Me: *jab jab jab jab* Sf4 announcer: "I'VE NEVER SEEN A COMBO LIKE THIS BEFORE!"

@PoloFlo..

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Fundamentals watches Core-A?

@MaulusRS

4 жыл бұрын

NO ONE IS EVER GONNA FORGET THIS EVENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@vgg175

4 жыл бұрын

PoloFlo everyone watches Core-A

@Omegadarkdrake

4 жыл бұрын

@@PoloFlo.. better question is who doesn’t watch core-a

@Hlidskialf

4 жыл бұрын

sf4 announcer was tight

Core-A’s always an instant click

@sennahoj9332

4 жыл бұрын

Just like Alpharad the AlphaChad

@sennahoj9332

4 жыл бұрын

Kyle Bortolon I’m 16.

@Lotobedra

4 жыл бұрын

Every single time I swear

@YouB3anz

4 жыл бұрын

💯

@urmumongod7933

4 жыл бұрын

Yuh dude your right im always waiting for a new video by these guys

TL;DR: That weird announcer line made sense in Japanese. For those interested, that weird "the weak lose and the strong win" line from SFIV is (iirc) a translation of 弱肉強食, which is what's called a "four-character idiom." Japanese has a lot of these four-character idioms, and they are usually little bits of wisdom, which is why it got called an "axiom" by the announcer. As an example, one that got absorbed into english is 一石二鳥, literally "one stone, two birds." This one from SFIV gets translated in a lot of weird ways because, if you do it literally, you get "weak meat, strong eat," which while hilarious, lacks the soul of the original. The translation that I think sounds the best in english is "The weak become food for the strong." Anyway, point is, it didn't sound so weird and awkward in the original language. Belated edit circa April 2021: A few have rightly pointed out that the origin of "one stone, two birds" (and the many similar idioms across a variety of languages) is contentious, possibly spreading from Greece, possibly, as I was taught, from China (the birthplace of the four-character idiom), or possibly independently in many places.

@jexusdomel5194

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly im down if we make "weak meat strong eat" into a thing

@Felipera_

4 жыл бұрын

@@jexusdomel5194 sign me up.

@lounowell4171

4 жыл бұрын

fascinating, ty for sharing seconding the notion to make "weak meat strong eat" into a thing

@GarethXL

4 жыл бұрын

the thing is it's a blunder on the translation side because when convert to english it would be survival of the fittest

@AbelityGaming

4 жыл бұрын

Its the jp version of "survival of the fittest"

"passes it to the man, shoots it, and boom goes the dynamite" this dude landed the wrong job and he just rolls with it

@AllUpOns

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it's a college kid on a university station.

@mrbigglezworth42

3 жыл бұрын

@@AllUpOns He was an intern at a local news station effectively given his very first live broadcast. He was noticeably nervous for most of it, but bounced back during the sports section where he said the dynamite line.

Core-A: uploads Me: there is still hope for 2020

@Churriittoo

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!!

@sageeye1253

4 жыл бұрын

ikr, what a strange year

@cyberbird8683

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@zwryy7622

4 жыл бұрын

Olha quem eu encontrei nos comments hshdhahhdhshdhwhs

@shinbakihanma2749

4 жыл бұрын

2020 is a wash, an abject failure of a year. There is NO hope. Here's to 2021 being at least feasible.😆

In the FGC, if a certain tech or combo was discovered, it would become '(insert player's name) special' Justin Wong's 'Wong Factor' was a thing as well as the 'Daigo Parry'

@Axonn1018

4 жыл бұрын

Some other games adapt this too. Resident Evil 4's speedup glitch is called the "Ditman Glitch" named after the user that found it.

@yonatanbeer3475

4 жыл бұрын

And who can forget Melee's "Ken Combo"

@taymc5150

4 жыл бұрын

Or the amsa tech

@Vondo4

4 жыл бұрын

... wobbling

@yonatanbeer3475

4 жыл бұрын

Or the Mew2King angle. Sorry, Mango angle.

"LOOK AT THE TIME! LOOOK AT THE TIIIIME!"

@Kaktanternak

4 жыл бұрын

LOOK AT IIIIIIIIIIT

@calvinlim3189

4 жыл бұрын

HES FROM THE FUTURE

@Oathkeeperclash

4 жыл бұрын

surprised we didnt hear from him in this vid tho

@Young-bx2pf

4 жыл бұрын

Easily my favorite commentary moment ever

@madara792

4 жыл бұрын

WHO WOKE THE BABY?!

Commentary is a really underated part of a lot of different types of media. I remember a few years ago, watching this cliff diving competition, a sport that I think it's kind of neat, but nothing out of the ordinary. But then, the commentary, was so good, they explained the intricacies of the sport, the background of the competitors, tidbits about interviews with the competitors. I stopped what I was doing just to watch. It really makes a big difference.

@sourapple7831

3 жыл бұрын

It gives it much more depth and expands and breakdowns simple things that shows more mastery in skill and execution

That line about rewarding the listener for paying attention is spot-on. When a commentator says "there it is again!" you _feel_ like you both watched it together the last time and this time. You're watching this together, _almost like you're friends,_ and why would you leave a friend hanging by tuning out?

I was like "Woohoo! He uploaded a video finally."

@JustMK_1

4 жыл бұрын

lol

As a Starcraft player who recently became interested in fighting games, seeing/hearing Tastetosis was a treat. And that quote about Geoff from Blizzard gets me every single time. Thanks for the feels ❤️ and keep up with the stellar content!

@josepartida1711

4 жыл бұрын

I’m a fighting game player looking to get into Starcraft 👍

@chromulus2225

4 жыл бұрын

As someone who used to love starcraft 2 during wings of liberty how hard is it to get back into the game nowadays? I really haven't looked into it much but have been looking back on my SC2 days with fondness and was tempted to revisit the game.

@impswarm5577

4 жыл бұрын

@@chromulus2225 You will be surprised how easy it is to get back into it Edit: You have to grind the mechanic of course

@ayurjake

4 жыл бұрын

RIP Geoff

@kablooey60

4 жыл бұрын

@@josepartida1711 Play the Campaign and watch Vibe's Bronze to GM series for thr race you're looking to play.

me at the start of the video: hell yeah tastosis is in this me at the end of the video: *crying about incontrol again*

@Lanzetsu

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too, also those lines from Blizz about him...

@MayJeremiah

4 жыл бұрын

literally got goosebumps when that part came up :'(

@imrankhan-mu6ox

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/iX-NtZORqqe4gsY.html

"Ability to stop talking as soon as someone else starts talking" I would make a great commentator!

@Ramsey276one

4 жыл бұрын

6:09 Tag Commentary!

"Red is dead!" "Blue is through!" "Oh dear..." The Announcer is best commentator.

"Not everyone agrees" Shows pictures of pineapple pizza. The perfect metaphor doesn't exi-...

@curtandrewsjr.8163

4 жыл бұрын

So that’s what that was

@VanRukh

4 жыл бұрын

And when you need a metaphor for "no one agrees" you whip out the strawberry pizza

@methanesulfonic

4 жыл бұрын

ah-bloo-bloo

@cumekira70

4 жыл бұрын

blasphemy

@dj_koen1265

4 жыл бұрын

When you need a metaphor for “only one guy agrees” is when You bring out the strawberry pizza cuz that shit is disgusting but it got made

*"When you love the game enough, you can become a part of it"* Truest words a Gamer can ever hear

@zunikanu1087

4 жыл бұрын

while showing Sonicfox showing up in Skullgirls

@imrankhan-mu6ox

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/iX-NtZORqqe4gsY.html

@tomcruise7481

3 жыл бұрын

Penguinz0 hosting the biggest online smash ultimate tourney like ever

@sourapple7831

3 жыл бұрын

When you love the game enough, it becomes part of you.

*Feels like Christmas every time we get a new upload from Core-A...*

@RanOutOfSpac

4 жыл бұрын

It hurts how true this is.

7:45 "Make some noise for STAAATS!!!" You split my sides so hard!

@dontreadthiscomment3026

3 жыл бұрын

*what*

I remember when SFIV came out in France we had the amazing Ken Bogard commenting and his energy, passion and style inspired by Japanese commenters was one big factor in the regain in interest to the fighting games genre here. So big shout out to him and the French e-sports community. Also, obligatory Ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeb!

We do love the Artosis pylon... Thank you for including starcraft in this analysis 😊

This channel got me into the fgc, while I'm awful I still have a lot of respect for it.

I know Professional Wrestling is fake, and the reason why commentary exists is that they need to make the match as believable as possible. But I would like to use this time to show some appreciation for commentators. Jim Ross is a beloved play by play commentator because of his expressions and how much he is able to "sell" the match to the audience watching at home. His commentator is so good, he makes his partner, Jerry "The King: Lawler sound good. Lawler isn't a good color commentator because most of the time, he makes a ton of misogynistic quotes, and he just randomly yells stuff. He is pretty much a hype man. When he worked with Michael Cole or Joey Styles (Another beloved play by play guy), you can clearly tell that Jim Ross carried him. People claim that after Jim Ross left, matches started to become boring. But going on from that, Michael Cole and Tazz are my favorite commentary duo, especially when they both worked on Smackdown. Cole gets a ton of hate for his commentary work today, because of many reasons. It's either that his catchphrases were horrible, he is constantly forced what to say by the higher-ups or his stint where he became a heel (Aka The Bad Guy). Heel commentators work only if it's the color commentator hyping the bad guy up. It creates a yin and yang feel. But when the play by play guy does it, it makes the product even worse. But going back to the duo, Michael Cole and Tazz don't get a lot of appreciation at all when it comes to commentary. But when you look at the older stuff from 2002-2005, you can clearly see how well the two synergized with each other. Cole was able to call his matches, while Tazz actually knew what went on because he recently retired around that time. They made guys like Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guererro, Chris Benoit, Edge, And Kurt Angle much more credible, especially how those guys were not considered to be the top guys until the two commentated their godlike matches. Without those two, Smackdown wouldn't have been a popular show if two less credible guys did the commentary. It made Smackdown much more believable, while Raw was over the top.

@Pabzooloo

4 жыл бұрын

Just about everything you said is a "yep" for me as I much more vividly remember wrestlers on smackdown than I did on raw overall, though they both stay in my memory for all of the great times between both shows. There were clear standouts on smackdown and it wasn't just the wrestlers, it was the commentary backing them.

Man I was hoping Yipes would have gotten a feature in this. Wonderful video as always.

@darkreaverhasham

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not alone. When mentioning duos I was hoping for a Yipes and Chris Matrix or Tasty Steve shout-out.

@ultimateman55

4 жыл бұрын

Yipes is such an authentic and unique commentator. He brings the hype and helps the watcher feel like they're part of the community. Love that guy!

@pjsaltwaster6809

4 жыл бұрын

or PIE Lee Chung

8:20 I like the subtle joke of “Not everyone agrees” :P

I love how much love Starcraft got in this video.

My first language is not English, that's why I am always grateful for the commentators who speak loud and clear, thanks to that I have been able to feel the hype of many tournaments and for that I will always be grateful

Shoutout Tastosis and the SC2 community. These interviews are AMAZING! Please more content featuring the scene :)

Wow! What an interesting (and unexpected) topic to cover!

Seeing TB and inControl's faces in this video made me well up

I know this isnt the right crowd for this but John Madden is a legendary football coach..hes a great commentator as well but its kind of like saying Shigeru Myiamoto is a legendary spokesperson for Nintendo..yeah he is that but he has some other talents that kind of overshadow his PR ability

@Sune

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the knowledge. imo it's better we're all exposed to knowledge from different fields anyways, as it helps us to be more well-rounded as individuals.

@indylockheart3082

4 жыл бұрын

That's how I feel as well...I am and always will b god awful at fighters and havent played one since MvC3..but I know a lot about the technical side of playing them at a high level purely bc of this channel..its knowledge I'll never use but I like it😁

@aspreedacore

4 жыл бұрын

Indy Lockheart keep trying, maybe crazy anime/comic tag games aren’t your jam, maybe your better 1 v 1? Unfortunately my internet is cursed forever

I couldn't wait until this came out when you mentioned it on Majas's podcast, glad the wait is over

@fatherdex8174

4 жыл бұрын

Gerald was too busy buying headphones from Majas and Esteban to make any videos homie

Whenever I hear “commentator” My mind instantly goes, “That ain’t falco, that ain’t falco...” “OHHH OHHHHHH OH OHHHHHHH OHHH, OHHHHHHHHH OHHHH” “WHERE ARE YOU???”

@Mr.9

4 жыл бұрын

“METEORS IN ASS”

@iamdreamer_

4 жыл бұрын

"HAPPY FEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOMBO COMBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

@jhozan

4 жыл бұрын

"GET YO ASS WHOOPED"

@Geheimnis-c2e

4 жыл бұрын

WHERE U AT WHERE U AT

@e.s.4958

4 жыл бұрын

HAPPY FEET

Imagine making $400 million for coming up with "Let's get ready to rumble".

@dj_koen1265

4 жыл бұрын

If only life was so easy for everyone lol

@third-ratedude4234

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, imagine if Tasty Steve trademarked "Make some noise"...

@imrankhan-mu6ox

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/iX-NtZORqqe4gsY.html

My life basically revolves around my wife & son and Core-A analysis videos at this point

@mrdanyo1223

4 жыл бұрын

A man of culture i see

Rip iNcontroL. Seeing footage of Geoff always gets me.

The thing is, just like with a lot of real sports, there are some things that experienced players or people with a high understanding of the sport/game, which usually include casters, get excited about that other people might not. A good caster doesn't just get excited but takes time to explain why something is exciting. Edit: I love Star Craft 2 and Tastetosis

i watched SO many hours of tastosis on GOMTV back during the early days of SC2. such good commentary and so many laughs. thanks for highlighting them! love, poopfeast420

Man thanks so much for making this Core-A. As someone who loves watching tournaments sometimes just to hear the commentators discussions I enjoyed seeing so much of the skill that goes into being a commentator. Also ty for including Starcraft content into your video, brings back the good old days of watching Day-9 and Artosis and just playing some classic wings of liberty.

I am a speedrunner for Gravity Rush Remastered. I've done a few runs at events where I need to do commentary and play. What I struggle with the most in commentary is the fact that there are maybe 10 people in the entire world who are capable of running the game at the level I do, and there is an insane amount of tech that is difficult to execute, and not obvious when watched. I feel like each run I need to spend so much time explaining tech and so much happens so fast it is hard to cover everything in the time it happens. I hope that one day the game will become large enough that the explanations won't be necessary, but I doubt that will ever happen.

I was remembering Incontrol today, he passed away exactly one year ago, it´s good to see one of my favorite channels on youtube still remembers him, we miss you Geoff, rest in peace

The return of the king!

@mfrebel7831

4 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah boiii!

@theHedgex1

4 жыл бұрын

funny thing is i wrote that while looking for micheal jackson

@ibt2811

4 жыл бұрын

YES

I tried casting at my uni's local smash scene the one time we streamed. It was a challenging experience. I quickly learned that true live commentary is not the same as "live commentary" in Let's Plays. It was still fun though and I had a more experienced caster alongside me to play off of.

@JacquesSnacques

4 жыл бұрын

I can imagine that Let's Play commentary is more about improvising interesting conversations and using the game to support said conversations (e.g. doing something silly), whereas this kind of live commentary is much more rooted in serving the game and explaining whats happening while also providing insight as to why its happening. I'd be interested in hearing what you learned from your experience, though, as I am only speculating. :)

@BanditLeader

4 жыл бұрын

@@JacquesSnacques if you want to see the actual difference between lets play commentary and live commentary, just look at Courage's old commentary and recent commentary

@AtomBacon

4 жыл бұрын

@@JacquesSnacques definitely. And there is also a big difference between solo and co. I've done a fair bit of both. Personally I feel my best work is Crystal (which had co commentary for 5/42 episodes and was solo for the rest) and Majora's Mask which was on my friend's channel (full co).

These kinds of videos have no right filling people with such strong emotions. It's been almost 2 years, yet this one still always makes me cry at the end. You're always spot on coordinating your music and narration. Critical hit, every time, amazing job as always.

It’s 3 AM, I was about to sleep, and then this was uploaded Change of plans I guess

@NarokathCrimzonAE

4 жыл бұрын

Same fam

Oh my god, seeing Anderson Cooper with the streamer cat ears nearly killed me.

I'm really glad you focused on StarCraft for this, it's such a joy to watch a well commentated game. Specially BroodWar, which I can barely stand playing but I love to watch.

All who host and record or broadcast video game competitions really need to release two versions of each match: -One with live commentary if provided; and -One without the live commentary track, but with all the in-game music and sounds. There’s no excuse not to allow this aesthetic choice for the consumers.

As a french person who watched Pomf & Thud back in the days, i can assure you that all you need to commentate is to have played the game and loved it. They were f*cking awesome Obviously i paid for their pack in Starcraft 2, and that may be the only DLC i bought in Sc2

@almiser

4 жыл бұрын

... They were Master ... How can you say "all you need ... to have played the game". It's litterally knowledge and passion.

Awwww. That last line on Starcraft :,)

I had an accidental muscle twitch that clicked this notification before I even read. Im glad I did

@AuntBibby

4 жыл бұрын

autonomic nervous system > brain

@12isaac00

4 жыл бұрын

@@AuntBibby muscle memory ftw

I absolutely love that moment in Mobas, when a team fight is brewing and the announcers start speaking faster and faster.

A more recent death, but the death of Kixstar for Siege was similar as kixstar was the one who made commentating become actually good in Siege, therefore adding to the experience.

And... there goes another video that I'll watch 20 times

I'm a little disappointed that there's not a single mention of Yipes in this video, but I get it lol

@hgsqu33zy

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with this statement

@d3v1lsummoner

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Yipes would have been a more iconic example of the more casual side, but they did put Aris in there.

Man i really love your videos since 2015 with the "What Makes A Fighting Game Worth Playing?" video

Good to have you back!

Scar: “TOPH!”

@jjrambles683

4 жыл бұрын

"DID YOU SEE THE READS!?"

My heart stopped the moment this cued in my recomended box!!! Im so excited about this!!!

There was a Mortal Kombat 9 match where a player got juggled against the wall and Aris said sth like "Oh no, he has to take that damage straight up the bung-hole" that awkward silence afterwards was amazing. loved the guy ever since

A Core - A upload?? A CORE - A UPLOAD OMFG THANK YOU. I CANT WAIT TO REWATCH THIS SHIT FOR LIKE 2 MONTHS STRAIGHT

5:51 gave me vibes similar to Ender's game. 12:38 tongue twister.

In VF we call, "Dick Jabs" by the actual input since it's a widely used move with important purposes. That being, 2P. We'll say, elbow for all 14F mids even if visually they aren't an elbow. Sometimes switching to just mid.

Can’t say this enough but Core-A you’re seriously a top tier content creator and it’s always a delight watching your videos. Thanks so much

We all love your videos soooo much, I still relisten to them all when I'm at work.

Commentary also defines historical moments in games. I can't perform the Wombo Combo, but I know the call by heart.

man this absolutely drives home how esport is so much more fundamentally community driven compared to a lot of sports. absolutely love it. man i wanna do more commentary i love that shit tbh

Even amidst the chaotic future of the FGC with several top players being outed and even Evo's CEO, seeing a Core-A Gaming video during this time is always a sign of how great this community can be. Thanks as always, Geralt.

Love you core a! I always put you guy’s on repeat on my playlist, I’ve gotten so far in fighting games because of you guys too!

10:46 someone pass me that book lol need bobs frames 😂

_TastySteve singing the Tekken7 EDM is peak casting._

The analysis series has become one of my favorites on KZread because it emphasizes both passion and research. There's a great deal of history to these videos that makes each one feel like a very in-depth discussion of storied concepts. That's rather impressive, given the medium and genre being discussed are relatively young.

Thanks for this Channel! Always a pleasure to watch!

I'll just say this now: frame-perfect combos are insane. I know what they are, I can't execute them because of the difficulty. I usually go for easy combos: input leeway, no more than three buttons, anything I can get out with 90% or greater confidence. Usually, if you can land an easy combo twice, you'll do more damage than those frame-perfect insanities, just not as spectacular. Fighting games aren't my jam ... I'm okay, but okay isn't nowhere near good enough these days to win.

@Ramsey276one

4 жыл бұрын

Fantasy Strike You can do it

Three seconds of Melee. More than enough time to take a stock.

@Ramsey276one

4 жыл бұрын

Fantasy Strike will be the Dark Souls of FGC commentators I already saw a 10 SECOND TRIPLE PERFECT WIN

Dude so glad you got Artosis and Tasteless in this. That duo are probably the best announcers in esports.

Glad you plugged the Twitch channel! Looking forward to the next stream I can jump on live!

Tastosis my all time favorite casters. They're just perfect. Also yipes, I miss that guy.

@jpcoqueran

4 жыл бұрын

OH OH OH EY EY EY lol love that dude

Already knew you'd have my mans Tasteless and Arty McTosis

Goddamn I love this channel. Please make a full length documentary at some point. I've waited months for videos and never been disappointed, I'll wait a hundred years for that

I don't know a thing about star craft so it was interesting to see someone like you talk about it. Keep making good shit Gerald :)

Didn't expect to see my boi Atlus in this, but I guess Core is in Korea so makes sense

@MrERLoner

4 жыл бұрын

Its almost as if Core-a, is short hand for Korea with its emphasis on the Korean scene and players

“Mew2King, one of the older Lil’ Pump mains in recent times” “Ohh, He activates the Gucci time. And that’s the set!!!”

@Ramsey276one

4 жыл бұрын

How long until you decode that, Analyst?!

Just watched the first episode of Sajam's podcast where you mentioned researching this video. So cool to see it a day later

Thank you for all the content you give us, man! I didn't know you stream so I will be there next time no doubt!

No Wombo Combo? ;( I understand if it was to avoid blasting everyone's ears, the language, and/or the controversy surrounding a commentator in the video, but for me, it is the most memorable commentary moment. (Right above Coney accidentally catching a tie that made him look like ryu).

*shows wiki page for edgeguarding* Core A: some terms are simple enough to be self explanatory over time *plays a clip of ledge hogging*

@yuribacon

4 жыл бұрын

Well, ledge hogging is just a specific kind of edge guard, so its still accurate :P

@meaninglesswords1082

4 жыл бұрын

The clip was of Mang0 ledge hogging twice and nothing else. He was clearly trying to emphasize that specific technique.

Damn, that picture of total biscuit hit me hard. RIP, man.

I love when the commentary on a sick play is also remember and is iconic like in the coldzera jumping awp

It's less about being good at the game, and more about being knowledgeable You could have the execution skills of a coma patient and it wouldn't matter, because you're not the one playing the game

Never have I clicked on a video faster.

RIP Geoff. So cool for you to mention him in this vid.

How the fuck can anyone downvote this? This is one of the most well made videos in history.

I am a simple man: I see Core-A analysis, I click like.

Rule of thumb: Anything you’re doing when a new Core A Gaming video is uploaded is instantly less interesting.

Yet again, Core-A puts out one of the most well constructed video essays on KZread. This stuff is amazing. I honestly can't click on these fast enough.

Bro, I've been binge-watching your content, and all the while I had failed to realize that you weren't American. Your English is just really, really good. And that's just beside what I really wanna say. Your content is some of the best. Thank you for doing what you do. I enjoy your work and the analysis you insert. It is honest, it is sincere. It is deep, and it allows for conversation with the way you deliver your points.

I dont know how it is for other fighting games, but Smash commentators sometimes spend less time analyzing the game and more time talking about their social lives.

@mayo10able

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, that's why I stopped watching smash tournaments :/

@Stroggoii

4 жыл бұрын

Every single aspect of competitive Smash sucks.

Gaming

@shermanlowery5181

4 жыл бұрын

Gaming

@namenlosNamenlos

4 жыл бұрын

Gaming

Legitimately excited every time you post a video! Thanks!

this is like all my favourite things in one, thanks core-a