How V-Shift will change everything about Street Fighter V (New battle mechanic)

[@patricklorran1960]

(Character goes blue, game emits a sound, screen go slow mo) Brian: Did u see it? Did u see it? DID YOU SEE IT?!

[@Brian_F]

*insert giant red circle + arrow*

[@guidomista5]

yes, of course we've seen Dan's raging demon

[@a.gss7714]

@@guidomista5 raging Danman

[@simons9264]

I’m absolutely changing that *SHING* when vshift activates to just a single Ultra Instinct theme horn

[@OccuredJakub12]

imagine someone doing 4 v-shifts in a row DAN DUN DIN DUN

[@NoMicGAMER]

wdym that's all I can hear right now...

[@usernameluis305]

The first two horn toots for the back dash part, the second two for the forward hitting part. Or just have the whole 4 notes play on use

[@Zaferino1]

More surprising, V-Shift or Brian’s Haircut indicating his return to a non-caveman lifestyle?

[@AlbertPianoKid]

It sure looks fresh, however i thought he wanted to grow his hair out and thus not get a hair cut. Would have been cool to see Fabio_F

[@Descro382]

Not gonna lie, haircut got me

[@Zaferino1]

@@AlbertPianoKid Fabio_F lmao

[@soulstrendingmusic7531]

No return to monke

[@juniversevi5890]

The hair was amazing, and you know it!

[@Phoenix-pb4sm]

This is the V shift video I've been looking for. Someone who knows a lot about the game talking about how it could change the meta. I keep seeing vid titles that imply the person talks about that and then they just talk about the basics of how it works like in the actual Capcom showcase.

[@NinjaXFiles]

Same I always come to this channel for this type of knowledge

[@lucaswibisono1316]

I think they also forgot to mention how V-Shift refills half of the V-Meter if you timed the dodge perfectly.

[@ultimateman55]

Best and most informative breakdown I've seen yet. Nice job Brian. As a Gief main, all I know is that my offense is likely to be quite different from now on.

[@jjtjp2469]

5:45 - Just to add here for those who may still be confused, even though the attack was parried, the game still registers that as Ryu hitting Rashid. That's why Ryu can cancel into Hadoken

[@weshannum4961]

After this point everyone’s gonna be like “God, Street Fighter has ZERO offensive options.”

[@meepmeep9943]

“Sfv has no movement options”

[@happycamperds9917]

SFV has not.

[@soulstrendingmusic7531]

Vshift not really a movement option tho

[@rickyhonablue236]

Say goodbye to block strings,corner pressure and making reads lol. I don't even play the game and think that it's ridiculous. They created a get out of jail free card for every option in the game and basically made it free.

[@josephl.4142]

@@rickyhonablue236 did you even watch the vid?

[@bogartskim]

Brian upload?? Pog

[@kevingriffith6011]

This is a huge gamechanger for Fang specifically, He is almost a perfect storm of factors to get the most out of V-Shift. He's got one of the best V-Skills for building meter with, relatively underwhelming V-Triggers and desperately needs more defensive options. If they throw on just a *little* more love his way I think that he might easily be B + tier next patch, and totally tournament viable.

[@itstaeday]

On the flipside. It vshift also blows up flowchart coward crouch pressure

[@kevingriffith6011]

@@itstaeday Just adds another layer to the game, trading a coward crouch for a slice of their V-meter is a good trade in my book. I know Daigo has said he's dropping Fang, but I'm hoping he holds out for this next patch to see what he does with him.

[@kevingriffith6011]

@Ig_needs_a_wig Yeah. FGC translated has a lot of videos of him playing Fang, he has a lot of fun with the character but agrees with the standard wisdom that "fang has to work twice as hard as everyone else"

[@baronvonfaust]

The nerf to Brian's hair gauge is making me uncomfortable

[@Aggrofool]

Barber spent half-bar to V-break

[@ghost5ive256]

@@Aggrofool half barber

[@Eliott-K]

Really think they missed an opportunity to make Geif's V-Break his Green Hand

[@johncurry7225]

Bring Back Green Hand and Final Atomic Buster in SF6 Crapcom :'(

[@MansMan42069]

@@johncurry7225 Wow, imagine asking for something from someone whilst insulting them at the same time.

[@ZachHenke]

@@MansMan42069 Hey boss, I was wondering if I could have off next Tuesday? Thanks in advance dumbass.

[@navadax4541]

@@johncurry7225 This isn't how you ask for something, dude.

[@Aggrofool]

Green hand is overrated

[@BHS289]

V-Shift also makes shimmies way more valuable

[@standingfierce9285]

The developer commentary says that if you get the slow mo version, it "will make the activating character invincible until the animation is complete". That to me implies that the raw non-slo-mo version does not have full invincibility through to the end of the animation

[@charlierose7153]

That's be nice, making it essier to punish if you bait it in the corner

[@FrMZTsarmiral]

That's what I gather from the footage we have seen so far. It loses to delayed offense, as long as there is no hitbox when someone activates it then it will be just an expensive backdash but if you delay the attack too much the V-break can catch you so just waiting might not be the best way to beat it, it will need a more committed delayed attack so to speak... unless the counter is punishable on block that is.

[@sarperdogan6454]

@@FrMZTsarmiral Of course that is perfect as delayed offense opens a window for the defender to strat their own. The game is new

[@sheercold26]

its so much more significant than red focus was. Holy shit

[@standingfierce9285]

also they made a point of showing v shifting a vbreak. That maybe indicates that vbreak is not normally punishable, because otherwise what would be the point in vshifting it edit: alternatively it could be something like -4, where you could get a minor punish on block but more damage if you use your own vshift to get a full combo

[@egrassa1480]

To showcase anime flashy punish

[@iggydadawg9712]

Because it looked cool

[@WoWisdeadtome]

My guess is on it being -2.

[@SalvadorDolbyvsZAWARUDO]

Drinking game: Take a shot every time he says "V-Shift" Win condition: Survive.

[@pEr5on4LLy]

I do not know Street Fighter V as well as Die Hards. I was good in 90's versions, but not scratching the surface of how this game has evolved, then or now. I'm definitely a Noob nowadays. That being said, listening to this blog has given me confidence to jump back in the ring. Reason being, the breakdown was so good, you explained a lot of mechanics that I wouldn't have understood if not for watching this blog, mixed with mechanics I'm slightly familiar with. So well blended, I can experiment with known and unknown mechanics in ways I never thought fathomable! Wonderful breakdown. Even broke it down for SFV Noobs (such as myself). Thank you very much. New sub sir. Bravo 👏👏👏

[@nickclark1815]

I’m both terrified and ecstatic, this is a whole new game.

[@tasseiviews2947]

I'm feeling the exact same. Though it does consume a v-bar, so that kinda limits how much it can change the game as a whole.

[@CarInMyAss]

@Grand Rapids it can't kill oki it requires meter to perform so it's not like a universal mechanic like Parry where you don't have to have a meter

[@supertuesday600]

Street Fighter has become too complicated and not friendly to newbies and beginners. It's no longer fun. I miss the times when everything about SF was really fun in the 90s.

[@tasseiviews2947]

@@supertuesday600 I think you can play SFV like SF2, as long as you have opponents who do the same, which is pretty much online at the lower levels. As I grow my level, I implement more of the new stuff. I'm not sure how I'll use V-shift myself but I'll have to deal with opponents using it at my level, I expect. That said, some of the hardest stuff to me (like neutral and shimmies) already existed in the nineties. Also SFV's V-system actually makes things easier that existed in nineties games like SFA and SF3 as well. Honestly, I think SFV is the most beginner friendly SF so far.

[@Tommy-be3om]

@@supertuesday600 You the type to not read the manual before assembly lol. Just learn the mechanics. Then things become fun again.

[@thestanman1486]

I kept my eye on that giant stuffed elephant in the back as if it would've moved its head like its a horror film

[@andrew6179]

Elephant: slowly approaches Brian and *strangles* him

[@TheCyborgfrog]

You just couldn't ignore the elephant in the room

[@usernameluis305]

@@TheCyborgfrog hehehehehe

[@RecoJ-oh2nq]

Brian F makes it make sense.....Its like going to 3rd period Street Fighter class with a dope ass professor who not only makes it fun to learn from, but challenges you to put it together for yourself beyond what was taught in class that day ...

[@thomass3855]

Yo the QUALITY of this video. Very well organized and presented, Mr. F.

[@sourapple7831]

Brazilian Ken players: let me add that one to my collection

[@terrordoserasa2667]

Whats the joke with brazilian ken players ?

[@MFDUZIE]

Bro, as if they ever use their v-gauge, and if they do, it is only for shinryuken into shoryureppa.

[@sourapple7831]

@@MFDUZIE thats the point. If they dont have meter for exshoryu they will surely use v shift. They will have guaranteed bar too for the fact that they will get hit everytime.

[@sourapple7831]

@@terrordoserasa2667 ex shoryu or normal shoryuken in neutral, wakeup, jump in

[@tacoeater5758]

@@terrordoserasa2667 super aggro gameplay and they always wake up ex shoryu. Also they’re probably laggy and are used to playing in lag.

[@ObeliskEye]

The most exciting thing about this is going to be the change in comeback factor! Instead of only being able to make the huge comeback with your V-trigger, you can stop the pressure with just one v-bar (if you are good enough to land that parry). Especially at a high level, we are probably going to see much more back and forth between players as it will be harder for someone to hold on to their "turn". And the beautiful thing is that you can still fall back on your VT to bail you out per usual if you were getting washed and didn't try to v-shift. Tournaments and SFL and all that shit is about to get even more baller for viewers imo. Brian_F I'm counting on you to make some Balrog specific v-shift videos, thanks in advance! As a Balrog main I rely on you for knowing how to do anything other than just dash punch

[@CadillacBoi07]

13:25 it makes so much sense that V-Shift is introduced now because it’s a defensive mechanism that everyone has, and the next game after SFV is technically SF3 where everyone has the parry as a defensive mechanism. From a lore perspective it’s introduced in the right game at the right time. This breathes life into the franchise as a whole. Standing ovations Capcom.

[@TheRedhairshanx]

Its actually insane how this game's problems are essentially fixed with the addition of ONE mechanic. Not only is it good for the game, but it also shows the skill of the new team. They were able to diagnose the exact problems with the game and found a solid fix. Im so excited for this patch and for sf6!

[@stolensentience]

Slow down, buddy

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

@@stolensentience lol yeah let's see how this thing pans out first

[@ethanparr]

Fantastic video and great breakdown of what we know so far. Thanks Brian!

[@alban402]

hey brian make ur music playlist public before i hire a hitman

[@sheikhu1039]

Reee

[@Fediel]

He has a buncha files saved locally to his PC so he can't share it

[@mitzi3262]

What's the song that says go go? I need it so bad

[@alban402]

@@Fediel lets steal it then

[@BrainGeniusAcademy]

@@mitzi3262 jazz house - anarchy reigns?

[@trulydumb506]

Just wanted to send some positive energy your way Brian. I watch your uploads whenever they pop up I really like how you think and talk the game and I hope you sincerely have a good day. Also find you relatable in trying to control the salt lol.

[@ronaldrogan7546]

An interesting implication I didn't see mentioned: if the game ends up being very v-shift focused as many suspect it could, that means we will have less instances of "pop vtrigger, steamroll comeback" bc that gauge won't be as available. Should be fun to see.

[@cesarrivas2270]

I think the only characters that got "nerfed" are the ones with really great V triggers. They will have to decide to hold their bars or spend them on v shift

[@AaronRotenberg]

Except those are frequently also the characters with terrible defensive options at the moment (G, Laura). So it's not clear that it's a nerf to them.

[@danaltamirano2546]

If anything, you are not likely to get Akuma´d as frequent as before once he activates VT1.

[@ObeliskEye]

The pressure will always be better than activating VT, and if they aren't whiffing v-shifts then they should reach VT just as fast. If they are hitting their shifts then they shouldn't really need VT to win.

[@cuhloudy]

@@AaronRotenberg G? Terrible defensive options. Lol

[@123SuperBeast]

"Did ya see it?? Ya see it?" like it ain't the most glaring thing on the screen lol

[@creativenickname1]

That’s obviously just Dan using the power of nothingness, nothing to see here

[@stolensentience]

I was thinking same thing lol like what am I a normie?

[@SYFuraigon]

Interesting how this mechanic seems as impactful as Sf3's parry system. Guess I picked up SFV at the right time to learn all the cool shit this will bring. Also, Dan looks sick as hell.

[@FlockofSmeagles]

It'll be worse than that. You get an auto attack after. How much it impacts the game in a positive sense will depend on how you can bait and punish it. Especially for the bronze-silver tier players. Because they don't know how to deal with reversals in the first place. It so happens that it is a big factor in why low tier players shit talk the game. So, not knowing what to do against a clearly brainless mechanic for new comers will only compound onto their frustration with the system to begin with. I for one, will enjoy the slower pace. As I have a more lame play style. However, a lot of people aren't going to like having to second guess their flowchart. We'll probably see some backlash with this one.

[@soulstrendingmusic7531]

@@FlockofSmeagles I mean you dont need a flowchart to have to second guess youreself tho right

[@stolensentience]

Not feelin this comparison

[@FlockofSmeagles]

@@soulstrendingmusic7531 Say that again when plat rog's are getting blown up.

[@megabuster6156]

Brian, you’re making me a lot more scared of this new mechanic than I wanted to be.

[@raghavpatel720]

Fans: where are my defensive options Capcom: here Fans: surprised Pikachu face

[@kerioshin]

Capcom: Here's your goddamn defensive option. V-Shift! 1 month later. Fans: Everyone's using the defensive option as an offensive option. We need another defensive option. Flips table.

[@BananaPancake06]

@@kerioshin i'm having terrible flashbacks of the red focus now

[@cypriengottstein9995]

Hey Brian, the more I listen about your videos and your way of explaining street fighter, the more you make me think of Day9 casting and explaining starcrat 2 mechanics. Keep up the good work, love your analysis :)

[@amarionchatman8388]

Dang short hair Brian F is back? I was really rocking with the long hair

[@dorkasaurus_rex]

One of your best videos man. You were on a roll in this one.

[@sandwell27]

New to the channel, just want to say the gifs of Boxer typing with boxing gloves on and the Sims character climbing into the dumpster had me absolutely rolling

[@NurseLee]

if you are reading this, I hope you guys have a great day!

[@dongonzulman6478]

Hey thanks, that's awfully nice of you

[@annaheritage931]

You're godlike

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

SHUT THE FUCK UP I LOVE YOU

[@io_thellor4078]

Brian coming through with the bops once again

[@angelurbina2049]

It seems to bait v shift people will be using 3-4 frame moves using safe pressure strings, and this will evolve the meta where V reversal is actually used more... This mechanic is really gonna balance the game and even change how likely v trigger robberies will take place due ro bar management imo.

[@hiphop402]

Thank you Brian for having such an efficient brain and pontificating all of this for me. The few brain cells I have left thank you at this midnight hour sir. 🙏🙌💯💯

[@Rukir]

One thing cool this does also is by allowing more uses of the V-Gauge you're going to see slightly less V-Trigger and thus slightly less complaints about OP ones lol

[@aspreedacore]

good analysis, your a very smart fighter, mic(rocky's trainer) will be proud

[@ChristianPencz]

Great video as always Brain

[@HMNNO]

It's like almost a dream that they added this. Really good video Brian

[@gogo7718]

I thought I was watching an old video when I saw Brian’s haircut lol

[@js-ny2ru]

Same 😂

[@fenixrd4040]

Great. Best breakdown, objective and funny

[@Zachary_Sweis]

For the first 5 seconds after they showed this, I was like "This is a Street Fighter 4 backdash tied to a resource"....but then it kept going.

[@shihi51]

i have been waiting for brian to talk about this

[@azuresea7183]

0:42 ultra instinct theme starts playing.🤔🧐

[@Go.el_Hadam]

I'm super excited about this new mechanic. The only thing that makes me sad is that I feel the game would have had much more players had this mechanic been in the game from the beginning.

[@stolensentience]

Yeah for sure

[@CarInMyAss]

If you threw this mechanic with charge attack dash cancel into sfx t that game could become the most fun madness ever

[@TimothyMazanec]

Great video Brian 👍🏼

[@paulee911]

Great video Brian F

[@TheRadioSquare]

Looking fresh as hell, just like the game.

[@alwaysxnever]

Low key thr way I have wanted to play a SF game for decades. I'm here for it.

[@powertrip8676]

i knew i was dealing with a professional when he opened notepad

[@HasekuraIsuna]

I have never even played SF, but I love these system explanations and theorycraftings.

[@iliketrain10]

Great video Brian. Nice haircut btw 👍

[@tedgabriel412]

Great video bud. Unbiased and informative. Damn I got sick of the bullshit others spat on this topic. More than three-quarters of the other videos are from a butthurt perspective and it both annoys the heck out of me and renders me incapable of taking this shit seriously on any level when I watch them. My attention span dwindles away a lot by a lot after clicking play - oh my gawd. Anyway... Good damn video bro. I might of laughed at the question mark part XDDD That spam was unexpected and awesome!

[@davidantoine6625]

Brian_F with the awesome analysis...this is much more of a game changer across the board no matter your character/archetype.

[@publickip]

Sajam plugging his youtube in twitch chat is hilarious

[@_Adie]

Love Brian calling everybody out in the beginning

[@Kimchivender]

The explaination of v-shift and the implacations it now opens giving everyone defensive options, and thus new punish windows/mind games i.e the possible walk up to nothing, so as to bait out the v-shift, reminds me of the time of the Ryu heavy dp nerf in sf4, and that clip of Daigo calling out the bluff on Woolie's Blanka, i'm not too into the fgc as a player I only casually watched evo whenever sf, tekken, blaze blu, and smash came up, but god damn this looks pretty insane for the players, glad you guys are getting this and hopfully they dont forget about it in SF6

[@AkibanaZero]

Can we all appreciate that Capcom has, outside of parry in 3s, managed to make a mechanic that works equally as well across all characters?

[@HMNNO]

Possibly, depends on the inputs. Parry requires forward direction and focus needs to be neutral which screws charge characters

[@mappybc6097]

@@HMNNO Unless you can buffer charge during the slow mo part of the v-shift.

[@tabhou7988]

Parry in 3s does not favor everyone

[@HMNNO]

@@mappybc6097 you can sometimes but it won’t be as good as motion specials

[@blackout1524]

Parry doesn't work equally for everyone in 3S. So many posers when it comes to that overrated game.

[@blank_e1]

Wait! But did you see? At 5:28 it said CA2 at the bottom of Rashid’s meter

[@danmanson7]

Me at 0:38 : Dan's Super move? Yeah it's dope. Me at 0:55 : Oh he meant the V-shift

[@sadnroramo]

good shit brian, you got the v shift video out before sajam did

[@isaiahdavis5957]

Yay i was waiting for this....Time to grab Lunch and Learn.

[@marche4ever]

basically focus attack back dash in sf4

[@exmo7]

Great analysis, did not peep the parry properties.

[@jfrancis7894]

Not sure I've ever wanted the anime glasses *sheen* more than I do now. So excited to see how this goes!

[@JOSHINBETWEENER]

I guess you could call this a meta "shift" :)

[@Descro382]

At first I was like "well duh" then it hit me... you earned the like lol

[@novadselir1068]

You forgot your shades

[@yamiryuu]

this looks crazy fun for a casual like me, can you v-shift a super???

[@MeechJacobs]

I don't see why not. You can V-Reversal a non-grab Critical Art like Ryu and Guile for example.

[@lt1915]

Brother Brian, lead us through this time of uncertainty and turmoil.

[@masontem7526]

Brian upload?? Pog.

[@PKCoalTrain]

I bought SFV a long time ago cuz my friend told me to play so I can play with him, started watching Brian's videos last month and now a couple days ago i started playing balrog online cuz Brian made Balrog look fun to play. im currently silver and im having fun :)

[@Hinaatje]

Im happy bro!!

[@Wildzide00]

The ONE thing i know for sure, is that this will stop a lot of V-Trigger robbery since you can't activate V-Shift while V-Trigger is active.

[@I9ndigo]

Bro I JUST got to Super/borderline Ultra Silver after 2 months of playing the game EVERY DAY (Your videos helped a LOT with that) now I gotta go through a whole ass meta shakeup LOL!

[@egmusic1925]

Best chat message award goes to 7:47 *Pretzel motion gg atheists*

[@westlane0926]

brian i love you and its good to see you popping off but ive got one request. can you please put the songs used in the description

[@BrainGeniusAcademy]

I told another person that I added music to the description just for them. But actually it was just for you. Enjoy.

[@doumanseiman2645]

I am so hyped ! I hope its as busted as we thing and that we have to build a new game around it. LOVE. IT. Cant wait to lab with my character, cant wait to find new stuff, cant wait to go online and play people with vshift. I am very excited ...on SFV. Cant believe its on SFV.

[@homemaderamen]

Super excited that we’re getting more defensive options, this new mechanic looks fucking awesome.

[@WoWisdeadtome]

Capcom did also say that with this mechanic also drawing on V-gauge they were going to be adjusting the game accordingly, whatever that means. I suspect it means that V-skills will likely build more meter after the changes than before. Good news for characters that use their V-skills often anyway, not so much for others.

[@tonyg_fgc8152]

This is hella exciting is all I can say!

[@ZachHenke]

Right now I’m operating under the assumption that there will be no extra recovery compared to back dash, and that the “parry window” will be similar to the counter hit window on back dash. I don’t know how accurate those assumptions are, but I think it’s a decent jumping off point. Basically, that means that if I can do a sequence to get a grounded/non-counter hit punish on a back dash, I think it will also punish v-shift.

[@Pabueno]

Seth can now use Dbz ultra instinct into Jojo ora ora punch Nice

[@peacemakerpewpew]

his hairstyle received balance changes as well, I see

[@pkspadoosh5275]

Brian's hair getting the necalli VT hair nerfs even before the patch comes out

[@mathewmadcap]

Also, out of the buffs shown, quite a few have emphasis on better cancels or links off light attacks. I don't think that's a coincidence, I think we will see lights have a lot more prevelance now because of V-shift. Slower starting heavy and medium attacks will carry a lot more risk (which includes basically every crush counter in the game) in neutral play now, at any distance. I believe that's another check off the list of the gameplay complaints since launch.

[@yttaku7584]

The Lab might just be a V-Shift Arena where everyone just learns what there characters V-Shift can really do....im scared

[@DeadpoolsChimiChanga]

OK I'm pretty new to the channel and have never seen clean-cut Brian, I'm confused and upset

[@Err0_Will]

I can't wait to Main Eleven

[@puniopenetrante]

Me: V-Shift is a roll, is a parry? Capcom: Yes.

[@Aggrofool]

So which character is great at farming V-meter?

[@ehehehehehe9661]

Why is there a JermaJupiter at 1:59 ?

[@quicgrid]

Did ANYONE notice that Laura Matsuda did an EX command grab to rush down Vega (Claw) and he did a V-Shift and it activated the slow-mo? Seems regular grabs don't activate the slow-mo mechanic of V-Shift, but COMMAND grabs do.

[@BrainGeniusAcademy]

Right after that, Gief's command grab does not trigger slow-mo. So I think it's safe to assume Laura's projectile triggered it, and not the command grab.

[@fredoogle]

Brian what does SF4 look like without focus attack? I didn't play that one!