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Evolution 2019 - The Fighting Game Tournament of the Year
- Thread starter Kadey
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Honestly if they keep the lineup the same next year I'm game. This is probably the most well rounded lineup I can think of. Hoping that KOF and Guilty Gear are post EVO. next yea so that the remaining games run their course. I still stand my previous post where I think they should add a Thursday
Sunday was awesome. Got into the general seating area in the middle of the 1st match of BBTAG and stayed until we were finally free now. Missed seeing Ono on stage cause I needed to get food but was able to catch all the other announcements. That Tekken codec was such a massive and hilarious troll. Favorite Top 8 had to be Tekken 7. Got a shitload of pics (will upload some later in the week). Forgot to fully charge camera battery so I have very few T7 and Ultimate pics.
Stuck around a bit at the After Party. The esports arena look nice (got classic controllers hanging like a chandelier). Don't know why the VIP rooms need an extra V, but it probably sounds corny. I saw a few FGC personalities, but since I don't socialize and mingle, I didn't shake their hands or try to take photos with them.
Overall, despite botching my arrival to Vegas, I still had one hell of a time. I'm definitely coming back next year, with hopefully less screw-ups
Stuck around a bit at the After Party. The esports arena look nice (got classic controllers hanging like a chandelier). Don't know why the VIP rooms need an extra V, but it probably sounds corny. I saw a few FGC personalities, but since I don't socialize and mingle, I didn't shake their hands or try to take photos with them.
Overall, despite botching my arrival to Vegas, I still had one hell of a time. I'm definitely coming back next year, with hopefully less screw-ups
Not to mention comparing it to Guilty Gear when it plays absolutely nothing like it.
I was thinking the same thing. The games out now are all in pretty good places support wise. I just wish I had the time (and the skill but that's another story) to play them all (or even more than just one!).
Still makes me sad that MvC Infinite had to end up being what it was, and then die... not having an active MvC game hurts.
Goddamn the Top 8s I missed were all so hype!!
It's a shame I'm basically spoiled on the ultimate winner of all of them. I'm watching Tekken's right now and there's a round with an insane comeback in Take vs Noroma. That super off a stage transition was just beautiful!!
The real thing looks more unreal than the Tekken version. Tekken's is an ugly murky pond in comparison, but I guess it really wasn't worth the processing budget to do all that reflection.
EDIT: Arslan is a beast!
It's a shame I'm basically spoiled on the ultimate winner of all of them. I'm watching Tekken's right now and there's a round with an insane comeback in Take vs Noroma. That super off a stage transition was just beautiful!!
The real thing looks more unreal than the Tekken version. Tekken's is an ugly murky pond in comparison, but I guess it really wasn't worth the processing budget to do all that reflection.
EDIT: Arslan is a beast!
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$1200? Even when they hit the jackpot, the FGC is poverty.
It's probably more than what anyone past 3rd place got, so good for him at least!
I'm glad that SC6 will be at another EVO, even if not the main one.
EDIT: What an amazing Grand Finals, what an amazing Top 8.
As a spectator, Tekken 7 is sublime right now. I watched it in previous years as well and it was absolutely great, sure, but this is on another level.
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Reading the thread...
Look guys, I get and wholeheartedly subscribe to those Woolie jokes about Leeroy Smith, there is SOME actual resemblance, but fookin' hell that Guilty Gear character looks nothing like him.
Look guys, I get and wholeheartedly subscribe to those Woolie jokes about Leeroy Smith, there is SOME actual resemblance, but fookin' hell that Guilty Gear character looks nothing like him.
Any black character male or female in anything he is slightly into or aware of is sent to him(Also Unroolie,Hellpockets and Brenan)
He is big in the FGC and with how rare it is to have darkskin characters and also dreads things get out of hand.
Plus he wants this and searches. Being starved for representation is a big deal especially how diverse the FGC is. Stereotypes next best thing
Because Ultimate is a more offense heavy and faster game than 4 due to things like more shield pressure, which leads to stocks being gone faster, which leads to a stock more to even it out. Melee usually has 4 stocks for example.
I've been watching EVO since 2015 or so and I think this is the best one I've seen.
A top 8 after Top 8 of awesome shit, with Tekken 7 in particular being sublime.
A top 8 after Top 8 of awesome shit, with Tekken 7 in particular being sublime.
"honey I hit the jackpot!"
"oh my god really?! how much did you win babe?!"
"1200 bucks!"
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Ah okay, good. Vod cuts off before they showed it then. But at least I know all is right in the world.
Viewership was very healthy the whole event. I think MK11 was the only time viewers decreased from the previous game but that was on extremely late.
Thankfully that wasn't on Sunday like some people wanted, that top 8 was a complete snoozefest and took forever.
BBTag ain't that popular but it was a good opener with it's fast pace and made sure things mostly kept to schedule. Maybe UNICLR can open Sunday next year.
Thankfully that wasn't on Sunday like some people wanted, that top 8 was a complete snoozefest and took forever.
BBTag ain't that popular but it was a good opener with it's fast pace and made sure things mostly kept to schedule. Maybe UNICLR can open Sunday next year.
A black man with dreads wielding a samurai sword.
Those are the defining features of Woolie.
Whatever sponsorship deals they have set up for the NRS streams need to be rewritten, because those extremely long breaks every 2-3 matches just destroy all hype.
I love fighting games. Thanks for watching. Hope you liked our show and enjoyed my commentary with Aris.
Doesn't even make up for the air fare."honey I hit the jackpot!"
"oh my god really?! how much did you win babe?!"
"1200 bucks!"
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It really feels like a special event when you and Aris do commentary together cause he doesn't travel much.
TWT will be insane this year, I really hope we get to see more of these Pakistani monsters make their way out to play the big dogs soon.
Sheesh, SFV finals has the most blatant pushing of Red Bull I've ever seen. Practically needed a neon sign.
Anyone know why that MK11 Top 8 was such a mess? Was it technical issues or were they mandated to advertise Slipknot and Korn after every match for 15-30 minutes?
The advertising stuff really winds me up hard. Kills all momentum. Maybe the pros like it because they get breathers between matches but I honestly don't want to have Roadrunners bad bands constantly played at me. If it was Napalm Death, I'd be alright with it, but please, no more.
EVO was amazing. And you teaming up with Aris is the best commentary that I could ask for.
See you on the next Tekken tournament Markman atpQuan
It didn't help that MK11 was 3/5 the whole top eight and there weren't any hype matchups, it felt like the same NRS top 8 as previous games (SonicFox, Dragon, Hayatei, etc.). Even as a huge fan of the game it felt like a slog.
This is based on my Beta impressions, so it's perfectly fine for anyone to disagree, but the game feels a bit slow and the skill ceiling doesn't seem high enough for the long term. Right now, it feels like the only things that could qualify it as an EVO game are that it is new and the graphics look awesome, but it's missing something... It just doesn't feel like a very exciting title to play or watch compared to the competition. It's supposed to be this more considerate, slower footsie based style game with simpler execution, but as it stands I feel that Samurai Shodown does a much better job at covering that niche. If you have some minutes to spare, maybe check out the impressions from Maximilian or Rooflemonger on YouTube, I remember that, at the time, their opinions pretty much mirrored my own.
That is not to say the game won't be awesome, obviously. I am buying the hell out of it as soon as it comes out, and I'm 100% certain it will be a good game, just maybe not "EVO good". But as I've said before, it might all change between now and release, this is just my opinion based on the Beta and the most recent gameplay.
It's coming from Arc System Works and Cygames, if it's not at EVO 2020, I'll eat my hat. They were running ads for that game all weekend long
I still can't get over how amazing Smash Ultimate Top 8 was. A complete turnaround from what happened last year with Smash 4.
Yeah, GBVS is guaranteed at least one year at EVO. If it's not a great game it won't be there past that, but EVO 2020 is a lock.
That's what happens when you legitimately have the best players in the world going at it and not some guys that got exposed the minute their main got nerfed. Don't want to hate on CaptainZack & Lima but they're no MKLeo or Tweek who have shown incredible ability with multiple characters at an elite level. It really felt like we were watching the top 2 players in the world in that GF.
I'm still in a haze from Smash last night. What a spectacle. How am I supposed to work today?
Protobanham is so electric. Absolutely crushed he won't be at Smash Con, he brought so much excitement to that top 8. He only loses to elite players in very close sets.
It really feels like Leo has Arsene behind him in big moments. The pokemon switch punish to destroy Tweek's 2nd stock in Game 4 and the sublime movement and read to take the final stock in that game are both incredible moments that need to be on any Leo highlight reel. What a talent.
I hope Tweek comes back with a vengeance. I love this game.
Protobanham is so electric. Absolutely crushed he won't be at Smash Con, he brought so much excitement to that top 8. He only loses to elite players in very close sets.
It really feels like Leo has Arsene behind him in big moments. The pokemon switch punish to destroy Tweek's 2nd stock in Game 4 and the sublime movement and read to take the final stock in that game are both incredible moments that need to be on any Leo highlight reel. What a talent.
I hope Tweek comes back with a vengeance. I love this game.
Arslan's 1st place in Tekken got him less than Big Bird's 2nd place in SFV -_-
Never thought I'd see the day when an SNK fighter had the second highest payout.
Thats very low. Didnt EVO paid something like 100k or something like that to Infiltration when he won the 1st place in SFV? Or was that the total prize pool?
EDIT: He won 50k for the 1st place in SFV at Evo 2016, seems like the prizes are lower now.
Hey great commentary from you guys, really nice way to end the Tekken games. Good job.