Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "MARVEL TOKEN: FIGHTING SOULS OFFICIAL BEGINNERS GUIDE OVERVIEW"

Episode Date: August 1, 2025

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It is finally here. Now, at first, we had a little showcase of Marvel token fighting souls, but now we finally have received more of a deep dive into the game. And of course, would it be in 12 minutes? We're going to get right into it. And I'm going to try not to pause too much because, of course, I want the whole thing to play out because this is more of a reaction, but I still want to watch the full video. Because long-time listeners of the podcast already know that when it comes to my love for

fighting games. It all started in MKX when I was using that clone ability like it was going out of style, which technically it did go out of style in the next installment, which I still hate another run for that, but it's okay. When Sub Zero received his Ice Clone back

again when Injustice 2 came out, I was ecstatic. And of course, I went back to abusing the Ice Clone. If you don't know, I'm a very defensive player in fighting games. So Ice Clone was one of our favorite moves. You know how upset you would make somebody, especially if there's money on the line. you do a whole combo right and and real sub zero players will you know understand what i'm saying

with this you do a real combo into an ice clone so they think they're going to punish you you do a uh a two kick into an ice clone well i forget the numbers what is it a one one a back no one two three a back three three yeah it's been so long since i play mkx into an ice clone when I tell you that's some of the most infuriating is how I even know if I'm saying the word right we're going to try it again some of the most infuriating actions you can ever do to another human being that thinks they're good at fighting games because when I tell you they were so livid and those money on the line mind you I'm back in college they was like man let's put 25 all now I'm thinking to myself man this guy must be really good he said 25

get on that game I'm putting BTA you guys see that's the problem now that being said with that you know gloating out of the way let's get into marvel token fighting souls as with this fighting game not only is it combining my love for fighting games but it's also combining my love for superheroes as y'all already know i think spider man's the greatest fictional creation of all time and you know i'm excited because i just said we're going getting into the trailer, right? And I had it going at two minute rant about my love for fighting games and superheroes. So that being said, let's get into Marvel token fighting souls right now.

Oh, I guess you got to hit the play button. You know what I'm saying? If you want the video to play, I think you got to hit the play button, my fault. Oh, that was loud. Even the aesthetic, like, hold on, man, hold on. Like, even the aesthetic, like, look at this. This reminds me of peak Marvel rivals before it came out. Like you already know they're cooking just based off the costumes.

Based off the whole aesthetics, they're already cooking. Like you know, I mean, might as well just give them game of the year already. Game ain't even out. Forget it. You get it. You get it. This is Marvel, Tocon, Fighting Souls, Director, Pachico, and SETN KADU, this. This is the video of the video

rule of go show-shae also, also, in 8th of Evo, to the world's first SEUU and see this video and you'll see you and your feedback

to the feedback to the time so let's see you Battles are 4v4 in a 3 out of 5 round format. The four characters on your team share a single vital gauge. A KO is achieved by reducing the opposing team's vital gauge to zero, earning you a round win. The team who takes three rounds first wins the match. And then also for that, for the, um, I want to get, I don't want to get it incorrect.

They're speaking like Japanese, right? If they're not, just call me ignorant, but I think they are. So with that being said, ultimately, I like how they're speaking like that because, of course, when it comes to Sony, which you know, shameless plug, I just talked about Sony buying 16 million shares into, who was it? I just covered it. It's not too long ago. Yeah, July 29th of this year, Sony bought 2.5% stake, which is 16 million shares into Bandai Namco, which ultimately as far as U.S.D. was for, for, $464 million. What I think,

that partnership, as far as for anime, for manga, and more could include this game as far as making it a live adaptation as far as a TV show. And if they keep that same language as far as making Marvel Avengers into an actual anime, I think they might be cooking.

But of course, you know, that may be me looking too far ahead into the future. So let's continue. The assemble gauge sits just below the vital gauge and is used for assist-related mechanics. On the bottom of the screen, you can see your skill gauge. This is needed to perform powerful skills with your lead character.

The first round of a match starts off in a 2V2 format. They got Iron Man looking like a whole Gundam. Or landing certain special moves in just the right location sends the opponent flying and triggers a stage transition, reuniting you with your third and then fourth ally. Your allies also meet up with you when you slam the opponent into the stage corner or lose around. K-O.

Oh, that's interesting. When an ally meets up with you, the maximum values for your vital gauge and skill gauge also increase. Try to get your team together as fast as you can in order to reach your team's full potential. Oh, so you don't start out with your team. Okay, that's interesting. Let's look at the button layouts for both controller and arcade stick. Please keep in mind that these aren't just the default layouts, but feel Free to mix things up in the key config menu to come up with a custom layout that suits your needs and play.

The way they're breaking down this game, you already know it's gonna be heat. Like it's not even out yet and I can already tell this is peak. Maybe I'm glazing, I don't know. You guys. See, that's the problem. Basic moves. Left and right directional inputs. Move your character forward or backward.

Man, the way they move forward and backward, I'll just fly. I'll just flyer. And downward and press perform a crouch. Quickly tap forward twice or press the dash button to perform a dash. Quickly tap back twice or press back and the dash button to perform a back dash. Dashes and backdashes can also be performed. They was like, forget a tutorial. We're going to make a whole trailer go crazy just based off explaining the jumps and dashes.

Quickly tapping down before jumping from the ground lets you perform a high jump. Okay, my boy got bounced. by inputting a back direction. Yeah, no cap and Black Panther was, they was getting two in the endgame. Was it Infinity War? No, it was Infinity War. When they ran that four flat, they ain't show who won that race, but they was neck and neck. Black Panther ain't no Captain America had speed on them like that. And heavy.

Each attack has variations that can be used while jumping or crouching. These attacks can also change. can also change when combined with directional inputs, such as pressing forward and heavy or down and heavy in midair. Unique attacks, activated with the unique attack button, perform actions distinct to a character's abilities. I wonder if they're going to do what Marvel rivals did and make a Spider-Man less accessible. And what I mean by that, I wonder if they're going to make him a hard-to-master and hard-to-pick-up-type character.

Like some characters are easy to pick up hard to master. Hard to pick up. Hard to master. I think that's what Spider-Man's going to go on. I think he's going to be harder to pick up. I mean, just going off what we learned about Marvel rivals, it seems like Spider-Man is already one of the most intriguing characters as far as what people want to play.

So making them harder to play would be an interesting approach. But Marvel rivals did, and they got away with it. So Captain America throws his shield in a special trajectory. Iron Man fires his repulsor blasts. Ms. Marvel extends her arm to move. Storm creates a gust of wind across the screen. Star Lord swaps the element in his element gun. Dr. Doom creates a shield that defends against projectiles.

Some characters' unique attacks feature variations when combined with different directional inputs. Each character has their own set of special moves called skills. You can perform a variety of skills using different combinations of directional inputs and the skill button. Press the skill button, medium, and a directional input to perform a variation of that skill. Pressing the skill button, heavy, and a directional input costs you 25 skill gauge, but allows you to use the X version of that skill called an extra skill. Skills are not limited to the skill button. Command inputs can also be used to...

This is how you know this game so far. This got me locked in. They just talking about random stuff. Deals slightly more damage. Super skills are powerful special moves that cost 50 skill gauge. They can be activated by pressing the skill button, medium, and heavy simultaneously. Ultimate skills pack even more of a punch

and cost 100 skill gauge. They can be activated by pressing the skill button, medium, heavy, and forward simultaneously. Okay, that don't look that hard. Sometimes, hard, sometimes fighting games be having doing the ultimate most convoluted, have your fingers like this. It looks like you throwing up gang signs,

you know what I'm saying, trying to do the ultimate. But it looked like this one's pretty easy to execute. I wonder if they're all like that. Mm, boy. You're giving them hands, feet, and elbows, ain't he? A combo by pressing attack buttons repeatedly. Press light, repeat. Nah, they're jumping.

It's Civil War all over again. ...allel. ...to perform a series of attacks before using a skill attack, sending the opponent flying. Press medium repeatedly to execute a medium route combo. This combo features a skill attack and finishes with a super skill. Press heavy repeatedly to execute a head... Not going to lie. The game looks easy to pick up.

I thought I was going to have that street fighter type of inputs where it's a little harder to pick up as far as far as... for newbies but it looks a little easy to pick up. Midway during the link attack as well, such as going from light to medium to heavy. The assist attack in the light route powers up with the more allies you have available on your team. Slam Launcher. Press down and heavy near the opponent to launch them into the air with the slam launcher. After launch... Hey, boy, oh, got!

Golly! Follow-up attacks while mid-air. while mid-air. I don't remember Captain America doing any of that in the movies. Hit that boy the Yucatan. You know, forward and heavy to trigger a blowback attack. Assemble Assist, activated with combinations of the assist button

and different directional inputs, can perform a variety of team actions. You know what I just realized? How y'all think Capcom feel about is? They're probably looking at this game, like, hold up. Attack team fighting game with more of it is. team fighting game with Marvel characters in it? I know that ain't who I think it is.

You ain't think the call us Marvel? You know what I'm saying? Capcom sitting in their chair like, hold up. I know these folks ain't just cut us out of a tag team fighting game, mind you. That we usually collaborate in. It's almost like Marvel fake.

They switched up on them. Ain't that crazy? Press the assist button or assist and forward to summon your ally in the first. Marvel was like, nah, I'm going to do my own thing. to summon your ally in the second slot and press back and assist to summon your ally in the third slot. You can also swap with your ally character by holding the assist button when calling in the ally. Alternatively, you can swap in your ally by pressing the assist button when an assist attack hits or during your ally's standby animation.

If you've summoned multiple assists, you can tag in with the last ally called in. A tag cannot be performed if either your lead character or ally, are hit by an opponent's attack during the assist. There are various types of assemble assist actions. The assist attacks will change depending on the slot each ally is in. If an ally is summoned in mid-air or after performing an attack with the lead character. When calling an assist while on the ground, the assist attack type is determined. That man saw me shaking my head.

I wasn't even talking about this game. I was thinking, bro, the things that could have been having Mr. Fantastic, do while throwing hands and they did none of it. It's okay. I'm not going to, you already see my social media clips on TikTok and Instagram as far as people have said in my Fantastic 4 review, so I'm just going to leave it there. But looking at Ms. Marvel,

fantastic, I mean, Mr. Fantastic wasn't doing any of that in the movie. But anyways, this is going. The assist attack type is determined by which slot you were calling in. Tapping assist summons the ally in the first slot to perform a shooter assist, generally using

projectiles. The down and assist input summons the ally in the second slot to perform a vertical assist generally with an anti-air attack lastly the back-and-assist input summons the ally in the third slot to perform an assault assist an attack that leverages the unique abilities of that particular ally calling an ally mid-air performs an aerial assist assemble rush pressing assist after your lead character lands an attack brings in an ally to perform a lunge This costs one bar of assemble gauge, but it is highly versatile to keep a combo going or to cover for a blocked attack.

Assemble smash is a powerful attack that lets you endure hits from the start of your move and until just... Dang, what? I know that's going to be annoying. Whole time, you think you think you can get off a whole combo. On contact, you can spend your assemble gauge to perform a follow-up attack by pressing the assist button. Godly, boy, I can't respect that jumping. The aerial version is a lunging move that tracks to the opponent's position. Assemble counter, press assist, light, and back simultaneously to perform an assemble counter.

This costs one bar of assemble gauge to activate, but endures attention. Am I tripping, but who's that in the top right? As far as an assist character? I can't make that out I don't know who that is. That Star Lord? Oh yeah, maybe that Star Lord. He ain't have the mask on.

I was a little confused. Use this with caution though as it leaves you vulnerable if it whiffs. Super assemble. Pressing a direction and assist during a super skill calls in an ally to perform their

Oh! Not the Glock! The called in ally will be swapped in as the lead character. All that magic and technology just to pull out the Glock, that's actually insane. I'd just show you he has no respect for you. Of unleashing three characters super skills in one fell swoop.

It costs 50 skill gauge each time to activate. So keep an eye on your gauges when you go for it. Crossover is a defensive technique that calls in an ally to cut in while you block. This can be executed by input and assist while blocking. Dr. Oom, I mean, I almost said Dr. Umar. Dr. Dumej is out here or farming. However, the opponent can counter this with their own crossover reflect. Crossover reflect can be performed by pressing assist and light during the...

That's pretty dope. If you execute a crossover reflect at the last moment, this becomes a perfect reflect and triggers a counterattack against the opponent and their ally. Mastering the timing to execute a perfect reflect is quite challenging, but if successful, it prevents the player from summoning assists for a duration, giving you the upper hand. This mechanic can be tough to master, but give it a shot once you get a hang of the controls.

Hey, okay, this game looks so peak. ...your exciting to take care of staff, each do, all the entire show to never Epode's trial ban of, so, enjoy it. They said people at Evo get the first trial. That's respect. That's going to need a lot of brownie points.

They said, they said, we giving it to the real fighting game. game Connoisseur is out there. this game ain't coming to Xbox sad damn history ain't it like come on now Shepard just look at the state of gaming like what is going on

I tell you what's not going on this game on Xbox I don't even know I like I don't even know I had throwing it in your face because honestly y'all could get it through Steam you know what I'm saying so when he comes to this game

only being on on PlayStation 5 only being on on PC we don't have to think about that because technically technically you could get this game through Steam, I think. But this game only being on PlayStation 5 as far as the only console in the ecosystem of gaming

is actually kind of insane when you look at how good this game is. Even with the Invincible game, which I think was during the Xbox showcase, it was like, that's coming to all platforms. Xbox's out here trying to be consumer friendly. PlayStation out here like, hold on now. No Xbox connoisseurs are touching our game. our precious Marvel token and don't even let Spider-Man

touch a PC that they may have a field day as far as sending lawsuits everywhere because you already know how Sony is a Spider-Man they're like, we got Spider-Man exclusively if you lend them out to Marvel rivals if we lend them out to Marvel token just know we blessing you

and don't take that blessing for granted that's how they're talking now that's not how I'm talking that's how Sony be looking at Xbox they be like hey bro we got Spider-Man exclusively so Marvel token is only going to PS5 yes PCC can have it

and I guess they could get it through the steam, but that's how we're coming. Pause. You guys. See, that's the problem. So that out the way. Obviously, Marvel Token, Fighting Souls, I'm very excited for it.

Probably one of the, my highly anticipated game, because I don't really get hopes up for too many games because you don't want to be let down. I've seen enough. Marvel token, Fighting Souls. Forget Marvel rivals. Hopefully, hey, I hope this game's not,

I hope this game is not half as toxic as Marvel rivals because that would be absolutely insanity. But anyways, besides that, Marvel token fighting souls is definitely one of the most anticipated games for me in general. Even up there with GTA 6, that's how much of a fighting game connoisseur I am. So I'm an avid fighting game player. So Marvel token fighting souls, man, it's looking like it would definitely be, it may be end up being my game in the year.

I ain't going to cap to you. So that being said, click my link to my bio. Let me know in one of my social media is. What do you think about Marvel token fighting souls? the official beginner's guide overview and ultimately which character are you looking forward to trying out the most and what stood out to you the most as far as this entire beginner's guide overview