Getting DESTROYED by the Best Akira in North America (Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown)

06.15.2021
Valakrie (Valakrie_2041) (KA) vs Rodnutz (xRodnutzx) (AK)
Hey...these games are from online ROOM matches. Lag happens. OKAY, jelly bean?
This isn't the full set, Rodnutz won the first 5 matches.
Tips for playing against Akira appreciated.

[@jorian10]

Tip for playing against Akira: Run for cover!

[@SaintChanchai]

I'm so glad my character can do spacing against Akira!

[@TheSoCalledZoner1]

@@SaintChanchaiwho can?

[@SaintChanchai]

@@TheSoCalledZoner1 ah I play Lion who has a good backdash game. But Akira’s Super Dashing Elbow is scary and can chase a backdash good and punish it hard 🙏🏼

[@a-damthemansixtynan4463]

His execution is sick but I've seen better evasion tactics from other Akiras. Akira is so nasty if you can side step efficiently with him.

[@kaom4713]

I’m pretty sure he’s doing that shit now if he stuck with the game and character

[@MrSasuke2007]

His powerful, earth shaking strikes can break a mountain or two with one hit

[@jblue88hoodgamer54]

I gotta start playing this game again and I've Subscribe to your channel.

[@josuedlys]

0:05 😮😮 that move is insane

[@Cutthroat__]

The first 20 seconds you got destroyed and that grab he did is so hard😂

[@domaug]

two of the strongest players in NA

[@omegaweapon116]

24:20 Gawd damn lol

[@live4aces]

Also one of the best Kage’s if im not wrong

[@silburrrrdurrr]

he defo an og fan

[@gregoryuk]

At least he left it to the end before destroying the fence. 😆

[@jamieposeidonmccarthy]

He the best Akira....only because he hasn't encountered me yet 😆 and it may be a long while before that ever happens. So... enjoy the summit 🤘

[@sixtycargothefightinggameg569]

Id leave the match

[@Nihiliste-]

There's a lot more charm in VF5 FS than in that US version.

[@hansmeiser8133]

Akira is SS tier right

[@Fighter101network]

This game is not like most other fighting games. Every character in this game is balanced quite well. Akira is indeed considered S but that is only at the highest levels of play. Ironically he is the least reliable character for amateur players in Vf5 as he has 0 scrub friendly strategies. You really need to understand the poking game in VF5 to be good with Akira.

[@6arcsn1sky]

Ultimate Showdown would be cooler if Sega Japan allowed AM-2 and Ryu Ga Gotoku to bring new fighters. One is a xinyiliuhequan user while the other practices piguaquan.

[@Based4Life]

Why didn’t Sega allow new fighters to come? Surely it would make the game more fun and interesting. Virtua fighter is one of the best games I have played in my childhood and it’s a shame that it doesn’t receive the love and care like Tekken.

[@6arcsn1sky]

@@Based4Life I read somewhere that Sega Japan was loath to bring back Virtua Fighter: they know the series does a lot better in their home land than the west.

[@coreo2408]

Maybe its difficult to develop characters for this game?. Like each character is pretty sophisticated (if you wanna call them that), and it makes sense that it would be difficult to develop characters for this game. But i still hope that they would bring new characters to the game. Maybe make some design changes for the rest of the cast.

[@6arcsn1sky]

@@coreo2408 AM-2 was given the green light to work on Ultimate Showdown around 2019. If they ask Sega Japan two or three years earlier, AM-2 and Ryu ga Gotoku would've took the opportunity to make new fighters.

[@journie3042]

@@6arcsn1sky they only had a year of dev, they did consider doing balance patch for characters but decided not to. I'd rather them make a new character for a new VF

[@cfrb]

Choose fast fighters like pai or sarah to beat akira

[@Flackon]

you can beat Akira with anyone. You should choose the character you have more practice with

[@Cutthroat__]

Every character in this game is well balanced anyone can beat anyone

[@LongFatJohnston]

@@Cutthroat__ patently false. the best characters are generally the bigger, faster characters with a few exceptions. it all comes to down to the speed and reach of attack. If you look at VF tournaments the winners are overwhelming larger characters like Jeffery, Jean, Jacky. The ONLY exception is Akira. He's the main character of the franchise is the devs gave him so great moves and combos despite his high learning curve.

[@JIX9ISLER1986]

9:34 - how did I drop that ? 9:38 - I Knew this works lol

[@Based4Life]

Bro Akira is the best character if you are good but the worst if you are bad

[@gertruidagertruida3920]

rrr... is this the best Akira of NA? seems the skills between NA and japan is really far apart..but I appreciate that there's some from the west enjoyed this game.

[@jblue88hoodgamer54]

Bloods vs Crip Republicans vs Democrat I'm only saying this because of yhe Red an Blue 😆🤣

[@LongFatJohnston]

neither of these guys is very good

[@imafreakinninja12]

Virtua Fighter has basically degenerated into Tekken trash. Funny considering it was always Tekken copying Virtua Fighter.

[@siddbastard]

how can people even play this ... this looks, sounds and feels beyond awful ... what a joke xD

[@atlasreborn7221]

Given how this is the FOURTH installation of VF5 since the original came out in 2006 Even then, SEGA doesn't add much of the shit other fighting games have into Virtua Fighter, plus if VF didn't exist, Dead Or Alive wouldn't exist either.

[@ReceivedYou]

The game is pretty fun, it only feels awful cause you haven’t gotten used to it yet I do admit the sound effects and voice acting sound outdated, but the graphics are beautiful.

[@omegaweapon116]

Idk...it looks and sounds pretty good to me

[@blvdes]

literally the most complex fighting game of all time lmfao are you joking

[@coreo2408]

Different tastes? ,Preference????. There is a market for it that's for sure. If you don't like it then just leave.