Interestingly enough, there are differences between how the two characters use what's ostensibly the same wrestling move: Potemkin Buster is a variation of the backbreaker drop where he leaps upwards with rocket propulsion instead of simply dropping to a knee, while Bedman?'s throw is the submission variant with a bit of electricity added to the mix.
Pro tip, there was a TON of gaps in this where test couldve escaped. The other weird part is... this is the second Testament ive seen sit there and just eat this. Moral of the story: sometimes yall just gotta hit buttons. You cant sit here hoping it ends when its not a real block string but barely hidden pressure resets.
They were holding fully charged malfunction, same thing as people holding multiple garudas, the first garuda into second will usually be true, especially if first hit meaty after that however, it's all fake
yes, please hit more buttons against bedman pressure, I promise its all fake and there were huge gaps in this pressure!!! keep hitting the buttons please!!!
Reminder that the official name has a question mark on the end because it's genuinely unclear the extent to which the "man" part still applies. It might just be Bed.
PSA: This combo is not safe to mash out of. A good bedman can slightly alter their timings, and with you being constantly guard crushed, his abnormally long normals and followups, you need to sit through a lot of garbage or risk getting WWA'd into a wall break and repeating the pressure. Aka. Stop downplaying the fear factor, waiting out his string is the best option you have most of the time. You can't just say "hit button!!" because that just leads to you getting exploded.
Bro blocked for 36 seconds, then died and my combos usually start with them attempting to mash through 2HS and me dropping because I wasn't expecting it to hit.
@@niko-ef8hq They talked about the base roster getting new moves, yes but they did say they are planning on giving other characters new moves. It would be dumb to only give the base roster new moves and to ignore the other 10 characters and new ones after.
That was the most unsafe string ever. Test could have escaped at so many points there and that honestly is bedman playing almost completely optimally. There is no reason test should have lost that round except that she has been sleeping on her bed matchup.
playing defense is indecipherable in this game. i just press or FD at random moments and hope i don’t eat a huge counter hit into wallbreak into positive bonus into death combo. not sure how you’re supposed to learn the gaps in these insane pressure strings for like 30 different characters lol
There's not remotely close to 30 characters in Strive, but it really just comes down to recognizing certain moves. Unless the opponent has a delayed projectile to cover recovery or a Roman Cancel to just skip it outright, there are certain moves any blockstring will lead to that simply *cannot* lead into a true followup. Recognizing these moves as your opportunity to jump/mash out (and recognizing when they have contingencies to prevent this) is a huge part of defense in most aggressive fighting games. There's more to it, especially when more advanced gameplans like stagger pressure get involved, but if you play the game long enough, and eat enough counterhits to the face, you will eventually learn how to spot the gaps.
*disclaimer, haven't been able to play GG in a while* Short don't-think answer: Deflect shield Long answer: there are some guides to counter play certain moves or entire characters, and there's also asking on the discord of the opponent's character. A lot of people are willing to watch replays to explain what are the gaps which always helps, but if it all sounds like a lot of research (which it is), then you'll have to lab it (if you own the character). You don't need to learn the entire sequence, you just need to do certain bits that might seem weird. For example at certain points Bedman runs a long distance to reset the pressure with c.S, but before doing that they would usually let the bomb error auto activate. You can go the long route and record: Big explosion (held) > c.S > f.S > 2H > projectile (while auto activating the bomb) > run that's a 2 specials an 3 buttons sequence, or hell, just let the bomb auto activate and run from a similar distance and see if there's a gap in there. If all else fails, just deflect shield, DP, hold jump or mash throw at multiple points. You might find valid counterplay doing so
@@davidbacchim3624Bedman struggles to initiate pressure and pretty much loses the round if they're the victim of a hard knockdown. Bedman is absolutely below curve- but the mildness of that statement says a lot when you consider how poor every aspect *but* the block pressure is. It's so good that it's Bedman's only decent tool and he kinda gets away with it almost.
Me: i think this game is closer to SF6 than DBFZ because it's more (Button) (Button) (Special) than it is something big LLMM2H5S2H kinda block strings. Bedman: L O L
Theres a ton of gaps in this pressure where test could've not only safely escaped, but also taken their turn back and went on the offense...its just *really* hard to see because bedman is a literal bed and a visual mess to deal with mid-fight
@@SerenceSleepywait wheres the gaps? when bedman is moving towards you is the only time bedman is not attacking and they dont move towards you unless youre guard crushed so wheres this gap? am i missing something here?
@@SerenceSleepyis the gaps the slow moving overhead and the bobm on a stick slow but intimidating move? Cause I can almost not react to that but block. Too much bs on the screen to think properly when I fight bedman.
Bedman? player rolls fakest blockstring imaginable. Asked to leave party. fr tho I have no clue what the fuck this character does either, so not like I'd fare better lol
I'm just now noticing Testament is voiced by a female in Japanese yet in English is voiced by a dude and I do not know if their gender has been confirmed yet cause I'm not a big enough nerd and also cause I almost never play guilty gear.
Congratulations, they are confirmed to have no gender. They were male before, no changed pronouns or anything, I think they just genuinely lost whatever was down there after their resurrection.
Fun fact, we cant tell wtf bedman is doing cuz he is a fucking bed
prove it
how
Go to sleep at a resonable hour and get a restful and healthy 8 hour rest
@@hobowithabow9865 you're right but, i work at night shift 💀
skill issue
Sometimes a short and simple combo is all you need! 💪😤💪
Long combo strings are for demoralizing your opponent
“Anyways I detest long combo strings.”
@@JackFrostSMTReal At least we can agree on something
Your friendly reminder that fully charged 4b9 is 50 damage on block... also, to bed buster once in a while.
Interestingly enough, there are differences between how the two characters use what's ostensibly the same wrestling move: Potemkin Buster is a variation of the backbreaker drop where he leaps upwards with rocket propulsion instead of simply dropping to a knee, while Bedman?'s throw is the submission variant with a bit of electricity added to the mix.
When people on Twitter say "we're going to put you in the contraption" this is what I think they mean
Made me chuckle
Pro tip, there was a TON of gaps in this where test couldve escaped.
The other weird part is... this is the second Testament ive seen sit there and just eat this.
Moral of the story: sometimes yall just gotta hit buttons. You cant sit here hoping it ends when its not a real block string but barely hidden pressure resets.
I was begging kira hana to press 2k to try and challenge the run-ins
They were holding fully charged malfunction, same thing as people holding multiple garudas, the first garuda into second will usually be true, especially if first hit meaty after that however, it's all fake
yes, please hit more buttons against bedman pressure, I promise its all fake and there were huge gaps in this pressure!!! keep hitting the buttons please!!!
@@AsdfertyXthis sounds so fake lol
@@HazeEmryseriously no fucking way im believing anything this guy says 💀
Reminder that the official name has a question mark on the end because it's genuinely unclear the extent to which the "man" part still applies. It might just be Bed.
What not being able to see the circle does to a mf
@@kriegsblade7094 We can't see radiant light with this one 🗣🔥🔥.
Bedman literally forgot his little sister in his bloodlust. iconic
One must imagine Testament happy.
When you don't go to bed, so the bed goes to you.
I also like forcing my enemies to watch cutscenes of their health bar go down
The grounded footsies that guilty gear is known for.
Thank goodness for Back Megafist.
PSA: This combo is not safe to mash out of.
A good bedman can slightly alter their timings, and with you being constantly guard crushed, his abnormally long normals and followups, you need to sit through a lot of garbage or risk getting WWA'd into a wall break and repeating the pressure.
Aka. Stop downplaying the fear factor, waiting out his string is the best option you have most of the time. You can't just say "hit button!!" because that just leads to you getting exploded.
"Damage scaling avoids the abuse of combos, progressively reducing the damage until it deals a meager 1dmg"
this man: "so i only need 100 hits"
Characters have 420 hp in strive
Then, I need 420 Hits
It's not a combo. All of this was blocked except the end. That was chip damage
Bro blocked for 36 seconds, then died and my combos usually start with them attempting to mash through 2HS and me dropping because I wasn't expecting it to hit.
Thank you for the smile brother
*"NONE LEAVE THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE- NOT ALIVE!"* - -Adam Smasher- Bedman?, 2024
the amount of chip damage too, holy
This is only a fraction of our buffs. Now imagine the next buff plus the new move bedman will get as well 😈
Bedman mains, we are cooking night
Indeed we are. Now pass me the WD40
New move?
@@Justice_enjoyer Yeah, a new move lol, remember
All the characters in the game will get a new move in some updates
@@pancakes7483 its only the original roster getting new moves, theres no word on any dlc characters getting new moves as well
@@niko-ef8hq They talked about the base roster getting new moves, yes but they did say they are planning on giving other characters new moves. It would be dumb to only give the base roster new moves and to ignore the other 10 characters and new ones after.
Bedman is probably in hell chilling with Sisyphus rn
That was the most unsafe string ever. Test could have escaped at so many points there and that honestly is bedman playing almost completely optimally. There is no reason test should have lost that round except that she has been sleeping on her bed matchup.
free youtube content perhaps
Obviously they were so scared and intimidated by the sheer block string potential of Bedman? that they froze up and couldn’t move
Hehe sleeping
I can't blame her as I can't tell what is a high or low is of a FUCKING BED
@@GamingChair420 you dont at leastr punch your pillows on the daily?
It’s not unsafe if it’s also terrifying
Bedman? winning the round all through chip damage
when chip damage becomes chunk damage
Level 3 4b9 does more damage on block does more damage then most of beds tools on hit (50 dmg)
Test's RISC gauge was like "please, i've been working nonstop for 72 hours. Set me free. Grant me death."
one must imagine bedman happy
The fact you’re even using faultless is crazy
If he had positive bonus...
I love this game so much
not air tight, but put the FEAR in them
real props to the testament for the blocking though
I love how faultless does absolutely nothing to stop bedman?
I wish I could play Bedman half as good as aegis man
90% damage was from chip... lord have mercy
Missed opportunity to make the boulder Bedman?'s head.
That's on you for not seeing the holes in the string
I wrote a big ass string and yeah there were 3 times i could have punished the bedman
Not seeing the circle*
I love when the opponent doesn't know how to deal with 2HS, despite it having no safe follow ups on block,
one missed block and that testaments life was over
"I. Struggle! To go outside the combo string"
One must imagine bedman? Is happy.
playing defense is indecipherable in this game. i just press or FD at random moments and hope i don’t eat a huge counter hit into wallbreak into positive bonus into death combo.
not sure how you’re supposed to learn the gaps in these insane pressure strings for like 30 different characters lol
Maybe the mistake your making is doing other things in life
There's not remotely close to 30 characters in Strive, but it really just comes down to recognizing certain moves. Unless the opponent has a delayed projectile to cover recovery or a Roman Cancel to just skip it outright, there are certain moves any blockstring will lead to that simply *cannot* lead into a true followup. Recognizing these moves as your opportunity to jump/mash out (and recognizing when they have contingencies to prevent this) is a huge part of defense in most aggressive fighting games.
There's more to it, especially when more advanced gameplans like stagger pressure get involved, but if you play the game long enough, and eat enough counterhits to the face, you will eventually learn how to spot the gaps.
@@innenkosnarukami245025 is remotely close to 30, to be fair.
@@innenkosnarukami2450there’s 25. characters in strive lol
*disclaimer, haven't been able to play GG in a while*
Short don't-think answer: Deflect shield
Long answer: there are some guides to counter play certain moves or entire characters, and there's also asking on the discord of the opponent's character. A lot of people are willing to watch replays to explain what are the gaps which always helps, but if it all sounds like a lot of research (which it is), then you'll have to lab it (if you own the character).
You don't need to learn the entire sequence, you just need to do certain bits that might seem weird. For example at certain points Bedman runs a long distance to reset the pressure with c.S, but before doing that they would usually let the bomb error auto activate. You can go the long route and record:
Big explosion (held) > c.S > f.S > 2H > projectile (while auto activating the bomb) > run
that's a 2 specials an 3 buttons sequence, or hell, just let the bomb auto activate and run from a similar distance and see if there's a gap in there.
If all else fails, just deflect shield, DP, hold jump or mash throw at multiple points. You might find valid counterplay doing so
testaments voice really does change gender in Japanese.
This is what gives me dopamine
Things be gettin' riscy during a bedman? string
"nah bro it aint your turn"
Sheesh turned into melty blood with that kinda gameplay
Gonna guess you were too invested to chip them out instead sneaking in a grab
So many chances to get out, you have to try at some point
We dont use reflect guard in this household
and people say Bedman is low tier
Low tier?!!!
This char have craziest mix up l have seen in my entire life.
@@davidbacchim3624Bedman struggles to initiate pressure and pretty much loses the round if they're the victim of a hard knockdown. Bedman is absolutely below curve- but the mildness of that statement says a lot when you consider how poor every aspect *but* the block pressure is. It's so good that it's Bedman's only decent tool and he kinda gets away with it almost.
This is 50% gaps
My man got slammed 💀
sometimes mashing is a good idea
Where the Delilah?😊
LMAO it really do be like that
Me: i think this game is closer to SF6 than DBFZ because it's more (Button) (Button) (Special) than it is something big LLMM2H5S2H kinda block strings.
Bedman: L O L
buff white wa again
I don't remember Japanese testament having a high pitch voice
As a Testament main that's the highest pitch test can do.
that's delilah
How the fuck did he block all that
Friendly reminder that this nonsense is on an (alleged) bottom teir
FD increases blockstun, if you find yourself unable to break out of strings with your fastest move try not FDing at every possible opportunity
This is literal false information
I quit playing during season 1 sorry I didn't know@@ladygeneveve3805
@@ladygeneveve3805yes but it's also funny, so I'm pretty conflicted
I was promised bedman, I got bedman? 0/10
Wait till Arcsys drops Bedman! next
@@aisultannabiyev7560 then we’ll get Bedman.
counter!
You could have just grabbed
just 6p 😭
gurl just 6p
What is this?
They found the gap eventually. Jumping is the only thing I think you can do to safely escape that.
Theres a ton of gaps in this pressure where test could've not only safely escaped, but also taken their turn back and went on the offense...its just *really* hard to see because bedman is a literal bed and a visual mess to deal with mid-fight
@@SerenceSleepy I see some of those gaps, I think they're an rps situation where Bedman could do something else to beat Test's button.
@@SerenceSleepywait wheres the gaps? when bedman is moving towards you is the only time bedman is not attacking and they dont move towards you unless youre guard crushed so wheres this gap? am i missing something here?
@@adamakiithere dumb, and are probably mashing after guard crush, which is so stupid
@@SerenceSleepyis the gaps the slow moving overhead and the bobm on a stick slow but intimidating move? Cause I can almost not react to that but block. Too much bs on the screen to think properly when I fight bedman.
Guard Crush in this manner has to go. Good mechanic, poor execution design.
So you're gonna FD the entire time and then not use it to get out?
Bedman? player rolls fakest blockstring imaginable. Asked to leave party.
fr tho I have no clue what the fuck this character does either, so not like I'd fare better lol
I hate bedman
i love bedman
@@chromotriggerb6749
Disappointing.
Wait till you play Xrd and then you'll hate Bedman
I'm just now noticing Testament is voiced by a female in Japanese yet in English is voiced by a dude and I do not know if their gender has been confirmed yet cause I'm not a big enough nerd and also cause I almost never play guilty gear.
Testament is a gear, I think genders don't really apply to gears since they can shape shift (not sure if it's true)
Congratulations, they are confirmed to have no gender. They were male before, no changed pronouns or anything, I think they just genuinely lost whatever was down there after their resurrection.
From now on if I'm unsure what gender a guilty gear character is I'll just call them...well, them.
@@craigsands2567 call thm based on your least favorite move from them, you will be universally understood.
No way you almost killed them with chip damage