Street Fighter IV

[Depression Moon]

Because the other thread was old. The game is supposed to be hitting out next month on my birthday, but I doubt I'll be getting it as a gift. This would definitely be one of the first games I would buy if I had a PS3. I haven't played a Street Fighter game in so long, the last thing I played that was mildly related to it was Capcom vs Marvel. My favorite back in the day was Chun Li and I think with this one it wouldn't change. I'm also looking forward to play Crimson Viper and Sakura as well. I just seem to have a fascination with the women in SF.

I think Chun Li has one of the coolest intros in the game. Here are a couple of videos here in case you haven't seen any gameplay footage. Dailymotion - Street Fighter IV - Gameplay Vega Vs Chun Li Capcom, a video from Player4everFR. Street, Fighter, IV, -, Capcom
Street Fighter 4 Dan Sakura Video Gameplay Trailer from GameVideos

[Goldenboko]

A game like this just brings memories of Street Fighter 2 which shall forevermore be better then all other street fighters.


EDIT: By the way, Chun-Li or GTFO.

[Rocket Edge]

Question: Would you say I'd like this game due to the fact I like Tekken? Also, I've never played these games much at all before, so I really don't know much about the series.

[Depression Moon]

I play Tekken too. You've never played SFII before? i can't believe that I thought everyone did. I would say you would probably like it. The combat's more simple than Tekken and faster in pace. You might also like it if you liked Smash Bros.

[JKTrix]

Tekken is also a 3D fighter where Street Fighter is 2D. This '3D vs 2D' thing is just in how the fighting itself takes place. There is no side-stepping in Street Fighter like you can in Tekken, no different grabs from the side or the back or all that. You'd simply have to give it a try to decide whether or not you like the style.

I don't think I'd put too much weight on the Smash Brothers comparison, other than the fact that Smash Bros is also technically a 2D game.

Street Fighter IV is definitely aiming to get the more casual players back in, since SF3 (which I adore) was pretty darn hardcore. SF4 is much closer to SF2, while still keeping some of the additional depth. I haven't played it myself yet, and I don't know if I'll be able to judge it from a 'casual' POV, but it's been making some positive waves.

As for me, I've pre-ordered both versions and just sent out my beautiful Virtua Stick High Grade to get modified to work on both the 360 and PS3.

[Lionx]

At first i was like...meh and looked forward to KoFXII and SF:HD along with all the other fighting games that are making a resurgence lately, but as i watched the matches and the trailers...i cannot be more excited.

YouTube - Street Fighter 4 PV

Getting this for PC, this is definitely to me a fusion of just about every mechanic of Street Fighter there is. With World Warriors, 4 bosses, some New Challengers, Alpha characters, and other new ones for SFIV.

The mechanics too

-Building meter like Super Turbo, no more whiffing for meter.
-Focus Attack/Dash to balance out Parries and keep Zoning a part of the game like ST.
-EX moves from SF3
-Supers/Ultras kinda like more than one super of Alpha.

Getting a Xbox360 EX2 Fighting Stick to use on PC just for this game. I am excited much and am already ready to pick up Gen again(heard he doesnt have his chains anymore) and at the arcade, ready to crouch hard punch and cancel to Abel's Ultra. Get HYPE!

EDIT: I wouldnt know how to compare it to more casual play in general as well, i am guessing everyone should enjoy this game from any school of Street Fighter, but...i do know that you can do a diagonal down forward twice and pull out a Dragon Punch and alot of mention of how lenient and easy it is to do the moves in SFIV compared to even Capcom vs SNK 2...and that game to me is very easy to do moves as it is...i gotta see this for myself sometime.

[JKTrix]

YouTube - Street Fighter 4 PV

Same trailer in English and HD
Gametrailers.com - Street Fighter IV - Exclusive Story Trailer HD

EX2 fighting stick is not recommended if you have options/can afford a different one. Sticks for both the PS3 and 360 will work on PS3s, since they are all USB. Unfortunately the Virtua Stick High Grade, the best stick (bias total), is out of print and when it came out it was cheaper than the 'Hori Real Arcade Pro' sticks.

There are going to be a set of SF4 themed sticks when the game comes out, the by-all-accounts amazing Fight Stick Tournament Edition stick and the smaller, cheaper Fight Stick. Tournament Edition is the way to go for full-on Japanese Arcade Quality stuff, though naturally it's quite a bit more expensive. The cheaper one is $80 and uses stock MadCatz parts (in which case the EX2 may be better), but the Tournament Edition is a chunky $150 (and currently pre-sold out, but they're making more). Which may seem like a lot if you're not into it that much.

But if you really don't care and just want to fight, whatever stick you use probably wouldn't bother you much :P I have a small collection myself.

[Rase]

I'll probably rent this for a week or two of fun from Gamefly and then away it goes. I like Street Fighter games and characters, but I'm not amazing at them and tend to get bored after a little while if I own them.

[Lionx]

I dunno lol i just know that i played using Hori's before and i never been disappointed, i will shop around though of course i am pretty sensitive to sticks.

Rase: Find an arcade or play online, as you lose practice practice practice...thats where the fun is lol, or get friends into.

EDIT: That english voice i am so not into...too used to the Japanese ones and the english actors dont take the job seriously enough I admit though it could have been worse, and at least its funny.

[Necronopticous]

After 3rd Strike, this game is a tasteless joke.

[Dreddz]

I'm pretty disappointed that Capcom has completely shunned its work with 3rd Strike just to take the series a step back and make the game resemble Street Fighter II. Don't get me wrong, Street Fighter II is great and I'm still excited for Street Fighter IV but if only Capcom could have been more ambitious.

[Lionx]

My opinion: Third Strike is hot garbage. Very little to no one cared about it until the Daigo video anyway.

This guy really shows what i feel about it:

Shoryuken - View Single Post - Parrying: Good or Bad?

Shoryuken - View Single Post - Parrying: Good or Bad?

Shoryuken - View Single Post - Parrying: Good or Bad?

Parry is incredibly strong, and i can already see it on certain people who play P Groove(though imo its alot better in CvS2 due to strict timing, in 3S it really is easier to parry by accident and i get punished), my Rolento loses it's edge and is forced to run away alot more. You can say thats just a different way of playing and maybe so in CvS2, but when everyone can do it, and Fireballs suck ass i dont see why anyone would like playing Turd Strike. Its why Remy is a garbage character, he cant even zone like Guile not even close with parries.

Everyone eventually plays about the same with the same mixups..hence UOH(Universal Overheads). And everyone is either Yun or Chun. Dumbs down every strategy to tapping forward or down, and everything you do can be a 50/50...

Though i know many people that LOVE the game, so its an either you hate it or love it. I freaking hate it think its one of the lesser worse games in SF. Imo SFIV is very ambitious, i was afraid Focus Attacks would be too parry-like, but the way its built made it much more interesting and the 3-D models were a big step for many as well.

EDIT: Fixed and added some stuff.

[Necronopticous]

This guy really shows what i feel about it:

Shoryuken - View Single Post - Parrying: Good or Bad?

Shoryuken - View Single Post - Parrying: Good or Bad?

Shoryuken - View Single Post - Parrying: Good or Bad?

Hahahahahaha.

Those posts almost made me cry laughing. Nothing is more hilarious than that one guy who thinks that he, alone, understands something, and that every other person on Earth who is passionate about this thing is clueless because they don't agree with him.

Classic.

[Marshall Banana]

[Lionx]

Hey he plays very well at the games he is at and places high, if anything so he def knows alot. Third Strike homogenizes the game imo and he just puts it in better words than me. Besides SRK is full of that stuff, you take whats good out of it, and that guy knows what he is talking about. I am glad they dont have parry in SFIV and i dont think the SFIII series was any good for various reasons. I do admit though that alot of people like it and thats cool, i just dont think it feels Street Fighter.

/derail

So...whos getting this for PC? >_> I know i am...i think that should have the most userbase as everyone has a PC and not everyone has a new console..imo anyway and if they integrate it with Xbox servers it be awesome.