Sasame Kiryu

-Sigh.- Last minute crap popped up, so I'll be a few hours too late for this. Sorry, but I'm gonna have to drop out

Hmm... Why not. PSN: JohnerX Character: Hazama State/Province: PA Time Zone: EST

If that's the case, I hope it doesn't end up broken. Every time I see this game mentioned somewhere, I can't help but remember games like HnK, and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. I know that second one isn't an ArcSys game, but I can't help but think of it with the idea of Personas floating about. Either way, I'M SO EXCITE!

Houtenjin. That's all I know anyway. If someone knows something else, please enlighten me as well.

I've been posting in the match-up threads, so I don't know. I do suppose it would be cleaner if we separated CS1 match-ups from CS2 match-ups though, if only for cleanliness.

DX I didn't know I could command grab him out of his D. If I knew that, I wouldn't have been scared of it all this time. I guess that's what I get for lurking and not asking for stuff >_<

This. Netplay's the only way to play for some of us less fortunate folks

Trying to play with a controller after a year and a half of using my fight stick. It just isn't the same man...

Blah. I guess I need to work on my mid-screen game. If I can effectively push Bang into the corner, none of this would be a problem >_<

So I'm noticing >_< If his mix up wasn't so strong, I honestly wouldn't have a problem with it. But when I get up in the corner, I don't know if he's gonna overhead, trip me, 5a, or poop nails from the sky. And if it wasn't bad enough, nails ground you on hit now DX Guessing and reading are hard to do against someone skilled.

Oh wow. That one I didn't know. I really need to practice some of that then >_< Getting off a basic BnB is what I usually do, so I suppose I haven't been doing it too wrong then.

Lol. Good to know. So the method hasn't changed then. Just added something new to the agenda; Stay away from the corners. Unless Bang's against the wall, of course. Wow, how frustrating. Especially that glitch DX Glad I don't have BB on the box then, I guess. Lol.

Okay, now I feel dumb now. I just remembered that I can connect 5a>5b>5c>3c, which means houtenjin>$$$ Maybe I just mash 5a too much. Bad habit.

The more I play, the more it feels like the grim truth. Against a Bang that seems to not know what he's doing so well, I can massacre them. But against someone that knows what they're doing, they always manage to lock me down into that corner pressure. It's frustrating as hell to get caught by that command grab DX

This. I drop it a lot online. It could also have a problem to do with my worn out microswitches though... I can't tell. Man, from all the talk in here, maybe I should get BB on XBOX. Trolling scrubs is always fun. ::EDIT:: I forgot to ask, are there any combos that start with 5a, or is it just something really annoying to interrupt other people's combos?

RIGHT?! Wow, there's a lot of input here @o@ I gotta try some of this stuff out myself.

Can someone explore some options with me here? I'm not too good with getting out of Bang's corner pressure. His overhead comes out so fast, and for some reason it fatal counters. Should I just barrier block when getting up in the corner? Jumping out and trying to poke him out with 5A or 2A doesn't seem to work fast enough. Just trying to learn what my options are against his mix up. Being in the corner against Bang feels hard to fight against.

If I recall right mid-ish range with the 3C is usually guaranteed Mizuchi. Honestly, I'm still getting used to all the other characters to get too proficient with Hazama. But when I stick people with that 214D~C, I get really happy. Not sure if I seen it anywhere around here yet, but would j.B+C>land>214D~C>66>6C>66>5C>6C connect? Or would the 5C lift them too high? I was thinking after the second 6C you could 2C>4D~D>j.5B>5Cx2>jc>5Cx5>214B.

Ahh. I could've sworn I remember seeing it connecting in a video I saw. It might've been an old video or me just being delusional... In either case, I was mostly just asking in the instance that I might gain the 50 heat right on the Jabaki. I need to explore more options. >_<

That's definitely the case now. Since I'm a PS3 BB player, I've only had the game a few days, so I haven't made too much progress yet. But alas, this is the QnA topic. Don't wanna discuss anything too heavily. Which actually leads me to asking a question of my own. Is there any instance where Mizuchi would connect after 236D from mid-screen? Any time I've tried, I haven't connected it. I guess I might be timing it wrong?

Mizuchi Rekkazan > Kimochii darou? Mizuchi Rekkazan > -Maniacal laughter.- Against Ragna (this is just from what I recall, don't quote me) Oroboros > SHINE SHINE SHINE SHINE SHINE! I don't get that move off on too many Ragnas >_>;

This is the truth. A few hours yesterday and today, and I'm already developing new bad habits <3

Ok, so now that CS 1.03 is out, I have to ask, is this match up still the same? I played online against some guy's Bang (he was level 70, so he was probably lots more skilled than me), and the match up felt the same. Guess right or pay the price.

After playing a few rounds online, I can say that I have absolutely no idea what the hell I'm doing. Then again, I'm quite the scrub. Just glad that Hazama still feels natural for me.

It only took me a few hours to get good with Hazama, though I'm not exactly tournament level or anything. With me being on lolpsn and all, I'll have to wait until probably tomorrow evening to get my rebalanced Hazama. I suspect I'll be picking him up just as quickly though. I <3 fedora.