Takuma Sakazaki (Arcade Version)

[Reiki.Kito]

Yo!

You were with the group that was at Southtown the other day, right? Cool, glad you guys stopped by Dreamcancel.

[t3h mAsTarOth...!]

hey guys... i tried out Takuma today... i can do combos from lights and do his corner combos... but i can't for the life of me figure out how to do s.C, f+B, b~f+D... if i charge before s.C for too long, then i get b~f+B instead of f+B... and if i don't charge long enough, then after f+B the b~f+D doesn't come out... any help on how to do it?

[Kane317]

hey guys... i tried out Takuma today... i can do combos from lights and do his corner combos... but i can't for the life of me figure out how to do s.C, f+B, b~f+D... if i charge before s.C for too long, then i get b~f+B instead of f+B... and if i don't charge long enough, then after f+B the b~f+D doesn't come out... any help on how to do it?

I always thought you just charge db-f+D AFTER you input f.B, kinda like Robert in XII

[t3h mAsTarOth...!]

are you SURE??? someone please confirm me...

[Rex Dart]

Yeah, you input:

C, f+B, [db], f+D.

It's a really tough link, and really goes to show how short the charge times in XIII are.

[t3h mAsTarOth...!]

Yeah, you input:

C, f+B, [db], f+D.

It's a really tough link, and really goes to show how short the charge times in XIII are.

fine i'll give it another try then... i kept thinking there are some super hidden timing or trick to this... i guess Ralf/Clark's ones work the same way then as well...

[MUSOLINI]

if its as hard as blue mary's  ,  ,  or into  or . this link was hard as hell, you need perfect timing otherwise you can forget it. back when i used to play kof daily, i nailed this link 100% of the time. when i tried it a few years ago on emu, i couldnt get the shit down for shits. like 10% of the time or so. if takumas one is as hard as that one, good luck to you. im thinking it is.

[Mr. Soulstar]

That link is what i'm scared of the most.

I'm for sure maining Takuma but I have a feeling that his combos are gonna be a real pain in the ass to do, but i think he's worth the headache

[bigvador]

he has to many good tools

[MUSOLINI]

you guys do know that you can just do  without using his command normal, way easier. couple years ago when i noticed i couldn't do mary's, i changed the combo to something more practical and easier.

[Rex Dart]

Of course, but his cr. has less range than his cl. , and I think it's slower too. Not sure, though. At any rate, it's a bit harder to follow-up his command grab with cr. .

[SAB-CA]

Of course, but his cr. has less range than his cl. , and I think it's slower too. Not sure, though. At any rate, it's a bit harder to follow-up his command grab with cr. .

This brings up a question: Could you use Kyokugen Ko Ou to get in closer, and maybe combo into crouching after the forward dash?

I must add, I'm also kinda suprised how little you see Kyokugrn Ko Ou used by Takuma players. It seems like a great method to link into Crouching a; -> EX Hienshipuukyaku. And also probably easier to use than the Hien-loops, I'd imagine. (But I'd guess they do more stun?)

Random personal thought: Wish we saw more use of Haohshikouken. Especially EX version. But with all the useful things to do with Takuma's meters, I suppose Ranbu and EX Hien/Kyokugen Hoken outrank it.

[t3h mAsTarOth...!]

you know what? i'm going to try that next time... s.C, f+B, qcf+D, cr.A, b~f+BD... or after command throw s.C, qcf+D, cr.A, b~f+BD... although i would really like to get the s.C, f+B, b~f+D timing down as well...

[MUSOLINI]

well problem with that is you do spend a bar for the move.

[Mr. Soulstar]

I just really hope these combos aren't too much of a pain to do.