Akuma 101: The Vortex (part 2)
The official SRK Vortex thread – forums.shoryuken.com “The Vortex” is another name for Akuma/Gouki’s wake-up mixup metagame. While most characters have this as well, Akuma’s is special in that he has a staggering amount of options, and most of them are relatively safe. I think that’s reason enough for it to have its own name, and so did Arturo Sanchez, who is said to have coined the term itself. Untechable knockdowns are what you’re going to want to use to start up and continue the vortex, as it leaves your opponent in a large guessing game where percentages are not in their favor. The objective is to keep making your enemy guess wrong every time the get up off the ground, and then knocking them down to start it all over again. I like to break “The Vortex” aka “Holy Shit, Batman” into three steps: Knockdown, Setup, and Mixup. With these three steps you can rinse and repeat steps 1 to 3 until your opponent can break free of the death vice the vortex has on them (or they’re killed by it). Footage: Recorded from the PC version of Street Fighter IV w/ Fraps @ 1280×720, 60 frames per second. Edited: With Adobe After Effects CS4 and Sony Vegas Pro 8.0. Music Credits: Part 1: Misc. Orchestrations – Myself “Lost Relevancy” – Greg “OmTheory” Wiseman Part 2: “Frozen Babylon” – Rom Di Prisco & Jesper Kyd (Unreal Tournament III Soundtrack) “Mechanism Eight” – Rom Di Prisco & Jesper Kyd (Unreal Tournament III Soundtrack) “Bad Em” – Greg “OmTheory” Wiseman
This is a game play preview for Kirby Krackle’s VAULT 101, now available on Rock Band Network! You can download it here: tinyurl.com VAULT 101 is from Kirby Krackle’s sophomore album E FOR EVERYONE! Lyrics: Vault 101, Vault 101 I’ve seen the lights, I’ve seen the lights of Megaton I shut it off, I turned it off An atom bomb they worshipped on but not enough I’ve got the skills to keep me out of danger Would you believe it that I almost drowned? While crossing a bridge and shot at by some Raiders You know they’re making it hard for me And in aworld gone mad, I’ve got to believe I’ve got to believe there’s something better Like a tidal wave, that grows underneath That no one can see until it rises above Vault 101, Vault 101 I walk the roads while burning ‘neath the Wasteland sun I trade the past for bottle caps Way of the gun, a PipBoy’s work is never done I’ve got the skills to keep me out of danger Would you believe it that I almost drowned? While crossing a bridge and shot at by some Raiders You know they’re making it hard for me And in a world gone mad, I’ve got to believe I’ve got to believe there’s something better Like a tidal wave, that grows underneath That no one can see until it rises above You’ll find what you’re made of Don’t you, when it’s only you? And in a world gone mad, I’ve got to believe And in a world gone mad, I’ve got to believe I’ve got to believe it’s getting better Like a tidal wave, that grows underneath That no one can see until it rises And you …
