ubersaurus
07-31-2003, 03:04 AM
Well, I finally got the chance to play the game (not nearly as much as I'd have liked too though, thanks to work). And here's my thoughts...
guard cancel dash-everyone thought this would break the game. Not really..It's basically just a parry that takes meter.The dash itself is quick as hell too. Useful for getting around stuff, and thats about it.
Throw range is about the same as in SF3-3rd strike, however, the incentive to not whiff is alot greater, cuz it drains your meter.
now, on to the characters..
Shiki-this is who I used almost exclusively, and well, I sucked with her, especialyl since everyone else there had been playing all day. Still I can say this-she rocks. Her one super attack goes under flying fireballs and does MASS amounts of damage. In addition, she's got this diving slash move thats really useful, that you do in the air. I was using it to build meter, and throw people off. Didn't land her control reversing grab at all, although I did do her ground F+A chain, the timing is weird after it and I wasn't able to follow it up. Her teleport also=good. Even though I lost all of my matches, they were all down to the wire.
Geese-my mortal enemy. I HATE GEESE. And for one reason too. Geese in and of himself isn't too bad..but Raging Storm is one of the best supers in the game. The forward range on the thing is great, it stays out for a while, and it does tons of damage if it connects.You can't jump at all against geese because he'll pull that out. Other then that he's not too shabby. Good fireballs, good ground game, good character.
Vega-didn't see much of him. Seemed able to do alot of poking due to his claw. He's quick, but his somersault move seemed a bit slow. Not a bad character, but he isn't the best, I don't think.
Balrog-Now this was more like it. Rog's range on his punches isn't that great, but they beat alot of stuff out, and they hurt. His repeated punch super is very very good, fast and if they get hit in the air he sucks them along for the rest of the hits.
Kasumi-she's definitely good. Her wave is useful, since it stuffs alot of stuff (as it should), she has a very good anti air, and a pretty painful combo that bizounce kept doing.
Genjyuro-he's an underdog, thats about all I can say. His attacks are kinda slow, he's not really that quick, either, and quite frankly, he was getting beat up like a nobody. He's definitely someone whom you need to know some good combos with, but I wouldn't say he's that great, period.
Akuma-He's quality. His uppercut super goes through shit, He can dish out some harsh damage, his air fireball is pretty good, ground fireball is FAST, in short, he's akuma. Takes damage like a schoolgirl though.
Violent Ken-AKA Evil Ken, he has some nasty, nasty stuff. Like his multiple kicks super can be followed up with a Shinryuken super and have it all hit @_@ he's got this teleport, I think its his dash, that is really good too, for grabbing people. Finally, his hurricane kick in the air is a Hyper Fighting style one where he doesn't arc, just moves straight.
Mars People-Oh my god. This guy is insane. Good reach on his normal moves, a neat projectile, an exploding teleport (which is a pain in the ass) and an unblockable super where a UFO comes out and shoots rings at you. He also has the best winpose in the game-he pulls out a cellphone LOL
Earthquake-Really good. Quake can dish it out. His entire game basically consists of keeping people out of his personal space and doing his teleport move where he comes out of the sky on top of you. If they block, he can do a strange air spinning move and come down on em. Still though, he's raging storm bait.
Chun Li-she's insane. Fast, her moves beat alot of stuff out, and she has the super of doom, also known as her multiple kick super. It does lots of chip damage, is safe if blocked, and you can only dash cancel out of it at one point near the end. Oh yeah, its invincible at the start too. The ultimate mistake punisher in the game.
I also saw some of Demitri, Ryu, Kim, Kyo, and Iori, but not enough to really get an idea of what they can do.
Graphically the game is great. It was right next to a KOF 2k2 machine, and you can see the difference. SvC looks alot crisper, and looks like it has higher resolution. Characters are very well animated too, ESPECIALLY Demitri. Soundwise, its very nice. Nothing special, but it gets the job done.
I give this game 2 thumbs up.
guard cancel dash-everyone thought this would break the game. Not really..It's basically just a parry that takes meter.The dash itself is quick as hell too. Useful for getting around stuff, and thats about it.
Throw range is about the same as in SF3-3rd strike, however, the incentive to not whiff is alot greater, cuz it drains your meter.
now, on to the characters..
Shiki-this is who I used almost exclusively, and well, I sucked with her, especialyl since everyone else there had been playing all day. Still I can say this-she rocks. Her one super attack goes under flying fireballs and does MASS amounts of damage. In addition, she's got this diving slash move thats really useful, that you do in the air. I was using it to build meter, and throw people off. Didn't land her control reversing grab at all, although I did do her ground F+A chain, the timing is weird after it and I wasn't able to follow it up. Her teleport also=good. Even though I lost all of my matches, they were all down to the wire.
Geese-my mortal enemy. I HATE GEESE. And for one reason too. Geese in and of himself isn't too bad..but Raging Storm is one of the best supers in the game. The forward range on the thing is great, it stays out for a while, and it does tons of damage if it connects.You can't jump at all against geese because he'll pull that out. Other then that he's not too shabby. Good fireballs, good ground game, good character.
Vega-didn't see much of him. Seemed able to do alot of poking due to his claw. He's quick, but his somersault move seemed a bit slow. Not a bad character, but he isn't the best, I don't think.
Balrog-Now this was more like it. Rog's range on his punches isn't that great, but they beat alot of stuff out, and they hurt. His repeated punch super is very very good, fast and if they get hit in the air he sucks them along for the rest of the hits.
Kasumi-she's definitely good. Her wave is useful, since it stuffs alot of stuff (as it should), she has a very good anti air, and a pretty painful combo that bizounce kept doing.
Genjyuro-he's an underdog, thats about all I can say. His attacks are kinda slow, he's not really that quick, either, and quite frankly, he was getting beat up like a nobody. He's definitely someone whom you need to know some good combos with, but I wouldn't say he's that great, period.
Akuma-He's quality. His uppercut super goes through shit, He can dish out some harsh damage, his air fireball is pretty good, ground fireball is FAST, in short, he's akuma. Takes damage like a schoolgirl though.
Violent Ken-AKA Evil Ken, he has some nasty, nasty stuff. Like his multiple kicks super can be followed up with a Shinryuken super and have it all hit @_@ he's got this teleport, I think its his dash, that is really good too, for grabbing people. Finally, his hurricane kick in the air is a Hyper Fighting style one where he doesn't arc, just moves straight.
Mars People-Oh my god. This guy is insane. Good reach on his normal moves, a neat projectile, an exploding teleport (which is a pain in the ass) and an unblockable super where a UFO comes out and shoots rings at you. He also has the best winpose in the game-he pulls out a cellphone LOL
Earthquake-Really good. Quake can dish it out. His entire game basically consists of keeping people out of his personal space and doing his teleport move where he comes out of the sky on top of you. If they block, he can do a strange air spinning move and come down on em. Still though, he's raging storm bait.
Chun Li-she's insane. Fast, her moves beat alot of stuff out, and she has the super of doom, also known as her multiple kick super. It does lots of chip damage, is safe if blocked, and you can only dash cancel out of it at one point near the end. Oh yeah, its invincible at the start too. The ultimate mistake punisher in the game.
I also saw some of Demitri, Ryu, Kim, Kyo, and Iori, but not enough to really get an idea of what they can do.
Graphically the game is great. It was right next to a KOF 2k2 machine, and you can see the difference. SvC looks alot crisper, and looks like it has higher resolution. Characters are very well animated too, ESPECIALLY Demitri. Soundwise, its very nice. Nothing special, but it gets the job done.
I give this game 2 thumbs up.