Yep, I decided to take a month off from blogging but now I am back.
As you can hear, the music hasn't been updated and that's mainly because I wasn't really feeling any songs for the last month. I now have a couple ideas what I want to use but I will be saving them for the April mix.
Also check out my other blog www.apocryphicvideos.blogspot.com for the first of my Tekken 6 Rage Death Combo Videos.
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P.S. No more random comments please. Consider this blog moderated.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Taking her to the next level: Zafina (part 1)
It's been awhile since I purely blogged. This a pure gamer blog so be forewarned I will be using Tekken terminology and gaming terminology like meaty, hit confirming and what not.
One of the reasons I haven't been blogging is because I have been so caught up playing T6 on my XBox 360 and working on the combos videos which are all coming together.
One thing I have noticed whilst working on my Zafina combo video is how she is designed. My personal understanding of Zaffy (as me and my friends affectionately call her)is she is best played as a counter hit hunting/ poke intensive character.
She has alot of moves that support this theory. She has b+1+2 which is a long distance low poke. Db+2 is a good meaty mid poke that gives her slight advantage as well. She can also use df+3 and then 4 which acts as a natural combo, good for punishing long distance whiffs and un-safe moves. However the player needs to hit confirm the first hit before going for either follow up because both of her follow ups can be option selected out of (i.e you can duck the high and block the low if you block the first hit).
Another good move that works wonders on people who don't know the match-up is 2,1,3. A high, mid and the low string that grounds opponents and leaves Zaf in Mantis (one of her stances). Once people get familiar with it, 2,1 by itself is a good poke string and if the 1 hits on counter hit which usually happens people try to interupt the slow low, she gets a juggle.
This leads us to one of Zaffy's more important tatics, counter hit hunting. 3 of Zafina's better moves require counter hits to make the 2nd hit guranteed. B+4,4 is one of them. B+4,4 is launch punishable on block, it however does alot of damage (51 on CH) and can also wall splat if done up close to a wall for a very damaging wall combo. The beauty of b+4 is on counter hit you get a Zaffy specific hit spark (purple) which is a indicator to end the move or not finish it at all.
A move very similar to this is Tarantula 4,3. It is punishable on block but the 4 has a hit spark if you hit it on CH and you can then finish the move to get a proper combo.
The final move is d+4,3. D+4,3 is safe, however it is low,high so anyone aware of the move should be ducking the last hit. On counter hit through, the move become natural. You do not get a hit spark if the move hits on counter through, you get a change in animation (opp is hopping and holding there knee/shin) so you need to be extra alert to spot and finish this one. The reward is well worth it through.
Db+4,2 is similar to d+4,3 in that you need to counter hit confirm before ending the move but db+4 is unsafe, the db+4,2 is launch punishable AND you get no special animation if it hits on counter, so use it at your own peril.
This first part address, Zaf's pokes and counter hit hunting both essential parts of her game. The next part will address okizemi and high damage juggles. I will also be updating this post with pictures.
pP
One of the reasons I haven't been blogging is because I have been so caught up playing T6 on my XBox 360 and working on the combos videos which are all coming together.
One thing I have noticed whilst working on my Zafina combo video is how she is designed. My personal understanding of Zaffy (as me and my friends affectionately call her)is she is best played as a counter hit hunting/ poke intensive character.
She has alot of moves that support this theory. She has b+1+2 which is a long distance low poke. Db+2 is a good meaty mid poke that gives her slight advantage as well. She can also use df+3 and then 4 which acts as a natural combo, good for punishing long distance whiffs and un-safe moves. However the player needs to hit confirm the first hit before going for either follow up because both of her follow ups can be option selected out of (i.e you can duck the high and block the low if you block the first hit).
Another good move that works wonders on people who don't know the match-up is 2,1,3. A high, mid and the low string that grounds opponents and leaves Zaf in Mantis (one of her stances). Once people get familiar with it, 2,1 by itself is a good poke string and if the 1 hits on counter hit which usually happens people try to interupt the slow low, she gets a juggle.
This leads us to one of Zaffy's more important tatics, counter hit hunting. 3 of Zafina's better moves require counter hits to make the 2nd hit guranteed. B+4,4 is one of them. B+4,4 is launch punishable on block, it however does alot of damage (51 on CH) and can also wall splat if done up close to a wall for a very damaging wall combo. The beauty of b+4 is on counter hit you get a Zaffy specific hit spark (purple) which is a indicator to end the move or not finish it at all.
A move very similar to this is Tarantula 4,3. It is punishable on block but the 4 has a hit spark if you hit it on CH and you can then finish the move to get a proper combo.
The final move is d+4,3. D+4,3 is safe, however it is low,high so anyone aware of the move should be ducking the last hit. On counter hit through, the move become natural. You do not get a hit spark if the move hits on counter through, you get a change in animation (opp is hopping and holding there knee/shin) so you need to be extra alert to spot and finish this one. The reward is well worth it through.
Db+4,2 is similar to d+4,3 in that you need to counter hit confirm before ending the move but db+4 is unsafe, the db+4,2 is launch punishable AND you get no special animation if it hits on counter, so use it at your own peril.
This first part address, Zaf's pokes and counter hit hunting both essential parts of her game. The next part will address okizemi and high damage juggles. I will also be updating this post with pictures.
pP
Friday, February 5, 2010
Starstrukk
It's a brand new month, the shortest month but a new month never less. So without anymore fanfare, I bring you the new music for this month. I actually had all these songs in mind before the start of the month which is pretty rare for me. I knew however that these will be my songs for February for sure.
Steaming by Sarah McLachlan- I love Sarah, she was actually part of January mix as well, I recently got her Greatest Hits cd and whilst I listened to it, I came to realize how much I love this song. Steaming from her 2nd lp 'Solace' is probably my favorite song from that album. It's a combination of the deep lyrics and awesome dual chorus which ALWAYS get me.
Tik Tok by Kesha- A relatively new artist, on first listen I was perplexed by this song but just like another song (you might know it, it's called 'Just Dance') this song grew on me and now I find myself singing it to myself all the time. This song is definitely coming to a combo video/ AVision very soon. I mean "fight till we see the sunlight" on a stage in T6 called 'Temple Grounds' where background actually changes from night to day, tell me that isn't cool!
Starstrukk by 3OH!3 feat Katy Perry- 3OH!3 is back with their crazy sense of humor and sick beats. These guys have been on my music hit list before and with Starstrukk they not only make a reappearance but also get a blog named after them. Also crazy is I am not a big fan of Katy Perry but she fits really well on this song.
Well, enjoy!
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Steaming by Sarah McLachlan- I love Sarah, she was actually part of January mix as well, I recently got her Greatest Hits cd and whilst I listened to it, I came to realize how much I love this song. Steaming from her 2nd lp 'Solace' is probably my favorite song from that album. It's a combination of the deep lyrics and awesome dual chorus which ALWAYS get me.
Tik Tok by Kesha- A relatively new artist, on first listen I was perplexed by this song but just like another song (you might know it, it's called 'Just Dance') this song grew on me and now I find myself singing it to myself all the time. This song is definitely coming to a combo video/ AVision very soon. I mean "fight till we see the sunlight" on a stage in T6 called 'Temple Grounds' where background actually changes from night to day, tell me that isn't cool!
Starstrukk by 3OH!3 feat Katy Perry- 3OH!3 is back with their crazy sense of humor and sick beats. These guys have been on my music hit list before and with Starstrukk they not only make a reappearance but also get a blog named after them. Also crazy is I am not a big fan of Katy Perry but she fits really well on this song.
Well, enjoy!
pP
Monday, January 25, 2010
Death never looked so pretty.
My Brand New Zafina combo video "Another Way 2 Die" is out and you can view it on YT or watch via the embedding on my Apocryphic Videos blog ======>>>>
I put alot of work into this one and I am very proud of it. I want to do a longer director' cut but I do feel this is good enough to be published as is.
Hope everyone checks it out and lets me know what they think.
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
It's because I am Australian
Last year, me and my dude, Mike sat down with Actionhank from Dayton to discuss one of my favorite topics.
Here is the pod-cast.
http://www.powerupfighters.com/2010/01/podcast-episode-23-sluch-and-dr4go/
Oh and the title is because of the accent, if you don't know me, it might throw you off for a minute... or forever.
LOL
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Here is the pod-cast.
http://www.powerupfighters.com/2010/01/podcast-episode-23-sluch-and-dr4go/
Oh and the title is because of the accent, if you don't know me, it might throw you off for a minute... or forever.
LOL
pP
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Alive!
Well y'all it is not only a new month but a new year. So to celebrate here is our new music player!
Now I am not afraid to eat humble pie, last time I checked Fileden was being mighty screwy and not being helpful at all. I thought it was still like that but thankfully it isn't and I can finally upload my music to the site again yahh!
I actually wrote an entry (which I have deleted lol don't want to slander anybody unless they deserve it) that we were not going to get no new music but it turns out I was wrong. So without anymore fanfare, here is this months three.
Monster: Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga has divided a lot of people but for people who actually like her (yes they do exist lol) she is a nice singer and a great performer. The title song from her new album 'The Fame Monster' is an awesome piece of pop. It's trademark Lady Gaga and like always she goes the extra mile, instead of he took my heart, she says "he ate my heart" lol Gaga... you are so... umm... gaga?!
Alive: Leona Lewis. Another of our most featured in my music lists is Leona. Anyone whom follows this blog knows I love me some of Ms. Lewis and this song from her new album 'Echo' is probably one of my favorite songs in recent memory. The lyrics are perfect and I swear it should be used for 'Lost' promo. Perfect for it I tell you.
Building a Mystery: Sarah McLachlan. I am actually surprised I have not used Sarah before, she is one of my all time favorite artists and this is one of my all time favorite songs. This song made me a Sarah fan... truth. Also how awesome is it when she says "you are a beautiful, a beautiful fucked up man"? It was so unexpected yet so fitting.
Well that's our songs for this month.
Enjoy!
pP
P.S. I finally got my first comment on my blog in awhile and LOL it was not just spam but it was spam in a different language! Cracks me up.
Now I am not afraid to eat humble pie, last time I checked Fileden was being mighty screwy and not being helpful at all. I thought it was still like that but thankfully it isn't and I can finally upload my music to the site again yahh!
I actually wrote an entry (which I have deleted lol don't want to slander anybody unless they deserve it) that we were not going to get no new music but it turns out I was wrong. So without anymore fanfare, here is this months three.
Monster: Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga has divided a lot of people but for people who actually like her (yes they do exist lol) she is a nice singer and a great performer. The title song from her new album 'The Fame Monster' is an awesome piece of pop. It's trademark Lady Gaga and like always she goes the extra mile, instead of he took my heart, she says "he ate my heart" lol Gaga... you are so... umm... gaga?!
Alive: Leona Lewis. Another of our most featured in my music lists is Leona. Anyone whom follows this blog knows I love me some of Ms. Lewis and this song from her new album 'Echo' is probably one of my favorite songs in recent memory. The lyrics are perfect and I swear it should be used for 'Lost' promo. Perfect for it I tell you.
Building a Mystery: Sarah McLachlan. I am actually surprised I have not used Sarah before, she is one of my all time favorite artists and this is one of my all time favorite songs. This song made me a Sarah fan... truth. Also how awesome is it when she says "you are a beautiful, a beautiful fucked up man"? It was so unexpected yet so fitting.
Well that's our songs for this month.
Enjoy!
pP
P.S. I finally got my first comment on my blog in awhile and LOL it was not just spam but it was spam in a different language! Cracks me up.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Awesome and not so Awesome
LOL so that title is not quite rants and raves so I think I might stick with R & R. The inspiration for this title is mainly because of two things. My Xbox 360 and Fileden screwing with me. It's a non brainer which one is awesome and which is not so awesome eh?
My Xbox 360 is everything I ever wanted in a game system. It plays my current favorite game (Tekken 6), it is backwards compatiable so I can play my old favorites like Ninja Gaiden Black and Brute Force. I can go online with it thanks to my brother in law Larry and play Tekken online (not so awesome tho) and download games and demos (awesome). It is packed with cool demos and games and a massive hard-drive. On top of that, I can save music to my hard-drive and actually listen to that instead of the game music which is too pimp. I am so happy I finally caught with this generation of gamers and it's all thanks to my awesome American family. I LOVE y'all.
The not so awesome is Fileden. Much like how MyFlashFetish was cool for a minute and then started realitating (a.k.a acting stupid and not making sense) it looks like Fileden the storage place for my mp3's which work in conjunction with my mp3 music player on this very site is heading the same route. Why do people need to mess with a good thing for? Because of this major realitation I now can not make my year end player I was planning. Thanks... Merry Christmas indeed.
Well this will probably be my last blog for this year, this, my first real year of blogging and it was cool. I will keep it up in the new year and keep y'all posted and interested in my rants and raves.
pP
p.S Can't believe we are coming to an end of another decade, wow.
My Xbox 360 is everything I ever wanted in a game system. It plays my current favorite game (Tekken 6), it is backwards compatiable so I can play my old favorites like Ninja Gaiden Black and Brute Force. I can go online with it thanks to my brother in law Larry and play Tekken online (not so awesome tho) and download games and demos (awesome). It is packed with cool demos and games and a massive hard-drive. On top of that, I can save music to my hard-drive and actually listen to that instead of the game music which is too pimp. I am so happy I finally caught with this generation of gamers and it's all thanks to my awesome American family. I LOVE y'all.
The not so awesome is Fileden. Much like how MyFlashFetish was cool for a minute and then started realitating (a.k.a acting stupid and not making sense) it looks like Fileden the storage place for my mp3's which work in conjunction with my mp3 music player on this very site is heading the same route. Why do people need to mess with a good thing for? Because of this major realitation I now can not make my year end player I was planning. Thanks... Merry Christmas indeed.
Well this will probably be my last blog for this year, this, my first real year of blogging and it was cool. I will keep it up in the new year and keep y'all posted and interested in my rants and raves.
pP
p.S Can't believe we are coming to an end of another decade, wow.
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