I’m a returning fan (I was a SF lover since good SNES times) and am playing on PC. I know how to execute most special moves from most characters, but I’m simply not good enough to actual beat other players as of yet. Lots of questions surfaced for me in the initial months of play and I finally decided to try and actually improve, becoming competitive for online play (I float around 700 BP, currently). I’ll throw a few questions here which I’ll be thankful if I can get some answers; but please feel free to throw any extra advice you might find useful for the low-to-middle level player.
Character
The following characters really caught my interest for some reason; which one would you guys reccomend as main for someone in my situation? Chun Li, Gen, Cammy, Dhalsim, C. Viper, Sakura, Rose? If that can be an indicator, the characters I suffer the most against are Ryu, Dhalsim and Dictator
Pad okay?
I like playing the game on an XBox controller (looking forward getting the madcatz pad or similar). Will I be too hindered if I prefer that over a stick controller? Any button setups suggestions?
Best Practice Way
What should I be practicing for starters, and how? Should I focus on all the combos? Trial Mode? Arcade mode? Or just online fights? I’m asking this because with my current level of (in)experience, an online match is almost always a terrible loss for me, which is very frustrating as training field. And also because watching fights on youtube only get me with that “woah” feeling of being out of my league.
Yes, I realize this is all pretty basic, but I guess you gotta start somewhere. I also hope I’m correct assuming this would be the forums for such questions - if I’m mistaken, my apologies! Thanks in advance.
I just bought SFIV for PC this week and am getting way too into it! =P. This is my first foray into 2D fighters in over 5 years - I’ve never gotten so into one that I’ve wanted to learn and improve until now!
My GFWL id is jaytooo - hope to play some of you (maybe, lol) online.
Important Starter Tip!
On the last few months I have been trying to get myself used to SF IV and came to this forums looking for the usual good information; however, theory can help you only so much, and I just experienced something that changed dramatically my average gameplay, and I’ll leave here in hopes it may help another beginner as well:
Try a different controller.
I used to play on a PC controller modeled after the classic PS pad but with a different weight and feel (and also cheap enough to break in about a month). This got me to try borrowed controllers from friends until I eventually got one that I was comfortable with (in my case, the original PS2 controller - I simply prefer to play on the stick).
Which is the best controller for you is something you can only answer by trying them out. There’s a lot of praise towards the Madcatz fightpad but I honestly prefer the layout I’m using now. Its a matter of taste. Just have that in mind whenever you feel stuck on your practicing like I was some weeks ago.
Hello every1 thank you for this useful thread… I played some SFEX1 and 2 on Arcade and PSone… Will my background with SFEX1 and 2 help with SFIV… I’m not a total newbie but I can execute ex combos and buffer moves, chain links etc. Hope I can adopt… Planning to be a guile or ryu player…
Hi, This is my first post, I have been a lurker in the forums for a while and finally decided to start posting, coincidentally I was at my first local tournament this past weekend, so I am really driven to getting better at SSFIV
In other fighting games I have played, usually my biggest weakness is my excecution, most of my wins come from understanding the mental aspect of the game, playing a solid defense and and somehow trying to outsmart my opponent; rather than pulling off a lot of combos. I do know I have to get better at a lot of the technicall stuff, though. With that being said, I find that in most fighting games certain characters are more forgiving to this kind of player.
I was wondering if this happens in SSFIV, I already have to main characters, (Vega and Guy) but I’m still open to trying out other ones if I find there style usefull to me.
Any Suggestions?
Can you plink/kara a throw for an option select? Say for examplein up close situations, can I c.lp~lk so that if they throw, I tech and if they don’t throw I get c.lp?
so i already have a super street fighter iv file on my ps3. if i go rent or buy street fighter iv for ps3 and start a save file, can i load my super street fighter iv for the extra 11, and 12th option of color for characters… or do i have to start a whole new super street fighter iv save file after i’ve created a street fighter iv save file?
Can akuma’s raging demon ultra/super connect on someone who has done a speed recovery, or a regular recovery? I have tried to do it as the person is waking up it misses everytime. I wanted to know if I am doing something wrong, or if it just doesnt happen.
wont work, don’t bother. they will just jump over it or shoryuken you in the face. Raging demon isnt some ultra that is piss easy to land like that. Use it as anti air or after a focus attack or after a whiffed srk.
I’m not terribly good, either. Though I don’t know Honda, I have recently begun playing as a new character in Super, and the tutorial trials in the game have been a big help in learning little combos and move strings. I just went through several of them, made some notes (I’m a dork), and then went into practice mode and fooled around.
The trials also helped me develop a decent Chun after having not played Street Fighter since II was in the arcades.
EDIT: Also, check out the Honda-specific thread. There are usually stickies that detail the basics for each character. (But it is a bit overwhelming.)
I’d offer to play you, but my SFIV won’t register LP any more during matches. Go figure.
is there anywhere that gives tips on how to pass the individual trials for each character. i seem to get up to the 3rd on in the 4th set of trials then get stuck. i usually cant perform the super move fast enough. ie Jumping Hard Punch, Standing Hard Kick, Shinkuu Hadoken (Super Fireball).
when it describes what you have to do, it doesnt mention cancels, but im guessing they are needed to complete the trials.
to give an idea of how sucky i am, i took me 4 or 5 goes to defeat seth using sakura on “easiest” mode. (it took me probably 20 goes at sagat and 10 goes at seth using ryu on easy mode)
The easiest way to complete that trial (and many others) is to use a technique call “buffering”. Basically, you start inputting the motion for the Shinkuu Hadouken while you’re doing the standing hardkick.
ie. :uf: :hp: (land) :qcf::hk::qcf::hp:
The game will use the first :qcf: as the first input of the Shinkuu Hadouken even though there’s a :hk: in the middle of the motions.
Each character forum usually has a thread where the trials are discussed. Character Discussion
Note that some of the trials in SSFIV are different to those in the original SFIV.
I feel unsatisfied when I win online matches, I feel like I haven’t quite learned anything new or how to handle situation x or y is that a bad sign that I’m not improving
Alright, I’ve done research across the internet to try and find answers, and I can’t find a thing. Chain/target combos, how are they performed? I have been trying the ones given to me in trial mode, but I cannot perform them consistently. I simply do not know the timing for them. Outright button mashing has gotten me more success than any attempt to time it out. I’ve watched tutorial videos and they have not been any more helpful.
What is the timing for chain/target combos? What is the frame buffer around them? It seems like it’s only a single frame. Can anyone link a video demonstration?
I’ve tried using trial mode, but it’s not helping and nowhere is an explanation of how the timing works for chain/target combos.
Though I don’t know Honda, I have recently begun playing as a new character in Super, and the tutorial trials in the game have been a big help in learning little combos and move strings. I just went through several of them, made some notes (I’m a dork), and then went into practice mode and fooled around.