I'm surprised that nobody's talking about Mena's controller disconnect! For those who weren't watching, in grand finals, Mena's controller disconnected at the start of round 2, and Angrybird with his amazing sportsmanship, didn't take the game and decided to let the game play out! Truly the highlight of this year's EVO for me!
That comeback was a robbery. Kakeru's tools not working the way they're supposed to is not a good turn around. He lost the round before to nerves and then he lost the last round to random happenstance that I've yet to find a way to replicate. Kakeru was 100% the best player in the final 6. If he had his runback with Angry Bird I have no doubt that he would have won and he already proved himself against Mena.
I was one of the (probably lots of) people who came up, chatted, and got a pic on the first day. Great meeting you! Seems like I picked a good year to go to Evo for the first time.
I watched everything SF6 on stream and the top 6 here. I am quite new to the ''FGC'' stuff, like I joined after Capcom cup 2023, but I think I never has been hooked to something like that. I was reacting to those hits on stage. I wasn't even cheering for any of them, but that top 6 was insane. Great memory that I'll hold on to, great event as a viewer!
Have to mention that besides Leffen there was another Melee Player in Strive placing 7th in his 2nd Strive tournament ever. Setchi made an insane run with his Zato
@@Mechromey We're really entering the renaissance of fighting games. Devs finally making the games more accessible while not sacrificing depth and complexity.
I may not be a fan of Leffen but I’ll give it up for his talent. He’s very good at pretty much every game he’s entered an EVO for and he has placings to back it up.
@@axelfuryofficial8459He is literally fueled by hate, him and Armada used to laugh about how much they loved coming over shutting American crowds up. 10+ years of SoCal hecklers changes a Swede
Bro this EVO was TOO big. I couldn't make my way to watch matches, everyone grabbed the damn chairs and walked off even from the arcade, my feet were busted from standing in endless lines for hours, I honestly only played my bracket matches, a couple games in the Hawaii suite and no other matches the entire time I was there. Still had fun though despite the lack of official parties outside the ballroom that I don't expect us to ever get back
This was my first evo and it was awesome I am definitely going next year the crowd was epic. Thanks to you and all the creators for building this community!
The only reason I didn't want Leffen to win GG was because I knew that if he did the HC discourse would be INSUFFERABLE. Good for him for winning, he definitely worked hard for it, but man GG twitter is gonna be annoying to follow for the next few months
Hope you didn't get sick. Been hearing a lot of people are sick now. You know what's dope about this? I don't know if you've ever played any ccgs/tcgs, but I used to love reading matchup experiences, and this reminds me of that. So is apologyman officially at riot or is he just working on project l? I hope he's officially at riot, you know, from the team shutdown. Good to see him bouncing back. Good video rundown. Stay blessed.
Ive been getting into Street Fighter since late last year and it was the first Evo where i watched most of it live. My buddies had a viewing party and jt basically was like a Super bowl party.
Just to say about the USB port issue. Tbh, that's not a PS5 issue, that would happen with every USB port no matter whether it was PC or PS. The best answer, if there has to be an answer, is for controllers to swap to USB-C or even better still, wireless, yes it introduces delays, but it's better to have a delay than to not be able to play at all. I'm not a professional so I'm not even sure if the USB-C change would actually work, but something I will say is that is not an issue with PS
I think Evo is a sony event now. So tournaments definitely won't be on Xbox 😅. But if there's an issue with USB ports they'll probably just use adapters next time.
Somehow my gear pools were pretty easy and I managed to get out, but my SF pools had Nakano Sagat and ChirsCCH. I took some rounds off of Nakano even though I was shaking like a leaf so I think it was pretty good overall :)
The Top 6s was wild, but it was kinda insane to see the players that would've been on the main stage if Evo kept the Top 8 format And even though it was T6 for scheduling concerns, they somehow still ballooned out the time with the ad breaks, even when UMVC3 ended 40 minutes ahead of schedule 💀 All things being equal though, it was a great event
Been waiting for a video like this from you, thank you :) Very interesting to hear you talk about EVO and how it went :D Also, anyone know the song at 15:40?
I think most of the PS5 USB port damage could've been avoided if setups used USB hubs. That would be much cheaper to repair/replace than fixing the internal port. No one should be plugging their stick into the back of a PS5 where most of the heat dissipates - ridiculous.
I remembered Brian's video last year after idom vs kawano grandfinals and that the US curse still going.. seeing this year i laughed because even the middle east got an EVO title and the US still not 😂😭 i disagree with Brian on old evo wins, its all hard on its way, i mean moment 37 was born in 2004 and the level was insane, Daigo won the only back to back street fighter titles in 2009 & 2010 and it was packed, also back then to information wasn't as easy as nowdays, Japan had most players in top 24 which is crazy, as for angry bird because he's from our region we always follow him and he was very strong and made many big achievements but for some reason ppl just don't recognize him or pay attention to him and i think Brian is right he isn't the showman and tweet all the time, i mean hell before his evo win he literally had 7K followers only even tho he's a worldclass player for years! Same with big bird his Marisa boosted his image! For me i think angrybird mentally is stronger than big bird, man evo was legendary! So many iconic moments! Felt sorry for kakeru but Tokido what a champ! He will evo with akuma 😂🔥
There were 2 twitch channels streaming SF6 matches, pools and up throughout the multiple days. It was evo4 and evo7 i believe. Last day finals was just evo.
Tokio purposely caused a counter hit to happen which resulted in the knockback that made him dodge the spike. Purposely or not; it happened and is not a bug.
Screw League, Fortnite, Valorant or Rocket League, last weekend was Evo night, no matter what the stream numbers says. Fighting games are the best form of video game competition and nothing can convince me otherwise
I agree so much and how is fortnite an eSports when there are bloody random weapons and also how FIFA is an eSport, fighting games are by far the biggest test of ski
This evo did feel different. And it made me think, I used to play a lot of NHL before fighting games and for a season or two, there used to be “relive or recreate moments” you could play that would allow you to relive or change big moments in NHL seasons prior. Evo, and to an extent street fighter league, will hopefully inspire Capcom to play with the battlehub in SF6 and offer those moments somewhere down the line.
Marvel coming back on a big stage was worth it, if only just to see a new generation get exposed to it and get very confused and mad. At least one person was calling for a balance patch.
The funny thing about Leff and the smash community is that people like Lordknight also got started in smash. Void is also a top smash player who crossed over to get top eight at an evo.
Leffen isn't just a melee player, he's The Melee Player™. He has a longstanding reputation for being kind of a jackass, both outside and inside his community (especially in the first few years of his career, from what I've heard). As someone who's never paid much attention to him (and who doesn't know him personally, either), I can't personally say how much he's earned this reputation, all I know is that it's a pervasive one. Results nor not, earning respect will continue to be an uphill battle. Also, winning with the western Strive community's most despised and disrespected character, on back-to-back infamously favorable matchups, was kind of a deflation I'm not gonna lie. At least when the same character won last year, Grand Finals went 3-2 on a somewhat closer matchup. Leffen still fucking earned it without question; matchups or not, his opponents were not free. But it's hard to really see that as a spectator.
I literslly *just* came to the conclusion that controller technology has taken a major step back in the past 10 years. I came to this conclusion after having a WIRE that went into my Ps5 controller plugged into the tournament's ps5, but I was actually hitting buttons on a setup 20 feet away due to Bluetooth garbage. Utter insanity that the controller would even be *considering* Bluetooth in the slightest when I have it physically connected to a device in the first place, the gaming industry really needs to wake up already 😢
So what happened on Saturday? I had you in my Marvel pool and there was a conflict with R2 in SF6 and we held off DQ'ing for a while. < posting before watching the video so hopefully you'll have an answer.
The most shoking thing to me Is: how does One Person have enough time to get jacked like AngryBird and still put enough time into a fighting game and become Evo Champion? 😭 This man dude...
Knee is still goat of Tekken overall But Arslan is the T7 GOAT But makes you wonder if pakistan/arslan has the same opportunity korea/knee has will arslan be even more dominant than knee in his timespan and be an even greater God of Tekken
Was really hoping for Punk as he is the one that got me into SF6 which is my first SF game. Joined the evo stream in winners finals, heard he hadnt lost a game, proceeds to lose and get reversed swept. Maybe i shouldnt have watched
Can we please see more gameplay than Reaction man! I love your JP gameplay so much but its SO LITTLE... i feel like you're going to make me die from gameplay starvation!
Prize pool was so low. 20K for 1st for such a big event just feels like a joke. All the time investment and focus to train to place high for such a small amount. You can make 32K a year working a $15 an hour min wage job. And that's just Street fighter, the rest weren't even close to decent prize pools.
i don't like Mena using whatsapp on evo's main stage Live in competitive environment taking advantage in every way possible i think cellphone should be banned in top 6 i'm happy for Angrybird he got it
10:16 PS5 adds _less_ additional latency vs. PC than PS4 did, at *tournament* framerates. This doesn't mean it's the same. The difference is still a good 2+ frames, and Playstation is _still_ the laggiest platform you can play SF6 on. But like others said, Sony owns EVO, so EVO is stuck with them. Capcom Cup, on the other hand, _already_ went PC last time, and they'll surely do it again.
I'm surprised that nobody's talking about Mena's controller disconnect! For those who weren't watching, in grand finals, Mena's controller disconnected at the start of round 2, and Angrybird with his amazing sportsmanship, didn't take the game and decided to let the game play out! Truly the highlight of this year's EVO for me!
so much sportsmanship even in the grand finals, no wonder this guy is a fan favourite
It was great sportsmanship but I believe he couldn't take the game (by DQ) anyway since it did not pause the match?
Dudes just wanted to get back to playing the video game. All of the interactions between the players during top 6 were great to see.
Got flashbacks of Momochi and GamerBee.
FGC is a family. Mutual respect for any skill level. That’s how I see it.
That Tokido comeback was canon
As much as I enjoyed menas run and was cheering for em tokido vs Jp was definitely match of the night.
That instantly made me a Tokido fan
@@SCORP1ONF1REwhat
38 and still clutching wins. What an inspiration.
That comeback was a robbery. Kakeru's tools not working the way they're supposed to is not a good turn around. He lost the round before to nerves and then he lost the last round to random happenstance that I've yet to find a way to replicate. Kakeru was 100% the best player in the final 6. If he had his runback with Angry Bird I have no doubt that he would have won and he already proved himself against Mena.
I was one of the (probably lots of) people who came up, chatted, and got a pic on the first day. Great meeting you!
Seems like I picked a good year to go to Evo for the first time.
This was the best evo ever, but the next one is going to be even better with full new generation of classic FGs!
I watched everything SF6 on stream and the top 6 here. I am quite new to the ''FGC'' stuff, like I joined after Capcom cup 2023, but I think I never has been hooked to something like that. I was reacting to those hits on stage. I wasn't even cheering for any of them, but that top 6 was insane. Great memory that I'll hold on to, great event as a viewer!
Have to mention that besides Leffen there was another Melee Player in Strive placing 7th in his 2nd Strive tournament ever. Setchi made an insane run with his Zato
This top 6 was one of the best I have ever seen
Honestly can’t wait for next year especially when MK1 and T8 are out
Potentially project L too
@@leiothrix6845here's hoping. All of them look so damn fun.
Fighting game fans eating hot damn
@@Mechromey We're really entering the renaissance of fighting games. Devs finally making the games more accessible while not sacrificing depth and complexity.
I may not be a fan of Leffen but I’ll give it up for his talent. He’s very good at pretty much every game he’s entered an EVO for and he has placings to back it up.
Is it really a victory if nobody is celebrating and respecting you?
Hate him as a person, but damn does he earn my respect as a competitor
@@ssj4922 100%
@@axelfuryofficial8459He is literally fueled by hate, him and Armada used to laugh about how much they loved coming over shutting American crowds up. 10+ years of SoCal hecklers changes a Swede
Most of the Melee fans are glad Leff won. At least I'm glad he won.
That angry bird pop off gave me chills man, that was really moving
It felt genuine for real 😭❤
Bro this EVO was TOO big. I couldn't make my way to watch matches, everyone grabbed the damn chairs and walked off even from the arcade, my feet were busted from standing in endless lines for hours, I honestly only played my bracket matches, a couple games in the Hawaii suite and no other matches the entire time I was there. Still had fun though despite the lack of official parties outside the ballroom that I don't expect us to ever get back
So much good stuff. I probably should come back and rewatch the vods for the stuff I couldn't even watch.
That Rashido beat kicking in as the narration of the match goes. Good edit 🙏.
This was my first evo and it was awesome I am definitely going next year the crowd was epic. Thanks to you and all the creators for building this community!
heck yeah, thanks for breaking down that tokido vs kakeru finish for us.
Hilarious that every tournament grand finals except for like KOF, Strive, and SF6 ended in a character ditto or team mirror
Even dragonball. Wtf are the chances
The only reason I didn't want Leffen to win GG was because I knew that if he did the HC discourse would be INSUFFERABLE. Good for him for winning, he definitely worked hard for it, but man GG twitter is gonna be annoying to follow for the next few months
Hope you didn't get sick. Been hearing a lot of people are sick now.
You know what's dope about this? I don't know if you've ever played any ccgs/tcgs, but I used to love reading matchup experiences, and this reminds me of that.
So is apologyman officially at riot or is he just working on project l? I hope he's officially at riot, you know, from the team shutdown. Good to see him bouncing back.
Good video rundown. Stay blessed.
Ive been getting into Street Fighter since late last year and it was the first Evo where i watched most of it live. My buddies had a viewing party and jt basically was like a Super bowl party.
Hell yeah🤘
Just to say about the USB port issue. Tbh, that's not a PS5 issue, that would happen with every USB port no matter whether it was PC or PS. The best answer, if there has to be an answer, is for controllers to swap to USB-C or even better still, wireless, yes it introduces delays, but it's better to have a delay than to not be able to play at all. I'm not a professional so I'm not even sure if the USB-C change would actually work, but something I will say is that is not an issue with PS
You placed well at Evo. Congrats.
He's quite possibly the Largest Leff i've ever seen
I think Evo is a sony event now. So tournaments definitely won't be on Xbox 😅. But if there's an issue with USB ports they'll probably just use adapters next time.
Somehow my gear pools were pretty easy and I managed to get out, but my SF pools had Nakano Sagat and ChirsCCH. I took some rounds off of Nakano even though I was shaking like a leaf so I think it was pretty good overall :)
The Top 6s was wild, but it was kinda insane to see the players that would've been on the main stage if Evo kept the Top 8 format
And even though it was T6 for scheduling concerns, they somehow still ballooned out the time with the ad breaks, even when UMVC3 ended 40 minutes ahead of schedule 💀
All things being equal though, it was a great event
Mang0 livetweeting Leffen's run was the funniest part. that man is just the most charismatic person
@@vincentcircharo8259lmao
@@vincentcircharo8259 you right my bad hahahahah
@@vincentcircharo8259live xeeting
Im happy for angry bird, he deserved it esp after being so chill about menas disconnect, but i was praaaaying for the tokido punk rematch
Ok I didn’t understand how close the Tokido Kakeru match was at the time. That was insane
Mena's Blanka is the craziest street fighter ive ever seen.
Its absolutely mental. Scary!!
Curious why the prize pools were so low. There should be a ton of money to put towards them.
I never realized how insane seeding is at a major until finally going that shit is ridiculous
Still RECOVERING.....
The showmanship was especially fantastic.
I watched every minute. What an Evo!
Been waiting for a video like this from you, thank you :) Very interesting to hear you talk about EVO and how it went :D
Also, anyone know the song at 15:40?
Moonsiders 1st - Tekken 7
@@BrainGeniusEditor Thanks dude :D
I wondered why I didn't see Reynald in KOF XV. I guess we switched over to SF6.
Wow a jp player from Panamá qué cool espero que hubieran más.
ZEKU THEME TO START, thankyou brine
I think most of the PS5 USB port damage could've been avoided if setups used USB hubs. That would be much cheaper to repair/replace than fixing the internal port. No one should be plugging their stick into the back of a PS5 where most of the heat dissipates - ridiculous.
I screamed so loud at the intro
Machabo was in my day one pool, had to play him on stream. So, that's who I lost to lol
I remembered Brian's video last year after idom vs kawano grandfinals and that the US curse still going.. seeing this year i laughed because even the middle east got an EVO title and the US still not 😂😭 i disagree with Brian on old evo wins, its all hard on its way, i mean moment 37 was born in 2004 and the level was insane, Daigo won the only back to back street fighter titles in 2009 & 2010 and it was packed, also back then to information wasn't as easy as nowdays, Japan had most players in top 24 which is crazy, as for angry bird because he's from our region we always follow him and he was very strong and made many big achievements but for some reason ppl just don't recognize him or pay attention to him and i think Brian is right he isn't the showman and tweet all the time, i mean hell before his evo win he literally had 7K followers only even tho he's a worldclass player for years! Same with big bird his Marisa boosted his image! For me i think angrybird mentally is stronger than big bird, man evo was legendary! So many iconic moments! Felt sorry for kakeru but Tokido what a champ! He will evo with akuma 😂🔥
That spike miss was such a pain for Kakeru.
This maybe a dumb question but are all matches online somewhere? Even the early placements
In Videos taken on personal phones. Daigo vs MenaRD was one of those 😂
There were 2 twitch channels streaming SF6 matches, pools and up throughout the multiple days.
It was evo4 and evo7 i believe. Last day finals was just evo.
@@Shirohige4yonko that wasn't a placement match
Tokio purposely caused a counter hit to happen which resulted in the knockback that made him dodge the spike. Purposely or not; it happened and is not a bug.
Luck = Skill
Specially in fg's
i still dont understand why Mena didnt have his pad wired too the ps5
It has been the best EVO in years! Such a blast! Especially SF6 top 6, it was incredible.
No mk11 recap? Dang. It was a good one
Sechi who got top 8 in strive is also a smash player
I’m still recovering and he’s still catching up on matches lol
Tokido is certainly the man for wild comebacks.
Reynald the Evo champ for KOF13 back in 2013
Evo 2023 SF6 Top 6, solidifies as one of the top Evo's of all time
Watching what happened to Kakeru and then seeing twitch chat chime in with "dumb JP spammer drops the combo LUL" physically harmed me
New Bri4n_F video dropped?
Sabre is assuming Xbox or PC running for 48 hours wouldn’t produce the same kind of heat
The monitors I played on were inconsistent. Some were smooth and some were super laggy. Not a fan of this inzone monitors.
Screw League, Fortnite, Valorant or Rocket League, last weekend was Evo night, no matter what the stream numbers says.
Fighting games are the best form of video game competition and nothing can convince me otherwise
I agree so much and how is fortnite an eSports when there are bloody random weapons and also how FIFA is an eSport, fighting games are by far the biggest test of ski
UMvC3 was hype until Grand Finals. So deflating.
Im a JP hater but the Tokido Kakeru moment broke my heart 💔
yo chat you seeing this ?
Fighting Games have been around since the beginning, and they will continue to be standing through the test of time.
I agree 100% that winning Evo in the last 10-13 years is much more impressive. Any big Japanese tournament was much more stacked back then.
This evo did feel different.
And it made me think, I used to play a lot of NHL before fighting games and for a season or two, there used to be “relive or recreate moments” you could play that would allow you to relive or change big moments in NHL seasons prior.
Evo, and to an extent street fighter league, will hopefully inspire Capcom to play with the battlehub in SF6 and offer those moments somewhere down the line.
Marvel coming back on a big stage was worth it, if only just to see a new generation get exposed to it and get very confused and mad. At least one person was calling for a balance patch.
Dope Thumbnail but man Brians face on that one 😅
This Street fighter stuff is for the Birds
The funny thing about Leff and the smash community is that people like Lordknight also got started in smash. Void is also a top smash player who crossed over to get top eight at an evo.
Leffen isn't just a melee player, he's The Melee Player™. He has a longstanding reputation for being kind of a jackass, both outside and inside his community (especially in the first few years of his career, from what I've heard).
As someone who's never paid much attention to him (and who doesn't know him personally, either), I can't personally say how much he's earned this reputation, all I know is that it's a pervasive one. Results nor not, earning respect will continue to be an uphill battle.
Also, winning with the western Strive community's most despised and disrespected character, on back-to-back infamously favorable matchups, was kind of a deflation I'm not gonna lie. At least when the same character won last year, Grand Finals went 3-2 on a somewhat closer matchup. Leffen still fucking earned it without question; matchups or not, his opponents were not free. But it's hard to really see that as a spectator.
I think most people also dont realize that Mena started out playing little mac in smash 4 as well
I literslly *just* came to the conclusion that controller technology has taken a major step back in the past 10 years. I came to this conclusion after having a WIRE that went into my Ps5 controller plugged into the tournament's ps5, but I was actually hitting buttons on a setup 20 feet away due to Bluetooth garbage. Utter insanity that the controller would even be *considering* Bluetooth in the slightest when I have it physically connected to a device in the first place, the gaming industry really needs to wake up already 😢
So what happened on Saturday? I had you in my Marvel pool and there was a conflict with R2 in SF6 and we held off DQ'ing for a while. < posting before watching the video so hopefully you'll have an answer.
I had sf6 r2 pools an hour later and barely even made it to that due to stomach issues
🍿🦖🤘
The fighting game community is finally becoming bigger
I really hope to see more of Kakeru, poor guy got robbed by game mechanics after almost sending the winner of the whole event to losers.
The most shoking thing to me Is: how does One Person have enough time to get jacked like AngryBird and still put enough time into a fighting game and become Evo Champion? 😭 This man dude...
Knee is still goat of Tekken overall
But Arslan is the T7 GOAT
But makes you wonder if pakistan/arslan has the same opportunity korea/knee has will arslan be even more dominant than knee in his timespan and be an even greater God of Tekken
No Hitbox ?
How does leffen winng evo after years of grinding proves melee is a fighting game? Did umisho prove ow is a fgc?
It doesnt, but it is
And u gon have to hold that
It doesnt and no one said it does?
@@abxy2257 yeah watch the video first before commenting
@@user-cc3ef7qh1x Im assuming youre talking about 18:08, but Brian never says that smash is a fighting game BECAUSE Leffen won Evo.
Might be true for FGC, but pretty sure Gen Con is the biggest offline gaming event ;)
? Not "largest gaming event", largest TOURNAMENT. Does Gen Con have a 7,000+ man bracket?
@@Brian_F Catan goes hard
@@BrainGeniusEditorfrom the sadists who made 6 man catan, comes Catan: Battle Royale
Mena should look after his conditioning, that can't be good for him long term..
What the heck I have things plugged into my ps5 and it never hurts
Was really hoping for Punk as he is the one that got me into SF6 which is my first SF game. Joined the evo stream in winners finals, heard he hadnt lost a game, proceeds to lose and get reversed swept. Maybe i shouldnt have watched
MENA IS THE PEOPLES CHAMP 😤
ANGRY COMMENT ABOUT SOL
Can we please see more gameplay than Reaction man! I love your JP gameplay so much but its SO LITTLE... i feel like you're going to make me die from gameplay starvation!
With Project L coming, Tekken 8 and MK1, god damn, the next 2 years are gonna be even more lit.
Evo = Super Bowl
And i say that since i rather watch the Ads and trailers they have instead of seeing boring ass matches with meta Characters lmao
The FGC is thriving
most grand finals were mirror matches. evo was pretty boring this year imo.
Big in the US = big in the world 🤷🏻♂️
I really wish people would learn how to pronounce Kakeru.
No respect for KOF XV? SMH!
Prize pool was so low. 20K for 1st for such a big event just feels like a joke. All the time investment and focus to train to place high for such a small amount. You can make 32K a year working a $15 an hour min wage job. And that's just Street fighter, the rest weren't even close to decent prize pools.
i don't like Mena using whatsapp on evo's main stage Live in competitive environment taking advantage in every way possible i think cellphone should be banned in top 6
i'm happy for Angrybird he got it
just gabberflasted
If you ask Big Bird, he says Angry Bird is better.
Sony is part owner of Evo, I doubt they will ever use Xbox for any of the main tourneys.
cringe leffen W with chaos
10:16 PS5 adds _less_ additional latency vs. PC than PS4 did, at *tournament* framerates. This doesn't mean it's the same. The difference is still a good 2+ frames, and Playstation is _still_ the laggiest platform you can play SF6 on. But like others said, Sony owns EVO, so EVO is stuck with them. Capcom Cup, on the other hand, _already_ went PC last time, and they'll surely do it again.
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