STYLE OVER EVERYTHING ft. COMBOFIEND! The Excellent Adventures of Gootecks & Mike Ross Ep. 102 (SFV)

Five years after his last appearance on the show, Combofiend returns to join gootecks and Mike Ross as Street Fighter V launches. The trio dive straight into online matches to test Day 1 SFV strategy and see how the new game's mechanics play out against various opponents. With Combofiend's Capcom background and competitive fighting game knowledge, the dynamic shifts as the crew explores what works and what doesn't in the fresh meta. Between new setups, character discoveries, and the unpredictable nature of early online play, tensions run high—will Combofiend's experience translate to wins, or will the infamous curse of the black couch strike again? The episode captures that rare moment when a major fighting game just dropped and nobody knows what's optimal yet, making every match a genuine exploration rather than a polished display.