Didn't know Daisuke was a mechanic before becoming a gamedev.

I love how all the footage of missing link is just sol doing the same infinite

Remember, in missing link the AI for the final fight can Kara cancel years before it was introduced and destroy you in 15 different ways

Fun Fact: In GGX Advance Edition, if you enable "Original Mode" in the settings, Roman Cancel will power-up certain special moves as a nod to Charge Cancels.

i fucking love RCs because they can be as simple as doing a bnb twice, or as nuts as sol being able to do 351 damage with 100 meter.

Season 3 makes Strive feel particularly rich. The RPS with RC is some of my favorite. I really love Street Fighter 6 and the way Capcom integrated the Drive Gauge into all aspects of gameplay. It is critical to manage your meter in that game. And now Season 3 Strive feels similar. I much more enjoy the gameplay of Strive to SF6 and it's because of being able to RC at pretty much any moment if you have the meter. Its rather telling now that all the RCs are on such relatively equal footing. The ability to use them for defense, mixups, combos, whiff canceling, reversals, and plus frames makes the resource one of the best I've personally seen in a fighting game.

roman cancel is easily my favorite fighting game mechanic all time. so simple yet complex

Say what you want about strive but, the way the RC system was overhaul is one of the best decisions the team made, even more so in the later seasons, it is genuinely incredible.

I love Roman Cancels so much. No, scratch that. Any kind of Metered Cancel is welcome in any fighting game. FADCs in SF4, V-Trigger cancels in SF5, Drive Rush cancels in SF6, Rapid Cancels in BlazBlue, Sparking Blast in DBFZ, Report Cancels in Among Us Arena, Max Mode Cancels in KOF, Kyanta Cancels in Ultra Fight Da Kyanta 2, and really anything else you can think of that lets players extend their combos to whatever degree they want. It's beautiful. More games need these kinds of systems.

People always talking about roman cancels, but no on ever asks what happened to the germanic tribal cancels

The mechanic that made guilty gear is READY OR???? TIME TO REALIZE

When he said "before I was born" I died.

About Missing Link, they actually did consider doing 3D graphics for Missing Link but I think didn't choose it out of budget limitations or just 2D was easier to do

So happy you brought up blazblue It's kind of comforting the series is still remembered

in +R you can't rc your attacks if you're not hitting the opponent That's why frc is the only way to cancel attacks without hitting the opponent which is hard but some moves are way easier to frc than other and also more important if you want to learn FRC start with something like canceling a projectile

Any of ya'll miss how the announcer would say "Romantic" during an RC?

To be fair, the 25 meter options in the older games were pretty dominant over other metered options. It is incredibly strong being able to do a thing 4 times instead of 2 times. I was about to say that I wish if they add force breaks to strive they are also 50 meter, but WA and deflect already have the inputs FBs would most likely have, so idk if are getting any more tension options in strive.

Wish you picked some better footage, it was really obvious when you were talking about strive Roman cancels. I get it cause digging through footage is really annoying, but it was a little disappointing

Hey this is a fine video on the informative side (although please be very careful when lumping together X and all versions of XX under "+R" because these are different games that have varying mechanics, for example the video fails to address FRCs came with XX which is a bit of a bummer). However what's really frustrating are the background clips, in a video like this it would add so much to the explanation to have clips actually showcasing what you are talking about, explaining RCs while a clip without a single RC plays in the background would probably confuse people who aren't already familiar with the mechanics (which is pretty unfortunate for a video that aims to explain how those mechanics work). It's even worse when it's like 4-5 clips being played on loop for 5 minutes or so and gets really tiring to watch. I think the worst part is probably the PRC explanation in Xrd where there's probably one (?) PRC shown during the full section

Guess not everyone knows this, but xrd had a unique form of super attack that used burst meter to deal extra damage and get some burst on return. It's literally drive assault without the fully animated super, but with the new bonus of taking their meter.

"The roman cancel system took the charge cancel system from the original game and gave it some rules around it so it wasn't so unwieldy" HOS players:

0:10 It’s Bridget , just Bridget . The answers Bridget.

"before I was even born" This just makes me feel old.

Really liking the longer videos

Thank you for another great video!!

Solid vid! Really sad though you didn't talk about FD cancels from the older versions of X.

really wish we couldve gotten more about fast RCs in strive, the way they preserve pre-existing momentum while also adding drift momentum, AND - crucially - have way lower meter gain penalty than a normal RC, meaning they functionally cost even less than the ~40% that you spend on em. (try doing a blockstring with fast RRC, pay attention to the meter gain, then compare it against the same string with a normal RRC) it's actually pretty similar to the strategic considerations you talked about making in +R, because you're never gonna make effective use of them unless you've labbed out a setup, but it gives you the kinds of wild options + meter benefits that FRC does in a more open-ended way. i can forgive the lack of research on older titles, but for the game that's currently alive and highly documented, it's rly frustrating to see that in a video with an authoritative tone

Rc is goodlike. One of if not the best system mechanics of all time.

You weren't even born in 1998? Just... really feeling the concept of time right now.

Thank you for explaining drift RC, I didn’t know how to and needed to search it just forgot to

I remember Ky had an FRC window on his throw. Just his regular throw. He could get Real Damage off of it, and the timing lined up really well with the animation. Maybe one of the most satisfying things I ever did.

21:37 music got me inspired... SMT Fighterz Block on a 3-frame window to Smirk Cancel Use 1 bar to Summon Cancel mid-combo (half cost if your Persona is already out!)

I always found it amusing how dramatic Sol's RC animation was in Xrd. Dude looking like he wants to party.

GekkoSquirrel wasn't alive yet in 1998? I was 11 in '98. Good lord, I'm old.👴

the music do infact be banging

Oh hell yeah, we're early. Can't wait to watch another banger

what was that song in the intro??? its been on my mind and i cant think of it

Season 3 has made me want to finally get good at strive, it’s so fun. Currently maining Zato

Ive never watched a video so soon after it came out

You are forgetting FD (Faultless Defense) cancelling as the true middle point between charge cancelling and Roman Cancelling. FD cancelling was a big staple in high level GGX. But it was also busted lol despite it's difficulty. So they added FRCs in GGX2 to keep the complexity that isnt in standard RCs

It’s funny I’ve actually been caught out so many times tryna hit a wild charge with no burst and I just end up parrying in back turn stance

My favorite version of the roman cancel is the YRC in Xrd. Dizzy has a nigh invisible projectile if you YRC her 236K

whats the song that plays at the beginning?

Damn, he must be a pretty good one.

Daisuke actually planned to have the game be 3d but something made him change his mind, there was a japanese flyer or something that showed a 3d may that looked like it came from donkey kong

i like how all of the footage for missing link is sol's infinite

Does anyone know the song playing at 17:46

Love guilty gear nice vid

Hey dog I love your videos but also I think you're lacking in one element of the editing department, which is making sure that things on screen align with whats being said. I find myself a lot of the time getting tripped up cause what's on screen does not really match at all what you're talking about. I'd like to see how purple roman cancels affect gameplay as someone who's never played Xrd, but, that doesn't really track as I'm not getting a proper display of that, yknow? Your vids are great in pretty much every other aspect but I feel like this attention to visual aid is an important aspect of these styles of video that your videos tend to lack on.

🎉its here

This is great coverage 👍🏽 I've played every Guilty Gear except Strive. Love them all for different reasons. Guilty Gear 1 was... a game, but very fun and the start of the modern "anime fighter" sub genre. Every game from GGX onwards has been amazing in its own right, with the exception of Isuka, but even that is fun for the lols with friends.

I think RC’s in strive being what they are works for newcomers i think you have a point with the critiques and loving the system. Strive encourages players to use the RCs more which is why they have a 50% usage where it almost feels required but its so easy to have a simple understanding of it you will start enjoying it. I played xrd a lot but i never even used RCs in it while playing strive i started using them which translated me delving into xrd’s rc and it was a lot of fun. Like imagine if strive came out before xrd imagine how many people would be more willing to learn it. Like strive has a simple rc system then xrd would feel like a expansion of it. This does also feel like a dig on strive but i think its just a trend of fighters i still play xrd and love it but i cant say i dont have fun with strive. But playing both i honestly appreciate them both without strive i wouldnt have gotten better in xrd and vise versa. I really liked this vid because i think it dug into one of my many reasons i love GG.

Good video, however small nitpick: you had other stuff to do with Burst besides EMERGENCY in the both Xrd (Blitz Shield/Attack which is probably a predecessor to the new mechanics and Burst Supers to eke out some extra damage and close out rounds) and Blazblue (Overdrive is a more versatile Burst), so it's not something that Strive innovated with per se. In XX it definitely was mostly a EMERGENCY/flex button (Blue/Gold usage accordingly) though.

that missing link gameplay was insane

Yo why can't I change the quality settings?

I think you kinda missed Blitz and its relation to the S3 Strive updates there. Sure not as influential as Roman Cancel in terms of both the Series and the "usual" rounds you'll experience in the games, but at least in Xrd (rev2 specifically) they were responsible for some of the most fun or just ridiculous tournament moments the game had to offer. Also as a Potemkin player, Blitz being an optimal corner combo setup on dizzy status just makes me want to mention it.

1998 was before you were born? Dang i feel old now

Something i like in strive is the number of deffensive tools

Take a shot every time he says cancel if you want liver failure.

22:57 Calvados Disagrees Mortobato apologizes XD

I think that in missing link the IA doesn't know how to get out of those infinitrs you showed, but people can by teching (I never played it though)

Frc's is the best thing GG has ever had. Honestly feel like they would work really well with Strive if they will tweak positive bonus a bit. Them not slowing down the game while also not being braindead easy like Xrd YRC is awesome

"Having two bars to manage instead of one..." Me, an Asuka main: Pretend there's a hackerman gif where the guy has like three different keyboards and 10 different monitors plastered on his wall and he's going to town swapping between the keyboards and monitors and stuff.

Nice video... but, you could've done a better job illustrating the different types of RC, instead most of the times you showed a completely unrelated clip of Johnny comboing, I still don't know what a good example or blue RC is; of course I may be severely wrong and you did show good examples of it and bc I'm not used to Guilty Gear as a whole, I couldn't notice, and if it's the case I apologize

Even then, Rapid Cancels works notably different from Roman Cancels to make them unique. EDIT: Different from Modern Roman Cancels at least. Since pre-XRD didn't have the pause.

They did not remove the charging system they just gave it to order sol my beloved

It is interesting how many games have 2 meters to manage.

Idk why but I REALLY want Gekko to make a video on Guilty Gear 2 Overture

Ooh i just had an idea: What if they add ex moves like XX's hidden supers that cost half of the burst meter? Like fafnir into tyrant rave for half burst meter so you sacrifice half of your burst to get a wallbreak or sumn

21:43 Bro really forgot Wild Assault

Where are the GGX clips?

Kinda crazy that this is such a unique and interesting mechanic that even Nickelodeon is implementing in their upcoming All Star Brawl 2

11:30 Xrd CMYKancel

Wow in 1998 I was 9 😢

Changing Dead Angle into Roman Cancel does have a gameplay effect. Since in the older games each Dead Angle was a different animation that meant they had different effective hitboxes. By turning it into a Roman Cancel now everybody's Dead Angle is the same. It's a great change overall since it's always iffy when universal mechanics aren't actually universal and some characters just get given shittier Dead Angles for no reason.

I personally enjoy the baroque system from TvC or the conversion technique from DNF Duel more than RC. But RC is dope AF

the mechanic is fishing.

No mention of potemkin doing hammer fall into roman cancel into potemkin buster smh

I actually do go back and play GGX, but I'm nowhere near good enough to know wth to do with cancels, so I can't confirm or deny how the mechanic works in that game...

Love seeing A B.A.

I love almost everything about the wild assault system, but I don't like the ability to steal burst meter. To me, that defeats the point of bursts to begin with

As a HoS player I already know what charge is I'll be it you can only do it on on your normals

Little known fact bout infinites in GGML; there's actually wayyy fewer than people think there is ! You can tech by pressing any button, and this makes most "infinites" like sol's most notorious one with 66K completly fake

I don’t even know what Roman cancel is

Strive is the game that got me into fighting games. Is what I would say if I enjoyed any other than strive lol. I’ve always been a super smash bros enjoyer and no fighting game ever clicked with me until this one! They’ve always felt super sluggish and unintuitive. Maybe it’s the air dash, maybe it’s th- JUST KIDDING ITS BECAUSE YOU CAN TURN OFF TAP JUMP (on pc at least) WHICH MEANS I CAN USE THE JOYSTICK AND NOT THE DPAD WHICH SUCKS!! Dpads hurt my fingers it’s an unrelated tangent 😅 Anyway I like strive :3

Naoto crip gang stand up

Random thing to note, while missing link DOES have infinites, that 66K infinite at the start isn't actually real, the game has a tech out system that it never explains and the AI doesn't use, there are a lot of "infinites" that aren't real combos. Missing Link is a fucked up game and absolutely a Kusoge but it's a very misunderstood game, mainly because it completely fails to explain most of its core mechanics.

I hope A.B.A makes it

Durned Roman Candles

This man really made a 20 min video on a 2 second move.

FRC is fun

Who is Roman? And why was he canceled?

I thought you were gonna tawk about instant kills😩

huh daisuke was in fact fazed by the 3D fighters bc we know that some of the first GG prototypes were 3D based

can't believe you didn't mention that Roman Cancel is actually short for Romantic Cancel, because there's nothing more romantic than canceling your recovery frames

Sol Badguy

Wait until they add vandal cancel

Basically first GG was a Dojin game.

I wonder why System Arc would want to cancel the Roman empire,but each to their own

Btw WHY is it called ROMAN cancel?