Street Fighter IV

[Blackbeltdude]

First of all, I'm loving it. I got the PS3 collector's edition. :)

The game is a lot of fun, and the new characters are really fun to play as (I like Able the most out of the 4). Everything is pretty balanced too.

The Focus Attacks are also a really neat edition. I didn't like the parries that much in SF3 (since they were tricky to do consistently), but the Focus Attacks are a great compromise to it.

The things I don't like though...

I don't like the lack of "mini-games." There's no busting up a car, or breaking barrels. Alpha doesn't/didn't have these things, but you'd hope one of the numbered titles in the series would.

It also kind of bugs me that I've got to pay 4 bucks a pop (89 cents per character) for alternate costume sets (brawlers is free at least).


As for Seth:

What an ass! He's not nearly as bad as Gill, since he pretty much throws the first round, but damn he pisses me off! No specific reason like reviving himself or anything, but some of his moves are just cheap. Like one Sonic Boom directly behind another, his Shoryuken, and Zangeif's Piledriver.


Overall, there isn't too much to the game... It's Street Fighter, and it rocks.

What do all you guys think?

[[fish in space]]

I don't know, I just got SF3:TS, so I'm happy with that.

[Galeon]

It's a pretty fun game. I wasn't really a big fan of the Parry System myself and the Focus Attacks pretty much reminds me of EX Attacks only with more flexibility. Besides, the best way to enjoy a good SF game is with a friend... or your brother XD

PS: About Seth... Just when I thought nothing could top Gil's 3rd Strike form... HE just had to come along.

[Blackbeltdude]

So, I unlocked everyone a few days ago, and I think the roster is pretty balanced. Even playable Seth isn't able to completely dominate. Dan can even beat the crap out of people pretty well!

There isn't anything bad to say about one character or another really... I'm personally not very good with charging characters, but I've gotten my butt whooped with them online.

The Anime openings and endings are pretty hit and miss... some are funny (like Dan's), some are kind of neat (like Gouken's or any that have cameo's), but they're not really top notch animation. The movie that came with the collector's edition isn't too bad either... not great though. I think there was one or two good fight scenes (C. Viper and Cammy's was definitely the best).

Online runs pretty smooth. There's been a few times the game slowed down, or hiccuped, but that was because of a bad connection. Even if the connection is bad, the fight is still usually smooth. I haven't really fought anyone too cheap either... there was this guy who spammed Akuma's air fireballs, but that was about it.

I think the Challenge modes are probably the hardest thing in the game. Some of the combos you've got to do in trial mode require some crazy timing. Survival isn't too bad, but gets progressively harder on each level, and the same is true for time trials.


What I'm hoping for, is that Capcom will release some new characters and stages (and music) sometime down the road as DLC. They said they wouldn't do it, but they also said with enough fan support/demand that they would. Plus, I would much rather see them update SF4 this way instead of re-releasing the game like they've always done before. Really, the stuff they updated in the games never merited it's 50 dollar price tag each time; it was the reprinting on a pak or disc where the cost came from.


Also, if anyone has the PS3 version of the game and wants to fight, let me know. :P