STREET FIGHTER IV

can't believe they didn't fix some of the issues from the first game and in fact exacerbated some by reducing everyone's damage output; wtf they needed to up the damage not lower it, games take an aggggge

also be careful what you wish for: the lack of lobbies in vanilla might actually have been an unknown godsend cos this game is so slow and stages so big... spectating can be a v.dry (and loooooong) experience

lol do not like a single one of the new guys either; still rufus is p. much unchanged

it's good to be back! /sharp intake of breath

ok

dudley

2 sick

I haven't really played SF since SFII, but picked this up on a whim the other day. Having fun with it, though I am at that early stage of new fighting game feeling of being totally lost and have no idea who to make my main. Leaning toward Rufus. Might break down and buy one of those arcade stick things- these controls aren't really doing it for me. Already forming a blister on my thumb.

rufus is a good choice: lots of health, most of his special moves are safe, and he has hundreds of ways to combo into his ultra I... depending how deep you want to get I can give you tips on ruf gameplay; think I had abt 1200 games down w/him in vanilla

good dudley guide w/gifs
http://www.exceedgaming.com/SuperSFIV/Dudley/DudleyGuide.html

I played against a German Dudley guy online for a few games last night while slightly pissed; his EX moves are so fast he was rushing in and hitting me from across the screen and I was sitting there stupefied completely failing to block them on reaction.

no interest in levelling up or anything w/this just really enjoying chilling in lobbies

i suck so bad at this game that i don't think paying $150 for a fighting stick is gonna help

how bout $55
http://www.etokki.com/Joytron%20Paewang%20Revolution%20arcade%20stick

I was gonna say that just looks like a slightly shinier, most expensive version of the Mayflash stick, but it actually has double compatibility! Too bad the artwork kinda sucks, but some people will probably buy it just for the PCB for modding.

Personally I find playing with a stick much easier and less tiring, however, I'm not sure playing with a stick makes anybody "better." I've fought some pad players who have been pretty amazing. It's all about putting in the time either way - it's the only way to get decent...

yeah, nhex, it's just the mayflash but with dual compatibility. maybe the mayflash would be more suitable; it's not a great stick by any means but it's a start and if it comes to it some time down the line you can relatively easily solder in some sanwa buttons and a JLF (for another £30) and you'll have a dece stick

I will pay lots of money for Adon if that is true; it is imperative they get whatever shrieking lunatic did his voice work in SFA

Close enough.

the HRAP VA-S3 looks amazing; I hope it gets released in europe
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2496/4162447886_61d67e6a92_o.jpg

still only played a couple of hours of this, lobbies are fun tho

some more new character guides:

ibuki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkMKlgJdy3c

cody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr06BafBGeQ

daigo (allegedly) (losing) on xbl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpvOBL6ELhQ

mago using fei long? the arcade release of ssfiv should be p.interesting, especially considering arcade vanilla wasn't even seeded w/the console chars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktoRiCve5Ts&feature=related

Are there enough XBOX guys on here to do lobbies, or will it just be pointless with US/UK divide?

dunno bout that; probly just you and me by this point; I've a few friends who play regularly (mixed abilities), will send you an invite if I'm on

alex valle adon tutorial:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/6711926/highlight/71228

£15 in sainsbury's apparently btw

might double dip

I've played w/jeff before, it was pretty 'soupy' but he is in LA so it's understandable

not sure where nhex is at but he doesn't even have an xbox; maybe I'll get some GGPO on the go again when my stick arrives

all the new alts look nice too btw
http://iplaywinner.com/display/ShowGallery?moduleId=5232182&galleryId=369382

http://iplaywinner.com/picture/adon-alternate.jpg?pictureId=5216437&asGalleryImage=true

= Willem Defoe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YROUhLJreHU

that blanka alt costume is great! nice to see Dan got a few buffs with the better fireball and second ultra, though it looks like his HP koryuken goes too far horizontally now

damn that dude and his garbage day laugh

woah, that Sagat alternate costume

= Willem Defoe

Adon, I mean

midwest championships 2010 streaming live right now, some good stuff
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/leveluplive

i gotta say that new air Zangief ultra looks GREAT

damn you gotta see this Wolf Krone guy - analog pad player, with C. VIPER! (unbelievable) doing awesome against Alex Valle and Ryu. he also had a good match with BP amoco (gief) earlier

I still haven't caved into Street Fighter fever yet. But I might just do it since I don't have a job atm and I bet this game could suck up a lot of time. Also, as I mentioned upthread when the character list was released, Guy Cody and Adon were always favorite Alpha characters for me. I haven't seen people posting any Guy videos to this thread yet but I would like to see one soon.

The main reason I haven't bought any SFIV games is because I don't have a subscription to Live. How much does it cost?

Too bad the latest Samurai Showdown and King of Fighters games got bad reviews. SNK has some of my favorite characters.

£15 in sainsbury's apparently btw

might double dip

― manish pseud (cozen), Thursday, 6 May 2010 20:08 (3 days ago) Bookmark

Is this for real? Surely it'd be regular SFIV for that price

yeah you'd think, but nope it's definitely super for £15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-OASmb7QnE

brawler pack free on xblm (compatible w/ssfiv)

holy shit, im runnin' down to sainbury's tomorrow morning!

lorax - live gold costs $50 a year, though you can get a 12-month prepaid card off amazon right now for $35

CHASE FIGHTER IV

btw i forgot to say that video is great

I think my two main problems w/this game are that 1 it always feels like the optimum solution to most given situations is to not press a button, so the game is very dry, and 2 it often feels like there are long stretches in every match where the two fighters are at either end of the very large stages, so the game is very dry

meant to say GGs mpx4a

sorry about that one jackie chan guy, he was in the lobby as a friend of a friend; pretty obnoxious w/all his running away

Chrz

I can't remember if he was the one I played; my chops aren't yet back up to the level of having to worry about guys running away from me.

It seems like getting good at this one is gonna take so much longer because there are 10 new characters who I basically have no idea how to defend against, on top of the fact that I hardly ever played Abels or Roses or anyone like that online in vanilla.

me vs some ryu; need to tweak the quality settings on my phone lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT96p_gz-ZI

me vs mp4xa; please excuse my scrubby makoto play ;_;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AYo5HJ13SM

cool to see those videos, coz

(though you do hesitate/wait a lot between moves)

yeah cos if you jump about like a spaz in this you die?

and if you press buttons you eat random ultra

I think like having a game plan all the time is the final frontier of being good at this game

For now I'm just trying to not instinctively throw people when they whiff a reversal that I could probably punish with a 5 hit combo if I made the effort

sorry if I sound bitter it's cos I am ;_;

anyway knowing what button to press when and waiting for tht moment is called "footsies" where I come from plus I don't never walk back :P

me vs dhalsim; you'll see I press buttons more often in this one nhex :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0souCbk1k8

I got some better matches tonight and will upload them in better quality next time. maybe replete w/DSP whiny commentary

Wasn't fronting, coz, just couldn't help but notice that after your comment about not pressing buttons which sounded like you're taking the defensive nature of the game a little too much to heart. but you didn't do much of that in the last match. Looking forward to more videos!

Just from the matches i've observed over the streams, it seems like they've toned down Ultras in general, so they're still decent comeback options but don't do as much damage as they used to across the board?

mpx4a: i still often have a hard time fighting the instinct/impulse to punish with throws instead of launching a combo often, especially in the heat of the moment and online, where slightly mistiming that punch after a whiffed SRK means you knocked them out of the air instead of nailing a ground chain

Yeah, I think that was probably what caused the habit with me; worst case scenario is you get sudden lag and you punish a whiffed fierce shoryuken by...getting hit by a second fierce shoryuken