Arcade Infinity Blazblue: Continuum Shift - Top 8 Mike_Z(TA) vs ODD03 (RA)

[Darthlnvader]

wow these commentators are annoying, i like that part where youtube put a mute option in

[blaquechylde]

i think the best thing about this vid is that the commentators voices don't drown out the game audio so i can watch this without ever paying attention to a thing they say.

[zer02323]

any reason why ragna players never use carnage sizors or blood kain?

[Woodland312]

@zer02323

My guess is that doing Rapid cancels is better because attack strings that are harder to block lead to more damage anyway if they are not blocked.

Rushdown > Damage.

[zer02323]

@Woodland312 I geuss it makes sense but ragna drains health through guard with his drives, I will admit that Mike-Z makes that VERY hard but for the most part using drives as ragna drains health at a decent speed, (is it hard to tell I dont care too much for combos, thoses who can pull them off I got no problem with, I just shoot for the finish)

[Nutsyism]

Ragna player's brain ran out of steam at the end there.

[MAC616]

Hating ass homo of a commentator, talking bad about Ragna.

[Imananimegod]

6:51 - Never seen it? It's Challenge Mode 3..

[TheArmOS]

@Imananimegod This video is of the CS arcade version which came out like 7 months before the CS console version and challenge mode

[rss313]

Why does the persons combo appear under the opponent they are hitting? Pffthh

[DragonBladeX]

Commentators... SUCK stick to talking about the game.

[Urmean15]

Mike Z, not throwing a 720?

Madness!

[squallgallardo]

The comments are booooooooooooooring...

Bring some guys who know how to comment next time please......¬¬

[Meteorman312]

i love how the commentors just dont give a fuck who really wants there fighting games commented on ant way

[SuperChance2100]

OMG stop talking about tiers its so boring, and it makes the game look uninteresting jesus, seriously with this crap, you can win with every character. mike z proves that, stop whining about nerfs and DEAL WITH IT

[squallgallardo]

@SuperChance2100 Yeah dude, you tell them!!!!!

Tiers are for idiots!!!!!

[KojinSagara]

@SuperChance2100 nevaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[xVIxVideos]

"It's okay, cus there hot."

[iAmbiant]

I was looking at girls. Sorry.

[MrOso44]

This is why i dont believe in tier list >.>

[becksforlife390]

suprize pic of tager? wat u takin bout thats his main

[towelie893]

@becksforlife390 -.-" Let this be a lesson in sarcasm

[Meteorman312]

@towelie893 i was just about to say the same thing then i saw your comment lol

[frundeatt66]

I was excited to hear that Tager had a ground grab. After seeing this video though, I notice that it's not very useful. Unlike Ragna's ground grab, the opponent isn't dazed or anything. They're left free to attack. Sigh...

[SanadaWolfX]

@frundeatt66 His Galactic Finger resets the enemy, so it's a good setup for his GETB, it's also a easy magnetize, so it has uses.

[llxKyOxll]

@SanadaWolfX you mean gadget finger ._.

[KeasbeyKnights]

@frundeatt66 Like SanadaWolfX said, it resets the enemy and magnetizes them, plus I'm pretty sure it has frame advantage in Tager's favor too, making it a great combo finisher to keep the enemy from getting away.

[GirugameshNoize]

@frundeatt66 Gadget Finger is one of Tager's best tools...you have a couple frames to do whatever the hell you want...so if they stand there...720 or 360B if they jump Collider and if they back dash chase with B Sledge.

[KamenRiderZasword]

Tager doesn't have the magnetic pull anymore? And ragna is the ai right? I liked that first combo ragna does he punch combos in the air and then a downwards kick

[Makingnewnamesisdumb]

@KamenRiderZasword Both players are human and, yes, he does have magnetism. He uses it a bunch of times in the video.

[mAcularChaotic]

Who are the commentators? They're pretty funny.

[tyl998]

Does 2B lift your opponent off the ground even in the first game?

[BeaverDeity]

"He's raising a Blazblue family" xD gg Mike you are pro

[ZhangHe2369]

Ragna right now is high because he can do more damage, and is generally safer. And i think he steals a little more health then before, but im not certain of that. But Bang and Litchi are stupid broken right now, and Rachel is worthless. And Noel andJin are alot worse then before, but still usable.

[Siberianhusky89]

Yeah, they pretty much just reversed the balance so that the high tiers are low and the low tiers are high. I kinda saw it coming to be honest, I even said it but people kept insulting me and calling me a scrub for saying that it seems like they're just nerfing the high tiers and buffing the low tiers, but it seems like if they do it how they are, the high tiers will be bad and the low tiers good, meaning that it was all just reversed... And I want to say to all of em "TOLD YOU SO!" XD

[Montegrano]

@Siberianhusky89 Well, if they ever followed GG they should have seen it coming. Whenever Arc System does a sequel it should always be called Revenge of the Low Tiers.

[Siberianhusky89]

Is Mike Z a good Tager player?

[unjuiced]

uh, no, not compared to players like Woki, En, Ogawa, and Hellsap.......... he's got the combos but combos are only 1/3 of the gameplay.... you need to be able to read, tech, double tech, etc. in order to be a "good" player.  to be Great, you gotta be able to do everything above, know what's happening 3 steps ahead, and completely eat up everything your opponent tries to do.... these guys are alright.....

[Siberianhusky89]

I was actually joking. Mike_Z is a very good Tager player

[unjuiced]

as tager, yes, as overall, he's alright, just ask anybody else.....

[Siberianhusky89]

Hm? Oh, well, I meant as Tager XD Overall, I don't doubt he's not that good with Jin, Carl, or even V-13. He seems to only play Tager and perhaps once in a while someone else. It seems like it'd be a good idea to use other characters though, just to learn how they work and better ways to beat them, but nothing beats facing them head on though.

[unjuiced]

no, i meant as a BB player he's alright....

[Siberianhusky89]

Well, the thing is that most people main one character in Blazblue. Overall, I probably am alright at Blazblue, but as a Tager player, I'm great. Anyhow, nobody's great at every character : D

[unjuiced]

i wonder if the announcers can even play BB.....

[misterkleen]

these announcers are garbage.

[KyKiske101]

I agree. They are too condescending. its not funny and its not cute...

[Xenji5]

I'm curious about the changes that Ragna has undergone. Has he become more competitive in this iteration of the game? Or has he not really moved forward.

In fact, I'm curious as to the opinion on this expansion/revision of BB. Anyone care to share their thoughts?

[unjuiced]

the developers gave him little attention, actually. he has a few new attacks but they're nothing to cry over. it's not that they nerfed him in particular, it's that they gave almost every other character a complete Quantum Leap of power.  Litchi completely f***s everyone now, noel has a notorious 42 hit/distortion wall combo, tager can kill in 2 short combos, carl still carries around his own "wall", Lambda(aka Nu) still can cheese the drive, and Jin is still ice-happy.... poor ragna.

[KyKiske101]

This is interesting...

because as sorry as some of us feel for Ragna (myself included) some early tier lists place him in the top, along with Bang and Litchi!

[unjuiced]

ragna, top tier?..... yay! if that's so then that's awesome, it's just that Litchi can completely rape w/ appropriate spacing and pressures...... who makes the tiers?

[Xenji5]

The thing that both delights me and frustrates me about Ragna is that he is a steamroller. He is a steamroller like Litchi but limited, in my humble opinion, in the tools dept to effectively control a match. Ragna is Afro Samurai in that he can only move forward. If he has managed to make it to the top of early tier lists, that's fantastic, but because he is a train with a simple track can it be maintained? I am, in no shape or form, an expert at the game so take my words lightly but....

[Xenji5]

He just seems ill equipped to be the marquee character. Which is different from say, SF IV, where starring characters are super effective by default. This, I think, is both refreshing and unfortunate. (You can tell I am of two minds about this) Refreshing in that it's different but unfortunate in that he really does deserve more attention. Perhaps I'm just complaining and need to level up my game. (And to speak to the announcers, yes, they don't really provide substantive commentary) /end rant

[Makingnewnamesisdumb]

Ragna isn't really limited as much as he is focused. His tools are actually pretty remarkable - He has a phenomenal dragonpunch that is extremely combo friendly and can be done in the air, his supers are both useful and powerful and he has lots of great ways to get around quickly and efficiently. You don't have to be completely 100% offensive all the time, it's just that players have proven that he can do it well. Jin is the same way (maybe moreso.)

[unjuiced]

yes, i agree, he is very limited. they should soon give him at least a projectile if not larger hitboxes.....

[Xenji5]

I wanted to respond to this first and say thank you for sharing your opinions on the game. I'll speak more to things below.

[KowtowRobinson]

So, what game DO the announcers like? Just curious.

[unjuiced]

sounds like they only like shooters with blood and sex....

[KowtowRobinson]

or Super Turbo, lol.  Maybe they only play ST and CS 1.6, and just hang around everyone else to remind them of how much their game sucks. 1.6 4 lyfe, son.

[MiyukiFan]

the commentators suck. they sound so disinterested.

[Densebrains]

From 6:25 to the Awesome 6:40 is just Amazing.

I agree with Jennero, Tager looks better. I find his combos very interesting, especially the mix-up.

Love the magnetised pull back combo at 1:27. Is there a term for this funky move? or is it just the usual for Tager, as in nothing special?

[LeftyHangsLower]

The combo at 1:27 is new to Continuum Shift; Atomic Collider now allows you to pull magnetized opponents toward you when they're on the ground for beefy damage. If people talk about it when describing it in combos, it's just a whiff Collider.

[Densebrains]

Why the word whiff is used in whiff Collider?

It's strange... to me it sounds like something that smells unpleasant rather than a beefy move/combo.

Snapback Collider sounds better lol... although it is 1 syallable longer.

[LeftyHangsLower]

Right, whiff can mean an odour, but in this context it refers to the fact that the Collider is supposed to miss the opponent, or "whiff." "My attack whiffed" is a common phrase you'll hear.

[Densebrains]

Oh. I see, that is just like us calling a missed shot in basketball, an airball.

That's something new I have learned.

Awesome. Thanks.

[templariotetric0]

No puede ser mas copion este juego los personajes son clones de otos videojuegos por que no crean algo enverdad origial para las arcades

[Yosefhouser]

It's nice to see that Tager's 2C is much more useful and has a much stronger mixup and reset game. Can't wait!

[Vulcan422]

REAL SOVIET DAMAGE

[llamastrike]

So...jealous!

I WANT BBCS!!  >:3

[Atuin]

overhead so strong~!

[zephyrikal]

GADGETO FINGAH!!

[Jennero]

Tager looks a lot better!!!

[dumba989]

Is this the updated BlazBlue or still the first one? I don't play this game, so I don't know.

[Rek503]

This is the updated version of the game Continuum Shift . The first game is BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.

[DarkAndersonEX]

Just so everyone knows. Ragna's new diving move is called Belial Edge. Found that out in the Blazblue Japan wesbsite that had the character's moves in English.

[ThunderCow13]

I like how Mike Z does his special 'combo until you're dead' combo in match 1 round 2

[worldjem7]

RA tag for Ragna should be changed to RG. There are 2 characters that start with RA.

[mariocampos0]

I love these commentators " I am staring at girls. It's what I do it's very creepy, even when they look at me you know you usually look away. I just stare at 'em"

[MengoMango]

commentators are darling *huggles*.

[Rapture639]

Yes Mike Z! Crush those capitalist pig dogs!

[BlazenT]

awesome play by both players, on the other hand not so interesting commentators.

[reiScarred]

man the quality on this video is incredible, it looks better than my TV and i have HD XD

[Avarice99]

The commentator reminds me of number 24 from Venture Bros.

[GHoooSTS]

is there a way to watch this without the commentary? these guys are garbage, where chris hu at

[NyQuiiLx]

commentary for blazblue...this is a first

[sablesoul]

Bring the AI SF4 commentators here. At least they are funny and doesn't fill the commentary with a bunch of inside jokes and assumptions.

They called overhead on a few attacks that had no such property.

[capsuletoyco]

@sablesoul if you are talking about ragna's gauntlet hades it is an overhead

[ArcadeInfinity]

the commentators are definitely taking a pay cut.

[NivMizzetFiremind]

That comment made my day :D

[Beikho]

im gonna boycott if they get a paycut

[OscarMaris]

@ArcadeInfinity tell them to comment on the match more and repeat what the characters say less.

[Siberianhusky89]

@ArcadeInfinity

Yo, Mr Infinity. Any info on a good Rachel for CS?

[LordEdge19]

We can clairly see that the announcer like this game...

[AtarashiiBlog]

From each update, the announcer will speak fluently english xD

So BlazBlue 7 she gonna have a kick ass english xD

[DJRedrumofEPG]

Is Tager still as bad as he was in Calamity Trigger?

[StriderHoang]

I think people are agreeing that CT Tager is a thing of the past. Some people might even say Rachel is in her own tier but isn't "CT Tager" bad.

[AtarashiiBlog]

Bad like too difficult to master or bad like he suck ?

Cuz in ONE combo he can take off like 75% of your health bar, only if you can master it

Tager is really powerful

[DJRedrumofEPG]

No I mean like, does he still get raped by Nu, Arakune and Rachel.

[briarious7]

Are you serious? Tager in CT is garbage. Have even played the game? Tager could do damage IF he could actually mount an offense, which was rare.

[AtarashiiBlog]

Oh loool yeah

I have the game

I think you didn't played too much with Tager...

Tager is not garbage IF you can actually play with it, pull off all is grab and the guy is screwed

It doesn't mean that a character is hard, slow or have a small arsenal of range attack to use that it's garbage

Look up for vids

[DJRedrumofEPG]

Tager is hampered by the fact that he has horrible matchups against the very Top Tier characters (and some of the mid tiers). His only matchup where he has an advantage is against Hakumen.

But he's definitely not garbage. Tager combos in CT *HURT* and his resets and amount of ways to land his super(s) are enough to make him my main.

But Adding a few things to Tager's game (Gadget Finger <3) makes this Tager a whole new animal.

[Exhuman]

Oh my God... There are mini-MikeZ's out there?

I'm scared.

[shindean]

@Exhuman Probable nicknames being Potemkin, Tager, Juggernaut.

May they crush us all under their weight and awesomeness born from cold, cold Russia.

[Zero829]

These guys have to be one of the most enjoyable announcers I have ever listened to for a fighting game.

[DAKINGPIN22]

ugh the resets are so scary!! that combo at 2:15 is just amazing

[AllegroRubato]

REAL SOVIET DAMAGE!

[hellblood9]

Mike Z just got scarier.

[squ1sh]

where's the rest? D:

[Mafiaboss58]

ya need to post more Blazblue Videos

[El6t6one]

I'd agree with this.

[ilikegoodchicken]

MIKE Z

[ilikegoodchicken]

MIKE Z!

[luxoneal]

wow, nice tagger!, mike z ftw!

[springbeak]

mike z is possibly the most entertaining player ever

[neokyo2k]

lol really?

[kynelius]

mikez....and ragna? video=made for my viewing pleasure. commentary was humorous as well, while informative.

[GarredHATES]

haha the announcer is funny