VF5:FS at Final Round XV - Atlanta March 2-4 '12

Good luck to everyone in Hotlanta getting their spar on in VF5FS this weekend!

Will there be any live streams covering matches played on the VF5FS setups by reps from Sega or anyone else?

Kruza

 

I am pleased with the progress of the first day. We got some great footage and an interview with one of the SEGA reps. I also got my ass handed to me by Chief Flash and others. The only downside was having to leave early to get to work at the radio station. Speaking of, if you guys have a smartphone, install the Live 365 app (or just go to live365.com, if you're on a computer), and tune in to Garage 71 to listen to some classic Heavy Metal and hear me yap about my excitement for this weekend as it's progressed, so far; the show runs every Friday from eight-midnight, Eastern time. I look forward to the remainder of Final Round.

 

I think I ran into you, though I didn't get much time with the game. There really isn't a lot of point when you're going to get bodied before you can learn any moves or changes.

That said, Sega folks are class, game does look awesome, and I am dead tired. Ended up playing lotsa Arcana and KOF this evening.


KOF was good practice for tomorrow.

 

They are really nice and approachable, which is great for interview quality. I wouldn't doubt that you ran into me. I pretty much stayed glued to the Final Showdown area, and with my long hair, old-school VF tee and the camera and audio equipment my buddy Brain and I are lugging around, I'm hard to miss.

 

Exhibition matches will be streamed today March 3 on the official stream for Final Round at 8:30 EST

Final Round stream by Team Sp00ky

 

Improvement. I am feeling it. I performed much better the second day, and I'm really getting the hang of stick play. Still lost our little tourney, but it's not like I didn't see that coming.

 

Not speaking out of bias or anything, but this SEEMS definitely like more of a game to cater to Akmaal and Denkai's quicker playstyle. Hope no one minds me saying that lol

 

FS starts at 6:40:00

http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky/b/310499270

Look out for my first impression of FS in the next issue of One More Round!

 

Not Really Cozby... What are you talking about Son. We all will get busy to this when it drops. Don't mistake Quicker for aggressive.

 

i've never felt so sad about leaving a venue before

now the long wait starts...again

 

Yeah, it was kinda weird seeing the SEGA reps off with their equipment and junk. Even after we got back, it took me a sec to realise that it won't be until Summer that I'll be able to play it again. I'm definitely loving it. The game, that is, not the wait for it.

 

You can't blame the man for speaking the truth...preach on Cozby.

 

Your Right Akmaal.. I was trying to Hide the Fact he's Scared Shitless Right now.

 

My thoughts on VF5FS

This version seems to be balance to the point where every character has a fighting chance…of course you have to put in time and effort for you to have a fighting chance. The Characters I’ve played with so far are Lei Fei, El Blaze, Jacky, Sarah, Brad and Taka.

For Lei Fei players it will take a few months getting use to some of his changes, he’s not as masher friendly like he was in vanilla so this time around you really have to know what you’re doing otherwise you’ll lose before the match in even starts. Also 2p kills Lei in his new stance for some reason.

El Blaze seems so easy to play with from the start, he’s BnB combos were very easy to grasp…and mind you I only used him for 20 min or so. El Blaze players will have a lot of with him; I for one can’t wait to play with him again.

As for Jacky, Sarah and Brad players…put it like this you’ll be in dojo for a long time trying to re-learn your character because they’re so different from vanilla (So in hindsight doesn’t make sense to play VF5 anymore).

As of right now I have no problems with game. It’s an entirely new game where everyone in the VF community have to train from the ground up which means everyone is at the same level right now and it’s open for new blood to make a name for themselves.

 

You all complaining about the long wait, just be thankful you didn't play this last Aug. with no time to hit tourneys where it will be shown.

Feel the same way about El Blaze but for those picking him up for this game and still have ver.C, it would be a good plan to brush up on his mix-ups now, because in FS he has a solid foundation, whereas before he was mostly gimmicks. He's really immense in this one.

 

Defense is Still number 1 in my Book.. You can have the simplest offense but as long as your D is correct you can still shorten the learning curve for the newest installment.

 

Can leifei transition from kyo stance to doku stance similiar in a way ura nehan to doku in vanilla? If so that could neutralize the 2p at slight disadvantage.

 

kyo stance to doku stance works but it's a little too inconsistent at the moment...It might by due to my slow reaction speed or it could be that the new 2p animation is faster, it's hard to tell right now.

 

heres some final round footage of the console build
Some info i got wrong:
Ekans= Yummy Dango, NOT Akira Zero
Cidkid plays Blaze, Lei, and EILEEN - not vanessa
NOS had me tripping. my bad