I play alot of HD remix. I used to play SFII HF but i was mediocre at best, im actually finding myself quite decent at this version of the game which is alot of fun. I want to get to a higher plane of existence though, and i know studying video will help me achieve this. That said, I watch SF videos and do not glean anything, nor do i feel like i know what to look for… I triple jumped in college (other events too, but TJ was my best) and i watched tons of film and it helped me improve greatly, but I need some knowledge on how to watch and learn from SF videos. thanks, peace
It helps if you know what to look for, so you can identify strategies and try to understand what it is the players are doing. I would also start by just watching the character you play most as.
If you’re not too familiar with common strategies and jargon, I’d check out the wiki page:
http://www.shoryuken.com/wiki/index.php/Super_Street_Fighter_2_Turbo
Also each individual character page from that link has lots of fundamental information for each character.
Additionally, the Sirlin tutorial videos contain a lot of the information on the wiki but in video form:
beginner pt1. - [media=youtube]d0cFs5mHQC4[/media]
Beginner pt2. - [media=youtube]OoILSEQL9jE&feature=related[/media]
Intermediate - [media=youtube]jCapuhsOMcg&feature=related[/media]
advanced - [media=youtube]t8dD3K2_Pz4&feature=related[/media]
Thank you.
My GT- JCOthe3
just remember ST is all about matchups…
you don’t “learn ryu”-
you learn “ryu vs blanka”, “ryu vs sim” “ryu vs vega” etc.
to make things easier, focus on “where to be” and “what beats what”
To be honest, the best way to learn while watching a video is to pretend to be one of the players. Watch fomr the viewpoint on one character. Think about what you would try to do in those situations. So let’s say you pretend you are Ken and you jab DP an opponent. Now, pretend YOU are the Ken and think what you would do. So you think, “Okay, lemme back up and throw a Meaty Fireball, like I always do.” And then the guy does a cross-up instead and lands a huge combo. And you think… “Hmmm…”
Or you are Cammy are you are being zoned in the corner by a good Balrog and you think, “Here, I’d try to throw out a Cannon Drill” and lo and behold, the player in the video did as well! But Balrog totally owns it up with a Headbutt. And you think, “Oh… Shoot…”
Basically, it helps to watch a video and be surprised and shocked by things the players do. Because when you get that feeling of, “Oh, what?!?” you know there is something new to learn from that.
I watch match footage a LOT and EVERYTIME something like that happens, I rewind and re-watch it and try to figure out what just happened and why it happened.
So it does help a lot. Just put yourself in the shoes of one character. Always root for one character in particular. That helps a lot.
- James
Another thing… make sure you are watching legit good players… not just some dudes playing. You might pick up a thing or two but you could be watching a bunch of shenanigans
where do I find match videos of good ST players?
http://www.youtube.com/user/superturbor
This youtube channel has a bunch of high caliber matches.
I definetly agree with JChen up there - pretend you’re one of the characters, and highlight good/bad decisions. But keep in mind just because something doesn’t work doesn’t mean it was a bad decision. If Dic does two blocked s.lk’s in the corner, then backs off a couple feet and does a s.hk, but the opponent flash kicks and beats it, you should still look at that s.hk. Why did he do that? Was it a good idea? What did he think the opponent would do? And to a point, why did he think that?