EVO was fun

Met a few new people. Learned a lot more than I can take in. It was all in all a good experience. Hope to see people next year.

I was in Pool 12. Basically there was 1400 entrants for SFIV. Which was crazy on its own by the way. You need to win 5 matches to advance to the 128 bracket. I got taken down on the 4th match. Then I got sent to losers bracket, could not recover unfortunately. Sorry guys, wanted to represent really well.

Anyways, here are pictures of the event I took.

I said I will tackle an old lady if I have to to get a picture with Daigo. That didn’t happen, I did have to say sorry to “Kuni” because he was talking to him when I cut in. I also said “take a picture with me” in Japanese. LOL “Shashin totte ii desuka?”

Talked to Justin and asked him for a picture as well. He is a good guy people when you talk to him. Not sure about if his attitude changes when he plays but hey, a champion that is approachable is good in my book. I mean we can’t talk about games all the time right.

Of course my collection would not be complete without a picture of Mr. Wizard. The godfather of EVO, you have to take a picture. This was a lucky picture on my end actually. I was helping set up the SCIV tournaments before people came in (hence the background empty) and he was just there making sure everything was good. I figured, I can take 1 minute of his time. Again, a nice guy and he seems really dedicated.

There are more here but that’s really just me with a camera taking pictures with SC folks.

This was a great experience for me altogether. I got to talk to people who loved the game as much as I do. To make it better, I went to Vegas and got to look around plus Grand Canyon.

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On a side note, my computer at home seemed to have crashed. I’m sure this is just a minor setback on my end. That comp was really 5 years old. I reformatted it but I have to bring back all of the programs I used to edit vids. This should not prevent me from releasing on a weekly basis just wanted people to know.

If you have any ideas for a game strategy, don’t hesitate to contact me.
neorussell@soulcalibur.ca
I would like to hear it and put it in a video.

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NeoRussell’s Corner

Another week, another video. This video below deals with Cross Ups. It is a powerful tool when mastered properly. Some character base their whole game with Cross Ups. i.e. Ryu and Rufus mostly. I could be wrong but that’s the most characters I see that do a lot of Cross Ups to win.

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Evolution2k Tournament

The day is creeping up on us really fast. Make sure you guys bring your “A” game or risk losing money. You don’t have to win but you do have to make a name for yourself. If you don’t know EVOLUTION, click here.

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How Are You Practicing For Evo?

Since I have warned you about EVOLUTION, now the question that comes up for me is, how are you Practicing for EVO?

Top Characters that will be used:
Sagat
Balrog
Ryu
Rufus

These are the characters you have to watch out for. Of course the others will be used as well but those have been the top placers that i’ve been noticing.

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How Am I Practicing For Evo?

I usually don’t have a human Opponent most of the time so I end up harassing the Record Function like a mofo.

My main is Vega. I record each characters moves and then figure out what Vega can do to punish them on block. Of course this is not the same as playing a human opponent but it still gives me the best idea of how to fight them when I do.

I know I have a lot of holes in my game as well. I mean, i freeze when I play against a Rufus really? so I mainly concentrate on playing him. Vega with out a proper Anti Air loses to Rufus easily.

That’s how I practice.
How about you?

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Cross Up Strategies

Learn them, it is helpful.

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NeoRussell’s Corner

Seem to be pretty busy lately.  Still working on a few videos to release so expect them soon. Concentrating a few things at the moment and it’s taking up my time, apparently.

Marvel Vs Capcom 2: Demo

You can grab it via PSN if you are a PS3 owner.
Sucks for 360 owners since there is none available at the moment.

Tekken BR

New trailer I found while surfing my usual sites. The music is awesome.

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NeoRussell’s Corner

Summer should be starting this weekend for some states. I know its happening in Toronto this weekend.

I got a few friends coming from Japan for 2 weeks so i’m not saying that I will not be able to release videos, i’m just saying that it may take awhile.

I think it’s safe to say that everybody should be pretty familiar with SFIV now. Time for you to enter Tournaments and Gatherings to prove how good you are. Practice does leads to greatness but experience must be included in there. You can practice all day but using it in a real match is different. The pressure of landing it properly and boasting to the loser. It’s all part of the game. Make sure you go out there and play as many different characters as possible. It will help you to be a better player, I guarantee it.

Upcoming Projects:
BR Videos
Viper Guide
E. Honda Guide
Small TidBit videos

Anyways, on with the show.
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Street Fighter IV

Dan Combo Video

Dan is considered by many as low tier. If you want to beat people with Dan. You have to step up your game. You have to be very good with the SFIV system and also have great knowledge of the other characters. It’s not like picking Shoto’s where you just pick up the character and have the best moves in the game to counter everybody. With Dan, it’s more than that. Learn his moves and then learn how he fights against every character. Only then can you succeed with him. Good Luck Dan users.

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Zangief Short Jump

Notation: u~uf will perform Zangief’s Short Jump
Hopefully you can notice in the video how powerful this move is. They whiff their move and you do 360, Super, or Ultra. Instant death. Zangief is the only one who can do this.

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Akuma Instant Ultra Demon

Watch closely since he does it really fast and only once. He does explain it but it’s in Japanese so sorry.

Notation: f~b~lp~lk+hp
How is this useful?
Let’s say your just walking and the opponent thinks your just walking towards him.
He’ll do a long range move and before that comes out, you do ultra. Think of this as a feint. To make them think your are just advancing but really you have Ultra Coming.

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NeoRussell’s Corner

I’m starting a new series called “Got Balls”.
It’s basically a few videos that I think will help in a heated match but you have be have Balls to do it. It will be a few short videos on my end.

I’m sorry if it’s taking time for videos to come out. They do take time for research, capping and creating the video. For now I can only create short videos. Patience is a virtue.

Got Balls Series

Akuma vs Akuma

You have Ultra and he has ultra. He does an Ultra Raging Demon on you, whether it would be close or far, you can do your own Ultra Raging Demon to counter it. As long as you are not in a negative position, you can get him as well.

Just don’t worry and do it. You’ll get style points and win the match. Godly reaction and precise input of Raging Demon needed.

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Daigo vs Justin Wong: Exhibition Match

As a Shoto, you have the power of a Dragon Punch. If you see it carefully, everytime Justin did the Messiah (Jump downward kick), he kept getting uppercutted. Let this be a learning experience if you face a Rufus and you have a Shoto or somebody who has an uppercut.

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