I think a huge part of this match was the fact that Acola himself knows how to play Kazuya and has that knowledge. The way he'd punish riddles for breaking blocks showed that too
Nah its probably moreso that they just grinded a long time at the last summit so acola got a lot of mu knowledge And riddles kazuya was out of practice, seemed to use terry nearly the entire time
Yeah the biggest thing i see acola do is he is consistently very aware of when he can get a punish and he almost always chooses the optimal move to punish with. He is very different than most Steves that just throw everything out without paying attention or reacting to the opponent. Acola is just a very good and smart player who happens to play an extremely strong character and this is the result
@@SMOKEY-db6ej I am a Main Steve and I had to swallow insults, bad comments and ridicule not only from Steve but also against me for using and loving Steve.
@@calistrenght_5780 obviously ,but what im trying to say is that his statements make it seem like he’s talking about how all (character main) are the same
People who play Steve is because they know he’s one of the best characters. So they play him because Steve has little downsides when compared to so many characters.
@@merpmashchallenge? place three blocks mine get stronger punish them for letting you get stacked is the simple premise the blocks are already unfair enough put that with easy asf combos Minecart and then you have an unfair character
@@flexgt4515 i meant more of the inputs, the inputs are insane, speaking from over 500 hours in just smash ultimate, not even talking from previous titles.
@@flexgt4515 lol okay buddy, you obviously have never played steve well "easy af" you know whats easy, a mindless combo you get natively, steve actually has to place blocks effectively to utilize his combo
Hahaha, I like this comment... because, really, people go CRAZY over Steve and get really angry with him... it reminds me a lot of those memes of people in straitjackets and in a psychiatric hospital saying that they like something just because they were forced to. XD
8:24 I know for a fact acola went for uptilt -> nil2 f smash here, hence why he got the block bair, but dia bair would have 100% killed from there, he didn't have to style so hard 😂
As strong as Steve is, we can't just ignore how bad people play this match up. It's 2023 and people still get hit by anvils even though it's like 80% of the options when Steve is above you. People still get pressured by TNT even though, you should have to pick a ledge option other than get up and mindless second jump aerials and/or side Bs. Riddles has a solid punish game and decent neutral, but his disadvantage is one of the worst in the top 10. He almost never mixes up ledge options. You can bet it's some kind of stupid aggressive option and you can bet he's gonna drop out of the tournament because of it. A little bit of patience and the occasional read would make him a terrifying player considering the characters he plays can just 0-death you.
Ngl Riddles kinda fumbled a bit here against Acola's Steve, like, Steve can be quite predictable for certain setups so you need to play around them (Such as making a wall and punishing you for using a laggy attack on the blocks or hitting you with Up-Tilts and ladder combos if you try to go in from above). Plus, I cannot for the life of me figure out why Riddles was using Back-Tilt so much on the blocks in the first few games???
So disappointing to see riddles drop that game 2 was his he got the 0-death he just choked when he missed that ez electric combo to take the stock he had to have misinputted fair instead of bair but up b was an ez kill too
Y’all gotta stop bitching about Steve long enough to appreciate that aCola is just that good. That tech on the meteor? The punish game? The spacing? Give him props and stop being such salt licks all the time
Honestly riddles missed a bunch of cues and should have adjusted his Kazuya game plan away from going so hard for the electric fist combos and mixing it up. He could've won w kazuya. W terry he missed a lot of openings, he felt that 0-2 pressure.
Could commentary not amplify character hate bandwagons? Trying to enjoy the set and the first two and half minutes is just whinging like we don't already have too much of that.
Steve is more cancer than sonic by far, 0 engage then just endless options to eliminate punish options. If steve gets knocked up then anvil, if he gets knocked to the side then cart, if he gets attacked from above then lava block. If you’re on ledge then tnt and lava. If you manage to beat all that then camp off stage and mine for a time out if you have a lead.
Looks easy on screen, but actually take the time and try to replicate what あcola does. No one can do it at this skill level. He’s best in Japan for a reason
Sonic is more cancer because at least you can hit a good steve. You will not catch a good sonic. He only appraoches with spin dash. Steve at least has to run up on you every now and again.
First time seeing Steve and i went from this character is fucking hilarious to oh this character is broken. Still everything about him and just him being in this game is hilariously cool
You gotta admit, the caliber that あcola plays in is just best of the world. He’s the best Steve in the world for a reason. Amazing job! Riddles doing zero to death on the first game was clutch though. Respect to both players. I don’t understand all the Steve hate, I hate Minecraft but I love watching these characters battle in smash.
Steve is so cringe bro. He can just brainlessly spam out kill options and there's literally 0 risk involved. Along with a 70% guaranteed combo route that is like frame 3 and -2 on shield. The fact that they still allow this character in competitive smash is ridiculous.
@TreyMM-qz4wg that's gotta be the most braindead comparison I've ever heard. Luigi can 0 to death him, too. You're comparing 2 characters that are stupid in 2 different ways. Kazuya is broken, but at least has SOME stuff you can exploit. You are always in disadvantage vs Steve.
Riddles needs to learn to use kazuya’s reflect, despite it having a slow start up he’ll need it to counter the 2 main projectiles he gets punished at. Cart and anvil.
@@Sheamus1212 true true, idk why sakurai made the input like that tbh😭. But he could also do the reflect out of crouch dash thou, which is somewhat easier than inputting it normally. Riddles would just have to adapt and read Steve. It’s possible
@@nassoltd oh, you're right. Tbh I completely forgot. Upon searching it up I do believe that it's f, f+3 for the left split kick. However, would you agree that it should be possible to reflect every time Steve's projectile is thrown out?
@@nassoltdBc I have noticed that Riddles gets punished for being underneath Steve almost every time, and not to mention the cart that gets thrown out from a distance. I main Kazuya, not a pro with him yet, but I feel it is possible to buffer left split kick out of cdc.
Well, you have to adapt, as happens with every Smash... besides, isn't that supposed to be the idea, TO ADAPT AND CHANGE EVEN A LITTLE BIT THE STYLE OF THE GAME EVERY SINGLE TIME SO THAT IT IS FRESH AND NOT JUST LIKE COD?
@@ShcoobyDoobyDoo acola can play different character archetypes and riddles only uses the same one and have to have some sort of cheese/carry factor with them
I fucking hate this character so much. Steve isn't exactly the equivalent of Maxx "C" in yugioh, but He's pretty damn close. 1. Based on his power. It's not good enough to centralize the meta around himself, but it's good enough to where it frankly should be banned. 2. In how much I hate steve, and in addition, how much the smash community seems to hate him. Just like Maxx "C" though, there are people defending him despite the fact that he's broken beyond all hell. I will give Steve defenders this much, their arguments hold a slight amount of merit. Compare that to Maxx "C" defenders who use arguements that have incredibly strong counterpoints pointing out how flawed they are. I'm just going to give the most common point used to defend Maxx "C". "It keeps combo in check." Bitch, no it doesn't. Look at the OCG and master duel. The best decks are almost always combo decks.
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I think a huge part of this match was the fact that Acola himself knows how to play Kazuya and has that knowledge. The way he'd punish riddles for breaking blocks showed that too
Nah its probably moreso that they just grinded a long time at the last summit so acola got a lot of mu knowledge
And riddles kazuya was out of practice, seemed to use terry nearly the entire time
Yeah the biggest thing i see acola do is he is consistently very aware of when he can get a punish and he almost always chooses the optimal move to punish with. He is very different than most Steves that just throw everything out without paying attention or reacting to the opponent. Acola is just a very good and smart player who happens to play an extremely strong character and this is the result
Acolas kazuya is cheeeks
You mean like how he mined until he saw riddles commit to breaking blocks then used an unreachable Fsmash to safely punish?
only if you're too salty to understand the game @@rubberwoody
minecraft steve being in smash still feels like a fever dream every time i watch it
Literally me when I saw Steve's announcement.
jus so hilarious always fun 2 watch🤣
Same its why i searched up more gameplay lol
Less of a fever dream, more of a nightmare considering how busted he is
@@ghostiebaka2809 It will be for you, because the key to beating Steve is *ADAPTATION*
Wow, we get salt from Steve haters AND Kazuya haters in one comment section? *grabs bag of popcorn*
You want some butter with that?
@@h0m3st4rIm sure all the haters tears made the popcorn salty enough
@@soundwave7855Sheesh
Yeah I know sea salty haters
@@SMOKEY-db6ej I am a Main Steve and I had to swallow insults, bad comments and ridicule not only from Steve but also against me for using and loving Steve.
“Can’t wait to go home and grind SF6”Riddles 2023
😂😂
That’s that “let me pretend as if I don’t care that I lost” tweet
Or Tekken 8, 2024.
If this match taught me anything, it’s how overpowered Steve really is. They can even 3-0 Kazuya mains.
This comment is proof that 99% of Steve haters don’t know anything about high level play
@@concerned9890 It's true. I don't. Do you?
@@maxthompson7107 more than you I enter online tournaments
@@concerned9890like the guy is kinda right tho. Steve is too strong
@@calistrenght_5780 obviously ,but what im trying to say is that his statements make it seem like he’s talking about how all (character main) are the same
idk there's just something really funny about Hungrybox getting up and walking away after a steve win @ 8:35
Yes, Steve is unfair, BUT Acola knew how every single one of Terry's moves work. He punished everything, even if they weren't considered mistakes.
and its not like kazuya or terry arent unfair
NIGGA riddles is literally a one trick kazuya rofl
Kazuya players have no right to complain about Steve.
Steve's only as unfair as the gap in skill levels is between whoever uses him and whoever doesn't. Besides, Acola's got an Aegis secondary too.
@@h0m3st4r After Sparg0 and Muteace elimination, I believe he will be 100% Steve for Top8.
8:33 lmao hungrybox
Wut the box doin'
Everyone felt that way too lol
SPOILER: DLC PACK 2 WINS
@@nicstead3820I thought it was funny
@@jusscallmesoulare you 8?
@@nicstead3820I thought it was funny
It’s just a joke, no need to be rude
Imagine the next DLC pack. Moar Fire Emblem and Xenoblade characters and another cheap 3rd party character!
Without sparg0 in the bracket anymore I think Acola wins this tournament
Who beat Sparg0 ?
@@Oggrely
@@Oggre Aaron's Diddy Kong beat the hell out of Cloud
Shh, he’a from the future.
This came true almost unsurprisingly
bro did 85% in 4 seconds
LMFAO SHIT WAS INSANE
Why is it when I look up “Kazuya vs Steve” on UA-cam the first result that shows up is not Tekken ..
cause smash is goated
Never underestimate the Minecraft default skin the tournament edition:
The main problem with kazuya imo is his weight. Sure he has his invisible 0 to death and EWGF and other BS but god damn he lives for a long ass time.
True. He shouldn’t be that heavy.
They make Kazuya super heavy with good moves amd only 2 weakness but make Sephi super light when he got like 3 or 4 weakness
My macs left hook doesn't feel the weight!
8:02
3-0 against riddles, made him switch off his main… either Acola is the best player or Steve is busted
I think acola has just gotten Steve to such a ridiculous level that he's basically like fox is to light. I'm pretty happy kaz got knocked out tho
It's both
Both is good
Remember steve players have a near infinite skill ceiling because steve. You all know what holds them back and if you want to prove it go ahead.
wait ppl dont get hyped up from Kazuya touch of deaths anymore?
I still do
I heard people cheering whent those happened, I don't know what you're talking about.
Bro is mashing 1:31 💀💀💀
He was baiting a shield break.
Edit: i do this all the time , you jab 1 with kaz and trick them into throwing up shield , then you down smash
People who play Steve is because they know he’s one of the best characters.
So they play him because Steve has little downsides when compared to so many characters.
I play Steve because it’s hilarious that he’s in the game
“steve is op!!!” bru learning how to even play him is a challenge itself
@@merpmashchallenge? place three blocks mine get stronger punish them for letting you get stacked is the simple premise the blocks are already unfair enough put that with easy asf combos Minecart and then you have an unfair character
@@flexgt4515 i meant more of the inputs, the inputs are insane, speaking from over 500 hours in just smash ultimate, not even talking from previous titles.
@@flexgt4515 lol okay buddy, you obviously have never played steve well "easy af" you know whats easy, a mindless combo you get natively, steve actually has to place blocks effectively to utilize his combo
Did they not ban kazuya and steve a lil while ago?
How is Sakurai gonna nerf bayo and then release these two monsters
trying to break Steve blocks is never a good idea
Ah yes the 3 options:
- Break block and get punished
- Jump and get uptilt or upsmashed
- Let steve get diamond and die at 80
8:33 Hungrybox in the background tho
I LOVE SMASH DLC!!! I LOVE SMASH DLC!!! I LOVE SMASH DLC!!!
Hahaha, I like this comment... because, really, people go CRAZY over Steve and get really angry with him... it reminds me a lot of those memes of people in straitjackets and in a psychiatric hospital saying that they like something just because they were forced to. XD
8:24 I know for a fact acola went for uptilt -> nil2 f smash here, hence why he got the block bair, but dia bair would have 100% killed from there, he didn't have to style so hard 😂
Riddles got fondled
Ok, now have them play dittos to find out which player can actually play neutral.
As strong as Steve is, we can't just ignore how bad people play this match up. It's 2023 and people still get hit by anvils even though it's like 80% of the options when Steve is above you. People still get pressured by TNT even though, you should have to pick a ledge option other than get up and mindless second jump aerials and/or side Bs.
Riddles has a solid punish game and decent neutral, but his disadvantage is one of the worst in the top 10. He almost never mixes up ledge options. You can bet it's some kind of stupid aggressive option and you can bet he's gonna drop out of the tournament because of it. A little bit of patience and the occasional read would make him a terrifying player considering the characters he plays can just 0-death you.
Facts
wow you make it seem like these top players don't know what they're doing and should JV4 all the time
@@danieldancer4065ong bruh wrote a whole essay 😭 like you go do it then bruh since you got it all figured out 💀💀💀💀
You make it sound simple. "Just don't get hit by anvil" you could apply this logic to any good move in the game smh
Let's see you go against acola
kazuya mishima vs minecraft steve i'm losing my mind
I been outta the smash UA-cam algorithm loop lately. Soo was Steve unbanned?
Steve is banned on some regions.
Ngl Riddles kinda fumbled a bit here against Acola's Steve, like, Steve can be quite predictable for certain setups so you need to play around them (Such as making a wall and punishing you for using a laggy attack on the blocks or hitting you with Up-Tilts and ladder combos if you try to go in from above). Plus, I cannot for the life of me figure out why Riddles was using Back-Tilt so much on the blocks in the first few games???
I don't think Riddles enjoyed losing to a cheesy character . . . ironic.
1:52 why can kazuya do that
So disappointing to see riddles drop that game 2 was his he got the 0-death he just choked when he missed that ez electric combo to take the stock he had to have misinputted fair instead of bair but up b was an ez kill too
Y’all gotta stop bitching about Steve long enough to appreciate that aCola is just that good. That tech on the meteor? The punish game? The spacing? Give him props and stop being such salt licks all the time
Honestly riddles missed a bunch of cues and should have adjusted his Kazuya game plan away from going so hard for the electric fist combos and mixing it up. He could've won w kazuya. W terry he missed a lot of openings, he felt that 0-2 pressure.
@1:52 Ik it’s kazuya but riddles is unreal jeez that combo
Acola is an outstanding player. Riddles did miss a lot, and Acola punished him for it. Good job, Acola.
I am severely unhappy with what transpired in this set
Aint no way bro got deleted just like that
This matchup is so fun to watch😂
これが今のスマブラです🤣
Zzzz
Cube man vs Japan mafia man. XD
淡々とスティーブの最大限を出してる感じ
スマブラSPの完成形
Could commentary not amplify character hate bandwagons? Trying to enjoy the set and the first two and half minutes is just whinging like we don't already have too much of that.
Acola is so fun to watch, the way he reacts to plays and combos reminds me of a FGC.
Fr. His playstyle adapts to whomever he's playing against
Steve is more cancer than sonic by far, 0 engage then just endless options to eliminate punish options. If steve gets knocked up then anvil, if he gets knocked to the side then cart, if he gets attacked from above then lava block. If you’re on ledge then tnt and lava. If you manage to beat all that then camp off stage and mine for a time out if you have a lead.
Looks easy on screen, but actually take the time and try to replicate what あcola does. No one can do it at this skill level. He’s best in Japan for a reason
Stay mad 😂😂😂😂 if he’s so braindead why is acola the only good Steve lmaooooooo stupid ass
Sonic is more cancer because at least you can hit a good steve. You will not catch a good sonic. He only appraoches with spin dash. Steve at least has to run up on you every now and again.
Sounds like you've lost to one Steve too many
スト6に夢中だから、以前と違ってスマブラで負けてもあまり悔しそうじゃないリドルスさん
literally the funniest game, i love steve and i love kazuya
Two of thr most OP characters in the game
So no Leo this time?
Who?
Leo washed and get beat by randoms
1:49 🤯
Sparg0 out of the way, what happened to him?
He lost to Aaron unfortunately
Riddles's ken would've won this set (if you know what im talking about you know👀)
1:52 Riddles won solely because of this
First time seeing Steve and i went from this character is fucking hilarious to oh this character is broken. Still everything about him and just him being in this game is hilariously cool
You gotta admit, the caliber that あcola plays in is just best of the world. He’s the best Steve in the world for a reason. Amazing job! Riddles doing zero to death on the first game was clutch though. Respect to both players. I don’t understand all the Steve hate, I hate Minecraft but I love watching these characters battle in smash.
It's because people can't stand the thought of any playstyle but rushdown unga bunga being legitimate.
People mostly hate Steve because his optimal gameplay is to camp behind walls, not interacting with his opponent.
Steve is so cringe bro. He can just brainlessly spam out kill options and there's literally 0 risk involved. Along with a 70% guaranteed combo route that is like frame 3 and -2 on shield. The fact that they still allow this character in competitive smash is ridiculous.
Yeah it’s crazy that people are really talking about how good Acola is like his character doesn’t play 40% of the game for him.
Stay mad 😂😂😂
@TreyMM-qz4wg that's gotta be the most braindead comparison I've ever heard. Luigi can 0 to death him, too. You're comparing 2 characters that are stupid in 2 different ways. Kazuya is broken, but at least has SOME stuff you can exploit. You are always in disadvantage vs Steve.
Lmao imagine being so retarded cometning this braindead shit, when riddles plays kazuya.
@@dennisd.4726he’s a steve player man, there’s no need to acknowledge his opinion.
I keep telling yall. Steve IS the antidote...i don't wanna hear no one complain about kazuya anymore 😂
Did the DLC carried player get beat by DLC?? life is poetry
Beautiful ❤
Acola didn’t lose though
@@ShcoobyDoobyDoo Acola isn't carried, he's genuinely that good. Steve is busted, but Acola ain't carried
1:53 combo vídeo
I quit this game. I watched Light vs Marss. I got inspired to play again. I saw this set. Nvm.
あcolaの安定感素晴らしい。キャラのことで色々言われてるけど、他の人がスティーブ使ってもこうはならないだろう
もこうさん？！
大型大会スティーブ使わないと優勝できないのも事実
@@ざわちん-d6pそりゃそうだろwメイン禁止して優勝なんて誰もできねーよ😂😂ただあcola君ならサブキャラだけでも良いところまで行きそうって思わせてくれるよね！
@@おそうG
それは確かにそうだね！
あcola推しの人がちょいちょいキャラパワー関係ない、あcola君の実力だよ！みたいな人がいるから流石にスティーブ使ってて関係ない訳ないだろって思っちゃう自分がいる
@@ざわちん-d6p
どこまでがキャラパワーでどこからがプレイヤースキルかなんて誰にも分からないからなぁ
I love how nobody is cheering for the Steve.
Great mach but can bro in the back with the stupid poster chill
どっちもバカキャラ過ぎて見てて面白い
1:53
Riddles needs to learn to use kazuya’s reflect, despite it having a slow start up he’ll need it to counter the 2 main projectiles he gets punished at. Cart and anvil.
I think its a bit harder than that. You basically have to be 3 steps ahead to even do the refelct. Its not an easy input to just throw out
@@Sheamus1212 true true, idk why sakurai made the input like that tbh😭. But he could also do the reflect out of crouch dash thou, which is somewhat easier than inputting it normally. Riddles would just have to adapt and read Steve. It’s possible
@@metalgearfox7273Sakurai is not the one who made that lol also because that’s the input in tekken.. (f,f 4)
@@nassoltd oh, you're right. Tbh I completely forgot. Upon searching it up I do believe that it's f, f+3 for the left split kick. However, would you agree that it should be possible to reflect every time Steve's projectile is thrown out?
@@nassoltdBc I have noticed that Riddles gets punished for being underneath Steve almost every time, and not to mention the cart that gets thrown out from a distance. I main Kazuya, not a pro with him yet, but I feel it is possible to buffer left split kick out of cdc.
I thought Steve was banned… what happened?
TO’s are cowards that don’t care about the game
Only non competitive smash players wanna ban a character. We competitive players enjoy the challenge. Why wanna be the best if you can’t beat a Steve?
@@goe5factssssss .
I'd rather fight than flight .
@@goe5 That is not true the competitive players DO NOT enjoy playing against steve heard this straight up from several top players
@@goe5That’s definitely a lie, casual smash players don’t care about the meta so why would they wanna ban Steve
I wish i was in the tornament
2:32
!bracket
If Steve ends up in grand finals, I’ll start a riot
Do it pussy
Understandable
-Steve
Riot
Do it. I dare you coward.
Johnston Hill
Amazing, acola plays so smooth with all the f-airs and back airs. Congrats 🎉
Posterboard psych patient 🤡
No se como siguen permitiendo a este personaje en torneos, Ban Steve
Y sin embargo, Steve es divertido de ver para mi. XD
Sooooo no ones gonna say shit about the phantom glitch ?
Tr rights 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Riddles should learn the Steve match up in my opinion
My brother in christ, he's the best Steve player on the planet.
@@Molten2004skill issue
@@Molten20048:03 who died to that
@@Molten2004he’s the best player on the planet
@@Dontannoyme34894 how is that my fault?
I hate Steve lol, I can fight kazuya players but playing a good Steve is like playing a whole different game.
Well, you have to adapt, as happens with every Smash... besides, isn't that supposed to be the idea, TO ADAPT AND CHANGE EVEN A LITTLE BIT THE STYLE OF THE GAME EVERY SINGLE TIME SO THAT IT IS FRESH AND NOT JUST LIKE COD?
dlc was a mistake
Steve vs kazuya and it's not even a Tekken match
Steve banned confirmed😂
My top 3 dlc characters are Terry, Min Min, and Minecraft Steve!
なぞなぞではもう相手にならないかそうか…
あcola止めれるとしたらdabazしかいないだろうな
スパーゴは？
Steve é mt nerfado, já q a força real dele é incompreensível.
the guy in the back with the trans sign 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
No matter who wins smash loses
Steve is so goofy, i love it
Love seeing Acola win against the carried ass fgc players
Acola is more carried than riddles
@@ShcoobyDoobyDoo Acola's genuinely good, the other Steves were carried
@@ShcoobyDoobyDoo acola can play different character archetypes and riddles only uses the same one and have to have some sort of cheese/carry factor with them
Acola delivered a good beating to mashing riddles.
couldnt agree more
Steve: “Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!”
idk why but acola's defensive playstyle makes me cringe a lil
スマブラの闇対闇()
Riddles Smile
VonRueden Gateway
I'm only watching this video because of STEVE
I fucking hate this character so much. Steve isn't exactly the equivalent of Maxx "C" in yugioh, but He's pretty damn close.
1. Based on his power. It's not good enough to centralize the meta around himself, but it's good enough to where it frankly should be banned.
2. In how much I hate steve, and in addition, how much the smash community seems to hate him. Just like Maxx "C" though, there are people defending him despite the fact that he's broken beyond all hell.
I will give Steve defenders this much, their arguments hold a slight amount of merit.
Compare that to Maxx "C" defenders who use arguements that have incredibly strong counterpoints pointing out how flawed they are.
I'm just going to give the most common point used to defend Maxx "C".
"It keeps combo in check."
Bitch, no it doesn't. Look at the OCG and master duel. The best decks are almost always combo decks.
Wow. I hate both these characters. I’m gonna watch this video and I’ll be genuinely surprised if I don’t yawn once the entire time
DLC PRIVILEGE BABY ! cant wait for the 4 months of fun of smash 6 before DLC ruins yet again a game
You're dragging it