Street Fighter 4 : Excited!?

[BLOONINJA 503]

besides the FUGLY characters...oh FUCK IT!!! THEY LOOK LIKE FUCKING SHIT!!!!

....srry this game is looking really well im just worried the cutscenes will mees up my blocks(thats not a complaint on the game its my shitty reaction time)

but seriously...a screenshot of cammy's chucky(horror movie guy that wont leave my nightmares every time i visit my mommy) like face is not helping

 

[tcrudisi]

No. There's not been a decent fighting game since Street Fighter 2 Turbo, this won't change that. You've played 1 beat 'em up you've played them all.

And you know I'm right.

Only you're wrong.

Well I know I'm right, so that's all that matters. But yeah, it's a tired old genre isn't it? When you figure out that you can beat pretty much most of the beat 'em ups today with only the (and I'm sorry, I'm going to have to paraphrase Yahtzee, I know that's a taboo but hell I don't care....) throw button and maybe 1 or 2 3-hit combos with ANY character, the whole genre needs a revamp, doesn't it? Why bother going to the trouble of learning an intricate 50 hit combo when you can just as easily throw Ryu down to the ground and kick him in the ghoulies and take off half his health with only 2 button presses? 80% of the moves in these games (Tekken, SF, Soul Calibur etc) are unnecessary, they're just for showing off.

OK, I've not played a SF game since SF: Alpha but hell, I'm going to go out on an ignorant limb and say I bet they haven't changed much.

I'm inclined to agree. SF 2 Turbo was amazing. It's still one of the top 2 games I've ever played. So when Super SF2 came out, I was stoked. Then I played it once. The very first time I played, I used Fei Long and figured out a 5-hit combo that did 80% health damage to my opponent AND they came up in stars. So I tossed them and killed them. That's it. If I land one hit, I win the game. That was not fun. I haven't played another SF 2 sequel since then.

I still love SF 2 and SF 2 Turbo. I'll give SF 4 a shot, just because in the video I saw, it WAS Ken vs. Ryu in old-school SF 2 Turbo style. Yeah, there was a combo or two, but they did very little damage. So I'm excited, but very wary. But hey, this is the first fighting game in a decade that has actually managed to catch my interest. I've played a few others; unfortunately they suck.

 

[barryween]

Thank you. I have actually been watching ZP for a while and was just about to join then I saw that you guys have BADGES, and other really cool fetures so I joined here YAY!!!

Your happyness discusts me! (Laughs). Just kidding. Welcome aboard, I hope you find this place a "Smart Forum site" (I know I do!)

Also, yay I just got my badge for having a forum with 50 posts!

 

[Space Spoons]

I'm extremely excited for it. I had the opportunity to play the arcade version at MAGFest last weekend, and I have to say, I was absolutely blown away. The character animation, the layers of depth, the tight controls... Awesome.

That said, I have to agree with the sentiment that it feels very similar to Super Street Fighter II Turbo, specifically on a higher speed setting. Aside from the very retro character roster, the way the game handles feels very much like a step back towards the basics of Street Fighter, yet somehow new as well; it's not quite as technical and controlled as Street Fighter III is, but there are instances that seem to mirror III's occasionally over-the-top moments. It's definitely more in the vein of II than it is of III, this being a good thing or a bad thing depending on your point of view.

 

[barryween]

I'm extremely excited for it. I had the opportunity to play the arcade version at MAGFest last weekend, and I have to say, I was absolutely blown away. The character animation, the layers of depth, the tight controls... Awesome.

That said, I have to agree with the sentiment that it feels very similar to Super Street Fighter II Turbo, specifically on a higher speed setting. Aside from the very retro character roster, the way the game handles feels very much like a step back towards the basics of Street Fighter, yet somehow new as well; it's not quite as technical and controlled as Street Fighter III is, but there are instances that seem to mirror III's occasionally over-the-top moments. It's definitely more in the vein of II than it is of III, this being a good thing or a bad thing depending on your point of view.

You Lucky SONOVAMONKEY!

 

[TheButtonMashEffect]

Got mine pre-ordered too cannot wait!

 

[Aiden Rebirth]

it's a rent at best.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

No. I've never really been a fan of fighting games and Street Fighter holds no special place in my heart.

 

[darrinwright]

Yes.

Yesyesyesyesyesyesyes.

I'm a bit pumped.

 

[Jharry5]

The way I see it, you play one Street Fighter game and you've played them all. The franchise was good, but not after releasing the same game repeatedly for however long it's been.
I'd rather spend a fraction of the money on an earlier version, rather than full price for a slightly different version with different suits for the characters...