I like fighting games but I went home to be a family man. He/him. I made the FGC Popular feed and it's pretty good. If you like the stuff I repost, I get it from there. Feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/feed/aaablrlu5zqwehttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mu3ksatbj22q2XKO is a good game and is heading toward a healthy end-state. It was and is made by passionate people who love fighting games. The atmosphere surrounding this game is a case study in brand baggage and (bad) expectation management. But it's almost entirely divorced from what the game actually is. https://2xko.riotgames.com/en-us/news/announcements/so-what-happens-now-patch-131-pre-preview/27 Aug 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3ksatbj22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mtmplzdnjs2o2XKO, a play in two sentences - Riot gamers: I suck at fighting games Fighting gamers: ew, Riot RIP21 Aug 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmplzdnjs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mrqmfjju4s2lMy Tokon experience was marked by loving the characters and the game, but also pressing the assist button only for nothing to come out. I think it narrowed the availability of assist to make defense more manageable, but it means you have to hit assist right when you're also buffering a special28 Jul 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqmfjju4s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mnx6wvd53s2iA lot of people theorize about how things like this happen, and 90% it's just proximity of authority [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnx6wvd53s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mntdporel225My brothers want to do a Sifu challenge and I came up with these rules: Score for each stage: Raw level score, + Fastest Clear 1st/2nd/3rd = 20,000 / 10,000 / 5,000, + Mercy Boss = 5,000 Score upon completion: Youngest Age 1st/2nd/3rd = 25,000 / 15,000 / 10,000, + Full Pacifist = 15,00009 Jun 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntdporel225https://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mnlzmry4rc2aI think Arjun is gonna be a surprise hit in SF6 because his announcement picture looks like Jack Horner but he actually looks like Fabio did costume design for RRR06 Jun 2026 06:29 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlzmry4rc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mnhx4docfs2lThis character looks so sick, and another double drop year 1 is exactly what the game needs. They're absolutely killing it [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhx4docfs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mn7isoh5ek24I've played fighting games for 6 years now. I played DBFZ, street fighter, Guilty Gear, 2XKO and others. Tonight I decided to pick up Alex and played a long set against a Juri and I think I may have accidentally played footsies for the first time01 Jun 2026 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn7isoh5ek24https://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mmweu5heq22sGetting old is realizing that there's too much cool shit to do and you'll never get to do it all before you die. Too many cool songs to learn, too many things to see, books to read, games to play, things to do. Being happy is the fact that this is even a problem that makes my list at all28 May 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmweu5heq22shttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mmpkd52gnc25It's pretty cool that @rivals2.com is comfortably a main stage game at Evo this year. Well deserved, imo [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 May 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpkd52gnc25https://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mmahnhymes23This is the most comprehensive analysis of the techniques Arcsys used to create their signature Guilty Gear look available, even more practical than the GDC talk. Basically, it's breaking everything designed to make animation easier and doing it the hard way. #3danimation #blender #gamedev #fgcpop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWcaQ3gCbUU19 May 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmahnhymes23https://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mm45lfwolk2oI don't think any film will ever replicate the surprise and pure joy I experienced sitting in the theater to see a dopey Disneyland ride movie and slowly realizing Pirates of the Caribbean was gonna be dope as hell18 May 2026 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm45lfwolk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mlc4dbpxvc2gThis blog from Riot on 2XKO's new teamfight fuse is a perfect example of fighting gamers forgetting they have to explain that water is wet to non-fish. It's called How to Defend Against Teamfight and it never says you have to block away from point to block the assist attacks.07 May 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc4dbpxvc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mlamlc7rts2dThe lobbies in 2XKO succeed where every arcade lobby in prior fighting games has failed, because of two things: easy to use chat, and walk-up spectating. The place is hopping and you feel it07 May 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlamlc7rts2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3ml27psc32s22I know some of you will hate me for this but: a fighting games could have daily combo trials like chess.com puzzles that reward battlepass points for completion, with streak bonuses. Tracks time to complete and lets you share it with friends like Wordle results. It would totally work04 May 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml27psc32s22https://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mkwmw3aahc2tI'm so glad hulk is in and Shuri is a nice surprise I'm increasingly excited about this game [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwmw3aahc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mktdzfkrt22xI've been watching a lot of new players try fighting games and there's some fundamentally counterintuitive elements that are part of genre convention. For example, lots of newbies dying to oki setups try to time a mash on wakeup, thinking it'll do some kind of just frame counter attack. 1/202 May 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktdzfkrt22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mkq2sqvujc2zHot take: game devs publicly listening in to online discussions to incorporate them as feedback creates a hostile community environment. When consensus informs development conversations become battlegrounds. Players feel like they can't let disagreements go because the devs might be watching.30 Apr 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq2sqvujc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/craptastrophe.bsky.social/post/3mko6b7jeos2vThis, too, shall pass Lets go #EVO2029 https://www.wsj.com/sports/golf/liv-golf-pga-tour-bryson-dechambeau-3abf7b8529 Apr 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:gi4pu6g5itmjtbbkzdvb2mwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko6b7jeos2v