I love Brian's breakdowns. As someone who is only an occasional novice in the FGC, he adds so much more context for me to really enjoy moments and events.
Games add so many rules that most of don't know about. No one has to explain a touchdown catch by breaking down exactly why the human wrist doesn't rotate like that. For better or worse, I feel like there is a bigger delta between watching FGC games with/without direct experience than, for example, watching basketball with/without direct experience.
Exactly Merro, I was about to comment a very similar sentiment but you captured it perfectly. I would watch breakdowns like this all day because a lot of this context would be lost on me too.
I'm a complete Fighting game amateur. Never got further than playing Street Fighter 4 as a drinking game with friends at University. I recognise the frustration you have at people not understanding the pressure in high level situations. I used to get frustrated at people all the time spectating Magic the Gathering games and going "all he had to do was play the cards in his hand, that wasn't hype", completely missing that there's hundreds of layers of interactions, and decisions being made that they don't even realise they can't see, and appreciate. I love watching your content. Get hype, its fun to watch. Just felt the need to comment to show that not everyone on TH-cam is a grumpy scrub. Some of us are positive scrubs, we're just quieter.
I wish someone named "Menard" would join in on the heights of SF competitive play, just because I'd like to see MenaRD vs Menard, I don't know why but I find this incredibly stupid concept funny.
We had a moment like that in Tekken7. Theres an amazing player named Nobi. When he was at a SEA tourney, a guy showed up with the name: Son of Nobi. Not only did the two fight (with a hype crowd), Nobi gave his medal to his "son" at the end.
Exactly! Getting it wrong when you still have significant life bar left is obviously bad but does not mean game over. When he made those decisions and got the execution right... His options were either get it right and clutch the win, or fail and lose. Any hit would have meant defeat. The stakes couldn't have been higher. And he did it! It was really hype.
@@MateusDrake Yeah but people in this day and age just cant appreciate cool stuff in sfv when it happens for the sake of appreciating cool stuff. There's always going to be that ''one'' guy in the crowd that's going to degrade it to the ground and talk some shit. Sad to say but it do be like that -__-
Okay, I'm a pure fighting game spectator. I watch tons of fighting games, not just SFV. Games like T7, DBFZ, MK11, SC6, GGST etc. I watch so many games but never in my many hours of watching have I said "oh yeah, I could have done that shit!". I know I couldn't, because of the context of being on stream and being on camera makes things different. Context matters and people take it for granted that the pro's just win and we don't see the grind to get there.
This is the kind of attitude I think you only grow, when you have a certain level of familiarity in the game. It's what I call the "Gold Rank Fever," a mental state where you only know enough to think you understand. To an outsider or beginner on bronze rank, you're not even in the right headspace to dismiss something like this, because you understand that the game is actually hard and competition can make even the simplest task an undertaking. When you're still figuring things out in silver, you understand exactly how difficult these situations are, because you're still struggling and regularly failing in these moments. When you get to Gold/Platinum, you're getting deep into the grind. You're getting high on those explosive improvement-spikes, you're beginning to read frame data, listen to strategy breakdowns and lab in training mode with more intent and you're beginning to feel a sense of accomplishment for climbing ranks and taking wins. To some, this feeling gets in their head. They think that because they know the numbers and know the matchup and maybe have labbed similar situations in a vaccuum, they now have a full understanding of the situation. They've seen the Mariana Trench from the surface, but claim it's "Not that deep," because they've walked 7 miles before and know how long that is. This isn't a dig against all Gold/Platinum players, nor am I saying people in Bronze or even Warlord couldn't have these attitudes. More that it's in that intermediate, middle of the road spot, where you begin to have these kinds of thought-processes for the first time.
Jesus. "Therapy?" He says at one point "I don't care what anyone says" then makes a 20 minute video to explain himself to the people that said stuff. So I hate this game, as it's a symptom of a bigger issue. It was made slower and easier, and Crapcom admitted that early on. To make it "more accessible" to a wider audience. This dumbing down and simplification makes things weaker and far less interesting.
This is like extra innings in the postseason when your team is down with a runner on second, you've watched two 96 mph split finger fastballs clip the corner for an 0-2 count, then getting a 68 mph changeup, waiting on it, crushing a walkoff homerun, and having someone say "what's the big deal? it was a slow pitch. I could hit that."
@@VeylmanTheRock The feeling of being able to solve a question on a final exam and get it correct after you struggled to solve it several times on tests throughout the semester. This "final exam" is what dictates whether you end up passing or failing in the class due to your grade being lower than you would have hoped. In the midst of the celebration of your success, someone walks up and says "you struggled with that question? i could solve that easily lol"
Stuff like this and the "art of the robbery" video are great. Love these breakdowns. It's weird how willing I am to watch these videos when I'm not willing to play more Street Fighter V.
But still professional and mature enough to redact the person's username. That way they know who they are, but Brian isn't directing hate towards them intentionally nor inadvertently. A respectable way to handle it, unlike some other popular FGC content creators.
As someone who spends 95% of his time in fighting games in the training room (or watching videos of people talking about fighting games) this resonates hard with me. I'm only in silver but can talk theory like an ultra diamond while dropping every single combo I ever try in a match. Having a moment in the match where everything has gone full spaghetti and you do the optimal combo for the first time out of pure reflex is just the hypest shit, even if I can do that same combo on command in the training room every day and twice on sunday.
@@fdamoreg Armchair street fighter is really easy and ultra diamond isn't god tier. Now maybe if I said warlord then I'd be full of shit... but I just watch better players than me and try to figure out why they do what they do... or watch videos where better players than me *tell* me why they do what they do. There's a huge difference in between looking at a paused video and saying "Yeah... that Juri likes to go for an auto-pilot meaty dash-up C.HP after landing one of her flip kicks, so if you backrise you can whiff punish it." vs pulling that thought from your brain right when you get hit by it.
I thought the window to punish Dhalsim was 4F and i was almost as hyped as Brian when watching that live lol. In my mind he blocked 2 mixups that would have killed him and then manually timed a 4F punish for the win that would get him killed if he failed..... and everything was in the context of a high pressure situation. Now knowing that it's actually just a 2F window makes it even better.
They are like guys watching an NBA game at home going: "He should've extended his elbow more and he would've made the shot". Yes, that is factually correct to say but it's dumb to say it.
I feel the same way. Even though I don't play much SFV, the matches are always very satisfying to watch. And GGStrive is my favorite fighting game out atm. Though KOF XV is looking to replace that spot soon.
Just today I was playing GG ranked and there were _several_ moments I just panicked and did a suboptimal punish or missed an obvious window because I was slightly out of practice. Knowing is not even half of the battle, it's knowing, reacting, choosing and executing. Also, the absolute gall of giving technical advice on how to beat iDom is peak "you see but do not observe" moment. The guy is known for ridiculous reads and heavy conditioning, he *preys* on technical knowledge.
Bruh, watching this breakdown damn near gave me a heart attack holy shit Nah i had a general sense of how clutch that moment was but your breakdown literally gave me chills as i then understood the gravity of the situation Dude, you should make these kinda videos more often. Take clips that scrubs think arent impressive and explain why they ARE Completely free market for those right now youve gots a real opportunity on your hands!
He didn't prove much and confirmed what they were saying, just in a cowardly way since they can't really respond, you've got some of his juice left on your lips tho
Agree 100% percent, the context of those examples you gave is the pressure, and that can be the difference between winning and losing. Some guys are great at the gym, absolute killers, but then can barely do a basic submission in a tournament, or amateur fight, granted as you get used to the main stage, it helps, but any added pressure is potentially negative for most of us (there are some who seem to do better the more pressure they're under, but they're rare). Even seasoned professionals lose a bit of an edge (ring rust) despite constantly training and my guess is it's because of pressure: the audience, the stakes, etc. I'm out of the SFV loop, but this was a great breakdown of that moment.
That intro is KING! Brian is the KoF (King of Facts). It's like saying "Yeah I can block Chun-Li's super in 3.3 easily in training mode" to then discredit Daigo's parry during EVO 2004 because THEY can do it.
Love fighting games aside this just makes me love brian as a content creator. In my book he's one of the most intelligent out there when it comes to breaking down stuff like this 👍
I'm absolutely in love with the use of the Ace Attorney Music. I already subscribed because of your video on Fuzzies, but this just makes me appreciate the content even more! If every video is like this, I should go watch all your other videos as well!
I Appreciate this video. As someone who has never played street fighter but has become a regular fan of you, thanks for explaining why the punish on that clip was actually the most impressive part about it.
Tbh,talking about the beginning I did get to gold,and your vids really helped establish a good mindset(i kinda just wanted to get the trohpy out of the way and now i’m back to silver but i’m still getting better :) ). Also i’m into the brian f clips channel lore so this is my shit. Great one
It really is interesting seeing how fg community interprets hype moments. I used to think that it has to be a complicated mix up or full on endless combo whether attacking or defending from it to depict hype moments. But it is interesting seeing that the situation and reliance on ones instincts make hype moments as well no matter how simple looking a scenario is for a fg player.
I know just about nothing about SFV since while I own it, I've never really gotten into the game. But watching the clip it was pretty obvious that their was something genuinely hype happening just off the reactions of Brian and Tasty Steve.
Thank you Brian! I started to get burnt out and not really enjoy fighting games anymore because I was thinking of them just technically and kinda removing the human element from it. Your breakdowns of the Menard and Daigo matches reminded me of why I like this genre in the first place
The thing about online social media commenting is that it lets you crap out whatever thought is going through your head at that specific moment without any reflection or any opportunity to be corrected.
It really can't be stressed about how lots of pros were praising this moment whereas no-name TH-cam commenters are downplaying it. That should be enough to show the disparity in understanding.
@@heroe1486 ai text generators don't understand the nuance of fighting games. They don't understand anything, learning algorithms don't learn and understand like people do
Your breakdown of why that moment was intense is fire. The fact that Mena had to block that mix with a pixel of life was godlike. And when you see Mena's reaction that should've been enough for the guys who are hating and underrating that moment. I hope those guys understand where you are coming from now and that you weren't over hyping the moment. I'm a badass in the fgc. Playing multiple fighting games Injustice 2 MK11 Dragonball SFV and now I'm learning GGS, and l definitely cosign your breakdown. There's a lot of technicality to these games. The academic yes but also the real life application of the academic. And those are two totally different things. Then on top of that you have the next level where you are fighting pros in do or die situations. I've played pros and got my ass handed to me because the stress level is different.... Period. Performing what you do all the time in regular sets and in practice mode is one thing, but change that environment and it's gonna feel extremely different. Hats off to your breakdown and hats off to Mena for pulling that intense win off. The Hype is real sir.
I'm a noob so I thought it was a fairly standard punish at first glance as well, didn't realize that the cr.hp had to hit on the landing frames. I don't notice a lot of stuff like this when I watch the game so videos like this are fantastic. Cheers Brian!
Damn, that message about letting people get hype about stuff you may not understand is making me question if I should keep shitting on soccer... Thanks Brian_F. Great video!
Actualy because of you and daigo i got intrested in sfv and now i almost play it everyday and enjoying it, i hope i could be some day like you Brian. Thanks for those Education videos
I still keep my opinions on both moments lmao, this is like justifying basic moments. I get the frame specific punish menlard but maybe I just been desensitized from previous sf hype moments that required 1 frame link to feel a 2 frame be all that hype. If anything people should be "proud" of the lard ass but not make it a hype moment, justin wong winning another marvel tourney and doing a barrel roll for his win pose is more deserving.
Thank you Mr Brian, you're a credit to the FGC, as player and as a streamer, amazing breakdown, thanks for explaining so patiently e clearly, i hope people can really appreciate this moment now, tough situation, amazing patience and execution from MenarD.
Appreciate the video. Though it brought up a more general topic I find interesting which is what makes a fighting game interesting and hype to watch without knowing any context? I'm not a SF guy. Never was because watching matches never felt super interesting for me. Admittedly, I have barely any idea how the game works. That's what made me wonder why I felt the hype and tension of the older Guilty Gear games despite me not knowing anything about the franchise (or the genre) at that time either. On that note: Thanks for the explanation since I didn't get the hype in this case as well.
Competitions are fun to watch. Fighting games also amplify the entertainment with visually appealing characters, moves, combos, backgrounds and effects. Also, if your watching a TH-cam video and the audience/casters are going crazy, that will contribute to “hype.” I think this question can be answered simply by self reflection. Just ask yourself while watching a hype moment, “why do I like this? What parts of this moment do I enjoy the most? Etc.” TLDR: Because watching people punch each other has been entertaining for a millennia.
This vid made me go and watch Crimson vs NL. After only really watching him at Kumite, he's got an impressive G as well. I don't see a lot of VS1 nowadays but his antiairs were on point in the last match.
You put out great content Brian whether it be novices or pro's, watching you breakdown the game and have fun in your clips is legit one of the best things in the FGC.. Keep doing you man! Only complaint is I wish there was even more content!!
Have not touched SFV since like 2017-18 and I still learn from Lord Brians church of frames. Brian the fuckin GOAT. Said it before im sure but you are an asset to the FGC!
The match was hype, I was rooting for Mena because I may only be a Super Platinum but fighting Sim is super hard if the person has the slightest idea what he is doing. I did not know the punish window was 2f. I thought it was like 4f. Great video
I have never ever played the game or any fighting game actually but I follow your content and you're a hell of a mentor/presenter. Enjoying it so much.
I love this video. I got back into SFV this week after kinda testing the waters... five years ago. (SF6 coming out soon and finding Smug's and yes your yt channel got me feeling it. Also right now you can actually play the DLC chars you haven't purchased so I don't have to essentially buy the game again to lab the majority of the roster, it was like 18-20 chars when I last played) SFV is actually one of two fighting games I've played online against other human beings. So I am REAL unfamiliar with this stuff. My first match was just a casual online. I'm a super bronze rank at this point (I actually leagued down today lol) for context. Set was nice, the matchmaking put me up against someone right in my skill level. It ended final round where if my opponent landed a jump-in combo I would have died, but I AA'd, counter hit the landing for an easy BnB combo, and won the set. I suck at anti-airs, like real bad. I play Chun-Li just so I can have three great and easy anti-air options (and I think she's cool) and I still can't pull any of them off. I can block jump-ins fine but you know that leads to just having to deal with pressure so AA is a fundamental skill I'm really trying to work on. I popped off! I finally did it and in a "crucial" moment. I've been grinding hard since I'm kinda hooked So yeah TL,DR: I agree about context thanks for the vid you're doing fine work sir
I did enjoy the video and it illustrates a great point. Especially for me, someone who is in practice mode way too long for his own good instead of just getting real matches in. When I go online, 80% of the shit I just practiced is gone so I'm glad for the 20% that stick. Those are just casuals though, so I can't imagine how much more difficult it is to hit it in an important moment.
This whole video reminds me of my favorite adage when it comes to playing fighting games: "Everybody has a plan till they get punched in the face." You can pull off a combo in the labs all day. Doesn't mean you can actually apply it.
The Mena taunt he does after a clutch win is exactly how I looked and felt when Brian summarized and concluded the context to the 2F window. Take that haters.
This was a fantastic video from start to finish. I'll be honest , I didn't even see what was so hype at first (though I did realize I didn't have all the facts as I don't play the game), but the breakdown was really insightful and smooth to watch. Even more impressive that this was relatively off the cuff. Good job.
Great points Brian, I'm new to your channel and in fighting games in general, but this vid made me sub already. Those comments are made by people who are haters because they cant admit that they are just mad at themselves. They know all the theory, but no one cares about them, because they never get to the point to showcase it on the stage where it matters. They are only looking for a recognition, and this way is never the right way.
Imma be honest, when i first started watching fighting games, I thought most of the stuff I saw when it came to them was just plain cool. Sure I couldnt understand some of the stuff going on but it was still cool to see peeps do that stuff and I knew there had to be SOME meaning behind it. If anything after learning more about fighting games, Im able to appreciate it all more.
Even though this came from a bad interaction with comments, I'm grateful for this video as I probably would've never learned this! This was really interesting, and I learned something new, so thanks Brian!
I didn't downplay Mena's win, but I will admit the hype went over my head as well. I don't know the Sim matchup very well and I don't know how Rog's buttons/combo routes work. All I saw was Sim falling from the air very slowly and thought "easy punish". As with anything, proper context makes all the difference.
Been playing since SFII and I know I’m trash lol but I enjoy watching high level reads and combos is ridiculous, it’s like actual fighting where you set things up with faints and fakes. I respect the FGC pros and your content is amazing I play Rog a little better now since watching this channel and Smug and every now and then threatlevelmidnight
try using red bar in training mode to time your CA to get feel for it. It is super hard and cant do it every time but you can learn it and do CA motion super fast
@@heraclitu-s I think the problem is that you only build enough charge a little bit after the df.Hk ends (df.HK is 37 frames total, super needs 40 to charge). So if you try to time the super with red bar, you won't have enough charge and you'll get a punch normal instead. This was my main problem when I failed a measly 29 times out 30 attempts.
Thanks for the analysis and breakdown Brian. Also, if it makes you feel any better I get pissed off at people who downplay and mock others online. I'm not that great, but I try to respect everyone. I think you handled it pretty well man.
Brian, I am Brazilian. This remainds Lakers vs Portland NBA Conference Finals, long time ago, Portland put Shaq on free throw line the entire finals, they knew his weakness. His FT from 2nd game was 0.3. I think the coach was Phil Jackson. Shaq praticed a lot during the Finals. And, Lakers could win. In SF scenary, Infintration and his Hakan. Same Infiltration with Chun Li against Verloren. Sorry for English mistakes, good content, take care.
Look, i never have been in a situation like this, but two 50/50 mix blocked at the heat of the moment, and an optimal but hard punish in that scenario is really hard
Also it's hard bcse: if Dhalsim get to the ground, is like 3 to 5 frames of end lag, the crouching fierce is like 7 to 13 frames So you need to time correctly before he got to the ground
To me, that clip was hype, i didnt see the matches but when i saw that clip, the first thing out of my mouth was 'PHenominal block!' cause that was the life and death situation in a tournament for the game winning match. Mena made the correct read out of other options and had the composure the land the punish afterwards when it really mattered. He clutched it out and got the win under massive pressure.
Actually really love you explaining the context. I play the game all the time but I suck. I don't understand the nitty gritty like this and I love this type of breakdown.
When I first got into the fgc, I looked at comments like "wow all these guys are saying this is easy stuff" and I thought how I could ever get good in a scene like this. Then I realized everyone was talking out their ass
Hey Brian I was Platinum when I started watching your channel a few months ago and now I'm Silver! Thanks for all the advice, REALLY helpful!
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@Rodem Kira Its okay, you'll always be trash. He was just making sure you knew.
@Rodem Kira sorry,I'm sure Brian didn't mean to hurt you, you know how angry competitive games make people
Brian's channel got me to start playing SFV. I made Gold in about 6 months and now I've rage quit and deleted the game!
I love Brian's breakdowns. As someone who is only an occasional novice in the FGC, he adds so much more context for me to really enjoy moments and events.
Games add so many rules that most of don't know about. No one has to explain a touchdown catch by breaking down exactly why the human wrist doesn't rotate like that. For better or worse, I feel like there is a bigger delta between watching FGC games with/without direct experience than, for example, watching basketball with/without direct experience.
Exactly Merro, I was about to comment a very similar sentiment but you captured it perfectly. I would watch breakdowns like this all day because a lot of this context would be lost on me too.
I'm a complete Fighting game amateur. Never got further than playing Street Fighter 4 as a drinking game with friends at University. I recognise the frustration you have at people not understanding the pressure in high level situations. I used to get frustrated at people all the time spectating Magic the Gathering games and going "all he had to do was play the cards in his hand, that wasn't hype", completely missing that there's hundreds of layers of interactions, and decisions being made that they don't even realise they can't see, and appreciate. I love watching your content. Get hype, its fun to watch. Just felt the need to comment to show that not everyone on TH-cam is a grumpy scrub. Some of us are positive scrubs, we're just quieter.
Scrub is a mindset, not a skill level! At least in this comment, you are definitely not being a scrub
@@SJNaka101 SPITTIN FACTS
This is actually me. Even down to the MTG part 😂
Love to watch FG’s but I only play hammered with friends!
I love it when those same people in magic find certain strategies "braindead" only because they can't deal with it
Magic is crazy complex I tried a few times to get into it still can't understand it all the way
I wish someone named "Menard" would join in on the heights of SF competitive play, just because I'd like to see MenaRD vs Menard, I don't know why but I find this incredibly stupid concept funny.
Unrelated to street fighter where did you find that pfp?
I think there's a French player called Renard. Close enough.
The b in benard stands for beneficial whereas the m in menard stands for malicious
We had a moment like that in Tekken7. Theres an amazing player named Nobi. When he was at a SEA tourney, a guy showed up with the name: Son of Nobi.
Not only did the two fight (with a hype crowd), Nobi gave his medal to his "son" at the end.
@@liv3vil-Kei I remember that~!
The "some people are so far behind they actually think they are leading" is such a premium take on this.
The fact that he missed it multiple times before and got it when it mattered most makes it even more hype
Exactly! Getting it wrong when you still have significant life bar left is obviously bad but does not mean game over.
When he made those decisions and got the execution right... His options were either get it right and clutch the win, or fail and lose. Any hit would have meant defeat. The stakes couldn't have been higher.
And he did it! It was really hype.
@@MateusDrake Yeah but people in this day and age just cant appreciate cool stuff in sfv when it happens for the sake of appreciating cool stuff. There's always going to be that ''one'' guy in the crowd that's going to degrade it to the ground and talk some shit. Sad to say but it do be like that -__-
The fact that it's not his main or even his 2nd or 3rd, and thus he probably hadn't practised the timing all that much is key.
Okay, I'm a pure fighting game spectator. I watch tons of fighting games, not just SFV. Games like T7, DBFZ, MK11, SC6, GGST etc. I watch so many games but never in my many hours of watching have I said "oh yeah, I could have done that shit!". I know I couldn't, because of the context of being on stream and being on camera makes things different. Context matters and people take it for granted that the pro's just win and we don't see the grind to get there.
damn we exist
I’m just glad someone talked about Soulcalibur
This is the kind of attitude I think you only grow, when you have a certain level of familiarity in the game. It's what I call the "Gold Rank Fever," a mental state where you only know enough to think you understand. To an outsider or beginner on bronze rank, you're not even in the right headspace to dismiss something like this, because you understand that the game is actually hard and competition can make even the simplest task an undertaking. When you're still figuring things out in silver, you understand exactly how difficult these situations are, because you're still struggling and regularly failing in these moments.
When you get to Gold/Platinum, you're getting deep into the grind. You're getting high on those explosive improvement-spikes, you're beginning to read frame data, listen to strategy breakdowns and lab in training mode with more intent and you're beginning to feel a sense of accomplishment for climbing ranks and taking wins. To some, this feeling gets in their head. They think that because they know the numbers and know the matchup and maybe have labbed similar situations in a vaccuum, they now have a full understanding of the situation. They've seen the Mariana Trench from the surface, but claim it's "Not that deep," because they've walked 7 miles before and know how long that is.
This isn't a dig against all Gold/Platinum players, nor am I saying people in Bronze or even Warlord couldn't have these attitudes. More that it's in that intermediate, middle of the road spot, where you begin to have these kinds of thought-processes for the first time.
My guy @@AlluMan96 the fgc psychologist out here expounding the attitudes of scrubs with the greatest of ease
This was a straight therapy session for Brian. Glad I could be there for you bro
Thanks my guy
Jesus. "Therapy?" He says at one point "I don't care what anyone says" then makes a 20 minute video to explain himself to the people that said stuff.
So I hate this game, as it's a symptom of a bigger issue. It was made slower and easier, and Crapcom admitted that early on. To make it "more accessible" to a wider audience. This dumbing down and simplification makes things weaker and far less interesting.
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This is like extra innings in the postseason when your team is down with a runner on second, you've watched two 96 mph split finger fastballs clip the corner for an 0-2 count, then getting a 68 mph changeup, waiting on it, crushing a walkoff homerun, and having someone say "what's the big deal? it was a slow pitch. I could hit that."
Literally a perfect analogy
I have no idea what any of these things mean but I feel like I understand what you just said.
Lol meanwhile they're watching it at home eating junk food. Probably would never even make contact if they knew the 68 mph change-up was coming
@@VeylmanTheRock The feeling of being able to solve a question on a final exam and get it correct after you struggled to solve it several times on tests throughout the semester. This "final exam" is what dictates whether you end up passing or failing in the class due to your grade being lower than you would have hoped. In the midst of the celebration of your success, someone walks up and says "you struggled with that question? i could solve that easily lol"
Basically, what Brian said is sumarized in a one minute video named "John Cleese on stupidity". And I completely agree with his statement.
thats a good one i can see this being the case for why comments like that exist
Stuff like this and the "art of the robbery" video are great. Love these breakdowns. It's weird how willing I am to watch these videos when I'm not willing to play more Street Fighter V.
Hey, when the content is good, the content is GOOD ;) 👌
Nah homie that ain't weird. No one willingly wants to plays Street Fighter V.
"I could do that punish in my sleep!"
proceeds to stay in Gold Rank for another year
This was a epic "fuck you guy" in the most legit way ever. Make content, put someone on blast, learning lesson. Lol go Brian. I see you
But still professional and mature enough to redact the person's username. That way they know who they are, but Brian isn't directing hate towards them intentionally nor inadvertently.
A respectable way to handle it, unlike some other popular FGC content creators.
If anyone is wondering, the ending song is Lonely Rolling Star from Katamari Damacy.
THANK YOU!!
As someone who spends 95% of his time in fighting games in the training room (or watching videos of people talking about fighting games) this resonates hard with me. I'm only in silver but can talk theory like an ultra diamond while dropping every single combo I ever try in a match. Having a moment in the match where everything has gone full spaghetti and you do the optimal combo for the first time out of pure reflex is just the hypest shit, even if I can do that same combo on command in the training room every day and twice on sunday.
"talk theory like an U diamond" sure man
@@DesVoador lmao imagine typing this while being silver. Sry bro no amount of lab time can make you ultra diamond "at theory" while playing in silver
@@fdamoreg 💀💀💀
@@fdamoreg Bro it's true though. I'm in Bronze and I talk theory like a Grand Master 😂
@@fdamoreg Armchair street fighter is really easy and ultra diamond isn't god tier. Now maybe if I said warlord then I'd be full of shit... but I just watch better players than me and try to figure out why they do what they do... or watch videos where better players than me *tell* me why they do what they do.
There's a huge difference in between looking at a paused video and saying "Yeah... that Juri likes to go for an auto-pilot meaty dash-up C.HP after landing one of her flip kicks, so if you backrise you can whiff punish it." vs pulling that thought from your brain right when you get hit by it.
I thought the window to punish Dhalsim was 4F and i was almost as hyped as Brian when watching that live lol. In my mind he blocked 2 mixups that would have killed him and then manually timed a 4F punish for the win that would get him killed if he failed..... and everything was in the context of a high pressure situation. Now knowing that it's actually just a 2F window makes it even better.
They are like guys watching an NBA game at home going: "He should've extended his elbow more and he would've made the shot".
Yes, that is factually correct to say but it's dumb to say it.
I get it you don’t watch basketball cause that sentence has not been said by anyone watching basketball but your idea is still on point.
@@manolispadilla7765 Yes, that is factually correct to say but it's dumb to say it.
@@RmnGnzlz we usually don't complain about guys missing shots occasionally because it's natural.We do complain about dumb decisions though
Guilty Gear Strive and Street Fighter V are my favorite games to watch
(even though my channel is entirely NetherRealm games)
Mine is bbcf and ggxxac vanill, which only 5 people play
I feel the same way. Even though I don't play much SFV, the matches are always very satisfying to watch. And GGStrive is my favorite fighting game out atm. Though KOF XV is looking to replace that spot soon.
@@devilmaycrysarockingdontcome what's the diff between vanilla and +r?
Elaborate, illustrate me, enlighten me.
Just today I was playing GG ranked and there were _several_ moments I just panicked and did a suboptimal punish or missed an obvious window because I was slightly out of practice. Knowing is not even half of the battle, it's knowing, reacting, choosing and executing. Also, the absolute gall of giving technical advice on how to beat iDom is peak "you see but do not observe" moment. The guy is known for ridiculous reads and heavy conditioning, he *preys* on technical knowledge.
Bruh, watching this breakdown damn near gave me a heart attack holy shit
Nah i had a general sense of how clutch that moment was but your breakdown literally gave me chills as i then understood the gravity of the situation
Dude, you should make these kinda videos more often. Take clips that scrubs think arent impressive and explain why they ARE
Completely free market for those right now youve gots a real opportunity on your hands!
That comment at 18:00
Damn bro, that's crazy... go sign up and show Idom he's free.
Brian really said "youre trash, your opinions are trash, and i can prove it mathmatically" in this video and i love it
He didn't prove much and confirmed what they were saying, just in a cowardly way since they can't really respond, you've got some of his juice left on your lips tho
@heroe1486 if that's the best insult you have to a two year old comment, you really need to try a lot harder dude lol
@@heroe1486bro this vid is two years old lol, go do something else
I really grow to appreciate this channel, street fighter, and fighting games in general with videos/moments like this
Agree 100% percent, the context of those examples you gave is the pressure, and that can be the difference between winning and losing. Some guys are great at the gym, absolute killers, but then can barely do a basic submission in a tournament, or amateur fight, granted as you get used to the main stage, it helps, but any added pressure is potentially negative for most of us (there are some who seem to do better the more pressure they're under, but they're rare). Even seasoned professionals lose a bit of an edge (ring rust) despite constantly training and my guess is it's because of pressure: the audience, the stakes, etc. I'm out of the SFV loop, but this was a great breakdown of that moment.
That intro is KING! Brian is the KoF (King of Facts). It's like saying "Yeah I can block Chun-Li's super in 3.3 easily in training mode" to then discredit Daigo's parry during EVO 2004 because THEY can do it.
I'm loving all of these deep dives into the nitty gritty details of moments in SFV. This kind of stuff is what makes me love fighting games.
Love fighting games aside this just makes me love brian as a content creator. In my book he's one of the most intelligent out there when it comes to breaking down stuff like this 👍
Right as I was think "this is Dunning Krueger effect" he says it in the video.
I'm absolutely in love with the use of the Ace Attorney Music. I already subscribed because of your video on Fuzzies, but this just makes me appreciate the content even more! If every video is like this, I should go watch all your other videos as well!
You're a class act Brian. I don't even play SFV anymore but I enjoy all your content. Keep up the great work. (also, great song at the end)
I Appreciate this video. As someone who has never played street fighter but has become a regular fan of you, thanks for explaining why the punish on that clip was actually the most impressive part about it.
Tbh,talking about the beginning I did get to gold,and your vids really helped establish a good mindset(i kinda just wanted to get the trohpy out of the way and now i’m back to silver but i’m still getting better :) ). Also i’m into the brian f clips channel lore so this is my shit. Great one
It really is interesting seeing how fg community interprets hype moments. I used to think that it has to be a complicated mix up or full on endless combo whether attacking or defending from it to depict hype moments. But it is interesting seeing that the situation and reliance on ones instincts make hype moments as well no matter how simple looking a scenario is for a fg player.
It's like a finger pointing at the moon...
Don't concentrate on the finger..
I know just about nothing about SFV since while I own it, I've never really gotten into the game. But watching the clip it was pretty obvious that their was something genuinely hype happening just off the reactions of Brian and Tasty Steve.
Thank you Brian! I started to get burnt out and not really enjoy fighting games anymore because I was thinking of them just technically and kinda removing the human element from it. Your breakdowns of the Menard and Daigo matches reminded me of why I like this genre in the first place
The real 2 frame punish was the comments we roasted along the way
As if it wasnt enough to teach me how to play a game i dont even own, now you are teaching me how to appreciate it.
The thing about online social media commenting is that it lets you crap out whatever thought is going through your head at that specific moment without any reflection or any opportunity to be corrected.
that's the best part of social media
I love your content man. This video is basically showing the Dunning-Kruger effect !
i looked at that clip and thought "i have no idea what im looking at", maybe this isn't the video for me lmao
Those comments activated Professor F. The depth in this video made me feel like I just got a huge term paper graded.
It really can't be stressed about how lots of pros were praising this moment whereas no-name TH-cam commenters are downplaying it. That should be enough to show the disparity in understanding.
I hate that about fighting games.
Having arguments with TH-cam commentors who seem so slow they could be bots, for lacking human understanding
@@Guitar-Dog Hey hey
Level 6 Zangief bot didn't perfect me for you to disrespect him like this
@@Guitar-Dog Bots can understand those situations way better than humans, you're the slow one for that matter
@@heroe1486 ai text generators don't understand the nuance of fighting games.
They don't understand anything, learning algorithms don't learn and understand like people do
See what I mean about TH-cam comments .
This guy said AI understands fighting games the insulted me
Much love to the editor for the Cornered theme!
Efforts to discredit Street Fighter V for anything it does are laughable at this point. The intuition and reflexes aren't appreciated.
Your breakdown of why that moment was intense is fire. The fact that Mena had to block that mix with a pixel of life was godlike. And when you see Mena's reaction that should've been enough for the guys who are hating and underrating that moment. I hope those guys understand where you are coming from now and that you weren't over hyping the moment. I'm a badass in the fgc. Playing multiple fighting games Injustice 2 MK11 Dragonball SFV and now I'm learning GGS, and l definitely cosign your breakdown. There's a lot of technicality to these games. The academic yes but also the real life application of the academic. And those are two totally different things. Then on top of that you have the next level where you are fighting pros in do or die situations. I've played pros and got my ass handed to me because the stress level is different.... Period. Performing what you do all the time in regular sets and in practice mode is one thing, but change that environment and it's gonna feel extremely different. Hats off to your breakdown and hats off to Mena for pulling that intense win off. The Hype is real sir.
I absolutely love how you say "button" - like "buh-inn"
I'm a noob so I thought it was a fairly standard punish at first glance as well, didn't realize that the cr.hp had to hit on the landing frames.
I don't notice a lot of stuff like this when I watch the game so videos like this are fantastic. Cheers Brian!
Sup, watching you spitting facts again just like i said in the stream, congrats on the 60k mr brain f.
Aye 60k congrats man
Damn, that message about letting people get hype about stuff you may not understand is making me question if I should keep shitting on soccer...
Thanks Brian_F. Great video!
Actualy because of you and daigo i got intrested in sfv and now i almost play it everyday and enjoying it, i hope i could be some day like you Brian. Thanks for those Education videos
Thanks for the video, I myself did not get it as well, and now you made a great content for us to understand what's going on
"often considered one of the most hype moments in SF4"
I've literally never heard that.
I still keep my opinions on both moments lmao, this is like justifying basic moments. I get the frame specific punish menlard but maybe I just been desensitized from previous sf hype moments that required 1 frame link to feel a 2 frame be all that hype. If anything people should be "proud" of the lard ass but not make it a hype moment, justin wong winning another marvel tourney and doing a barrel roll for his win pose is more deserving.
@@MrDarkknight914 gatekeeping hype moments. Boomers are fucking retarded lmao
Thank you Mr Brian, you're a credit to the FGC, as player and as a streamer, amazing breakdown, thanks for explaining so patiently e clearly, i hope people can really appreciate this moment now, tough situation, amazing patience and execution from MenarD.
The Ace Attorney music with the slow zoom in while schooling people that were talking shit about this moment was also hype
"You can see the trees but not the forest"
Odd saying
Great content! I did not know the many layers of the punish!
Appreciate the video.
Though it brought up a more general topic I find interesting which is what makes a fighting game interesting and hype to watch without knowing any context?
I'm not a SF guy. Never was because watching matches never felt super interesting for me. Admittedly, I have barely any idea how the game works. That's what made me wonder why I felt the hype and tension of the older Guilty Gear games despite me not knowing anything about the franchise (or the genre) at that time either.
On that note: Thanks for the explanation since I didn't get the hype in this case as well.
Competitions are fun to watch. Fighting games also amplify the entertainment with visually appealing characters, moves, combos, backgrounds and effects. Also, if your watching a TH-cam video and the audience/casters are going crazy, that will contribute to “hype.” I think this question can be answered simply by self reflection. Just ask yourself while watching a hype moment, “why do I like this? What parts of this moment do I enjoy the most? Etc.”
TLDR: Because watching people punch each other has been entertaining for a millennia.
Fuck. I wish I had some friends that played some fighting games to share this video with them, this video was awesome. you're a great entertainer.
This vid made me go and watch Crimson vs NL. After only really watching him at Kumite, he's got an impressive G as well. I don't see a lot of VS1 nowadays but his antiairs were on point in the last match.
You put out great content Brian whether it be novices or pro's, watching you breakdown the game and have fun in your clips is legit one of the best things in the FGC.. Keep doing you man! Only complaint is I wish there was even more content!!
Dude in just locals I visibly shake so I can't imagine being in front of more then like 20 people cheering and shouting or on a stage even
Did we learn nothing from 'You Can Lead a Scrub to Water'?
Lesson learned: I must be toxic to get my amazing and TOP TIER TH-cam comments into the vids
Bro the mgs3 caution music is so top tier lol the nostalgia
Have not touched SFV since like 2017-18 and I still learn from Lord Brians church of frames. Brian the fuckin GOAT. Said it before im sure but you are an asset to the FGC!
Damn weird i didn’t hear of this crimson guy until now. Strange
He beats Idom in redbull kumite and luffy in cpt
@@diegoalves3216 i gotta see it
The match was hype, I was rooting for Mena because I may only be a Super Platinum but fighting Sim is super hard if the person has the slightest idea what he is doing. I did not know the punish window was 2f. I thought it was like 4f. Great video
I have never ever played the game or any fighting game actually but I follow your content and you're a hell of a mentor/presenter. Enjoying it so much.
Your genuine passion in this incredibly informed take really moved me for some strange reason. Much respect .
Wow a clip on the clips channel might have a click bait title what a shocker
I love this video. I got back into SFV this week after kinda testing the waters... five years ago. (SF6 coming out soon and finding Smug's and yes your yt channel got me feeling it. Also right now you can actually play the DLC chars you haven't purchased so I don't have to essentially buy the game again to lab the majority of the roster, it was like 18-20 chars when I last played) SFV is actually one of two fighting games I've played online against other human beings. So I am REAL unfamiliar with this stuff. My first match was just a casual online. I'm a super bronze rank at this point (I actually leagued down today lol) for context. Set was nice, the matchmaking put me up against someone right in my skill level. It ended final round where if my opponent landed a jump-in combo I would have died, but I AA'd, counter hit the landing for an easy BnB combo, and won the set. I suck at anti-airs, like real bad. I play Chun-Li just so I can have three great and easy anti-air options (and I think she's cool) and I still can't pull any of them off. I can block jump-ins fine but you know that leads to just having to deal with pressure so AA is a fundamental skill I'm really trying to work on. I popped off! I finally did it and in a "crucial" moment. I've been grinding hard since I'm kinda hooked
So yeah TL,DR: I agree about context thanks for the vid you're doing fine work sir
awesome content as per usual Brian, loving these uploads pls keep it up
I did enjoy the video and it illustrates a great point. Especially for me, someone who is in practice mode way too long for his own good instead of just getting real matches in.
When I go online, 80% of the shit I just practiced is gone so I'm glad for the 20% that stick.
Those are just casuals though, so I can't imagine how much more difficult it is to hit it in an important moment.
This whole video reminds me of my favorite adage when it comes to playing fighting games: "Everybody has a plan till they get punched in the face." You can pull off a combo in the labs all day. Doesn't mean you can actually apply it.
The Mena taunt he does after a clutch win is exactly how I looked and felt when Brian summarized and concluded the context to the 2F window. Take that haters.
60k congrats…. been grinding sir
This was a fantastic video from start to finish. I'll be honest , I didn't even see what was so hype at first (though I did realize I didn't have all the facts as I don't play the game), but the breakdown was really insightful and smooth to watch.
Even more impressive that this was relatively off the cuff. Good job.
Great points Brian, I'm new to your channel and in fighting games in general, but this vid made me sub already.
Those comments are made by people who are haters because they cant admit that they are just mad at themselves.
They know all the theory, but no one cares about them, because they never get to the point to showcase it on the stage where it matters.
They are only looking for a recognition, and this way is never the right way.
Amazing break down. You cannot miss the forest for the trees!!! Well said.
Imma be honest, when i first started watching fighting games, I thought most of the stuff I saw when it came to them was just plain cool. Sure I couldnt understand some of the stuff going on but it was still cool to see peeps do that stuff and I knew there had to be SOME meaning behind it. If anything after learning more about fighting games, Im able to appreciate it all more.
Even though this came from a bad interaction with comments, I'm grateful for this video as I probably would've never learned this! This was really interesting, and I learned something new, so thanks Brian!
you got to love the phoenix wright music to further enhance the hype of this moment.
I didn't downplay Mena's win, but I will admit the hype went over my head as well. I don't know the Sim matchup very well and I don't know how Rog's buttons/combo routes work. All I saw was Sim falling from the air very slowly and thought "easy punish". As with anything, proper context makes all the difference.
At least you learned something new compared to the idiots talking out of their ass.
So maybe think before you speak next time?
@@itzcryptecz1261?? I didn't speak on it.
It's lIke when I watch high level Nash players
"heh, I can do that"
And then procceed to get jumped in by a Santa Claus Cody
Been playing since SFII and I know I’m trash lol but I enjoy watching high level reads and combos is ridiculous, it’s like actual fighting where you set things up with faints and fakes. I respect the FGC pros and your content is amazing I play Rog a little better now since watching this channel and Smug and every now and then threatlevelmidnight
This breakdown is amazing. Great stuff!
Dude, you are truly awesome. Thanks for introducing me to SFV. Keep on doing your thing.
I can’t do dfHK>CA as Guile. I just can’t. Every time I see Daigo do it it’s sick.
shits hard
Nah it's easy, I can get it at least once out of every 30 tries
try using red bar in training mode to time your CA to get feel for it. It is super hard and cant do it every time but you can learn it and do CA motion super fast
@@heraclitu-s I think the problem is that you only build enough charge a little bit after the df.Hk ends (df.HK is 37 frames total, super needs 40 to charge). So if you try to time the super with red bar, you won't have enough charge and you'll get a punch normal instead. This was my main problem when I failed a measly 29 times out 30 attempts.
good video, ended up watching it all. I knew the block was hype and super clutch but didn't know how tight the punish was! good analysis
Thanks for the analysis and breakdown Brian. Also, if it makes you feel any better I get pissed off at people who downplay and mock others online. I'm not that great, but I try to respect everyone. I think you handled it pretty well man.
Brian, I am Brazilian. This remainds Lakers vs Portland NBA Conference Finals, long time ago, Portland put Shaq on free throw line the entire finals, they knew his weakness. His FT from 2nd game was 0.3. I think the coach was Phil Jackson. Shaq praticed a lot during the Finals. And, Lakers could win.
In SF scenary, Infintration and his Hakan. Same Infiltration with Chun Li against Verloren.
Sorry for English mistakes, good content, take care.
I can't understand why is this impressive, like dude just win it isn't that hard
its hard
Look, i never have been in a situation like this, but two 50/50 mix blocked at the heat of the moment, and an optimal but hard punish in that scenario is really hard
Also it's hard bcse: if Dhalsim get to the ground, is like 3 to 5 frames of end lag, the crouching fierce is like 7 to 13 frames
So you need to time correctly before he got to the ground
Dude just punish and win the set ez
@@DanDanReal lmao just punish
To me, that clip was hype, i didnt see the matches but when i saw that clip, the first thing out of my mouth was 'PHenominal block!' cause that was the life and death situation in a tournament for the game winning match. Mena made the correct read out of other options and had the composure the land the punish afterwards when it really mattered. He clutched it out and got the win under massive pressure.
He knew there was a relatively high chance he would miss it but still committed to the optimal punish, that's the hypest part to me
i know for a fact that i would have lost it at the cross up because my monke brain would like "punish it NOW"
Those people are the ones that ALWAYS punish everything with sweep or normal grab lol
Actually really love you explaining the context. I play the game all the time but I suck. I don't understand the nitty gritty like this and I love this type of breakdown.
When I first got into the fgc, I looked at comments like "wow all these guys are saying this is easy stuff" and I thought how I could ever get good in a scene like this. Then I realized everyone was talking out their ass
BrianF is such an underrated FGC content creator 🔥🔥🔥