EV Training: Seed Bomb JugglingSabre2026-09-23 | EV Training: Seed Bomb JugglingKragg Combo Video - A Rivals of Aether Orcane Combo Video ft. SabreSabre2023-06-05 | Song is Heroes of Today by Once MonstersSekiro: Mortal JourneySabre2023-01-31 | Wanted to post this as a record of me completing a longtime goal.
Gyoubu Oniwa, 0:20 Lady Butterfly, 3:00 Genichiro Ashina, 5:20 Guardian Ape, 8:52 Corrupted Monk, 14:31 Great Shinobi Owl, 18:00 Headless Ape, 22:50 Emma, the Gentle Blade, 26:45 Isshin Ashina, 29:20 Corrupted Monk (True), 33:55 Owl (Father), 36:45 Demon of Hatred, 46:35 Genichiro, Way of Tomoe, 56:00 Isshin, the Sword Saint, 58:15 Inner Genichiro, 1:03:55 Inner Father, 1:09:45 Inner Isshin, 1:17:15Leaf Storm – P+ Ivysaur Combo Video ft. SabreSabre2022-12-26 | Some highlights from the second half of 2022. This was my best year competing ever, and I’m excited to see what I can do in 2023!
Music is Miracle by The Score Follow me @Sabre_MetricsPlayers to Watch at Blacklisted 7Sabre2022-10-30 | Tune into Blacklisted next weekend at youtube.com/user/GameUndergroundStore!
Intro, 0:00 LPag, 0:28 Polear, 1:09 Cory, 2:11 Violet, 3:16 techboy, 4:06 Outro, 5:11Stylish in Every Game - A Platform Fighter Combo VideoSabre2022-08-18 | Why are you playing if not to style on people
Music is California by Silent Pilot Follow me @Sabre_Metrics Teammate in the MVS clips is Tealz, follow him @Tealz_BCBCory and the Blind Forest - PM Ivysaur Combo Video ft. SabreSabre2022-03-31 | Music is All Eyes On You by Smash Into Pieces Follow me @Sabre_MetricsGod of the Mod Hype Trailer - Exhibition Series w/Mang0Sabre2022-02-17 | I'm so excited about this, tune into the first one this upcoming Monday!
Follow me on twitter at twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Catch the action and support a P+ ally at twitch.tv/mang0Learning to Speedrun Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Silent Woods Time TrialSabre2022-02-08 | Play the Ori games! If you're a PM follower, I'll be uploading personal projects here still but most of analytical content will be uploaded to Project M Nexus (youtube.com/c/ProjectMNexus) so make sure you're subbed over there too.
If you liked this content feel free to stick around or follow me at twitter.com/Sabre_MetricsThe Return - PM Ivysaur Combo Video ft. SabreSabre2021-12-23 | After 2 years of inactivity due to hand problems I'm playing PM again.
Music is Rush by The Score.Making a Splash 5 - A Rivals of Aether Orcane Combo Video ft. SabreSabre2021-10-11 | Shorter vid this time because I wanted to focus on the editing.
Song is Look at Me Now by for Zayde Wolf Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreThis set is great and you should watch itSabre2021-09-03 | For some reason the VOD of this set on norcalpm's channel got super desynced, so I'm reuploading it here because more people need to watch itMaking a Splash 4 - A Rivals of Aether Orcane Combo Video ft. SabreSabre2021-08-17 | It feels really good to be back.
Song is burn the ships by for KING & COUNTRY Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreLearning to Speedrun Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Inkwater MarshSabre2021-07-26 | Over the last several months I've taught myself to speedrun Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and this game just gets better and more complex the deeper you dive into it. Today's video breaks down my newest PB on the Inkwater Marsh time trial, including a bunch of tricks and routes that I figured out by myself on the way to the 30th fastest time in the world.
If you haven't yet, please do yourself a favor and play this game.
This channel is pretty much entirely about competitive platform fighters, but if you liked this content feel free to stick around or follow me at twitter.com/Sabre_MetricsBest Project M/Project + Combos by Character - Part 2Sabre2021-07-19 | Huge thank you to Motobug (twitter.com/Motobug_) for putting together the graphics for this project!
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreLow Tier City 4 - The Beginning of ThundeRz ReignSabre2021-07-16 | Sorry for the long break, but welcome back to the deep dive series at a critical point in PM's history. With everything on the line, two fan favorites battle it out at Low Tier City 4 to win their first national championship.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreHow to Make Combo VideosSabre2021-06-19 | This was all streamed on twitch.tv/sabrepm, so you can go and read chat there if you want the full experience since my layout doesn't have chat showing up at all but I do talk to chat a fair bit in this stream.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreHow to Make Smash TutorialsSabre2021-06-14 | If you've ever wanted to make a guide to your character, or explain how to perform some technique, this video will walk you through what those guides should look like and how you might want to format them to most effectively communicate to your audience.
This was all streamed on twitch.tv/sabrepm, so you can go and read chat there if you want the full experience since my layout doesn't have chat showing up at all but I do talk to chat a fair bit in this stream.
Introduction: 0:00 Character Tutorials: 1:31 Tech Tutorials: 12:50 TLDR: 22:52How to Make Smash RankingsSabre2021-06-08 | Pretty much exactly what it sounds like, this is a start-to-finish walkthrough of how to make a ranking for your scene, including examples using SoCal PR data. I'll be doing two more of these, one for tutorials and one for combo videos, in the hopes of making it as easy as possible for other people to make smash/PM content.
This was all streamed on twitch.tv/sabrepm, so you can go and read chat there if you want the full experience since my layout doesn't have chat showing up at all but I do talk to chat a fair bit in this stream.
Introduction: 0:00 Defining Data: 2:35 Data Collection: 7:23 Ranking Process: 14:17 Publishing a Ranking: 56:21What Makes ThundeRzReign the Greatest Project M Player of All TimeSabre2021-05-21 | Just felt like talking about this so here's a video. I think it's interesting to pull back the curtain every now and then on the storylines that have developed over the years, especially since I've been the main one telling these stories for the last few years. Hope you enjoy.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreHyperflame vs Mr Lz - The Most Important Popoff in Project MSabre2021-04-25 | Hyperflame vs Mr Lz is up there for the most important set to ever take place in losers top 8 at a PM major. Just a week after his dominant losers run at SnS 2, everyone was ready for Mr Lz to do the same thing at Low Tier City 4, but Hyperflame had something else in mind.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreThe Weirdest PM Tournament Ever and the Return of Mr LzSabre2021-04-17 | SnS 2 was a really cool event that had like 15 different storylines I could've focused on, hopefully I did an ok job at hitting the highlights in this video. Lz is insane, if you have 5 minutes (literally not exaggerating) I suggest watching him vs Marshall in LFs because it's maybe the most dominant top 8 set in PM history.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreComplexity, Expression, and the Will of the WispsSabre2021-04-08 | I've been thinking a lot recently about why video games have been such a huge part of my life for so long, and I think the answer (or one of them) is that they're an opportunity for expression. If you've followed my exploits in smash or Rivals of Aether, you probably know that I love playing in ways that deviate from the norm. The fact that those games allow me to pursue a playstyle that matches my understanding of and interest in various elements of the game is a big part of why I can play those games for thousands of hours while I move on from most games after a single playthrough, but Ori and the Will of the Wisps caught my attention in the exact same way. It's the only single-player game that's ever made me feel as if I have that same ability to imprint myself on the game through my playstyle, and that's precisely why it's my favorite game of all time.
Big thanks to Fuzz for helping me talk through the concept for this video, and to both him and Tealz for recording some of the gameplay footage used throughout the video.
This channel is pretty much entirely about competitive platform fighters, but if you liked this content feel free to stick around or follow me at twitter.com/Sabre_MetricsThundeRzReiGN vs Oracle - Another Legend FallsSabre2021-04-03 | This is a short video for a short set, but I can't make this series and not talk about game three. 4 stocking Oracle to make top 8 at Big Balc is such a picturesque moment in ThundeRz's career, taking a player notorious for pulling out a seemingly infinite number of counterpicks over the years and dismantling each new character worse than the one before. After the conflicting narratives emerging from his poor performance at Supernova and then his win at New Fish, ThundeRz beating three former top 10 level players (Hero of Time, Oracle, IPK) in a row was a great way to signify his rise to the level of dominance that those players once enjoyed.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreI Found the Coolest Project M Player Ever (Project M Combo Contest Highlights!)Sabre2021-03-30 | This contest was SO sick, huge props to everyone who submitted combos! They're all awesome, but the absolute must-watches are at 3:33, 12:36, 19:28, 29:35, 31:07, 40:45, 42:28, 44:26, and 47:19.
Intro: 0:00 Round 1: 1:07 Round 2: 17:45 Round 3: 32:45 Wrap-up: 50:33Phresh vs Sosa - Bag SeasonSabre2021-03-23 | While the SoCal and NY/NJ rivalry was building steadily throughout the first half of 2016, everything came to a head here at the Big Balc, when the best Ice Climbers main in the world faced off against SoCal's #1 on his home turf. The beatdown that ensued is one of the most iconic in PM's history.
Big thanks to Serb for editing this one, he's the Icies connoisseur and that really came through in how the video came out. You can read his DnD and basketball tweets at twitter.com/CannibalSerb or catch the rest of his PM videos at youtube.com/channel/UC95i6y_RwZr-ssuXdhzqS6w.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreJose V vs ThundeRzReiGN - Big Upsets at the Big BalcSabre2021-03-13 | While most people only remember the crazy last stock of this set, the whole thing is a wild ride from start to finish. Jose V was on the come-up locally in SoCal, but when faced with a challenger who was already ascending to the highest tier of PM competitors he rose to the challenge. This is the first of three videos on The Big Balc, the biggest west coast event of 2016.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreBlacklisted 2 and the Rise of MalachiSabre2021-03-06 | Malachi's appearance as a top level player at Supernova was only the beginning of his career as one of the best players PM has to offer. His win at Blacklisted 2 perfectly encapsulates why his victories are often less talked about than those of his peers, and the role he has played in the PM meta for four years now.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreFlipp vs Malachi: The Rise of New TitansSabre2021-03-02 | While Venom vs Zhime was the set from Supernova that captivated the scene, Flipp vs Malachi was the one that really set the stage for the rest of 2016. Two incredible players "appearing" out of nowhere to dominate an incredibly stacked tournament, and facing off in a great showdown featuring tons of adaptation and counterplay from both sides, what's not to love?
Huge thanks to Bad Bully for editing this video, he did a fantastic job and I love how it came out. You can follow him on twitter at twitter.com/badbully_ and check out more videos by him at youtube.com/user/azprojectmelee
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreMaking a Splash 3 - A Rivals of Aether Orcane Combo Video ft. SabreSabre2021-02-24 | It's been awhile since I made an Orcane vid, so I made this. No big accomplishments to go with this one but felt like putting something together. I've got a lot more PM deep dives lined up, I know it's been a bit since the last one so sorry about that.
Song is State of My Head by Shinedown Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreP+ Doubles Tier List and Meta DiscussionSabre2021-02-10 | I did this on stream the other day because I've been playing PM again in preparation for the doubles tournament being hosted by Dumshiny (twitter.com/dumshiny/status/1355317546728058890) and generally think it's something that's fun to talk about. I go over every character, so if you want to find where I talk about your main just skip around until I either place them on the list or in some cases where I place a whole tier at once I just go down the line and talk about them one by one afterwards.
Basic Definitions: 0:00 Ranking Criteria: 1:32 Top Tier: 2:53 Defining High Tiers: 7:15 Is G&W Still Top Tier?: 10:20 Good Point Characters: 13:11 Good Support Characters: 23:51 All-Rounders: 33:52 Bottom Tier: 42:24 The Almost-Broken Tier: 47:41 Approaching vs Holding Space: 53:34 Overall Doubles Meta: 59:32Venom vs Zhime - The Greatest Set Without a StorySabre2021-02-07 | This set requires no explanation, it's a classic in every way. Supernova was the first big event I remember seeing all the top east coast players in, and this set just blew my mind.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreDarc vs The World - Supernova DoublesSabre2021-01-30 | If you know anything about me, you probably know I love doubles. It's by far my favorite competitive format, and Darc is one of the best doubles players out there for any smash game, ever. This tournament encapsulates why that is, from his ability to face off against the best players in the world while barely able to see, to carrying a melee player all the way to 1st place. I didn't have a chance to include it in the video, but Darc+Slox beat the 1st seeds, Seagull Joe and Junebug, and Slox found out AFTER beating them that he could pick up items by wavedashing over them. That's what Darc was working with lol.
Huge thanks to Serb for helping me tell this story, and to Moto for making the CSS graphic at around 0:40.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreHyperflame vs Anther - A New Kind of LucasSabre2021-01-21 | Hyperflame earned his hyperfame playing this hypergame. He never plays hyperlame and he keeps it hypertame so his opponents always get hypermaimed with his perfect hyperaim. Whenever he loses its a hypershame. I'm going to change my hypername to hyperflame so we can be the hypersame. We took a picture together and I saved it in a hyperframe. I wish I could be his hyperdame, but if he says no he's not to hyperblame
This was the tournament that put one of PM's most popular top players on the map, and the combo that made me start thinking about footstool as a mechanic, leading to the creation of the flop lock and various other tech that I invented.
Subscribe to Serb: youtube.com/channel/UC95i6y_RwZr-ssuXdhzqS6w Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabrePumpkin Kragg is a thing that existsSabre2021-01-19 | I started playing Kragg as a joke and then he ended up being kind of a fun way to traumatize people online. Hope you guys enjoy whatever this is while I work on my next real vid.
Music is All Time Low by MonstersLunchables vs Mew2King - A Challenger ApproachesSabre2021-01-18 | This set, and specifically its final stock, have been one of the most iconic moments in PM's history since they took place. The ascension of Lunchables from being one of DFW's many strong players to a true national threat felt like a long time coming, but it took place in spectacular fashion at Super Bit Wars 4.
Subscribe to Serb: youtube.com/channel/UC95i6y_RwZr-ssuXdhzqS6w Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreThundeRzReign vs Junebug - The Pause Heard Round the WorldSabre2021-01-14 | This is one of those moments that you never forget seeing for the first time. ThundeRz had been coming to a tiny local I ran at my college, and destroying everyone, but I didn't realize just how good he was until I watched FinalBOSS and he styled on all of these people I'd watched for years. Four years later, it's still up there as one of the biggest breakout tournaments of any top PM player ever, and that was only the beginning.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreSothe vs Professor Pro - The Fastest Floaty in the (Mid)WestSabre2021-01-10 | This is a set that genuinely inspired me as an Ivysaur player back in the day, and I hope that passion shows through in the video. I can't wait to keep telling this story of Project M through this series.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreHungrybox vs Mr Lz - The Start of a New EraSabre2021-01-06 | I put this together in like 24 hours tops, as I outline at the end I have more planned if people like the concept.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreBest of Project M in 2020 - Community HighlightsSabre2020-12-31 | PM is sick; not sure about you all but I'm ready for a crazy 2021.
Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics Check out my other content: medium.com/@TSCSabreMaking a Splash 2 - A Rivals of Aether Orcane Combo Video ft. SabreSabre2020-12-21 | Since my last combo video I've picked up multiple top 50 wins, made top 64 at the most recent online major, and just got ranked 3rd in my local scene, so it felt like time to show off my progress with some new highlights.
I'm still working on the next ROA 101 video, as well as lots of PM stuff, so expect lots more content in the near future.
Song is Resistance by Skillet My Twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics My Twitch: twitch.tv/sabrepmWhat Project M Means to Us - A Message From the PM CommunitySabre2020-12-15 | This game and community changed my life, and I'm not alone. Thank you for continuing to support Project M. The best for our scene is yet to come.
Picture credits: Bazkip, Boeyphotos, Cutmet, Delta52_, Exhale, Nick, Princess Hyrule, Tina Kraemer, Titibandit, and TramTram.
Graphics credit: MotobugIron Man King - A Nezergy Iron Man Combo VideoSabre2020-11-10 | Happy birthday to my friend and teammate Nezergy! He's a huge positive influence for SoCal PM, and the best iron man player in the West Coast if not just everywhere (let's be real, it's probably everywhere).
Music is Formalhaut by Shin-SkiRivals of Aether 101: How to Fight KraggSabre2020-11-06 | Time to start digging into the characters that make Rivals of Aether so special, and how to beat them! I'm kicking off this series by focusing on Kragg, who is a very common pick at low levels and can be absolutely brutal to fight if you don't know what to do. I'm already working on my next video, which will focus on Sylvanos, so stay tuned for that, as well as my next combo video, coming soon!
Intro: 0:00 Rock: 1:08 Spin Dash: 3:21 Down B: 4:48 Parrying: 5:49 Up B and Edgeguarding: 6:16 Defensive Tips: 8:10 Outro: 9:26Making a Splash - A Rivals of Aether Orcane Combo Video ft. SabreSabre2020-10-09 | I made this video awhile back, but said I'd only upload once I won RAS, which is a large NA weekly. I won last night, so here's the video to celebrate. These clips are all from pre-DE, so I already have some stuff for the next video, but that might take awhile to finish. I'm also still working on my next ROA tutorial (how to fight Kragg), so stay tuned for that.
Song is Rumble by Zayde Wolf My Twitter: twitter.com/Sabre_Metrics My Twitch: twitch.tv/sabrepmLearning Rivals of Aether: What to Expect as a SmasherSabre2020-09-30 | Rivals of Aether's Definitive Edition recently dropped, and as a smasher who recently started to play Rivals seriously, I want to help other smashers get into the game by providing this high-level overview of what's different between the Smash Bros series and Rivals of Aether.
This is the first of many Rivals videos aimed at low and mid level players, so stick around for more RoA content coming soon!
Intro: 0:00 Mechanics Removed from Smash: 1:09 Mechanics Added from Smash: 3:40 Mechanics Changed from Smash: 6:16 Quality of Life Improvements: 10:29 How does Rivals Feel?: 11:26 Tips and Resources: 13:06Not a Bluff - A Rivals of Aether Edit ft. Sabre and TealzSabre2020-07-27 | Threw this together to enter a combo video contest on Twitter.
Song is The Hunter by Adam Jensen. You can find Tealz at twitter.com/Tealz_BCB and me at twitter.com/Sabre_MetricsAll Up-air All The Time - A Rivals of Aether Orcane Combo Video ft. SabreSabre2020-07-12 | Rivals continues to be sick, hope you guys enjoy.
Song is Best Part by The Score.Wait, thats not Ivysaur - A Rivals of Aether Orcane Combo Video ft. SabreSabre2020-06-09 | Been playing Rivals for about 2 months now with the PM homies and so far it's been a blast. I'll probably do videos like I did for PM as a way for me to document my own progress, so hopefully you guys enjoy it.
I do want to make a video about PM (focusing on Ivy and how she interacts with crouch cancel) but my PM controller is currently busted so it's been delayed for now.