In 12 months Cody will probably be realized as the poor-man’s Ken.
I don’t understand the comparison
Reached the end of my rope with Cody. Don’t see him going anywhere for me (I’m not skilled enough to make up for his flaws). No wake-up and backdash keeps geting stuffed. Have to rely solely on is t.mp and stone traps. Feels like a gimmick.
I think he’s top 10. Maybe the bottom spectrum, but top 10 none the less. I do think that as the game moves on, he’s a lot more technical than just the c.lp>c.mpxx tornado that we keep seeing, and that the best Cody’s zone and use his crazy frame traps to the best of their ability. I’ll admit, his wakeup isn’t great, but EX Zonk is ten times better than nothing, and his rocks are good enough to keep anyone out even if they get that close. He’s got some matchups that don’t sit too well with him (I’m looking at you, Rog) but other than that, I think, as Sanchez put it, “A solid-ass Street Fighter character”
Bison does NOT own cody. You just have to change to more of a footsies match. F+MP will deal with SK loops and i think his sMK. You can just duck his sHK. f+HP overhead becomes sooooo useful in this match. And b+MP or cMK owns everything he can do from the air.
Knife is gdlk in this game. Just gotta use it right. Fake your opponent into THINKING you’re gonna pick it up, then fuck with him (i do this to shoto’s all the time, then ex RK em when they try to hadoken me). I’ve had matches where it’s close all game long, then I grab my shank, and proceed to stab the fucking shit outta them.
i think he is probably b or b+ he does have the ability to be better though since he zones really well…once we get used to him more we should see some stuff.
Cody can barely hang with Bison’s pokes in that matchup. How exactly does F+MP deal with scissors loops? All you do is slide forward into his low short and then you eat that 3 hit combo. You can anti-air Bison sure, but its back to what I said in that post. Cody can keep people out but once they are in, he’s in big trouble… Bison is fully capable of staying in a loooong time too… Bison can’t build meter for free against Cody like he can some other characters, and Cody can stun him quick… but he has better footsies, much better defensive options and a better pressure game.
Once you play people who will punish your knife grab attempt on reaction, you can’t ever pick it up. You have to knock someone down with the knife right next to you to be able to safely pick it up.
I’m not seeing it. Cody has a few guessing games that if he gets right he might be able to connect with a zonk or a t.hp and maybe an anti-air. When he guesses wrong he’s hit with something x scissor kick and then eats a horrible wake up game with nothing to save him but guessing right again. I’m having a furiously difficult time with this match up. It might be his worst.
All i can tell you guys is GUY is better than cody. I would like to eventully have a perfect cody. (perfect meaning Punish all oppenings with the best combo possible). And i think that if anyone reaches that level with cody poeple will change thier mind about him. Just damage and counter potential alone makes him super deadly. Yeah he has no easy way to stop get up game, but that alone doesnt make him bad.
To me cody isnt about options. What he seems super good at is punishing. Every character will have hard match ups. But i dont see anyone being impossible for cody to beat.
two things
#1 Guy is not better than Cody. That is for god damn sure. Guy is straight up one of the worst characters in the game.
#2 any character is a good punishing character…
i gave up on Cody after Abel players kept stuffing the shit out of me with the roll when I’m knocked down. oh well.
I think poeple just dont understand guy yet. His air grab is almost unbeatable same with his EX QCB+kick. Any ways the proof is in the pudding. Ive see daigo, j wong ,alex valle, combo fiend, and flo all using guy. WHy ? this isnt the place to talk about this but why are good player deciding to learn guy? I dont see any top pro players using cody. And ushually the poeple i do see using cody dont use him well.
None of those players will use Guy in a tourney (MAYBE opening rounds for fun/practice).
I’ve played Cody for about a week and I’d say he’s a damn strong character. Sure he doesn’t great wake-up options like SRK/Tiger uppercut, but that is why you have to utilize his normals. I’ve beaten Bisons, Sagats, Ryus, Rufus(es), and other “top tier” characters without relying on the need for specials that are FADC-safe.
A Cody player must be patient. He must also utilize all of his normal moves. He must pay attention to his opponent’s specials, meter, ultra advantages.
I do realize that his biggest matchup is Balrog. His jabs just out-powers Cody’s jabs.
This is where control needs to be implemented in Cody’s game. You gotta trick your opponent and set them up for opportunities of offense. I mainly use F+MP, F+HP, c.LP, c.MK, c.MP all for pressure. They have great frame advantage. So if you got a Balrog player who absolutely LOVES to spam out c.LP in the middle of your rushdown, frame trap his ass and hit-confirm that c.LP/c.LK -> MK Ruffian Kick.
That might be true, i think combofiend will actully use guy(just a guess, he seems his style). But what im saying is they are not even learning cody. They see enough potential in GUy to practice with him. I like guy and cody, but at a high level of play i think guy can be better. Just my opinion and my opinion doesnt mean anything anyways.
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Guy does not suck.
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99 problems but getting the knife is not one of them.
what is the magic secret to picking up the knife when you are playing somebody good?
You ask them if it’s cool if you pick up the knife.
But really, too much arguing over the knife… It’s not that great!
I am pretty sure most of you can attest to this, but Cody’s mix up game is still unfolding day by day with every hour we put into this character. He is a tricky street fighter who plays dirty. I think he is going to be a beast once we all get a chance to master the match-ups, and really commit his “gameplay” style to muscle memory. Keep at it, and ignore whatever tier list nonsense that pops up for awhile.
LOL… that statement right there is hot garbage.