The Street Fighter IV thread

[XYXZYZ]

There are already a couple threads with specific topics regarding SFIV, but this one is a general thread about the game.

I like it! It feels a lot like Super Turbo with a bit of 3S thrown in. (I'm mostly playing Chun Li) I've finished it a few times but still don't quite have it down yet. To me, timing your moves is harder than the 2D games, the 3D animation throws me off. So it'll be a while before I get a feel for it, I'm gonna stick to fighting the computer until I'm comfortable enough with it to go online.

I think SFIV is definitely worth the hype. Though I do have my complaints here and there, I think Capcom really delivered on this one.

[heybtbm]

Topic #1.) How much I suck at Street Fighter. Online record: 2 and 11.

I bought the guide today. For $20 (!). I am determined to improve.

[exit]

I picked this game up today, it looks beautiful and the controls are pretty solid for the most part. The game requires more strategy than it does in most other fighting games, since running into a battle will more than likely result in a very quick death. I also like the added moves to the list, even throwing has its own set of movies, which makes things more varied than just pressing the heavy button in hopes to get a throw in. The game can get pretty tough even on Easy mode, which can get pretty damn frustrating, especially with that asshole Seth, I hate it when they throw in cheap final bosses to purposely make things hard and he's as cheap as they come.

Receiving online challenges as you're playing Arcade mode is a really nice addition, it really does make it feel like you're playing at arcade, but I'm sure it will get pretty frustrating after awhile since you don't have the option to accept or decline a challenge. They could have easily added a challenge accept option and an option to toggle it on or off if you choose.
Speaking of the online mode, I played a quick game (quickly got my ass kicked that is) and it ran extremely smooth, I didn't notice any kind of lag other than it taking a bit to get past the match set up screen.

Capcom really did do a good job with the game, it's the fighting game I've been dreaming of and it's nice to finally see my dream come true. I only wish I didn't have to wait an extra day to get the game, if this happens with RE5 next month I don't think I'll be as patient.

[kupomogli]

Street Fight IV is badass. Play more like Third Strike if you ask me.

Anyways. I don't own the game, but played it on the 360 last night and this morning for a few hours. Matt's friend Jordan is the one who picked it up, and like all other fighting games, we switch controllers depending on who loses. Me, Steve, Matt, Jordan, and Adam were there(though Adam didn't play since he's never played a fighting game other than Soul Calibur.)

Here's how it all went down. My turn is up. Chose Ken as I'm more of a fan of him than Ryu. 55 Wins later I'm still playing and missed hanging out with my friend Jeremy and two girls we're supposed to go drinking with. That's actually when I left. I called them and said I'd be right there, an hour late.

Stopped back over at Matt's house to play Street Fighter 4 again last night and spent the night, played it once I woke up for about two hours. At that point, I played nothing but ranking(which was untouched by anyone except for me playing it.) So I ended up getting 3, 5, and 10 wins in a row to get gamerscore on Jordan's XBOX Live account, along with around 30 - 40 extra wins, also a few losses. In the morning when I woke up, Matt's XBOX Live account was signed on, got him 3, 5, and 10 wins in a row as well. With Matt's record, I ended up getting three losses and about 50 wins though. Matt ending with 1400 points and Jordan ending with 1000.

So the question I have to ask. It's Street Fighter. Where are all the pros? I'd assume they'd be on but I've rarely fought a person who was any good. I've atleast gotten 90 wins and about 10 or less losses(I didn't look around to check and see where you could find wins either, though the rank points are posted above.) Between both of the Live accounts I played to get their stats up, my rank on points(if added together and paired against others on the listings) would be rank 100-110(that's in less than half a day worth of playing the game.)

There are some things I dislike about the game though, amazing as it is. Ryu and Ken's spin kicks are now useless against anyone that has common sense unless used to counter in the air(but then I'd rather just jump and do a High Kick and land to shoot a Hadoken in their face.) Another thing is just how over powered Zangief is, more so than before, so you had to turtle while fighting him before, you have to do so more this time around. Last. Why put Akuma in the game other than being an overpowered version of Ryu and Ken(no one has to answer this, I just think it just gives an unfair advantage to people who are actually better and use characters like Ryu or Ken against someone who gets "lucky" and lands Akuma's "take 1/2 the damage off special" and his air Hadoken attacks.)

Then about the online. What pisses me off is sometimes it actually takes upwards over 2-3 minutes before you actually are able to join a game. Quick match, match up, sorry you can't join the game, or, sorry you can't join the game someone is already in it. Or something like that. Other than that, I've only had some lag two matches(one was a second delay time, the other was actually extremely low framerate.) For around 100 matches of online ranking, two with lag isn't bad at all.

[Mayhem]

Seth is cheap. Bloody hell, I had a very frustrating time on the 360 pad trying to beat him with Abel to unlock Fei Long. Getting Rose via Bison was only slightly less frustrating. For whatever reason those two seemed bloody hard; he fell fairly easily to the other characters I was playing as. Just got Gouki and Gouken left to unlock before going through as all for Seth himself... and hopefully my TE stick will arrive tomorrow.

Receiving online challenges as you're playing Arcade mode is a really nice addition, it really does make it feel like you're playing at arcade, but I'm sure it will get pretty frustrating after awhile since you don't have the option to accept or decline a challenge. They could have easily added a challenge accept option and an option to toggle it on or off if you choose.

You can change it. Hit right button/trigger to pull up the status menu, there you can set arcade challenging to off, player (friends list I assume) or anyone. It's where you also set your player icon and status.

[Overbite]

I usually play as Ken but everyone and their mom know what Ryu/Ken do so I get beat easily. I play Cammy now

[Wolfrider31]

We've all been playing it pretty extensively at work and I'm having a blast. I confess that I've never been a big Street Fighter player - I was always into more obscure fighters and Virtua Fighter was my mainstay so I barely know how to use Ken or Ryu.

Still, I love almost everything about it. The combat system is deep and complex without being convoluted, the art style is amazing, it's got a great sense of humor and feels "different" enough to warrant the IV label.

One thing I'm really impressed by is the speed. I was afraid that the 3D models would make the game feel "clunky" but everything feels just as fast and fluid as the best of Capcom's sprite based fighters.

[gepeto]

I am so excited I ordered mine from capcom online a month ago and it still hasn't arrived. The Hell!!!! It Hasn't even shipped. Anyway my friend tells me it seems slow and sluggish. One of my pet peeves is after playing a fast version it is harder to slow down the pace. I hope it is fast as 3rd strike.

[dud3ee]

Hello guys, Can you give me some name of 3d fighing game like street fighter,
I really need that kind of game. I played 2d fighting game. But I don't have any IDEA about 3d fighting game.

Please Help......

[kupomogli]

Street Fighter is a 2d fighter. SF4 only has 3d graphics but it's still a 2d fighter.

If you want the best 3d fighter then look towards Virtua Fighter 4, Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution, or Virtua Fighter 5.

[Nirvana]

Virtua Fighter is so amazing. I bought Virtua Fighter 5 awhile ago at Gamestop because it was cheap used, but SFIV has taken so much of my time.

[Nirvana]

Just wanted to bump this ^_^

Anyway, I'm going to be in a tournament on August 1st; it's at Roosevelt University in Chicago. I want to prove that Cammy can be a contender, because deep down I truly believe she is, no matter what people say about the console characters. I've beaten turtlers of all kinds. Main reason I am bumping this is because I want to see if there are any really damn good

- Ryu users
- E. Honda users
- Sagat users
- Guile users

These characters typically give me the most trouble. Well, for every good Ryu and Sagat there are 4 bad ones; it's just that the good ones know how to space me out well. E. Honda is my worst matchup, IMO. And Guile can be annoying too. If anyone would like to spar with me, that'd be great. You can use someone else, too. ^_^

[SurfKahuna]

Cannon Spook? Hey, I have you as a buddy already. I never see you online. I second Ryu, and I believe myself to be decent. However, I'm not as good with Ryu as I am with Rog. I'll play ya next time we're both online.