COMBO BREAKER 2023 - Killer Instinct Tournament Top 8 Finals

[@AbouTheMagnanimus]

Never thought I would see a Kim Wu and Kilgore in Top 8, let alone Grand Finals like that. Man, I love this game. I wish I still had time to play. Congrats to SonicDolphin.

[@hotzauhse]

ItzTyme2Dul vs Raven Is Raw set was fucking crazy 😮 insane stuff from both of them

[@gwitch]

Sonic not even realizing he won and being confused why the game wasn't continuing was so endearing. Great games!

[@cbiddy9691]

Thanks Spooky for uploading these amazing matches

[@diamonddog0016]

Incredible finals and amazing production

[@rabbyd542]

That Aria gameplay in the first match was insane.

[@reticentexo]

What have we learned? Do not taunt SonicDolphin.

[@rubberbandclan1017]

We need a ki2 😡

[@alphajnitro0072]

We need Ki4!!!

[@rubberbandclan1017]

@@alphajnitro0072 no need to be technical

[@alphajnitro0072]

@@rubberbandclan1017 Bruh

[@StevenJSantana]

U can have 3 new fighting games until that happens, lol. SF6, TK8, MK1, just have fun till then

[@rubberbandclan1017]

@@StevenJSantana I’m buy all 3 nothing wrong with 4

[@gir1573]

How am I just now realizing how sick this game is man.

[@irina1296]

I was rooting for Nicky as usual but other players surprised me. SonicDolphin made wonders with Kim Wu. He seems a nice guy

[@SomniaCE]

Legit made Aria look like a bannable boss character in the first set

[@Salesman]

This was by far the best tournament game at combo breaker 2023. The game and it's players delivered.

[@samokuma9596]

The way Nicky got bodied in the first match... Man, I was not ready for this. Extreme zombie just... nickyed him.

[@dabay408]

Never knew about that extreme zombie guy but hes for sure the best Aria hands down. Great player!

[@Ithritable]

Can we just appreciate that Kilgore won a championship. I mean it was Sonic, but I still think that's awesome.

[@eligozdiff5038]

Yeah ik, he is usually considered a lower B-teir character as well. Pretty sick

[@AlexVazco]

I was never disrespectful or unsportsmanlike, on the contrary, got to share the stage with legends on my first offline and I was hyping everyone up, specially Zombie since we go back and Sonic since it was Grand Finals and he was the only one that matched the energy while we were playing, and he was playing out of his mind too. GGs always 💪🐸💚

[@boogerbeans]

You were hype af bro ! 🤘

[@AlexVazco]

@@boogerbeans appreciate it! I didn't take in consideration a lot of the offline interaction gets lost in the stream, but it's all part of the show 😁

[@FartyMcgooo]

i was rooting for Alexv up until the first game of the grand finals. he was excitable in the earlier parts of the tournament but idk i found his behavior eventually got on my nerves and seemed unsportsman like. dont get up in people's face in the middle of the grand finals. that said, i look forward to his future as a KI player

[@AphexArcade]

It was his first offline ever and he was just having fun with the KI homies. He didn't mean anything bad about it and plus, he knows everyone that attended lol. He was just soaking in all the good vibes and having fun with everyone

[@xxdizannyxx]

Oh cry, he was just having fun. You have to turn a fun exited man and event into a behavioral examination?

[@VeggeMight]

Made seeing him get dumpstered so good thou.

[@bellenber]

I watch Nicky's weekly tournaments, was rooting for him. I wish we could get another KI, it's one of the best fighting games to watch.

[@tonymedina2643]

😂 those vibes died down real quick at the end..

[@RosencrantzxGuildenstern]

What a crazy tournament, you know the competition was fierce when heavy hitters such as Letalis, Wheels and SMV couldn't make it into top 8.

[@phoenixlich]

The most memorable grand final at CB for me!

[@Tholius]

2:14:00 Is that coaching allowed? Sonic didnt look happy. If Alex ended up winning, would that have been more controversial?

[@samokuma9596]

Come on Phil. It's time to give us KI 2.

[@whizthesugoi]

Wait i wasnt expecting to see a KI Top 8 this weekend but thos is a sweet find

[@kilyk21]

I like the guys who comment. Very good job.

[@ninesehyper]

bro was shaking so much and confused. He didnt even realize he won LMAO

[@Argumemnon]

Hisako would be a sick guest character on MK1.

[@catisreckless4647]

Pretty much any KI character would work in MK, I think. The aesthetic of each game is fairly similar.

[@henrih137]

Thank you for the upload #bringbackKI

[@memorabiliatemporarium2747]

Yoooo KILGORE?! LETS GOOOOO

[@ErinMercurial]

Great to see Kilgore with a tourney win! that was sooooo awesome! Great job Sonic Dolphin! I didnt really care for this AlexV guys stage demeanor.

[@AphexArcade]

Alex was just having fun. It was his first offline ever and he was enjoying time with the KI community and trying to hype up folks. He didn't mean any ill will about it.

[@ErinMercurial]

@@AphexArcade I thought he was the kid with long hair that got up in someones face a year or so ago? Was that in MK11?? I swear I thought it was the same guy lol. Regardless if he didnt mean anything by it... it can really make the other player on stage feel uncomfortable. ..which is unnecessary IMO.

[@AphexArcade]

@FallofSeraphs no, that was Buffalo vs Scar lol completely different person. Alex never traveled to offlines, he's a very busy dude(he's actually the one that did Combo Breakers theme song and other FGC events).

[@ErinMercurial]

@@AphexArcade Cool! It was a damn good match either way. I enjoyed it!

[@AphexArcade]

@FallofSeraphs oh for sure! I was hella stressing watching Alex vs Sonic in person lmaooo

[@urallnoobs8943]

1:57:00 round start parry into taunt what a legend

[@namenoname3295]

This game is amazing to watch and play. I think I realized why it's not more popular and it's because people are not smart enough to play if

[@snakebebop]

Yeah it was amazing to watch a spam fest for grand finals.

[@Retrofun69]

I dont enjoy rock paper scissors that much man, sorry.

[@jrsemfio]

​@@Retrofun69Então em um jogo de luta vc não precisa ler os hábitos do oponente pra saber o que se passa na cabeça dele?

[@revverb7459]

@@snakebebop A low tier beat out an S tier, it was hella cathartic to see a Rash player get stomped

[@catisreckless4647]

"Anyone who doesn't like what I like must be stupid and wrong". And people wonder why I consider this generation to be nothing but irrelevant clowns 🙄. If it walks and talks like a duck...

[@Vchris9]

Sonic dolphin is so sick

[@IntergalacticPirateRadio]

You know it's almost funny in a deeply ironic way that Windows would do an update in the middle of a tournament. Imagine if that happened at a League event..

[@caitsiph1]

I still think bass has the best cinder shame he rarely seems to use hum anymore

[@CaptDnaDonut]

Thank you guys for the timestamps :D

[@Hyperperion]

Amazing tournament

[@imihlb]

SONICDOLPHIN BIGGEST HYPE BEAST IN THE FUCKIN GAME RN

[@alphaw0lfenvt]

Wow this is truly a time for fighting games, KI is back in tournaments and primal rage is here oh my gosh this is truly the year for fighting games.

[@mak00ileven]

Spinal has to be my favorite fighting game character in all FG

[@taurvanath]

I remember watching Nicky make a Tier list and put Kim Wu at the bottom 💀💀💀💀 bet he's rethinking that.

[@NickyIovene]

nope I'm not! I just got outplayed :) Thanks for watching!

[@taurvanath]

@NickyFGC LMAO. Thanks for the reply! I think you were both of equal skill sets, he just had more ways to deal with your offense than you did his defense.

[@69mickswagg]

​@@NickyIovenenothing wrong with a little rethink. She can't be that bad, surely. Unless this just happens to be the only balanced fighting game in existence.

[@dancovich]

What the hell! I've never received a forced controller update message in all my years owning a Xbox One and Series. I didn't even knew such a message existed!

[@kirbybarcena4170]

love seeing rash players get snuffed lol

[@neobahumut707]

So glad Extreme lost after the taunts haha. Great match tho either way

[@jeffersonblackmon]

Awesome Work Team Spooky. Great and Incredible matches.

[@silverjrbr]

sonicdolphin its top 1 of course

[@FACEHEADD]

Awesome top 8

[@kallebal]

So nice to see Sonic beat the shit out of Alex V, after he acted all "Im the best" after winning 2 times against sonics Kim Wu. Haha douchbag got what he deserved. Amazing Kilgore play. Well deserved Sonic.

[@greatbryan2484]

You can see the amount of hours these players invest in the game for these tournaments. Every frame is deliberately considered and studied.

[@DragonFang253D]

Oh man at 2:08:30 when sonic got up and hit alex, alex was just casually backing up he had to of thought that was end of first life, if he didnt think it was he would have done something besides just walking backwards.

[@boogerbeans]

SonicDolphin our Low Tier Hero 🤘

[@1fareast14]

Great switch into Kilgore by Sonic, obviously. The aggression paid off, but moments like 2:16:43 show how dicey things really were.

[@VeggeMight]

Man seeing a guy with cocky popoff's get dumpstered is so good.

[@Coolbird00]

Whatever happened to Hollywoodsleep❔❓🤔

[@AphexArcade]

He moved on from the game but also life happened. Man's doing good though! He's bought and has been refurbishing a new home recently.

[@axlrose19844]

killer stinct better than mortal kombat

[@DSkehan2004]

2:21 I downloaded that picture

[@supersoniccheesy]

That pop off at 15:45 Ricky Ortiz: "WHAT YOU STANDING UP FOR??"

[@StanNotSoSaint]

Yo, Zaid hypin it up! Respect!

[@PabloGnesutta]

Are xbox controllers good for this game?

[@skratchforce9785]

Thanks for the vids.

[@TCG_HERO]

Love KI but so sick of seeing Rash and Fulgore :(

[@jawaskikytrealrussell6440]

I want to enter this contest

[@arod6079able]

So glad that dude Alex lost. Know when to get excited and know when to sit down and STFU. SONIC dolphin was awesome and humble

[@Trypetagenalis]

I've been watching this game for years and just learned that Fulgore can speed up his reactor.

[@PedroRodriguez-sc6nu]

Saludos desde Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@Pax_Mayn3]

I feel like the sounds are a lot weaker than the original, the damage sounds made it hit different.

[@lile4life713]

Nicky and bass got 3-0 bad , no adjustments made in grand Finley just like Doc Rivers.

[@dESTRON76]

You have re-opened my wound sir.

[@randomyoutuber7898]

Doc Rivers and Billy Donavon

[@phillipguthrie9030]

53:06 "Hell naw I ain't shakin yo hand!" Lol!🤣😂 #Deuces ✌🏿💯

[@JhoneGoncalves-zy9qh]

A batalha tos gênio tos games. Fc ligado.

[@boomerotic2498]

Masks AND a Series S in 2023 🤣

[@ellivban236]

I knew sonic will win with the way he was playing with Kim

[@nocturnal5496]

Nicky got bodied oh my

[@Jah_Wicks]

Alex V is forever my 🐐🐐🐐🐐 & Sajam fly asf 😂

[@ellisholden7247]

I didn’t pay much attention to this game after the studio change but Jesus the battle toad’s character looks busted

[@BlackMetalVayu]

Bruh, "your controller update is ready" it pops and stops whatever youre doing? Who even fucking thought this was a good idea?

[@mazystarr]

Who though playing a fighter only on the xbox was a good idea?

[@BlackMetalVayu]

@@mazystarr I would contest your logic but damn, it doesn't help itself with shit like that does it?

[@revverb7459]

@@mazystarr It's on PC as well

[@MasterSumai]

No Sabrewolf, No Gargos, No Eyedol, No Orchid?

[@damiancarrasco9016]

Bruh zombie vs Niki omg 😅😂😮

[@HelmuthGerka]

One of the dumbest things Ive seen its a controller asking you mid game that it needs an update like that, why not check only on startup/controller input/game start?

[@yme4me]

The very final reminded me of finals in Tekken 4. Spaming same thing over and over again with a Jin. Can anybody explain to me as I do not play this game, why the other player could not do much against Killgore who was shooting and countering by doing Shoryou ken ? Not my game tho but I really want to understand, is the winning character an OP like Jin in Tekken 4 ?

[@EternumTagerMain]

Funnily enough, Rash is the best character in the game while Kilgore is barely outside Top 10. I guess Sonic had him figured out.

[@yme4me]

@@EternumTagerMain hmm so it is like using yoshimitsu in tekken against some other op character. In that case looks like killgore user found a way, cheers for explaining.

[@AudioReplica2023]

YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shanipissedoff]

These dudes don’t even shake hands or nothin after they play

[@ACE-dw6ol]

1:20:20 1 pixel left

[@phitzwellthundercock3894]

Gotta love the karma of those incredibly cringy pop offs bitting him in the ass at the end. Alex V totally deserved losing in such an embarrassing way!!

[@nathanielmarks1754]

Wake up taunt is the best option!

[@h4untedusa845]

where was this??

[@hotzauhse]

Damn i didn't want that to happen until grand finals 😢 what an upset

[@briankeebler4634]

Masks are still required?

[@NMC_1980]

It's so weird how many people in the comments think covid is gone.

[@Hyperperion]

C0v1d is a petty flu, nothing more. Unless u have wrecked your immune system with bioweapon injections, that is. PS; gags actually make it easier to contract airborne viruses. wake up

[@timmyboy2495]

Not surprised at all to see AlexV looks like a woman.

[@locomojoboy2]

Damn how old is this game? And people are still playing it?

[@heraldofwoe3686]

10 years now

[@bbedeschi]

champs play on series s

[@RonaldDorsinator]

Microsoft tripping not remaster KI and putting it on Next Gen

[@alias7goldenletters]

the only game where they dont shake or fist bump after games lmao

[@hotzauhse]

You sure? When there's salt people walk away

[@alias7goldenletters]

@@hotzauhse i dont know ive never seen any other game where they dont fist bump or shake after games, first time i see players just walk away everytime

[@paletapayasofan]

They probably did before the camera cut to them

[@LucasSSP]

Charbok is like Sajam if Sajam was Tasty Steve.

[@WhirlwindHeatAndFlash]

thank god the git lost at the end

[@daironraigoza6064]

what s is the name of the song intro

[@AlexVazco]

Fresh To Death Ft Zaid Tabani

[@goblinfurioso3168]

I hate anyone who plays with magic or that kind of appealing skill!

[@StellarisVT]

Rash has to be the most boring character in history lmao

[@StellarisVT]

man so is kanra maybe this game is just lame

[@fenrir4642]

spamming projectile

[@nadie3886]

=😭😭

[@adrianrodriguezcau]

waoo sonic goo fulll ultra instint mm bruhhh

[@josephperez6167]

I have no idea wtf is happening in this gMe

[@heraldofwoe3686]

People can create their own combos using Light, Medium, and Heavy attacks that can be stringed together in a particular structure. The combos have the same animations but can be longer or shorter depending on strength. Having to watch and learn both punch and kick sets. Combos can be broken if you know what kind of strength is being used and enter that same strength at the same time the attack connects. Guessing wrong or missing the timing will lock you into the combo. Breakers can also be also be countered be the attacker if they think you are going to try and break. If successful, the counter breaker will not only lock in their opponent but reset the combo gauge for additional damage to add up in said combo. In short, combat is constantly a mind game. Is he going to try to break? Should I counter break? What strength are they using? Is it safe to break? Should I take the damage or risk even greater damage? This is not going into how a combo structure works. Specials. Combat styles. Potential damage vs regular. But this is basically what we are watching and paying attention to. The mind games between characters and players