, often times hit checking block or hit (even on the defensive end).

Scrub level uses 2P as a panic, 'please stop attacking, I'm just gonna keep doing this for a bit till I can move again' thought of mind haha.