STREET FIGHTER 4!!!!

[Alexzandra]

Really the hardest part is parrying the first hit.

[Stonepaw]

Its still probably the greatest moment to come out of any gaming tournament, ever.

[wild_whiskey]

Originally Posted by Alexzandra

Really the hardest part is parrying the first hit.

You can even do that with tons of practice, but the fact that he pulled it offin the middle of a fight and parried that last hit in the jump is fuicking epic

[Flesseck]

God, I love Street Fighter.

I remember playing the shit out of it when the first when came out. I did lose some of my faith in it when I played the EX 3D series which was shit. I really need to try out SF3. That tournament clip is so fucking amazing. I think SF is probably one of the few fighting games out there that they still deliver in the 2D format.

[Alexzandra]

Originally Posted by wild_whiskey

You can even do that with tons of practice, but the fact that he pulled it offin the middle of a fight and parried that last hit in the jump is fuicking epic

That's kind of the point. Parrying the first hit when you aren't sure it's coming is pretty rough. It's different to do it in training mode. After the first hit, it's all muscle memory.

What people don't realize is that this sort of thing was not uncommon in play in Japan.

Originally Posted by Flesseck

I remember playing the shit out of it when the first when came out. I did lose some of my faith in it when I played the EX 3D series which was shit.

Just FYI, SF EX wasn't developed by Capcom.

You should also check out CVS2 (Capcom vs SNK2) if you're into 2D fighters.

[Algol Devilstar]

I got that on my PS3 and wtf did they do to the sprites? They all look super pixelated, but the backgrounds are beautiful...

[Soygen]

3D scales well. Sprites need to be redrawn in higher res, or you get muddy/ugly sprites.

[Alexzandra]

The PS2 version runs in a slightly higher res than DC/Arcade, so it ends up looking a bit more pixelated. It's still the tournament standard though.

[Flesseck]

Originally Posted by Alexzandra

Just FYI, SF EX wasn't developed by Capcom.

You should also check out CVS2 (Capcom vs SNK2) if you're into 2D fighters.

Holy shit, you're right. I never noticed. Who the fuck is Arika?

[Alexzandra]

For those of you who are thinking of trying out Street Fighter 4 or Super Street Fighter 2:HD Remix, I highly recommend watching this video series. Though it's intended for super turbo, a lot of the techniques in it are pretty universal for Capcom fighting games. Especially the section about controlling space. They are all pretty useful players of any skill level.

Beginner 1:
YouTube - Super SF2 Turbo Beginner Tutorial (Part 1) by David Sirlin

Beginner 2:
YouTube - Super SF2 Turbo Beginner Tutorial (Part 2) by David Sirlin

Intermediate:
YouTube - Super SF2 Turbo Intermediate Tutorial by David Sirlin

Advanced:
YouTube - Super SF2 Turbo Advanced Tutorial by David Sirlin

[Taloo]

Awesome links.

[kegkilla]

call me old fashioned by the only street fighter that i'm interested in playing is the original street fighter 2 and its variations.

also, call me hadouken because i'm downright fierce.

[Ronne]

SF2 Turbo is a fucking joke. tigertigertigertigertigertigertigertigertigertiger tigertigertigertigertigertigertigertigertigertiger tigertigertigertigertigertigertigertigertigertiger tigertigertigertigertigertiger

There, that was the entirety of SF2 gameplay.

[Malakie Torsade]

Hopefully this will be awesome. Would be nice to have a good excuse to get back into fighters again. I fondly remember beating my fair share of ass in MK2 on X-Band (old school reresent!)

I've not "seriously" been into fighters since Mortal Kombat 3. Always hated Tekken. I liked Street Fighter 3 but never was that big where I live. I like the Soul Caliber series but I have a hell of a hard time remembering all the moves and just end up getting frustrated.

Hopefully Guile makes a comeback. He was always my favorite in Vanilla/Street Fighter 2 Turbo.

What are the good Street Fighter games for PS2?

[Avellon]

Originally Posted by Malakie Torsade

What are the good Street Fighter games for PS2?

Well, I'd recommend the Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, where you get all three alpha games in one plus cool extras.

Then you also have the biggie, which is Street Fighter Anniversary Collection which has Street Fighter 3 and basically super street fighter 2 turbo but with the added bonus of being able to select versions of the characters from older games (like champion edition guile and whatnot)

Street fighter related I'd also recommend Capcom vs. SNK 2 and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Though this game is rare and goes for a lot on things like ebay)

You'd pretty much have the complete street fighter experience with those games.