Rhiya Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 The commentary on winner's finals was lol as hell. "LK HAS TWO BURSTS STOCKED..." "Uh, no. He has one." "Oh, really? You're right..."
skd Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 everything just went straight over the commentators heads
mAc Chaos Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 I'm not sure if it was that so much as them trying to explain things on a basic level to the non-BB crowd. ("Green exclamation points mean you can tech the throw," etc.)
Delrian Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 everything just went straight over the commentators heads I find that happens quite a bit...
Rhiya Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 I'm not sure if it was that so much as them trying to explain things on a basic level to the non-BB crowd. ("Green exclamation points mean you can tech the throw," etc.) A decent amount of the stuff they said was flat-out wrong, though.
Rhiya Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 That's really painful, too. Because you know there are people watching this who're going to believe every word the commentators spit out. = /
A.X.I.S. Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 If I went to EVO I would have done commentary...and it would be legendary!
Airk Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 (edited) I dunno; I thought James mostly had the right of it, but whoever that other guy was, was like "..." And honestly, I think it's a good idea to explain basic stuff sometimes. Not all the time, but if there's nothing super exciting going on, hey, if you convert one curious person because you explain something and they think "Oh hey, that's a good idea/cool feature", that's a win. What's the alternative anyway? You can be a hype machine and yell stuff like "OHHH! He misses his combo!" or "He doesn't block the overhead!!!" but seriously, while that's amusing, it doesn't ADD anything. OR you can try to talk about the strategy and maneuvers of the players, which is nice, but this isn't Street Fighter (and even then, this is a problem) stuff happens fast in this game, so you don't even hardly have time to finish explaining one thing before it's gone and replaced by two other things. I mean, even the guys commenting on the SSF4: AE finals kept saying stuff like "He's okay, he's still got the life lead." when he'd just lost it a couple of seconds ago. Edited August 2, 2011 by Airk
Verard Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Only problem I had with the commentators was when they would try to explain a certain mechanic or trick but just drag on so long that another amazing play happened and they're still in their little exposition.
BladeOfJustice7 Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Are you trolling? Did you watch the matches? No being serious, they said that during his matches with tokido. Nevermind then I guess ;-;
Star-Demon Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 If I went to EVO I would have done commentary...and it would be legendary! I would have been thrown out in about 3 minutes. I use too much rage and not enough hype. I thought a lot about LK's match - I think a Hakumen that solid against Litchi probably warranted a character change, but I wonder if Makoto was the best choice for a counter-pick? I'm not sure if it would have made a difference, but a counter-pick may have been best - probably noel.
Errol Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Well, I guess you should take a look at some of the other videos, featuring Spark stomping some Noels. Besides, you can't counterpick with a character you don't know how to play.
Fallacy Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 I would have been thrown out in about 3 minutes. I use too much rage and not enough hype. I thought a lot about LK's match - I think a Hakumen that solid against Litchi probably warranted a character change, but I wonder if Makoto was the best choice for a counter-pick? I'm not sure if it would have made a difference, but a counter-pick may have been best - probably noel. Yeah, he just picks makoto because he has some games with her. I wouldn't think of it as a counter-pick so much as a "nothing is working why the hell not" pick.
Chris Chaos Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 (edited) So... best solution is no commentators. Nah, not the case. I did my own commentary in the crowd and had everyone in my section hype as fuck. I was on some Yipes level commentating and had my entire section rolling during Top 8. If only Black Onslaught were able to be there, commentating would have been hella hype! ShinSyn and B.O. for EVO 2012 BlazBlue Commentators! But for real, lets stick to asking questions in this thread, that's what it's made for anyway. Edited August 2, 2011 by Shinsyn
Manta Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Maybe I can do the commentary for Super VS Battle in a few weeks. Ever want to hear some proper British commentary?
Lord Knight Posted August 2, 2011 Author Posted August 2, 2011 discuss pls after Evo 2011 what did you think made spark successful with Hakumen? congratulations btw Spark is my peer and was doing all sorts of things I haven't seen before. Combine that with an equally large knowledge of the game and good reads, and he took it this year. The shades are to help me keep focus. I don't like headphones because I need to hear the game to time things. My aviators are heavy and I always feel them on my face, I felt like it was the best way to always stay alert. They don't impair my vision. I don't block by "rhythm", I just memorize the gatlings and try to react. Against Tokido though, once I blocked a drive, I just tried to stand up and then switch to low on reaction but I got a bit twitchy. . . but overall it worked out. 214A's startup is hard to react to. At the end I forced myself to not stand up if she did anything but do 6b (as in the animation). Spark's combo routes are different than any I have seen or played against, and I'm sure they aren't on DL. I found out after that all you can rely on is bursting to make 2C whiff. . . .after looking at the frame data it makes sense. I felt the same way about his pressure. Also, it was very difficult to make a decision about what to do when I did get a knockdown. Hitting Hakumen with the 2nd hit of 6C from farther away is really awkward. . . but if I do dash 6C he can 6D anti-counter Daisharin free. As of right now, there is no Hakumen meterless okizeme like CS1 either. Essentially my character's greatest strength was taken away from me. I still get nervous in tournament but it's a familiar feeling to me. It's like a slight tension and small tightness in my body. Once I get through the initial surge, it just feels like playing normally. I picked Makoto because Heartnana won with Makoto in teams, apparently beat him a lot in casuals, and is probably a more favourable matchup overall. There were a couple of things I did badly on my offense, and a couple of more things I should have been doing. He made a couple of seriously good guesses during the set. It really just was his day.
Spark Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 Hmm I never played Heartnana in casuals. I wonder where everyone heard that from.
Lord Knight Posted August 2, 2011 Author Posted August 2, 2011 Oh. Well despite that, the other stuff still stands, haha. I heard it in chatter from a bunch of people though.
StarGazer Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 hey lord knight assuming you know how to play with the whole cast which one would you take to counter hakumen? since makoto can't use her oki why is she good against hakumen?
A.X.I.S. Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 (edited) Oh. Well despite that, the other stuff still stands, haha. I heard it in chatter from a bunch of people though. So LK How was casuals? Who did you play against? Did you feel like you level'd up quite a bit at EVO? Can I be cool and wear shades too? Edited August 3, 2011 by A.X.I.S.
Star-Demon Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 (edited) When they mentioned the shades in the commentary I had ot think of The Hat in Over the Top. While Corey Hart was playing Edited August 3, 2011 by Star-Demon
OmniSScythe Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Hey Choke Knight, why you choke? Seriously question, where are some of the common areas in a block string where a staff'd Litchi would attempt to set it to continue pressure. Also would like some example block strings if possible.
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