So this is my beginners guide to Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown! Despite being over half an hour... this is truly the basics. VF5 is such a super in depth game I absolutely can't cover everything all in one video. That said for many of you that are newer to the game, this is what you need and I sincerely hope it helps you out!

They some how made a game with 3 buttons more complex than most fighting games with more buttons.

For a 3 button game my brain hurts a lot

Ive been playing VF since the very first was on the arcade cabinet in my city in 1994, and every time someone says that VF is simple and that has no complexity i laugh like a madman. This series are casual gamer-proof.

Rooflemonger guides are good and just.

The best fighting game ever made and it's such a testament to the people that made this that fucking 15 years later it's still the best game and it still looks amazing.

Bro this is much harder than tekken

Will be streaming VF again tonight on the twitch channel, start around 7pm EST again. Did Wolf yesterday, maybe Vanessa or Taka tonight?

This is a really good beginner tutorial. I like the amount of generalization you put in there, like low attacks being generally the slowest, grabs being generally the fastest, counter throws being knowledge based, combo length being about 6-7 hits, etc. That way I can get a rough idea of the gameplay without details getting in the way. I've seen other guides that put too much emphasis on frame data or other more specific stuff too early in what's supposed to be a beginner's guide. This is excellent in comparison.

Nice! Also i just notice that Counter Hits have its own unique sound effect if you compare normal hits.

The most underrated fighting game ever

So helpful. The open/closed stance segment really just changed my world. Like, so many times I'm raging because I can't understand how things are whiffing despite thinking I'm already factoring elements such as weightclass. This explains those odd moments where i know everything is perfect but I still drop the combo.

My first time playing virtua fighter I always seen it at my local laundromat growing up but I always chose Mvc 😭I missed out on so much fun, Vanessa easily my main and I’m loving how you’re constantly using her to explain. I’m learning so much

Great guide! I'm no expert but I think I should comment on the stance portion. The description of open and closed stance is not quite right. It doesn't matter whether your chest or back is towards the screen. Instead, it's dependent on how the two characters are aligned. To take from VFDC's Wiki: -"Closed Stance refers to the case where each player has the same foot forward." (So both characters have their right foot forward, or both have left foot forward. When you boot up training mode or begin a match, you begin in closed stance). -"Open Stance refers to the case where each player has an opposing foot forward." (So P1 has right foot forward while P2 has left foot forward or vise versa). If this wording is tough to envision, I encourage players to check out VFDC's Wiki and look at the /positions/ section.

I realized playing it today I need this. Just started putting together blockstrings, sidestepping hits with a twisting hit. There is so much to it

that open/close stance thing blew my mind lmao. Great work and thanks!

after 3 videos we still scraping the surface....welcome to Virtual Fighter

I cant break throws for shit but game is fun af

You've gone and done it again! I am a VF newbie regrettably but this helps immensely. Thanks Roof!

Wow, you are kicking it whit this videos! Just what I need to train in VF, I can't miss your next uploads for this and incoming fighting games (GGS), bell on! Thanks.

Wow, great video dude ! Iam a Goh & Vanessa player. Im playin VF since the 4th game and never noticed the open and closed stance ! Thank you very much !

You are the best we took of your time,keep doing the hard work.

Virtua Fighter feels weird to a lifelong Tekken player like myself lol but its super fun. Thanks for the tips and help for noobs like me

Great tutorial. Open and closed stance combos.....so much to learn, so little time.

Thank you! Resources like this are invaluable and you did a fantastic job.

Subscribed because your content is informative and great, and I also want this game to flourish. It's what we all need right now.

Yes. More vf content make this game alive again

Superb guide, thank you. I play Tekken most of the time and there are many differences that are greatly pointed out by you.

Just did my first couple of ranked matches. Perfect timing lol

Thanks man I just got done downloading it wall I watched this,wish me luck,! Love ur videos keep up the great work 💯💯

Thanks a lot, I got overwhelmed from this game

I needed this, you got yourself a new fan. Subbed and belled. Thanks for this video homie.

VF5US has come at just the right time, its free with PS+ KOF 15 is delayed and MK11 is boring now, getting into VF is highly recommend for all fighting game fans you wont regret it. The feeling of discovery and figturing out strategies is what i'm enjoying the most with this right now as i understand nothing of VF mechanics, and the netcode indeed is very good. edit: the netcode is aight but the games matchmaking is not upto scratch.

Thanks for this! I'm going to need it.

I am loving your VF coverage, we must continue to spread the Virtua Fighter gospel lol.

Thank you I really needed something like this

Nice appreciate the time taken for the guide

Roof good stuff man

Thanks for the ranked sets roofle, a video is one thing but playing you is another! I learned a ton!

Thank you this really helped me out.

thank you for this , im currently developing a fighting game and this was very insightful . thank you

thank you so much for this, i was kinda lost on this game

That open and closed stance thing is just..wow 😂

Love your content.

Engagement comment. I used to call hit throws command grabs because they have a unique grab animation and stuff like giant swing a commands throw because they are a throw with extra inputs.

Thanks for showing this game love. I hope the community for this game keeps growing. Now we need to bring killer instinct back ;)

Ooh! One day, I might have think about the open/close stances in this game. Fortunately for Jacky, he can switch between them manually if he so chooses! :o

I have been in the lab since release. Before i saw this vid. Wish i had this guide when i first started playing VF3 20 years ago

Thanks for these, man. I am a VF5 veteran... scrub. I suck and it feels good to learn how to play for real

This will keep me satiated until next week haha

IM READY!

Thank you So much

Hell Yeah!

This is a really good beginners guide.👍😎

I apreciate your commitment to the game. Helping new players to unfold the intricacies of this complex, beautiful game is important if we want more VF

Sub has been earned

Thanks for the tips...

Wow thanks for the guide, didn't realise how much this game has in common with tekken.

Comment for the algorithm! We need to get the VF word out!

Thanks for the guide! You were there when I started getting back into fighting games with dbfz and I can't wait to see some VF5 content!

Thx

By the way I swear the game mechanics feel amazing 🤷‍♂️ why but it’s so much fun 🤩

They really should’ve made this available on Xbox and PC as well. Final Showdown is available backwards compatible on Xbox, but no one plays that online. Having the newer version be mutliplat with good net code and cross play would’ve gone a long way to help this game from dying again.

Damn this game is really cool is this the pinnacle and definition Fighting Games??!!

Yes

Rooflemonger is the Chef John of the fighting game world. He just need to rhyme ever once in awhile.

That outro just hits different went the vid is longer than 15 mins 👌🏾😩

I’m trying to get into VF5 as ive played VF in the yakuza games and absolutely loved it. The only fighting game ive really gotten into. So id love to get better at it. Maybe get a fight stick too

Aoi is fun as hell as a noob but kind of intimidating so far learning how to consistently land the reversals against each character

Correction on open and close stances. Closed stance means chests face opposite directions or the same foot of each opponent is forward (right foot, right foot). Open stance is when the chests face the same direction or the opposite foot is forward (right foot, left foot).

Are u gonna do individual character guides, and if so can u do El Blaze, Kage, or Goh first

Thought this would be an hour long

Best 3D fighter to date, along with smash of course.

Imo, VF has been the most technical game when we're talking about inputs.

Best 3D fighter ever made !!!

so i was playing judgement and they had cabinets in the rpg game of virtua fighter 5 and it was so good i had to look up how it worked. it came out in 2012 and looks so new and feels so sharp why is virtua fighter so slept on?

You gotta talk about the crouch dash shortcut as well: Crouch, then quickly slide from Down to DB or DF repeatedly. The game will read the diagonal each time and count it for your forward or backwards crouchdash. An already easy crouch dash just got a million times easier

Beware the AI in this game 👺

damn rooflemonger either you did your homework really well or you have a lot of legacy with VF. anyway i come from tekken and its amazing how many things in tekken are inspired from VF. like the circular are like homing attack in tekken, the jumps, the walls, even the throws. of course its different in tekken, but you can see where they took it from

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't open and closed stance actually based on both character's foot position, not just a single character's? Closed is when you both have the same foot forward (aka one has their chest towards the screen, one away) and open is opposite foot forward (both chests facing either towards or away from the screen).

You would think that Final Showdown would be the final version of Virtua Fighter 5. And you would think Sega would get to work on a Virtua Fighter 6 by now.

I'm having SO much trouble with offensive/defensive moves!

How do you go about doing a diagonal move with the dpad? I have trouble doing those on the d-pad.

I’m looking at your combos and knowledge and just know I won’t get good I’m determined tho

Thanks l want to be at least decent at this game at some point l made up my mind and l'm going to buy this game also... Vanessa is best waifu fight me

The Game Plays Similar To Dead or Alive And TEKKEN and Funny Akira, Sarah, Jackie and Pai were guest Characters in DOA5

Bro, please do Hawk's tutorials, and his combos. I just can't find anything useful info bout him online. Please.

Do you think this game will have a good following? It’s free on ps5 plus and I want to try this game out

This game just made me download tekken 7 again lmao

I’m in the comment section waiting for Virtua Fighter 6 😎

Started playing online and WOW there's a lot of scrubs just spamming strings... Any tips for dealing with them? Obviously learn what's unsafe and punish but what are your best options when you run into that?

This game is fu... deep. Im from tekken lol blockin with a button is pain in the ass for me

I have question about the "During hit" follow up moves: in training mode I simply do the follow up when I see the move connect, but I can never do it online because of the delay, do I just have to memorize the timing for the move instead of relying on visuals?

I'm struggling to find a good Vanessa guide online. Especially offensive stance. I want to know her bread and butter offensive stance moves

Wait so if Vf has crouch dashing does that mean we could have wavedashing?

Anyone got any tips with Evasion 2 tutorial? I (sometimes) hit the dash down, but always get caught by the strike or throw that follows! Help!

2:38 how does the game make a difference between crouching and 8 directional movement downwards?

Wish I had a PS to play this :(

Keep it up! show them how to play

Sabakis, Homing moves, SSR and SSL pokes, three-way throw breaking Yup, this is definitely Tekken. Not gonna have a hard time readjusting to this game. Hell, even Counter hits work exactly the same goddamn. I dunno which came first VF1 or Tekken1, but they clearly inspire one another