Sajam Learns Melty Blood | Step 1: Trying Out Characters

streamed July 30, 2020
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[@hamie96]

15:16 I spent 30 minutes spamming "play H Koha-Mech" in chat only for Sajam to say "What's wrong with you"

[@MokonaModokiES]

you should have put the meme of spikeball and a brain with a Skull to say its braindead

[@chumlord7948]

love how me and chat spent 90% of the stream shilling f.aoko only for sajam to press 2 buttons then drop her

[@RandomGuy010]

F-Aoko is gay.

[@Gor342]

@@RandomGuy010 and a really good character and easy to play thats the point

[@kongogaming]

16:32 for those interested

[@yukariyoshisaki6333]

@@RandomGuy010 and that's why we love her gay tall mage with long red hair? yes please

[@RandomGuy010]

@@yukariyoshisaki6333 Nah, she's trash. If you're gonna play Aoko it'll have to be crescent moon. That's where the juice is.

[@ccyb3945]

"There are so many maids" *proceeds to highlight normal and school attire*

[@Why_Blue]

Just how I like em

[@nanor4214]

Yes, the battle nun is a maid.

[@magicalgirl1296]

There are a lot of maids. Ryougi doesn't make the playable list even though she's not a schoolgirl, I see how it is.

[@dragocrafterr8286]

fr, ryougi was robbbed

[@rafagd]

Well, there are a lot of the same 2 (arguably 3) maids. This game is an evil-ryu-fest.

[@thebeesknees1162]

Someone recommended Neco Arc and he sensed the bottom tier LMAO

[@magicalgirl1296]

I like how he has to try out Kohaku once he's told it's Byakuya lol.

[@ShinkuCaduken]

It was bullshit and i don't regret writing it lmao

[@AkiRa22084]

Isn't Aoko more like Testament/Byakuya?

[@SicklySeraph]

@@ShinkuCaduken Thank you for that

[@chrisbarry591]

"Okay, there's only, like, 5 playable characters in the game!" Hilarious to me because I have a friend with the exact same opinion. XD

[@MasterVili]

Yep , people play like the same 5 charecters all the time be it tournaments or just online casuals.

[@TheEpicPancake]

That's kinda what I feel watching this. A lot of the characters look rather plain or are maids. Doesn't mean they play poorly, but unless you have a partialness for the maid getup it's somewhat hard to find someone you would like if they don't look neat.

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

@@TheEpicPancake bro I will clap you with neco arc dont get it twisted

[@TheEpicPancake]

@@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034 I've no doubts you would. I stated they'd likely play well, but the aesthetic for a lot of characters here is off-putting or failing that, somewhat samey across a lot of the cast.

[@Stryfe52]

@@TheEpicPancake Neco arc chaos???? Godly design with this guy…

[@Regdren]

Today I learned that the Touhou fighting games have zero playable characters.

[@MachineGaze]

Well, that's a valuable point

[@Stryfe52]

there toohoo fighter?

[@Regdren]

@@Stryfe52 Yep yep. "Immaterial and Missing Power" as well as "Scarlet Weather Rhapsody", there are probably more that I don't know about because I don't follow Touhou a whole lot.

[@virtuallylightblue]

@@Regdren but you have a touhou screenshot as your pfp

[@professionalfangster1510]

​@@Regdren Hisoutensoku and Antinomy of Common Flowers are the others. Hisoutensoku is the best one.

[@ReCharredSigh]

Pfft, sajam wasn't really playing melty. He wasn't in the bathroom dropping c-arc's optimal combos.

[@haydenhyde9395]

I'm proud that you've finally grown up and started sinning like an adult.

[@Kuribohdudalala]

Sajam has officially gone full anime, there’s no turning back

[@justblake6975]

Hes turning into the degenerate he always had the potential to be

[@fevierenie671]

He can still turn back, he didn't try to learn that Nitro+ fighting game yet (or AH).

[@justblake6975]

@@fevierenie671 I dont know man Ryu's been fighting the dark hado since street fighter 2. Once you get a taste its really hard to get that unga outta your bunga.

[@Varg69420]

I mean hes refusing to play 80% of the characters so maybe not

[@Gamsterjeff600]

Thats not a bad thing. Its just certain anime fighters are trash

[@BrJPGameplay]

Only Japan has the courage to pick VN characters and put them in a fighting game

[@professionalfangster1510]

It just so happens that Tsukihime has characters that fit amazingly in a fighting game. Certainly they fit the best out of every other visual novel character.

[@zaroio2533]

​@@professionalfangster1510...fate?

[@cringekid3993]

@@zaroio2533 same verse

[@eruantien9932]

@@cringekid3993 *thinks about other FrenchBread games* What about a To Heart fighting game?

[@QruisS]

"Does this game have a tuto-" *gets lost in the music*

[@Alleiptr]

The simplest character is probably F-Riesbyfe, very footsie oriented and deals stupid damage for super basic A B C 236A/C combos, though she lacks mobility in a game that is all about it, so it's hard to get in.

[@Reydriel]

Yeah the "Steam" version...

[@guimartgon]

Mind explaining the meme for us plebs?

[@kirby758]

Two versions of the game on pc. The official steam version and the community C-caster version which is a bootleg. The community uses the c caster version because it has rollback netcode which the steam version doesn't. However offline tournaments use the official version to show support

[@lowkeyajax]

@@kirby758 where is this c caster version?

[@DrMario-]

Ajax online. Just look it up. You’ll find it, and some tutorials telling you how to set it all up.

[@kamijira]

i chuckled at that part lol

[@Chorkly]

Sajams playing melty. Well we've all got to go to the bathroom sometime.

[@davetorres3906]

"There are only 5 playable characters", i don't feel so alone anymore with my approach to fighting games lol

[@Fleetw00d]

Some of these people in the chat need to remember what it’s like to learn a new fighting game for the first time

[@jy61]

The best game. ...Even if you're a dirty Hime player.

[@clapyourhandssayaaro]

Aozaki fighting out here in a t-shirt and jeans

[@LordNanfoodle]

She automatically got 50 awesome points from me just for ignoring the meta of most of the other female characters and choosing to wear something practical to fight in. Sion & Miyako seem to be the only other ones to wear something halfway practical to fight in.

[@leoback5065]

@@LordNanfoodle As much as i love Aoko, i don't really know if i would call jeans "practical" for fighting. They tend to be pretty stiff and tight, so most types would actually be rather restrictive.

[@IPODsify]

Saiam sees any girl in a dress and thinks they're a maid.

[@agera369]

I kid you not, I was introduced to this game and started playing just yesterday, so this could be pretty interesting. I've been in the character selection process these two days pretty much for the first time, and I've ultimately decided to stick with Aoko, for the time being at least.

[@hellayeproductions6739]

Sajam sees a character who s a woman "I don't know about this guys".

[@yaboisaad2835]

Tbf i don't play the game myself so from a perspective of a newcomer only female that looks dope for me is Riesbyfe Stridberg, Powered Ciel is a strong second

[@Freefork]

I mean the maid Hisui is pretty sick. She has a CHAIR!

[@yaboisaad2835]

@@Freefork i mean idk maybe i would play her lol since i have some experience with characters who just do goofy shit like Lowain from GBVS and Ginyu but i understand why Sajam wouldn't go for her since it's not his taste per say

[@thePANDEMlC]

Yeah it's their gender and not the fact they look like cliche and dull maids and school girls.

[@Freefork]

@@thePANDEMlC A man in a maid costume would win Sajam over. I mean think about Agent G.

[@omnibot5848]

Oh boy, I'm going to enjoy this series. Melty isn't a game I've played much of but I love the way movement feels in it.

[@kingofgrunder5494]

So I don't take this game seriously at all, but whenever I play it I'm always thankful. It's so smooth.

[@AkiRa22084]

Why not? It's one of the best fighters ever

[@kingofgrunder5494]

@@AkiRa22084 Mainly because I don't have any friends who play it. Usually when I don't have friends to play with, I just go on whatever ranked or casual matches are available, but because of the lack of those I've never felt to motivated. But I'd be open to getting into it.

[@AkiRa22084]

@@kingofgrunder5494 Got it. My friends are all into MMOs...

[@kingofgrunder5494]

@@AkiRa22084 I hear you man, here I am tryna play some casual fighties but friends just wanna play league and OW.

[@syazwansalleh1846]

@@kingofgrunder5494 same

[@BakaMangaka]

Sajam: "does this game have a tu-" *music* Sajam: "yo this song slaps" Sajam: "so anyway, does this gam-" *dash* Sajam: "WHOOAAAA" Okay fr tho sajam the game DOES have a tutorial for the caster version, in the /help folder of the community edition

[@thedanish5523]

Riesbyfe Stridberg? That can't be a character, that's a missing sandwich from your tier list I could only describe her weapon to my wife as a "cello sword gun"

[@gg.no.re.]

Aoko is the best waifu in the Nasuverse. Just main her

[@haydenhyde9395]

You misspelled "Hisui". Please edit this.

[@gn00560894]

both of you mean kohaku, thanks me later

[@BxnnyBride]

Aoko and Arcueid*

[@bobjones4469]

The Nasuverse is a pretty big waifu universe, there's like bagillion of them just from Fate Grand Order alone. And as long as that game keeps making a bagillion dollars every year, there's gonna be a bagillion more waifus to come.

[@haydenhyde9395]

@@bobjones4469 Yeah but do any of those waifu's have this level of retro gaming skill? Didn't think so. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKOxq2pqr7efoas

[@L0V3V4MP1R3]

The fucking silence during Tohno's Arc Drive fucking killed me

[@CaptinSpyke]

We'll get you to play H Ryougi and do some crazy knife shit eventually sajam. now that you're playing hime girls are real characters again so you won't skip her like last time

[@haydenhyde9395]

That or play C Ryougi and get literal custom combos. Or achieve enlightenment and play F Ryougi like me.

[@CaptinSpyke]

@@haydenhyde9395 All ryougi is good ryougi and that's the important part

[@haydenhyde9395]

@@CaptinSpyke you know what you're right

[@djs9997]

@@CaptinSpyke H Ryougi is a joke character

[@CaptinSpyke]

@@djs9997 at least it's a well structured joke :(

[@beethovinh]

melty? let's gooooooooooo. play red arc for the easy "shoto" feel

[@MasterVili]

And get bodied by everyone because she's trash.

[@MakotoFox]

I cant believe sajam is going to revive the melty blood actress again current code version 1.07 community in 2020

[@mkosler]

Sajam your hair is out of control

[@AlterAce]

No one recommended he play Ciel? Smh at all of yall

[@Ryuma103desires]

I just started this game a month ago but I've watching it for years. Something about it is just so enjoyable

[@Hieixa]

As an Aoko main, I felt like Sajam spitted on me when he tested her out and did like 2 moves and then changed characters lol It's alright, If a character isn't for you then it isn't. He should try out any of the Akiha versions tho. I use Vermillion (Red hair Akiha) as my secondary main. she has that Akuma kind of thing where she has low defense but absurd damage with just normal bnb's that most of the cast can do, specially full moon and she can use "heat" attacks for pressure and mixups. Her buttons are decent as well and her overall movement is one of the best in the game imo. Tho Go1 uses the regular Tohno Akiha in tournaments, she seems to be more of an all rounder regarding defense, movement and damage output compared to the younger version and the Vermillion version.

[@hikkigamer8082]

Wish he tried different moon Aoko than full moon...

[@ethanbarnett4183]

"Hey I recognize these blade things!" Me: "BLACK KEYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS YOROKOBE "

[@Valllefor]

Love your reactions to the characters xD. Just tried Melty Blood as my first fighting game (Iam more of an rpg type of guy). but since i already enjoy typemoon lore, iam having a blast.

[@AkiRa22084]

Did you play Tsukihime?

[@Valllefor]

@@AkiRa22084 I did, really wonderful game.

[@AkiRa22084]

@@Valllefor Ah, my man. :) Did you try Fate Grand Order?

[@Valllefor]

@@AkiRa22084 sadly i did xD now iam stuck at gatchaHell

[@ghiidra__]

tfw your favorite streamer picks the most cancer character in the game

[@lazerninga]

Sajam, besides choosing characters he likes playing, wants to choose characters he’s likely to see played in tournaments. That way he can be more effective as an Analyst when watching matches.

[@su-winggotti6715]

Watching archetype:Earth looks cool, hopefully she is in the new melty blood cause I can see what people say when this game has cool movement.

[@johngleeman8347]

Ah the poor neglected child of the Nasuverse graces my screen.

[@dekuskrub2154]

Well THIS series is gonna be interesting

[@rpgtimefire]

Sajam hair is becoming more and more unhinged

[@kronos328_]

Sajam getting ready for the bathroom tournament scene

[@nekoraizer2669]

ignores some of the good characters because they arent dudes lol

[@WindAxel0]

Well the majority of em *were* maids, cats, and highschool girls. I can't say I blame him

[@nekoraizer2669]

@@WindAxel0 That is fair, I mean at least he tried a couple out. Always love seeing Sajam try FGs out for the first time.

[@AkiRa22084]

@@WindAxel0 So? Women wan't to be represented too.

[@TheBigSad8247]

@@AkiRa22084 you're projecting. Literally not the issue here.

[@AkiRa22084]

@@TheBigSad8247 That is not projecting. What is the issue in your head, anyway?

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

11:20 Seems like princess Peach from Mario Bros. 2 has made a guest appearance.

[@Stryfe52]

I can’t believe he said no to Neco Chaos - literally the best character

[@1starfalco1]

melty blood reminds me of skullgirls because they are both great fighting games that didn't get the attention they deserved. I'm pretty sure skullgirls came out during evo so everyone only was paying to street fighter and shit like that instead of skullgirls

[@legefy]

I remember Skullgirls really putting me off watching competitive because of the Arakune woman doing my head in. Its a really fun game to play though.

[@rafagd]

Aoko has a triple jump. TRIPLE JUMP.

[@g_thespaceghost3047]

Only C-Aoko has the triple jumps tho

[@rafagd]

@@g_thespaceghost3047 Didn't play Actress Again enough, I think my Act Cadenza mind was speaking louder there.

[@MokonaModokiES]

only C moon but the others keep the double airdash.

[@jojokim5617]

so if thats the steam version you wouldn't have any idea what cccaster version were on would you :)

[@huevonesunltd]

I like to chill in the midrange, what character should i play if i want to learn MK11?

[@AkiRa22084]

Finally! My favorite game is here!

[@evansheets2719]

YES YES YES I JUST PICKED THIS GAME UP

[@sephyrias883]

Shame that I missed that stream. I could've brought a little bit more clarity into the recommendations. Oh well, too late now.

[@cake6851]

Square up Sajam and fight me in Melty in the bathroom stall over yonder

[@Gor342]

I always say that if want a character to learn in this game the best one is 100% c-moon nanaya

[@AMVaddictionist]

Talk about "top tier" taste

[@YuriiHinariko]

I was waiting for someone to tell him about Hime's charge j6B 😂

[@_Digishade_]

Oh shit. Sajam's playing Toilet Brush Simulator? Shit's gonna go down.

[@krbay1019]

12:32 How did Sajam get that stage? It wasn't in my game when I downloaded the ""steam"" version.

[@guardiansoulblade2673]

Have to get the community version

[@chuksk8592]

There’s this *_guy_*

[@JD_0083]

Everybody: "BUT THE LORE!!"

[@axis8396]

"those are air-unblockable?" *chuckle*

[@alex_fgc1562]

Are you ready to play in a bathroom tournament

[@wolvesr8n]

“Who is simple...and strong...know what?...fuck all that *picks who he wants anyway” lmao

[@schmoopDJ]

god i love this game

[@jojokim5617]

u should play c seifu, she has godlike set play prolly second only to kohaku and super simple combos and neutral/gameplay. Also she’s like top 10 in the game for sure maybe top 5

[@nullify00]

Kouma's low tier until he gets in and deals over half your health in a single combo :^)

[@alkiviadispantelidis1847]

Command grab corner pressure.

[@Mediamatix]

1:45 Sajams 3 Step to choosing a character 1. Who looks cool? 2. Who is simple and strong? 3. Fuck all that, play who looks the coolest! >:3 This man I can trust.

[@bonelesssnek5130]

Once I saw it all in Japanese I knew it was the "steam" version

[@ChuuniKaede]

YAS LES GOOOOOOOOOO Melty is my favorite 2d fighterrrrr

[@goldenspiral6008]

"That's just Eltnum"

[@Yxazel]

What about god? You know, the cat

[@nintenx1235]

YO MELTY BLOOD MONEY MATCHES IN THE BATHROOM?! LETS GOOO! -I don’t play melty blood I just heard that’s something people do-

[@chrishoben8270]

I'd like to try Melty. But god damn. These designs are BLAND af.

[@conanbdetective]

Finally

[@Sirloin97]

THE JAM HAS COME BACK to youtube lol

[@LunaMinuna]

Melty Blood: What's a tutorial?

[@TheKazuma410P]

1:10 Hey guys it's Joel !

[@thepuppetmaster9284]

Sajam, can you play Fighting EX Layer? The game just got rollback update.

[@FishHookEXE]

He mentioned on Twitter on the 2nd that he wants to try it sometime soon! Don't think the stream has happened yet, but it's on his radar.

[@thepuppetmaster9284]

@@FishHookEXE Thx for the info fam. Underrated fighting games like FEXL deserve more recognition from FGC. So hopefully people like J.Wong, Sajam, Maximillian, Smug, UltraChen, Vesper Arcade, etc can help the game to get better spotlight.

[@FishHookEXE]

@@thepuppetmaster9284 No worries! I havent tried FEXL yet myself, but I'm always down for lesser known games getting their time in the sun, especially with that GOOOOOOD netcode. :)

[@thepuppetmaster9284]

@@FishHookEXE Oh man, the rollback netcode in FEXL is just awesome. I live in Southeast Asia and i can't believe i had smooth matches with players from UK, Netherland, and even USA. There was a couple of lags here and there but still tolerable. I really reccomend FEXL, although it's kinda lack in content. But if you enjoyed SF EX back in PS1 / PS2 or wants to try something new then i say go for it.

[@OsiRixxx]

So, 5 guys. (silence brand)

[@Mr.Meowlathotep]

6:43 "THOSE ARE AIR UNBLOCKABLES??? **hehe**

[@Tulkeleth]

Should've recorded this video in the bathroom for a more realistic experience.

[@hyun2989]

fuck yeah melty blood

[@CherubiJubell]

I appreciate games that have lots of aesthetic options. I think people should pick characters they like and get really good at them. ...but I'm still a noob so maybe I'll change my mind later?

[@_Digishade_]

Nah, that's a good mindset to have, just generally. You can minmax your time/effort by picking a strong character right out of the box regardless of whether you like them or not, but it might lack a certain satisfaction that your true main can give you.

[@MexicanfNinja]

Outside of competition I agree 100% but when its world stage I can see why we get the same 5 characters.

[@altokia2724]

This mindset is fine. It's only when your game is unbalanced is when char choose matters.

[@Copperhell144]

Since it's somewhat related, I want to mention here that there's one thing this game does about colors that I really like - for most characters, the colors in the last color page don't change their hair, skin, eye etc. color, they're all "the same person with different clothes".

[@tenryuublackrose2176]

roastbeef I mean riese grabbed my attention when I first played the game turns out shes the character for me a rush down bully with a pile bunker. with a pocket aoko. hope this game gets ported to ps4

[@capnbarky2682]

If Sajam keeps with Nero this whole video ill b happy

[@Viviantoga]

"This is the stage you get DMCA'd on" wait what?

[@saviorofseals5111]

One of the songs appeared in the nine Kara No Kyoukai movies and so you can allegedly get DMCA'd if you play on the stage the song plays on

[@Viencii]

There's still content of this game?

[@pokemondude45]

Kohaku Byakuya? More like Yuzu/Johnny. She ain't beginner friendly though

[@MokonaModokiES]

wouldnt compare to Yuzu. But i guess she shares some stuff with Johnny.

[@GutsOfRivia]

I play Tohno and Nanaya cuz im into being the boring main dude because Im the boring main dude in my own life. Tho Nanaya is cool and not boring. I like Ryogi but shes a marysue author fav.

[@gabriel4454-c7c]

I'll make the guess that Hime is some kind of antagonist in the LN. I mean, I've seen stuff from Type-moon and blond hair + red eyes + yellow magic? Those are major red flags lol

[@virtuallylightblue]

Nope she is not an antagonist

[@gabriel4454-c7c]

@@virtuallylightblue Oh, really? Could you give me a quick explaination of what type of character she is?

[@virtuallylightblue]

@@gabriel4454-c7c Spoilers for Tsukihime (the VN where 80% of Melty characters come from) She doesn't really have much of a personality or emotions since she was created to be a killing machine of sorts by the True Ancestors, but she can't be considered a villain due to not existing during Tsukihime. Archetype:Earth is the past form of Arcueid Brunestud (one of the main heroines of Tsukihime) before she gave in to her vampiric urges for the first time and sucked the blood of Roa. She can be considered the 'true' Princess of the True Ancestors (the original race of vampires created by the planet itself, who all have reality bending powers, and are all exctinct except for Arc.) and is her strongest form, being one of the top 5 strongest characters in all of Type-Moon. This version of Arc existed hundreds of years prior to the events of Tsukihime, so she can't really be considered too majorly important to the plot. TLDR she doesn't have much of a personality, and she isn't much of an important character since she doesn't appear much in the VN. Sorry for the essay, I know you wanted a short explanation but I got carried away.

[@gabriel4454-c7c]

@@virtuallylightblue Please, don't be sorry, I couldn't have asked for a better explanation. Thank you very much, kind sir!!!

[@ogunns9674]

"Steam?"

[@AtmaDragoon]

Seeing this character select screen again stirred vague memories of looking at it and being, somewhat similarly, at a loss for who to pick. Most of the character designs just feel...bland, to me. ...But then 13:03 happened and it was " Yup! Character _selected_ " all over again.

[@joshuaadams5295]

archtype earth is for sure the footsie control neutral spacing queen of the game. I play her and mech-hisui. Yeah I love to play lame and zone soo what? haha

[@MexicanfNinja]

So why was he gonna get DMCA'd for that stage?

[@rose_cat_0]

i think because the music is in kara no kyoukai

[@bigbone_99]

Garden of Sinners OST for the level

[@MexicanfNinja]

@@bigbone_99 makes sense, when they said to change stages I automatically wondered why the stage itself instead of the music.

[@conned2rpi]

There's an anime movie with the same song. If you want to hear it and see Jiyuna vs. Obama: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIrbZKCHq8dqrpY

[@Wistyfield]

That stage ("and nothing heart") is only available in the original MBAA, every subsequent update and port removed it. The song belongs to Yuki Kajiura as a remix of the main theme of Kara no Kyoukai. There are... ways to get it back into MBAACC. Can look up MBAA kara no kyoukai to listen

[@MrCrimsonftw]

But where is the drip sajam

[@RaikouRosario]

Archetype Earth ftw!!! If anyone here hasn't read Tsukihime yet, please do

[@BxnnyBride]

Based comment

[@RaikouRosario]

@@BxnnyBride 🤔

[@Mugen123456789]

I might try this. Didn't know there was a badass male villain character I thought it was a waifu fighter

[@Evergladez]

I've never played this but I'm more interested in it than unist.

[@baltharaaz9847]

Same developer, both amazing games. This one's got a lot more aerial focus and overall mobility than UNICLR's ground game.

[@Evergladez]

@@baltharaaz9847 is this slower paced than unist?

[@kholdkhaos64ray11]

@@Evergladez Nah IMO it's pretty fast compared to Unist

[@DEClimax]

C-aoko is a lot juicier than F imo

[@MokonaModokiES]

but much harder. F aoko gets a lot of bonus points for how easy she is.