Neutral Game

Neutral Game is back with the hottest pull in 2020 fighting games! The prolific veterans Arc System Works have adopted the Japanese gacha game juggernaut Granblue Fantasy into a fighting game. Will this olive branch extended from anime fighters towards Street Fighters stick the landing? Listen and find out!

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The Neutral Game crew is back to re-evaluate Tekken. How have the shifting meta, changes to the game, and new insights into how the game works affected their thoughts on the most popular 3D fighter in the world? Also, is Virtua Fighter ever coming back? (Probably not.)

Don't forget to check out Six and Miodrag on Twitter at @sixdettmar and @mdkii respectively!

The Neutral Game cast is revisiting BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle in the wake of its 2.0 update! More RWBY! More Persona! More UNIEL, more BlazBlue! ...A boobie ninja and a tank? Wow, this roster got weird. How has this tag fighter changed in the last year, and what do these new characters bring to the table?

Don't forget to check out Six and Miodrag on Twitter at @sixdettmar and @mdkii respectively!

There ain't no cryin at THIS rodeo. The team at Mane6 making a My Little Pony fighting game discovered that while Friendship is Magic, legal action beats magic. And so they were forced to shelve their project... until an unlikely solution presented itself. The fruit of their efforts, Them's Fightin Herds, is in early access and plans to release by the end of the year. Six and Miodrag hoof it to this dog and pony show to give it a try.

Don't forget to check out Six and Miodrag on Twitter at @sixdettmar and @mdkii respectively!

By popular demand, Miodrag and Six checked out Steam's hottest early access fighting game: Ultra Fight Da Kyanta! 2. It is possible you think you are prepared for what this game is. You are mistaken. It's a meme, it's a chaotic fast fighting game, it has interesting mechanics, surprisingly fun writing, unusual character designs. JUMPANG with us into 2019's hottest* new fighting game.

*not really

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Faaaaaaame Douglas. On this episode of Neutral Game, Miodrag and Six play maybe the best 3D fighting game? Wow, it turns out DoA is really good! The two have their complaints about the costumes, the rough launch, and the focus on ecchi content, but the core gameplay is unassailable. If only they'd add those Virtua Fighter characters into this one too....

Don't forget to check out Six and Miodrag on Twitter at @sixdettmar and @mdkii respectively!

With Evolution 2019 now in the rear view mirror, we have a decent idea of how the various subcommunities and metas of the fighting game community are shaking out. What can we learn from the top 8s, the announcements, and from the choices Evo made as an organization? It's not all smiles and rainbows: we're displeased with some of Evo's choices, as well.

Don't forget to check out Six and Miodrag on Twitter at @sixdettmar and @mdkii respectively!

Show up to shodown. SNK is giving its samurai a spirited revival in the form of Samurai Shodown, a 2019 series reboot of the classic 2D weapon fighter. Will this turn out to be their last blade, or does the soul still burn? Six and Miodrag endeavor to find out in the latest episode of Neutral Game. Don't forget to check out Six and Miodrag on Twitter at @sixdettmar and @mdkii respectively!

Netherrealm's latest is also the newest episode for Miodrag and Six! Six has never played an MK seriously before, but Miodrag has given them a real shot in the past. How will this one treat newcomer and returner alike? Unfortunately, we can't just talk about the game, we find ourselves obligated to talk about the studio's labor practices and casting choices.

Don't forget to check out Six and Miodrag on Twitter at @sixdettmar and @mdkii respectively!

On this latest episode of Neutral Game, Miodrag and Six cover a trio of old fighting games: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Hero Turtles: Tournament Fighters for the NES, Super Smash Flash 2 for the PC, and Samurai Shodown 3 for the Neo-Geo. From this collection, often overlooked fighting games, what fresh ideas and insights can be drawn?