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EVO2K4 Competition Shows Off Crazed Street Fighter Skills

Posted by simoniker on from the damn dept.

Thanks to Shoryuken.com for its new post discussing one of the highlights of the recent EVO2K4 fighting game tournament, in the form of "a video of the amazing ending to the Daigo [Umehara] vs. Justin Wong match of the Evolution [Street Fighter 3] Third Strike finals." The video shows in-game footage and crowd reaction to Daigo's nearly dead character "parrying each hit [of a super] individually... then going for a jump in combo." Elsewhere, the brief game-by-game results of the popular multi-title tournament are posted on the official EVO2K4 site.

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  1. All you ever wanted to know about parrying... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://db.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/file/street_f ighter_iii_3rd_strike_parry_b.txt

    quick mini explanation
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    Parrying is a completely new technique first introduced to Street Fighter 3:
    Next Generation that's not been seen in any other fighting game. This technique
    allows the parrier to "negate" and/or "nullify" the damage of an attack
    simultaneously rendering the other player to vulnerability. This often grants a
    great advantage to the parrier as they can follow it up with most attacks.
    Parries are practical measures of reflexes, patience and anticipation all of
    which are vital to fighting games. It has became a necessity and skill that
    seperates the good, the bad and the ugly. Parries can be used to offend, defend
    or taunt depending on how it was used. It can be performed by anyone by a light
    'tap' on the joystick/control pad per attack. I was approached by newbies once
    and they described this as the "blue flashy thing". Yes, a parry occurs when
    light blue (or red) colour is animated over the parrier.

  2. More info about this match by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I was in attendance during this match. First of all, this was the loser's bracket finals and if Daigo had lost this match, he would have been eliminated. Everyone was on their feet and there was a huge roar when Daigo parried about the 3rd or 4th hit of the super. You really DID have to be there. What's even more amazing is that Daigo parried the last hit of the super which is IN THE AIR. Unfortunately, the video cuts away after Daigo starts his super, so they didn't show him taunting Justin Wong after his own super.

    Daigo is one of the most famous fighting game players out there. Stateside, he is often referred to as "the Beast". This year, he won the SF2: Super Turbo tournament, the Guilty Gear X2 tournament, and took second in Third Strike. Last year, he did the same thing, but I think he also won the Capcom vs. SNK 2 tournament IIRC.