Pre-AE Sakura Video Critique/Exhibit

Classic Fighting Games Ultra Street Fighter IV
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The reason why I stopped was cause I always try to link c.hp after the lk shunpu, but if you start with the c.hp at the beginning, the c.hp link will end up missing on shotos. I was never aware that a lk link would connect in that situation XD

What do you mean by the dash HP? As far as I can tell, when I try to dash after trying to jump fireballs, I end up eating a combo…

982

That was some pretty sexy sakura faleria. My favorite part was the random flyaway ex tatsu in the first round.

I haven’t watched all the videos but i plan to

983

what he means is after u fire ball and they dont counter with their own they will probably jump over, so dash forward and anti air with cr hp, or if he is too far away us a shou. u gotta have the right distance though. it wont work if he is right next to u cause he will just jump over and beat u in the face.

984

Watched the first so far. Commented on the vids on youtube, hope it helps a little.

985

i actually meant he should dash under Akuma’s Air hados and knock him down with hp or ex shou. (or even ultra)

986

that guys akuma is terrible
he’s obviously mashign srk so you should block it instead of trying any kind of link, then punish that
also, the cr mk shuouken combo is hit confirmable so you shouldn’t be having to cancel out of shuouken

987

oh yeah thats always a good idea : P

988

too bad Sakura forums have almost died :frowning: I need you people to keep submitting so I don’t have to put in the time to make myself better!

989

Thankx for all the helpful comments thus far. It’s definately given me a much better idea on what I need to practice on :rofl:

990

Nice vids. Only real advice I can give you (and probably has already been said haha) is capitalize on punishing your opponents properly (none of this 3 cr.LK-to-nothing business). Know her bread and butters and embed them into your head so you can punish to the fullest extent (and start her mixup game, etc.). Looking through your Youtube video page, it looks like you know most of them, just make sure to do them whenever the situation calls for it (i.e. 90% of the time). You definitely could’ve taken down whoever you were playing in 3 rounds EASILY, everytime. :]

If anyone wants to do some “Sak on Sak crime” matches (did some mirrors with codallenschmidt yesterday. Good practice and a lot of fun!), I’m down to record some of the matches I play against anyone. Hit me up on XBL if you’re down, fellow players! We need to get HYPE for SSF4! :>

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I’ve been lazy with recording vids but I played a bit this morning so here we go.

[media=youtube]002_f_yoxbo][color=orange]SF4 Champ Mode: Sakura vs ANGRY KEN G1-D[/color[/media]
[media=youtube]h29gCmhOYt4][color=pink]SF4 Champ Mode: Sakura Mirror G1-B[/color[/media]

992

Angry Ken, more like random Ken. Haven’t you played an “angry Ken” before? :rofl:

Sakura mirror you could have won the first round with Ultra yet you used c.HK instead :confused: Second round Ultra might not have won it but would have got you very close methinks, yet you went for j.HK after EX Shunpuu. :frowning:

993

I think he just missed his ultra.
Mr Flower: I only watched the two last videos so I can’t give much advices:

  • first of all, that Ken wasn’t that bad ! He knew how to kara throw, and made a good use of air tatsu/ex tastu ! He’d probably beaten you if he didn’t rely on random ultra trap, and shoryus.
    -work on your zoning. varying st.hk/st.hp/cr.hk/fw.mk/st.lp(whiffed to make the opponent jump and catch him with a cr.hp) is important. Especially in mirror matches(and against Boxer!). Good use of your hado on the Sak vs Sak match though(you baited opponent’s hado and used ex tatsu).
  • work on your combos: you used cr.hp->ex tatsu against that Ken in the corner. If he had guarded that, you’d be jumping over him and he could have ultra’ed your ass. You don’t want to lose a match because you were too hasty. Using cr.hp-> light tatsu would allow you to hit confirm, keep your opponent in corner and leave you at +0 frame and outside of throw range(Ken kara throw would probably work though).
    -neutral jump.hk after tatsu reset? That Ken didn’t really know the match-up and tried to catch you with jabs at first but he got you afterward just by mashing dp. Tatsu reset -> guard should be part of your tactic.
    Also, I saw you use neutral j.hk->close mk->tatsu. This time using close.mk is not a good idea because nj.hk pushes you too far away from your opponent. You probably tried to link close hp after that ? Well, you were probably too far away for that and that’s why you ate that dp. If you really want to use that combo then you’ll have to use nj.hp which isn’t as good(works pretty well as an anti air though) because it hits a bit later than nj.hk(which is why you used it I guess XD)
    -one last thing, don’t do random ex tatsu lol. It’s a waste of meter.

Well,there were other things that I wanted to say but I forgot =(. Anyways, I wrote a lot but actually I do as much mistakes as you :stuck_out_tongue: If you ever play again on psn hit me up: Sississis. We played a bit ages ago. My Sak got a lil bit better I think. Though 3 bars games aren’t so appealing ;(

994

Yeah in that Sakura mirror I missed my ultra and got vortex lol. In the next round I wasn’t ready to ultra so I just did reset.

In the Ken match he would have beaten me for being so random. This is why I hate champ mode. Not enough time for me to adjust to people and everyone mashes on reversal.

THe hit confirm is all well and good but I’m not so good with the links. When I did try the links I ate fierce or ex srk.

Perfect example is the one you listed where I did nj. hk>cl.mk>lk tatsu> eat srk
What I wanted was nj. hk>cl.mk>lk tatsu>c.lk>shouoken/ex tatsu but I missed the link didn’t I.

Anyways, what you guys have to remember is I no longer upload my best stuff. I just don’t have the camera on all day. I might record 6 fights and just pick two of them to upload.

NONE OF MY FIGHTS ARE PERFECT.

I’m not asking to be critiqued anymore. I don’t even plan to use Sakura in SSF4. I’ll be using Ibuki and Dudley. I just like to throw a video up now and again. Not to brag and not to seek help. Notice on my channel I often upload losses too.

995

i like the music in the ken vid it sounds like a certain full metal alchemist song

996

I very rarely get a c.HK instead of Ultra :rofl: (EX) Shunpuu and Otoshi are the favourites with s.HK coming close behind (thank you square gate for missing out the diagonal input >.>)

Buu on giving up Sakura, we are not amused :stuck_out_tongue:

997

Oh well, sorry about that Flower. I just like to analyze games, it allows me to reflect on my own games too.
If you’re going to play Ibuki, I suggest you start practicing super jump cancel with C.Viper :wink:
I have yet to chose an alt in SSF4. I want to see how they’re played first. So far my fav are Adon/Makoto/Ibuki. Makoto’s super raging mode really gives me the boner !
Though I’m kind of a obstinate person so i’ll probably just stay on Sakura till i’ve mastered her…

998

It is! Check the info on the video for the link.

999

New game so I want new character. I’ll be able to use Sakura anytime as long as I play her when I spar with people. She just won’t be my main. Ibuki has more meat on her bones nd more milk in her tits. Also I like how she says she’s on the scene. Dudley has a rose so thats a no brainer. Sakura has the same old just a bit stronger and now with diagonal ultra. Big whoop.

1000

Here is one of my sparring matches. Omg Triple post!

[media=youtube]oKY8VQmXGKs][color=green]Like, ZOMG I’m fighting Ken again!![/color[/media]