Do Character Archetypes Matter In Street Fighter?

Do Character Archetypes Matter In Street Fighter?
Date Published: 6 January, 2018

Similar to many other competitive activities, the determining factors for winning and losing in fighting games are variable. However, unlike group sports which may rely on team chemistry, fighting games more so rely on player to character chemistry.

The unique thing about fighting games, is that there is no real blueprint for how to play the “right way”. A direct instruction akin to elbow in, and follow-through when practicing a jump shot in basketball simply does not exist in the realm of fighting games. Continue reading “Do Character Archetypes Matter In Street Fighter?” →

The MacSplicer Podcast #53 – Marketing and Culture in the FGC

One of my longer solo podcasts I’ve done where I ramble about different types of content I want to create, commentary style, and the topic of marketing in fighting games.

Topics on this week’s show include:

The FGC’s approach to marketing and promotion
Mike Ross’ and his departure from the FGC

November 16, 2018 0

The MacSplicer Podcast #27 – Recapping FGC News

The irony certainly settled in this week after I claimed that there was no FGC news to talk about last week. Well, I got what I wished for.

Topics on this week’s show include:

Recap of major FGC news from last week
Thoughts on Capcom’s future direction
General fighting game talk

December 14, 2017 0

The MacSplicer Podcast #20 – SFV’s Menat and r/Kappa vs r/Salty

Yay No. 20! A short little podcast covering Street Fighter V‘s latest character and some subreddit drama.

Topics on this week’s show include:

SFV‘s Menat
r/Kappa vs r/Salty

August 30, 2017 0

James Chen vs r/Kappa

James Chen vs r/Kappa
Date Published: August 4, 2017

Editor’s Note: The subreddit – r/Kappa is [NSFW].

Since the release of Capcom’s Street Fighter V, the fighting game community (FGC) has slowly seen a growing divide among itself. On one side, stand the “faces of the community”, or rather the players and community members who are seen on the front lines of tournaments, in front of the camera, or behind the mic.

On the opposite side, stand the casual player base, who enjoy spectating and playing fighting games, but for monetary reasons, time constraints, or other hurdles, rarely travel out to major fighting game events.

Tension has been growing within these two factions, as different opinions constantly collide, leading to a war of words on who is right, and whose opinion matters in the FGC. The latest example of this struggle happened when longtime fighting game commentator James Chen called out the online fighting game thread r/Kappa for being a negative influence in the FGC. Continue reading “James Chen vs r/Kappa” →

August 4, 2017 0

Tekken 7 vs Street Fighter V

Tekken 7 vs Street Fighter V
Date Published: October 12, 2016

From a PR standpoint, it’s fascinating to see how two of the biggest fighting game franchises; Tekken and Street Fighter have approached the introduction to the next console generation with their respective games.

Without downplaying the importance of other solid fighting games out there such as; The King of Fighters XIV, Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator as well as the lesser known titles like Skullgirls, Melty Blood, etc., the two main games that currently headline the FGC (Fighting Game Community) are Street Fighter V and Tekken 7. Continue reading “Tekken 7 vs Street Fighter V” →