EVO has grown into a more holistic celebration of fighting games and the community behind it. With that said, the focus continues to be around the competition, which there was no shortage of in its 2012 iteration. If anything, there may have been too much competition to wrap-up on finals day, which didn’t end until 2:30AM EST. Scheduling issues aside, this year’s EVO did not disappoint. Mind-boggling combos were executed, bitter tears were shed, and out of thousands of world warriors in attendance, only 7 earned the title of champion.
Gamer Euphoria staff member Sean writes:
''I don’t normally like the whole competitive gaming deal. It serves a purpose and it has a following, but I just don’t enjoy it. That was until I watched this year’s EVO . I don’t follower the players, I don’t know who the big names are and who the fan favourites are. What I do know is I enjoyed watching the coverage over on Twitch TV.
The way in which EVO is played reminds me of the good old days of the arcades; huddled around a cabinet watching people take each other on across a number of fighters was awesome to watch. EVO replicates those experiences on a much larger scale.
The various games played offer vastly different play styles and players resulting in a nice variety to the event. Watching the insanity of some of the combos being pulled off was brilliant to watch. The clashes of styles and character selection made each match different.''
GoukiJones, BatRastered, Choke, and FnJimmy talk about EVO, SDCC, Ed Boon, South Park: The Stick of Truth, and Darkstalkers 4 trolling
This week,
HP offers his finalized opinion on Max Payne 3, Doc finishes Spec Ops: The Line and tells us why it is a must-play, and Sunflower dwells on Spelunky after foolishly buying it. Also, Doc talks about Evo 2012, HP spends some time with NCAA Football 2012 and Syndicate, and Sunny gives up on Dragon’s Dogma.
