The Funkiest Fighting Game You've Never Heard Of - Lethal League Blaze

[@Akshonesports]

Hey guys, thanks for taking the time to give this video a watch! We put a lot of time into this and is just one of the many new videos we have in the works for 2020 as we diversify our channel! To help us out (and fight the KZbin algorithm) we would really appreciate it if you left a comment/like and Subscribe if you haven't already to keep up with our future releases.

[@Mario1080p]

If you're looking for obscure scenes, I would recommend looking into the Splatoon community. Their most recent game's content had ended fairly recently but the competitive scene is keeping it alive and playing it still.

[@privatejoker6940]

Clash royal

[@alvin_row]

Sounds good! I'm into this idea and subscribing. Please take a look at Rivals of Aether. It's a game that's consistently included in big-ish tournaments as a side event without having neither the big community nor the funding other titles have. The playerbase is small but extremely dedicated and the devs put a lot of effort into keeping the game alive. Mechanically it's a lot like smash but with a bigger emphasis on dinstintive, cohesive and balanced characters, as well as a more agressive playstyle. Thanks for reading! I bet you already knew it but I'd love (and the community too) to see a video about it. Edit: Just saw you hearted a comment about Rivals so silly me for not checking out before posting lol.

[@JayPfo]

If you diversify into the FGC and keep talking about obscure fighting game scenes I will definitely subscribe

[@midivilplanet]

I like this content, but not enough to subscribe to a channel primarily about Overwatch. Have you considered making a second channel?

[@Ouryuu-Zenokun]

I want to believe minecraftsteve was just a kid who geniunely wanted to buy minecraft but couldnt afford it and saw the tournament announcement and became a pro at the game

[@bombytetoo]

he wants them minecoins

[@cthulublade5223]

Modern problems require modern solutions.

[@RED-jg6mt]

i know it in my heart

[@ghoulbuster1]

The Chosen one

[@anotherdnb]

That kid is going to become an Esports commentator

[@randirafaeli]

I love this idea, to give a spotlight to "minor" esports game.

[@zaggyzombie]

Tsihoarana Randimbivololon Minor?!? i thought it was well know :(

[@falconimation1]

Minor... Meh.... I mean there's sadly not lots of tournaments

[@dranoelarios4788]

Brawlhalla: *sup*

[@falconimation1]

NOBODY : @@dranoelarios4788 me that was a brawlhalla video cause of you : I'VE BEEN BAMBOOZLED

[@dranoelarios4788]

Falconimation ayy, smash clone game that’s actually balanced. Fierce competitive scene.

[@sgkunoe9056]

There's lethal league esports? Holy shit thank you. Like 5(?) Years ago, I discovered this game (not blaze) and loved it. I think a professionell lethal league scene is just what I need now.

[@spaceheart7513]

Kirjan Tiedemann tell me if you want a link to the lethal league 1 hideout discord where you can find some opponents to play with!

[@dynamine203]

@@spaceheart7513 SPACE HEART SPACE HEART

[@spaceheart7513]

@@dynamine203 yes love?

[@lightningchegg4823]

@@spaceheart7513 SPACE HEART SPACE HEART

[@Hestirix_plays]

@@spaceheart7513 i want it tooooo

[@borrisau8573]

THIS MAN PUT MINECRAFT STEVE IN THE VIDEO I'M IN LOVE

[@RED-jg6mt]

lmaoo

[@julietemily8157]

Some say Minecraft Steve is still out there waiting for the caster to set up the Minecraft server so they can play Minecraft

[@bluecloud4652]

I did not know lethal league was this insane an esport Kudos to you guys for shining a spotlight on it, and to the players for understanding what the hell is going on

[@Akshonesports]

We hope to make more of these videos if there is enough interest from the community for this type of content!

[@bluecloud4652]

@@Akshonesports I look forward to it!

[@Manndarinchik]

2:05 > "Blaze requires incredible technical skill as well as strategy" > minecraftsteve278's gameplay is on the background

[@Arnozi_]

You can parry the ball to punish preemptive swings, so the fact he was able to avoid that alone is crazy.

[@Megaman231122]

@smelly paws If you think Blaze is easier than the first game you are deadass wrong

[@amityrro]

@@Megaman231122 blaze is easier than the first game

[@3lectronX]

@@amityrro why?

[@amityrro]

@@3lectronX its easier to spam smash spam special and take random shots for stocks, slower gameplay requires less reaction, mindlessly jumping at your opponent is less risky since hp means you wont lose a stock for being greedy unga bunga, countless cheesy effortless strategies at your disposal (corner camping, straight on floor, low speed cuff, spin2win)

[@Yin2Falcon]

phenomenal I would personally love an overview like this on Rivals of Aether

[@d0gen0ises96]

Thank you 🙏

[@caleortega2936]

Yin2Falcon yessss

[@megadon_]

Oh hey Yin, fancy seeing you here

[@SongbirdOfficial]

Your wish has been granted kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXbXapSmpsmYkKs

[@Akshonesports]

Done! It took us a while, but we just release a new video covering Rivals of Aether!

[@Sam-eg3mm]

As a fairly new player, this game's skill ceiling is ridiculously high. Low-level League and high-level League are like entirely different games

[@Reno.1101]

every one gangsta till minecraftsteve show up

[@emldV2]

"I just want to play minecraft" "Give me my money" LOL

[@oma1036]

well shit

[@RED-jg6mt]

wit da voice changer

[@hr-g4640]

Yeah well holy shit

[@hackxe5962]

"I just wanna play Minecraft" That man will go down as a legend

[@AZRivals]

Heat Wave T.O. here, his was a fantastic video! I originally added LLB as a side event as a nod to a friend who loves the game. I was BLOWN AWAY by the community support as we kept raising the entrants cap! Thank you for featuring our event, I'm sure Heat Wave 4 will see a return showing for LLB :) - SBS

[@Akshonesports]

Thanks for your comment and everything you do for the community! ❤️

[@hisho2255]

Ayeeeeeeeeeeddd

[@gilles466]

Whoaa awesome to see you here

[@Arska03]

I’ve actually heard of this game, since Star_ played it with jerma back in like 2014. Shoutout to any tf2 ogs who remember that video

[@mladyswagalot]

Ah the the good old days when star uploaded on his main channel

[@papagabbu]

i remember watching that video it made me buy the game on switch years later

[@tysej4]

Did that video really come out in 2014?.. My oh my how time flies.

[@Rylopero]

Arelzz Jerma sang many a songs 😂

[@NinjaGamer820]

JERMA VS STAR JERMA VS STAR EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEE THIS HAPPEN JERMA VS STAR

[@Adamski-]

"The Funkiest Fighting Game You've Never Heard Of" .. I'm like the only person i know that knows of this game. When the original released i had such a blast that i begged all of my friends to buy it so that we could play together but they all ignored it. Blaze get's its trailer and i beg my friends once again to buy it because it's one of the more fun and intense games i've ever played but they all ignore it once again because it's an indie "nobody knows of" type of game :'(

[@Zezinizzle]

Wow you're so cool and have superior taste how do i become cultured like you there must be a secret

[@coldfrost3]

Man that sucks Lethal is a great party game. Hope you find more people who are open to trying it

[@yume992]

I FEEL YA MAN, SAME THING HAPPENED HERE, BOUGHT BLAZE CUZ I WAS HYPED, and no one wanted to play with me, even when they did, they said it was weird :c

[@Adamski-]

@@yume992 ;(

[@skullkid6439]

Adamos Channel ok

[@nyah235]

Ahhhh thank you so much for talking about Lethal League

[@ultr4tr1ps]

As a player who was able to climb their way through the first season of this game's competitive through sheer grinding (and not that much skill) it's surreal and humbling to see the things I experienced. The one time I fought Daioutzu, he kicked my ass and sent me spiraling back down to the normal ladder, and I used to love queueing up while I watched the Japanese streams and dropping a GG in chat whenever I'd find one. All your content is excellently made, but this one speaks to me just because I can say confidently that it got everything right. And not ONCE did it mention Jet Set Radio! :)

[@m0j026]

It looks like Jet Set Radio tho

[@omegazero5884]

The greatest game of Dodgeball in history

[@Bipmap]

I love this, you guys did good. Also thank you for putting subtitles on the Minecraft Steve interview, glad I kept my composure during that lol

[@Akshonesports]

We're glad you enjoyed it :)

[@front-ward]

As I look at steam nervously realizing I have accumulated 500 hours on this game since launch

[@Fintank_]

We should spar some time

[@Ventreel]

This is amazing, I've discovered Lethal League today and I can't believe how awesome it looks. I barely understand anything happening on the screen but it looks like a worthy, complex and hecko fun game! Great series, please do more!

[@Akshonesports]

Welcome aboard!

[@rockylopez7846]

Goodness, such a SUPER underrated game! Let's hope it doesn't stay forgotten, as it sure could use more love, even currently today.

[@SicketMog]

Have it for the Switch but haven't gotten around to it with being more of a single player gamer but... It looks VERY fun. I would the Switch online scene is dead though?

[@Cats_on_fire]

​@@SicketMogit's a discord fighter

[@noahnadji]

Blaze is so intense, I don't think anything else compares to when you max out your ball speed and the background disappears into a vortex. I've literally screamed like a maniac out of pure joy. Great videi

[@Appletank8]

Only in Lethal League can you hit a ball faster than the speed of light.

[@bigtroublejake]

I just bought Lethal League Blaze around a week ago, and I love it already. This was a great video on the competitive scene of Lethal League. Keep up the good content. P.S. please make a Rivals of Aether video, I would love that

[@misteriousgamr]

Don't know why this game hasn't been under the spotlight. It deserves to have its own event since it has different modes in it and it is a very very fun game

[@jakedoingmusic]

I've just been getting back into it recently, just to see that Akshon make a video on it. Sick!

[@kyresd]

I wish this game was more popular man, genuinely my favorite game of all time it’s so sick

[@FluffyPrincess888]

all I knew about this game before was "AIN'T NOTHING LIKE A FUNKY BEAT" and now I'm utterly fascinated by it

[@rippfrs]

Lethal league should get more attention imo.

[@bugsgametimetheplayer6661]

I downloaded the demo like 2 days ago and now I’m obsessed replaying the three story levels.

[@sarenix4417]

I have the Lethal League and got my friends into it. We love the 1st game and we were hesitant on getting Blaze. This makes me want to get it now! I had no idea there was a competitive scene.

[@Akshonesports]

It's definitely a lesser known esport but very fun to watch once you get into it.

[@camaku3084]

Legend has it, Minecraftsteve is now chilling in SSBU and waiting for his time to get back into lethal league

[@shreyanshsingh379]

There's something about this video that makes me come back to this video again and again... this video feels pretty unique compared to the other videos you guys have made in this series and I can't figure out what it is. I think that it's the game which makes me come back again and again?

[@AngrySonMetaphist]

Didn't expect the angle tool to make an appearance in this vid! Though I didn't keep up with the game, I really appreciated the discussions that revolved around it, so I wanted to make something to facilitate that. Glad it's become useful :)

[@EmDotTwo__]

There are 2 reasons I love this video, 1- this game is getting highlighted and its popularity is going to grow, 2- I am seeing all of my buddies in the video: Candymaster, Monk, Daiotzu, Jawdrop, Coffeground, I even saw Prometheus which I lost to in a recent tourney

[@Tracks777]

amazing stuff

[@wahlawigi9572]

I discovered this game through Hideki Naganuma, I love the style so much and the gameplay is beautiful. I cannot voice my praise for this game enough. thank you for shedding some light on this masterpiece.

[@xtraleo7197]

This game is really good I own it already

[@trec_log]

AINT NOTHIN LIKE A FUNKY BEAT!!

[@buho_obuho]

I always come back to this video every couple months

[@jcplays5831]

I have yet to play this, but mark my words I will. This game feels like it was designed for me as someone who’s able to watch fast moving objects fly through the air. The early 2000s aesthetic also just speaks to me as a kid who who grew up in that time.

[@kyresd]

Reminder to play the game if you haven’t

[@mynameisdk8113]

insane video I'm super into the lethal league scene already and I hope that this video will ignite some more passion into people who want to also get into competitive lethal league, with maybe more people in SoCal going to WNF or more people starting up their own LAN events. This video was also super informative and just overall nice, hoping for a Rivals of Aether vid next because that game 100% need some more recognition. Keep up the great work :)

[@gedster]

You should talk about Speedrunners.

[@nicholassipples3844]

Oh my goodness that game is sooooooooo good

[@gedster]

@@nicholassipples3844 RIGHT?

[@front-ward]

Holy crap you put so much research into this game, thanks for bringing it to more people’s attention

[@DivinusAurum]

Incredible video. 14 minutes extremely well spent.

[@TempuraKai]

I discovered this game through a stick figure video called homerun collab just recently. Although I don't play this game and have never heard of it until now it's so cool seeing essentially smaller games like this have such a strong community. Even if the community isn't the largest and there arent any BIG tournaments it's still cool :)

[@spicyman6006]

Everybody else: "Let's play some Blaze!" MinecraftSteve: "Why am I here? I just want to play minecraft."

[@joeypaxton2101]

Lethal League was one of my FAVES in high school and my group of friend would all take turns playing each other with and getting so competitive, it was such a fun time and im glad its getting noticed again

[@ryanwilliams8235]

I watched this after listening to “ain’t nothing like a funky beat”

[@Anarqism]

Doo doo doodoo

[@blazaybla22]

This actually fills a gap I’ve been looking for. I feel like while there are games like Blazblue that are as complex as anyone could ask for, there has also been an emergence of “distilled” fighting games that sort of center on one particular element of the genre and distill it to its own game. For example, the game Footsies is centered around, well, footsies; similar with Divekick and aerial fighting; and I’d even argue DBFZ is basically that for rushdown (which tells you how much it cares about traditional FG archetypes by making the best zoner a grappler). But I hadn’t seen anything in the vein of Zoning: The Game. I’m not actually sure that’s the best way to describe this game as I don’t know much about it but that’s the first thing that comes to mind two minutes into this video.

[@HinnerkHesse]

If this game is too hard but speaks to you soooo much due to the music snd characters and art style - There is going to be a remake of Jet Set Radio by the same developers (Team Reptile) 2021 which is going to be a single-player focused experience of style and fun!

[@AffyMoon]

All of a sudden I've gotten two videos from you in my recommendations in the span of five minutes when I've never heard of you before but I love this series and it's concept already. Thanks youtube recommendations. And thanks to you for making these

[@gr4ve686]

Splitgate NEEDS recognition. It's fun as hell and incredible to watch competitively

[@dabluepittoo-aqua4213]

Knowing that games like these aren't truly forgotten make me happy. All fighting games can get a chance.

[@KaReyes808]

Jokes on you I know of it from Mr. Fruit.

[@indigoflamingo4366]

Me too

[@itz_isaac6456]

I know this from pewdiepie

[@luxraydarkrai]

Yep fruityboy

[@FunctionallyLiteratePerson]

I haven't watched him in a hot sec, think of him now and then when I see the D1 Dream Team shirt of his in my closet.

[@juicebox2503]

Well a year ago I watched this. Lethal League is now one of my favorite games. Thank you.

[@ilhanovic2272]

I already knew about Lethal League in 2016 xD There are videos where people got the 1 million Ball Speed Oh also Sonata and Candyman are the best

[@JordanAdventure1]

Thank you!. Seriously. This game needs more attention in the competitive scene. The matches can be so hype. Ps: well. If i have to choose games...rivals of aether i think its a good choice.

[@Akshonesports]

We agree! We're looking into that one👀

[@mr.9909]

Yes, more people talking about LLB! This game is great and I'm glad the following is growing. As for an obscure games to check out next, there's a game called Crawl by Powerhoof studios, a dungeon crawler where your friends play as the monsters. They can even take control of traps and the final boss of the game, as far as I know everyone who's played it (and wasn't an idiot that couldn't understand how the controls work) had an amazing time fighting with their friends. I want more people to share and play it.

[@emberavenge7162]

You guys should cover Rivals of Aether, it's playerbase and player reigns are incredible. 3 different people have had dominant streaks. It's also coming out for the Switch this Summer. Like this comment so they can see this!!

[@DJ_Penguin]

I played the OG game a while back, i wanna say 2016. We got so good just playing with each other, every round we were going balls to the wall, high speed, I thought the stage was going to melt around us. 10/10 game. It has the really low skill floor and an incredibly high skill ceiling. I hope this games community grows as it kind of died as far as tournaments are concerned. There are still new player challenges which happen every other month, but other then that, there hasn't been a legit tournament in over a year.

[@Biscuittttttt]

there is now a weekly, as well as yearly tournaments that are consistent

[@Zeecarver]

Ain't nothin like a FUNKY BEAT

[@JokerFromPersona5Royal]

I’ve only heard of the game a few weeks ago and i’m already in love

[@pultofcat8615]

I’ve never seen a video like this on the lethal league scene, thank you for everything you do for esports. Super fun game btw it deserves the attention

[@Akshonesports]

Thank you for your comment. We agree!

[@Haihatu]

because of this video, i’ve grown a liking to it’s music, and what’s even better, silvagunner made some mixes. and i can’t stop thinking about this game. it’s amazing

[@thksai1684]

I have the OG Lethal League, I didnt know its sequel had a league

[@researchmuffin]

Never heard of this channel, I was just looking for lethal league content because it looks incredibly interesting. I was *shocked* by the quality of this

[@bestgoredotcom]

hype competitive game and great tightknit community. thanks for giving this game some love. hope it encourages people to pick it up because we need more players lol

[@Akshonesports]

We do too!

[@711Rod]

I had no idea this was an esports title, I did play it once over at a friend's game night, I loved it was so easy to get into. But clearly there's plenty of skill in it

[@malakazam]

This video was great! I’d love to see one on ARMS

[@funkybeatman6640]

I hope this vid gets more people trying out this game. If there's any game that deserves to be in the spotlight its this one

[@Parasitemusic]

6:48 was all it took for me to by this game, never heard of it though but I'm coming from smash

[@SicklySeraph]

Parasite do you know fighting gane fundamentals? If you know those you can have a much easier time. Also Combo Breaker is awesome, way up there with CEOtaku and Frosty Faustings

[@sirknight69]

I really hope this pops up in a bunch of peoples recommended and more people pick this game up because it is sooo much fun

[@yoshiver1548]

I saw this video, and I immediately thought: "if there's not 'Ain't Nothing Like a Funky Beat' as the cover song, I'm clicking off."

[@itryen7632]

Nice to see you covering this game!

[@DLinton]

That Japanese match you featured was insane.

[@Matteo73M]

I found this game being played in one of my favorite channels and loved it I’m glad it has an esport scene

[@InfernoTune727]

Thanks yinyin for helping me find around this community.

[@Teri_Merii_]

Person in video: "Understand the basics?" Me: "No, not reall-" Person: " *GOOD* "

[@Assassin2715]

Lethal League is such an amazing game

[@zanphuis]

I played the original Lethal League with some friends and didn't know there was a scene but I'm not surprised there is one. Definitely a cool video, would love to see more.

[@ZaitroSilau]

Hideki Naganuma brought me here.

[@bombgameing]

so just fyi as of novmber 2020,the biggest tournment llb ever had was the new player challenge #1 (online) which had 188 players,a really intresting tournment since it was only for players with less then 200 hours on both the first ll and llb so the pros werent there. there were alot of good players there but the one suprise was the winner of the tournment which was domsdoodle,a new player in the sceane which was a console player for 30-40 hours iirc (not alot comphared to others) and was couched by southpyne(a pro player) and won the tournment against the 3rd seed ranked player which had much more expirence then him after he returned from the losers bracket and made the bracket reset by winning against him in the first set. personlly i got kocked out of the losers bracket against domsdoodles but i was ranked 15 so it was a pretty good run,but he played so precisely and agressivly that i just didnt had a chance there.

[@imSaerilee]

"Never heard of" That's what u thought, knew of this since day 1 of Leathal League :ddddd

[@1o9n25]

"You have never heard of this game before!" Me who had it on steam for almost 9 months now : ok

[@Hang13]

I wish i could have contributed to this

[@Kirbbbbbb]

relatable

[@exoqqen]

that last clip with the added voice coms was so fun to watch! great addition!

[@lolazarz]

Hey I've seen this game before. The Japanese players look really cool! Great video!

[@garr_inc]

Meanwhile here I am stuck forever in 8th division, because the only online there is ranked, and all the players there are good. Then again, sometimes even I can win against them, and there's no better feeling. Thank you for covering a relatively small game. It deserves better.

[@jayson246]

So uh, who came from our boomer reaper?

[@otakudoctor8423]

I like how indepth and how respectful the whole thing is!! more!

[@queenofthesalt5199]

No matter what the fighting game is, Minecraftsteve will always be simultaneously insane and braindead at the same time.

[@FunctionallyLiteratePerson]

Good to see some recognition, I've been playing this on and off for years with friends. (Lethal League, though I've not played blaze) I didn't know there was much of an esports scene, just messed around with it on my own.

[@scene6289]

Damn this got me interested in the game

[@dominicarps715]

Heatwave 3: A grassroots tournament for the indie game Rivals of Aether with a side event for Lethal League Also: the largest Lethal League LAN event of all time (at the time) Also: The Rivals TO popping off in the background during the finale at 12:50 (shoutouts to SBS, legend) Amazing to see that indie game brotherhood and love for each other

[@wander7812]

Minecraftstave after beat every round: now... i'm finally ready... herobrine, i'm comming after you...

[@Cherry-xp9xz]

Thanks so much for exposing the game more, been playing in the scene and streaming the game for a long time now

[@Akshonesports]

Hey, thanks for watching!

[@valesow]

"Never Heard Of" who hasn't heard of lethal league?

[@madmanoliver]

.... I mean, lots of people lol. I don't understand why your so suprised, it's not that popular a game

[@JudgementSkull]

@@madmanoliver he is surprised because the game should be popular

[@mareksb]

Even pewdiepie has played it!

[@flawlead4139]

This is what the video game industry needs! Concept and uniqueness of the game is on point I'm glad I ran into this video. I got a new game to try out!

[@MONARCHF2]

never heard of? more like never play again because the servers are dead and my freinds dont wanna re install this

[@sproutabouttheland4759]

I have been playing the game since launch on xbox and there is a small community of players that formed since the first game. People come and go from the xbox version but a veteran xbox player named Oblivion Crysis has been hard at work trying to get new players to join the long lasting xbox player community.