So there has been a couple of Daigo Vs Challenger matches event… Has he always been that famous in Japan? I always got the impression that generally in Japan there many players that are better/ at least on par with him…
I understand that he’s famous in US for that Evo moment where he made that parry comeback against Justin Wong in Evo… but what actually made him famous in Japan to have all these challengers matches?
It’s the fact that he’s a very high level player at almost all of the SF games he has played, they call him “Kami” for that reason. It’s true that the level of competition in Japan is very high and there are many good players that are on his level. He may not be the best but he’s certainly up there among those people. There’s always something going on if you watch a match of him playing.
Is there a way to see this coming? Honestly, it seems almost unfair how good this mixup is. Either get thrown and eat wakeup mixups, which usually combos into huge damage, or take an EX tatsu which does huge damage, puts you closer to the corner, or can even end up in a corner ultra.
Madness. Complete and utter insanity.
Japan has famous players in all kinds of games. Even weird rythm games players we’ve never even heard of, are big stars on tv gameshows over there.
I got inspired by Sagat and thought I’d easily beat trial mode…and got stuck solidly on Normal 4
:facepalm:
I know Momochi plays both ryu and akuma, but I wonder if he’s leaning towards ryu more? Seems like it.
Diego Umejuarez*
Because that’s, you know, actually funny.
Anyways, thanks for this, the videos have already been posted in a lot of places on the SF4 forums but it’s good it has it’s own thread I suppose.
Those first two Maeda Taison vids are always so sick.
not being a ryu player the option select jump fierce/ex shoryu was new to me. gave it a try in training mode and its really tsrong, ryu just has so many options
Wait, which option select is this precisely you peepz are talking about ?
Yeah, he’s a good Dictator and I liked his spacing the first couple of games. I guess it just got to him later on as Daigo started steamrolling him after the first 2 matches (almost double perfected after losing one round in a match). He was the only player in this challenge that was not a Grandmaster, but that doesn’t mean much according to Sabin as there are a lot of quality level players in Japan (that aren’t at the Grandmaster rank).
I don’t seriously know what was up with Rikuson. He didn’t manage to take even a round from Daigo. We know Daigo has got this Sagat match-up down, but that set was ridiculous! Watch match 1 of Daigo vs. Rikuson again. Rikuson is actually inserting his credit in the machine while getting combo-raped in the corner with no lube! Fucking hilarious, that was a Beast unleashed moment there!
Pie (the other Sagat), on the other hand, did very well (I’m not sure what the end result was, as it seems Lord Aborigine didn’t have the final deciding match and the set was left at 3-3).
Anybody also notice that Daigo was very aggressive in this entire challenge? Much more so that his usual style and sticking to that Ex-Tatsu mix-up way more than normal.
That is the truth. I’m sorry but this Boxer is the most clutch boxer I’ve ever seen. His reaction ultras were INSANE! I’m not sure what happened to him later on in the set. He seemed to be dominating Daigo the first two matches but then couldn’t seem to seal the victory off. Daigo was amazingly clutch the whole challenge session however, so I don’t know if we can knock on Maeda Taison’s attempt. Nobody was able to take the set from Daigo in this entire challenge.
Kindevu is a motherfucking beast, there is no other way to put it. That Rufus pressure was hype…I honestly was sure he was going to take it but Daigo clutched it out in game 7.
Lol at momochi not using Akuma. A sad lol. Like laughing while crying.
At 13 he did a 200 beat by on vampire savior in a big japanese arcade and became kinda legendary
is this thread even necessary? Everyone should subscribe to LordAborigine’s youtube channel if they play SFIV.
The Mexican KOF champion? He da best from now!
Watching the Maeta Taison matches at work, I swore out loud a few times during those ultras… cube mate was looking at me like I was crazy. F him.
ICB!
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I can picture him screaming “SHOOT THE WOOOOO” while pounding on the lp.
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I wish I saw his facial expression while pressing lp. :mad::mad::mad: puts turbo on lp
ARGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh
Taison is crazy at keeping his charge ready at all times, like all those ultras through fireballs. That’s some fast reaction right there.
Looks like he’s fishing with the dash ultra motion? Nice tactic!
You’ve won the first round, but your opponent comes out strong in the second and soon you find yourself with only a few pixels of life left and your opponent with almost full health. You have most if not all of your super meter.
Most People: Man, this round sucked. Ok, I’ll save my meter and come back strong in the third.
Daigo: I’ma win this shit. Here and now. No round three.
what does kami mean?