Street Fighter IV

[Shredder]

Since this highly anticipated game is now out, and as a longtime Street Fighter fan myself, I thought Street Fighter IV deserves a thread of its own. I don't have it just yet, but will add my thoughts once I've played it. Does it live up to the hype? Discuss.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Yeah, safe to call it the best in the series by this point. Everything just flows. My only gripe is that Chun-Li isn't as effective as she used to be. I don't necessarily think she's been nerfed in any way, but that the game is so well balanced. All that location testing seems to have paid off.

[愛]

I've been playing the Street Fighter Anniversary Collection on PS2 to help get used to the fighting system they use, and it's helped a lot for SFIV. I play it at school when I have some downtime. We have every console going. It's been a lot of fun, until the big fighting game homos who take gaming too seriously come in and ruin all of the fun. :cry:

[Cure]

I want it so baddddddddddddd.

I have a question. Why has the Alpha series pretty much been forgotten? When i was young, I thought that was the official series.

[Brodie]

Don't worry, Cure, the new Chun Li Movie Film For Theaters is using Alpha cannon.

That's exciting. Isn't that exciting?

That's exciting.

[Andrew NDB]

Don't worry, Cure, the new Chun Li Movie Film For Theaters is using Alpha cannon.

That's exciting. Isn't that exciting?

That's exciting.

Why wouldn't the Street Fighter Alpha (titled "Street Fighter Zero" in Japan) trilogy be canon? The whole thing is basically Street Fighter 1.5, as it takes place in between Street Fighter 1 and Street Fighter 2.

Oddly enough, story-wise, Street Fighter 4 takes place in between Street Fighter 2 and Street Fighter 3, making it kind of a Street Fighter 2.5... which isn't entirely inappropriate, since Street Fighter 4 imports the entire roster of Street Fighter 2 and Street Fighter 3 only had Ryu, Ken, Akuma, and Chun-Li.

[Ninjinister]

Street Fighter canon (sticking strictly to SF games, not including Final Fight and some such), goes as follows:

Street Fighter
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (the first one's canon is overwritten by this one)
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter II (Super Turbo Uber-Hyper Megamix HD or whatever :p... they keep re-releasing this game over and over, so the most recent release is the most up-to-date canon-wise)
Street Fighter IV
Street Fighter III 2nd Impact (Overwrites the original SF III's canon)
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike (Epilogue to SF III/2nd Impact)

Thank God this monstrosity (http://www.fenixware.net/fab/fab_gameMain.asp?id=385) isn't canon....

[ThirdMarioBro]

I love the EX moves. You've got to watch the power bar pretty closely now when managing the specials, but everything is so easy to pull off. Compared to SFIII, this is boss. You've got all the complexity of the best of the series, but in a control style that is manageable and grounded. That was my problem with 3rd Strike. Unless you could play at a godly level, you weren't going to keep up with pros. I consider myself a GIANT Street Fighter series fan, but my skill level has never been close to that of a pro. They've actually created a game that appeals across the board. The last game in the series to do that was SSFIITurbo, and people have been playing that for 15 years+ now. SFIV is fighting perfection.

[Andrew NDB]

In other words, you wanted a button-mashing unskilled fighter game? Doesn't sound like SF is for you... I recommend Tekken. SF represents a true test of skill.

[Brodie]

Why wouldn't the Street Fighter Alpha (titled "Street Fighter Zero" in Japan) trilogy be canon? The whole thing is basically Street Fighter 1.5, as it takes place in between Street Fighter 1 and Street Fighter 2.


I think you missed the point of my post.

[愛]

In other words, you wanted a button-mashing unskilled fighter game? Doesn't sound like SF is for you... I recommend Tekken. SF represents a true test of skill.

Tekken isn't a button-mashing unskilled fighting game, either. A button-mashing game is Guilty Gear. Also, SF isn't a "true test of skill."

[Ninjinister]

I'm going to start stabbing people if this starts to get elitist. If you want to do this, SRK's more up your alley.

[愛]

I'm not getting elitist. Hell, I'm not even good at fighting games. I just enjoy them. It's when people start to get too serious business about something, it ruins all of the fun. This is especially disheartening when it takes place in a public place where many people of differing skills go against each other, which happens all of the time where I play.

[Brodie]

Has anyone else had trouble getting online matches? It takes forever to find a Quickmatch, on either Ranked or Player settings. Why the hell do they call it Quickmatch?!

I'm in a weird place, because I -played- SF2 and 3 when I was younger, but I never PLAYED (lived) SF. It was just something I'd drop quarters into at the arcade, or would rent from the video store. I was never any good, because it wasn't something that was engrained in my childhood completely.

So, here I was, playing SF4...And I felt like I missed the boat. A game hasn't made me feel like I sucked this bad since Megaman 9. It feels like to train for this game, I needed to have been playing for the passed 10+ years.

I played through the first arcade mode....then hit up training/challenges. Then I played a few matches with Stryker, and then his Gold membership expired (hilarity), so I ended up playing various people online.

I've come to find out that there are people who are ridiculously good, then there's people like me. Those people being the ones who haven't really picked up a fighting game like this in a long time (or are picking up a SF game for the first time ever).

So, its kind of neat, being able to get that sense of accomplishment for learning, and practicing, and pulling off moves as one specific character. Its essentially finding the series over again, and getting that sense of, I dunno, "wonder" that people who LOVE SF found when they were younger, and TRAINED on this game.

(If only SF was essentially like the Last Starfighter)

Since I paid money for this game, I feel OBLIGATED to learn, and train, and have -fun- with the game. So far it has been really fun. I was getting my ass handed to me for a while, but I stuck with it, and it was still fun.

[Ninjinister]

I'm not getting elitist. Hell, I'm not even good at fighting games. I just enjoy them. It's when people start to get too serious business about something, it ruins all of the fun. This is especially disheartening when it takes place in a public place where many people of differing skills go against each other, which happens all of the time where I play.

Shots weren't aimed at you, but good to know anyway. That's exactly how I am; I own 100-some fighting games, and still suck at 'em.

[Cure]

Has anyone else had trouble getting online matches? It takes forever to find a Quickmatch, on either Ranked or Player settings. Why the hell do they call it Quickmatch?!

I'm in a weird place, because I -played- SF2 and 3 when I was younger, but I never PLAYED (lived) SF. It was just something I'd drop quarters into at the arcade, or would rent from the video store. I was never any good, because it wasn't something that was engrained in my childhood completely.

So, here I was, playing SF4...And I felt like I missed the boat. A game hasn't made me feel like I sucked this bad since Megaman 9. It feels like to train for this game, I needed to have been playing for the passed 10+ years.

I played through the first arcade mode....then hit up training/challenges. Then I played a few matches with Stryker, and then his Gold membership expired (hilarity), so I ended up playing various people online.

I've come to find out that there are people who are ridiculously good, then there's people like me. Those people being the ones who haven't really picked up a fighting game like this in a long time (or are picking up a SF game for the first time ever).

So, its kind of neat, being able to get that sense of accomplishment for learning, and practicing, and pulling off moves as one specific character. Its essentially finding the series over again, and getting that sense of, I dunno, "wonder" that people who LOVE SF found when they were younger, and TRAINED on this game.

(If only SF was essentially like the Last Starfighter)

Since I paid money for this game, I feel OBLIGATED to learn, and train, and have -fun- with the game. So far it has been really fun. I was getting my ass handed to me for a while, but I stuck with it, and it was still fun.

Dude, this is a long post for you. Good job.

And you make me want the game so much more. Butthole.

[The Stryker]

I played through the first arcade mode....then hit up training/challenges. Then I played a few matches with Stryker, and then his Gold membership expired (hilarity)

Screw you!

It was jesus saving you from another Dan beating!

[Peanut]

I'd rather play Mortal Kombat.

[Dr. Doom]

I'd rather play Mortal Kombat.

You piece of ****.

[Barkworm]

The last two posts are very promising. Keep it up guys!

[ThirdMarioBro]

This game is ****ING HARD. Damn, the adaptive AI is just psychopathic.

[Ninjinister]

Something I noticed in Guile's opening...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3297334594_ccaab05fcd_o.png

For the first time in a game's canon, Guile's buddy is referred to as having both the names Charlie (English world name) and Nash (Japanese name) - as his given and family names, respectively. While this was used outside canon, such as Udon's comics, this is the only occurrence of it in a game.

[Peanut]

You piece of ****.

Street Fighter is for nerds without girlfriends. And if they do have girlfriends, they're fat and/or ugly...or dudes pretending to be girls.

[Ninjinister]

Street Fighter is for nerds without girlfriends. And if they do have girlfriends, they're fat and/or ugly...or dudes pretending to be girls.

Right. And Bill Clinton is a Tarkatan.

[Peanut]

You're not funny.

[Dr. Doom]

Yes, god forbid anyone enjoy a game featuring interesting, well-conceived, likable characters with smooth controls and animations and deep gameplay when you could instead run home from the Slipknot concert and rub one out into an empty Skoal tin over whatever clunky, half assed, unplayable, mind-numbingly retarded piece of **** Midway managed to squeeze out of their cheeks before they went belly up. What the **** were we thinking?

[Cure]

Yes, god forbid anyone enjoy a game featuring interesting, well-conceived, likable characters with smooth controls and animations and deep gameplay when you could instead run home from the Slipknot concert and rub one out into an empty Skoal tin over whatever clunky, half assed, unplayable, mind-numbingly retarded piece of **** Midway managed to squeeze out of their cheeks before they went belly up. What the **** were we thinking?

Haha, relax, homie. You're acting like you don't know Peanut.

[Peanut]

lawl. I love when Doom thinks I care.

[Dr. Doom]

I'm very passionate about video games! >:[

[Barkworm]

Hahaha, good stuff guys!

[ThirdMarioBro]

Yes, god forbid anyone enjoy a game featuring interesting, well-conceived, likable characters with smooth controls and animations and deep gameplay when you could instead run home from the Slipknot concert and rub one out into an empty Skoal tin over whatever clunky, half assed, unplayable, mind-numbingly retarded piece of **** Midway managed to squeeze out of their cheeks before they went belly up. What the **** were we thinking?

Actually, I prefer to shoot my wrist kids off into a plastic cup, but to each their own.

[愛]

Street Fighter is for nerds without girlfriends. And if they do have girlfriends, they're fat and/or ugly...or dudes pretending to be girls.

I play Street Fighter, and I have a cute girlfriend. I SEE A HOLE IN YOUR LOGIC!

...but seriously, people who play SF for serious? This holds true.

[Brodie]

AI, Stop WITH LIES.

[愛]

I am no liar! I only speak the truth. :)

[ThirdMarioBro]

Tourney tards should be neutered so they don't spread their spawn. They ruin games for everybody. It's like playing championship Uno. Assholes.

[Peanut]

...Is there such thing as Championship Uno? I would lol so hard right now if there was.

[R-iZZy]

I'm still waiting on the game to arrive in the mail. But I've played it on the 360. Good God, I feel sorry for anyone who has to play this game with the 360's controller. That D-pad is atrocious. But the game controls a lot more smoothly with the DualShock 3,

And Seth is one of the cheapest f***ing bosses you'll ever have to face. I think he's worse than Gill. I promise you'll want to throw something when he whoops your a*s like 10 matches in a row.

Anyway, as soon as this game arrives in the mail (I'll have it for the PS3), I'm going to be locked up in my room with my Ryu headband on (not really) and bottles of GatorAde beside me.

[The Stryker]

I play it on the 360 controller and I have no complaints.

[raphael_is_cool]

I've been playing SSFIITHDR on PS3 and I'm not overjoyed with the d-pad on that.

Is SFIV a little more accomodating or would I suffer the same problems?

[ThirdMarioBro]

Buy a stick. I tried to use the fight pad/Saturn knockoff controller, but they just don't make 'em like they used to. The old Saturn controller was a perfectly suitable replacement for an arcade stick because the D-pad was so loose and nimble, but all the modern ones are stiff. I just gave up on it. The modern D-pads just aren't suited to fighting games, so I'm going to have to get an arcade stick for this baby to stand any chance.

And I've also come to the opinion that Chun-Li has been nerfed to holy hell. She's a sad husk of her former self. That's a big blow to me, as I'm a Chun-Li man since 1992. There was a day I could beat college kids in the arcade when I was nine with her, but I think that day is passed. I'm promoting Cammy to my main.

[Peanut]

This thread reeks of virginity.

[Barkworm]

I might regret asking but what does virginity smell like?

[Peanut]

Doritos and an unwashed sock filled with dry semen, my friend. Doritos and dry semen.

[Barkworm]

Hey, I DID regret asking! Thank you!

[Ninjinister]

So, did anybody get the special edition? What kind of content was in the bonus disc? Was the action figure the standard NECA one or is it special in some way?

[ThirdMarioBro]

Crappy little figure. Very small. I got no bonus disc with the SE. Just the movie in the box, the figure, the headband. That was all. Rip-off.

[Ryona]

Crappy little figure? Like those lame little dinky DBZ figures that came wrapped with the VHS casettes?

[ThirdMarioBro]

More detailed, a little bit bigger, but now a lot.

[Ninjinister]

The movie was what I meant by bonus disc. Sorry, I wasn't thinking clearly. What exactly is the content of the "movie"?

[Cure]

I finally got it and all I have to say is...


I CAN FEEL IT COMIN' OVER ME
I FEEL IT ALL AROUND ME

INDESTRUCTIBLE
NOTHING'S GONNA STOP ME NOW

[Dr. Doom]

The movie serves as a good prologue to the game's story, but I don't think it could really hold up very well on its own. I kinda wished I had watched it before going into arcade mode at all, but oh well. There is also a Soundtrack CD that came with the CE. It doesn't have everything from the game, but it's got about 17 tracks and some of them are actually the character theme throwbacks that you hear in the Online Lobby or in the Rival Matches.

I guess I never really stated my thoughts on the game itself, but I'm really happy with it. Even just the opening was such a nice breath of fresh air after how disappointing the openings for both Soul Calibur IV and Brawl were. The game plays great. Most of the english voice acting is excellent, though it doesn't seem that much of an attempt, if any, was made to match up the words with the mouth movments, and there a are a few characters who sounds kinda crummy. Music's good, and has a nice blend of old favorites and new stuff that is pleasant enough on the ears (a welcome change from III). I find myself wishing there were more stages, or at the very least, definitively character-specific stages. There are a few that match up to certain characters alright, but I always really prefer to have each character come with their own personal backdrop/music. I guess something about the backgrounds just seems a little bland to me as well, at least compared to II. Though maybe it's just the music that I'm missing, since I do hold II's soundtrack in such ridiculously high regard.

Definitely my biggest complaint is undoubtedly the inability to have more than 2 people in an online lobby, though apparently this is going to be rememdied soon via an update to the game/free DLC. Or so I hear/hope. I also feel like most of the new characters and even some of the returning ones represent a wasted opportunity. Abel is alright, and it's at least kinda cool having Gouken around, even if it does trample all over continuity, but characters like Seth, Rufus and C. Viper, and even Rose and Gen leave me feeling like we could have gotten so much more out of that opportunity, especially when there are so many great original characters in III, and other characters from Alpha who I'd much rather see revamped.

A couple of oddities; firstly, Vega's claw is always on the side that is facing you. I didn't even notice it at first, as the switch is entirely seamlessbut after a while I started to kinda scratch my head after thinking "hey, wasn't the claw on the other hand?". As I looked at it further, all the moves, stances and poses are actually mirrored from one side to the other for every character. I guess it's not something that really deeply bothers me, it just strikes me as weird that in a 3D game they would need to mirror stuff like that. I suppose they probably have their reasons, I just dunno what those are.

The other oddity regards certain button combinations, specifically the dragon punch motion and the double quarter circle. I've never really been able to do the dragon punch motion in all the years I've been playign fightign games, and I guess just kidna resigned myself to that fate at some point in my life. Occasionally I could squeeze one out if I sorta tried to do a double quarter circle motion (which is somethign taht has always been pretty reasonable for me to pull off), though obviously that wouldn't work if I was playing a game with any sort of combo meter and said combo meter was appropriately filled. You can imagine my surprise when I started playign 4 and the situation had done a complete 180 on me. Now, doing the motion I'm used to doing for a double quarter circle results almost all the time in a dragon punch input, and executing the super and ultra combos has become significantly less accurate. So I can Shoryuken and Tiger Uppercut and whatnot at my leisure for the first time in my life, but the combos take a little bit more effort to squeeze out.

All and all I'm very impressed with what was put together and am rather happy with the end product, generally speaking anyways. Not having put out a new entry in the series since '97, Capcom had a lot to live up to, and I was sort of unsure what to think of the involvement of Dimps, sinc etheir other credits pretty much seem to all be video game versions of anime liscenes, like the Budokai series, but considering the expectations and dramatic gap in time between releases, I think they seized the opportunity and made a really good game.

[Cure]

The movie serves as a good prologue to the game's story, but I don't think it could really hold up very well on its own. I kinda wished I had watched it before going into arcade mode at all, but oh well. There is also a Soundtrack CD that came with the CE. It doesn't have everything from the game, but it's got about 17 tracks and some of them are actually the character theme throwbacks that you hear in the Online Lobby or in the Rival Matches.

SHUT UP. I asked you to play with me and you just ignored me! Punk.

[Dr. Doom]

Listen, I was trying to beat Time Attack 11, which is absolutely impossible and still incomplete, and I had to go to work soon thereafter! I'm sorry! There was no time!

[The Stryker]

Don't worry Cure, Who needs Doom when you got Brodie asking how to charge in a angry manner?

Don't forget the STORM!

[Peanut]

God, Doom. Nice f*cking novel everyone is just gonna tl;dr.

[Dr. Doom]

I'm at work, I've got time to kill.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Most of the english voice acting is excellent, though it doesn't seem that much of an attempt, if any, was made to match up the words with the mouth movments, and there a are a few characters who sounds kinda crummy.

This is something that really pleased me. The samples of the voices I had heard seemed good enough in the official trailers, but I hadn't heard any of the in-fight calls (I don't watch shaky cam videos anymore as it ruins the impact for me). If Ryu sounded fine in the fight intro, but the "shoryuken!" shout-out sounded like a loud, obnoxious American punk (after some 20 years of Japanese actors), it would kill the whole thing. Fortunately, they nailed it beautifully. Fei Long's high pitched sequels, Vega's yodeling that completely contrasts with his heavy Spanish persona--it's all as it should be. Cammy in particular is my favorite casting choice. Dan's voice is a joke, but then again, so is Dan.

Now, doing the motion I'm used to doing for a double quarter circle results almost all the time in a dragon punch input, and executing the super and ultra combos has become significantly less accurate. So I can Shoryuken and Tiger Uppercut and whatnot at my leisure for the first time in my life, but the combos take a little bit more effort to squeeze out.

I think that's less the game and more the damned controllers. I can't find one that works as good as a Saturn pad, or an arcade stick. I just resided myself to that fact that since I'm buying all my fighters on PS3, I'm just going to need to get myself an X-Arcade industrial arcade joystick with a PS3 adapter if I ever want to be assured that I have any decent level of play precision. Pisses me off, because those things cost a sh1t-ton.

I was sort of unsure what to think of the involvement of Dimps, sinc etheir other credits pretty much seem to all be video game versions of anime liscenes, like the Budokai series, but considering the expectations and dramatic gap in time between releases, I think they seized the opportunity and made a really good game.

Yeah, their list of works wasn't terribly impressive--though not depressingly awful either (Sonic Advance, Sonic Rush), but independents can't always be choosers in what projects they get. I was more concerned about the talent that works there, and Dimps is basically the adopted home of MANY of the original Capcom Street Fighter team, and former Sonic Team (Genesis era) members. That's a good vote of faith right there, and I'd say they more than proved themselves. Hopefully they'll get more high-profile jobs after their success with SFIV.

[The Stryker]

Dan is not a joke!

Unless being the only character in the game with personality makes him a joke.

[Dr. Doom]

I wasn't crazy about Dan's english voice at first, but it's grown on me. Fei Long's on the other hand hasn't. I guess in battle it's ok enough, but like during the cut scenes or win quotes, something just doesn't settle well with me. It's just like a normal guy's voice with no exaggerated characeristics or anything. I guess maybe it's strange to think of anyone looking the way he does without hearing Bruce Lee's voice coming out of him, talking about "all da heavenly glowy" or whatever. I don't really like Balrog's either, if only because he really doesn't sound like a black guy at all.

And inconveniently enough, I actually hate the yodeling. I wish I could like turn off that one win pose so I never had to hear it again. Vega's english voice is 100% perfect, but that one thing is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

On the subject of Vega's win poses, does anyone else get a glitch with Vega's hair just kinda elevating for no reason when he says "beauty is the only truth in this world" or whatever is it?

[Cure]

I think that's less the game and more the damned controllers. I can't find one that works as good as a Saturn pad, or an arcade stick. I just resided myself to that fact that since I'm buying all my fighters on PS3, I'm just going to need to get myself an X-Arcade industrial arcade joystick with a PS3 adapter if I ever want to be assured that I have any decent level of play precision. Pisses me off, because those things cost a sh1t-ton.

Holy sh*t, ENOUGH WITH THE CONTROLLERS.

[Brodie]

Its ok, Cure, he doesn't really play video games.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Lick my balls.

[Brodie]

Listen, pal. I'm not so insecure that I need to blame a ****ing controller for sucking at a game. I own up to it.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Really now? If you had the PS3 version I would be poling your ass online right about now.

[Peanut]

ROFL! NERD FIGHT!

But seriously, WTF does poling mean, and what's up with your weird sexual sh*t all the time, TMB? It's creeping me out, dude.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Manic depression, Adult Swim and Newgrounds rotted my brain out. There's really nothing left.

[Brodie]

Oh man, yeah, if only I had the PS3 version so I could "play" with you, and not with people who actually matter.

[Ninjinister]

God, Doom. Nice f*cking novel everyone is just gonna tl;dr.

Actually, he pretty much answered all of the questions I had about the game. Thanks, Doc.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Okay, so my brand new Street Fighter IV fight pads came in the mail last night. I started over with the game using my new pads, and I gotta' say my old beastly habits are coming back. Outside of a full digital joystick, this is probably the best thumb pad I have ever played a fighter pad. The D-Pad is on a pivot, just like the good ole' Saturn 6-button controller. No more flubbed moves, no more badly timed jumps, no more anything. Everything is working as it should.

Basically, if you had the PS3/360 pad for fighters, get this thing (http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Street-Fighter-IV-FightPad/dp/B001M22WMO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1235861831&sr=8-1).

[Cure]

How did I f*cking know this would be a post about a controller?

[raphael_is_cool]

Okay, so my brand new Street Fighter IV fight pads came in the mail last night. I started over with the game using my new pads, and I gotta' say my old beastly habits are coming back. Outside of a full digital joystick, this is probably the best thumb pad I have ever played a fighter pad. The D-Pad is on a pivot, just like the good ole' Saturn 6-button controller. No more flubbed moves, no more badly timed jumps, no more anything. Everything is working as it should.

So what were you referring to here?
Buy a stick. I tried to use the fight pad/Saturn knockoff controller, but they just don't make 'em like they used to. The old Saturn controller was a perfectly suitable replacement for an arcade stick because the D-pad was so loose and nimble, but all the modern ones are stiff. I just gave up on it. The modern D-pads just aren't suited to fighting games, so I'm going to have to get an arcade stick for this baby to stand any chance.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I was referring to that old SFII Anniversary controller from 2003 they released for PS2. It sucks. Feels like a toy. I ordered the new fight pad in hopes that it would replicate the Saturn pad in both shape and feel, otherwise I would have to get a stick. Fortunately, that's not necessary now.

[Wes]

I hear Street Fighter pads are very absorbent. :D

I don't actually have the game, but I've been watching the animated prologues/endings online -- I'm not too keen on some of the voices. The endings also seem kinda weak to me, but maybe there are additional in-game cutscenes that help to flesh things out? Still, no SF ending has seemed as satisfying to me as the ones from good old SFII (and subsequent versions).

SFIII's were okay, though.

[raphael_is_cool]

I will say this: whoever programmed Seth should be ****ing shot.

[ThirdMarioBro]

That's for damned sure. Cheapest character I've seen since the last boss in Subspace Emissary.

[Dr. Doom]

Tabuu is tough, but he isn't even in the same stratosphere as Seth.

[XERO]

Damn, that's creepy. A boss cheaper than Tabuu?

Haven't played it yet, but I'm aching for the chance.

[ThirdMarioBro]

t2k9hHKYO2M

Man, Street Fighter has sure come a long way.

[raphael_is_cool]

Has anyone completed arcade mode? I've only tried a few times with Ryu and I can't do it. On easy. And even with just one round. Everyone is a pushover right up until I get to him. I've beaten him in the first round before but then he just doesn't let you get off the floor in the next two. It's ridiculous. **** whoever said this game was accessible.

[Dr. Doom]

I've beaten it about 24 times, at least. A lot of that was 1 round on easiest though, with characters I don't know how to use.

[Ninjinister]

Damn, that's creepy. A boss cheaper than Tabuu?


Ah come on, Ben, there's dozens of 'em. SNK is notorious for this. In fact, cheap bosses are known to have fallen to "SNK Boss Syndrome".

[raphael_is_cool]

I've beaten it about 24 times, at least. A lot of that was 1 round on easiest though, with characters I don't know how to use.

I completed it with Ryu today. One round on very easy. Seth does not seem to change difficulty though.

[Ryona]

I finally got to play Street Fighter IV! It actually didn't disappoint me at all.
Was helping my friend unlock characters, and we got Sakura, Dan, and Gen so far.
Actually, I'm a little disappointed to see Sakura still a teen wearing the over-used Japanese schoolgirl uniform.
Aside from the fact that there's absolutely no originality wearing something that just about EVERY female teen in all of anime wears as well; I also found it off that, according to Street Fighter's timeline, Street Fighter II happened years after Alpha. And Street Fighter IV takes place after II. So this would all mean that Sakura would be grown up then. Also, acording to the Sakura manga, by the time SF II began, Sakura was grown up and a phys-ed teacher.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I finally got to play Street Fighter IV! It actually didn't disappoint me at all.
Was helping my friend unlock characters, and we got Sakura, Dan, and Gen so far.
Actually, I'm a little disappointed to see Sakura still a teen wearing the over-used Japanese schoolgirl uniform.
Aside from the fact that there's absolutely no originality wearing something that just about EVERY female teen in all of anime wears as well; I also found it off that, according to Street Fighter's timeline, Street Fighter II happened years after Alpha. And Street Fighter IV takes place after II. So this would all mean that Sakura would be grown up then. Also, acording to the Sakura manga, by the time SF II began, Sakura was grown up and a phys-ed teacher.

Well, if you download her alternate costume, she has a "mini-Ryu" outfit and you can see all the little fight scars all over her face. I thought it was a nice touch.

[Ryona]

Well, if you download her alternate costume, she has a "mini-Ryu" outfit and you can see all the little fight scars all over her face. I thought it was a nice touch.

That's more like it.

Also, yes, Seth is cheap as ****. I hate his bullsh*t teleporting grab. It's like, he'll teleport right next to you and instantly grab you without a split-second of reaction time for you.
Though, surprisingly, Dan was the only character that could beat Seth with relative ease.

[ThirdMarioBro]

That's more like it.
Though, surprisingly, Dan was the only character that could beat Seth with relative ease.

I found that so funny when I unlocked Dan. Crimson Viper and Chun Li just stand there and take the abuse, while Dan just just fly through the air and Dankūkyaku Seth to death because he rarely blocks or counters.

Dan is so damned funny in SFIV.

[Peanut]

I found that so funny when I unlocked Dan. Crimson Viper and Chun Li just stand there and take the abuse, while Dan just just fly through the air and Dankūkyaku Seth to death because he rarely blocks or counters.

Dan is so damned funny in SFIV.

You deserve a boot up your ass. The fact that you went so far as to accent that word is frightening.

[ThirdMarioBro]

You know I just went to Wikipedia and copy/pasted that. I can't even spell my own grandmother's maiden name correctly.

[XERO]

Just one question:

How does the Shun Goku Satsu look?

[Dr. Doom]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtCdQtbHJiY&feature=related

[XERO]

Ah, thanks, Doom. :)

[raphael_is_cool]

Okay. Just felt I have to say this. I've been playing this and SSFIITHDR back and forth and actually enjoy HDR more.

Something about the way IV controls feels wrong and I just plain dislike ultra attacks. I'm not saying IV is bad, I just wouldn't jump in and play it much unless friends wanted to.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Well, it is hard to break 15 years of habit, but I would go to say that SSFIIHD feels more rigid than ever before now because of the HD sprites. The characters move so rough and jerky now. That doesn't bother me with low-rez sprites, but they really should have added in some extra frames. It's hard to play it after enjoying the milky smoothness of IV. Best in the series.

[R-iZZy]

I'm just in here basically to vent at Seth's unbelievable cheapness. And with that patch problem on the PS3 version [apparently, Seth becomes like 20x harder if you installed the patch, no matter what difficulty is set when going through the Arcade Mode], I almost felt the need to fling my only controller into a wall.

It should not take 45 minutes to defeat Seth, especially not when I have Chun Li.

I've fallen behind on playing the game thanks to projects, exams and essays. But now I've gotten everything out of the way and plan on getting Akuma and Gouken.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Eh, so I had best disable the Wi-Fi on the PS3 so I can unlock Gouken before that patch ruins me.

[R-iZZy]

It's basically recommended that you install the game to your HDD, but not the patch. You could even install the patch so long as the game isn't installed. The bug is mainly found when both the game and the patch are installed.

And apparently, this bug is only found on the PS3 version.

[Shredder]

I realized that I haven't commented much about the game, even though I've been playing it a lot. To get to the point- I love this game. I wasn't sure what to expect at first, since originally I thought Capcom wasn't going to have anything to do with it, so my expectations weren't that high. It turns out this game is probably my favorite SF game after the Alpha series (and sometimes it's hard to say which I like more). Love the movies, character quotes, graphics, training modes, and just the overall look and feel of the game. It has a lot of "personality" to it. The gameplay is excellent and it definitely feels like a Street Fighter game. The online mode is a lot of fun and one of my favorite ways to enjoy the game, although the match-up system could be a little easier to work with.

I agree that Seth is cheap and yeah, it took me forever to beat him with certain characters (especially Guile, I'm embarrassed to admit, and Chun-Li, but I never really play as her anyway). What's this about a patch in the PS3 version?

[ThirdMarioBro]

It's basically recommended that you install the game to your HDD, but not the patch. You could even install the patch so long as the game isn't installed. The bug is mainly found when both the game and the patch are installed.

And apparently, this bug is only found on the PS3 version.

Dammit. I have it installed. I'd uninstall it to get the patch, but I don't play online anyway, so screw it.

[R-iZZy]

What's this about a patch in the PS3 version?
There's a bug to where if you install the patch along with having the game installed to your HDD, Seth will be noticeably difficult, regardless of what difficulty is set in Arcade Mode.
Dammit. I have it installed. I'd uninstall it to get the patch, but I don't play online anyway, so screw it.
Haha. Yeah, I figured since I don't play online, and since my record was so horrible, it wouldn't be much of a problem for me to delete the game install/patch.

Turns out it worked though. Seth was incredibly easier to beat. As a matter of fact, I've actually unlocked almost all characters now within like two days of uninstalling the game and patch [with the difficulty on Hard with 3-round matches]. So yeah, thank goodness a solution was found. I figure since Seth is the only one I have to unlock, I can install the game and patch again. I need to elevate my skills in online play.

[Lisardo]

My bf got that a while ago and it is pretty badass. I've played it a bit but still doesn't hold a candle to the original....sorry.

[Ninjinister]

My bf got that a while ago and it is pretty badass. I've played it a bit but still doesn't hold a candle to the original....sorry.

Seriously? The first Street Fighter was such a piece of trash... clunky, slow, broken... it took me 12 tries in the arcades just to get past Geki.

EDIT: It just dawned on me that you may have meant Street Fighter II :x

[Lisardo]

Seriously? The first Street Fighter was such a piece of trash... clunky, slow, broken... it took me 12 tries in the arcades just to get past Geki.

EDIT: It just dawned on me that you may have meant Street Fighter II :x

Yeah I meant the original Street Fighter 2 for SNES. But noone really plays the original and when most refer to Street Fighter, they are usually referring to Street Fighter 2.

[R-iZZy]

Diehards don't do that. I actually felt the same way Ninjinister did until he mentioned Street Fighter II. As classic as that game may be, this one is pretty sweet. I can see it being considered a classic decades from now.

[Ninjinister]

Necropost blah blah but it's relevant.

http://kotaku.com/5369357/are-these-super-street-fighter-iv-screens/gallery/

Capcom doin' what Capcom does best.

Rumored additional cast list:

Returning from SF3: Ibuki, Makoto, and Dudley
Returning from SF2: DeeJay and T-Hawk
Returning from Alpha: Guy, Cody, and Adon
in addition to 2 completely new characters.

Two additional characters are said to be evil Taekwondo queen Juri (which has been confirmed, by the screenshots), and Hassan, a Middle Eastern grappler.

"This is gonna be one Hell of a match!"

[Dr. Doom]

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/jaymz667/HassanChop.jpg

Hassan CHOP!

[ThirdMarioBro]

Another grappler? Yuck. But the more women, the merrier. I hope the PC version is updated as well as that's the version I'll be playing from here forward thanks to its ease of skinning.

I hope they give the option for DLC and not just make us rebuy it.

[XERO]

I was hopin' Hugo would come back. That way, I can finally see Hugo versus Zangief.

Oh well, at least we'll have Dudley vs. Balrog finally.

[Ninjinister]

Dee Jay confirmed. (http://kotaku.com/5369773/super-street-fighter-iv-confirmed-is-standalone-title)

I really hope Dudley is actually in it. He was one of my two favorite characters in SF3, and I was kind of sad to not see him (or any of the SF3 saga characters) in 4.

I'm not sure if I like Juri as a character, but at least SF finally has a Taekwondo practitioner. SNK's got like, what, 8?

[Dr. Doom]

Also confirmed is that this is NOT DLC, it is a seperate game that will include (maybe) eight new characters, gameplay and mechanic tweaks, improved online play, and an as yet unannounced bonus for those who have the original disc. While it is certainly disappointing to find out that they're selling a seperate disc, it will not be full price. This also hopefully means that they'll impliment some sort of lobby system for online play.

[Krang]

Glad to see that Dee Jay is back. He was always one of my favorite characters to play as in SSF2.

This also hopefully means that they'll impliment some sort of lobby system for online play.
I agree, that would be a great addition.

[R-iZZy]

I'm not completely happy about this. I mean we didn't even get Street Fighter IV that long ago, and Cashcom already has it in them to pull an EA stunt? Ugh. I wouldn't be so bothered if this were $20 DLC. Can't really fight it though. Anyway, here's a quick bulleted rundown I saw.

* The previously leaked characters are all said to be in the game. Dee Jay, T. Hawk, Dudley, Ibuki, Makoto, Adon, Cody and Guy.
The new characters are rumored to be:
o Hakan - An Arabic grappler obsessed with oil.
o Juri - Evil Asian girl fighter working for Seth.
* All characters will have two Ultras. They will both be available at one time, not selectable like with Third Strike's Super Arts. The commands to execute your Ultras do not overlap.
o It sounds like the characters from Third Strike are set up with their prior Super Arts. They had three in that game, so one will be their Super and the other two their Ultras.
o Gen has four Ultras because of his two fighting styles. One of these is said to be an Air Ultra.
o All characters still have one Super, except Sakura who apparently has a Shinkuu Hadoken (Super Fireball) as well.
* Some characters will have Air Ultras.
* The Bonus Stages will be returning.
* Arcade location tests will start this weekend in Japan. This will be an exclusive arcade release at least for a few months.
* An official announcement is said to be coming at the Tokyo Game Show and on the Japanese Street Fighter 4 blog soon.
* Expect the return of the many familiar Supers, and a few new ones like Metsu Shoryuken. You'll see the return of Chun-Li's Kikosho (Super Fireball), Gouken's Denjin, Sagat's Tiger Cannon (Super Fireball).
* Ibuki has a run command.
* Guile has his Sonic Hurricane move from Marvel vs. Capcom 2.
* Dudley has his Chain combos from Third Strike, plus one additional Chain combo.
* Cody is the only character with an Alpha Counter and he still has his knife. He supposedly needs his knife to perform one of his Ultras.
* Rufus can cancel-break the last hit of his Spectacle Romance, or the launch kick of Space Opera Symphony.
* Guy has his Chain combos.
* Makoto has her Tanden Renki Super from Third Strike.
* Zangief is said to have a 720 degree motion Air Ultra called the Siberian Blizzard.
* The game takes place one year after Street Fighter 4.
* Dudley was searching for his car in Third Strike, in this game he's searching for a rose.
* T. Hawk's storyline involves him protecting Juni or Juli.
* Dhalsim's new Ultra is called the Yoga Shangri'la.
* There's a new gameplay system called Tadan Saving, the phrase implies a multi-hitting or multiple-level Focus Attack.
* The console characters are all said to be added to the upcoming arcade release, with the possible exceptions of Seth and Gouken.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Separate release, eh? I'd complain, but its Street Fighter. We were conditioned for this two decades ago, so whatever. I'm just glad to see more content coming because it sounds freaking awesome. There's enough tweaks, additions, characters, and stuff to warrant the upgrade.

I hope the music is better this time around.

[Barkworm]

I'm not completely happy about this. I mean we didn't even get Street Fighter IV that long ago, and Cashcom already has it in them to pull an EA stunt?

"Cashcom"? Seriously?!

[Ninjinister]

Separate release, eh? I'd complain, but its Street Fighter. We were conditioned for this two decades ago, so whatever. I'm just glad to see more content coming because it sounds freaking awesome. There's enough tweaks, additions, characters, and stuff to warrant the upgrade.


Exactly. Reason #2 why I'm glad it's being released on disc (first of which is because I'd have another fighting game on my shelf).

"Cashcom"? Seriously?!

lol

[Cure]

I'm not completely happy about this. I mean we didn't even get Street Fighter IV that long ago, and Cashcom already has it in them to pull an EA stunt?

I'm pretty sure Capcom has been doing this for a long time.

[Ninjinister]

I'm pretty sure Capcom has been doing this for a long time.

Quoting to back this statement up with a timeline:

1987 - Street Fighter
1991 - Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
1992 - Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
1992 - Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
1993 - Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
1993 - Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
1994 - Super Street Fighter II Turbo
1995 - Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
1996 - Street Fighter Alpha 2
1996 - Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold
1997 - Street Fighter III: New Generation
1998 - Street Fighter Alpha 3
1998 - Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact - Giant Attack
1999 - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Fight for the Future
1999 - Street Fighter Zero 3 Upper
2000 - Super Street Fighter II X: Grandmaster Challenge for Matching Service
2001 - Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival
2002 - Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper (GBA)
2003 - Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition
2006 - Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
2008 - Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
2008 - Street Fighter IV
2010 - Super Street Fighter IV

This isn't counting things like the EX series, Vs. entries, and the like. So yeah... just on Street Fighter alone, Capcom's been notorious for this for circa 20 years.

[Mecha Cow]

That was before DLC was an option, though.

[R-iZZy]

"Cashcom"? Seriously?!
My bad, must've been a typo. :roll:
I'm pretty sure Capcom has been doing this for a long time.
Yeah, that was when DLC wasn't exactly an optional way of releasing add-ons for an already released game.

All I'm saying is we haven't even gone 365 days past the release of Street Fighter IV, and already we're having to look forward to buying expansions from retailers. Were these extra features they're now adding to the game not something that could've been thought of from the get-go, especially considering the newer features are actually features we've had from previous games?

I just feel like this is a rip-off. Lord forgive me for not bowing down to the almighty Capcom's decision here.

[Peanut]

1) I prefer Crapcom over Cashcom.
2) I agree with R-iZZy. The game hasn't even been out for a f*cking year.
3) You guys are out of your tree if you think Capcom isn't going to release this as a full retail product.

[Ninjinister]

1) I prefer Crapcom over Cashcom.
2) I agree with R-iZZy. The game hasn't even been out for a f*cking year.
3) You guys are out of your tree if you think Capcom isn't going to release this as a full retail product.

1) I do too, actually. I'd used that as a nickname for them since I was a youngin'.
2) Never stopped 'em before. SFII: CE and SFII: Turbo were released during the same calendar year. Super SF IV is being listed as coming out Spring 2010, so that puts it just on the other side of one year of the console release of SF IV.
3) I always thought that was a given.

[XERO]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that another enhancement will be down the line.

I just hope they bring back the parrying.

[Mecha Cow]

I'm partial to "Stupidcom", myself.

They're pulling the same sh*t with Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition, by the way. Oh Stupidcom, never change.

[XERO]

Rom-zom-com?

This reminds me of the time that Midway kinda tried to do the same thing with Mortal Kombat 3.

[Lordmylar06]

I love Street Fighter 4, but I'm with alot of you guys. Why not just DLC this stuff? I'd gladly shell out $20-30 for this via Xbox live. I guess the excuse is the amount of content, blah, blah. I am happy about the possibility to beat the s%& out of a car again though.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I'm glad its getting a retail release. I'm not too fond of digital content. Would rather have a disc for my monster Street Fighter collection.

[Lordmylar06]

I'm glad its getting a retail release. I'm not too fond of digital content. Would rather have a disc for my monster Street Fighter collection.

That's a fair statement, though I'm just of the opinion that it could release as a 'classic hits' version or 'platinum hits'. Whatever they call it when they make the game cheaper, as well as providing the DLC option for those of us that would like to spend less money on a product that we already own.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Another problem is, no matter how mainstream people seem to think DLC is, it isn't. Even Rockstar is caving in and releasing disc versions of Lost & The Damned and Gay Tony because they realize that going the DLC route cost them a lot of potential audience.

Long story short, Broadband penetration in American needs to get better.

[Lordmylar06]

Another problem is, no matter how mainstream people seem to think DLC is, it isn't. Even Rockstar is caving in and releasing disc versions of Lost & The Damned and Gay Tony because they realize that going the DLC route cost them a lot of potential audience.

Long story short, Broadband penetration in American needs to get better.

Agreed. My hometown still had dialup when I moved a few years ago. Sadly, I can't imagine life without ridiculous online connection speed anymore.

[Peanut]

Another problem is, no matter how mainstream people seem to think DLC is, it isn't. Even Rockstar is caving in and releasing disc versions of Lost & The Damned and Gay Tony because they realize that going the DLC route cost them a lot of potential audience.

Long story short, Broadband penetration in American needs to get better.

That isn't a problem at all. How does that prevent them from releasing it as DLC as well? It costs them nothing to allow people to download content online, whereas pressing a disc and manufacturing a package takes time and money.

Saying DLC isn't "mainstream" enough is a piss poor excuse.

[愛]

Wait, we're still using the word "mainstream?" Just making sure, because I thought we threw that sh*t away years ago.

[Cure]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2942222580_d86e32bcab.jpg

A stream in Maine...

I'm hilarious.

[Lordmylar06]

* The previously leaked characters are all said to be in the game. Dee Jay, T. Hawk, Dudley, Ibuki, Makoto, Adon, Cody and Guy.
The new characters are rumored to be:
o Hakan - An Arabic grappler obsessed with oil.
o Juri - Evil Asian girl fighter working for Seth.


Is this a confirmed character list yet? Ibuki, Makoto, and Dudley as playable characters sounds awesome. The Alpha characters are cool too, but I used to whomp serious a** with Makoto.

[Ninjinister]

Not confirmed yet, no.

[Ninjinister]

Three more fighters for your face-smashing pleasure.

http://kotaku.com/5411575/super-street-fighter-iv-getting-three-more-fighters

[ThirdMarioBro]

Even more worth the money now.

[XERO]

That f*cker's STILL in handcuffs?

L to da O to da L.

[Lordmylar06]

That f*cker's STILL in handcuffs?

L to da O to da L.

I laughed mine off when I read your comment. I didn't even have to go to the link to know that one of them would be Cody. It's beginning to look alot like Super Street Fighter Alpha/Zero 4... if they announce parrying you can throw in 2nd Impact.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Either way, this is easily the best overall Street Fighter cast ever. I'm quite pleased with how this is shaping out. Now if they would only announce a PC version for my HyperSpin setup.

[Ninjinister]

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[Shredder]

Want. Now. :D

Thanks for posting the clip- this looks awesome. I would buy this as a separate game or as DLC. Any word on the exact release date?

[Ninjinister]

GameStop has 3/31/2010 listed as the release date, but that sounds tentative.

[Lordmylar06]

I also saw that release date, it's one day after Dead Rising 2's release. It's gonna kill my pocketbook, but i'll get both.

[Shredder]

Thanks for the info. That's later than I was hoping for, but I'd rather they take their time with it rather releasing it rushed.

[Dr. Doom]

I am very excited to be able to play as Guy again. I'd probably call him my second favorite SF character behind Vega. I'm also just really happy to see Dee Jay. I don't really know why. Go figure. Cody and Adon look fun too. T Hawk can go **** himself. I hope the white man gives him diseased blankets.

[Ninjinister]

http://kotaku.com/5432200/capcom-delays-major-games

[Lordmylar06]

http://kotaku.com/5432200/capcom-delays-major-games

Well that sucks. Seriously, I'm going to get SSF4 and Dead Rising 2 as soon as they come out, but to cite "avoiding competing with major titles other companies plan to introduce" as a reason to delay is a crock in my opinion. It's video gaming. You're going to be competing with other companies regardless.
I can see positive from this in the sense that I won't be broke in March, and that gives more time for perfecting the game, but tell me Capcom is not so low that they have to "watch out" for other companies competing with them.

[Mecha Cow]

but to cite "avoiding competing with major titles other companies plan to introduce" as a reason to delay is a crock in my opinion.
Not at all. While I can't think of any upcoming heavy hitters, releasing a game during a busy season can be a very bad move, especially if the game in question doesn't have a lot of pull (and SSFIV, being an updated version of an old game, does not). Does the expression "sent to die" mean anything to you? Delaying a game in order to give it some breathing room is a perfectly valid and sensible marketing strategy.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I find it funny that most of this fall's biggest hitters were delayed to Q1 2010 to avoid competition, but now that all of them have wound up getting delayed to the first of next year, half of them are probably going to get delayed again.

[Lordmylar06]

Does the expression "sent to die" mean anything to you? Delaying a game in order to give it some breathing room is a perfectly valid and sensible marketing strategy.

I know you're absolutely right. I'm just so darn tootin angry about the release pushback. Patience on an already finished product is not my forte, but I suppose it's not going to kill me.

[Protoman]

If it's pushed back, maybe it's to do some final fixes. I rather get it late but perfect, then early and flawed.

[Ninjinister]

There was never a concrete release date for SSF4 anyway.

I'm hearing April 1st for Japan now, though. No joke.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I really don't want to see this at E3, but considering how Capcom is probably doing these delays to compensate for an overall weak 2010 lineup, we just might.

[Ninjinister]

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Words cannot describe the awesomeness.

[R-iZZy]

Hahaha. Balrog's costume @0:40 is super pimpin'. As much as I dislike the idea of this re-release, I'm looking forward to it!

[XERO]

I'm actually gonna try to master Guy this time besides Ryu.

[Shredder]

That looks amazing. I wish we could get an exact release date.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I hope all story-telling is in-game this time. Those anime cut-scenes last time were TERRIBLE.

[Ninjinister]

I hope all story-telling is in-game this time. Those anime cut-scenes last time were TERRIBLE.

D'ya really think so? 'Cause I thought the opposite.

From what I hear though, they're supposed to have new anime openings and endings for everybody.

[Ninjinister]

Sorry for the double-post, but this is pretty pertinent.

SSF4 has been announced for a release date of April 27 in North America, and April 30 for Europe.

(Link. (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/106/1063564p1.html))

Not bad, considering April 1st is when it releases in Japan.

EDIT: Wait, scratch that, Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/5456991/xbox-japans-big-capcom-announcements-are) is reporting April 28 for Japan. N.A. gets it a day before them?

[Andrew NDB]

Let me state, for the record, that a standalone "Go and buy the same game again" Super Street Fighter 4 is bull***t.

Whether you're playing the game on a PS3 or an X-Box 360, what's stopping them from just adding downloadable content/characters to the regular Street Fighter 4 as time goes on? I'd be willing to pay a nominal fee per download.

Capcom is doing business like it's still 1992.

[Brodie]

Let me state, for the record, that a standalone "Go and buy the same game again" Super Street Fighter 4 is bull***t.

Whether you're playing the game on a PS3 or an X-Box 360, what's stopping them from just adding downloadable content/characters to the regular Street Fighter 4 as time goes on? I'd be willing to pay a nominal fee per download.

Capcom is doing business like it's still 1992.

I completely agree. Its especially stupid if its another full-priced release. I'd call shenanigans.

And you know it isnt going to be a budget release because if it was...it would have been downloadable.

horse. ****.


Whats not horse ****?

Marcus Fenix and Dom in Lost Planet 2.

[Ninjinister]

http://www.destructoid.com/guide-how-to-stfu-about-super-street-fighter-iv-150353.phtml

[ThirdMarioBro]

I can live with an April release. Now, where's my PC version?

[Ninjinister]

For those that care, SF4 (not SSF4) is coming out for iPhone next month:

http://wireless.ign.com/articles/106/1069286p1.html

[Ninjinister]

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[Lordmylar06]

Dudley beating up on Balrog(Boxer) is priceless. I'm glad to see Ibuki, Makoto and Dudley all in game. Will there be more new characters or is this everyone now?

[Ninjinister]

Well, last few seconds of the trailer teases Hakan, the Turkish/Arabian grappler from the rumor list.

And there's also a rumor that Shadow Charlie may be in it.

[ThirdMarioBro]

For those that care, SF4 (not SSF4) is coming out for iPhone next month:

http://wireless.ign.com/articles/106/1069286p1.html

Dumbest. Move. Ever. Really Capcom? "Yeah, let's port SFIV to a device with the most unsuitable controls on the market. Great idea!".

Where's my PSP port?

[Ninjinister]

Dumbest. Move. Ever. Really Capcom? "Yeah, let's port SFIV to a device with the most unsuitable controls on the market. Great idea!".

Where's my PSP port?

Same place as the Wii port. Oft-mentioned by Capcom as a possibility, but unlikely to ever surface.

[Roland]

My brother want to buy this game. I was just wondering if it is worth it. We use to play street fighter on the nes.

[Ninjinister]

My brother want to buy this game. I was just wondering if it is worth it. We use to play street fighter on the nes.

Maybe Super NES, you mean? 'Cause if you were playing SF on the original, you were either playing that abysmal platforming game, or some sort of bootleg cart.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Street Fighter IV is my favorite in the series, so Super Street Fighter IV can't be anything but more awesome.

[XERO]

Dudley looks so pimp in this one.

[Ninjinister]

Dudley is so pimp. Period.

Fixed for ya.

[XERO]

How dare you?!

[Ninjinister]

Let's fight like gentlemen.

[Turo602]

I don't know, but I'm not to fond on Street Fighter IV. I was planning on getting it but instead I got Super Street Fighter II HD Remix. The gameplay is always the same and they look to fat and and massive now compared to Street Fighter II.

[Ninjinister]

I don't know, but I'm not to fond on Street Fighter IV. I was planning on getting it but instead I got Super Street Fighter II HD Remix. The gameplay is always the same and they look to fat and and massive now compared to Street Fighter II.

Dude. Ultras change everything. Seriously.

[Roland]

Maybe Super NES, you mean? 'Cause if you were playing SF on the original, you were either playing that abysmal platforming game, or some sort of bootleg cart.
I have SF on the nes. No wonder the game is hard to play on nes.

[XERO]

Let's fight like gentlemen.

You have no dignity.

[Ninjinister]

You have no dignity.

Guttah trash!

[XERO]

Guttah trash!

Down for the count!

[Ninjinister]

"Looks like it's time to oil up!"

http://kotaku.com/5489701/hakan-oils-up-for-super-street-fighter-iv

http://i.imgur.com/Twaoo.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/wjcg7n.jpg

[Lordmylar06]

Wow... just... hehe. Ok. I'll excuse it just for being able to see that look on Ken's face.

[Kendamu]

By the way, Street Fighter IV has made it to the iPhone.

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/street-fighter-iv/id354655665?mt=8

[Damien Kash]

I love my daughters, they are so pretty!

[Lordmylar06]

I got my copy of SSF4 at a midnight launch. So far I'm digging it, but I would have liked the challenge modes to come back (survival and time trial).

The bonus colors for owning SF4 aren't a big enough bonus IMO. I would have figured a download code for free alt costumes or something would have been great, but I guess Capcom didn't get my list of demands. Either that or they used it as fire kindling.

Playing with the SF3 characters again is cool, but it feels weird without the parry system 3 had. Sometimes I catch myself dashing into fireballs when I'm Dudley, then getting pissed cause parry didn't work.

Still loving the game though.

[Ninjinister]

Totally mainin' Dudley and Juri.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Totally maining Juri. She's a psycho machine (and a total slut). Love it, love it, love it. Easily the best Street Fighter ever. Now to invest in a new PS3 fight stick.

[Ninjinister]

Totally maining Juri. She's a psycho machine (and a total slut).
I love who dead serious yet tongue-in-cheek these two aspects of her character are.

Easily the best Street Fighter ever.
Oof. It's hard for me to say (extremely hard), but in my book, SFA3 might still eke out on top. But it's f***ing close.

[XERO]

So... my first time playing this: 23 win streak.

Did I do something wrong? :P

As for my mains, Ryu and Guy. I want to try to master him for sure.

[愛]

Street Fighter sucks. :)

[XERO]

I know, right?

[愛]

Nah, man, I'm just not good enough at SF, and I have no real interest in improving. I'm a GG/BB guy. :)

[XERO]

I know, right? :P

Nah, I hear ya. I'm like that with GG/BB. Hell, I use Zappa all the time. The sad thing is, I STILL don't understand his 'DESTROYED' finisher.

[Ninjinister]

I know, right? :P

Nah, I hear ya. I'm like that with GG/BB. Hell, I use Zappa all the time. The sad thing is, I STILL don't understand his 'DESTROYED' finisher.

It's The Ring. (http://fenixware.net/fab/fab_triviaMain.asp?id=138)

[ThirdMarioBro]

Got the PS3 SF Tournament Stick (real Swana parts, INCREDIBLE built, and totally moddable/skinnable). I needed the best controls available, because this is easily the best 2D fighter I've ever laid hands on. Capcom nailed it. 35 characters, perfectly balanced, and outstanding presentation and style. I just wish there were more new stages.

Nah, man, I'm just not good enough at SF, and I have no real interest in improving. I'm a GG/BB guy. :)

I understand the feeling. I want to be good at BlazBlue so badly, but I just can't hack it. Same for Melty Blood.

[XERO]

I like how those fighters have the same first letters in the titles. Guilty Gear, BlazBlue... The only thing missing is Crazy Chaos or something.

But, anyway, I had a good weekend bustin' out some SSFIV with the old crew. Some things never change, though. They still like to camp. :P

Thank God Ryu has his Metsu Shoryuken back. He's naked without it.

[Ninjinister]

I like how those fighters have the same first letters in the titles. Guilty Gear, BlazBlue... The only thing missing is Crazy Chaos or something.


http://fenixware.net/fab/fab_gameMain.asp?id=540

[XERO]

You're just lovin' it, aren't you?

[Ninjinister]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bjD68JYXSFo/SOvwlJ_cjRI/AAAAAAAAA-s/-43RoceKOgo/s400/Web+I%27m+Lovin+ItMcDs_Print.jpg

[XERO]

http://www.reelmovienews.com/images/gallery/saul-silver-photo_362x639.jpg
Well, why don't ya Super Size it, bitch?

[Dr. Doom]

At first I thought Cody was a really weird choice for the roster but I ended up really liking him a lot and I've been using him more than anyone, though some of that may have to do with my mounting frustration towards the charge characters' ultra combo inputs. I was really used to pulling them off in SFIV but something seems to have been lost in the transisition (my best guess is that it was the integrity of my fight pad and I need a new one).

[ThirdMarioBro]

My toury edition stick just died for no reason. I sent it back to Amazon, and now I'm on the sh*tty fight pad. Sucker is so worn out from SFIV, that it can't pull a basic grapple anymore.

[XERO]

I must be the only one here who daily uses a regular controller for fighters. :ohwell:

[Lordmylar06]

I used to use a regular Xbox controller for fighters, then last year I got a fightpad, I'm much better with it too. I'd bet that most people who play well on regular controllers would excel on fightpads.
It may take a few days to get used to it, but if your goal is to get better...

Now if I can get good on a fight stick I'll be set to go to tourneys and get my sprockets kicked.

[Ninjinister]

I must be the only one here who daily uses a regular controller for fighters. :ohwell:

I can't use a stick worth beans anymore.

[XERO]

Well, it's not that I CAN'T use a stick. I just prefer the controller more. It would be more easier to pull off a Metsu Shoryuken.

[Ninjinister]

http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/9/2010/07/500x_2132420805.jpg

Because Capcom will never stop putting more characters into this game.

[Dr. Doom]

Fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

[ThirdMarioBro]

$5 says it's Rainbow Mika and a newbie.

[TigerClaw]

So Capcom has released a new Costume Pack, Which dressed all the Ultra Street Fighter 4 characters in Animal Costumes, or as some would call it, Fursuits.

DyH7TSAXFSI

[Netkeeper]

Oh my god I love these!! E. Honda! Cammy!! Ryu! Vega! And Dudley is so PERFECT! Oh my god.

[TigerClaw]

Oh my god I love these!! E. Honda! Cammy!! Ryu! Vega! And Dudley is so PERFECT! Oh my god.
E. Honda is dressed like a Turtle, If only they gave him a Bandana to complete it.

[Netkeeper]

E. Honda makes a fantastic turtle regardless.

[snake]

This is strange.



Very strange.

[Ninjinister]

E. Honda is dressed like a Turtle, If only they gave him a Bandana to complete it.

E. Honda makes a fantastic turtle regardless.

He's not a turtle. He's a kappa.
How the heck you can be a TMNT fan and not recognize kappa is beyond me.

[TigerClaw]

Here's E. Honda as a Turtle or Kappa, Whatever you want to call it.

http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Ultra-Street-Fighter-IV-Animal-Costumes-4.jpg

[Powder]

Kappa. A KAPPA.

[Netkeeper]

Well ****, I only saw it for a split second.

http://i.imgur.com/ty0Ghke.gif

[turtlefanforever]

Love E. Hondas costume

[Shred Head]

So Capcom has released a new Costume Pack, Which dressed all the Ultra Street Fighter 4 characters in Animal Costumes, or as some would call it, Fursuits.

DyH7TSAXFSI

All that trailer did was make me remember Bloody Roar and how much I want a sequel. :(

[TigerClaw]

The new game will be running on Unreal Engine 4
http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/18/a-street-fighter-first-capcom-ditches-in-house-engines-for-unreal-engine-4/

[bushido]

The new game will be running on Unreal Engine 4
http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/18/a-street-fighter-first-capcom-ditches-in-house-engines-for-unreal-engine-4/

Just like Tekken 7

[Coola Yagami]

I'm surprised that after all these years you can STILL find matches online with Street Fighter 4, at least on the PS4. Though it wasn't that long ago where I had some matches over the XBox 360 version too.

Looking back, who was everyone's favorite characters?

[Andrew NDB]

Hm. There was a time when I was good with everyone. But I stick with the Ryu/Ken/Akuma family.

[Coola Yagami]

Hm. There was a time when I was good with everyone. But I stick with the Ryu/Ken/Akuma family.

While not SF4, I feel that SF5 has enough gimmicks that I have a bunch of favorites that aren't the 'shotos'.

When it comes to SF4 my top 5 are- Sakura, Balrog, Elena, Sagat and Cody.

[Leo656]

I like Ryu because he's easy and Elena because she's naked.

[Prowler]

I'm surprised that after all these years you can STILL find matches online with Street Fighter 4, at least on the PS4. Though it wasn't that long ago where I had some matches over the XBox 360 version too.

Looking back, who was everyone's favorite characters?
What's so surprising about that? To this day you can find matches in Super Turbo and Third Strike online as well, and those games are from the previous century.

I was mostly a Cammy player but she was hard to dominate.

[Coola Yagami]

What's so surprising about that? To this day you can find matches in Super Turbo and Third Strike online as well, and those games are from the previous century.

I was mostly a Cammy player but she was hard to dominate.

Yeah, but those have gotten re-released. I'm not sure how many matches you can find on SFIII Online but I'm sure you can find matches on the most recently re-released SFIII included in the SF 30th Anniversary Collection.

Well I guess SF4 on the PS4 counts as a re-release too....