Eventhubs Podcast

Which Street Fighter games have the best music? I went back and listened to a ton of OSTs to order the numbered SF entries from least to most inspired/inspiring themes. Catalyst, on the other hand, spent hours researching Street Fighter lore to explore some of the most interesting potential directions Capcom could take with Street Fighter 6's story.

When Capcom adds a new character into the Street Fighter franchise, the newcomer has the potential to enhance both the immediate game and the franchise as a whole. Last week we ranked Street Fighter 4's newcomers to see who wound up being a good call and who fell flat, and we've given the same treatment to Street Fighter 5's 12 fresh faces (Luke will eventually be the 13th) on this week's podcast. Also, Catalyst gets his ass kicked by Filipinoman's Rose in Capcom's first new Fight Money online tournament and he has some words detailing his overall experience.

Street Fighter 4 brought 11 newcomers that had never been playable in a Street Fighter game prior into the mix, and we rank them in order of general success. Plus, Catalyst explores the benefits of more casual Street Fighter encounters.

Why Vega's slide still hits you despite you thinking you're ready for it (there's a bigger takeaway that will help you beyond the Vega match) and Catalyst explains in detail why easy characters being top tier hurts fighting games.

Plain and simple to make sure we do it right this time, we list off six important things Street Fighter 6 needs to have at launch. Plus, Akira and Oro are now in Street Fighter 5, Dreamking joins us to talk about Oro's Tengu Stone V-Trigger, an attack that one of us thinks might be an overpowered regression for the game, and finally, Catalyst lists off 5 helpful tips for playing with both Oro and Akira. Better on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFutWL8D_dki_S5Rzb5Vcew/videos

It seems Capcom is setting Luke up to be the protagonist of Street Fighter 6. We discuss what makes for a successful new center-stage Street Fighter character and what doesn't as we consider Luke's potential. Then Catalyst goes through who he feels would be the best candidates for Street Fighter 6's launch roster and why.

Capcom hit us with their Summer Update showcasing Oro, Akira, and the brand new character Luke. We discuss how strong Oro and Akira look as well as how they'll play, and talk about the mysteries currently surrounding Luke.   Better on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFutWL8D_dki_S5Rzb5Vcew/videos

It's time to get out that rank you've been stuck in as we cover three crucial and often overlooked tips that will help you level up from Bronze to Grandmaster, plus Catalyst asks how good is Street Fighter 5 now and what does that mean for Street Fighter 6? And finally, who are the top 5 best DLC characters in SF5 to date. Better on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFutWL8D_dki_S5Rzb5Vcew/videos

Nintendo revealed an exciting new Nickelodeon Toons-based fighting game this week, we list off a handful of characters we'd love to see join the roster and duke it out, plus recent tournament results show us why three particular Street Fighter 5 characters need a few emergency nerfs and we tackle the question of why people rage quit from a more psychological perspective.

Who are the worst DLC additions to Street Fighter 5? How bout the characters who tend to take advantage of lag the most? We talk about both, but not before MajinTenshinhan joins to tell us why Strive is the Street Fighter 5 of Guilty Gear games.

You know those characters that just suck to lose to? Well we talk about 9 of them on today's episode. Plus why I think Lucia is secretly a top 10 character in Street Fighter 5 all on this week's episode of the EventHubs Podcast.   Better on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFutWL8D_dki_S5Rzb5Vcew/videos

When's Street Fighter 6? We think we have a decent idea in terms of both when it might be announced and when it'll actually see a release. Plus Catalyst recalls foolish things the FGC said would never happen... that happened, and we list off the 10 worst alternate costumes in all of Street Fighter 5.

It's 2021, modern Street Fighter games should be getting balance updates more than once or twice a year! Plus four reasons why you're losing in Street Fighter 5 and the top 10 best alternate costumes in SF5.

Die hard Street Fighter 4 fans, like myself, probably had a fairly intense emotional reaction to the question posed in the headline, but Street Fighter 5 has reached a point that makes it worth asking. Plus Catalyst lists off 6 characters you can score easy wins with and we cover 5 of the most frustrating online tactics.   WATCH VIDEO VERSIONS ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFutWL8D_dki_S5Rzb5Vcew/videos   Timestamps 00:00 - Intro, thanks for 2k subs 05:06 - Has SF5 evolved beyond SF4? 28:23 - 6 easy win characters 57:00 - 5 frustrating online tactics

Though Street Fighter 5 has been growing on people in more recent times, fans still seem to love Street Fighter 4 more. We talk about why that probably is, and then cover five mistakes you're making that're throwing away rounds   We're now on YouTube with video segments of the podcast! Check us out here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFutWL8D_dki_S5Rzb5Vcew

Rumors of certain Street Fighter characters deaths have been greatly exaggerated as we're now seeing the likes of Dhalsim, R. Mika, and Sagat performing well in tournament. Plus, we get into a naturally controversial concept as we make an argument for why grappling type characters shouldn't be top tiers in Street Fighter.   Timestamps 00:00 - Intro and "dead" characters who turned out to be just fine 20:36 - The pitfalls of grapplers being top tier in Street Fighter games

Capcom releases a surprise mid season patch for Street Fighter 5. Who are the biggest winners, the biggest losers, and has Cammy been properly attended to?  

News Flash! Street Fighter 5 had a lot of issues, so today we're talking about some of the biggest ones we don't want to see in Street Fighter 6. Also, we discuss how to learn to jump in at the right time so you can stop feeling like a dumb, stupid idiot who jumps too much. Timestamps 01:55 - Four improvements we want to see in Street Fighter 6 that SF5 got wrong 33:46 - How to know when to jump in

We've come up with six simple but helpful tips to help you become more consistent in Street Fighter 5 plus Cammy won another CPT event and we objectively consider her abilities Timestamps 03:44 - Tip 1 10:15 - Tip 2 16:00 - Tip 3 23:15 - Tip 4 29:40 - Tip 5 40:00 - Tip 6 49:45 - Cammy 2/2 at CPT events

We watched the new Mortal Kombat movie and have some thoughts. Our own Justin "Adaptive Trigger" Gordon joins to help us review and react, and then Catalyst and I share our three worst characters in Street Fighter 5 Season 5. Timestamps  03:13 - Initial reactions 08:00 - The Fighting 12:44 - The Characters 30:54 - The Story 42:55 - Final Thoughts 56:00 - Worst characters in SF5