Neutral Game

For the first time on Neutral Game, Miodrag and Colin have both played a new fighting game, and tried to learn it using their own advice. What are their takeaways from their time in the King of Iron Fist Tournament? From story to online, bears to CEOs, and of course, with the looming threat of being tossed into a volcano, we’re ready to talk Tekken.

You can contact Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and Miodrag at @MDKII. We’ll see you again in a month!

With this episode of Neutral Game, we take a look at two subgenres within fighting games. First, we discuss platformer fighters such as Super Smash Bros and Rivals of Aether, then we move on to the varied world of sword fighting games like Nidhogg, Bushido Blade, and Blade Symphony. How should you adjust your expectations when tackling these subgenres as compared to standard, Street Fighter-style fighting games?

You can contact Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and Miodrag at @MDKII. We’ll see you again in a month!

Thus far, we’ve been pretty fixated on multiplayer, but fighting games also have a lot of single player options. On this episode, Miodrag and Colin talk about the various single player modes in fighting games, what they have to entertain you, and how they can be useful in the process of learning the game. There’s anything from Arcade and Story modes to minigames and RPG campaigns, for whatever tickles your fancy.

You can contact Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and Miodrag at @MDKII. We’ll see you again in a month!

Finding the character that clicks with your playstyle is always a major undertaking when starting a new fighting game. However, if you can recognize your own pattern of behavior and preferences, you can start to draw some conclusions. How do you like to play, and what characters are designed in a way that facilitates that? Miodrag and Colin tackle shotos, zoners, rushdown, and grapplers in this character-centric episode of Neutral Game.

You can contact Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and Miodrag at @MDKII. We’ll see you again in a month!

What makes someone great at fighting games? What are the attributes that lead to success and performance? Miodrag and Colin are back to break down the elements that make up a successful player, and what wins matches. What lost that match for you? How can you figure out what your strengths are, and what characters or games play to those strengths?

You can contact Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and Miodrag at @MDKII. We’ll see you again in a month!

Old friend of the site Miodrag Kovachevic and Colin have teamed up to bring this new monthly fighting game podcast for all the aspirants, newbies, and fighters-in-training out there! Ever wanted to get into fighting games, but just couldn’t quite make the dive? Maybe you were intimidated by the community, maybe you didn’t know where to start, maybe you just didn’t click with the game you tried. We want to help.

You can contact Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and Miodrag at @MDKII. We’ll see you again in a month!