SSF4 Guile General Discussion Thread

Not sure but it seems like the charge time for his Sonic Booms have gotten shorter. Can someone confirm?

You mean for omega or normal? it IS possible for Omega Guile to flash kick after bazooka knee now so i dunno wtf

Omega Guile’s charge time seems alot shorter.

For anyone that likes salt, I suggest using USF4 Guile to beat Omega mode opponents… the hate messages you get are delicious. =)

Hmmm ultra Guile’s FK seems to autocorrect better. Was hitting Gouken, decapre and I think Ryu with it on certain X-ups…or where they jump overs??

Not sure if it was a reversal FK, or if it was one of those weird cases where it has always done so in the past due to frame data whatever…

I’ll test more tomorrow

Hi fellow Guile players, I can’t land FK FADC U2, i know that I will eventually learn it, but right now I’m focusing on other aspects of Guile right now.

I tend to use U1 more, because I can combo into it with UDK,cr.mp,SB,redfocus, U1, or jumpin,cr.mp, SB,redfocus, U1, It seems to do allot of damage and execution-wise I find it easier(for now offcourse).

Anyways what do you guys think about this? Is it not the right mindset to approach it since its costs allot of meter? Is it worth it or not?

I’d say it’s worth it from an execution standpoint for practice, or a game ender, but I can’t think of many times you’d be able to use that realistically. I can flashkick into U2 with ease but seem to only have an oppurtunity to once in every 3 games or so.

Aight, thanks, another question I have is I noticed that shotos for example can mash out DP during a combo or blockstring of mine and if I miss my links I get punished by the mashed DP. My question is, does Guile have some sort of punish that can punish missed links in the middle of a combo/blockstrings by spamming it out?

you can’t mash charge moves, so no.

Yes I know that, I’m talking about a hit confirm, if they miss a link and I’m mashing lk lk and if I see one hit I could combo off of it, but is it possible to get these lks out in missed links?

How do you guys feel about the Ryu matchup as of v1.04?

^ I actually think that is in Guile’s favor even with all the changes, or at the very least an actual 5-5.

As a Guile player, you only have to properly respect Ryu’s DP, which can and should be baited; air tatsu mix ups, which require you to have - and sometimes give up - proper spacing in order to AA or evade; and Jump in Hard kick/punch, which require you to stand block.

Your AAs tag 90% of his jump ins; your ground based pokes halt 90% of his ground pressure so maintaining your spacing in the match up is relatively easy as a result.

In fact, most of the things Ryu throws out, like cr medium kick or the occasional fireball, can be punished or reacted to; so you can play this MU in a mostly passive fashion forcing Ryu to do something risky/stupid and then you punish accordingly.

Ryu’s only way of cracking a solid Guile’s defence is really through air tatsu mix ups or other risky jump in attempts - all of which can be reliably AA’d or evaded/predicted/spaced out.

Nemesys, good showing at the Winter Brawl. Good work, sir. Fun to watch.

Thanks! Felt like I could’ve done better. Tournament nerves got to me unfortunately.

EDIT:

I went through an El Fuerte (2-0) then took on a Fei player (2-0) with the 3rd round against a Rolento player (2-1).

Impressive…those are not easy matchups. The nerves are tough. I can’t imagine getting that far and being too calm, haha.

It was my looks and age that mindfucked everyone. LOLOL

Seriously. The graying facial hair commands respect, haha. I’ll admit I was surprised, only because the vidya games tend to be a younger man’s game :slight_smile: although I’m no spring chicken myself…I am old enough to have seen an original Street Fighter 1 cabinet in working order.

I believe what confused all of those players was that I wasn’t running back. I kept close to them which made them panic and I kept spamming st.hp on them.

You’d be surprised at how many people don’t know Guile’s Far St. Hp is safe on block.

Yeah, your spacing was killer. It actually inspired me to do better on my spacing and Tuesday I flipped it on a local guy who usually beats me 7-3 with his Ken.

And I have been getting a lot of mileage out of st.hp lately. I am liking it more than backfist right now. Just creep into range and let it rip at an off-rhythm timing and it’s counterhits galore.

Expect to see me compete more at NLBC. I’m usually casual monstering there.