Unfortunately many games have shown that it’s crying, not logic that developers listen to
The new ultra can’t even be used as an anti-air :lol:
Problem is, 95% of all people sweep Akuma out of his teleport. And since the new ultra whiffs on crouching people… I agree that as it stands right now, we’re basically going to have to wait and see what develops until the final build is shown/played. But basically, if this is how Capcom is going to “retool” Akuma for Super, then be prepared for NO ONE to use ultra II and for EVERYONE to turtle up and play the so hated “Runaway” Akuma style that nobody likes.
Yeah at least the demon has properties that don’t need a focus attack to land. This will only work after a focus or a whiffed move (good luck doing that motion without a jump in lol, unless you can do it as U, U/F + 3K). You probably cant beat a c.mk with it either. I don’t see any reason why I should use this rather than SGS tbh.
good ole’ purple rain akuma.
Watch as one of his normals cancelled to teleport gives him one or two frames to land ultra.
Some general footage of Akuma in action in Super:
Versus Balrog:
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Versus Chun Li:
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i guess tatsu>sweep is still in the mix. that’s a +1.
you mean something like demon flip dive kick > c.lp > s.hp xx teleport xx looney tunes would possibly combo in any ways? Now, this would be owepowered, basically being able to land your ultra from any normal. Don’t think that’s going to happen, haha! The command would be piss easy,too! just use kkk teleport and keep on mashing on U and KKK as soon as the teleport animation starts.
The wonky new Ultra doesn’t really bother me to be honest. Largely because its unlikely I’ll select it anyway. Its just a shame that its unlikely we’ll something as monstrous as the KKZ though. Oh well.
I’ve become adept to using the Wrath in situations here its possible (although I sometimes react poorly to focus crumples and BnB instead) but its not really a deal breaker as Akuma does just fine without even considering his Ultra.
If it honestly came to choosing between the two, I’d opt for Wrath. Right now hands down too. Perhaps this Armageddon Ultra will change or perhaps character specific (or even opponent Ultra specific counters?) situations will make it preferable though right now I think I much prefer the original.
Besides, the Ragin’ Fuckin’ Demon is what Gouki is all about. I don’t care how shiny or spinny his rims are with the new one 
QFT my friend (it’s me massi4h btw lol). This is why I named my cat Akuma when I was about 4 years old. And why I haven’t left him since.
Does anyone know if the SGS still hands out 2 bars of meter? Any of you Vegas people happen to catch that?
The Akuma nerfs in the Vegas build are nothing short of fucking ridiculous.
Damn, links are down. Bummer.
and i was just beginning to learn to play with Akuma. :-\
Damn, and up, up motion for his ultra? And it whiffs on crouching opponents? I don’t see how people are going to land this without a jump in or Focus Attack, but hey someone will come up with somethin.
If it has the same properties as Ultra I then it’s simple to just cancel a normal into it. If it’s not then almost nobody will pick that and stick with Ultra I.
Yea there is already a stigma associated with it just by how it looks, but if the uses aren’t that amazing then everyone is just going to go to the classic Ultra.
I forgot to check if you can cancel it out of normals. D’oh!
Is it possible to Focus cancel his dp into his new ultra?
You cannot combo it off a SRK FADC