I hear you on that; it's something I hate as well. Some people aren't willing to go the extra mile and would rather throw something out there as quickly as possible to get early views. It's unfortunate, but it is what it is.
Oh man, it’s crazy looking back at how old this video is. Everything is so different and way harder to execute now. These combos are still just fine and should be a good starting point for beginners, but they are extremely inefficient. One of the biggest patch changes was nerfing the damage that the dolphins do. However, May got a new move that lets her cancel the dolphin and land on her feet right away. So it’s a similar idea, but you have to cancel the dolphin before it hits mid-combo and use mostly melee attacks for better damage. I have other videos for more May combos, but none of them are specifically for the current patch. Still, they’re good for anyone just starting out. I know you didn’t ask and this reply has already gone on for a while, but here’s a list of codes you can input for the in-game combo challenge if you want recommended combos that do work for the current patch. 99,556 99,557 99,558 99,559 99,561 99,563 99,564 99,565 99,566 99,568 Keep in mind, these combos might become outdated when the new patch releases October 31st, but even so the changes shouldn’t be too extreme and these combos might still be good to practice.
No problem. I actually went over those combo challenges real quick, and they still work on the current patch. I also added two more combos that I would highly recommend: 104,240 104,241 Keep in mind that these two combos can work against Anji, Chaos, and Asuka, but they require very specific adjustments just for those three characters that makes it much harder to execute. Again, sorry for the long replies. Good luck with the game and have fun.
Your videos are really well made and easy to understand, plus entertaining. I'd like to get into Strive as my first fighting game, so this is super helpful. Surprised you don't have more subscribers/views/likes.
I'd say Strive is a great game to start with. Maybe it's because I've been playing fighting games for a while already, but I found this one to be way easier to get into than other ones I've tried, but there's still plenty of depth to it too. You'll still need to spend hours upon hours practicing your combos and getting destroyed online to learn each characters strengths and weaknesses, but the Mission Mode teaches you pretty much everything you need to know and it's usually clear why you would win or lose. It's not perfect, but it's definitely my favorite fighting game in a long time. In short, I'd recommend it, and good luck if you decide to get it. As for the low views and whatnot, it's whatever. It'd be nice to get more attention, but as long as I can help out random strangers then that's enough for me.
Just wanna say that I used this video as a template when I picked up Guilty Gear Strive. I'd never played a 2-D fighter before so the way you broke this down was really helpful. Been able to make into Celestial two months in a row now and this is video really helped me build a foundation in this game. Appreciate ya.
That honestly fills me with a lot of pride to read, that someone who's never played a 2D fighter was able to follow my guide and perform well. Thanks for the kind words and hopefully you can keep getting even better.
I’m just getting into Guilty Gear, and it’s been hard to find good introductory guides for May. Your guides do a great job of explaining the combos, utility, and variations for higher damage potential. Your videos have really helped me get a grasp on the character. I didn’t know where to start before, but now I have a good idea of where May can capitalize on an opening. Thanks for putting this together!
You're very welcome! This is the sort of guide I wish I had back when I played games like Street Fighter 4 and Marvel VS Capcom 3, so I decided to make one myself. I'm not an expert by any means and it doesn't help that this guide is a little outdated (there are definitely way better combos and approaches that I use now) but it should still be a good starting point for beginners. I'm glad you found it helpful! Keep practicing and good luck!
@@FourFaceButtons I got my start with Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, but I’ve been away from traditional fighters for awhile. I’m planning to use this as starting point, then look into the more recent stuff.
@@YorkPrime Nice dude. Marvel 3 was awesome, and I feel like Guilty Gear is a good transitioning point due to its few buttons and easy inputs. However, there is a bigger emphasis on the neutral game and it's so easy to die from minor mistakes, but I do believe that it's both easy to get into and a lot of fun to play.
Also Notation just in case anyone needs to see it as notation rather than the icons Basic Jump In [Hold 4 after Jumping to charge Mr. Dolphin] J.S > C.S > F.S > 6S Aerial Dive Bomb(CAN BE A BIT TRICKY TO GET THE FIRST 2 HITS BUT EVERYTHING AFTER SHOuLD BE OK) J.2S > 2S > 8S > 6HS Crouching Heavy Anti Air 2HS > 8S > dash(66) 6HS 4[hold[ > 6S/HS 623K > dash(66) 6HS Corner Bouce 6HS > 4(while holding HS) > 4(hold)HS > 6HS (do 4(hold)HS > 6HS until you break the wall)
Thank you for the tutorial I’ve always played and preferred 2 D fighters like KoF and Street Fighter but for some reason I just found this game harder than the other but this is really helped 🙏🏼
Glad to hear it helped you out. I find Guilty Gear Strive to be fairly easy to get the hang of myself, but it's also a much faster game compared to Street Fighter and the like. If you're not used to it then, yeah, it can be tough to get into. Just keep practicing and you'll get better in time.
Awesome video for new players like myself, all the other vids I’ve seen seem to be geared towards people who are familiar with fighting game notations and stuff like that. Thanks!
I probably won't. I got a ton of attention the last time I did this with Dragonball FighterZ, but then no one cared about the follow up videos afterwards. It was just a waste of time for me to make them and I'd rather focus on what I want to do instead of what I think might be popular. Sorry to disappoint.
just a note if you dolphin couter grab in the corner, you don't have to roman, the wall keeps them from going too far away so you can just do it without having to roman cancel and save your meter or potentially continue the string with the roman that you saved later on
Nah, it doesn’t work that way. The opponent gets thrown high into the air but they hit the ground before May can act. She can hit them one time on the ground in the corner, but that’s it. In this situation, May needs to do a Roman Cancel to extend the combo. The command grab is stronger and the opponent can’t Throw Break, but of course it also requires a command which makes it more difficult to do at a moment’s notice. So there’s some balance between the two types of attacks.
@@FourFaceButtons wait with the command grab? I thought that was one of the setups for the loop? Or what does the couter affect how your followups connect?
@@ThaMxUp The command grab, Overhead Kiss, inputed with 623K, is what you need to do for combos. The regular grab is much more limited and doesn't have the same combo potential as the command grab.
This helped me immensely, your breakdowns are so good. Any other characters you have an interest in doing would be awesome. This is the best video ive seen for new players.
Thanks, I greatly appreciate that. Unfortunately, these kinds of videos are a lot of work for me to write and edit, not to mention figuring out the combos. I’m going to have a new video up later today for more advanced May combos, but that’ll probably be it. If these guides were more popular then I would consider making more, but for now I’d rather go back to making reviews which is what I actually enjoy.
Try to focus on only two attacks for the most part, Slash and Heavy Slash, or Triangle and Circle if you’re on PlayStation. Don’t worry too much about Punch, Kick, and Dust. Those three buttons are great in their own right, but keep it simple if you’re just starting out. Once you get a strong understanding of the range of each attack and how to do these combos, then you can look into incorporating the other buttons too. Crouching Kick combos into crouching Dust for a very quick, safe, and effective sweep. Forward Punch is also a shockingly effective anti-air. There’s plenty more too, but just stick with Slash and Heavy Slash until you get more comfortable with the game as a whole. And of course, try to do as many Missions in the game’s Mission Mode as you can.
Thank you. Traditional fighting games can be intimidating but they're only just as complex as any other competitive game. I'm terrible at Smash Bros, for example, but I can at least hold my own in these games. I'd say that Guilty Gear Strive is the best recent fighting game for beginners, but Street Fighter 5 is a fine choice too. Tekken 7 is great too if you're looking for a 3D fighting game. Whatever you decide, put yourself out there and give it a try.
I'm new to fighting games (apart from the usual button smash with friends) and decided to main May. This video is really helping me but the charge aspect of the dolphin is killing me sometimes, any tip? Or do I just need to muscle memory the timing.
It's basically a muscle memory thing, yeah. You don't have to charge for that long; May can get her dolphin out after crouching for only a very short period of time. Keep in mind that you'll need to time the second part of the command (Forward+Slash or Up+Slash) at pretty much the same time that her anchor connects with the opponent. If you wait too long then the dolphin might not come out at all. Follow the combos in the video as best you can and you should have a feel for the timing sooner than later. Good luck out there!
For the most part, yeah, everything still works in much the same way but I feel like the counter hit off of a light Mr. Dolphin is much stricter than before. The opponent can also mash buttons to recover faster (indicated by the button mash graphic over their head when they get hit) and it seems like pressing any button three times quickly will be enough to safely recover. Keep it in mind that if the opponent quickly jumps up to dodge your grab, then they know exactly what they need to do to avoid this approach. You can use this to your advantage and do an anti-air or an air grab instead; it all happens too fast to properly react to so you can turn it into a halfway decent 50/50 situation. With all that being said, I think it's technically still possible to pull off that counter-into-command grab combo in any given situation, but the timing is very strict now; it might be better off doing a normal grab or something else entirely instead of risking the command grab. Also, the counter hit off of a heavy Mr. Dolphin gives you way more time to execute the command grab, but of course that one is much slower so use with caution. Otherwise, the jump in and aerial dive bomb combos work but they can be tough to get the timing down. The aerial dive bomb should work basically every single time if the opponent is crouching, but the timing can be very tough if they're standing. With both of these, beware of the opponent's anti-air options. The corner bounce combo works just as well and landing a command grab in the corner is basically a free wall break because of this.
I didn’t intentionally change anything on my end; that should be how the PS5 naturally outputs the image. However, my TV does show the colors to be way less saturated in comparison to what my capture card gets. We could have the same issues with our TVs not displaying the color correctly.
thank you for putting the inputs on the screen, something no one else seems to do yet they still call them "guides" anyway.
I hear you on that; it's something I hate as well. Some people aren't willing to go the extra mile and would rather throw something out there as quickly as possible to get early views. It's unfortunate, but it is what it is.
The tripple mister dolphin combo sold me on this character. Hope its still perform-able modern patch
Oh man, it’s crazy looking back at how old this video is. Everything is so different and way harder to execute now. These combos are still just fine and should be a good starting point for beginners, but they are extremely inefficient. One of the biggest patch changes was nerfing the damage that the dolphins do. However, May got a new move that lets her cancel the dolphin and land on her feet right away. So it’s a similar idea, but you have to cancel the dolphin before it hits mid-combo and use mostly melee attacks for better damage.
I have other videos for more May combos, but none of them are specifically for the current patch. Still, they’re good for anyone just starting out.
I know you didn’t ask and this reply has already gone on for a while, but here’s a list of codes you can input for the in-game combo challenge if you want recommended combos that do work for the current patch.
99,556
99,557
99,558
99,559
99,561
99,563
99,564
99,565
99,566
99,568
Keep in mind, these combos might become outdated when the new patch releases October 31st, but even so the changes shouldn’t be too extreme and these combos might still be good to practice.
@@FourFaceButtons wow thanks a ton!
No problem. I actually went over those combo challenges real quick, and they still work on the current patch. I also added two more combos that I would highly recommend:
104,240
104,241
Keep in mind that these two combos can work against Anji, Chaos, and Asuka, but they require very specific adjustments just for those three characters that makes it much harder to execute.
Again, sorry for the long replies. Good luck with the game and have fun.
Your videos are really well made and easy to understand, plus entertaining. I'd like to get into Strive as my first fighting game, so this is super helpful.
Surprised you don't have more subscribers/views/likes.
I'd say Strive is a great game to start with. Maybe it's because I've been playing fighting games for a while already, but I found this one to be way easier to get into than other ones I've tried, but there's still plenty of depth to it too. You'll still need to spend hours upon hours practicing your combos and getting destroyed online to learn each characters strengths and weaknesses, but the Mission Mode teaches you pretty much everything you need to know and it's usually clear why you would win or lose. It's not perfect, but it's definitely my favorite fighting game in a long time. In short, I'd recommend it, and good luck if you decide to get it.
As for the low views and whatnot, it's whatever. It'd be nice to get more attention, but as long as I can help out random strangers then that's enough for me.
Just wanna say that I used this video as a template when I picked up Guilty Gear Strive. I'd never played a 2-D fighter before so the way you broke this down was really helpful. Been able to make into Celestial two months in a row now and this is video really helped me build a foundation in this game. Appreciate ya.
That honestly fills me with a lot of pride to read, that someone who's never played a 2D fighter was able to follow my guide and perform well. Thanks for the kind words and hopefully you can keep getting even better.
I’m just getting into Guilty Gear, and it’s been hard to find good introductory guides for May. Your guides do a great job of explaining the combos, utility, and variations for higher damage potential. Your videos have really helped me get a grasp on the character. I didn’t know where to start before, but now I have a good idea of where May can capitalize on an opening. Thanks for putting this together!
You're very welcome! This is the sort of guide I wish I had back when I played games like Street Fighter 4 and Marvel VS Capcom 3, so I decided to make one myself. I'm not an expert by any means and it doesn't help that this guide is a little outdated (there are definitely way better combos and approaches that I use now) but it should still be a good starting point for beginners. I'm glad you found it helpful! Keep practicing and good luck!
@@FourFaceButtons I got my start with Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, but I’ve been away from traditional fighters for awhile. I’m planning to use this as starting point, then look into the more recent stuff.
@@YorkPrime Nice dude. Marvel 3 was awesome, and I feel like Guilty Gear is a good transitioning point due to its few buttons and easy inputs. However, there is a bigger emphasis on the neutral game and it's so easy to die from minor mistakes, but I do believe that it's both easy to get into and a lot of fun to play.
Oustanding tutorial!!! Best one i've seen by far. Keep it going!
Thank you very much for the kind words. I'm glad you liked it and found the guide helpful.
Im glad you put the inputs on the screen.
Absolutely. It's the kind of help I wish I had when I started playing fighting games.
Also Notation just in case anyone needs to see it as notation rather than the icons
Basic Jump In
[Hold 4 after Jumping to charge Mr. Dolphin] J.S > C.S > F.S > 6S
Aerial Dive Bomb(CAN BE A BIT TRICKY TO GET THE FIRST 2 HITS BUT EVERYTHING AFTER SHOuLD BE OK)
J.2S > 2S > 8S > 6HS
Crouching Heavy Anti Air
2HS > 8S > dash(66) 6HS
4[hold[ > 6S/HS 623K > dash(66) 6HS
Corner Bouce
6HS > 4(while holding HS) > 4(hold)HS > 6HS
(do 4(hold)HS > 6HS until you break the wall)
Thank you for the tutorial I’ve always played and preferred 2 D fighters like KoF and Street Fighter but for some reason I just found this game harder than the other but this is really helped 🙏🏼
Glad to hear it helped you out. I find Guilty Gear Strive to be fairly easy to get the hang of myself, but it's also a much faster game compared to Street Fighter and the like. If you're not used to it then, yeah, it can be tough to get into. Just keep practicing and you'll get better in time.
Awesome video for new players like myself, all the other vids I’ve seen seem to be geared towards people who are familiar with fighting game notations and stuff like that. Thanks!
Glad you found it helpful. It's the kind of guide I wish I had when I was starting out too, so I get where you're coming from.
This guide is super helpful and easy to understand, you did a great job and I thank you for letting me know how to throw dolphins at my friends 🙏
No problem, glad it helped.
Amazing guide dude, you deserve way more subs, awesome production quality!
Thanks a lot, I appreciate that. Hopefully I get more attention down the road, but it's cool if it doesn't work out.
More content like this please
I probably won't. I got a ton of attention the last time I did this with Dragonball FighterZ, but then no one cared about the follow up videos afterwards. It was just a waste of time for me to make them and I'd rather focus on what I want to do instead of what I think might be popular. Sorry to disappoint.
🐬🐬🐬 Totsugekiii!
Thank you so much, my combos were like 2-3 hits max, this was a big help!
No problem, glad I could help!
just a note
if you dolphin couter grab in the corner, you don't have to roman, the wall keeps them from going too far away so you can just do it without having to roman cancel and save your meter or potentially continue the string with the roman that you saved later on
Yup, good advice. Doing the command grab in the corner is strong for May because she can go into a full combo without having to use meter.
@@FourFaceButtons come to think of it, if you get the grab in the corner why not just do the corner bounce off?
Nah, it doesn’t work that way. The opponent gets thrown high into the air but they hit the ground before May can act. She can hit them one time on the ground in the corner, but that’s it. In this situation, May needs to do a Roman Cancel to extend the combo. The command grab is stronger and the opponent can’t Throw Break, but of course it also requires a command which makes it more difficult to do at a moment’s notice. So there’s some balance between the two types of attacks.
@@FourFaceButtons wait with the command grab? I thought that was one of the setups for the loop? Or what does the couter affect how your followups connect?
@@ThaMxUp The command grab, Overhead Kiss, inputed with 623K, is what you need to do for combos. The regular grab is much more limited and doesn't have the same combo potential as the command grab.
Awesome video! GGS is my first foray into the series. This video is a godsend!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for the compliment and good luck out there!
This helped me immensely, your breakdowns are so good. Any other characters you have an interest in doing would be awesome. This is the best video ive seen for new players.
Thanks, I greatly appreciate that. Unfortunately, these kinds of videos are a lot of work for me to write and edit, not to mention figuring out the combos. I’m going to have a new video up later today for more advanced May combos, but that’ll probably be it. If these guides were more popular then I would consider making more, but for now I’d rather go back to making reviews which is what I actually enjoy.
These combos are crazy for beginners I guess ill just practice one at a time, good video
Try to focus on only two attacks for the most part, Slash and Heavy Slash, or Triangle and Circle if you’re on PlayStation. Don’t worry too much about Punch, Kick, and Dust. Those three buttons are great in their own right, but keep it simple if you’re just starting out. Once you get a strong understanding of the range of each attack and how to do these combos, then you can look into incorporating the other buttons too. Crouching Kick combos into crouching Dust for a very quick, safe, and effective sweep. Forward Punch is also a shockingly effective anti-air. There’s plenty more too, but just stick with Slash and Heavy Slash until you get more comfortable with the game as a whole. And of course, try to do as many Missions in the game’s Mission Mode as you can.
Sometimes you just land on a channel that's going to get big. This is one of them.
lol, thanks for the vote of confidence. I don't expect to get big but it would be nice if it happened.
This is incredibly well made! I'll definitely be using this video to practice!
That’s great to hear and thanks for the compliment. Good luck out there!
thanks for this guide! it was super easy to understand and helped me a lot!
No problem, I'm glad you found it helpful! Good luck practicing!
thank you for your guide, It's very useful for me
No problem, I'm glad you found it helpful.
you should be getting sm more recognition ‼️
Thanks. Hopefully I do get more views, but it's fine if I don't; I won't let it bother me.
Great vid! It Makes me confident to play a fighting game, that isn't smash bros.
Thank you. Traditional fighting games can be intimidating but they're only just as complex as any other competitive game. I'm terrible at Smash Bros, for example, but I can at least hold my own in these games. I'd say that Guilty Gear Strive is the best recent fighting game for beginners, but Street Fighter 5 is a fine choice too. Tekken 7 is great too if you're looking for a 3D fighting game. Whatever you decide, put yourself out there and give it a try.
*angry dolphin noises*
Nice vid and thanks for the defensive tips lol
No problem. Once people learn how to deal with May and her dolphins, I think she'll be a bit less scary.
Visibility boosting comment.
Praise be to the anime lord, I thank you. 🙏
Moral of the story spam dolphin
It just works.
I'm new to fighting games (apart from the usual button smash with friends) and decided to main May. This video is really helping me but the charge aspect of the dolphin is killing me sometimes, any tip? Or do I just need to muscle memory the timing.
It's basically a muscle memory thing, yeah. You don't have to charge for that long; May can get her dolphin out after crouching for only a very short period of time. Keep in mind that you'll need to time the second part of the command (Forward+Slash or Up+Slash) at pretty much the same time that her anchor connects with the opponent. If you wait too long then the dolphin might not come out at all. Follow the combos in the video as best you can and you should have a feel for the timing sooner than later. Good luck out there!
Hey did you test these combo now that the game is not in beta anymore ? I can tell the first 2 combos are doable but I'll have to try the others.
For the most part, yeah, everything still works in much the same way but I feel like the counter hit off of a light Mr. Dolphin is much stricter than before. The opponent can also mash buttons to recover faster (indicated by the button mash graphic over their head when they get hit) and it seems like pressing any button three times quickly will be enough to safely recover. Keep it in mind that if the opponent quickly jumps up to dodge your grab, then they know exactly what they need to do to avoid this approach. You can use this to your advantage and do an anti-air or an air grab instead; it all happens too fast to properly react to so you can turn it into a halfway decent 50/50 situation. With all that being said, I think it's technically still possible to pull off that counter-into-command grab combo in any given situation, but the timing is very strict now; it might be better off doing a normal grab or something else entirely instead of risking the command grab. Also, the counter hit off of a heavy Mr. Dolphin gives you way more time to execute the command grab, but of course that one is much slower so use with caution.
Otherwise, the jump in and aerial dive bomb combos work but they can be tough to get the timing down. The aerial dive bomb should work basically every single time if the opponent is crouching, but the timing can be very tough if they're standing. With both of these, beware of the opponent's anti-air options. The corner bounce combo works just as well and landing a command grab in the corner is basically a free wall break because of this.
I fear no man, but that 🐬? It scares me...
I'm expecting cries of dolphin nerf requests in the early days after launch.
you how did u get your game colors to look like that they look good.
I didn’t intentionally change anything on my end; that should be how the PS5 naturally outputs the image. However, my TV does show the colors to be way less saturated in comparison to what my capture card gets. We could have the same issues with our TVs not displaying the color correctly.
@@FourFaceButtons it looks gorgeous in video form.
@@lmaoitsmero7600 Yeah, it really is a great looking game.
The voice over is a little, strange? But honestkt best intro to May video I've seen.
Thanks. Yeah, I don’t think I’m great at voice overs but I’m trying my best.
the English may scares me...
lol, at least in Japanese the murderous onslaught of dolphins is masked in cuter screams.