If I remember the breakdown correctly from a different vid with KLK footage edited in, Ken was a one-hit kill even if he blocked Chun-Li's normal attacks, let alone her ultimate finisher. And yet the player managed to perry each kick in the ultimate attack - and the required hitbox is apparently notoriously small for Chun-Li in that game. After that Ken's player managed to turn the fight around and take out his opponent.
As the video shows, the audience went, in a word, nuts.
If I remember the breakdown correctly from a different vid with KLK footage edited in, Ken was a one-hit kill even if he blocked Chun-Li's normal attacks, let alone her ultimate finisher. And yet the player managed to perry each kick in the ultimate attack - and the required hitbox is apparently notoriously small for Chun-Li in that game. After that Ken's player managed to turn the fight around and take out his opponent.
As the video shows, the audience went, in a word, nuts.
Holy shit, these were actually parries? Sorry, what did you say the breakdown was? I need to watch it now.
Holy shit, these were actually parries? Sorry, what did you say the breakdown was? I need to watch it now.
You have to press forward (toward your opponent) for every hit on a limited frame span. Now try to do that with correct timing fourteen times in a row, under the pressure of a tournament crowd, tied points (next victory point wins) and barely no health (blocking the attacks would be KO by chip damage).
EDIT: I already knew Justin Wong got the butt of the joke from this EVO moment since then. What I didn't know is people still train hard on this game to parry his Chun-Li. Here is a Kikoshou parry with Hugo (more hits, shorter time).
You have to press forward (toward your opponent) for every hit on a limited frame span. Now try to do that with correct timing fourteen times in a row, under the pressure of a tournament crowd, tied points (next victory point wins) and barely no health (blocking the attacks would be KO by chip damage).
EDIT: I already knew Justin Wong got the butt of the joke from this EVO moment since then. What I didn't know is people still train hard on this game to parry his Chun-Li. Here is a Kikoshou parry with Hugo (more hits, shorter time).
Let's bring it back down to earth a bit.
Daigo was anticipating the Super. He actually baited for the parry 4-5 times before it happened - you can see it by the little walk-forwards between 31-26s on the game clock.
The parry window is 10 frames (1/6th of a second)
When inputting a parry attempt against a ground attack, high and low parries have a 10 frame input window as long as the directional input is released quickly. If forward or down direction is held, this input window is reduced to 6 frames. Also, you cannot input another parry (cooldown period) for the next 23 frames. Source: https://wiki.supercombo.gg/w/Street_Fighter_3:_3rd_Strike/System
