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Rating Soul Calibur's Best Character's Costumes: Yoshimitsu
June 8, 2020 / Velius	/ Leave a comment
Did you think I forgot? Soul Calibur is also home to one of the greatest fighting game characters of all time, and while he's technically an entirely separate character (both literally as a person and in terms of moveset), he's still one of the most stylish figures in the cast. How good are the costumes for his other 3D fighting game counterpart? Continue reading →
Rating Tekken's Best Character's Costumes: Yoshimitsu
Tekken is home to some of fighting games' most interesting characters, and Yoshimitsu ranks highly amongst them for me. Yoshimitsu is one of the series' most iconic characters despite largely being story-irrelevant, and he also has some of the games' best (and weirdest) costumes. Let's rate them. Continue reading →
Who should be in Street Fighter V Champion Edition Season V?
May 29, 2020 / Velius	/ Leave a comment
A couple of days ago, Capcom announced via its website Capcom Unity that Street Fighter V would get a new and final season of characters. Setting aside the awful conditions regarding its costume contest (c'mon, pay artists, Capcom. It's not that difficult), let's talk about potential suitors for a new DLC season. Who should make the cut? Continue reading →
A Plea to reinvigorate Rival Schools
May 25, 2020 May 25, 2020 / Velius	/ Leave a comment
It should be fairly obvious that I have a bit of an obsession with more "retro" fighting games, especially in the realm of Capcom. From the early days of playing Super Street Fighter II Turbo on SNES, old school fighting games have been part of my life- and Rival Schools: United by Fate is no exception. So, why is there no continuation of the series? Continue reading →
Netplay is a core component to the future of fighting games
Netplay has been the subject of debate in the fighting game community since the internet became public. Arcades used to be the primary communication between players, but in 2020, the internet reigns supreme. As the days of a global pandemic trod on, adjustments to public events have only become more illuminating in how the success of fighting games hinges upon its netcode- a test that many games currently fail.
Thoughts on the classic Capcom fighters resurgence
As COVID-19 still ravages the Western world, people are continuing to be responsible and stay inside. In a strange way, though, the quarantine has only shown just how far certain communities are uniting behind some classic titles- a trend that had begun before a global pandemic even started. Continue reading →
The Importance of Emulation in the Age of a Pandemic
May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020 / Velius	/ Leave a comment
Not a fan of the recent Mortal Kombat 11 expansion? Find yourself reminiscing on some of the better days of Capcom? Emulation is readily available for you, and fighting games are readily available in multiple forms to play in training, arcade, and online against live foes. With most of the world still under some measure of quarantine, emulation has proved an important key to continue engaging in fighting games. Continue reading →
On Joining Team YASE
September 24, 2019 / Velius	/ Leave a comment
Big news: I was extended an invitation to join the online good vibes crew at Team YASE, and I heartily accepted. What does this mean for this more personal blog? It could develop in a few different ways. Continue reading →
Samurai Shodown pre-orders and early adopters will get Season One pass for free
With the release of the Samurai Shodown reboot right around the corner, SNK took an opportunity to both release a new trailer and a spicy new bit of news: those who pre-order the game and all the early adopters will receive the Season One pass for free by registering the game by June 30th. Continue reading →
Shiki is latest character revealed for upcoming Samurai Shodown reboot
In this week's edition of "holy fuck this game has so many cool women characters I want to main", YouTube channel Game Goons did me an early birthday favor by revealing Samurai Shodown's latest roster addition: Shiki. Continue reading →