423: Tekken 5 PS2 \\ Do I need Baek's kicks if I can KO a Champion ghost w/ left jab spam?

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Published on March 21, 2021 9:30:48 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPU-vDH1vrw

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Tekken 5 (2004)

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I keep playing Baek Doo San in Tekken, thinking I should like him; here I thought it was working, then found I could only beat tough matches by spamming his left jab--but then I got a bit better with his other punches, and things opened up...but then I got myself into a match against a named rank AI and guess what I had to resort to?

0:00 - Customize
6:16 - Arcade Battle
1:10:35 - promoted to 5th kyu
1:45:37 - vs Champion Lei 'o'
2:06:27 - getting past Champ
2:11:22 - wrap-up & what's next!

So for my second match at 1st dan rank, my choice of opponents was suddenly only three named ranks: Champion, Master, and Shihan. At the time I didn't know where those fell in the rank order, except that they were way above mine--and I was mostly just stunned that the game had suddenly decided to offer me such a high-level opponent roster! : o (And this is on the default, Medium difficulty.) And you get like 2 seconds to decide and I panicked and for some reason picked the top, Master option--I think because it was a Lei and I thought he might be easier than a Marduk or Law--which of course was the worst choice rank-wise, since the choices are always ordered with the top rank as the top choice and the lowest rank at the bottom. : P

I have some kind of complex against just *not* playing Baek, like it would make me a bad person or something. I can't seem to do much with his kicks in 5; I can't find a fast single kick on him, which seems really weird. I don't know what I'm doing.

I'm playing 6 tomorrow so I guess I'll try Baek there to see if it feels like I can do more with him--and if his jab spam nonsense still works. : P

Okay I looked up the rank FAQ https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/920588-tekken-5/faqs/35872 and there is one character of each character per rank--so one Champion ranked Lei, one Champion ranked Anna, one 5th dan ranked Lei, one 5th dan ranked Anna, etc. And the ranks go: Beginner, 9th to 1st kyu, 1st to 5th (not 10th!!) dan, then Shihan, Expert, Master, Virtuoso, Champion, Legend, Sage, Warlord, Conqueror, Deity, Tekken Lord.

So I beat (eventually) a Champion, still a ways from the top. Weird how the dans just go up to 5th.

(Removed the extra 1 dB of mic volume I'd added in episode 418 to compensate for the slight muffling effect of the fuzzy dark grey "windscreen" ball I finally put on the end of my mic--the 1 dB boost wasn't actually needed and was making my voice too darn loud.)

3/20/21

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