Our own Samit Sarkar was really having a good time with EVO 2010. It's the one time this year that the often downtrodden sports fan can raise his head up high and say to his videogame-loving, sports-hating brothers and sisters "HA! If you like watching EVO, then you can't make fun of me for watching sports! It's the same thing!"
Yeah Samit, that would be true, if in baseball the pitcher could throw multi-hit, flaming baseballs out of his hands, or if in Football, you could tackle a guy ducking on the ground and flexing you muscles until electricity flew out of your body, shocking the guy with the ball (and half your team) into submission. Stuff like that just one part of why I can watch competitive Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom or Super Street Fighter IV all day, but have a hard time still during your average sporting event for more than two minutes. I'd definitely watch Football more often if it involved giant robot dogs breathing fire on light saber wielding robot until they explode.
Curious about what competitive fighting games are all about? Did you miss EVO 2010 this weekend, or do you just want to relive some of the event's best matches? I've thrown a few of the more exciting EVO 2010 moments (Super Street Fighter IV Grand Finals, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 exhibition, Super Street Fighter IV Woman's Finals, Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom Finals, and Tekken 6 Finals) together for you after the jump. The Tatsunoko matches are probably my favorite. I had no idea some of that stuff was possible in the game. Even the announcers sound shocked.
Would you watch a season of competitive fighting game matches on TV if you had the chance? Do you think regularly televised tournaments of this type would get better ratings than reruns of Cops?
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Gamerbees Vs J.Wong!!! I'd watch a season's worth of competitive gaming if they change it up with different games often. Watching SSF4 games all the time would get boring...
Do you think regularly televised tournaments of this type would get better ratings than reruns of Cops?
I think anything if they show paint drying it would net better ratings than Cops.I wonder who the programming gurus @ G4 were who thought Cops reruns was the better choice than EVO.
Thanks for uploading the SSFIV Finals! I couldn't watch it because frigging live stream froze during the finals.
@Roastbeef
Did you laugh at JWong when he lost to Gamerbee? I did. Justin said Adon was a low-tier character, but lost to Gamerbee's Adon. XD
I know he didn't make it to the finals, but I really loved watching Kurasa in TvC. And I already posted a Cblog about Clockw0rk coming in and tearing up in Marvel vs. Capcom 2. It's sad to think that both those games might be gone next year in favor of Marvel 3...
Thanks for uploading these vids. The stickam/G4 feeds were terrible and they dropped RIGHT AT THE LAST FUCKING MATCH OF THE GRAND FINALS.
Also, did anyone else love Adam Sessler's commentary? For a guy who doesn't know fighting games at all("ITS ALL TIED UP!" lmao) he didn't do too bad. In fact, I thought he sounded like one of those old-school WWF(like on PS2/Gamecube) game announcers that had a limited memory-bank of generic phrases that they toss around every so often. It was that good.
Also, is Ricky O really gay? I just thought he was pretty(<3'd his painted nails and pretty hair) but man, some of the comments in the G4 chat, jesus christ, the slurs that were slung. Bad stuff, the fighting game community spectators.
Awesome uploads, thanks a lot. Just once I would like to see Daigo play something other than another Rufus in a finals match. Marvel and TvC footage was off the wall as always.
As someone who tried to watch every second of evo I possibly could this weekend, I would definitely watch high level play of fighting games if it was on tv. That, and pokemon. Unfortunately, I doubt it will happen, especially considering G4's current shape. I want my cinematech, Icons, and arena back!
Also, considering, that most of the characters that made it to the finals of super Iv aren't considered top tier, I have a feeling that the lineup is going to be much more interesting next year. Heck, Daigo might even play Guy next year.
Also, considering, that most of the characters that made it to the finals of super Iv aren't considered top tier, I have a feeling that the lineup is going to be much more interesting next year. Heck, Daigo might even play Guy next year.
I swear on everything I love, I can watch this stuff all day. To the point of actually watching a network dedicated to pro fighting game competition. Marn has a damn good Zero in TvC! Good EVO all around.
If Adam Sessler is somehow commentating again next year, I'm gonna punch someone in the face. Being there for MvC3 exhibition was fine, but commentating on SSF4 grand finals? No thanks. Not only did he call Gamerbee Daigo (lol asians), he had no input, nothing of substance to add, was frequently wrong, and every time he said something stupid there was just awkward silence for about 5 seconds while S.Kill took in the idiocy coming from Sess. I like the guy, he seems to know his shit about video games and the business in general, but gimme Skisonic and Keits back anyday.
You guys are crazy Adam Sessler was so funny. Watching him try to figure out which asian guy was Daigo was one of the many highlights at this year's EVO.
I have nothing against Sessler, I like the guy, but that was embarrassing to listen to, Novasonic13 is spot on with his critique. He shouldn't have been commenting, he should know his place.
Evo was great fun but I skipped MvC2 because I didnt need to see Storm Sentinel and Magneto fight Storm Sentinel and Cyclops again. Also Sessler then the stream crash during the final was a massive buzz kill
Never allow Sessler around another fighting game. But yes, I would definitely watch fighting games on tv over a lot of the crap that's on now. And you should've put up the Gamerbee vs JWong match. That was probably the hypest and most shocking moment of the tourney.
@Jesus H. Christ
Is that a real thing, gamers not liking sports? Why? Most of my friends my age (male and female) are into both, or neither. They just sorta seem like they go hand in hand. Even if they have no athletic talent to actually play anything themselves, they'll happily be putting down their controllers every Saturday this fall to head to the stadium.
I still can't believe that competitive matches in fighting games are fun to watch...watching other people play usually puts me to sleep. Thanks for these :)
Some big surprises for SSF4. JWong being knocked out. Some newcomers owning it up to Top 8 (GamerBee & Infiltration). My only gripe are the choice of games, and the streams not being smooth at crucial times.
Also, I don't care if Ricky Ortiz is actually... a homo, but that man could surely play.
Another great year, though all the juicy matches came in the semi finals (for Super). The actual grand final was not nearly as hype as last years.
Next year will see MvC2 joining 3S as games finally put to pasture. Hopefully HDR as well. But there aren't really any decent fighting games coming out early enough this year to warrent a tournament that will be high level play. Maybe BB:CS? But people didn't enjoy it at all last year. We'll have to see. Melty Blood was voted in by the fans as a wildcard, so maybe we'll get another vote for 2011.
That aside, the big news was Evo Japan, of which the first one will show up in September this year, a week BEFORE super battle opera.
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Are you fucking shitting me. LOL
I think anything if they show paint drying it would net better ratings than Cops.I wonder who the programming gurus @ G4 were who thought Cops reruns was the better choice than EVO.
@Roastbeef
Did you laugh at JWong when he lost to Gamerbee? I did. Justin said Adon was a low-tier character, but lost to Gamerbee's Adon. XD
Also, did anyone else love Adam Sessler's commentary? For a guy who doesn't know fighting games at all("ITS ALL TIED UP!" lmao) he didn't do too bad. In fact, I thought he sounded like one of those old-school WWF(like on PS2/Gamecube) game announcers that had a limited memory-bank of generic phrases that they toss around every so often. It was that good.
Also, is Ricky O really gay? I just thought he was pretty(<3'd his painted nails and pretty hair) but man, some of the comments in the G4 chat, jesus christ, the slurs that were slung. Bad stuff, the fighting game community spectators.
also Gamerbee is my new hero
And yeah, Ricky really is gay. And FABULOUS.
Also, I've been hearing that "HURF DURF you can't say anything about sports now!111eleven" a lot. Doesn't make a lick of sense.
Also, no SF2HD finals?
Is that a real thing, gamers not liking sports? Why? Most of my friends my age (male and female) are into both, or neither. They just sorta seem like they go hand in hand. Even if they have no athletic talent to actually play anything themselves, they'll happily be putting down their controllers every Saturday this fall to head to the stadium.
Also, I don't care if Ricky Ortiz is actually... a homo, but that man could surely play.
Next year will see MvC2 joining 3S as games finally put to pasture. Hopefully HDR as well. But there aren't really any decent fighting games coming out early enough this year to warrent a tournament that will be high level play. Maybe BB:CS? But people didn't enjoy it at all last year. We'll have to see. Melty Blood was voted in by the fans as a wildcard, so maybe we'll get another vote for 2011.
That aside, the big news was Evo Japan, of which the first one will show up in September this year, a week BEFORE super battle opera.
GET HYPE :D
-SSFIV
-MvC3
-TvC
-Tekken 6
-SFTII HDR
-Random Fighting game... Or revival...
Just saying.