The Official RYU thread (because being generic never hurt anyone)

[time_attack]

stuff i saw, noticed.

cr. jp, cr. jp, cr. mp or it could have been cr. jp, pause, cr. jp, cr. mp
lots of cr. mp
2 sweep distance away fireballs(mid screen) == good baiting for SRK(ex)(Valle did this 2x)
Cross up HK is a no no, saw people getting poked out of it often, works really well in combos
did i mention lots of cr. mp
Looks like Ken can punish a blocked cr. FK(looked like it could be wrong)
no one used f+MP <-- not sure why i stuff a lot Ken Flaming SRKs with it in STHD, not sure if works in SF4
no one used f+FP <-- another good 1 when mixed with f+mp (in STHD anyways) always sets me up with a grab or another(50/50 chance with this one can really hurt if guessed wrong).
lots of cr. sk --> SRK
cr. fk --> SRK
Valle seemed to like his sweeps alot. not sure if he was rusty or was really using them. Saw ken player really start to fear them.
saw this one guy do F,N + HP,D,DF + HP <-- does alot of damage. and he did it consecutively,fuck i can only do this in practice 1 out of 10 times nvm a real match.
ultra trades with jp. RH 50/50
fireballs seem to be abusable in this game, saw them used a lot, dont have to be as precise as in ST, seemingly so.
and again lots of cr. mp <-- never knew this was such a good poke. will give this a try in STHD.

edit : also, question, will a jp. MP beat M. Bisions Head Stomp.

[Tizoc]

Did he ever get his joudan kick back? Wasnt there in the build I played… :\

He seems nerfed from say 3s or so…

No he only has his 3 special moves (you can even check that in the official Japanese SF4 site).

Ryu’s EX-Shoryuken gives him some good horizontal range.
So overall his SRK juggles.

Got a question- Can you combo into his Ult.?

[EveryFlowerFlow]

How are ryu’s command moves? Is f+mp more like ST or 3S? Is f+fp shitty like in every other game except ST? What can you do from jumping MP?

f+fp is v.good in a3. i like it in 3s myself, but acknowledge it’s suckiness.

shoryu xx and shinku juggle works, I heard the reverse works too. shinku, juggle srk. corner only maybe?

[Oni_Ryu]

Got a question- Can you combo into his Ult.?

I remember seeing in the E3 trailer Ryu linking his Jumping RH (or was it MK?) Into his ultra, I didn’t think it was going to be THAT easy to pull ultras off.

BTW, do they have specific names for the Ultras? I’m getting confused when people refer to Ryu’s Shinkuu Hadouken since his ultra is… Well, Shinkuu Hadouken…

[CFAY]

probably jumping rh into ultra but nothing like crouching medium or standing heavy to ultra. i dont think anyone in the game can do regular attack buffered or specials canceled into an ultra.

[AlphaDragoon]

I remember seeing in the E3 trailer Ryu linking his Jumping RH (or was it MK?) Into his ultra, I didn’t think it was going to be THAT easy to pull ultras off.

BTW, do they have specific names for the Ultras? I’m getting confused when people refer to Ryu’s Shinkuu Hadouken since his ultra is… Well, Shinkuu Hadouken…

Ryu’s Ultra is called “Metsu Hadouken”.

[Tizoc]

BTW, do they have specific names for the Ultras? I’m getting confused when people refer to Ryu’s Shinkuu Hadouken since his ultra is… Well, Shinkuu Hadouken…

His Ult. is either Metsu Haduken or Dai Shinkuu Haduken.
Woops, AD02 beat me to it:woot:

[Spinning_Beat]

his FP is like 3s, i tried FP to HK but didnt work. why ken got to keep MP, FP
:mad:

Ryus FP to HK was one of the most useless target combos/chains ever.

[Mortal_Lock]

Ryu vs Ken

@ :44 Ryu lands a Focus stagger, dash cancels, and does what appears to be cr. strong > cr. fierce > hurricane for 4 hits.

I realize it could be cr. jab > cr. fierce but the first hit appears to “stick” more than a jab does. Can anyone confirm?

[CFAY]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gycVAlGItZo

Ryu vs Ken

@ :44 Ryu lands a Focus stagger, dash cancels, and does what appears to be cr. strong > cr. fierce > hurricane for 4 hits.

I realize it could be cr. jab > cr. fierce but the first hit appears to “stick” more than a jab does. Can anyone confirm?

lol like i said ryu be on some alpha 1 crap with his chains. both c+lp or c+ mp to c+hp works.

[EveryFlowerFlow]

looked like cr.strong but it wouldnt really makes sense if it was

[CFAY]

looked like cr.strong but it wouldnt really makes sense if it was

if its the same vid im thinking about then its strong

[Jinrai]

It’s a low Strong without a doubt. Ryu typically jabs with his other hand.

[Kamui]

At this stage, the following Ryu combos are apparently the most useful (based on Japanese forum discussions). Take note that Ryu’s light attacks follow ST style cancellation rules, so most combos that start off of them involve links.

1. Crouching LK–>crouching LP, link into HP Shoryuken (–> Shinkuu Hadouken–>Ultra)

2. Crouching LK–>crouching LP, link into crouching MP–> HP Hadouken (–> Shinkuu Hadouken–>Ultra)

3. LP Shouryuken, then juggle with Shinkuu Hadouken

4. EX Shoryuken, EX Dash Cancel forward dash, juggle with Ultra Combo or EX Hurricane Kick

5. F + MP, link into crouching LP–>HP Shoryuken (–> Shinkuu Hadouken–>Ultra)

6. F + HP, crouching MP, crouching MK–>HP Hadouken (–> Shinkuu Hadouken–>Ultra)

7. Focus Attack, cancel into forward dash, crouching MP, crouching HP–>HP Shouryuken (–> Shinkuu Hadouken–>Ultra).

Also, rumor has it that Daigo is playing the game, mostly with Ryu: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4038207

[Reno]

Wow, Daigo showing it how it’s done… that was pretty inspirational

[Radiantsilvergun3]

Wow, Daigo showing it how it’s done… that was pretty inspirational

Mirror Pwease?

[humbag]

Awesome footage.

[MAGUS1234]

Damn, Diago showing why he’s a champ

[Tizoc]

Mirror Pwease?

http://vidy.livedoor.biz/archives/795304.html?id=sm4038207
http://app.blog.livedoor.jp/vidy/tb.cgi/795304
Try those.

[P.o.t.S]

Some insane scaling in those Ultras, they did like same damage as a medium normal or something? Guess you could expect it though, since Guile already had low health and they were used in combos.