Arcadia Issue 52 - Goh

Text - Astro

Utilise his attacks to the greatest extent

Paying attention to his new attacks, and then thinking about the overall changes in his fighting style. Let's check the new moves qualities thoroughly.

Let's check his changes in fighting style

In saying that Goh's fighting style has been changed greatly, an example is the

which has been changed to midweight punch counterable. Also, the

on hit is disadvantaged to -1, so the ability to use it is fairly questionable.

The next point that is of importance is the moves that can be used when separated from the the opponent. The main three are

and

. The

is, as has been the case up until now, able to be used as one of his main moves. The

does not stomach crumple on CH in this version, so from mid range the

should be used instead.

This move causes vital area crumple, and can be followed with another

, with good damage. On normal hit it's +2, and on guard it's -4, so there's no guaranteed counter. On normal hit, you can apply the mixup of

or any type of throw, so it's a great technique. Try to verify the hit as quickly as possible, and don't let up after it connects. The one problem with the move is that the execution isn't that great, so you should try not to use it too much when only having a small advantage.

About the Change Moves

The A2

can knock down on CH, and there are moves that will connect after this. It's a strong move that at 16 frames you should use where your

would be interrupted by the opponents

.

On the other hand, the B2

is a catch throw, but its strength is that its execution is quicker than the B1

Captions

, on normal hit, it's now +2. You need to be able to verify your hit in an instant.
- When at +4, the

will be beaten by an opponent's

. But, his A2

will beat out the

, and you can follow up with other attacks, so expect good damage.

Footnotes

Change moves - the A2

on CH will alow P, then

to connect. You can also swap the

for a crouch buffered

. Also, the B2

is quick to execute and will go into tsukami if successful. This is advantageous to use against an opponent's tech roll.

Posted by noodalls on 21/08/2004

Edited by Myke on 03/04/2005