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... and I totally agree with him. I'd also like to see Alex, Karin and Rolento (and I also thought that Oro should have been in Gouken's place, considering, ya know - GOUKEN IS DEAD!), but the fact that Elena is still ignored still makes it hard for me and many I know to care about this game.
So, seriously - Do I live it Bizarro Land? Is Elena only popular where I live, or has Capcom been ignoring her for some other reason entirely?
11/27/09
Also, Gouken can't be killed by Akuma's Raging Demon. Raging Demon can only send people who are evil to hell. Anyone else it's only supposed to hurt a bunch. Of course the people who come across Gouken after he gets the smack down laid upon himself don't know that.
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Usually, Elena is considered Mid-Tier, though. I never really understood why she wasn't considered higher, though - she is fast and strong. The only thing she lacks is defense, but ya know - just don't get hit.
As for Gouken, we've been told all along, for quite some time, that Akuma killed Gouken pre-Alpha. Now, they say that wasn't the case. That's just a retcon. Considering Akuma also laid the Shin Goku Satsu upon M.Bison, should he also be dead?
I just wasn't exactly happy with the whole idea of making yet another shotokan, even if he did have a few changes. Those changes could have been applied to the library of pre-existing shotokans to actually make there be a real reason to choose Ryu or Ken over Akuma.
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Plus, it would be nice to have her in for the sake of variety. We've already got a ninja (Vega), boxer (Balrog) and muai thai kick boxer (Sagat). Not that I'm against any of those characters being in, but c'mon. I'd like to see some interesting fighting styles.
I dunno, I guess I just ain't that big of a Street Fighter II fan, so it kinda irks me that they saw fit to include every SF2 character, but very little of the SF3 cast. I understand SF2 is 'nostalgic' and 'classic' and other words that people think makes it superior, but at least attempt to balance out the cast.
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It's a retcon, plain and simple. Anyone who reads DC or Marvel Comics is familiar with it. It's a sign of bad continuity, and abuse of it leads to dramatic events having no impact at all. "Well, that sucks that Captain America is dead, but they'll just bring him back in a couple of years."
11/27/09
-Ibuki
-Alex
-Skullomania
if Capcom is going all out to outdo the previous SF4, they might as well go whole hog, and stuff the roster with more awesome fighters and more specials etc.
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Haven't played as Guy since Alpha 2! I'm stoked!
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hopefully they can sneak in Alex,Dudley, or even Yun & Yang.
at least it appears that Ibuki made the cut.
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As for Haggar making an appearance: I think Zangief has always automatically ruled him out. I can't see how Capcom could go about making him drastically different without taking away is (Zangief's?) trademark moves. If Capcom were to put him in a Street Fighter game, they would have by now. They even went and put Maki in a beat 'em up of theirs before Haggar.
I like how Capcom included Hugo in the construction site stage. Poison must not be far off...
I really do wanna see some Street Fighter III characters put into this game. F**k the story time line (when has that really ever mattered?) Ibuki please! :D
11/27/09
Or I'll just stick to Viper. You stop playing her for a week and you've lost two weeks of improvement/experience. :(
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Adon is most likely the best character of the bunch. Maybe Cody if the hitbox on his tornado is good enough and has +frame advantage on block. Seeing how fast Adon moves though, has given me some hope that Capcom will not completely fuck up Makoto, because she needs fast moves in order for her mix-up game to work. My biggest fear was that it wasn't going to translate well to 2d/3d SF4, but Adon has kept that hope alive somewhat.
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Ibuki and Dudley would fit in just fine. Makoto?...I dunno.
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I'll play around with all the new characters, but unless I see one that really impresses me the way Viper did, I'll be sticking with her come Super Street Fighter IV.
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I like hearing my name in works of fiction. I still get some kind of weird, self-absorbed charge from it. Probably because it's a pretty uncommon name; I don't imagine any Jack, Max, or Ryu would feel the same. I read this article as if Fahey was talking about me stabbing those people. It was fun!
It doesn't hurt that Final Fight is so awesome either.
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@excel_excel: His Focus Attack has him pull a wrench out and clobber the opponent.
Yes, he's awesome.
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Wait, where does he hide that wrench? Prisons in Final Fight don't do cavity searches?
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For some strange reason i bought Street Fighter Alpha Dreams of the psn.. man do I regret that.. even moreso than Pain.
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*ahem*
Now that I've got that out of my system, it'll be interesting to see how the tier lists look for SSFIV.
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Capcom always has some truly steller art from their games. They and Blizzard's art departments never cease to amaze me.
#4, 5, and 14 are all art book worthy. Probably will be or are in one already.
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But loose in the crotch and butt! BOO
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Safety reasons, of course.