Naruo is probably my favorite player to watch, especially because he just plays Jamie and plays him to an absurd level; recent buffs have really helped Jamie become a formidable threat and I'm all for it
I love how many burnout exchanges there are here. Allows you to really see the power of mindgames when it comes to SF and other fighting games. Around 7 minutes in Naruo pulls a comeback on Bonchan and Naruo is fishing for a chance to Drive Impact. Now, Naruo has basically no health at this point so the armor of the Drive Impact is negligible, but he's so confident about his situation and the fact that he has leveled the playing field that he plays the aggressor anyways. And Bonchan succumbs even though he reasonably could have just thrown out a few crouching lights or cancelled into a Shoryu and won. The pressure got to him. Which is neat to see because then near the end you see this EXACT same interaction but Bonchan is up to speed this time and just grabs him out of it. I love interactions like this, they're what Fighting Games are about when all the execution barriers and inputs become second nature.
Naruo is probably my favorite player to watch, especially because he just plays Jamie and plays him to an absurd level; recent buffs have really helped Jamie become a formidable threat and I'm all for it
6:25 That COMEBACK was the stuff of legends
I love how many burnout exchanges there are here.
Allows you to really see the power of mindgames when it comes to SF and other fighting games. Around 7 minutes in Naruo pulls a comeback on Bonchan and Naruo is fishing for a chance to Drive Impact. Now, Naruo has basically no health at this point so the armor of the Drive Impact is negligible, but he's so confident about his situation and the fact that he has leveled the playing field that he plays the aggressor anyways.
And Bonchan succumbs even though he reasonably could have just thrown out a few crouching lights or cancelled into a Shoryu and won. The pressure got to him. Which is neat to see because then near the end you see this EXACT same interaction but Bonchan is up to speed this time and just grabs him out of it.
I love interactions like this, they're what Fighting Games are about when all the execution barriers and inputs become second nature.
Good analysis. Naruo's situation awareness is remarkable even among the pro players.
I see naruo in the thumbnail, instant click
Finally for years I got Jamie videos
What is the song that always plays for Jamie on this channel
If you mean the 3rd fight's song it's Fei Long's theme from SF4
@Vidya-James I knew it sounded familiar. Thanks compadre
Expected bonchan to run a very fireball heavy game like daigo, but that’s not how he plays akuma apparently.