I like many have you have been playing SFHDR; I’ve actually been surviving off of the xbox 360 control but I obviously can’t play to my full potential due to the control fucking up a lot of times.
I’ve been looking around for xbox 360 arcade stick and i’ve come across 2 sticks. The mass stick ($240) and the Hori fighting stick ($60).
I’m most definitely not buying the mass stick for that price. For those of you who have Hori fighting stick, would u recommend it? How good is it for fighters? anyone playing SFHDR using the hori stick? if so how much better than the 360 controller is it?
I have the DOA4 stick (just like the EX2s available today except it has DOA4 art on it). I’m pretty pleased with it. My problem is that the jab button has issues. Sometimes it has delayed responses. Sometimes it turbo fires when i hold it down. I actually heard this is a common problem for the stick, but it might be better in newer ones. Either way, TOTALLY beats pad.
If you’re a crafty mofo, you can also do that one mod for the 360’s Dpad where you break the controller open, sand down the part that holds the Dpad, then put it back together.
I have an EX2 which I modded with a bat handle and octagonal gate. It’s good, but not perfect. Diagonals are a bit too easy to hit compared to straight directions, and the buttons could be better, but it’s pretty good for a cheap stick.
The ~$60 sticks you’ll find, like the SC4/VF5-themed Hori sticks, are okay, but they are not optimal and they won’t last very long if you’re hard on them. It’s a better investment if you’re serious about fighting games to spring for at least a Hori Pro Select or a custom stick, and either of those options will run you $130+. You can forego waiting and just import a Hori from Japan now, but that will break $200.
I’ve been using the Hori sticks for a while now. While I’m almost positive they’re not as great as premium sticks I will say this: a $60 (I got two SC4 versions for $45 a pop) Hori stick is leaps and bounds above a 360 D-pad. That’s for sure.
I have 2 Hori EX2s. I’ve had one for over a year now, and no issues with either of them.
I think Sanwas feel a little better, but for $50 this stick totally surpassed my expectations. I wouldn’t even consider getting a more expensive stick until one of these breaks.
Yeah I can’t believe how expensive these sticks are. I wonder how much UPS would charge to manufacture these… Somebody could make a ton of money undercutting these companies trying to price gouge on these things.
Since I’m a fully employed adult I guess I could easily afford one, but can a fully employed adult with responsibilities that conflict with Street Fighter justify buying a badass stick?
