I prefer ordinary Ryu just simply have become better overtime in everything that Evil Ryu can do without spiritual technique and new combat discipline, even without the MU mindset. This avoids SF becoming DBZ thing in power level of exploration.
Ryu can bested Evil Ryu from having more superior Ki management, projection and control.
Standard Ryu having the resourcefulness/ingenuity, intellect/strategy, endurance, mental awareness/presence of mind, movement control/agility and reflexes better multiple times than what evil Ryu lacks and can’t do during combat because of depending on irregular senses like paranoia and anger as decision making.
Have more strong foundations of fundamental techniques of ansatsuken like having better precision, accuracy and force that enhance the likes of SRK, Hadouken and tatsu.
As of now because of showing it with Sagat… SNH needs to be turned in a wrath or rage cause of hallucination, paranoia and fear that removes hesitation, doubts and mercy which used a different ki that is negative/tainted by hate, anger and vengeance then adds teleport, SNH should be all about using all the retrained energy so it would be draining afterwards as a drawback, Not a power up or doesn’t enhance the strength and ki power.
TBH. I want SNH before to be somewhat like kaoiken that Ryu can control which I said before in the past post but as of now that it appears with Sagat, I think it’s not a good direction in story progression later.
The problem with Capcom was their are multiple interpretation of SNH as of now… They haven’t made up their mind.
In Sagat current storyline it is no doubt a negative energy that cause Sagat hallucinations, fears and false thoughts compare the other current narrative on Ryu that making SNH now as positive energy that Ryu just needs to control and manage. As of now I prefer SNH to stay in the negative, because of it’s more current present narrative with Sagat, not something that Ryu needs just manage. It’s more compromising to SF3 Ryu that we have be familiar.
I like SNK take in Ash story which he outsmart the rest and successful took the treasure against the Riot blood Iori. Never like being berserker mode as power up would trump everyone and means overcome everything. SNH advantage would work for some like those that desire a straight confrontation, one on one or battle to the death but wont work to those that isn’t into that kind of way encounter like it can be successfully outsmart by those that prefer to be patient and critical by using the diversion, surrounding and situation as an advantage.
Edgelord raging Ryu needs to be just something like that and be far from the better and superior mature Ryu which is wiser, tactical and precise Ryu. Without even MU as an enhancement. This is also why I dislike the gameplay of Evil Ryu in USF2 because it has more control on normals attacks.