Author Topic: EVO 2011 (Read 13266 times)

bork · « **Reply #183 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:31:28 AM »

This is INSANE

bork · « **Reply #184 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:32:02 AM »

Man I wish this was the grand final. Get Fuudo outta there!

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #185 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:32:46 AM »

Quote from: Beezy on August 01, 2011, 12:28:30 AM

No more Yun bitching

I promise

SSFIV

bork · « **Reply #186 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:33:14 AM »

ANOTHER PERFECT

Beezy · « **Reply #187 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:33:56 AM »

WHAT

bork · « **Reply #188 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:34:09 AM »

POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONGKOO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

LATIF, YOU BETTER BEAT THE FUCK OUT OF FUUDO!!

Robo · « **Reply #189 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:34:37 AM »

LATIF

Akala · « **Reply #190 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:34:42 AM »

80k on the stream. goooo latif!

Beezy · « **Reply #191 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:35:58 AM »

He beat Daigo AND Poongko (who I expected to be the new champ) back to back. Don't choke on fuckin Fuudo. Latif vs. Poongko should've been the grand finals.

iconoclast · « **Reply #192 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:38:01 AM »

Fuudo is a VF veteran... he ain't going down so easily. My money's on him.

Beezy · « **Reply #193 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:38:48 AM »

Fuck, didn't know that.

Beezy · « **Reply #194 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:44:26 AM »

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

bork · « **Reply #195 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:45:03 AM »

DAMN

Fuudo wins, Japan wins again!

Akala · « **Reply #196 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:45:17 AM »

totally had his number. blecchy final, but great tourney overall.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #197 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:45:21 AM »

$:-\$

:'(

RAMADAN KAREEM

demi · « **Reply #198 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:45:42 AM »

Latif choked hardcore... the hype got to him

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #199 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:47:47 AM »

Quote from: lyte edge on August 01, 2011, 12:34:09 AM

LATIF, YOU BETTER BEAT THE FUCK OUT OF FUUDO!!

lulz.

iconoclast · « **Reply #200 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:48:27 AM »

The final was kinda anti-hype since Fuudo steamrolled, but pretty much every other match was excellent. Great tourney overall. Too bad both Daigo and Mago choked.

Beezy · « **Reply #201 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:50:30 AM »

Poongko would've been the best champion ever and it would've been great to see someone from the US win, but I'm still happy that EVO is no longer the Daigo show.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #202 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:50:46 AM »

Quote from: iconoclast on August 01, 2011, 12:38:01 AM

Fuudo is a VF veteran... he ain't going down so easily. My money's on him.

That makes me feel a tad better, but yeah agreed on the final two matches being anticlimactic.

originalz · « **Reply #203 on:** August 01, 2011, 01:31:17 AM »

Poongko's Seth was insane, shit was like playing computer Seth with perfect timing and reads. Really surprised he didn't make it to the finals, but I think he would have had a better chance of taking down Fuudo.

Anyway this was the best match at EVO:

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bork · « **Reply #204 on:** August 01, 2011, 01:49:30 AM »

After Hours stream is up. Bed time for me though.

iconoclast · « **Reply #205 on:** August 01, 2011, 02:01:58 AM »

What killed Poongko against Fuudo was his completely unnecessary DP. Fuudo had like 10% health, and he had 60-70%. He didn't have meter to FADC, and after it got blocked he was finished. He should've slowed down and played safe, but I guess that's not how Poongko rolls.

Robo · « **Reply #206 on:** August 01, 2011, 11:52:06 AM »

Seth is absolutely all or nothing. Not playing predictably safe - normal safe, not Poongko invading-your-brainwaves "safe" - is part of what makes it so effective and is exactly how he gets away with SO MUCH.

Against Fuudo, he did what he was doing the entire rest of the tournament and Fuudo just caught his number at exactly the right moment. IIRC, the round after he got punished by that big U1, he did slow it down a bit and was noticably struggling with the change of pace.

He totally dropped the ball against Latif, though. So much damage lost trying to reversal cross-up burn kicks - same thing that dropped Daigo.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #207 on:** August 02, 2011, 01:07:49 PM »

wtf Viscant's weird hand thing and grinding jaw are pissing me off!

then the fucker wins the tourney with dark phoenix and gets no glory from the crowd

demi · « **Reply #208 on:** August 02, 2011, 01:09:36 PM »

I just found out the MK champ is from Toledo

Beezy · « **Reply #209 on:** August 02, 2011, 01:18:14 PM »

but he's black

demi · « **Reply #210 on:** August 02, 2011, 01:29:08 PM »

Finally, a cool black person.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #211 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:19:00 PM »

Why did THQ sponsor this? They don't make fighting games... do they?

demi · « **Reply #212 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:21:06 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on August 02, 2011, 04:19:00 PM

Why did THQ sponsor this? They don't make fighting games... do they?

http://shoryuken.com/2011/06/11/ufc-undisputed-3s-developers-want-their-game-in-evo/

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #213 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:21:55 PM »

I was asking myself the exact same question during the tournament. They're probably trying to bribe them into including Undisputed next year. I remember hearing about them trying to this year.

Edit: Fucking demi and his google.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #214 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:22:55 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 02, 2011, 04:21:06 PM

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on August 02, 2011, 04:19:00 PM
Why did THQ sponsor this? They don't make fighting games... do they?

http://shoryuken.com/2011/06/11/ufc-undisputed-3s-developers-want-their-game-in-evo/

Ah, thanks. That doesn't seem like the kind of game that the EVO crowd would embrace or even consider.

iconoclast · « **Reply #215 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:28:34 PM »

I'm still convinced that the inclusion of MK in this year's lineup, well before it was released, was pretty shady too. Maybe they're open to bribes.

demi · « **Reply #216 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:28:46 PM »

It worked for Mortal Kombat, I could definitely see them expanding their lineup. Why would you deny more revenue?

Robo · « **Reply #217 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:52:37 PM »

Marvel vs Capcom 3 was announced for EVO prior to release, too. I don't think it took much of a stretch of the imagination to say that both of those games would be immensely popular. And they've certainly showcased MUCH worse games at EVO in years past.

Undisputed isn't a traditional fighting game in any respect - I don't know what THQ is thinking. The FGC would never pick it up.

iconoclast · « **Reply #218 on:** August 02, 2011, 05:57:43 PM »

Quote from: Robo on August 02, 2011, 04:52:37 PM

Marvel vs Capcom 3 was announced for EVO prior to release, too. I don't think it took much of a stretch of the imagination to say that both of those games would be immensely popular. And they've certainly showcased MUCH worse games at EVO in years past.

Undisputed isn't a traditional fighting game in any respect - I don't know what THQ is thinking. The FGC would never pick it up.

The difference is, Marvel 3 came from a developer with a track record for making tournament worthy fighting games. If they announced that SF x Tekken would be part of EVO 2012, I doubt anyone would bat an eye. MK on the other hand was coming from a studio that hasn't made a fighting game worth shit in around 15 years. I'm not saying the new MK is a bad game or that it shouldn't have been part of EVO, but announcing it would be part of the event before anyone had even played it sounds kinda eh to me.

Akala · « **Reply #219 on:** August 02, 2011, 08:39:19 PM »

I dunno. Peps seem happy for skullgirls.

bork · « **Reply #220 on:** August 03, 2011, 12:12:33 PM »

The last part is just

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #221 on:** August 03, 2011, 01:13:27 PM »

marn phoenix salt

Beezy · « **Reply #222 on:** August 03, 2011, 01:24:53 PM »

Would've been even funnier if Daigo lost to a E. Honda player.

Enl · « **Reply #223 on:** August 03, 2011, 02:37:22 PM »

Quote from: Beezy on August 03, 2011, 01:24:53 PM

Would've been even funnier if Daigo lost to a E. Honda player.

4:15 mark

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Robo · « **Reply #224 on:** August 03, 2011, 03:07:39 PM »

Quote from: Don Flamenco on August 03, 2011, 01:13:27 PM

marn phoenix salt

http://twitter.com/MarnORZ/status/97863206290194432

So bitter.

Himu · « **Reply #225 on:** August 03, 2011, 03:22:56 PM »

Quote from: lyte edge on August 03, 2011, 12:12:33 PM

The last part is just

holy shit

Beezy · « **Reply #226 on:** August 04, 2011, 03:51:47 AM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Worth watching just for the name change explanation.

Robo · « **Reply #227 on:** August 04, 2011, 11:37:21 PM »

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Cross Counter post-EVO interview with Fuudo. He makes an interesting claim here: that he has the quickest reactions of any player in Japan.

The Madcatz ad at the end is hilarious.

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