You couldn't see it in this video because Phi was too busy analysing the previous match and missed the entrance but Keisuke wavedashed irl to the ring which was without a doubt the greatest entrance in a fighting game tournament ever. After that epic entrance he loses to Atif 0-2 in convincing fashion but after the defeat he tweets "I'm not going out like this" and sure as hell he did not go out like that. What a legend. Also he has such an infectious smile.
He still went out like this. Rather than tweeting, he should have somehow gotten the reset. I was counting on him, but he was up against an extremely skilled legacy tekken player unfortunately.
@@Fereshtey He tweeted that after his first loss in the winner's semis and then made the entire loser's run all the way to grand finals and gave us the greatest Mishima showcase seen in Tekken 8 so far. So he did back his words up imo. Also every one of these players is an extremely skilled legacy player.
@@aqueelkadri8371 but he again lost to the same player he lost to in the first match of top 8. He was winning from others anyway since he made top 8 from winners side. I’m not sure I understand your point 🤔. If he had won from the person he lost so badly from in first match of top 8, then what you’re saying would have made sense.
@@Fereshtey He came a lot closer. Even Atif admitted that if Keisuke didn't drop that combo Atif would've lost the set. Anyways I'm not trying to argue or make a point. I was just sharing an anecdote
I have never wanted a person to win a tournament of any capacity as much as Keisuke yesterday, homeboy went on literal Demon Time against several of the best characters of the world, including but not limited to: JCDR, Joka, TY, and Doujin while also wavedashing the hell outta everybody. Sigh if it weren't for Murray seeing Kazuya about to win a major, and going straight to Bandai HQ to sabotage him by unfixing Kazuya's DF1 right in the middle of the Grand Finals, causing Keisuke to whiff the DF1 in the middle of his Set winning combo, we could've had the underdog story if a lifetime😔. _ok I'm like (half-)joking about that last part but hey, i got an Agenda to Maintain here😌_
There were multiple times I got up to get something to drink only to come back and think that a different match started. Nope, it was just Doujin rotating through the entire cast.
FACT: Keisuke made it all the way to Set point of Grand Finals against Atif, secured the the game winning comb and purposely dropped just so that Murray will be forced to fix Kazuya in the next patch, where Df1 will now cover the entire screen, as it should've been to begin with. Maintaining the Agenda, is the Top Priority
Yeah I had this happen to me the other night in the exact same situation sometimes that Df+1 still misses in that specific combo situation. They improved the df+1 hitbox but it's still really quite tight and usually requires a micro dash still.
@phidx thanks for uploading the whole vod at once, there’s a 0% chance I watch single-match vods, but long form watch-party style content like this is much more appealing
i get that kaz is strong, but considering how he is probably in the top 3 most popular characters and there is a single guy performing well with him who is clearly highly talented, i don't get how its fair to say the character is completely busted, busted characters you would see everywhere in these tournaments like drag, feng and nina. Keisuke is achieving placements in the tournaments that I think a majority of people would agree matches his skill level. I don't understand a world in which mishimas aren't all tournament viable with proper execution consider how hard it is to do so, now there should be some level of balance that i agree kaz over steps a bit, but i would argue he is not doing so anymore (or equal to) than the other 3 characters i mentioned before.
Kazuya is fundamentally a character that will struggle more in tournament compared to the best characters of the game. I think this just goes to show just how hard characters like Kazuya and Bryan are to pilot compared to the rest of the cast because of how much execution is required just to get a fraction of their total potential. And when you're in a tense tournament setting that demands consistent gameplay while also being able to understand and counteract your opponents in a bo3 rule set (at least before Top 8), using a character that demands both a constant level of execution and an in depth understanding of your opponents habits, as well as their own character, yeah thats just climbing a mountain thats way higher than whay the majority of players are facing, especially the very best of the best who are solo maining the absolute top tiers of the game.
My man Keisuke is simply maintaining the Kazuya Agenda, God bless him for going all the way to the final game in Grand Finals, getting that crucial Set winning launch, and then purposely throwing the match by dropping the Df1. Those juicy Kazuya fixes in the next patch are now guaranteed, the rest is up to you now Murray🙏🙏🙏🙏
Keisuke looked like he was fighting against the final boss of Tekken the whole time during that grand final match lol I'm really heartbroken he didn't win, but now I'm absolutely looking forward to seeing him more in future tournaments.
2:03:34 b2,4, df2 isnt optimal damage but gives gross oki - faster recovery with the wall on the opponents left side preventing sidesteps for any followup 50/50 (with cd4,1 wall-splatting into df1,df2 combo on hit). Its oretty crazy ngl. For some reason Feng was thrown away from the wall in this instance though - looks like Feng quickly tech rolled away from the wall on wakeup, actually.
14:38 100% agree Claudio wr2 isn't as scary in this game anymore, especially as kaz. Kaz imo is a good counter since this guy has a tool to counter almost all of Claudio's tools. Also in the ranges where wr2 excels, that just so happens to be the optimal ranges for Kazuya in Tekken 8. If he ducks your wr2 you die. I'm a big time kaz player and Claudio is such an easy matchup for me. The first Claudio I met kicked my ass but since then I haven't lost to him yet. Not even on Jin or Devil Jin. Idk how the matchup is with Reina but I'd assume it's almost the same as Kaz. Her gameplan is almost identical. Ff2 spam, electric, range 2.5-3 pretty good mids. Anyone who says Kaz as of now has no good mids is lying to themselves imo. Ff2 carries Kazuya immensely, it's the best addition to his arsenal for his t8 style of play. New df1,4, if you pit it against non launching 15f punishes, it's imo the best non launching 15f punish just because of the versatility.
My dude, two isolated people winning a challenger and a master tournament in the second half of the tour is no indication of anything. The highest-ranking Pakistani player is 12th, having played and traveled more than AK, who places two spots above (10th). Calm those boobies.
@@lucastonoli3256AK attended combo breaker and dreamhack dallas. Arslan attended both of these and then only OTB tournament. Nothing else. What do you mean? All his points are just coming 1st in combo breaker where Arslan came second. AK won first ever tournament in last 12 years, and your jumping isn’t stopping 😂
@@lucastonoli3256and how many events did they attend pal? No player was at Evo Japan which was a masters+. Also zero entrants in Canada, Australia and sweden. Just keep your bullshit to yourself
It's getting to the point where I wait to see if you to cover a tournament before I watch it. I really like this longer format too, your reactions are gold
Entire top 8 with the time stamps seems like a great middle ground since it also features your analysis. Maybe in the future if you can bring over guests to jump in with you to offer their additional insight that would be dope as well.
watching this top 8 in person was absolutely insane. me and my brother both felt like we had the best seats in the whole arena. we were right in the middle , in the front row and had perfect view of the players and the big screen, plus we were on stream a bunch too which was dope 🤣
I've never said Kazuya isn't strong even at his weakest in the weakest version of him and definitely not before 1.05 patch. The issue is the amount of effort and raw execution skill to get the same reward versus almost any other character as well as basically being good enough to Psychological mindfuck your opponents to take the crouch dash pressure. (which has an execution barrier in of itself) The only downplaying that occurs is how difficult it actually is against a good player to pull off his gameplan. Because if you drop execution or guess wrong, you are dead almost every time. As well as how much knowledge it actually takes to be able to intimidate a good opponent with his move set. And people massively downplay this execution factor side of the character compared to everyone else, and how much it actually effects things. I love this all kazuya players are just bad idea. I think we know character loyalists in tekken is almost non existent at this point. if all Kaz players are just bad why aren't the good players flocking to him? It's cause the character is hard, especially in a tournament setting, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Keisuke played out of his damned mind in this set and if you play kazuya, you know. So that all being said I finally feel Kazuya is in a good place in the meta of the game despite probably still sitting outside the top 10, and I haven't felt this way since TTT2. So I'm finally happy with the character again as it stands. /EDIT and of course Keisuke basically lost because of high level execution drops costing him rounds and Patricide fist getting sidestepped! Don't downplay it now Phidx
And of course, even after your clear and lengthy explanation, Phi really wants us Kaz users to listen to him. Like even though pretty much everything that has came out of his mouth was either: stop complaining, play better. Or: you guys will just keep downplaying him again of course.... He'll really never get any of our respects if he keeps on saying stuff like this tbh. Like there's practically no acknowledgment of our plights even though its already so clear. And the damning difference between the pros and the regular player. So my conclusion would be: Phi will just keep mocking us ignorant of context I guess LMAO. Edit: Like us kaz mains have already started to acknowledge some of the strengths that we got, such as our oki game and how the buffs have helped in getting him up the tierlist. It's kind of high time for Phi to stop his biased views on our character, as well as us and give out a better review imo.
I'm sick of all the Kazuya mains. They act like they deserve a medal for playing him. Of course he's hard to play but so are many other characters. I've never seen any other group who whines this much. The way that Kazuya mains describe wavu pressure and electrics like it's such a rocket science that it's become a meme at this point that you need a 1000 IQ at minimum to main Kazuya. I say this as someone who has religiously played Kazuya for the entirety of Tekken 7
I've been on break from T8 for more than a month now, but Keisuke is making me want to get back to it. Glad to see him outside of Japan, and all the way to grand finals, no less.
01:17:59 I absolutely love the energy this fight filled you with. Enjoyed the long-form as a live react/in-the-moment analysis. If it was a full analytical breakdown I would prefer each fight individually, those are the videos that first got me watching you channel.
5:05 - Claudio's ff4 is only -1 in this game, so Alisa was probably beaten out for doing an i13 mid or slower. ff4 being -1 is really silly, honestly. It's an i15 mid with CH properties and low crush properties that allows him to mix you up on block like you can with any -1 df1. Why even bother with WR2?
@@PhiDX watched it in 3 chunks first being 54 mins another was a lil less, then the whole thing, i love the live action and your commentary love the grind phi
@@SSJ_EWGF yeah but that was avoidable unlike the actual stupid df1 drops, he was off axis and prolly should've done another combo, but in tournament its so hard :((
@@noah92930 Yeah the nerves got to him I bet, there were plenty of opportunity to realign or use cd 1+2 screw instead. But I imagine in tourney, it'd be so stressful haha!
Pump and dummp, at least for top 8 cuz of hype back to back and just emotions followed by good commentary is chefs kiss. Possibly analytical for top 24 and beyond. Idk, what do you guys think?
Thoughts on best pick against Drag? I think Bryan, he has orbital for lows, also plus frame moves to counter Drags plus frame moves! Bryan can be played aggressively too like Drag.
I do love these longer videos, but I don't think it's even in the same category of the shorter ones. IMO you should do both, longer for the tournament and commentary, and the in depth analysis ones later.
Long format is definitely the move, that and ambiguous titles (like the title to this video) to avoid potential spoilers for some people is probably the best.
I think the advice of "just put out moves" implies that they have the correct spacing already. I would still advocate heavily for movement first improvement in tekken
I liked long video format. Came back like 5 times to finish or rewatch certain matches. I don't expect every tournament to be covered like this. Maybe Evo?
"Now he's Pakistani himself but he reps the UK" @Phidx Do you use this same description when talking about yourself? Honest question (Ethnicity versus where you were born and raised?)
little bit OT, but as i havent seen one.. are leverless arcadesticks not allowed in this tournament? i cant find something in the Rules which sets this clear
in winner's side too. fr don't sleep on this man just because he didn't get 1st in a tournament, it takes a lot of brain power to do what he does its insane
Good job sending JDCR to loser's PhiDX!!! I really thought you were gonna make it to top 8 but top 24 is nothing to scuff at. The competition was so fierce this time around. . . it felt like top 8 fights when we were still in top 64 or something rofl. Crazy event and i'm gald i watched all of it! Once again, great performance this week end!!!
Man I'm pissed hahaha Keisuke's Kazuya is full of confidence and precision he forgot to cooldown getting that reset I still think that mishima players deserve that W in tournaments hahaha
Coaching feels iffy on a 1v1 competitive game but I don't see why it should not be allowed. Maybe some rules like only between matches, have a time limit, and you can only have one designated coach to not get disruptive.
"between matches": that's the same as "no coaching". "time limit": I'm pretty sure the guy with the cap is timing it. "one designated coach": I don't see it fixes anything. One thing that I don't like with coaching with this top 8 is that the viewer has to see the player's ass during coaching.
@@mahoganywood6468 between matches as in between the ft3 games just like they've been doing? having only one coach stops other people from helping or getting help online through a call or something
@@mahoganywood6468 between matches is the same as we're seeing here. how would that be no coaching? limiting coaches also stops having more coaches from helping making times longer.
I think the format of one video works for full top 8 live reactions, whereas retrospective breakdowns benefit from the deeper dive you can do in a match-per-video format.
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You couldn't see it in this video because Phi was too busy analysing the previous match and missed the entrance but Keisuke wavedashed irl to the ring which was without a doubt the greatest entrance in a fighting game tournament ever. After that epic entrance he loses to Atif 0-2 in convincing fashion but after the defeat he tweets "I'm not going out like this" and sure as hell he did not go out like that.
What a legend.
Also he has such an infectious smile.
He still went out like this. Rather than tweeting, he should have somehow gotten the reset. I was counting on him, but he was up against an extremely skilled legacy tekken player unfortunately.
@@Fereshtey He tweeted that after his first loss in the winner's semis and then made the entire loser's run all the way to grand finals and gave us the greatest Mishima showcase seen in Tekken 8 so far. So he did back his words up imo.
Also every one of these players is an extremely skilled legacy player.
@@aqueelkadri8371 but he again lost to the same player he lost to in the first match of top 8. He was winning from others anyway since he made top 8 from winners side. I’m not sure I understand your point 🤔.
If he had won from the person he lost so badly from in first match of top 8, then what you’re saying would have made sense.
@@Fereshtey He came a lot closer. Even Atif admitted that if Keisuke didn't drop that combo Atif would've lost the set.
Anyways I'm not trying to argue or make a point. I was just sharing an anecdote
@@Fereshtey "rather than tweeting". That's just a ridiculous statement tbh
Bruh Keisuke’s run might be my fav top 8 of Tekken 8 so far
He's my goat
No lie I wanted him to win so fuckin bad 😭
I have never wanted a person to win a tournament of any capacity as much as Keisuke yesterday, homeboy went on literal Demon Time against several of the best characters of the world, including but not limited to: JCDR, Joka, TY, and Doujin while also wavedashing the hell outta everybody.
Sigh if it weren't for Murray seeing Kazuya about to win a major, and going straight to Bandai HQ to sabotage him by unfixing Kazuya's DF1 right in the middle of the Grand Finals, causing Keisuke to whiff the DF1 in the middle of his Set winning combo, we could've had the underdog story if a lifetime😔.
_ok I'm like (half-)joking about that last part but hey, i got an Agenda to Maintain here😌_
i felt that loss in my soul
for sure!
"I don't know who Doujin played throughout the tournament."
Everyone... He played everyone.
There were multiple times I got up to get something to drink only to come back and think that a different match started. Nope, it was just Doujin rotating through the entire cast.
Lmao
Crodie has the Infinite Gauntlet of Pocket Top Tier characters at his disposable
bro replied to a tweet asking him who he mained with morphling lmao
@@SSJ_EWGFleo pocket top tier sure
The fact Keisuke missed the reset because Kazuya still has the T-rex hands just hurts
Yeah they somewhat fixed the hitbox, it's still really tight. it was unplayable before. People always downplay how short his jab range is as well.
And I've heard people say he's S tier now
should’ve have adjusted for the off axis, kazuya has been fixed already.
Give Kaz his father's flash combo from T7
He didn’t adjust for off axis
"Doujin, who do you play?"
"The Cast."
"Nah but who's your main?"
"Mokujin."
"There has to be someone else."
"Yeah. Combot."
FACT: Keisuke made it all the way to Set point of Grand Finals against Atif, secured the the game winning comb and purposely dropped just so that Murray will be forced to fix Kazuya in the next patch, where Df1 will now cover the entire screen, as it should've been to begin with.
Maintaining the Agenda, is the Top Priority
The second half of this comment 💀💀💀
Yeah I had this happen to me the other night in the exact same situation sometimes that Df+1 still misses in that specific combo situation. They improved the df+1 hitbox but it's still really quite tight and usually requires a micro dash still.
You’re gonna comment this on every video?
Very refreshing to see you react to the entire top 8. Got some amazing analysis as well. Keep up the amazing work!!
Definitely a fan if the longer video
Love the longer vid! I have usually been just watching the twitch vod for the whole thing, so great to see it on youtube as well!
Longer video, more matches, less rewinds during matches, and still getting PhiDX commentary? W.
Love the long form video format🔥
Keisuke deserves an own cup just for being in grand final with kazuya
The thing I like most about Keiseke is that he shows it is possible to play defensively and win in this game.
@phidx thanks for uploading the whole vod at once, there’s a 0% chance I watch single-match vods, but long form watch-party style content like this is much more appealing
i get that kaz is strong, but considering how he is probably in the top 3 most popular characters and there is a single guy performing well with him who is clearly highly talented, i don't get how its fair to say the character is completely busted, busted characters you would see everywhere in these tournaments like drag, feng and nina. Keisuke is achieving placements in the tournaments that I think a majority of people would agree matches his skill level. I don't understand a world in which mishimas aren't all tournament viable with proper execution consider how hard it is to do so, now there should be some level of balance that i agree kaz over steps a bit, but i would argue he is not doing so anymore (or equal to) than the other 3 characters i mentioned before.
same goes to shaheen and jin. Jin is the most popular but you only see 2 players played well, book and cbm. it's just different up there imo.
Kazuya is fundamentally a character that will struggle more in tournament compared to the best characters of the game.
I think this just goes to show just how hard characters like Kazuya and Bryan are to pilot compared to the rest of the cast because of how much execution is required just to get a fraction of their total potential.
And when you're in a tense tournament setting that demands consistent gameplay while also being able to understand and counteract your opponents in a bo3 rule set (at least before Top 8), using a character that demands both a constant level of execution and an in depth understanding of your opponents habits, as well as their own character, yeah thats just climbing a mountain thats way higher than whay the majority of players are facing, especially the very best of the best who are solo maining the absolute top tiers of the game.
they should try use kazuya and see if it easy to win with him..
@@Dan-bf1li you missed Raef and Atif. Atif uses jin as a sub
Kazuya is strong character that only rewards the most cracked players. You have to be able to hit the inputs or you die and look like an idiot.
enjoyed the long video, watched it over a few days, and seeing your live reaction to the fights was entertaining
you know PhiDX a true kaz hater when he's watching this jabbing and lowkey complaining about Kaz and says next to nothing about Dragunov
My man Keisuke is simply maintaining the Kazuya Agenda, God bless him for going all the way to the final game in Grand Finals, getting that crucial Set winning launch, and then purposely throwing the match by dropping the Df1.
Those juicy Kazuya fixes in the next patch are now guaranteed, the rest is up to you now Murray🙏🙏🙏🙏
How many times are you going to comment dude
Keisuke looked like he was fighting against the final boss of Tekken the whole time during that grand final match lol
I'm really heartbroken he didn't win, but now I'm absolutely looking forward to seeing him more in future tournaments.
2:03:34 b2,4, df2 isnt optimal damage but gives gross oki - faster recovery with the wall on the opponents left side preventing sidesteps for any followup 50/50 (with cd4,1 wall-splatting into df1,df2 combo on hit). Its oretty crazy ngl.
For some reason Feng was thrown away from the wall in this instance though - looks like Feng quickly tech rolled away from the wall on wakeup, actually.
Thanks for putting the top 8 in 1 video!
How the hell have you guys been sleeping on Keisuke?
14:38 100% agree Claudio wr2 isn't as scary in this game anymore, especially as kaz. Kaz imo is a good counter since this guy has a tool to counter almost all of Claudio's tools. Also in the ranges where wr2 excels, that just so happens to be the optimal ranges for Kazuya in Tekken 8. If he ducks your wr2 you die. I'm a big time kaz player and Claudio is such an easy matchup for me. The first Claudio I met kicked my ass but since then I haven't lost to him yet. Not even on Jin or Devil Jin. Idk how the matchup is with Reina but I'd assume it's almost the same as Kaz. Her gameplan is almost identical. Ff2 spam, electric, range 2.5-3 pretty good mids.
Anyone who says Kaz as of now has no good mids is lying to themselves imo. Ff2 carries Kazuya immensely, it's the best addition to his arsenal for his t8 style of play. New df1,4, if you pit it against non launching 15f punishes, it's imo the best non launching 15f punish just because of the versatility.
21:13 @PhiDX I love longform content like this. If you decide to do more, I will happily watch them. :D
Last 2 twt events have been won by Pakistan. We are back baby. Congrats to Keisuke on such an inspirational Kazuya play
which one was before this?
My dude, two isolated people winning a challenger and a master tournament in the second half of the tour is no indication of anything. The highest-ranking Pakistani player is 12th, having played and traveled more than AK, who places two spots above (10th). Calm those boobies.
@@lucastonoli3256AK attended combo breaker and dreamhack dallas. Arslan attended both of these and then only OTB tournament. Nothing else. What do you mean? All his points are just coming 1st in combo breaker where Arslan came second. AK won first ever tournament in last 12 years, and your jumping isn’t stopping 😂
@@memoriesbroken69Only the best in Italy
@@lucastonoli3256and how many events did they attend pal? No player was at Evo Japan which was a masters+. Also zero entrants in Canada, Australia and sweden. Just keep your bullshit to yourself
It's getting to the point where I wait to see if you to cover a tournament before I watch it. I really like this longer format too, your reactions are gold
Hey, I'm in this video!
Great commentary/analysis Phi, always keeps me engaged.
Just what I was waiting for. Watched the CEO vod last night and now I'm ready to learn what I didn't notice on my own.
Entire top 8 with the time stamps seems like a great middle ground since it also features your analysis. Maybe in the future if you can bring over guests to jump in with you to offer their additional insight that would be dope as well.
Kazuya is so fun to watch.
But also, Kaz is a pretty difficult character so I wouldn't say all Kaz players who don't Top 8 are bad😂
need this long top 8 coverage format man. gripping experience imo
@PhiDX As a viewer I enjoy coaching because it adds suspense and interest into the strategies applied
watching this top 8 in person was absolutely insane. me and my brother both felt like we had the best seats in the whole arena. we were right in the middle , in the front row and had perfect view of the players and the big screen, plus we were on stream a bunch too which was dope 🤣
All in one episode is sick bc i can feel the storylines of the tournament without spoilers
happy to see tournament analysis put into a single video, definitely the better format imo
I've never said Kazuya isn't strong even at his weakest in the weakest version of him and definitely not before 1.05 patch. The issue is the amount of effort and raw execution skill to get the same reward versus almost any other character as well as basically being good enough to Psychological mindfuck your opponents to take the crouch dash pressure. (which has an execution barrier in of itself) The only downplaying that occurs is how difficult it actually is against a good player to pull off his gameplan. Because if you drop execution or guess wrong, you are dead almost every time. As well as how much knowledge it actually takes to be able to intimidate a good opponent with his move set. And people massively downplay this execution factor side of the character compared to everyone else, and how much it actually effects things.
I love this all kazuya players are just bad idea. I think we know character loyalists in tekken is almost non existent at this point. if all Kaz players are just bad why aren't the good players flocking to him? It's cause the character is hard, especially in a tournament setting, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Keisuke played out of his damned mind in this set and if you play kazuya, you know. So that all being said I finally feel Kazuya is in a good place in the meta of the game despite probably still sitting outside the top 10, and I haven't felt this way since TTT2. So I'm finally happy with the character again as it stands. /EDIT and of course Keisuke basically lost because of high level execution drops costing him rounds and Patricide fist getting sidestepped! Don't downplay it now Phidx
And of course, even after your clear and lengthy explanation, Phi really wants us Kaz users to listen to him. Like even though pretty much everything that has came out of his mouth was either: stop complaining, play better. Or: you guys will just keep downplaying him again of course.... He'll really never get any of our respects if he keeps on saying stuff like this tbh. Like there's practically no acknowledgment of our plights even though its already so clear. And the damning difference between the pros and the regular player. So my conclusion would be: Phi will just keep mocking us ignorant of context I guess LMAO. Edit: Like us kaz mains have already started to acknowledge some of the strengths that we got, such as our oki game and how the buffs have helped in getting him up the tierlist. It's kind of high time for Phi to stop his biased views on our character, as well as us and give out a better review imo.
I'm sick of all the Kazuya mains. They act like they deserve a medal for playing him. Of course he's hard to play but so are many other characters. I've never seen any other group who whines this much. The way that Kazuya mains describe wavu pressure and electrics like it's such a rocket science that it's become a meme at this point that you need a 1000 IQ at minimum to main Kazuya. I say this as someone who has religiously played Kazuya for the entirety of Tekken 7
@@mazymetric8267at the highest level he requires more effort than most other characters by a mile and a half
I've been on break from T8 for more than a month now, but Keisuke is making me want to get back to it. Glad to see him outside of Japan, and all the way to grand finals, no less.
I hope this does well, I really prefer this format! So much easier to have in the background, go back and forth, and pick-up where I left off :)
JDCR defense against Hwo guy is remarkable. Such patient + flash duck + sw + ss duck + ss block.
01:17:59 I absolutely love the energy this fight filled you with.
Enjoyed the long-form as a live react/in-the-moment analysis. If it was a full analytical breakdown I would prefer each fight individually, those are the videos that first got me watching you channel.
Please continue to do each major top 8 together in a long ass video this was dope
1:15:50 the glaze is real 😂😂😂. “ he’s so good, he’s so good “. Very funny enjoy the live vid reviews very much.
Please PhiDX more of these casting as you watch in full speed and maybe analize after the match, much prefer this kind of content (like this video)
5:05 - Claudio's ff4 is only -1 in this game, so Alisa was probably beaten out for doing an i13 mid or slower. ff4 being -1 is really silly, honestly. It's an i15 mid with CH properties and low crush properties that allows him to mix you up on block like you can with any -1 df1. Why even bother with WR2?
liked this format phi i watched it in chunks not only in one go but find this easy to watch
How long is one chunk?
@@PhiDX watched it in 3 chunks first being 54 mins another was a lil less, then the whole thing, i love the live action and your commentary
love the grind phi
Big sadge on that df 1, df 2 drop :(
Dude fr, that shit was heartbreaking
Ong, everytime Kazuya's df1 drops in the middle of a combo, a fraction of my life span goes away☺️
@@SSJ_EWGF yeah but that was avoidable unlike the actual stupid df1 drops, he was off axis and prolly should've done another combo, but in tournament its so hard :((
@@SSJ_EWGFhe should’ve used a different move.
@@noah92930 Yeah the nerves got to him I bet, there were plenty of opportunity to realign or use cd 1+2 screw instead. But I imagine in tourney, it'd be so stressful haha!
1:10:04 "Whooaaa!" That reaction was fun to me. Lol. Great upload.
Pump and dummp, at least for top 8 cuz of hype back to back and just emotions followed by good commentary is chefs kiss.
Possibly analytical for top 24 and beyond. Idk, what do you guys think?
Thoughts on best pick against Drag? I think Bryan, he has orbital for lows, also plus frame moves to counter Drags plus frame moves! Bryan can be played aggressively too like Drag.
Great colourful coverage amigo, long video , very enjoyable - mad respect
As a Kazuya main, I was rooting so hard for Keisuke trees around me started sprouting. He will be back. Kazuya mains are back.
I do love these longer videos, but I don't think it's even in the same category of the shorter ones.
IMO you should do both, longer for the tournament and commentary, and the in depth analysis ones later.
I enjoyed the live commentary a lot, this is a good format
I love the longer videos, because i love watching your tekken videos, so the longer the better.
Long format is definitely the move, that and ambiguous titles (like the title to this video) to avoid potential spoilers for some people is probably the best.
i like the longer video format as im gonna watch it all anyways so might as well have it all in one
I think the advice of "just put out moves" implies that they have the correct spacing already. I would still advocate heavily for movement first improvement in tekken
But to that, I think he's really just emphasizing that the T8 meta is more aggressive than T7, not that it is more important than movement necessarily
Love watching the whole tournament!
I’m just happy to see Leo being used in the finals 😄
I really loved it being just one video
The combo drop at the end was so “yep” as it’s happen so often. It’s really sad to be honest as a kaz main, wasn’t even surprising.
Coaching while matches needs to GO GO GO.
I liked long video format. Came back like 5 times to finish or rewatch certain matches. I don't expect every tournament to be covered like this. Maybe Evo?
Im a video binger, so the long videos scratch that itch. But get that bag Phidx, make multiple vids if that does better
this uncut format is more engaging, for top 8
I like the full analysis of it which happens more in the 3 episodes format however what if you did both
I prefer the single video but I would be just as fine with multiple vids if they dropped closer together than 1 or 2 per day
I like the full top 8 video format. Amazing run from Keisuke. Bummed that he lost in the end.
1:37:28 here a guy say “ PICK SOMEBODY ELSE “ 😂😂😂
"Now he's Pakistani himself but he reps the UK" @Phidx Do you use this same description when talking about yourself? Honest question (Ethnicity versus where you were born and raised?)
little bit OT, but as i havent seen one.. are leverless arcadesticks not allowed in this tournament? i cant find something in the Rules which sets this clear
Doujin shouldn't change his style at all. He made the top 8 with playing 5 or 6 characters.
in winner's side too. fr don't sleep on this man just because he didn't get 1st in a tournament, it takes a lot of brain power to do what he does its insane
53:40 it's probably harder to peak and listen if you're using directional pad on a regular controller. Maybe a way to counter pakistani surveillance
Your third timestamp says "Dragonuv".
I like the longer videos but do whatever is best for you !
It’s a match winning performance by Atif. It was so fast
Good job sending JDCR to loser's PhiDX!!!
I really thought you were gonna make it to top 8 but top 24 is nothing to scuff at.
The competition was so fierce this time around. . . it felt like top 8 fights when we were still in top 64 or something rofl.
Crazy event and i'm gald i watched all of it!
Once again, great performance this week end!!!
this video format is more convenient for the watch time and also audience
Damn, I just realized we literally have players young enough that they haven't played a tekken game with Mokujin in it.....
1:31:45 - lmao Phi get up and walked the exact same way as Joka 😂
How to do the move at 2:17:09 ?
I enjoy the long full video
This video was great watched the whole thing
i love the long format matter of fact i love you phi
Man I'm pissed hahaha Keisuke's Kazuya is full of confidence and precision he forgot to cooldown getting that reset I still think that mishima players deserve that W in tournaments hahaha
no, one video is amazing !
Awesome AO vs Joka, so exciting.
Everytime Kazuya's DF1 drops in the middle of a combo, a fraction of my life span goes away☺️
the df2 finish at the wall is optimal because it leaves them with the wall on their left.
Coaching feels iffy on a 1v1 competitive game but I don't see why it should not be allowed. Maybe some rules like only between matches, have a time limit, and you can only have one designated coach to not get disruptive.
"between matches": that's the same as "no coaching".
"time limit": I'm pretty sure the guy with the cap is timing it.
"one designated coach": I don't see it fixes anything.
One thing that I don't like with coaching with this top 8 is that the viewer has to see the player's ass during coaching.
@@mahoganywood6468 between matches as in between the ft3 games just like they've been doing?
having only one coach stops other people from helping or getting help online through a call or something
@@mahoganywood6468 between matches is the same as we're seeing here. how would that be no coaching?
limiting coaches also stops having more coaches from helping making times longer.
@@pnx073 "coaching between games": what we have here
"coaching between matches": no coaching when you fight someone
@@mahoganywood6468 You got it wrong, my guy. One match is ft2/3/etc. in this case. Games are entire bo1/2/etc. matches.
I need to lab if that combo even works, because I have no idea how that slaughter hook dropped.
The hotel room looks kinda stylish, the anime poster!
No socks, no shoes, no entry
This format!
Long videos are the only way
I think the format of one video works for full top 8 live reactions, whereas retrospective breakdowns benefit from the deeper dive you can do in a match-per-video format.
The lack of BS moves for Bryan is still the only reason why we won't see one winning a tournament and why Knee stopped spamming him so much.
full vid goes hard
i prefer one big video with top 8 and other videos of top 24 and lower
i dont want to be that guy but to save you from a worse situation its actually called "parricide fist" the kazuya cd1+2